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In the Jaranwala church arsons, 26 Christian churches in Jaranwala, Punjab, Pakistan were burnt down by acts of arson, and homes belonging to Christian families were looted and destroyed by rioters on August 16, 2023; Bible desecration was committed as well. [1][2] The attacks were carried out by mobs of Muslims who were enraged by allegations ...
The main mastermind of the attack, Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, was killed in Paich Dara, Kunar Province, Afghanistan on 12 July 2023. Muhammad Tariq Rafiq was highly wanted commander of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and was responsible for number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan including the Dasu bus attack.
Faisalabad (/ f ɑː ɪ s ɑː l ˌ b ɑː d /; Punjabi, Urdu: فیصل آباد, Punjabi pronunciation: [fɛːsə̆ləˌbäːd]; Urdu pronunciation: [fɛːsˈlɑˌbɑːd] ⓘ), formerly known as Lyallpur (Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), is the second largest city and industrial heart of Punjab, Pakistan.
News Reports suggested that the target was the Chinese ambassador. [237] [238] On 5 May 2021, Four Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack while they were working on fencing the Pakistan-Afghan border in Zhob, Balochistan. The attack was claimed by TTP. [239] On 10 May 2021, 3 Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack, claimed by TTP. [240]
On 6 May, Maulana Nigar Alam, a local Muslim religious leader, was killed by an angry mob at a political rally in the village of Sawaldher in Mardan district after being accused of blasphemy. Tehreek-e-Insaf organized the demonstration as a show of support for the country's judiciary, and Alam was invited to speak.
Imran Riaz Khan. Imran Riaz Khan (Punjabi, Urdu: عمران ریاض خان born 14 August 1975, Faisalabad [1] is a Pakistani journalist, TV anchor and YouTuber. On 11 May 2023, Khan was reported to have been arrested by police while travelling in Pakistan. Media reports suggested that Imran's abduction may have been connected to him speaking ...
In a separate incident in March, five Chinese workers and their local driver were killed in a suicide blast in northwest Pakistan, when a bomber rammed a vehicle into the workers’ convoy as it ...
Lynching of Priyantha Kumara. Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana was a 49-year-old [2] Sri Lankan man who was lynched by a mob on 3 December 2021 in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan [3] over allegations of blasphemy. [4] Supporters of the Sunni party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) were believed to be part of the killing of Kumara, while the TLP officially ...