Two gunned down in Chiniot
The incident took place in the limits of Police Station Bhawana.
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Low-caste groups’ protests across India leave at least four dead
NEW DELHI: At least four people died in street battles and widespread protests by Indian low-caste groups enraged by what they consider the undermining of a law protecting their safety, police said Monday.
Clashes with police, attacks on buses and government buildings, and blocked trains and roads were reported across five Indian states.
The four dead were in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, according to Rishi Kumar Shukla, director general of the state police. He insisted however that events had been brought…
Four WhatsApp groups suspected of involvement in helping students cheat discovered
KARACHI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police have found four WhatsApp groups suspected of involvement in helping students cheat in Intermediate Examinations, ARY News reported.
CTD police said two employees of Intermediate Board Karachi were also suspected of involvement in cheating. The employees have gone into hiding, they said.
Cheating in exams is on the rise in Sindh. There are reports of examination papers’ leaking out.
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Groups urge Kerry to work for release of U.S. businessman held in Iran
WASHINGTON: Five Iranian-American groups wrote to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry last week, urging him to work for the release of an Iranian-American businessman who has been detained in Iran since October.
35 arrested after nine injured in FUUAST Islamabad clash
ISLAMABAD: Clash between two student groups at Federal Urdu University of Arts Science and Technology (FUUAST) Islamabad on Tuesday injured nine persons, while police arrested 35 students for causing unrest, ARY News reported.
Consumer groups claim YouTube kids app ‘deceptive’
WASHINGTON: A coalition of consumer and child advocacy groups asked US regulators Tuesday to investigate Google's new YouTube app for children, claiming it inappropriately delivers too much advertising to young viewers.
Rights groups call on Pakistan to halt execution
ISLAMABAD: Rights organisations on Thursday called on Pakistan to halt the execution of the first civilian for a non-terror related offence since 2008, saying the move would violate its own official policy.