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Police bar Baloch protesters from entering capital

By Munawer Azeem | Atika Rehman in Dawn, December 21st, 2023ISLAMABAD/LONDON: As a long march led by Baloch women against enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings, reached the outskirts of the federal capital on Wednesday, Islamabad police blocked entry points of the city along with major arteries to prevent the protesters from reaching the National Press Club. Initially, police blocked Jinnah Avenue and other routes leading to the press club. Later on, they also blocked Srinagar…

Police bar Baloch protesters from entering capital

By Munawer Azeem | Atika Rehman in Dawn, December 21st, 2023ISLAMABAD/LONDON: As a long march led by Baloch women against enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings, reached the outskirts of the federal capital on Wednesday, Islamabad police blocked entry points of the city along with major arteries to prevent the protesters from reaching the National Press Club. Initially, police blocked Jinnah Avenue and other routes leading to the press club. Later on, they also blocked Srinagar…

Justice Minister alleges NARA causes massive revenue losses, opposes remedial measures

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Nov 1, 2023Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, yesterday (31) alleged that the country had been deprived of foreign exchange to the tune of billions of USD over the past three decades due to the failure on the part of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) to establish a system to sell hydrographic maps for ships entering Sri Lankan waters. Addressing the media at his office…

28 cases over clash centering BNP rally, most top leaders accused

report in Prothom Alo, Oct 30, 2023A total of 28 cases have been filed over the incident of violence and death of policeman centering the BNP’s grand rally on 28 October. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been accused in several cases and most of the leaders of the party were named in one case or other. The cases were filed on Sunday. Allegations of killing policeman, exploding cocktails with attempt to kill…