Pakistan News
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Pakistan: Militants blow up govt girls' school in restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
World | Jul 22, 2024, 05:01 PM ISTMilitants detonated an explosion at the Govt Girls Middle School in North Waziristan tribal district, which borders Afghanistan, during the night between Sunday and Monday, according to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Minister Faisal Khan Tarakai.
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Imran's wife big accusation on jail authorities, says 'food being provided with toilet cleaner'
World | Jul 21, 2024, 06:55 PM ISTBushra claims that Imran Khan's life is at risk, citing previous incidents where he was allegedly poisoned and shot at. She also mentioned that their legal request to investigate the poisoning has yet to be addressed by the court.
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Pakistan: Flour selling at 800/kg, cooking oil at 900/litre but govt aims to boost nuclear weapons
World | Jul 17, 2024, 11:39 PM ISTPakistan is facing severe economic turmoil, placing a heavy burden on its population amidst one of the nation's most significant financial crises in recent history. As the cost of living continues to rise sharply, essential goods are becoming increasingly unaffordable for many.
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PTI's own version of 'Qudrat ka Nizam': Why Pakistan govt wants to ban Imran Khan's party? EXPLAINED
Explainers | Jul 17, 2024, 03:44 PM ISTThe bold statement made by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar that "PTI and Pakistan cannot co-exist" signals the government's desperate moves to crush the opposition party. The unexpected move to ban the PTI has been met with widespread backlash from many political parties.
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'Childish, undemocratic': How political parties in Pak reacted to govt move to ban Imran Khan's PTI
World | Jul 17, 2024, 01:25 PM ISTIn another example of political persecution in Pakistan, the government announced the move to ban the PTI and is also pondering to file treason charges against Imran Khan. This came after PTI became the largest party in the Parliament as it was deemed eligible by the apex court for reserved seats.
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Pak: After almost a year in jail, Imran Khan legally free post acquittal in illegal marriage case
World | Jul 13, 2024, 05:03 PM ISTAlthough this was the last case that kept Imran Khan behind bars, it is not clear whether he would be released. Imran and his wife Bushra Bibi were earlier convicted for marrying when the latter was in her 'iddat' period, during which a woman is barred from marriage as per Islamic law.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court rules in favour of Imran Khan-backed party for reserved seats in Parliament
World | Jul 12, 2024, 03:47 PM ISTThe Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), comprising Imran Khan-backed independents, filed a motion against a Peshawar High Court order barring it from reserved seats. Despite winning most seats in the elections, the PTI-backed independents were not eligible for reserved seats meant for political parties.
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Pakistan President Zardari threatens ruling govt, says 'we know how to form and dismantle govts'
World | Jul 12, 2024, 10:30 AM ISTThe verbal threat by President Asif Ali Zardari came after Pakistan's government said it would continue to seek IMF loans, which he opposed. His party leaders have also expressed unhappiness with the lack of cooperation from provincial and federal governments.
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Pakistan: Massive fire breaks out at Stock Exchange building in Karachi amid scorching heat | WATCH
World | Jul 09, 2024, 03:25 PM ISTThe Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) resumed trading on Monday after a two-hour suspension due to a fire in the bourse's Karachi headquarters. The situation was under control, the exchange said, and brokerage firms' staff had started returning to the premises.
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Pakistan: Former PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan, 2 others enroute to campaign, killed in a car blast
World | Jul 03, 2024, 09:05 PM ISTFormer PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan was killed, along with three others, on Wednesday in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur.
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Pakistan: Christian man sentenced to death for 'blasphemous' post that triggered mob attack in 2023
World | Jul 02, 2024, 08:25 AM ISTAn enraged mob torched at least 24 Churches and 80 houses of Christian members in August last year over allegations of Quran desecration. Over 200 Muslims were arrested but none of them have been convicted so far, instead 188 of them were released on bail or lack of evidence.
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Pak: Setback for Imran Khan, court rejects pleas for suspension of sentence in illegal marriage case
World | Jun 27, 2024, 04:33 PM ISTImran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to seven years earlier this year after her ex-husband alleged that she married during her iddat period, which is forbidden in Muslim law. The conviction came in the same week when Imran and Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 14 years in a graft case.
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Pakistan PM extends olive branch to Imran Khan, says 'let's sit and talk' amid sharp rivalries
World | Jun 26, 2024, 07:18 PM ISTThe Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Imran's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have been at loggerheads for years, especially over Imran Khan's arrest. Despite a military-backed crackdown, the PTI won maximum seats in the February elections and claimed victory.
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Pakistan Deputy PM sends 'positive' message to India: 'We want good neighbourly relations...'
World | Jun 26, 2024, 09:18 AM ISTThe 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 | Jun 25, 2024, 08:03 PM ISTThe 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 | Jun 24, 2024, 06:08 PM ISTA 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 | Jun 24, 2024, 05:26 PM ISTPakistan'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 | Jun 23, 2024, 11:52 PM ISTIn 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 | Jun 21, 2024, 12:03 PM ISTA 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 | Jun 18, 2024, 10:30 PM ISTWhile 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.