Pakistan

22 Mar

Hindu girl shot dead in Pakistan’s Sindh province

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An 18-year-old Hindu girl was shot dead in Pakistan's Sindh Province during a failed abduction attempt, on Tuesday. Her name was Pooja Oad and was shot in the middle of the street in Rohi, Sukkur after she put up resistance to the attackers. This is not a stand-alone incident in Pakistan. Human rights activists say hundreds of Christian and Hindu girls are forced to convert their own religion to Islam every year. Women belonging to minority communities are regularly converted against their will. Rights group says Pakistan’s minority communities have long faced the issue of forced marriages and conversions. Multiple…

11 Mar

India Accidentally Fired Missile Into Pakistan, Says Defence Ministry

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India on Friday stated that a technical malfunction led to unintentional firing of a missile into Pakistan and the incident is "deeply regretted". "On 9 March 2022, in the route of events maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. The Government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a high-level Court of Enquiry," the defence ministry stated in a statement. It introduced that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan and the incident is "deeply regrettable". The ministry stated it is a matter of relief that there has been no loss of…

09 Mar

Under PM Narendra Modi, India More Likely To Respond To Pak Provocations: US Intel

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Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is greater possibly than in the previous to respond with army force to any actual or perceived Pakistani provocations, the American brain neighborhood has told the US Congress.The annual danger evaluation of the US Intelligence Community launched by using the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) also stated that the "expanded navy posture by way of both India and China along the disputed border elevates the chance of armed disagreement between two nuclear powers that may involve direct threats to US men and women and pastimes and calls for US intervention." "Crises between…

04 Mar

Pakistan: 30 killed, 50 injured in Peshawar mosque blast

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At least 30 people were killed and 50 were injured in Peshawar on Friday after an explosion near the Qissa Khwani Bazaar area, reports said. The toll could go up as the blast occurred inside Jamia mosque when prayer was going on. Capital City Police Officer Peshawar Ijaz Ahsan, as quoted by Pakistani media, said according to initial reports, two attackers tried to enter the mosque and fired at police officers present on duty. The blast inside the mosque took place after the firing incident. Asim Khan, media manager of Lady Reading, said 30 bodies had been brought to the…