Pakistan: Five rioters arrested for anti-Hindu violence in Sindh province, say police

The police have identified 61 rioters and are trying to identify 157 people involved in the violence that took place on Sunday.

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· Sep 16, 2019 · 04:59 pm

Pakistan: Riots break out in Sindh after Hindu principal is accused of blasphemy

Protestors reportedly damaged properties worth millions of rupees in Ghotki district and attacked several shops.

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· Sep 16, 2019 · 12:41 pm

Pakistan: Milk gets costlier than petrol, diesel as price goes up to Rs 140 on Muharram

An artificial shortage in the country has also been reportedly created by traders by limiting the availability of milk.

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· Sep 11, 2019 · 04:20 pm

Pakistan: Punjab governor says ‘forced conversion’ case resolved after talks with Sikh community

Amarinder Singh, chief minister of India’s Punjab state, said he was relieved that 19-year-old Jagjit Kaur had returned to her family in Nankana Sahib.

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· Sep 04, 2019 · 10:35 am

India expresses strong concern about alleged forced conversions in Pakistan, demands action

The Ministry of External Affairs said the Indian civil society had strongly condemned the incidents.

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· Sep 02, 2019 · 07:45 am

Pakistan forms committee to talk to Sikh community after alleged abduction, conversion of woman

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh called the incident shocking and asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to take action.

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· Aug 31, 2019 · 12:13 pm

Pakistan claims to have test-fired nuclear-capable ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’

The surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi was launched early on Thursday.

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· Aug 29, 2019 · 02:24 pm

Pakistan rejects reports of being placed in ‘enhanced blacklist’ by FATF’s Asia-Pacific Group

Reports said Islamabad was put on the blacklist for non-compliance, non-enforcement of safeguards against terror financing and money laundering.

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· Aug 23, 2019 · 03:45 pm

Pakistan: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa gets three-year extension

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s order stated that the decision was taken due to the ‘regional security environment’.

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· Aug 19, 2019 · 07:02 pm

‘Talks with Pakistan, if any, will be restricted to PoK,’ says Rajnath Singh

The defence minister said at a BJP rally in Haryana that dialogue with Islamabad can be held only if it stops facilitating terrorist groups.

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· Aug 18, 2019 · 03:20 pm

Pakistan: Two pilots who downed Abhinandan Varthaman’s jet will receive top military awards

They were identified as Wing Commander Muhammad Noman Ali Khan, and Squadron Leader Hasan Mahmood Siddiqui.

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· Aug 15, 2019 · 02:43 pm

Pakistan opposition leader Maryam Nawaz, her cousin arrested in corruption case

The National Accountability Bureau has traced numerous telegraphic transfers by the Sharif family in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.

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· Aug 08, 2019 · 05:20 pm