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  Pakistan Deputy PM sends 'positive' message to India: 'We want good neighbourly relations...'

  World | June 26, 2024 9:18 IST

  The Pakistan foreign minister emphasised that while Pakistan has consistently welcomed constructive engagement through inclusive dialogue on all outstanding issues, it firmly opposes any unilateral approaches or attempts to impose India’s will or hegemony.

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  Pakistan to install Maharaja Ranjit Singh's restored statue at Kartarpur Sahib

  World | June 25, 2024 20:03 IST

  The nine-foot statue of Sikh warrior Maharaja Ranjit Singh was vandalised by radical extremists in Pakistan three times in the past. The statue was restored and will be unveiled on the occasion of the Maharaja's death anniversary on June 27 (Wednesday).

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  Pakistan SHOCKER: Teenage boy kills 55-year-old man over alleged blasphemy, second case in four days

  World | June 24, 2024 18:08 IST

  A day after Pakistan's defence minister said no minorities were safe in the country, the man from the Shia minority community was stabbed to death by a teenager. This came two days after an enraged mob killed a man in full public view over allegations of Quran desecration.

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  'No religious minority is safe in Pakistan', admits Defence Minister after recent mob lynchings

  World | June 24, 2024 17:26 IST

  Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said despite being offered constitutional protections, religious minorities in the country were being killed. He said Pakistan was facing global embarrassment and safety of all minorities should be ensured.

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  Pakistan: 23 arrested for lynching, hanging man in public on allegations of Quran desecration

  World | June 23, 2024 23:52 IST

  In the second case of blasphemy-related death, a tourist was lynched and hanged in public by an enraged mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on allegations of Quran desecration. The mob also set fire to the Madyan police station and a vehicle and dragged Mohammad Ismail, 40, through the town.

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  Pakistan: Violent mob kills man for desecrating Quran, 2nd incident of blasphemy killing in a month

  World | June 21, 2024 12:03 IST

  A man was fatally attacked by an enraged mob over allegations of desecrating the Holy Quran in the picturesque Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan. This was the second such incident in a month.

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  Pakistan: 36 members of persecuted Ahmadi community arrested for animal sacrifice on Eid al-Adha

  World | June 18, 2024 22:30 IST

  While animal sacrifice is common in Pakistan during Eid, Ahmadis are banned from the practice as they are considered non-Muslims in the country. Members of the Ahmadi minority community routinely face persecution from extremist groups and law enforcement officials.

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  WHAT! Pakistan's troubles refuse to end as tomato prices skyrocket to over Rs 200 before Eid

  World | June 16, 2024 20:39 IST

  This is not a phenomenon in Pakistan, as vegetable prices tend to skyrocket ahead of festivals like Ramadan and Eid-Al-Adha. Pakistan continues to endure high food inflation despite government's efforts to curtail rising prices, which seem to be having the opposite effect.

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  Pakistan: Police destroy tombstones of 17 graves belonging to persecuted Ahmadi community

  World | June 16, 2024 8:29 IST

  Under pressure from a radical Islamist party, police in Pakistan reportedly demolished the tombstones of 17 graves belonging to the Ahmadi minority community in Punjab province on Saturday, marking the second such incident this week.

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  Pakistan hikes defence budget by nearly 15 per cent in line with India's 13 per cent

  World | June 13, 2024 13:42 IST

  The defence sector expenses are the second biggest component of the annual expenditure after the debt payments, which for the next year would be Rs 9,700 billion and constitute the single biggest expense of the debt-trapped country, which is dependent on loans from friendly nations like China.

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  Pakistan: Violence against Ahmadiyya community continues, two members shot dead by Islamist group

  World | June 09, 2024 8:17 IST

  Two individuals from Pakistan's Ahmadi minority were fatally shot on Saturday, reportedly by members of a radical Islamist group in Punjab province, as per police reports.

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  Major relief for Imran Khan, Pakistan Court acquits ex-PM in cipher case but will remain in jail

  World | June 03, 2024 18:05 IST

  Despite the acquittal, Khan will remain in prison, having also been convicted in another case relating to his marriage to his third wife, Bushra Bibi, contravening Islamic traditions.

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  Pakistan: Christian man lynched by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

  World | June 03, 2024 15:02 IST

  An enraged mob attacked Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, on May 25 over allegations of desecration of the Quran and burned down his shoe factory. He was hospitalised in a critical condition and succumbed to his injuries on Sunday.

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  For the first time in Pakistan's history, a minority community woman became brigadier in Army

  World | June 02, 2024 22:54 IST

  Brigadier Dr. Helen, a senior pathologist, has dedicated 26 years to serving in the Pakistan Army. At a Christmas celebration held at Christ Church in Rawalpindi last year, Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir praised the significant contributions made by the minority community.

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  How did a dream life in Canada land an Indian woman, her minor son in Pakistani jail for 18 months?

  World | May 30, 2024 21:05 IST

  Last year, Wahida, hailing from Nagaon district in Assam, found herself apprehended alongside her son as they crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan through the Chaman border unlawfully. She explained to the authorities that she fell victim to deception by an Indian travel agent.

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  Pakistan doesn’t have 'No First Use' policy on nuclear weapons, says top ex-Army official

  World | May 30, 2024 15:54 IST

  Adviser to the National Command Authority Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai has underscored Pakistan’s stance on not committing to the No First Use (NFU) policy regarding nuclear weapons.

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  Pakistan asks UK to 'rectify its past mistakes' on Israel but doesn't mention Jallianwala massacre

  World | May 29, 2024 23:30 IST

  Pakistan's Supreme Court, acting on the directive of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, has penned a letter to British High Commissioner Jane Marriott, urging the United Kingdom to rectify its previous errors.

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  Pakistan: Suspected militants burn girls' school in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, third such attack this month

  World | May 29, 2024 20:36 IST

  Pakistan has experienced several fire incidents in recent years. In December, a tragic incident occurred when a woman lost her life and eight animals died in a fire at a cattle pen in Haripur’s Khanpur tehsil.

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  Pakistan: 28 dead, 20 injured after bus falls into ravine in Balochistan's Washuk district

  World | May 29, 2024 12:29 IST

  The bus was travelling from Gwadar to Quetta, when a suspected tyre burst caused the vehicle to plunge into a ravine in the Washuk district of Balochistan. Provincial CM Sarfraz Bugti expressed condolences and directed the best medical facilities to be provided to the injured.

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  Pakistan: Govt girls's school catches massive fire, over 1,400 inside campus evacuated I VIDEO

  World | May 27, 2024 16:47 IST

  The father of a student there said his daughter was inside the classroom where the fire started and that it had begun with sparks coming from the roof, hinting at a short circuit as a possible cause.