Pakistan: Many feared dead after flight with 107 passengers on board crashes; Modi expresses grief

The country’s aviation ministry said the flight was carrying 99 passengers and eight crew members but added that they were trying to confirm the actual number.

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· May 22, 2020 · 04:40 pm

‘This is Pakistan, not India’: Islamabad judge assures protestors their rights will be protected

The High Court was hearing bail petitions filed by 23 human rights activists, who were arrested at a demonstration last month and charged with sedition.

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· Feb 17, 2020 · 08:32 pm

In relief to Pervez Musharraf, special court that sentenced him to death declared unconstitutional

The Lahore High Court said that the treason case against Musharraf was not prepared in accordance with the law.

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· Jan 13, 2020 · 06:55 pm

Pakistan: ‘ISI men’ seize Urdu copies of 2008 satire ‘A Case of Exploding Mangoes’, claims author

The book, translated into Urdu recently, satirises the military, the government and ex-President Zia-ul-Haq.

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· Jan 08, 2020 · 02:38 pm

‘Stop giving sermons’: India condemns Sikh man’s murder in Peshawar, asks Pakistan to take action

The incident came two days after a mob attacked the Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

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· Jan 05, 2020 · 06:29 pm

Nankana Sahib gurdwara not vandalised, claims Pakistan, says shrine is ‘untouched and undamaged’

The Pakistan Foreign Office claimed attempts were made to paint a scuffle between two Muslim groups in the city ‘as a communal issue’.

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· Jan 04, 2020 · 08:28 am

Pakistan: Academic gets death sentence for blasphemy after six years in solitary confinement

Junaid Hafeez’s first lawyer had received multiple death threats and was killed in 2014.

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· Dec 22, 2019 · 01:02 pm

News channel apologises to Imran Khan’s former wife Reham Khan, settles libel case

Dunya TV had aired defamatory comments about the journalist in June 2018. She was accused of receiving money from the current Pakistan prime minister’s rivals.

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· Nov 13, 2019 · 03:21 pm

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s health deteriorates, doctors try to ascertain cause

On Monday, Sharif’s platelet count was reportedly around 28,000, which is 1,22,000 less than the minimum normal level.

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· Oct 29, 2019 · 10:50 am

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