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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Political Adviser Kidnapped In Lahore: Report
The political adviser to jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown men from Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, according to a media report today.
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Rajasthan Woman Kidnapped From House, Body Found With Bullet Marks
The kidnapping of a scheduled caste woman and recovery of her body with bullet injury days later has led to political tension in election-bound Rajasthan's Karauli, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party blaming the A
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Two Red Cross Workers Kidnapped In West Africa's Mali
Kidnappings are common in Mali, which has been battling a security and political crisis since separatist insurgencies broke out in the north of the country in 2012.
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Imran Khan Curbed Press, Tortured Journalists, Pak Minister Alleges
Pakistan's Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb lambasted the ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan for torturing journalists, kidnapping them from their homes and shutting down their programmes.
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BJP Leader's Arrest: Punjab Cops Stopped In Haryana, Kidnap Case In Delhi
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, without mentioning Mr Bagga's alleged arrest, attacked Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of misusing the Punjab police to target political opponent.
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Worst Political Crisis In Pak Since Imran Khan Took Over 2 Years Ago
A high-profile kidnapping of a police chief in Pakistan -- allegedly by official paramilitary troops -- has signaled deepening of the political turmoil in a country bracing for further opposition protests aimed at ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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This Political Party Has The Highest Kidnapping Accused Lawmakers
At least 16 BJP MPs and MLAs - the highest for any political party in India - have criminal charges related to kidnapping filed against them, according to an analysis of affidavits of 4,867 sitting MPs and MLAs.
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Men In "Army Uniforms" Present As Pak Journalist Was Kidnapped: TV Executive
A Pakistani journalist and rights activist who openly criticised the military and its alleged meddling in politics was freed early on Wednesday, several hours after being abducted, her family and colleagues said.
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16-Year-Old Commits Suicide in Mirzapur, Family Alleges Rape by Political Rivals
A 16-year-old girl committed suicide after allegedly being kidnapped and gang-raped by two men in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur. Though police have filed a rape case and arrested two men, the post-mortem report has negated rape.
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Wasn't Kidnapped, Ran Away From Home, Bengal Teen Tells Court
A 15-year-old girl whose disappearance was assumed to be a kidnapping and led to a bitter political battle in West Bengal, told a court today that she ran away from home and did not want to return to her parents.
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Some of Nigeria's Kidnapped Schoolgirls May Never Return: Former President
Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo told media some of the schoolgirls kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram in April may never return, in the most pessimistic comments yet on their fate from a member of the political elite.
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Egypt's Mohamed Morsi accused of murder, kidnapping before rallies
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is under investigation for an array of charges including murder, the state news agency said on Friday, stoking tensions as Egypt's opposing political camps took to the streets.
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Delhi child rape case: protesters try to storm barricades to reach Parliament
For the fourth day in a row, activists, students and political workers organised protests against the rape of a five-year-old who was kidnapped and tortured by a man who rented a small room in the same building where she lived with her family.
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Punchups, kidnappings mar efforts to privatise power
Power supplier Torrent's woes in Agra, home to the country's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, illustrate how India's efforts to modernise its economy are often thwarted by local politics that feed on fear of change.
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Maoists say Jhina Hikaka's fate will be decided on April 25
Nearly a month after he was abducted by the Maoists in Odisha, uncertainty still continues over the fate of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka. Mr Hikaka was kidnapped on March 24 from Koraput district while returning home from a political meeting.
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Political Adviser Kidnapped In Lahore: Report
The political adviser to jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown men from Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, according to a media report today.
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Rajasthan Woman Kidnapped From House, Body Found With Bullet Marks
The kidnapping of a scheduled caste woman and recovery of her body with bullet injury days later has led to political tension in election-bound Rajasthan's Karauli, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party blaming the A
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Two Red Cross Workers Kidnapped In West Africa's Mali
Kidnappings are common in Mali, which has been battling a security and political crisis since separatist insurgencies broke out in the north of the country in 2012.
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Imran Khan Curbed Press, Tortured Journalists, Pak Minister Alleges
Pakistan's Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb lambasted the ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan for torturing journalists, kidnapping them from their homes and shutting down their programmes.
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BJP Leader's Arrest: Punjab Cops Stopped In Haryana, Kidnap Case In Delhi
BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, without mentioning Mr Bagga's alleged arrest, attacked Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of misusing the Punjab police to target political opponent.
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Worst Political Crisis In Pak Since Imran Khan Took Over 2 Years Ago
A high-profile kidnapping of a police chief in Pakistan -- allegedly by official paramilitary troops -- has signaled deepening of the political turmoil in a country bracing for further opposition protests aimed at ousting Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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This Political Party Has The Highest Kidnapping Accused Lawmakers
At least 16 BJP MPs and MLAs - the highest for any political party in India - have criminal charges related to kidnapping filed against them, according to an analysis of affidavits of 4,867 sitting MPs and MLAs.
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Men In "Army Uniforms" Present As Pak Journalist Was Kidnapped: TV Executive
A Pakistani journalist and rights activist who openly criticised the military and its alleged meddling in politics was freed early on Wednesday, several hours after being abducted, her family and colleagues said.
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16-Year-Old Commits Suicide in Mirzapur, Family Alleges Rape by Political Rivals
A 16-year-old girl committed suicide after allegedly being kidnapped and gang-raped by two men in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur. Though police have filed a rape case and arrested two men, the post-mortem report has negated rape.
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Wasn't Kidnapped, Ran Away From Home, Bengal Teen Tells Court
A 15-year-old girl whose disappearance was assumed to be a kidnapping and led to a bitter political battle in West Bengal, told a court today that she ran away from home and did not want to return to her parents.
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Some of Nigeria's Kidnapped Schoolgirls May Never Return: Former President
Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo told media some of the schoolgirls kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram in April may never return, in the most pessimistic comments yet on their fate from a member of the political elite.
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Egypt's Mohamed Morsi accused of murder, kidnapping before rallies
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is under investigation for an array of charges including murder, the state news agency said on Friday, stoking tensions as Egypt's opposing political camps took to the streets.
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Delhi child rape case: protesters try to storm barricades to reach Parliament
For the fourth day in a row, activists, students and political workers organised protests against the rape of a five-year-old who was kidnapped and tortured by a man who rented a small room in the same building where she lived with her family.
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Punchups, kidnappings mar efforts to privatise power
Power supplier Torrent's woes in Agra, home to the country's most famous monument, the Taj Mahal, illustrate how India's efforts to modernise its economy are often thwarted by local politics that feed on fear of change.
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Maoists say Jhina Hikaka's fate will be decided on April 25
Nearly a month after he was abducted by the Maoists in Odisha, uncertainty still continues over the fate of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka. Mr Hikaka was kidnapped on March 24 from Koraput district while returning home from a political meeting.
