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  At least 20 dead, over 150 injured in Pakistan’s Punjab province after severe storm, heavy rainfall

  World | May 25, 2025 17:52 IST

  The storm also affected the capital, Islamabad, and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, causing significant damage to crops and power lines.

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  Pakistan Air Force's Mirage fighter aircraft crashes in Punjab province

  World | April 16, 2025 17:06 IST

  Pakistan has updated the French Mirage 5 to Mirage V ROSE. It has been in combat service with the Pakistani Air Force since the 1970s. Despite its age, the fighter aircraft remains a key part of the PAF’s fleet.

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  Pakistan: 23 Ahmadis arrested for offering Friday prayers, police say 'Muslim sentiment hurt'

  World | March 01, 2025 17:38 IST

  Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 declared the Ahmadi community as non-Muslims. A decade later, they were banned from both calling themselves Muslims as well as practicing aspects of Islam.

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  Pakistan: Two Hindu traders kidnapped by gangsters in Punjab province

  World | October 09, 2024 19:13 IST

  The gangsters have demanded the release of their accomplices in exchange for the Hindu businessmen they kidnapped. A police team has been constituted to recover the kidnapped Hindus and some five others recently abducted by the dacoits, police said.

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  Pakistan: Death toll rises to 12 in deadliest bandit attack on police in Punjab

  World | August 23, 2024 13:52 IST

  The outlaws, who ambushed the police vehicles, also took several officers hostage. The police spokesperson reported that the attackers managed to flee after the assault, leaving some officers critically injured.

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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: 13 members of a family killed as truck plunges into ravine in Punjab province

  World | May 18, 2024 17:40 IST

  The family was on their way to Punjab province's Khushab district when the driver lost control of the vehicle due to a brake failure, causing it to veer off the road. Road safety is a major concern in Pakistan, as several road accidents occur due to poor road quality and lack of awareness.

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  Political drama unfolds in Pakistan's Punjab province as ruling coalition loses 27 reserved seats

  World | May 11, 2024 17:29 IST

  At least 23 PML-N members, two PPP members and others elected in the reserved seats were suspended and barred from House proceedings after a ruling by Pakistan's Supreme Court. The ruling coalition is expected to lose almost two dozen members in the National Assembly.

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  Pakistan grapples from fallout of clash between Army and police. Netizens ask 'Why the kalesh?'

  World | April 13, 2024 16:00 IST

  Several disturbing videos of Pakistani police officials being tortured by Army personnel went viral on social media, raising speculation. Reports suggested that the "face-off" began with the "illegal detention" of an Army official's relative for possession of an unlicensed firearm.

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  Pakistan SHOCKER: Student sentenced to death after 'blasphemous' WhatsApp messages

  World | March 09, 2024 12:02 IST

  Accusations of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims can lead to the death penalty under Pakistan's blasphemy laws, and sometimes people are lynched before the case goes to trial. The court in Punjab province said the student shared blasphemous pictures and videos to hurt religious feelings.

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  Pakistan's Punjab province gets its first Sikh minister as Ramesh Singh Arora takes oath

  World | March 07, 2024 12:03 IST

  Arora, a member of the PML-N, was elected to his third term in the Punjab provincial cabinet but it's the first time he has been allotted a ministry. Arora and his family have been associated with the protection of minorities and Sikh holy sites in Kartarpur.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI dubs Maryam Nawaz as 'fake CM' of Punjab province

  World | February 27, 2024 20:36 IST

  Maryam Nawaz created history on Monday after becoming the first woman Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab province. However, Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf maintained that Maryam won through rigged votes and denounced her as a 'fake CM'.

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  Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif nominates brother Shehbaz for PM, Maryam to become CM of Punjab province

  World | February 14, 2024 8:14 IST

  All main parties, barring Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, announced that they would try to form a coalition government to resolve Pakistan's issues. None of the parties won a majority, with PTI-backed independent candidates getting the lion's share of National Assembly seats.

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  Pakistan: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif to arrive in Lahore tomorrow after four years, police on alert

  World | October 20, 2023 17:30 IST

  Nawaz Sharif was allowed to leave for London in 2019 on medical grounds after his conviction and imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Mills case. He is still considered a crowd-puller for the upcoming elections and will address a major rally in Lahore tomorrow.

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  Pakistan: 8 members of organ harvesting ring arrested; hundreds of kidneys sold to wealthy clients

  World | October 03, 2023 16:51 IST

  The alleged leader of the organ harvesting ring, identified as Fawad Mukhtar, has been arrested five times but secured bail each time. He conducted over 300 illegal operations on patients.

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  Pakistan: 74 graves belonging to Ahmadiyya community desecrated by police in Punjab province

  World | September 25, 2023 12:03 IST

  The Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has further threatened to destroy the minarets of another Ahmadi worship place built before the Partition in Daska.

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  Pakistan: Poor quality injections cause vision loss, eye infections in several patients in Punjab

  World | September 24, 2023 18:00 IST

  The 'Avastin' medicine has been recalled from the market and a case has been registered against two men responsible for supplying the doses.

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  Pakistan: Imprisoned ex-PM Imran Khan meets wife Bushra Bibi for first time since arrest

  World | August 10, 2023 21:34 IST

  The 48-year-old Bushra Bibi also faces corruption charges in a case that led to Imran Khan's arrest on May 9.

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  Pakistan: 5 killed, 20 wounded in bus accident after driver falls asleep in Punjab province

  World | July 30, 2023 12:01 IST

  The ill-fated bus was on its way to Jacobabad when it overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle as he fell asleep, rescue officials said.

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  Pakistan: Police destroy minarets of Ahmadi worship place following threats from radical party

  World | July 16, 2023 8:01 IST

  The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) had threatened to attack the worship place of Ahmadis, one of the most vulnerable minorities in the country, if the police did not destroy the minarets.