Tag: clashes
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Sindh police clashes with protestors, journalists for violating section 144
Police on Sunday confronted protestors for defying section 144 during a demonstration against the extra-judicial killing of blasphemy suspect Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar and “extremism in Sindh.” The demonstrators had gathered outside the Karachi Press Club (KPC), for a protest organised under the “Sindh Rawadari March”, to condemn the murder of Dr Shahnawaz, who was shot…
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Quaid-e-Azam University clashes leave 25 injured
A clash between student groups of members of the Punjabi student council and the Pakhtun Students Council of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad on Sunday left 25 students injured. The clash erupted after Punjabi students allegedly tortured Muzammil Marwat in the square above Karachi Heights. Following the incident, student groups began to gather in large numbers…
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46 dead in Kurram clashes so far
Clashes between rival tribes in Kurram district have been ongoing for eight days now, with 46 people dead and 96 injured so far. On Friday, fresh clashes left five more people dead and 15 injured, Dawn News reported. Earlier, clashes started between the Bushehra tribe and the Ahmedzai tribe in the Kurram district following the…
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Clashes continue: What is happening in Kurram?
The local administration and grand jirga of Kurram district have not yet succeeded in putting an end to the on-going clashes that erupted between rival tribes of Bushehra and Ahmadzai following the construction of trenches on disputed land. The Nation reported that according to Kurram police officials, rival tribes exchanged fire on Tuesday at different…
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AJK protests enter fourth day as deadlock between government and protestors continues
The Awami Action Committee (AAC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have staged massive protests and sit-ins against high electricity bills and taxation for the fourth day now. Protestors plan to reach the capital Muzaffarabad, after violent clashes took place between the AJK police and the protestors. The government of AJK called in Rangers and…
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Meet Abdul Hadi, legal eagle and Imaan Mazari’s husband
Daughter of former federal minister Shireen Mazari, Imaan Zainab Mazaari Hazir, recently married the love of her life Abdul Hadi Ali Chattha, in a ceremony in Islamabad. Have you searched on Google who is Imaan Mazari’s husband? View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Current (@thecurrentpk) Abdul Hadi Ali Chattha is the…
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‘Stop lying’: Imaan Zainab, Aurat March protesters criticize Sherry Rehman for tone-deaf tweet
At the Aurat March protest held in Islamabad on March 8, police officers were caught on camera assaulting female protestors and pushing them back by installing barbed wires. Politicians like the Minister of Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, condemned the clashes in a tweet and called for an inquiry on the conduct of the police officers…
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Hindu students attacked for celebrating Holi at Punjab University
Hindu students at Punjab University were attacked by Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) on Tuesday for celebrating their religious festival Holi with the permission of the administration at Punjab University’s new campus. As a result, at least 15 students of the Hindu community were injured. Videos of the incident uploaded on social media show a group…