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Baloch Yekjehti Committee sets 7-day deadline for talks

by Malik Asad | Kalbe Ali in Dawn, December 29th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Hours after a local court ordered release of 34 Baloch protesters from the police custody, Baloch Yekjehti Committee (BYC) leader Dr Mahrang Baloch gave a seven-day deadline to the government to commence a meaningful dialogue and resolve the issue of missing persons. Speaking at a news conference after attending a seminar titled ‘Resilience and resistance; unveiling the long march against Baloch genocide” at the…

PML-N leader among four killed in Islamabad

by Munawer Azeem in Dawn, December 6th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Four persons, including a local PML-N leader, were killed in an ambush in the rural area of the capital on Tuesday, the police said. According to a preliminary investigation, Syed Abrar Shah, the former Union Council chairman Jhang, was travelling in a white SUV when armed men opened indiscriminate fire at his vehicle in the Shahzad Town area. The assailants, armed with sophisticated weapons, were lying in…

Police continue search operation in Swabi

Report in Dawn, Feb 3rd, 2023SWABI: Police continued to conduct search operation at Karamar Mountain after spotting suspicious persons near Karnal Sher Khan Cadet College. The law enforcers conducted an operation in the area on Wednesday after opening firing on suspicious persons near the cadet college. They carried out another operation in the same area on Thursday, sources said. Police in Swabi remained on high alert during the last few days as unidentified attackers hurled…