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The Latest Baloch Uprising Cannot Be Defeated

The atrocities inflicted on the Baloch people, including the disappearance of Baloch students, human rights activists, educators, professionals, and ordinary working people and tribesmen,...

Unfazed By Police Violence, Mahrang Baloch Continues...

Mahrang Baloch, the activist leading the ongoing sit-in in Islamabad against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, has stated that the whereabouts of...

Pashtun Rights Activist Manzoor Pashteen Arrested After...

Quetta - Manzoor Pashteen, the founder of the ethnic rights group Pashtun Tahafuzz Movement (PTM), was arrested by the police in Chaman, Balochistan while...

In Karachi, Deadly Manholes Are Killing Children...

For children, 14 August is all about flags on the rooftops, shops adorned with fairy lights, and waving the Pakistani flags with pride while...

Sending Afghan Refugees Back To The Violence...

For decades, Pakistan has been a sanctuary for Afghan refugees, earning international recognition and appreciation for its humanitarian efforts. However, a recent announcement from...

Two More Ahmadi Graves Desecrated In Kasur...

Two graves belonging to members of the Ahmadi community at a graveyard in the Kasur district of Punjab were reportedly desecrated by extremist individuals...

A Year After Mahsa Amini’s Tragic Death,...

On a late summer day, four days before her 23rd birthday, Mahsa Jina Amini was visiting her family in Iran's capital city of Tehran,...

Peshawar’s Sikh Families Are Leaving Their Homes...

There has recently been a surge in targeted attacks on members of minority communities in Peshawar, particularly Sikhs. As a result, the Sikh community...

3 Ahmadi Worship Places Desecrated By Authorities...

The minarets of an Ahmadi place of worship were desecrated by the police in Sheikupura on Wednesday under pressure from extremist individuals. In a statement,...

Indian, Pakistani Fishermen Continue to Fall Victim...

If 99 Indian fishermen incarcerated in Pakistani prisons had been repatriated last month as agreed, Jagdish Mangal might still be alive. Mangal was among the...

Imaan Mazari, Ali Wazir Handed Over To...

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has remanded human rights activist Imaan Mazari and former lawmaker Ali Wazir to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD)'s custody...

PTM Workers Face Crackdown, Restrictions Ahead of...

Ahead of civil rights group Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM)'s rally against enforced disappearances outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, several PTM activists and supporters...

Human Rights Groups Come Together To Demand...

A number of human rights organisations have come together for a social media campaign demanding the safe release of all missing persons in Pakistan...

Police Destroy Minarets of Ahmadi Worship Place...

Punjab police demolished the minarets of an Ahmadi place of worship in Jhelum following a campaign in the area by extremist outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan...

Pakistani Man Gets Life Sentence in UK...

A Pakistani national in London, United Kingdom, has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering a 21-year-old Pakistani woman and dumping her...

How Pakistan Systematically Tried To Wipe Out...

Nearly all nation-states actively try to discourage diversity and the right to be different. No discourse on diversity is allowed in mainstream narratives, and...

Imran Khan Got Relief But Gwadar’s Hidayatur...

Supreme Court of Pakistan declared former prime minister Imran Khan's arrest "illegal" on the grounds that he was detained from within the Islamabad High...

Islamabad Police Arrest Former Minister Shireen Mazari...

In a late-night raid at her house, Islamabad police arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former minister for human rights Shireen Mazari amid ongoing...

No PTI Leader Has Condemned Lynching Of...

A day after a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker was lynched by a mob over allegations of blasphemy in Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),...

‘Shia Teachers Were Tortured Before Being Killed...

Friends and families of Shia teachers killed in an attack at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have said the teachers...

Ahmadi Place Of Worship Vandalised By Mob...

An Ahmadi place of worship in Mirpurkhas, Sindh was vandalised by a mob that razed its minarets. According to a representative of the Ahmadi community,...

Seven Shia Teachers Shot Dead In Attack...

Seven Shia teachers were shot dead by unknown attackers at a school in the Kurram district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), with the regional commissioner terming...

‘At Least 72 Journalists Attacked During 2022...

At least 72 journalists and media professionals have been attacked during 2022-2023—including two killings of journalists, 62 instances of assault, three instances of kidnappings...

CEO Of Canadian Mining Firm Tells Exiled...

The CEO of Barrick Gold, the company that is a major stakeholder and owner of the Reko Diq project in Balochistan, one of the...

Veteran Activist Ismat Shahjahan Arrested, Manhandled For...

Islamabad police arrested and assaulted veteran leftist activist Ismat Raza Shahjahan along with scores of people for their protest against Capital Development Authority (CDA)...

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TLP Workers Attack Ahmadi Worship Place In Sargodha

Workers of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) attacked a hundred-year-old Ahmadi place of worship in Ghughiat, Sargodha, allegedly in the presence of the police. The TLP workers...

Increased Enforced Disappearances In Balochistan, Amnesty Int’l Notes ‘Grave’...

Human rights group Amnesty International has noted an increase in the use of enforced disappearances in Balochistan after a suicide bombing at the University...

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