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Pakistan Cricket Board In Trouble For 'Misconduct' In Asia Cup, ICC Set To Take Action: Report
PCB has been sent an e-mail by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta detailing Pakistan's violations including filming of restricted areas.
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J&K Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani's Grandson Sacked From Government Job
The grandson of pro-Pakistan Kashmir separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been sacked as research officer from a government-owned convention centre in Jammu and Kashmir, sources have said.
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'Beyond Borders,' Tweets Nandita Das As Pakistanis Protest Ban On Manto
Manto is based on Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui onscreen
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Indian Envoy Barred From Visiting Gurdwara In Pakistan Over Film: Reports
After the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan wasn't allowed to enter a gurdwara by Sikh groups reportedly protesting over a controversial movie, India has summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi to express its dissent.
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'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' Will Have Safe Release, Assured Rajnath Singh: Producers
Days ahead of the release of Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil amid threats and protests, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reportedly assured producers that the film will release without any violence and all cinemas will have "100 per cent police protection".
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Nargis Fakhri's Pakistani Ad Sparks Outrage Online
On Twitter, many including journalists have condemned the "obscenity" of the ad, which shows Bollywood actress Nargis lying down with a phone in her hand in a red dress. "My strong protest to top jang group management for this absurd front page ad in today," tweeted Pakistani journalist Ansar Abbasi
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'Lives in India, Heart is in Pakistan': BJP Leader Attacks Shah Rukh Khan
Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has drawn strong criticism from his own party and others for his attack on Shah Rukh Khan over the film star's comments on religious intolerance.
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Calendar Girls Not Anti-Pakistan: Madhur Bhandarkar
Dialogues in Calendar Girls trailer like "Pakistani girls are as bold as other girls. In fact sometimes they are bolder than the rest" and a protest scene with people shouting slogans like "Pakistani artist go back" has caused a stir, creating trouble for the film's release across the border
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Pak govt blocks 20,000 websites, including YouTube: Reports
Pakistani authorities have blocked about 20,000 websites, including YouTube, for hosting "objectionable" material like footage from the anti-Islam movie "Innocence of Muslims", an official said today.
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US film protests bring boom for Pakistan flag makers
As Pakistan's mullahs railed against a US-made anti-Islam film, Naveed Haider's print works went into overdrive, running off hundreds of US flags for angry protesters to burn at demonstrations.
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New bounty offer in Pakistan for Prophet filmmaker
A former Pakistani legislator has offered a $200,000 bounty for anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims around the world.
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Fresh anti-Islam film protests in Pakistan
Hundreds of Pakistanis demonstrated in small rallies against a US-made anti-Islam film on Friday, but there was no repeat of the widespread violence seen at protests a week ago.
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Pakistan Islamist accuses Barack Obama of religious war on Muslims
One of Pakistan's most feared Islamists accused U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday of starting a religious war against Muslims over his handling of a video that mocked the Prophet Mohammad.
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Anti-Islam film protests: Mob sets church on fire in Pakistan
A mob of hundreds of Muslim men attacked and burnt an 82-year-old church and an adjoining school in northwest Pakistan during a protest against an anti-Islam film, sparking concerns among the minority Christian community.
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Pak govt disassociates itself from bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker
The Pakistan government today disassociated itself from a federal minister's offer of a USD 100,000 bounty for the maker of an anti-Islam video that sparked worldwide protests, saying it had nothing to do with the move.
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Pakistan Cricket Board In Trouble For 'Misconduct' In Asia Cup, ICC Set To Take Action: Report
PCB has been sent an e-mail by ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta detailing Pakistan's violations including filming of restricted areas.
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J&K Separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani's Grandson Sacked From Government Job
The grandson of pro-Pakistan Kashmir separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been sacked as research officer from a government-owned convention centre in Jammu and Kashmir, sources have said.
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'Beyond Borders,' Tweets Nandita Das As Pakistanis Protest Ban On Manto
Manto is based on Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui onscreen
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Indian Envoy Barred From Visiting Gurdwara In Pakistan Over Film: Reports
After the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan wasn't allowed to enter a gurdwara by Sikh groups reportedly protesting over a controversial movie, India has summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi to express its dissent.
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'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' Will Have Safe Release, Assured Rajnath Singh: Producers
Days ahead of the release of Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil amid threats and protests, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reportedly assured producers that the film will release without any violence and all cinemas will have "100 per cent police protection".
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Nargis Fakhri's Pakistani Ad Sparks Outrage Online
On Twitter, many including journalists have condemned the "obscenity" of the ad, which shows Bollywood actress Nargis lying down with a phone in her hand in a red dress. "My strong protest to top jang group management for this absurd front page ad in today," tweeted Pakistani journalist Ansar Abbasi
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'Lives in India, Heart is in Pakistan': BJP Leader Attacks Shah Rukh Khan
Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has drawn strong criticism from his own party and others for his attack on Shah Rukh Khan over the film star's comments on religious intolerance.
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Calendar Girls Not Anti-Pakistan: Madhur Bhandarkar
Dialogues in Calendar Girls trailer like "Pakistani girls are as bold as other girls. In fact sometimes they are bolder than the rest" and a protest scene with people shouting slogans like "Pakistani artist go back" has caused a stir, creating trouble for the film's release across the border
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Pak govt blocks 20,000 websites, including YouTube: Reports
Pakistani authorities have blocked about 20,000 websites, including YouTube, for hosting "objectionable" material like footage from the anti-Islam movie "Innocence of Muslims", an official said today.
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US film protests bring boom for Pakistan flag makers
As Pakistan's mullahs railed against a US-made anti-Islam film, Naveed Haider's print works went into overdrive, running off hundreds of US flags for angry protesters to burn at demonstrations.
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New bounty offer in Pakistan for Prophet filmmaker
A former Pakistani legislator has offered a $200,000 bounty for anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims around the world.
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Fresh anti-Islam film protests in Pakistan
Hundreds of Pakistanis demonstrated in small rallies against a US-made anti-Islam film on Friday, but there was no repeat of the widespread violence seen at protests a week ago.
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Pakistan Islamist accuses Barack Obama of religious war on Muslims
One of Pakistan's most feared Islamists accused U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday of starting a religious war against Muslims over his handling of a video that mocked the Prophet Mohammad.
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Anti-Islam film protests: Mob sets church on fire in Pakistan
A mob of hundreds of Muslim men attacked and burnt an 82-year-old church and an adjoining school in northwest Pakistan during a protest against an anti-Islam film, sparking concerns among the minority Christian community.
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Pak govt disassociates itself from bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker
The Pakistan government today disassociated itself from a federal minister's offer of a USD 100,000 bounty for the maker of an anti-Islam video that sparked worldwide protests, saying it had nothing to do with the move.
