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    World 1,800 Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings – Premium Times...

    No fewer than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due to be unveiled on Tuesday said. The South Asian nation has for years been plagued by violence by Islamist militants who often use suicide bombers and preach … via...
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    World A Young Girl’s Rape And Murder Have Catalyzed Countrywide Outrage In Pakistan – NPR.org

    The funeral for the girl who was raped and killed in Kasur, Pakistan, drew people from across the city Wednesday. Outrage over the attack has prompted clashes between protesters and police. Qazi Mehmood/AP hide caption toggle caption Qazi Mehmood/AP The funeral for the girl who was raped and...
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    World China is building a new base for warships in Pakistan, America’s newest enemy – Newsweek

    As the Trump administration announced plans this week to cut all security funding to Pakistan, Beijing revealed it would build an offshore naval base near a strategic Pakistani port. The naval base will be located in the Gwadar port in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Chinese military...
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    World Panic As Security Forces Surround Plane After Cat Sneaks Into Cockpit

    Security forces surrounded a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aeroplane on Friday after a cat sneaked into the cockpit. The pilot had signalled “danger on board,” Geo TV reported on Friday. There were 30 passengers on board. A spokesperson for the national carrier, Mashood Tajwar, said...
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    World Sexually Frustrated 14-year-old Boy Rapes Neighbour’s Chicken To Death

    A 14-year-old boy identified as Mansab Ali has raped his neighbour’s pet chicken to death. Ali was arrested and questioned by the police after a neighbour accused him of committing the act. The incident happened in Jalalpur Bhattian, Pakistan. Ali, who admitted to have committed the crime...
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    World New Bride Accidentally Poisons 27 Family Members In A Bid To Kill Husband, 15 Dead

    A newlywed woman has been charged with murder after a poisoned milk drink she allegedly planned to give to her husband killed at least 15 members of her extended family. Aasia Bibi, 21, was forced into an arranged marriage in September with Amjad Akram, 25. Two months into the marriage in...
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    Metro Couple Discovers They Are Siblings After 24 Years Of Marriage

    A Pakistani couple united in an arranged marriage over 24 years ago recently learnt that they were in fact of the same parents, SMACK reports. The siblings, who were separated as children after the tragic death of their parents, were later adopted by different families until they later married...
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    World Pakistan: Health Ministry Hires 50 Employees From One Family

    The Supreme Court has promised an inquiry on Tuesday after a southern province was found to have employed almost 50 members of the same family in various health ministry jobs, many in the same hospital. Corruption and nepotism is rampant in Pakistan when it comes to hiring government employees...
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