DHAKA: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a landslide victory in the country’s parliamentary election, according to results aired by local television stations on Friday, marking a pivotal moment in Bangladesh’s political landscape. The vote, held on Thursday, was the first national election since the 2024 Gen Z-led uprising that […]
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Quetta: Khan of Kalat Sulaiman Dawood Ahmedzai has urged the Pakistani military to withdraw from Balochistan as soon as possible, stating that such a move would be in Pakistan’s own interest. He said the Baloch nation is prepared to provide the army with a safe exit route. In a statement, […]
Panjgur: Pakistani security forces have transferred 17 bodies to the Teaching Hospital in Panjgur, claiming the individuals were killed during an encounter. According to a senior local journalist, the bodies were brought directly to the hospital by Pakistani forces. Officials later informed police that the deceased were killed in a […]
By: Umair Baloch ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad sessions court has sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chatha, to long prison terms under Pakistan’s cybercrime laws, a ruling that has sparked widespread debate over freedom of expression, digital dissent, and the application of the Prevention […]
Islamabad: Prominent human rights lawyer Iman Mazari was arrested in Islamabad after her vehicle was stopped near the Serena Chowk underpass. Iman Mazari was traveling with fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha from the Islamabad High Court Bar Association to the District Court. According to sources, both lawyers were traveling in […]
London, UK: Sarang Sindhi, a representative of the Voice for Missing Persons of Sindh (VMPS), has stated that human rights violations against the followers of Sain G.M. Syed continue unabated in Sindh, Pakistan. He was addressing the G.M. Syed International Conference held in London on the occasion of the 122nd […]
Sindh: On the occasion of the 122nd birth anniversary of the Leader of Sindh and Father of the Sindhi Nation, Sain G.M. Syed, the Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) organized a large and dignified protest rally under the slogans “Sindh Wants Freedom” and “Release All Enforced Disappeared Political Activists from […]
Sindh: Syed Asghar Shah, Chief Commander of the Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA), has issued a message on the 122nd birthday of Sain G.M. Syed, urging a struggle against the Pakistan Army and calling for the establishment of an independent “Sindhudesh.” In his statement, Syed Asghar Shah said that January 17 […]
Amnesty International has called on Pakistani authorities to immediately stop the judicial harassment of lawyers and human rights defenders Iman Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, following the cancellation of their bail and a court order for their immediate arrest over alleged “anti-state” social media posts. Babu Ram Pant, Deputy Regional […]
Islamabad: An Islamabad district and sessions court has ordered the arrest of lawyer and human rights activist Iman Zainab Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, directing authorities to take them into custody within 24 hours. According to court documents, the couple has been accused of using social media posts […]
