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Taliban attacks on Pakistan churches kill 14, spark riots
Fourteen people were killed and more than 70 injured when two Taliban suicide bombers attacked churches in Pakistan on March 15, sparking mob violence in which two other suspected militants died.
45 killed in suicide blast at Pakistan-India border post: police
A suicide bomber killed at least 45 people Nov. 2 at the main Pakistan-India border crossing, the blast tearing through crowds of spectators leaving after the colourful daily ceremony to close the frontier.
Death toll in Pakistan mosque collapse rises to 24: officials
The death toll from a mosque collapse in eastern Pakistan has risen to 24, rescuers said Wednesday, after pulling more bodies from the rubble.
The worshippers were killed when the roof of the mosque collapsed in Lahore on Tuesday as around three dozen people gathered for afternoon prayers.
Torrential monsoon rains kill at least 89 in Pakistan: officials
Two days of torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 89 people in Pakistan, officials said Friday, as authorities ordered the evacuation of low-lying areas around a major river.
The deaths have all come in the most populous province Punjab and in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, with most caused by roof collapses and electric shocks.
Heavy monsoon rains kill more than 40 in Pakistan
More than 40 people have been killed as a result of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, officials said Thursday, as authorities warned more intense rainfall and flash floods could be imminent.
Most of the deaths were caused by roof collapses in buildings in Punjab, Pakistan's richest and most populous province, with 14 people killed in the provincial capital Lahore.
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Heavy monsoon rains kill more than 30 in Pakistan
More than 30 people have been killed as a result of heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, officials said Thursday, as authorities warned more intense rainfall and flash floods could be imminent.
Most of the deaths came in roof collapses in buildings in Punjab, Pakistan's richest and most populous province, with 13 people killed in the provincial capital Lahore.
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Pakistan begins talks to end protest crisis
Pakistani ministers and opposition politicians met anti-government protesters on Wednesday, but talks ended for the day with the sides appearing no closer to resolving a week-long political crisis that has rattled the restive, nuclear-armed nation.
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Husband of bludgeoned Pakistani woman murdered first wife
The husband of a pregnant Pakistani woman bludgeoned to death outside a courthouse murdered his first wife, he told AFP on Thursday, in a twist to a story that has shocked rights activists.
Husband of Pakistan woman beaten to death demands justice
The husband of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was beaten to death outside Lahore's High Court for marrying against her family's wishes vowed Wednesday to fight for justice.
Farzana Parveen, 25, was attacked outside Lahore's grand high court building by more than two dozen brick-wielding attackers including her brother and father, who has been arrested, police said.