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Pakistani police have detained nearly 1,000 protesters in eastern Punjab Province as the arrest of the country’s last prime minister Imran Khan has sparked violent nationwide protests. The police declared in a Wednesday statement that 945 “law breakers and miscreants” were detained across the province, adding that 130 officers were …

A second blast in 36 hours rocked the area around the Sikh holy site of the Golden Temple in India’s Amritsar city on Monday, police said. Authorities said that one person was injured. The previous blast late Saturday night, which police said they were still investigating, also left at least …

Five people were killed and four others injured in a shooting incident on Saturday in Pakistan’s Punjab Province. At least five people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment, CGTN reported. A terrorist …

At least five people were killed and 50 others were injured when a bomb exploded near a procession of Muharram mourners in Punjab, Pakistan, news sources said. An explosion targeting an Ashura procession in Pakistan’s Punjab has killed at least five people and injured dozens more, Al-Mayadeen reported. Videos circulating …

Eighteen migrant laborers sleeping on a highway in northern India after their bus broke down died when a truck rammed into the vehicle, police said Wednesday. At least 19 others were injured in the accident in Uttar Pradesh state, a senior police officer told reporters. Most of the passengers were …

Pakistan’s national security adviser has accused India of orchestrating last month’s deadly car bombing in the eastern city of Lahore, saying Sunday that an investigation has shown it was organized by an Indian intelligence operative. In a news conference in Islamabad, Moeed Yousuf said the probe showed that the man …

More than 60 people have died after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in the Indian state of Punjab, officials and reports said. The victims died in three districts of the northern state and police have arrested 10 people, the officials said. Hundreds of people die every year in India from poisoned …

Authorities in New Delhi declared a public health emergency on Friday and closed schools and all construction activity until next week as air pollution in the city hit its worst level this year. A thick haze has hung over the Indian capital this week caused by plumes of toxic smoke …

A strong 5.8 magnitude tremor has hit the Pakistani capital Islamabad and other cities in the eastern Punjab province, leaving at least 19 people dead and 300 injured, officials said. The earthquake was also felt in Lahore, Peshawar and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, with people rushing into the streets in case of …

Pakistani authorities say they have detained a terror suspect blamed for a four-day militant attack on the Indian port city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges. Hafiz Saeed was taken into custody in Punjab province on Wednesday while he was traveling from the eastern city of Lahore to …

In Video| The city in the north Indian state of Punjab has some 800,000 inhabitants. The big cat was loose in the city for more than twelve hours before it was caught. Police inspector Jeevan Singh confirmed to Sputnik that the leopard was first sighted at 1.30 pm on Thursday …