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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride

June 16, 2024 admin

Before the ‘Nikkah’, the police intervened and arrested the 72-year-old groom Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported. According to police, the girl’s father, Alam Syed, had agreed to sell her to the old man for…

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Pak Man Arrested For Selling Sacrificial Goats With Plastic Teeth: Report

June 15, 2024 admin

Investigations into the case are ongoing: Report (Representational)) Karachi: Authorities in Karachi arrested a trader on Saturday for allegedly selling sacrificial goats with plastic teeth in the Gulberg Chowrangi area, as reported by ARY News. A circulating video on social media depicted a customer removing what appeared to be plastic teeth from one of the goats,…

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Pakistan court rejects plea to disqualify Imran Khan for concealing alleged daughter’s name in nomination papers in 2018

May 22, 2024 admin

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Pakistani court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter Tyrian White while submitting his nomination papers for the 2018 general elections. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) took up the petition on May…

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Taliban deny Pakistan’s claim Afghans responsible for attack that killed Chinese dam engineers

May 8, 2024 admin

File picture of police officers examine the site of suicide bombing at a highway in Shangla, a district in the Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban defence ministry on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s allegations that Afghans were involved in an attack on Chinese engineers, as ties between the…

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Yoga officially makes debut in Pakistan

May 4, 2024 admin

A yoga session under way in in Islamabad. | Photo Credit: PTI After making global headlines, the ancient Indian physical, mental and spiritual practice of yoga has officially arrived in neighbouring Pakistan. According to the official Facebook page of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), which is responsible for the upkeep of Islamabad, the Metropolitan Corporation…

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Drops of toilet cleaner mixed in Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi’s food: spokesperson

April 25, 2024 admin

A file photo of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. | Photo Credit: AP Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi was reportedly given at least two to three drops of “toilet cleaner” mixed in an Iftar meal, her spokesperson said on April 25. The cleaner was allegedly…

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Pak Man Orders Burger For Girlfriend, Kills Friend For Taking Bite: Report

April 25, 2024 admin

The victim died while undergoing treatment at a hospital. (Representational) In a peculiar incident, a young man in Karachi killed his friend for allegedly devouring a burger intended for his girlfriend, reported ARY News. The investigation has been concluded by police authorities regarding the incident that unfolded on February 8 in the Defence Phase 5…

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Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in western Pakistan in two attacks

April 21, 2024 admin

Unknown gunmen killed two customs officers in western Pakistan, officials said on Sunday, following the killing of five other customs officials in the area in recent days. No group has claimed responsibility for the two attacks since Thursday, which police said they were investigating. Security in regions of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan has deteriorated in recent…

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Polling began on 21 national and provincial seats in Pakistan’s by-elections

April 21, 2024 admin

People walk past a campaign banner of a political party, ahead of the general elections, at the market of Walled City in Lahore, Pakistan, February 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Polling began on April 21 on 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections in Pakistan amidst tight security and suspension of cellular and…

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Five Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan

April 19, 2024 admin

Pakistani investigators take picture of the body of attacker at the site of a suicide attack in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, April 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vest near a van carrying Japanese autoworkers, who narrowly escaped the attack on April 19 that wounded three bystanders in Pakistan’s port…

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