Pakistan lynching: Witness describes moment crowd murdered and burned two innocent men
10 years ago

Pakistan lynching: Witness describes moment crowd murdered and burned two innocent men

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Suddenly I noticed a mob of young people shouting and beating a man whom they suspected was behind the attacks.” Warning: This article contains images that some readers may find distressing Parishioners had been celebrating Sunday service when the two churches, around 600 metres apart in the Christian neighbourhood of Youhana Abad, were attacked in close succession. open image in gallery Enraged Christians residents burn men they suspected of being involved in bomb attacks on churches, after lynching them in Lahore Mr Raza said one victim was already “nearly dead” and drenched in blood when the mob’s rage reached fever pitch. “The next moment, people started gathering wood from a nearby shop and set the men ablaze.” The photographer said heavily outnumbered police had no choice but to look on as the men were murdered. open image in gallery A crowd lynches a man they suspect of being involved in a suicide attack on a church in Lahore “While shooting pictures of the two men in flames, it was very painful but I looked intently around me,” Mr Raza said.

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Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 13 civilians, 5 soldiers during Ramadan
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pakistan: Suicide bombing kills 13 civilians, 5 soldiers during Ramadan

Hindustan Times  

Suicide bombers driving vehicles filled with explosives slammed into a security installation in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 13 civilians, including six children, and five soldiers, police, rescue services and the military said. "The assailants sought to breach the cantonment’s security; however, their nefarious designs were swiftly and decisively foiled by the vigilant and resolute response of Pakistan’s …

Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

Hindustan Times  

By Saud Mehsud Suicide bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -A pair of suicide bombers drove two explosive-filled vehicles into a security installation in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 12 civilians including seven children, police and rescue services said. The explosion brought down the roof of a nearby mosque soon …

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast
4 weeks ago

Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast

Hindustan Times  

AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — Thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Saturday for a Taliban-linked cleric slain in a suicide bomb attack on a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest. Thousands of mourners attend funeral of Taliban-linked cleric killed in Pakistan suicide blast Hamidul Haq, the head of Jamia Haqqania seminary, was one of seven people killed in a suicide bombing on …

Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan
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1 month ago

Suicide bomber kills senior cleric at pro-Taliban seminary in northwest Pakistan on eve of Ramadan

Deccan Chronicle  

Pakistan: A senior cleric and five other worshippers were killed Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, police said. Surge in violence Elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, a gunman opened fire inside a mosque in the northwestern Swat Valley, killing at least two people, police …

Three security personnel killed in terror attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Three security personnel killed in terror attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province

The Hindu  

“At least three security personnel have been killed in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province,” police said on Sunday. “Two Frontier Corps soldiers were killed and three others sustained injuries after terrorists attacked a check-post near a coal mine in Duki district on Saturday,” Sardar Rind, a senior police official, said. In another incident, militants in Gwadar’s …

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH
4 months ago

Pakistani city mourns killing of 42 Shiite Muslims brutally massacred in gun attack | WATCH

India TV News  

Peshawar: Protesters in Pakistan's restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions on flared Friday after funeral prayers were held for 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed by gunmen a day earlier in one of the region's deadliest such assaults in recent years. The victims were travelling in a convoy of several vehicles from the northwestern city of Parachinar …

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful bomb attached to …

'They go there alive but their bodies return': Pakistani families grieve horrific killings of their loved ones
7 months ago

'They go there alive but their bodies return': Pakistani families grieve horrific killings of their loved ones

India TV News  

'They go there alive but their bodies return': Pakistani families grieve horrific killings of their loved ones The family of 31-year-old gardener Asif Iqbal mourns his death, along with that of his friend, who were both killed in Balochistan on Sunday. Lahore: More than 100 people were killed in Pakistan's province of Balochistan when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway …

Muslim mob in Pakistan lynches tourist over alleged blasphemy, torches police station
9 months ago

Muslim mob in Pakistan lynches tourist over alleged blasphemy, torches police station

Live Mint  

A Muslim mob stormed a police station and destroyed parked police vehicles in northwestern Pakistan, Madyan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Origin of Blasphemy Law in Pakistan Blasphemy laws were introduced under British colonial rule in the Indian Penal Code of 1860, specifically sections 295 and 298, which criminalized actions and speech deemed disrespectful to religious beliefs and sacred figures. Of these, …

Pakistan Minister condemns Swat lynching, says religion being weaponised to justify ‘street justice’
9 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan Minister condemns Swat lynching, says religion being weaponised to justify ‘street justice’

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on June 22 condemned the lynching of a man in the town of Swat for allegedly committing desecration of the Koran, lamenting how religion is being weaponised to justify “street justice” and “vigilantism”. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader, while speaking during the Budget debate in the National Assembly, said that parliament had to take …

A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob last month died of his injuries on Monday, a police official said. Police in eastern Punjab province arrested more than 100 Muslim men and charged them under anti-terrorism laws for attacking a Christian father and son over allegations they desecrated pages of Islam’s holy book. He …

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

India TV News  

Lahore: An elderly Christian man, who was viciously attacked by a mob over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab province that left him critically injured, has succumbed to his injuries, according to police on Monday. Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged that an elderly Christian man Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, …

100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan
10 months ago

100 Muslims arrested for attacking 2 Christian men on allegations of desecrating Quran in Pakistan

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — Police in eastern Pakistan arrested more than 100 Muslim men and charged them under anti-terrorism laws for attacking a Christian father and son over allegations they desecrated pages of Islam’s holy book, officials said Monday. The mob went on a rampage Saturday after locals said they saw burnt pages of the Quran outside the two Christian men’s …

Pakistan 'blasphemy': Mob burns down houses and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
10 months ago

Pakistan 'blasphemy': Mob burns down houses and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran

India TV News  

A mob led by radical Islamists on Saturday unleashed an attack on Christians in Pakistan's Punjab province over the allegations of desecration of the Quran that left at least two members from the minority community injured, one of them seriously. Shoe factory set on fire Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged …

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
10 months ago

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the pages of Islam’s holy book, ransacking and burning his house and beating him before police officers rescued the man and his father, officials said. The incident occurred Saturday in the Mujahid Colony residential area in Sargodha, a city …

Blasts at Pakistan mosques kill 57 during events marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday
1 year, 6 months ago

Blasts at Pakistan mosques kill 57 during events marking Prophet Mohammed’s birthday

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Blasts tore through two mosques …

Suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills at least 52
1 year, 6 months ago

Suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills at least 52

The Hindu  

A powerful suicide blast ripped through a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, killing at least 54 people and injuring over 100 others who were preparing to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, police said. Hours later, another blast at a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu city killed at least four people and injured 12 others. Balochistan Inspector General Abdul …

‘All I saw were dead bodies’: Grief and anger after Pakistan bomb blasts
1 year, 6 months ago

‘All I saw were dead bodies’: Grief and anger after Pakistan bomb blasts

Al Jazeera  

A suicide bomb attack targeting a religious procession in Balochistan’s Mastung has killed dozens of people and wounded many others. “All I saw were dead bodies and injured after the blast”, said Barakat Ali, a young man standing helplessly outside the hospital’s trauma centre where many of the wounded people had been rushed. “The suicide bomber blew himself up inside …

At least five killed as another blast hits Pakistan on prophet’s birthday
1 year, 6 months ago

At least five killed as another blast hits Pakistan on prophet’s birthday

Al Jazeera  

At least five killed in explosion at mosque in Hangu city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province shortly after the Balochistan bombing. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least five people have been killed and 10 other injured in a bomb blast at a mosque in Hangu city of Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The explosion happened shortly after a similar incident in …

Pakistan hands out cash to Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan hands out cash to Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities on Monday handed out thousands of dollars to nearly 100 Christian families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran last week. Kakar said none of the rioters will go unpunished, describing those behind the attacks as “enemies of humanity.” Earlier in the day, Mohsin …

Pakistan: Christians Hold Sunday Services At Churches Torched By Mob Week After Violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan: Christians Hold Sunday Services At Churches Torched By Mob Week After Violence

ABP News  

Members of the Christian community in Pakistan held services on Sunday at churches that were vandalised by a mob over allegations of blasphemy in Punjab province’s Jaranwala. The services held at handful churches were led by the bishop of the diocese, Christian community leader Akmal Bhatti told Reuters. As per the Reuters report, a Christian graveyard was also desecrated, said …

Pakistan Riots: Faislabad Jaranwala Christian Settlement Cordoned Off 50 Houses Burnt Over Blasphemy Allegations
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan Riots: Faislabad Jaranwala Christian Settlement Cordoned Off 50 Houses Burnt Over Blasphemy Allegations

ABP News  

A Christian settlement in eastern Pakistan has been sealed off by paramilitary troops after a mob wreaked havoc, setting fire to multiple churches and numerous houses. According to a report by news agency Reuters, police personnel present at the scene of the incident did not intervene, prompting condemnation from community leaders and residents. These troops established cordons around the Christian …

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan: Mob Attack on Christians Sparks Outrage, Raises Concerns About Protection of Minority Community

News 18  

After an arson and mob assault targeted a Christian community in Pakistan’s Punjab province, human rights groups are criticising the Islamic Republic for its failure to safeguard the minority community. Responding to the attack on Christian homes, Rehab Mahamoor, interim regional researcher for South Asia at Amnesty International, in a statement said: “The Pakistani authorities must urgently ensure the protection …

Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks churches and homes of minority Christians
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks churches and homes of minority Christians

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police arrested more than 100 …

More than 100 arrested after Muslim mob attacks Christian churches, homes in Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

More than 100 arrested after Muslim mob attacks Christian churches, homes in Pakistan

LA Times  

A woman weeps outside her home, which was vandalized by an angry Muslim mob in Jaranwala, Pakistan, that attacked Christian churches and residences. Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims overnight after a Muslim mob angry over an alleged desecration of the Quran attacked churches and homes of minority Christians, prompting authorities to summon soldiers to restore order, officials said …

Mob burns Pakistani churches, vandalises cemetery over alleged blasphemy
1 year, 7 months ago

Mob burns Pakistani churches, vandalises cemetery over alleged blasphemy

Live Mint  

Hundreds of Muslim men set fire to churches and vandalised Christian homes during a rampage in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, after Christians were accused of blasphemy. "The crowd inflicted heavy damage on the area including to homes of Christians, and many churches," Ahad Noor, a district government official, told AFP. A mob gathered and began attacking multiple churches …

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
1 year, 7 months ago

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. Father Gulshan Barkat, who teaches church history at the National Catholic Institute of Theology in Karachi, described the blasphemy allegations as a …

Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Muslim mob on Wednesday stormed a Christian …

Mobs burn Christian churches, homes in Pakistan after blasphemy allegations
1 year, 7 months ago

Mobs burn Christian churches, homes in Pakistan after blasphemy allegations

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attack churches in Jaranwala after the holy Quran was allegedly desecrated. Islamabad, Pakistan – Armed mobs have attacked at least two churches in Punjab province’s Jaranwala town accusing two Christian residents of blasphemy. Videos on social media showed hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attacking the Salvation Army Church and …

Explosion in Pakistan: Isis likely behind terror bombing that killed 56, police say
1 year, 7 months ago

Explosion in Pakistan: Isis likely behind terror bombing that killed 56, police say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Police in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province had said …

Pakistan holds funerals as government vows to hunt down those behind the weekend's suicide bombing
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan holds funerals as government vows to hunt down those behind the weekend's suicide bombing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan held funerals on Monday …

At least 35 killed in blast at rally of pro-Taliban cleric’s party in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
1 year, 7 months ago

At least 35 killed in blast at rally of pro-Taliban cleric’s party in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

The Hindu  

A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country’s A powerful blast triggered by a suicide bomber killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 100 others on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at a rally of a hardline Islamic party in a restive tribal district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province …

At least 44 killed in suicide attack at Pakistan rally
1 year, 7 months ago

At least 44 killed in suicide attack at Pakistan rally

Al Jazeera  

Attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam gathering in northwestern Bajaur district also wounded nearly 200 others, officials say. The blast took place on Sunday at a gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party on the outskirts of Khar in Pakistan’s northwestern Bajaur district, which borders Afghanistan. Feroz Jamal, the provincial information minister, told The Associated Press news agency that so far, 44 …

Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan
1 year, 8 months ago

Police officer killed as suicide bomber detonates explosive vest at mosque in northwest Pakistan

The Independent  

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2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11
1 year, 8 months ago

2 suicide bombers attack Pakistan police and government compound, killing 4 and injuring 11

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two suicide bombers attacked a …

Pakistani Man Accused of Blasphemous Speech Lynched in Peshawar
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistani Man Accused of Blasphemous Speech Lynched in Peshawar

News 18  

Rallygoers for a political party in Pakistan beat to death a participant for allegedly making a blasphemous speech, police said Sunday. Local police officer Iqbal Khan said Maulana Nigar Alam, 40, was killed Saturday night by demonstrators in Sawaldher village of Mardan district northeast of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Last month, the Pakistani police arrested and later released a …

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally
1 year, 10 months ago

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally

The Independent  

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Pakistan again witnesses brutal 'suicide attack' on security personnel; 9 killed, 13 wounded in Balochistan
2 years ago

Pakistan again witnesses brutal 'suicide attack' on security personnel; 9 killed, 13 wounded in Balochistan

India TV News  

Pakistan blast: Nearly a month after the deadly mosque attack, Pakistan witnessed another episode of the brutal onslaught on security personnel in Balochistan wherein at least nine police personnel were killed and more than a dozen injured. Confirming the incident, Kachhi Senior Superintendent of Police Mahmood Notezai told the Pakistani daily that those killed in the blast belonged to the …

Angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

Angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

The mob snatched the suspect from his prison cell and lynched him for allegedly desecrating pages of the Quran. Hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, grabbed a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him, police have said. Senior police officer Babar Sarfaraz Alpa said on Saturday a man …

Peshawar mosque attack: Conspiracy hatched in Afghanistan, says Pakistan's law enforcement officials
2 years, 1 month ago

Peshawar mosque attack: Conspiracy hatched in Afghanistan, says Pakistan's law enforcement officials

India Today  

The plot to target a highly secure mosque here in the capital of Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was hatched in Afghanistan and funded by their intelligence agency, the country's law enforcement officials probing the suicide attack said on Tuesday. The Peshawar mosque suicide attack conspiracy was hatched in Afghanistan and funded by the intelligence agency based in Kabul, investigating …

State tied our hands, threw us to beasts, say Pak cops on Peshawar mosque blast
2 years, 1 month ago

State tied our hands, threw us to beasts, say Pak cops on Peshawar mosque blast

India Today  

Pakistan police officers said they were "thrown to the beasts" in their battle against rising militancy days after an explosion in a mosque in Peshawar killed 84. A suicide bomber wearing a police uniform infiltrated the heavily guarded compound in Peshawar on January 6 and blew himself up during afternoon prayers at a mosque, in the deadliest attack Pakistan has …

Pakistan mosque blast killing 100 was 'revenge attack' against police: Cops
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan mosque blast killing 100 was 'revenge attack' against police: Cops

India Today  

An explosion at a mosque in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar that killed 100 people, including an imam, and injured over 150 others, was a targeted revenge attack, a police chief told AFP on Tuesday. Around 400 police personnel were present for afternoon prayers at the mosque’s compound on Monday in Pakistan’s Peshawar when a suicide bomber blew himself up …

DC Edit | Pak singed, playing with fire
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Pak singed, playing with fire

Deccan Chronicle  

A suicide blast at a mosque in Peshawar on Monday was the biggest terror incident in recent months. This one was aimed at the Pakistan establishment as the holy place lies within the heavily guarded police lines where several offices of security and counterterrorism forces are located. Tragic as they are in taking lives without making any distinctions, Pakistan has …

Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 74
2 years, 1 month ago

Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 74

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The death toll from previous day’s suicide bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday jumped to 74 after rescuers retrieved 15 more bodies from the rubble, police and rescue official said. Earlier this month, the Pakistani Taliban claimed one of its members shot and killed two intelligence officers, including the director of the counterterrorism wing …

Peshawar blast news today: At least 59 dead and more than 170 wounded in large explosion at Pakistan mosque
2 years, 1 month ago

Peshawar blast news today: At least 59 dead and more than 170 wounded in large explosion at Pakistan mosque

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suicide bomber struck a …

Pakistan mosque blast: Death toll mounts over 70, 150 wounded
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan mosque blast: Death toll mounts over 70, 150 wounded

Hindustan Times  

At least 70 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in a bomb blast at a mosque in a security compound in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. In this handout photo released by Pakistan's Police Department, a police contingent present guard of honour during a funeral of police officers, who were killed in the suicide bombing inside a mosque, in …

Pak PM Sharif's diktat to his party workers after blast rocks Peshawar, says…
2 years, 1 month ago

Pak PM Sharif's diktat to his party workers after blast rocks Peshawar, says…

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed workers of his party Pakistan Muslim League to donate blood to save the lives of those injured in the blast at a mosque in Peshawar. “I direct the Muslim League workers to donate blood to save the lives of those injured in the suicide attack, especially the people with 'O-Negative' blood, students …

Pak blast highlights: Death number in Peshawar explosion rises to 70, 150 injured
2 years, 1 month ago

Pak blast highlights: Death number in Peshawar explosion rises to 70, 150 injured

Hindustan Times  

By Pakistan Mosque Blast Live updates: The attack was the city's worst since March last year, when a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers killed at least 58 people and injured nearly 200. A suicide bomber struck Monday inside a mosque in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing multiple people and wounding scores of worshippers, …

Blast at Peshawar mosque kills 47, Pak Taliban claims responsibility
2 years, 1 month ago

Blast at Peshawar mosque kills 47, Pak Taliban claims responsibility

Hindustan Times  

At least 47 people have been killed and over 100 were injured after a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar's Police Lines area, Reuters reported. The blast took place at the mosque where a large number of people had gathered for prayer, police official Sikandar Khan said. Police chief Muhammad Ijaz Khan told AFP that the incident happened during …

Dozens killed in Pakistan mosque blast
2 years, 1 month ago

Dozens killed in Pakistan mosque blast

Al Jazeera  

Hospital official says at least 92 killed and more than 170 others wounded in explosion in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. Peshawar’s Police Chief Muhammad Ijaz Khan said in a televised statement that the capacity of the main hall of the mosque was nearly 300 and it was “nearly full” at the time of the explosion. At least 17 people have reportedly …

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