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12 dead in suicide blast at Balochistan shrine, 2 policemen injured
At least 12 people were killed and eight injured in a suicide blast at a shrine in Balochistan’s Jhal Magsi, police said. Deputy Commissioner Asadullah Kakar said 12 people have died in the blast while Balochistan spokesman Anwarul Haq Kakar confirmed it was a suicide attack, Geo News reported. “Urs was underway when the shrine …
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October 5, 2017 -
Kashmiri Pandits throng Zeashta Devi shrine
Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits from various parts of the country thronged the shrine of Mata Zeashta Devi in Srinagar for the annual 'maha yagya' for peace and normalcy in Kashmir. Set amidst a cross-section of Shankaracharya mountain and Zabarvan hills overlooking the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar, the shrine of Mata Zeashta Devi has become …
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May 17, 2017 -
Shrine custodian batters 20 disciples to death in Pakistan
A "mentally unstable" shrine custodian in Pakistan's Sargodha city killed 20 disciples, including women, with machetes and batons in a bloodbath inside the shrine, police said on Sunday. According to Sargodha Deputy Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta, custodian Abdul Waheed of the Ali Ahmed Gujjar shrine, told police his disciples would have poisoned him had he …
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April 2, 2017 -
Over 400 Pakistani devotees arrive at Ajmer shrine
A delegation of over 400 devotees from Pakistan on Saturday arrived at the shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti here to pay their homage to the Sufi saint. The devotees, accompanied by the officials of the Pakistani Embassy, reached Ajmer this morning by a special train to attend the 805th 'Urs' (death anniversary) of the saint. They …
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April 1, 2017