‘Overspeeding’ truck plunges into ravine killing 17 pilgrims in Pakistan
Passengers were en route to a pilgrimage site in Balochistan when the crash took place during Eid al-Fitr.
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A bus carrying pilgrims crashes in southwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A bus carrying pilgrims crashed into a deep ditch in southwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring 16 others, officials said Thursday.
India-Pakistan formal dialogue unlikely as cross-border terrorism remains sticking point
Though Delhi has not officially reacted to the news, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a TV interview last Saturday said his country would kill anyone who disturbed the peace in India and fled to Pakistan, in response to a question about the report’s authenticity.
Is Pakistan’s intelligence agency using ‘intimidating’ scare tactics on judges to sway rulings?
The letter – signed by the six senior judges of the Islamabad High Court and addressed to the nation’s Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa – outlined the judges’ concerns regarding the widespread use of “intimidating” tactics by the Inter-Services Intelligence, the country’s primary intelligence agency, to influence judicial verdicts, particularly in political cases.
Why is Canada accusing India and Pakistan of election interference?
The South Asian rivals have been waging parallel influence operations in Canada, according to Ottawa’s top spy agency.
Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family reunions, new clothes, treats and prayers
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan was celebrated by Muslims on Wednesday with family reunions, new clothes and sweet treats.
Pakistan deploys more than 100,000 police and paramilitary forces ahead of Eid al-Fitr
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have deployed more than 100,000 police and paramilitary forces at mosques and marketplaces across the country ahead of the massive Eid al-Fitr holiday, officials said Tuesday.
1 police officer killed and 6 others wounded in grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A police officer died and six other officers were wounded in a grenade attack Monday at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan, authorities said.