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The state of disarray

Akhtar Ali Following the May 9 rampages, PTI is under siege by state oppression. Thousands of workers have been incarcerated including the top leadership. Notwithstanding the court order to release the leaders, police re-arrest and put them in jail under the pretext of law and order situation. Women are dragged by the police. Attacks on

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Shutter-down, protest rally against 100pc increase in wheat price

GH Farooqui CHITRAL: The recent increase by the government in wheat price by 100pc was on Friday protested by all political, religious parties and traders in Chitral by closing markets, blocking the main Chitral-Dir road and holding a rally. Addressing the gathering of people, speakers belonging to different political and religious parties regretted that Chitrali

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Trying civilians in military courts against international law, says Amnesty

Responding to the press release published yesterday by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) indicating the Pakistan military’s intention to bring ‘arsonists’ during last week’s violent protests to trial under the Pakistan Army Act and Official Secret Act, Dinushika Dissanayake, Deputy Regional Director for South Asia at Amnesty International, said:  “It is alarming to note

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