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Pak Bids Farewell To "Moral Compass" Asma Jahangir, Thousands Mourn
Pakistan bid farewell to its top rights advocate Asma Jahangir Tuesday, with thousands cramming into a major cricket ground under tight security to grieve the diminutive woman described by many as the country's "moral compass".
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Tributes Pour In On Twitter For Pakistan's Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
Pakistan's prominent human rights advocate Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore due to cardiac arrest at the age of 66 on Sunday.
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UN Chief Tribute To Pakistani Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
The United Nations Secretary-General has paid tribute to Pakistan's "human rights giant" Asma Jahangir following her death by cardiac arrest at the weekend, praising her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all.
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Threats Did Not Stop Asma Jahangir From Fighting For Rights In Pakistan
Longtime Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir, 66, who died of a cardiac arrest today, was known for representing people who were denied their fundamental rights. Her supporters say Ms Jahangir fought for human rights in Pakistan even in the face of heavy odds such as death threats
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Bollywood Mourns Death Of Pakistani Activist Asma Jahangir
The Indian film industry today mourned the death of Pakistan's renowned human rights lawyer and social activist, Asma Jahangir.
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Asma Jahangir, Champion Of Human Rights, Critic Of Pak Army, Dies At 66
Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said Sunday, in a blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister
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Worries Grow as New Courts Hand Pakistan Army More Power
Weeks after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 pupils at an army-run school, Pakistani lawmakers significantly expanded the power of military courts by allowing them to try civilians accused of terrorism.
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ISI Attempting to Turn Pakistan Into 'ISIstan': Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
Rights activist Asma Jahangir has criticised Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI for attempting to turn the country into "ISIstan" by controlling the security and democratic dispension.
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Zaka Ashraf's reinstatement as Pakistan Cricket Board chairman irks federal government
Well known lawyer Asma Jahangir filed the appeal on behalf of the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination which had earlier issued, on the orders of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a notification forming an interim management committee to run cricket affairs in the country.
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Pakistan planned to kill human rights activist Asma Jahangir in India: reports
US intelligence agencies had uncovered evidence of a plot hatched by Pakistani security officials to use militants to kill human rights activist Asma Jahangir in India, according to a media report.
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Memogate scandal may lead to early polls in Pakistan
The memogate scandal continues to cast its shadow in Pakistan. Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's foremost civil rights lawyer who quit as Husain Haqqani's defence counsel, accused the army and ISI of trying to ensnare Haqqani. The political ripples from the scandal are already being felt in Pakistan and have intensified speculation of early polls.
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Pak Bids Farewell To "Moral Compass" Asma Jahangir, Thousands Mourn
Pakistan bid farewell to its top rights advocate Asma Jahangir Tuesday, with thousands cramming into a major cricket ground under tight security to grieve the diminutive woman described by many as the country's "moral compass".
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Tributes Pour In On Twitter For Pakistan's Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
Pakistan's prominent human rights advocate Asma Jahangir passed away in Lahore due to cardiac arrest at the age of 66 on Sunday.
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UN Chief Tribute To Pakistani Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
The United Nations Secretary-General has paid tribute to Pakistan's "human rights giant" Asma Jahangir following her death by cardiac arrest at the weekend, praising her courage in campaigns for justice and equality for all.
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Threats Did Not Stop Asma Jahangir From Fighting For Rights In Pakistan
Longtime Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir, 66, who died of a cardiac arrest today, was known for representing people who were denied their fundamental rights. Her supporters say Ms Jahangir fought for human rights in Pakistan even in the face of heavy odds such as death threats
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Bollywood Mourns Death Of Pakistani Activist Asma Jahangir
The Indian film industry today mourned the death of Pakistan's renowned human rights lawyer and social activist, Asma Jahangir.
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Asma Jahangir, Champion Of Human Rights, Critic Of Pak Army, Dies At 66
Pakistani human rights advocate Asma Jahangir has died, a family member said Sunday, in a blow to the country's embattled rights community. She was 66. The lawyer and former United Nations special rapporteur died of cardiac arrest, according to her sister
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Worries Grow as New Courts Hand Pakistan Army More Power
Weeks after Taliban gunmen massacred 134 pupils at an army-run school, Pakistani lawmakers significantly expanded the power of military courts by allowing them to try civilians accused of terrorism.
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ISI Attempting to Turn Pakistan Into 'ISIstan': Rights Activist Asma Jahangir
Rights activist Asma Jahangir has criticised Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI for attempting to turn the country into "ISIstan" by controlling the security and democratic dispension.
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Zaka Ashraf's reinstatement as Pakistan Cricket Board chairman irks federal government
Well known lawyer Asma Jahangir filed the appeal on behalf of the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination which had earlier issued, on the orders of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a notification forming an interim management committee to run cricket affairs in the country.
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Pakistan planned to kill human rights activist Asma Jahangir in India: reports
US intelligence agencies had uncovered evidence of a plot hatched by Pakistani security officials to use militants to kill human rights activist Asma Jahangir in India, according to a media report.
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Memogate scandal may lead to early polls in Pakistan
The memogate scandal continues to cast its shadow in Pakistan. Asma Jahangir, Pakistan's foremost civil rights lawyer who quit as Husain Haqqani's defence counsel, accused the army and ISI of trying to ensnare Haqqani. The political ripples from the scandal are already being felt in Pakistan and have intensified speculation of early polls.
