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From Furnace To Flood: World's Hottest City In Pakistan Now Under Water
Not long ago, Sara Khan, principal at a school for disadvantaged girls in Jacobabad in southern Pakistan, looked on in alarm as some students passed out from the heat - the city was the world's hottest at one point in May.
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Pakistan's Jacobabad Shuts Down Over Arrest Of Hindu Leader, Son: Report
Jacobabad city in Pakistans Sindh on Friday shut down after Hindu leader Lalchand Seetlani - president of the Hindu Panchayat Committee (HPC) - and his son Shiva, accused of keeping and selling smuggled goods, were arrested.
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Sunni Extremists Claim Pakistan Attack on Shiites: Official
The Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has claimed responsibility for a suspected suicide bombing which left 24 dead in a southern Pakistani province, a minister from the region said on Saturday.
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At Least 15 Dead in Blast Targeting Shiites in Pakistan: Officials
At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a suspected suicide blast targeting Shiites in the southern Pakistani city of Jacobabad today, police and hospital officials said.
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Rising extremism in Pakistan: Hindus a target?
Bustling with life till recently, the streets of Jacobabad in Pakistan's Sindh province now wear a forlorn look. The town, which is home to 90 per cent of the country's Hindu population, has witnessed families leaving in droves amidst a growing sense of insecurity and a prevailing fear psychosis arising out of reported persecution of minorities.
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From Furnace To Flood: World's Hottest City In Pakistan Now Under Water
Not long ago, Sara Khan, principal at a school for disadvantaged girls in Jacobabad in southern Pakistan, looked on in alarm as some students passed out from the heat - the city was the world's hottest at one point in May.
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Pakistan's Jacobabad Shuts Down Over Arrest Of Hindu Leader, Son: Report
Jacobabad city in Pakistans Sindh on Friday shut down after Hindu leader Lalchand Seetlani - president of the Hindu Panchayat Committee (HPC) - and his son Shiva, accused of keeping and selling smuggled goods, were arrested.
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Sunni Extremists Claim Pakistan Attack on Shiites: Official
The Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) has claimed responsibility for a suspected suicide bombing which left 24 dead in a southern Pakistani province, a minister from the region said on Saturday.
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At Least 15 Dead in Blast Targeting Shiites in Pakistan: Officials
At least 15 people were killed and dozens injured in a suspected suicide blast targeting Shiites in the southern Pakistani city of Jacobabad today, police and hospital officials said.
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Rising extremism in Pakistan: Hindus a target?
Bustling with life till recently, the streets of Jacobabad in Pakistan's Sindh province now wear a forlorn look. The town, which is home to 90 per cent of the country's Hindu population, has witnessed families leaving in droves amidst a growing sense of insecurity and a prevailing fear psychosis arising out of reported persecution of minorities.
