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Fact Check: Video Of Attack On Sufi Shrine Shared As Temple Vandalised In Bangladesh
BOOM found that the incident in the viral video is from an attack on a Sufi shrine in Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh in August 2024.
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'Paranoid' Sufi Shrine Custodian Tortures, Kills 20 In Pakistan
Twenty people, including six members of a family, were murdered and four others wounded today at a Pakistani Sufi shrine by its "psychotic and paranoid" custodian, police said. Four women were among those killed at the Shrine of Mohammad Ali Gujjar in Pakistan's Punjab province, according to police, who said they had arrested the shrine's custodian...
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Over 70 Killed, 150 Injured In Suicide Attack At Pak Shrine Claimed By ISIS
More than 70 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, a police official said.
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Using Social Media, ISIS Flourishes And Recruits In Pakistan
The ISIS group is increasing its presence in Pakistan, recruiting Uzbek terrorists, attracting disgruntled Taliban fighters and partnering with one of Pakistan's most violent sectarian groups, according to police officers, Taliban officials and analysts.
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At Least 43 Killed In Pakistan Shrine Bombing, ISIS Claims Attack
The death toll from a bombing at a Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Saturday rose to 43, with dozens of others injured, home minister for southwestern Balochistan province said.
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At Sufi Shrine, Mehbooba Mufti Seeks India-Pakistan Dialogue
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to revive their peace process for the sake of peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Mehbooba Mufti Visits Sufi Shrine Near Border
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday visited a well-known Sufi shrine near the border with Pakistan in Samba district.
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Jammu and Kashmir Governor visits gutted Sufi shrine in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra on Thursday visited the Dastgeer Sahib shrine, which was destroyed in a devastating fire earlier this week, in Srinagar.
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Relics from Srinagar shrine displayed to allay fears about damage
The holy relics, retrieved from the Dastageer Sahib shrine minutes before it was gutted in a fire incident here on Monday, were displayed today to allay apprehensions about any damage caused to them.
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Kashmir tense, a day after fire destroyed Dastgeer Sahib Sufi shrine
Life across Kashmir has been disrupted today due to a strike called by separatists over gutting of the over 300-year-old Dastageer Sahib sufi shrine in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Schools, colleges, offices, shops and other commercial establishments have remained closed due to the strike called by almost all separatist groups including both factions...
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Angry clashes in Srinagar after fire destroys ancient Sufi shrine
Clashes broke out between angry protesters and police in the old town of Srinagar following a blaze that gutted one of the most revered shrines in Kashmir. The fire started at the roof of the 300-year-old Sufi shrine of Hazrat Shaikh Abdula Qadir Jeelani, populary known as Peer Dastgeer Sahib, in Khanyar in downtown Srinagar, Officials say, the fi...
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Asif Ali Zardari's trip to Ajmer a message against extremism: US media
Describing Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's India visit as a trip "heavy on symbolism if not on substance", the US media today said his pilgrimage to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer sent a message against Islamist extremism.
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Zardari's Ajmer visit: Keep windows shut and shops closed, residents told
Residents whose houses face the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti have been asked to keep their windows shut while the Pakistan president is inside the shrine later this afternoon.
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Rajasthan Chief Minister clears mercy petition of Pak prisoner Dr Khaleel Chishty
It's a call to awaken the Indian government's conscience that could save Dr Khaleel Chishty. In an unprecedented step, Justice Markandeya Katju of the Supreme Court, requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to release the Pakistani prisoner on "humanitarian grounds" under Article 72.Pleading that the Pakistani prisoner is 'old and infirm', Justice K...
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Supreme Court judge asks Prime Minister to release Pak prisoner
In a remarkable effort, Justice Markandey Katju of the Supreme Court has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to release Dr Khaleel Chishty, a Pakistani prisoner languishing in India for almost 20 years. The Supreme Court judge has appealed to the PM on humanitarian grounds under Article 72 of the Constitution. He points out that Dr. Chishty i...
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Fact Check: Video Of Attack On Sufi Shrine Shared As Temple Vandalised In Bangladesh
BOOM found that the incident in the viral video is from an attack on a Sufi shrine in Kazipur, Sirajganj, Bangladesh in August 2024.
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'Paranoid' Sufi Shrine Custodian Tortures, Kills 20 In Pakistan
Twenty people, including six members of a family, were murdered and four others wounded today at a Pakistani Sufi shrine by its "psychotic and paranoid" custodian, police said. Four women were among those killed at the Shrine of Mohammad Ali Gujjar in Pakistan's Punjab province, according to police, who said they had arrested the shrine's custodian...
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Over 70 Killed, 150 Injured In Suicide Attack At Pak Shrine Claimed By ISIS
More than 70 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, a police official said.
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Using Social Media, ISIS Flourishes And Recruits In Pakistan
The ISIS group is increasing its presence in Pakistan, recruiting Uzbek terrorists, attracting disgruntled Taliban fighters and partnering with one of Pakistan's most violent sectarian groups, according to police officers, Taliban officials and analysts.
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At Least 43 Killed In Pakistan Shrine Bombing, ISIS Claims Attack
The death toll from a bombing at a Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan on Saturday rose to 43, with dozens of others injured, home minister for southwestern Balochistan province said.
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At Sufi Shrine, Mehbooba Mufti Seeks India-Pakistan Dialogue
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to revive their peace process for the sake of peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
-
Mehbooba Mufti Visits Sufi Shrine Near Border
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday visited a well-known Sufi shrine near the border with Pakistan in Samba district.
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Jammu and Kashmir Governor visits gutted Sufi shrine in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra on Thursday visited the Dastgeer Sahib shrine, which was destroyed in a devastating fire earlier this week, in Srinagar.
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Relics from Srinagar shrine displayed to allay fears about damage
The holy relics, retrieved from the Dastageer Sahib shrine minutes before it was gutted in a fire incident here on Monday, were displayed today to allay apprehensions about any damage caused to them.
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Kashmir tense, a day after fire destroyed Dastgeer Sahib Sufi shrine
Life across Kashmir has been disrupted today due to a strike called by separatists over gutting of the over 300-year-old Dastageer Sahib sufi shrine in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Schools, colleges, offices, shops and other commercial establishments have remained closed due to the strike called by almost all separatist groups including both factions...
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Angry clashes in Srinagar after fire destroys ancient Sufi shrine
Clashes broke out between angry protesters and police in the old town of Srinagar following a blaze that gutted one of the most revered shrines in Kashmir. The fire started at the roof of the 300-year-old Sufi shrine of Hazrat Shaikh Abdula Qadir Jeelani, populary known as Peer Dastgeer Sahib, in Khanyar in downtown Srinagar, Officials say, the fi...
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Asif Ali Zardari's trip to Ajmer a message against extremism: US media
Describing Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's India visit as a trip "heavy on symbolism if not on substance", the US media today said his pilgrimage to the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer sent a message against Islamist extremism.
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Zardari's Ajmer visit: Keep windows shut and shops closed, residents told
Residents whose houses face the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti have been asked to keep their windows shut while the Pakistan president is inside the shrine later this afternoon.
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Rajasthan Chief Minister clears mercy petition of Pak prisoner Dr Khaleel Chishty
It's a call to awaken the Indian government's conscience that could save Dr Khaleel Chishty. In an unprecedented step, Justice Markandeya Katju of the Supreme Court, requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to release the Pakistani prisoner on "humanitarian grounds" under Article 72.Pleading that the Pakistani prisoner is 'old and infirm', Justice K...
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Supreme Court judge asks Prime Minister to release Pak prisoner
In a remarkable effort, Justice Markandey Katju of the Supreme Court has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to release Dr Khaleel Chishty, a Pakistani prisoner languishing in India for almost 20 years. The Supreme Court judge has appealed to the PM on humanitarian grounds under Article 72 of the Constitution. He points out that Dr. Chishty i...
