Police Crackdown
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party faces police crackdown as 700 supporters arrested in Punjab province
World | Oct 03, 2024, 07:04 PM ISTThe arrests came a day after Imran's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was about to hold a major protest in the capital Islamabad. The party has been holding several protests demanding Imran's release from prison and the independence of the judiciary.
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Pakistan: Several Baloch protesters in custody despite govt claims as country fumes over crackdown
World | Dec 22, 2023, 06:07 PM ISTPakistan's caretaker ministers Fawad Hassan Fawad, Murtaza Solangi, and Jamal Nasir told reporters that all women and children had been released, except for the men who ‘could not be identified’ by the cops. However, police were seen forcibly sending women back to Quetta.
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Pakistan: Police crackdown on Balochs protesting against enforced disappearances triggers outcry
World | Dec 21, 2023, 04:34 PM ISTThe protest led by Baloch women started on December 6 after an alleged 'extra-judicial killing' of a Baloch youth by officials of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD). The Islamabad police were seen firing tear gas and water cannons at the protesters and beating them with batons.
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97 held in Karachi during police crackdown
World | Nov 01, 2013, 11:16 AM ISTIslamabad : Pakistan police have arrested 97 suspected criminals, some of them accused of murder, kidnapping and robberies, and terrorists in the port city of Karachi since Wednesday, an official statement said Thursday.The arrests were
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Ramdev Announces Launch Of Campaign Against Black Money
India | Apr 01, 2012, 09:16 PM ISTHaridwar/Dehra Dun, Apr 1: Yoga guru Ramdev today announced a fresh agitation against black money and corruption and said he will stage a one-day dharna on June 3 at New Delhi to mark the first
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SC To View Video Of Ramlila Maidan Police Crackdown
India | Jul 25, 2011, 08:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 25: The Supreme Court today decided to view the video footage of Delhi Police crackdown on yoga guru Ramdev and his followers, saying it should be ensured that such incidents do not
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BJP Blames PM, Sonia For Police Crackdown
India | Jun 05, 2011, 04:40 PM ISTLucknow/New Delhi, June 5 : Dubbing the police action on “peaceful and unarmed” people at Baba Ramdev's hunger strike as a “shameful” chapter in India's democracy, BJP today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress