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Influential Pak Cleric Shot Dead In Karachi: Reports
An influential Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric was shot dead along with his driver by unidentified attackers in Karachi city, according to media reports.
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Pak Protest Rally Against Imran Khan Postponed Over Lahore Train Fire
A protest rally led by an influential Pakistani cleric against Prime Minister Imran Khan was postponed for a day on Thursday after a tragic train fire in Pakistan's Lahore that killed at least 74 people.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
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Twitter Warns Pakistan Rights Activists Over Government Criticism
Twitter said it lets users know when it receives a government request to remove their content for violations of law or the company's terms of service.
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Maulana Samiul Haq, "Father Of Taliban", Killed In Rawalpindi
Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, a Pakistani cleric known as the godfather of the terror group Taliban, was shot dead on Friday, a relative and his deputy told news agency Reuters. Local reports said he was killed in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
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To Curb "Terrorism", Pakistan Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Suicide Bombings
More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, in a book unveiled by the government on Tuesday.
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Pakistani Protesters See A Dark Conspiracy Afoot In A 'Clerical Error' About The Prophet
Their cause seemed arcane and their slogans were far from pithy. But to several hundred protesters who rallied here for 11 days, the "finality of the prophet-hood" was an unassailable tenet of Islam, the faith followed by 95 percent of Pakistanis, and defending it was of sacred importance.
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Pak Cleric Arrested In Qandeel Baloch Murder Case
A prominent Pakistani cleric, who fled from a court in Multan following rejection of his bail plea today, was arrested in connection with the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch.
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21 Bodies Recovered From Scene Of Pakistan International Airlines Plane Crash: Military
There are unlikely to be any survivors from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying about 40 people that crashed on Wednesday in a mountainous northern region, a government official at the crash site said.
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Pak Cleric Mufti Qawi May Be Arrested In Qandeel Baloch Murder: Report
Pakistani police have declared a known cleric as a 'suspect' in the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch and is likely to arrest him, a media report said today.
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Cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi 'Provoked' Murder Of Qandeel Baloch: Mother
The mother of slain Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch today alleged that prominent cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi, who made headlines for appearing in a controversial video with the social media star, "provoked" her son into murdering her daughter.
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Pakistani 'Selfie' Cleric Investigated Over Qandeel Baloch's Murder
A prominent Muslim cleric in Pakistan who was censured for appearing in "selfie" photographs with murdered social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch is being investigated in connection with her killing, police said on Monday.
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Pakistani Muslim Clerics Approve Transgender People's Right To Marry
Muslim clerics in Pakistan are usually known for issuing stern, conservative pronouncements on gender-related issues, mostly limiting the rights of women. But in a surprising twist, a large group of clerics there has just issued a fatwa, or religious edict, affirming the rights of transgender people to marry.
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Pakistani Clerics Declare Transgender Marriages Legal Under Islamic Law
A group of clerics in Pakistan has declared marriage between transgender individuals permissible in Islam, saying they have a right to be buried in Muslim ceremonies, according to a copy of a religious edict Reuters obtained on Monday.
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Influential Pak Cleric Shot Dead In Karachi: Reports
An influential Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric was shot dead along with his driver by unidentified attackers in Karachi city, according to media reports.
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Pak Protest Rally Against Imran Khan Postponed Over Lahore Train Fire
A protest rally led by an influential Pakistani cleric against Prime Minister Imran Khan was postponed for a day on Thursday after a tragic train fire in Pakistan's Lahore that killed at least 74 people.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Against Asia Bibi, Charged With Terrorism
A hardline cleric has been charged with terrorism and sedition offences by the Pakistani government, after he led violent protests to oppose the acquittal of a Christian woman from blasphemy charges, a minister said Saturday.
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Pak Cleric, Who Led Protests Over Asia Bibi Blasphemy Case, Arrested
Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against Islam.
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Twitter Warns Pakistan Rights Activists Over Government Criticism
Twitter said it lets users know when it receives a government request to remove their content for violations of law or the company's terms of service.
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Maulana Samiul Haq, "Father Of Taliban", Killed In Rawalpindi
Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, a Pakistani cleric known as the godfather of the terror group Taliban, was shot dead on Friday, a relative and his deputy told news agency Reuters. Local reports said he was killed in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
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To Curb "Terrorism", Pakistan Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Suicide Bombings
More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, in a book unveiled by the government on Tuesday.
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Pakistani Protesters See A Dark Conspiracy Afoot In A 'Clerical Error' About The Prophet
Their cause seemed arcane and their slogans were far from pithy. But to several hundred protesters who rallied here for 11 days, the "finality of the prophet-hood" was an unassailable tenet of Islam, the faith followed by 95 percent of Pakistanis, and defending it was of sacred importance.
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Pak Cleric Arrested In Qandeel Baloch Murder Case
A prominent Pakistani cleric, who fled from a court in Multan following rejection of his bail plea today, was arrested in connection with the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch.
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21 Bodies Recovered From Scene Of Pakistan International Airlines Plane Crash: Military
There are unlikely to be any survivors from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying about 40 people that crashed on Wednesday in a mountainous northern region, a government official at the crash site said.
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Pak Cleric Mufti Qawi May Be Arrested In Qandeel Baloch Murder: Report
Pakistani police have declared a known cleric as a 'suspect' in the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch and is likely to arrest him, a media report said today.
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Cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi 'Provoked' Murder Of Qandeel Baloch: Mother
The mother of slain Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch today alleged that prominent cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi, who made headlines for appearing in a controversial video with the social media star, "provoked" her son into murdering her daughter.
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Pakistani 'Selfie' Cleric Investigated Over Qandeel Baloch's Murder
A prominent Muslim cleric in Pakistan who was censured for appearing in "selfie" photographs with murdered social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch is being investigated in connection with her killing, police said on Monday.
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Pakistani Muslim Clerics Approve Transgender People's Right To Marry
Muslim clerics in Pakistan are usually known for issuing stern, conservative pronouncements on gender-related issues, mostly limiting the rights of women. But in a surprising twist, a large group of clerics there has just issued a fatwa, or religious edict, affirming the rights of transgender people to marry.
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Pakistani Clerics Declare Transgender Marriages Legal Under Islamic Law
A group of clerics in Pakistan has declared marriage between transgender individuals permissible in Islam, saying they have a right to be buried in Muslim ceremonies, according to a copy of a religious edict Reuters obtained on Monday.
