New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Pakistan has long been accused of employing transnational repression to silence dissidents living abroad, with the frequency of such incidents rising since General Asim Munir assumed command of the army in November 2022, as per a media report.Several analysts and global watchers argue that Munir has personally steered this “dangerous” approach and openly warned individuals associated with former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to a report in Greek City Tim…
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Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) United States Senator Mark R. Warner wrote to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over ongoing alleged human rights violations in Pakistan targeting political figures, journalists, and activists, including widespread arrests and instances of transnational repression.In his letter, Senator Warner urged Rubio to take diplomatic steps and engage with the government of Pakistan over these abuses.Referring to Pakistan’s 2024 general elections, which we…
London, Jan 23 (IANS) Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command is carrying out a probe into a series of “highly targetted” attacks on Pakistani dissidents residing in United Kingdom which may have involvement of States using criminal proxies to silence their critics, local media reported. One person has been detained after four attacks were conducted since Christmas eve. Among those, one attack involved a firearm. Two prominent supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, were t…
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) As Bangladesh continues to grapple with worsening law and order situation, radical platform Inqilab Moncho on Monday threatened to launch a movement to topple the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government if justice is not delivered in the murder of its spokesperson, Sharif Osman Hadi, local media reported. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, the platform’s member secretary Abdullah Al Jaber said that a 24-hour ultimatum announced during Hadi’s funeral on Saturday has expi…