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India declares mentally unsound person as terrorist to defame Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (APP): Another proof of the Indian government’s nefarious propaganda to defame Pakistan has come to fore as it is presenting a mentally unsound Pakistani national as a terrorist.

Tabarak Hussain, a resident of Sabzkot village of Kotli in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and mentally unsound, was shot at and arrested in injured condition by Indian troops after he inadvertently crossed the Line of Control in Naushera area of Rajouri district of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir a few days ago.

45 killed, 113 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 45 people were killed and 113 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related incidents in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said.

According to a report released by the NDMA Friday evening, the country's southern Sindh province was the worst-hit region with 33 killed and 98 others injured, followed by the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with 10 killed and 13 injured, while the eastern Punjab province reported two deaths.

India: One dies, 3 hurt during CISF's recruitment run for fire constable

Kanpur: One 22-year-old candidate of Gautam Budh Nagar died while three others were hospitalised during a physical fitness test of aspirants for the post of fire constable in the Central Industrial Security Force here.

The CISF's recruitment process starting on Friday will be completed by September 7, as was reported.

There is reportedly a huge vacancy of 24000 posts of fire constables.

As many as 250 aspirants were summoned to attend the 5-Km run to try out their bodily health.

Pakistan asks int’l community to hold India accountable for HR violations in IIOJK: FO

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (APP): Pakistan on Friday expressed deep concern over the gravely disturbing developments and increasing intolerance in India and reiterated its call to the international community to hold India accountable for gross and systematic violations of international humanitarian law, especially in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

India: Video of youth beaten up with stick by a woman goes viral in Kanpur

Kanpur:  A woman reportedly beat up a young man with a stick in Ghatampur. With the surfacing of video of this incident, the police have registered a case.

The young man fell to the ground. Even after this, the woman lashed out with sticks.

The police taking cognizance of the matter started an investigation.

SP Outer Tej Swaroop Singh said that the video is from Bihpur in Ghatampur.

On Wednesday, a woman named Lakshmi had beaten up a youth named Kallu Kushwaha with a stick.

Pakistan monsoon rains, floods leave over 900 dead, int'l community urged for prompt assistance

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- As many as 903 people were killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods continued to play havoc in Pakistan since mid-June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Wednesday.

More than 70 people died and over 82,000 houses were damaged over the past 24 hours in various rain-related incidents in parts of the country, according to the NDMA statistics.

Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh on Thursday, as the United States, the European Union and other Western nations pledged to support the pursuit of justice in international courts.

At a sprawling camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, thousands of refugees gathered to commemorate what they term Genocide Remembrance Day, with speakers demanding safety from persecution inside Myanmar so they can return to the country.

Pakistani court bars police from arresting ex-premier Khan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Thursday extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s protection from arrest through the end of the month, officials said, after police filed terrorism charges against the country’s popular opposition leader.

The decision effectively shields Khan from arrest until Sept. 1 over accusations that during a speech last weekend, he had threatened police officers and a female judge — remarks that triggered the terrorism charges.

India: Two little children drowned to death into the Ganga river

Kanpur: Two children died tragically owing to the wrong steps taken by a father. The father jumped into the Ganges river with two innocent children in a drunken state.

As a result, both the children died drowning while the father was saved by the local people.

After getting the information about the incident, the police reached the spot, while a huge crowd of people gathered at the spot.

According to the information, Daya Shankar (30 years), a resident of Unnao, was married to Sita.

They have two children Shiva (3 years) and Shivansh (one year).

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