Tag: Pakistan
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Pakistan, India agree to immediate ceasefire
The Pakistani and Indian governments said on Saturday that they had agreed to a ceasefire, echoing a post from U.S. President Donald Trump just minutes before saying the parties had agreed to stop attacking each other. “Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect,”
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RETALIATION! Pakistan launches massive attacks on India
The Indian army has said that Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple attacks” along its western border on Thursday night and the early hours of Friday, using drones and other munitions. The retaliatory attacks have escalated tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours, the Indian military authority said, according to Reuters. The multiple attacks followed India’s strikes on…
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Donald Trump reacts as India, Pakistan exchange airstrikes
American President Donald Trump has said he hoped tensions between India and Pakistan would de-escalate quickly, following Indian attacks on targets inside Pakistan.
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UK set to help curb conflict between India, Pakistan
The UK is ready to support India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions following an exchange of fire over Kashmir, a Cabinet minister has said. Officials said at least 19 people have been killed and 38 wounded after India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least six locations overnight. Pakistani forces were…
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India strikes Pakistan after massacre of 26 tourists
India launched military strikes on Pakistan on Wednesday and Pakistan claimed it shot down five Indian Air Force jets, in an escalation that has pushed the two nations to the brink of a wider conflict. The escalation puts India and Pakistan, two neighbors with a long history of conflict, in dangerous territory, with Islamabad vowing…
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Father kills U.S.-born teenage daughter over TikTok videos
A father in Pakistan killed his teenage daughter after she uploaded what he considered to be inappropriate videos on the social media app TikTok, police said on Thursday. The man, said to be in his 50s, recently brought his family back from the U.S. to settle in the South-Western Pakistani city of Quetta, local police…
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UN: No fewer than 20 children killed in Pakistan airstrikes
The United Nations in Afghanistan on Thursday confirmed that it received credible reports that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Paktika province.
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Bombing at campaign office kills 12 ahead of Pakistan vote
A bomb on Wednesday exploded outside the campaign office of a political candidate in south-western, killing at least 12 people ahead of Thursday voting, officials said.
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Viral video of nine-year-old “maid” tortured to death sparks outrage
The tragic death of a nine-year-old maid, allegedly subjected to severe abuse and violence by her employer, has sparked a campaign against child labour. A viral video purportedly captured the girl identified as Fatima Fariro, writhing in pain after an assault, prompting widespread calls for justice with the hashtag #JusticeforFatima trending on social media platforms.…
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Angry mob attacks churches over allegations of blasphemy
An enraged mob in Pakistan vandalised churches in a Christian neighbourhood over allegations of blasphemy, officials said on Wednesday. Hundreds of people rioted in a Christian neighbourhood in the city of Jaranwala in Punjab province, security sources said.