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Sikh trader shot dead in Pakistan's Peshawar by unidentified attackers
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An official of the Peshawar Police said the Sikh man, Diyal Singh, 40, was running a grocery store and belonged to the newly merged Khyber district.
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Target killing of minorities continues unabated in Pakistan, Christian man
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A Christian man was shot dead in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Saturday, in what officials say is the second incident of target killing of minorities in the last 24 hours, reported The Khorasan Diary.
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Pakistan: Kohat residents complain of prolonged suspension of gas and elec
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The prolonged suspension of gas and electricity has dashed the consumers' hopes in Kohat that they would get a "smooth" supply in the fasting month as promised by the government.
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Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy in Peshawar
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The man was arrested by the FIA Counter-Terrorism Wing, Islamabad, on October 27, 2021, under the Pakistan Penal Code's sections 295-A (insulting religious beliefs), 295-C (use of derogatory remarks in respect of Holy Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) and 298-A (derogatory remarks in r
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High time for Pakistan to rethink its Afghan policy
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In February, a suicide squad carried out a brazen attack on the Karachi Police Office and killed five people. Earlier, the bombing of a Peshawar mosque, located in a highly secured police headquarters, killed approximately 100 personnel. There were also frequent clashes between the Taliban f
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Pakistan: Authorities impose Section 144, ban public gatherings in Peshawa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The deputy commissioner has warned that legal action will be taken under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) in case of any violation.
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Pakistan-Afghanistan allow bus service between Peshawar-Jalalabad
Updated : 3 years ago IST
As per the Pakistani newspaper citing the sources and documents, the decision was taken in a meeting of the Afghanistan International Coordination Cell, which aimed at resolving the issues between the two countries.
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Peshawar Police Lines blast was planned in Afghanistan: Pak counter-terror
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in Peshawar's Police Line area on January 30 during Zuhr prayers, killing 84 people and injuring 235 people, mostly police officers.
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Massive protest in major cities of Pakistan against Imran Khan's possible
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Protests broke out in Islamabad, Peshawar and Karachi after Imran called on his supporters to "come out" following police's use of tear gas and a water cannon on supporters outside Zaman Park.
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Pakistan: People protest against prolonged power load-shedding
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to Dawn, the protesters blocked the main Peshawar-Bajaur road in front of Ghalanai grid station. They complained that the duration of power load shedding in rural areas was increased up to 23 hours per day during the past few months.
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Pakistan: Militants throw grenades at two police posts in Peshawar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to officials, the first incident took place in the jurisdiction of Regi police station when unknown militants hurled a grenade, which fell in an open area around the Malazai police post. There were no casualties in the attack.
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Pakistan: 9 security personnel killed in Bolan suicide blast
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kachhi, Mehmood Notezai, said that the preliminary evidence suggests it was a suicide attack, however, the exact nature of the blast could be ascertained after the investigations.
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