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Pakistan: Death sentence for Christian youth on blasphemy charges sparks o
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A local court in Bahawalpur sent shockwaves across Pakistan after sentencing a 22-year-old Christian youth, Noman Masih, to death on blasphemy charges, BNN Network reported, adding that the court's decision has sparked outrage among human rights activists and religious minorities who have sa
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Pakistan: Islamia University Bahawalpur employees protest for salaries
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The employees assembled at the old Abbasia Campus, from where they proceeded to the Bahawalpur Press Club and protested. The protesters demanded the varsity administration pay the March salaries at the earliest, along with the April month, ahead of the Eidul Fitr, in pursuance of a governmen
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Hindu shopkeepers assaulted in Pakistan for violating Ramzan ordinance
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Hindu shopkeepers were assaulted in Bahawalpur Division in the Punjab province of Pakistan for allegedly "violating the Ramzan Ordinance" for preparing food for delivery, Pakistan based The Express Tribune newspaper reported.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan to give 'Jihad' lessons to his supporters
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan said that he wants to give 'Jihad' lessons to his supporters for them to have a correct understanding of it lest they continue to carry out suicide attacks, media reports said.
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Pakistan's Lt Gen Faiz Hameed appointed Bahawalpur corps commander
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, who was once touted to be in line to become the country's army chief, has been posted as commander of the Bahawalpur corps of the Pakistan Army, commonly referred to as the 31 Corps.
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Pak minister warns participants after PTI announces Islamabad long march
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-N leader and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday warned the participants of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Islamabad long march and said that he will restrict them to their homes.
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Women protest against power company for disconnecting supply in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): A large number of women on Tuesday protested against the Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) for disconnecting power supply in Bahawalpur city of Pakistan's Punjab province.
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Farmers in Pakistan's Punjab province face irrigation issues due to closur
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Bahawalpur [Pakistan], November 1 (ANI): Farmers in Pakistan's Punjab province have expressed concerns over the closure of canals across the Bahawalpur division, as they are unable to receive irrigation water, a media report said.
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Bahawalpur rally has shown that days of Pakistan's 'fake, incompetent' PM
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bahawalpur [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): Calling Prime Minister Imran Khan as "fake, incompetent prime minister", Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that the support of people in Bahawalpur has shown that the "government's days in power are numbe
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PDM seeks democracy, never asked for relief through NRO, says Bilawal
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thatta [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): Refuting Prime Minister Imran Khan's allegations that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was formed "only to seek National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)", Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that the PDM's aim is to
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Pakistan: Bahawalpur 'erupts' as opposition leaders kick off anti-govt ral
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bahawalpur [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): The leaders of Pakistan Democratic Movement, an 11-party alliance, kicked off a rally in Bahawalpur against the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan government on Saturday.
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Ahead of anti-govt rally, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police raid opposition leader
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], January 3 (ANI): In an attempt to muzzle voices of the Opposition ahead of Bahawalpur rally, the police here raided the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Mufti Kifayatullah in the Tarangri Sabir Shah area to arrest him on the charges of mali
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