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  'Childish, undemocratic': How political parties in Pak reacted to govt move to ban Imran Khan's PTI

  World | July 17, 2024 13:25 IST

  In 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 | July 13, 2024 17:03 IST

  Although 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 | July 12, 2024 15:47 IST

  The 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 | July 12, 2024 10:30 IST

  The 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 | July 09, 2024 15:25 IST

  The 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 | July 03, 2024 21:05 IST

  Former 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 | July 02, 2024 8:25 IST

  An 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 | June 27, 2024 16:33 IST

  Imran 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 | June 26, 2024 19:18 IST

  The 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 | 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.