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Pakistan: Islamabad implements ‘Section 144’ amidst election disputes

The Islamabad Police, as reported by ARY News, have implemented a ban on unlawful assemblies within the federal capital under Section 144. They emphasized that no illegal gatherings would be tolerated in Islamabad under the current enforcement of Section 144. A spokesperson for the Islamabad Police, cited by ARY News,...

Meet Mahrang Baloch, young activist leading a ‘revolution’ against the Pakistani Army

A doctor turned human rights activist, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, is putting the Pakistani Army through its paces a few days before the country's pivotal general elections. In order to draw attention to the problem of torture carried out by state forces and missing people in Balochistan, the largest of Pakistan's...

Masked men attack Baloch protestors in Islamabad

On the 32nd day of the Baloch Long March, masked men pulled guns at the protestors during the midnight march on Monday, the Baloch Yakjehti Committee informed.The masked men also picked up the speaker to stop them from protesting, the panel claimed.Blaming Islamabad Police for the incident, the Committee urged...

Pakistan: Journalist Khalid Jamil Gets Bail

A local court in Islamabad made a significant decision on Thursday by granting bail to journalist Khalid Jamil in connection with a case involving the dissemination of what was described as a "provocative narrative against state institutions through social media platforms," as reported by Pakistan media outlet. Special Judge Central...

Imran Khan’s appeal against Toshakhana conviction to be heard by IHC next week

The Islamabad High Court will take up an appeal filed by former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently imprisoned in Attock Jail, against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana case on August 22, Pakistan-based Dawn reported. A division bench, which includes Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice...

PTI leaders Afridi, Gulzar released from jail after IHC order

Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar's petitions against their protracted detentions under the maintenance of public order ordinance were heard by the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday, according to Dawn. The court then granted their release. Irfan Nawaz Memon, a senior superintendent of police, and the city deputy commissioner were charged...