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Mar 12, 2020
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 11 (ANI): Political activists from PoK and Gilgit Baltistan have asked the UN Human Rights Council to protect their rights and save them from Pakistan’s oppression. Speaking at the 43rd Session of Human Rights Council in Geneva, Nasir Aziz Khan, an activist from PoK said, “We are seriously concerned about growing human rights violations taking place in so called Azad Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan, whereby peaceful political activists and members of civil society have become targets of state infrastructure”. He added, “Terrorists’ network and infrastructure are very much intact in these areas. Leaders of banned terrorist organizations are roaming freely. Despite FATF recommendation High-profile Pakistan Taliban leader Ehsanullah Ehsan, who acted as the group's spokesman and claimed responsibility for some of its deadliest attacks, has escaped from military custody, Pakistan's interior minister confirmed”. “Designated as a terrorist at UN sanctions list Leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Maulana Masood Azhar who was in the custody of Pakistan army, also escaped along with his family. It shows that Pakistan still supports them. She is not serious to take action against extremist and terrorists organizations and groups”, Nasir told the Council. He also urged the HRC to ask Pakistan to take effective measures to control activities of those who promote extremism, violence and intolerance in the region. “HRC should ask Pakistan to release all peaceful political prisoners including Baba Jan and Iftikhar Hussain and their colleagues who were trailed under Anti terrorist act and...
Mar 11, 2020
Pak exposed at UNHRC for sponsoring, exporting terrorism
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 11 (ANI): An European think-tank has exposed Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council for sponsoring and exporting terrorism despite it facing strict regulations...
Coronavirus: Dramatic jump in positive cases in Italy, death toll reaches 631
New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): Struggling to fight with the deadly coronavirus, Italy saw a major jump in the positive cases. 8,514 cases have been confirmed...
China's Hubei province reports 13 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths
New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): Hubei province in central China has reported 13 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus disease, officially known as COVID-19, all...
India, Afghanistan victims of cross-border terrorism by Pak: Human rights activists
Mar 09, 2020
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 09 (ANI): Political experts and human rights activists have accused Pakistan of promoting cross-border terrorism in India and Afghanistan, during an event...
JFE Engineering set to generate electricity from geothermal energy
Iwate (Japan), Mar 09 (ANI): Geothermal energy on Japan is expected to be actively utilized as renewable energy. This is one of the world's most abundant...
Watch: Multiple explosions heard during Ashraf Ghani's oath taking ceremony in Kabul
Kabul (Afghanistan), Mar 09 (ANI): Multiple explosions were reported during Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's oath taking ceremony in Kabul on March 09. People in large numbers...
Robots to greet, guide visitors at Haneda Airport
Tokyo (Japan), Mar 09 (ANI): Haneda Airport is main gateway of Japan, connecting Tokyo with many cities around the world. It is the closest airport to...
Hazara minority facing persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan: Woman Activist
Mar 08, 2020
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 08 (ANI): A Hazara woman activist has demanded an urgent intervention by international community to protect the minority community facing persecution in Afghanistan...
US-Taliban peace deal don’t protect rights of Afghan people: European think-tank to UN
Mar 06, 2020
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 06 (ANI): The recently published ‘Afghanistan Papers’ confirmed that the United States’ two decade-long war in Afghanistan was a failure from the...
Political activists at UN raise worsening human rights situation in PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 06 (ANI): Political activists from Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have raised the worsening human rights situation in the region during...
'CAA' an attempt to give identity to persecuted minorities from Pakistan: NGOs
Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 06 (ANI): Non-government organisations have accused Pakistan for systemic persecution of minorities who can be given a new lease of life with newly...
Pro-CAA protest held outside UN, protestors also demand justice for minorities in Pakistan
Mar 05, 2020
Geneva (Switzerland), March 04 (ANI): A group of Hindus from India and Pakistan were joined by other activists in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)...
