Pakistan’s authorities arrest 100 suspects following mob attacks on churches
More than 100 people have been arrested in a city in east Pakistan after thousands of Muslim mob burned churches and vandalised homes, BBC reports.
41 bodies recovered, dozens more feared dead in Pakistan plane crash
More than 40 bodies have been recovered after a Pakistani plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, the airline said, with dozens more feared dead. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane had made multiple approaches to land at the city’s airport when it came down among […]
Pakistan passenger plane with 98 on board crashes on homes
A plane in Pakistan with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, killing several people on the ground. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane was close to landing when it came down among houses, sparking an explosion and sending plumes of smoke into the […]
India, Pakistan ease restrictions for some small businesses amid lockdown
The Indian government allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighborhoods and residential areas from Saturday, more than a month after the nation went into lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, officials said. Late on Friday, the federal home ministry said retail shops could start operations with the staff number reduced by 50%, […]
Doctors demanding virus safety equipment arrested in Pakistan
More than 50 doctors protesting the lack of safety equipment as they battle the coronavirus were arrested Monday in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police and physicians said. The arrests occurred after more than 100 doctors and paramedics rallied near the city’s main hospital and then moved to protest in front of the chief […]
COVID-19 Pakistan quarantines thousands of Islamic preachers
Pakistani Government on Monday quarantined thousands of Islamic preachers on suspicion that they contracted the new Coronavirus at a religious congregation in March, officials said. More than 100,000 members of the Tableeghi Jumaat gathered in March at the group’s Headquarters, a complex of Mosques and Islamic seminaries, near the Eastern city of Lahore. According to […]
