Pressured by Islamists, Pakistan parliament to vote on whether to expel French envoy
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan’s government will seek a vote in parliament on Tuesday on whether to expel the French ambassador after violent anti-France protests by Islamists demanding action over cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad, the interior minister said. Prime Minister Imran Khan warned his nation in a televised address late on Monday that Pakistan risked paying a […]
Pakistan Islamists behind anti-France protests free 11 abducted police
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Islamist radicals in Pakistan on Monday released 11 police abducted during violent anti-blasphemy protests against France over the weekend, the interior minister said as his government opened negotiations with the group after a week of violence. All main businesses, markets and shopping malls and public transport were closed in major cities in […]
Deadly clashes after Islamists take police hostage in Pakistan’s Lahore
Lahore, PakistanReuters Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken six security personnel hostage at its headquarters in Lahore on Sunday after a week of violent clashes following the arrest of the group’s leader. The Tehrik-i-Labaik Pakistan group had given the government a 20th April deadline to expel the French ambassador over the […]
Pakistan to outlaw violent Islamist group that rails on blasphemy
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan is to outlaw a hardline Islamist group that railed against blasphemy to rise to prominence, the interior minister said on Wednesday, the third day of violent protests that killed two police officers and wounded 340. The government said it has also arrested 1,400 workers of the group, that is agitating against the […]