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Imran Khan, the PTI leader and former Pakistani prime minister, was arrested by paramilitary troops on 9 May 2023.In response, PTI supporters and workers began to demonstrate against Khan's arrest in a number of cities, including in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, and Multan.
In 2009, at the age of 31, Naqvi founded City News Network, with C42 as its first television channel that was later re-branded as City 42. [3] [7] City News Network owns six TV channels, one newspaper; including 24 News, Rohi for Saraiki Belt, and City 41 which covers Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, and Chiniot. He has also started Channel ...
The 2011 Faisalabad bombing occurred on 8 March 2011. [1] At least 25 people were killed and over 127 wounded when a car bombing occurred in a compressed natural gas station in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. [2] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the explosion. [3]
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The language of Faisalabad is Punjabi predominantly 96%, Urdu and Pashto are spoken by 2% population each. Faisalabad is world's second largest Punjabi speaking city. Faisalabad was established as one of the first planned towns of British India, covering an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). [97]
Christian residents fled as the events unfolded, moving to the eastern part of Jaranwala, nearby villages, and to the city of Faisalabad. [ 4 ] [ 10 ] Some Christians were sheltered by their Muslim neighbors, who also attempted to stop the violence by pinning Quranic verses to the doors of Christian houses. [ 16 ]
The Faisalabad Three is a term used to refer to three of Guantanamo detainees facing charges before military commissions. [1] [2] Jabran Said bin al Qahtani, Sufyian Barhoumi and Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi were captured in a safehouse in Faisalabad, Pakistan, together with approximately a dozen other suspects, including a senior member of the Al Qaeda leadership, Abu Zubaydah.
An Afghan radio station produced entirely by Afghan women will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted a suspension that was imposed over alleged cooperation with a foreign country's TV channel.