Tag: Gilgit Baltistan
Prisoner of Conscience: Baba Jan visits AGHS
March 24th, 2021; By Hamid Riaz & Hassan Raza; LAHORE; Baba Jan visited the office of the late Asma Jahangir to offer his condolences and thank his allies for standing with him throughout the nine years he had spent incarcerated as a prisoner of conscience.
Tired but happy, Baba Jan begins life outside prison
December 1st, 2020; By Umar Bacha; HUNZA; Awami Workers’ Party leader Baba Jan, was released on November 27th after having spent around 9 years in prison over flimsy terror charges. He was the last of 14 activists to be released after massive protests in Hunza in early November.
Gilgit-Baltistan eagerly awaits gaining provincial status
September 24th, 2020; By Ahmad Saeed; LAHORE; The people of Gilgit Baltistan eagerly await gaining Provincial Status & citizenship under the Constitution of Pakistan. But similar promises were made in the past and never fulfilled. Is it real this time around?
UNCENSORED: Exclusive conversation with the Special Communications Organisation
Jul 24, 2020: Voicepk.net had an exclusive conversation with the spokesperson of Special Communications Organisation and head of marketing, Surosh Hina regarding the ongoing issues revolving around the online classes for
Students, lawmakers protest against unavailability of internet in Ex-Fata, GB
Jul 19, 2020: Students from Gilgit Baltistan and former-FATA took to the National Press Club to protest for the restoration of mobile internet data services in their areas. They demanded internet services so that they could attend online classes ...
Students’ lash out against government over online classes system
Jun 24, 2020: Despite the threat of Coronavirus, hundreds of university students staged protests in more than 35 cities across the country against the system of online classes and fee hikes. The demonstrations were held on the call of Progressive ...
“They Will Make An Example Out Of Us To Crush All Dissent”
Although it has a remarkably vibrant press, Pakistan only ranks at number eight on the CPJ’s 2019 Global Impunity Index that enlists countries where murders of journalists go unpunished. At least 65 journalists and media workers ...