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Pakistan: ‘High-level’ inquiry ordered into vandalism of churches
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
On Wednesday, a mob made its way through a predominantly Christian area on the outskirts of the industrial city of Faisalabad after allegations that the Holy Quran had been desecrated.
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Pakistan: Over 100 held after multiple churches vandalised in Faisalabad
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Over 100 people have been arrested for their involvement in riots targeting Christians over alleged blasphemy in Pakistan's Faisalabad, Geo News reported on Wednesday citing the Punjab interim government’s spokesperson.
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Pakistan's interim PM reacts to vandalisation of churches, says 'stern act
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan's interim PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has vowed to take action against those who violate the law and target minorities.
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Pakistan: Multiple churches vandalised in Faisalabad over blasphemy allega
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Speaking to Dawn, Imran Bhatti, the pastor of the Jaranwala tehsil said that the Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church located in Isa Nagri region were ransacked.
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Church attacked in Pakistan's Faisalabad over blasphemy allegations
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In yet another attack on religious minorities in Pakistan, a church has been vandalised and set ablaze in Faisalabad district, according to Lahore-based Bishop Azad Marshall.
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Pakistan: Scuffle breaks out at jam-packed clothing store, 4 arrested
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A retail clothing outlet in Faisalabad turned into a battlefield after a fight broke out between shoppers, Geo News reported on Friday.
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Pakistan: Over 900 smartphones, high-tech gadgets seized by Customs at Fai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Customs officials at Faisalabad Airport seized over 900 shipment of smuggled smartphones, drone cameras, and related accessories valued at millions of currency units, reported ARY News.
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Pakistan: Over 10 Metropolitan Corporation Lahore officials booked in corr
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) booked over ten officials, as well as, contractors of the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) in a mega corruption scam of over Rs 1 billion on Wednesday, according to Dawn.
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif urges people to defeat 'political masquerades'
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Shehbaz Sharif made the statement while addressing a ceremony after laying foundation stone of development projects, including Faisalabad Satyana bypass linking Motorway-3.
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Four members of family murdered over 'personal enmity' in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The incident took place in the Khurrianwala area of Faisalabad, where adversaries blinded by animosity unleashed a hail of bullets, claiming the lives of a father, daughter, and two others from the same household, while leaving three individuals, including two women, injured.
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Pakistan: 28 killed, over 140 injured as rain, thunderstorms hit Khyber Pa
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As many as 28 people were killed and more than 140 injured as heavy rain and thunderstorms hit several parts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab on Saturday, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.
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"Trying to cover up horror stories...": Imran Khan on Sanaullah's "raid an
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Imran's remarks came hours after Sanaullah, in a post-midnight press conference in Faisalabad, alleged that intelligence agencies had intercepted a telephone call in which a plan to "stage a raid and rape" at a known PTI worker's home was being discussed.
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