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Pakistan’s COVID death toll crosses 16,000
Islamabad: Pakistan’s death toll from the coronavirus has reached 16,094 after 112 more people died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. It also marked the fifth straight day the country reported…
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Provide us money, not COVID-19 vaccines: Afghan refugees to Pak govt
Sindh: Afghan refugees, who are living in the abysmal conditions in southern provinces of Pakistan, has demanded the country’s government to provide them money and not COVID-19 vaccines as their camps have…
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Pakistan rights group backs Balochistan employees’ demand for pay raise
Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Saturday came out in support of protesting government employees in Pakistan’s Balochistan province as they continue to hold their sit-in following failed negotiation…
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Imran Khan dreams of Gwadar as ‘next Dubai’ but restricts local Baloch from accessing basic necessities
Rome: While Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government “plans” to make Gwadar the “next Dubai” under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, he is restricting Baloch locals from accessing basic necessities by fortifying…
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Imran Khan urges to bury slain miners, promises to visit ‘very soon’
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the protesting minority Shia Hazara community members to bury the bodies of 11 coal-miners killed by the Islamic State terrorists in southwestern Balochistan province,…
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UN chief condemns killing of 11 coal miners in Balochistan
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the killing of 11 coal miners in the Balochistan province and urged Pakistan to bring perpetrators of the terrorist act to justice.…
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11 coal miners kidnapped, killed in Balochistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Balochistan province has been in the grip of terrorist attacks on security personnel and local residents, putting the authorities on high alert 24/7 and in a latest tragic incident, at least…
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Balochistan reports a new polio case amid COVID-19 outbreak
Balochistan: Balochistan reported a new case of polio on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the province to 26, amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Citing Pakistan’s health officials, SAMAA TV reported…
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Protest rally in Bangladesh against assassination of activist Karima Baloch
Dhaka: Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha on Sunday held a protest rally at the foot of Raju sculpture adjacent to Teacher-Student Centre, University of Dhaka (TSC) against the assassination of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani…
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Militants attack Pakistan checkpoint in Balochistan, 7 soldiers dead
Islamabad: At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in the country’s restive Balochistan province, the Army said on Sunday. The militants fire-raided a Frontier Corps (FC) outpost in Harnai…
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Pak activist Karima Baloch who mysteriously died in Canada was women’s rights champion
37-year-old Karima Baloch, who was an active voice for Balochistan’s separation from Pakistan, was found dead under ‘mysterious’ circumstances in Canada early this week. Karima disappeared near Lake Ontario on Sunday and…
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Human rights group calls for objective inquiry into Karima Baloch death
Hong Kong: Human rights group based in Hong Kong has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate an independent inquiry into the abduction and mysterious death of 37-year-old Banuk Karima Baloch.…
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Pak reports new polio case as anti-polio campaign impacted by COVID-19
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported yet another polio case on Sunday, taking the country’s tally of the year to 82. The case was detected in Balochistan, which this year has reported over 24…
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Famous Baloch singer shot dead in Pakistan
Quetta: In another incident of lawlessness in Pakistan, unidentified gunmen shot dead a popular local singer and father of a human rights activist in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, police said. Hanif Chamrok,…
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Canada: Baloch rights activists protest atrocities by Pakistan
Toronto: Canadian Baloch rights activists protested against Pakistani atrocities in Balochistan. October 4 commemorates the fourth year of the disappearance of Baloch student leader, Shabir Baloch who was arrested and disappeared on…
