Tag: Pakistan
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Suspects arrested after deadly Islamic school bombing in Pakistan
Police in north-western Pakistan on Wednesday arrested at least 55 suspects in a swoop after a bombing at an Islamic school that killed eight students. Police official Mohlat Shah said the arrests were made from the vicinity of the seminary in the city of Peshawar and that the suspects were being questioned. On Tuesday, a…
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Outrage in Pakistan after ban on coverage of mother’s gang rape
Pakistani authorities have barred the media from reporting on the gang rape of a mother in front of her young children that attracted global outcry after a top cop blamed the victim. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ordered television channels and newspapers to cease from doing follow-up reporting after police said “reckless” coverage might…
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2 Pakistani soldiers injured in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan
Two Pakistani soldiers were critically injured when a remote-controlled device went off in the country’s North Waziristan district, a security official said on Saturday. The security forces men were patrolling the area on foot when they came under terrorist attack Friday night in the Mir Ali town of North Waziristan, a tribal district bordering neighbouring…
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Coronavirus cases in Pakistan reach 1,000, domestic flights suspended
Parkistan Health Ministry, on Wednesday, said the number of coronavirus cases had risen to 1,000. According to a spokesperson for the ministry, around 100 new cases were identified in the last 12 hours. Kwara gets well equipped infectious disease centre The first virus infection was reported on Feb. 26 and at least seven deaths had…