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Pakistan Man Tortured, Burnt Alive Over Quran Desecration, 27 Arrested
In a shocking incident that took place in Pakistan's Swat, a mob allegedly tortured a man to death by burning him alive over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran.
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Man Killed By Mob For 'Desecrating' Quran In Pakistan: Cops
A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said.
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Pak Poll Body Imposes Rs 50,000 Fine On Imran Khan For Violating Poll Code
Pakistan's top election body has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Prime Minister Imran Khan for violating election code of conduct by addressing a rally in Swat ahead of the local government election in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Sikh Leader From Pak's Swat District Gurdeep Singh Takes Oath As Senator
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader Gurdeep Singh took oath today as a Senator, becoming the first turban-clad Sikh representative in the upper house of Pakistan's Parliament.
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Lord Vishnu's 1,300-Year-Old Temple Discovered In Northwest Pakistan
A Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in northwest Pakistan's Swat district.
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3 Pak Children Killed After They Mistook Mortar Shell For A Toy: Police
Three children were killed after a mortar shell they mistook for a toy exploded in a field in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley, police said Thursday.
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Why Buddha Of Swat, Once Destroyed By Taliban, Is A Symbol Of Resilience
The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatised Pakistani valley.
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''Back With Eyes Open'': Malala Yousafzai Visits Pakistan District Where She Was Shot
Malala Yousafzai visited the Swat valley Saturday for her first trip back to the once militant-infested Pakistani region where she was shot in the head by the Taliban more than five years ago.
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"I Have Never Been So Happy": Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai In Pakistan
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islamic law
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Joy In Nobel Winner Malala Yousafzai's Hometown, Though Some Pakistanis Decry Her
In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.
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11 Soldiers Dead, 13 Wounded In Suicide Attack In Pakistan's Swat Valley
At least 11 soldiers were killed and 13 wounded on Saturday in a suicide attack near an army base in northern Pakistan, officials said, in a region that was once controlled by a local faction of the Taliban.
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Taliban Phone Calls Demanding Cash Stir Fears Of A Comeback In Pakistan
When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior terrorist commander demanding protection money from him and his fellow traders in the Swat Valley.
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Malala Yousafzai Becomes Millionaire With Book Sales, Lectures
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai and her family have become millionaires as a result of income from her memoir describing life under Taliban rule in Pakistan's picturesque Swat valley and appearances on the lecture circuit around the world.
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Bomb in Toy Kills Father, 2 Children in Pakistan
A father and two of his children were killed in northwest Pakistan today after a bomb concealed inside a toy went off inside their home.
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Fighters Kill Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghanistan Border
Militants killed a Pakistan army captain and two soldiers in a cross-border attack early Saturday in a tribal region near Afghanistan, as an airstrike killed 13 suspected extremist fighters, authorities said.
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Pakistan Man Tortured, Burnt Alive Over Quran Desecration, 27 Arrested
In a shocking incident that took place in Pakistan's Swat, a mob allegedly tortured a man to death by burning him alive over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran.
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Man Killed By Mob For 'Desecrating' Quran In Pakistan: Cops
A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said.
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Pak Poll Body Imposes Rs 50,000 Fine On Imran Khan For Violating Poll Code
Pakistan's top election body has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Prime Minister Imran Khan for violating election code of conduct by addressing a rally in Swat ahead of the local government election in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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Sikh Leader From Pak's Swat District Gurdeep Singh Takes Oath As Senator
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader Gurdeep Singh took oath today as a Senator, becoming the first turban-clad Sikh representative in the upper house of Pakistan's Parliament.
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Lord Vishnu's 1,300-Year-Old Temple Discovered In Northwest Pakistan
A Hindu temple, believed to have been constructed 1,300 years ago, has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts at a mountain in northwest Pakistan's Swat district.
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3 Pak Children Killed After They Mistook Mortar Shell For A Toy: Police
Three children were killed after a mortar shell they mistook for a toy exploded in a field in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley, police said Thursday.
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Why Buddha Of Swat, Once Destroyed By Taliban, Is A Symbol Of Resilience
The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatised Pakistani valley.
-
''Back With Eyes Open'': Malala Yousafzai Visits Pakistan District Where She Was Shot
Malala Yousafzai visited the Swat valley Saturday for her first trip back to the once militant-infested Pakistani region where she was shot in the head by the Taliban more than five years ago.
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"I Have Never Been So Happy": Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai In Pakistan
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islamic law
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Joy In Nobel Winner Malala Yousafzai's Hometown, Though Some Pakistanis Decry Her
In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.
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11 Soldiers Dead, 13 Wounded In Suicide Attack In Pakistan's Swat Valley
At least 11 soldiers were killed and 13 wounded on Saturday in a suicide attack near an army base in northern Pakistan, officials said, in a region that was once controlled by a local faction of the Taliban.
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Taliban Phone Calls Demanding Cash Stir Fears Of A Comeback In Pakistan
When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior terrorist commander demanding protection money from him and his fellow traders in the Swat Valley.
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Malala Yousafzai Becomes Millionaire With Book Sales, Lectures
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai and her family have become millionaires as a result of income from her memoir describing life under Taliban rule in Pakistan's picturesque Swat valley and appearances on the lecture circuit around the world.
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Bomb in Toy Kills Father, 2 Children in Pakistan
A father and two of his children were killed in northwest Pakistan today after a bomb concealed inside a toy went off inside their home.
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Fighters Kill Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghanistan Border
Militants killed a Pakistan army captain and two soldiers in a cross-border attack early Saturday in a tribal region near Afghanistan, as an airstrike killed 13 suspected extremist fighters, authorities said.
