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Rights groups call for independent probe into attack on Pak lawmaker Jugnu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Several human rights groups strongly condemned the attack on Pakistani lawmaker Jugnu Mohsin and called for a swift and independent probe into attempted assassination.
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Pakistan lawmaker Jugnu Mohsin attacked by unidentified gunmen, escapes un
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): Jugnu Mohsin, a wife of noted Pakistani journalist Najam Sethi and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) in the Punjab province, barely survived an assassination attempt in Okara, after unidentified individuals opened fire on her vehicle, Pakistan media reporte
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Ugandan minister wounded, daughter, driver killed in assassination bid
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Kampala [Uganda], June 2 (ANI): Daughter of Katumba Wamala, Uganda's Minister of Works and transport was killed in an alleged "targeted drive-by shooting" which left the former top general wounded.
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Congress opposes Tamil Nadu CM's appeal to remit life sentences of Rajiv G
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Congress on Friday expressed its opposition to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin's request for the remission of the life sentences of the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
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Remembering Mirwaiz Farooq on his 21st death anniversary
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New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Mirwaiz Maulvi Mohammad Farooq Shah, the Mirwaiz (a hereditary position of religious authority) of Kashmir and Chairman of the All Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee, was assassinated on May 21, 1990, at his residence at Nageen, Srinagar, by terroris
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Tamil Nadu CM urges President to remit life sentences of seven convicts in
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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 20 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday urged President Ram Nath Kovind to accept the State Government's recommendation in September 2018 and pass orders to remit the life sentences of all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassinatio
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Pak rights commission condemns 'assassination attempt' on journalist Absar
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the "assassination attempt" on the country's leading journalist Absar Alam in Islamabad.
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Two terrorists behind assassination of Territorial Army soldier killed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bijbehara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 11 (ANI): Two terrorists responsible for the assassination of Havaldar Mohd Saleem Akhoon of the Territorial Army (TA) were eliminated in a joint operation on Sunday.
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Violent extremism, religious intolerance in Pakistan poses devastating con
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): Amid religious intolerance and violent extremism in Pakistan, the anniversaries of two brutal assassinations have cast a light on how democratic ideals have plunged in the country with potentially devastating consequences for its future.
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3 ULFA leaders held for alleged plot to assassinate Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 10 (ANI): Three members of the pro-talk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), including one of its leaders, have been arrested for an alleged plot to assassinate the state's Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, police said.
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Delhi Police arrests criminal lodged in Punjab jail for plot to kill Sushi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): A criminal, who was lodged in a jail in Punjab, has been arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell on Thursday in connection with an alleged conspiracy to kill Kashmiri activist Sushil Pandit.
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Biden vows to hold Riyadh accountable after Khashoggi report released
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday said that he will hold Saudi Arabia accountable after the government released a report revealing that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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