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Pakistan: Teacher arrested over disrespectful social media posts on Islam
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
This is an example of enforcement of Article 298-A of the Pakistani Criminal Code which prohibits any kind of disrespect against the wives of Prophet Muhammad. Compared to provisions on blasphemy, which include the death penalty as punishment to those who offend the Prophet, Ar
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Death toll from tribal clashes in Pakistan's Kurram rises to 9
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The tribal clashes in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) over land dispute have claimed two more lives and injured 13 others.
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Pak: Local clerics ban transgender persons' music, dance at wedding
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The decision was made by a group of 26 clerics on Friday, who also ruled that clergy would not perform the nikah ritual at any marriages that included music and dance.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa records temperature rise
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The meteorological department also revealed that massive tree felling led to an increase in the heat index, while cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea also had a bad impact on the weather.
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Pakistan: Army major killed in operation against terrorists
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A Pakistani army major was killed during an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) in Khyber's Shakas district, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Thursday, ARY News reported.
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Three terrorists killed in gun battle with security forces in Pakistan's D
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Three terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Dera Ismail Khan, Dawn reported citing the military's media affairs wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) as saying on Sunday.
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Pakistan: TTP 'operative' killed in firing in Lakki Marwat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'operative' was killed in a firing incident in the Naourang district of Lakki Marwat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan Election Commission directs parties to apply for election symbols
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The ECP said that the applications can be submitted with the signature of the party leader until July 19. The electoral watchdog further said that the signature of the party leader on the application is a must.
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Pakistan: Passengers left stranded as parts of Karakoram Highway in Khyber
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains, coupled with strong winds, lashed across areas such as Shangla's Bisham tehsil and Hazara's Kohistan, Battagram, and Torghar districts. The rains caused streams and rivers to overflow, bringing rubble along with them. This led to blockades and road closures, cutting off
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Miscreants threaten Sikhs, forcibly stop kirtan at Gurdwara in Pakistan's
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The miscreants, who were handed over to the police, were released without proper investigation and interrogation.
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Pakistan: Prisoners escape after attacking officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the police, the prisoners attacked the officials when they were leaving their barracks for Eid ul Adha prayers. The police said that the prisoners snatched a weapon from a jail official and fled from the spot.
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Pakistan: Four terrorists killed in operation in Khyber, Bajaur
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Four terrorists were killed and three more were left injured during an operation by the Pakistan military in the tribal districts of Bajaur and Khyber.
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