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  Pakistan dismisses UN concerns of pre-poll violence despite twin blasts in Balochistan

  World | February 07, 2024 21:27 IST

  Pre-poll violence and targeting of election candidates and voters in different provinces are common features of Pakistan polls. The year is no different, as several independent candidates have been killed, provinces have been rocked by bomb blasts and Imran Khan's party is reeling under a crackdown.

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  Rights, liberties threatened in Sri Lanka, says rights body

  World | May 20, 2013 15:33 IST

  Colombo, May 20: Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the Tamil Tigers, Human Rights Watch said Monday.This week marks the fourth anniversary