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Looking Back at 2024 Election Violence In Balochistan That The Rest...
This report is part of Dissent Today’s special series documenting violence and alleged irregularities during Pakistan’s 2024 general elections. Balochistan, which is Pakistan's largest province, is ironically its poorest. It remains a hotbed of violence and discontent. On the eve of Election Day on February...
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Why Is Pakistan Ignoring Anti-Taliban Uprising In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Asks Bushra...
Amid a rise in banned terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a delegation of National Democratic Movement (NDM) comprising its Chairman Mohsin Dawar and former MNA Bushra Gohar visited North Waziristan and interacted with locals who have been protesting the resurgence...
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Media Regulatory Authority Bans...
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has restricted live coverage of rallies and public gatherings across Islamabad as...
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RTI Act: PTI Lawmaker...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Wajid Iqbal and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) Senator Manzoor Ahmed have proposed changes to the...
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Aurat March Organisers Move...
The Aurat March's organising committee on Saturday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, challenging the administration's ban...
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PTI Leader Supports Decision...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Walid Iqbal, who also happens to be the chairperson of the Senate's Human Rights Committee,...
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Forced Conversions, Faith Declaration...
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised concerns over the "continued" marginalisation of minorities, saying the recent...
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12-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped By...
A 12-year-old orphaned girl was gang raped by her relatives in Gulistan Colony area of Rawalpindi after being kidnapped...
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Why a ‘Boycott Israel’ Campaign Cannot Work in Pakistan
In Pakistan, calls for boycotts of international brands perceived to have ties to Israel,...
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Rights Groups Sound Alarm As Afghan Taliban Publicly Execute 4 Men In One Day
Afghanistan's Supreme Court announced on Friday the public execution of four men, marking the...
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‘Will Face Oppression With Courage’: Jailed Activist Mahrang Baloch Writes Letter from Prison
ISLAMABAD: The chairperson of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Dr. Mahrang Baloch, who was...
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In Powerful Verdict, Islamabad High Court Upholds Conviction of Rapist While Defining ‘Consent’
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the conviction of a man charged with raping a 20-year-old woman, the...