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Pakistani forces kill 2 terrorists in Punjab province

ISLAMABAD - Muslimchronicle

The Pakistani security forces killed two terrorists in eastern Punjab province on Sunday, the military said. An army statement said Pakistan paramilitary force Rangers carried out an intelligence-based operation in suburbs of Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab province. "During the operation two terrorists of a proscribed terrorist organization were killed. Killed terrorists were involved in kidnapping and killing ofRead more

Indian firing kills 4 Pakistani civilians

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

The Pakistan army has said that at least four civilians were killed in Indian firing along the Working Boundary in eastern Punjab province. "The Indian BSF (Border Security Force) resorted to unprovoked firing of mortars targeting civilian population along Working Boundary in village Bini Sulariyan in Charwa Sector," the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement lateRead more

Indian court sentences self-styled ‘guru’ to 10 years in prison

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

An Indian judge sentenced a self-styled ‘guru’, whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape last week, to 10 years’ jail on Monday. There were no reports of violence after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was sentenced. Ten of thousands of police enforced a lockdown in large parts of the northern states of Haryana and PunjabRead more

30 dead after Indian guru’s rape conviction

Panchkula - Muslimchronicle

Security forces on Saturday patrolled the streets of a north Indian state where rampaging mobs left at least 30 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers. Authorities lifted the curfew in the town of Panchkula, the main trouble spot, after the night passed relativelyRead more

Pakistan: What will Nawaz Sharif do now?

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is now spending his “relaxed days” the in hill city of Murree, a few kilometres away from Islamabad. However, he now has plans to move to his home province Punjab and finally settle down at his home in Raiwind, near Lahore. Sharif is restricted from active politics as he has been disqualified on the basisRead more

Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif names brother Shahbaz as successor

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his successor and nominated ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as an interim premier in a defiant speech on Saturday. “I support Shahbaz Sharif after me but he will take time to contest elections so for the time being I nominate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi,”Read more

Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif names brother Shahbaz as successor

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif named his brother Shahbaz, the chief minister of Punjab province, as his successor and nominated ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as an interim premier in a defiant speech Saturday. The announcement charts a way forward for Pakistan after the Supreme Court deposed Sharif Friday following an investigation into corruption allegations against him and hisRead more

8 Sikh pilgrims feared dead in northern India

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

Eight Sikh pilgrims who were reported missing last month in northern Indian state of Uttarakhand are feared dead, police said Saturday. The pilgrims were hailing from Amritsar city of Punjab and were on their way to a shrine in Uttarakhand. "The eight Hemkund Sahib pilgrims from Amritsar who were reported missing since last week are feared dead," police said. "TheRead more

Death toll from heavy rains in Pakistan rises to 71

Islamabad - Muslimchronicle

Death toll from recent heavy rain spells across Pakistan has risen to 71 after 17 more people lost their lives in different rain related incidents since Wednesday, local media and officials said on Thursday. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan said that 54 people died and 66 suffered injuries from June 26 to July 11, while local mediaRead more

‘Begum Jaan’ film review: An unworthy crusade

Mumbai - Arab Today

Begum Jaan is a classic example of a movie that goes on to win the battle, but loses the war. The tale of a group of feisty prostitutes led by Vidya Balan resolutely clutching onto their home where they do their business seems like a trite battle to be launched when India was in the midst of dealing with the aftermathRead more