Tag: Pakistan
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Iran tops list of countries with internet restrictions, recent figures show
Iran has imposed the tightest Internet restrictions in the world during the first six months of 2023, a recent study shows.
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Qatar Airways makes emergency landing for pregnant woman
Qatar Airways made an emergency landing at an airport in Pakistan’s southern port city Karachi, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan said on Tuesday. The CAA said in a statement that the landing was carried out late Monday night at Karachi’s
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28 dead, 147 injured after suicide bomber detonates vest in mosque
At least 28 dead and 147 persons have been injured after a suicide bomber detonates vest inside mosque sparking roof collapse in Pakistan. The explosion caused the building’s roof to collapse as hundreds of worshipers including many policemen from nearby police offices were praying inside. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the blast happened today (January 30)…
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CAS to explore opportunities for NAF at Pakistan defence exhibition
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, is attending the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2022) in Karachi, Pakistan, to explore opportunities for the Nigerian Air Force. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward…
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Former Pakistan prime minister, Khan shot during protest march
A former Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has been shot in the eastern part of the country one of his aides said. According to the aide, Khan is still alive but seriously injured due to the bullet wounds. The attack took place in Wazirabad, about 200 km (120 miles) from the capital, Islamabad on Thursday,…
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7 die, others injured after mosque roof collapse
About seven people died and 10 others were injured on Monday after a roof of a mosque collapsed in Khairpur District of Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province, local media reports said. According to the reports, the incident took place in Ahmadpur area of the district due to torrential rains.
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Imran Khan fallen, but not in the streets – By Owei Lakemfa
SOMETIMES the difference between a coup and a democratic process can be so narrow as to be interchangeable. The move to oust Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan had been in the offing for some time, but there were questions of methodology, and how the populace may react.
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Sleep-walking into universal disaster – By Owei Lakemfa
Their last dogfight in the skies was in 2019. However, on March 9, 2022, Pakistan with 165 nuclear warheads and India with 156, we’re almost at war. What nearly resulted in conflict was not their fierce differences over Kashmir or any difference for that matter.
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41-year old man stoned to death for burning Quran
Enraged mob has stoned to death a 41-year old man, Mushtaq Ahmed, for allegedly burning the Quran
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1 killed, 6 injured in gas cylinder blast
One person was killed and six others including children were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, the police said. The incident happened inside a multi-storey building in Lyari area of Karachi, the provincial capital of southern Sindh province, police officials in the area told local media.…