Trucks carrying digital banners highlighting the atrocities on minorities in Karachi, Pakistan were seen in New York. The banners demand an end to human rights violations against minorities. The banners have been put up at a time when New York is hosting the UNGA session. Earlier, protests against the Pakistan Army and its intelligence unit ISI were also held in Geneva during the UNHRC session.Trucks carrying digital banners highlighting the atrocities on minorities in Karachi, Pakistan were seen in New York. The banners demand an end to human rights violations against minorities. The banners have been put up at a time when New York is hosting the UNGA session. Earlier, protests against the Pakistan Army and its intelligence unit ISI were also held in Geneva during the UNHRC session.
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