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Pakistan: Stampede during free flour distribution leaves 11 people dead in Punjab

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2023

Police have been accused of spreading mayhem at the centres by manhandling and baton-charging people who were waiting in long queues, according to reports in Pakistani media.

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Govt of Pakistan Twitter handle withheld in India

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2023

When anyone tries to access the Twitter account of the Pakistan government, it says, "Account Withheld @GovtofPakistan's account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand."

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Pakistan: More clashes, injuries and deaths in the month of Ramzan amidst severe food crisis in the country

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2023

Protests and brawls against the scarce supply of free wheat flour on Tuesday were witnessed at various places in Peshawar.

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Two Pakistani men arrested for plotting terror attack on Jewish restaurant in Greece

ANI - 29 March, 2023

Israeli intelligence service Mossad helped Greek authorities in discovering the alleged terror network and identified the link to Iran

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Dear NYT, Chicken Manchurian is as much Pakistani as Gobhi Manchurian is Chinese

Amit Kelkar - 27 March, 2023

Chicken Manchurian was first invented in the 1700s by Indian-Chinese chef Nelson Wang, who was born in Calcutta.

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Pakistan economic crisis: Ramzan flour bag distribution leads to stampede

ANI - 26 March, 2023

People are forced to risk their lives to gain something as basic as wheat, which should be guaranteed by the government.

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Hindu shopkeepers assaulted in Pakistan for ‘violating Ramzan ordinance’

ANI - 26 March, 2023

Pakistani police official tortured, harassed, manhandled and arrested over a dozen people including Hindu shopkeepers after physically assaulting them for 'violating Ramzan ordinance'.

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Ramzan in Pakistan: No cooking gas to make sehri or iftar, 1 person dies in stampede for Atta

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2023

Natural gas disappeared from people’s stoves in Pakistan, as soon as the Ramzan moon was sighted, as per reports.

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Pakistan: Stampede breaks out in Swabi during distribution of subsidised wheat flour

ANI - 23 March, 2023

Riaz Khan said people queued up for flour outside the THQ offices and a stampede occurred when they jumped the queue. He said many people attempted to get more flour.

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