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Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
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"Hands Off Iran": Global Protests Erupt Over US Strikes On Iran
Protests broke out in Germany, Pakistan, Australia, and India, where demonstrators condemned US' attack on Iran's nuclear sites.
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Shoaib Akhtar Lashes Out at Hatemongers Targeting Sportsmen, Artistes
Renowned Pakistani qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karachi, Pakistan, last month. Soon after that another Pakistani actor and television presenter Nadeem Jafri was shot and wounded outside his house during a robbery attempt
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Politician Altaf Hussain's Arrest in London Could Have Serious Repercussions For Pakistan
A British police arrested one of Pakistan's most well-known and divisive politicians Tuesday on suspicion of money-laundering, sparking fears of violence in his power base of Karachi where businesses closed early and residents rushed home.
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Pakistani political party lawyer shot dead in Karachi
A senior lawyer belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) party was shot dead today, the latest in a spate of violence in the city in the last 24 hours.
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Pakistan helicopters kill nine militants: official
Pakistani helicopter gunships targeted a militant training facility in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing nine insurgents in the latest violence to disrupt troubled peace negotiations, according to police and security officials.
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Blast aimed at Pakistani police bus kills 11, wounds 33
An explosion targeting a bus full of Pakistani policemen killed 11 and injured 33 near the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, officials said, in the latest incident of violence while the government and the Taliban are engaged in peace talks.
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Culture festival opens in ancient Pakistani ruins
Folk dancers and singers wearing traditional multicolored dresses took the stage on Saturday at one of the world's most ancient archaeological sites in southern Pakistan for a festival that organizers say aspires to promote peace in a nation where political violence has left some 40,000 dead in recent years
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Pakistan: 13 killed in Karachi violence
Violence rocked Pakistan's biggest city today as 13 people were killed in targeted shootings including five suspected Taliban activists, a Shia scholar and two Moroccan students at a religious seminary.
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Following sectarian clashes, Pakistan on high alert as people call for protest
Pakistan on Friday boosted security across the country after Sunni Muslim groups called for protests against last week's sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that killed 11 people.
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Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
-
"Hands Off Iran": Global Protests Erupt Over US Strikes On Iran
Protests broke out in Germany, Pakistan, Australia, and India, where demonstrators condemned US' attack on Iran's nuclear sites.
-
Shoaib Akhtar Lashes Out at Hatemongers Targeting Sportsmen, Artistes
Renowned Pakistani qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karachi, Pakistan, last month. Soon after that another Pakistani actor and television presenter Nadeem Jafri was shot and wounded outside his house during a robbery attempt
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Politician Altaf Hussain's Arrest in London Could Have Serious Repercussions For Pakistan
A British police arrested one of Pakistan's most well-known and divisive politicians Tuesday on suspicion of money-laundering, sparking fears of violence in his power base of Karachi where businesses closed early and residents rushed home.
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Pakistani political party lawyer shot dead in Karachi
A senior lawyer belonging to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (N) party was shot dead today, the latest in a spate of violence in the city in the last 24 hours.
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Pakistan helicopters kill nine militants: official
Pakistani helicopter gunships targeted a militant training facility in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing nine insurgents in the latest violence to disrupt troubled peace negotiations, according to police and security officials.
-
Blast aimed at Pakistani police bus kills 11, wounds 33
An explosion targeting a bus full of Pakistani policemen killed 11 and injured 33 near the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday, officials said, in the latest incident of violence while the government and the Taliban are engaged in peace talks.
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Culture festival opens in ancient Pakistani ruins
Folk dancers and singers wearing traditional multicolored dresses took the stage on Saturday at one of the world's most ancient archaeological sites in southern Pakistan for a festival that organizers say aspires to promote peace in a nation where political violence has left some 40,000 dead in recent years
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Pakistan: 13 killed in Karachi violence
Violence rocked Pakistan's biggest city today as 13 people were killed in targeted shootings including five suspected Taliban activists, a Shia scholar and two Moroccan students at a religious seminary.
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Following sectarian clashes, Pakistan on high alert as people call for protest
Pakistan on Friday boosted security across the country after Sunni Muslim groups called for protests against last week's sectarian violence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that killed 11 people.
