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3 Oct 2016, 12:28 pm
Indian police have arrested six men suspected of planning an ISIS-inspired attack in Kerala during the upcoming Diwali festivities. [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 3:18 am
Bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri became a hero to many fundamentalist Muslims after killing Punjab governor Salman Taseer, whom he had accused of blasphemy.During the sit-in some protestors, members of radical Sunni groups known for their zeal for Mohammed and the Qur’an, clashed with police and set fire to buses and bus shelters.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had ordered that the protest be brought to an end, peacefully, by Wednesday. [read post]
31 Mar 2016, 1:28 pm
The Los Angeles Times reports that “police and intelligence agencies in Punjab rounded up [read post]
28 Mar 2016, 1:07 pm
According to Pakistani police, Sunday’s blast was near a play area for children. [read post]
3 Mar 2016, 8:40 pm
Third, the Supreme Court unequivocally held in the case of Balwant Singh versus State of Punjab that casual slogans, objectionable though they may be, without any overt act do not constitute sedition and would, therefore, amount to protected speech. [read post]
2 Mar 2016, 1:02 am
Source: MWC News (1 March 2016)http://mwcnews.net/news/centrals-asia/57543-pakistan-capital-punishment.htmlExecution of Mumtaz Qadri, who killed Punjab governor Salman Taseer in 2011, prompts muted celebration and protests.The execution of a man who killed the head of government of Punjab province over his call to reform strict blasphemy laws has revived the question of capital punishment in Pakistan.Mumtaz Qadri was a bodyguard for Salman Taseer when he shot the Punjab… [read post]
3 Feb 2016, 8:07 pm
As Chief Justice of the East Bengal High Court, Ellis led a notorious inquiry into police violence against civilians protesting against non-recognition of the Bengali language in 1952 (as part of the “Language Movement”); Ellis’s inquiry exonerated the actions of the police. [read post]
15 Jan 2016, 1:15 pm
The Associated Press reports that Indonesian police arrested three men on suspicion of links to the attack. [read post]
4 Jan 2016, 1:17 pm
The arrests resulted from a series of raids in four cities in the Punjab province. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 6:59 am
These are “guidelines for the government while framing laws and polices” and are nonjusticiable. [read post]
17 Aug 2015, 12:06 pm
The Wall Street Journal suggests that the group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, whose leader was recently killed while in police custody, may be behind the attack. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 1:23 pm
Ten people were killed in Punjab, India earlier today after three militants in army uniforms seized a police station and fired at a bus in the Gurdaspur district. [read post]
10 Jul 2015, 12:58 pm
The 14,360+ police stations across the country are the basic source of crime statistics collated across the country. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 8:48 am
A 2012 article indicates that estimates for the number of cases filed or police reports made since the amendments vary from 1,200 to 4,000. [read post]
29 Jun 2015, 11:21 am
A Pakistani raid on a home in the country’s eastern Punjab Province has left four militants confirmed dead. [read post]
16 Mar 2015, 11:17 am
Dawn reports that violent demonstrations across Punjab province have left at least one protester dead. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 6:32 pm
When we think of the Partition of India, we usually focus on the perilous border drawn down the Punjab—which divided what would become India from what was at the time West Pakistan, and which sparked much of the violence between the two nuclear powers. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 7:29 pm
Controversial ‘godman’ Rampal, who was taken into custody last night after days of confrontation with police, was sent to judicial custody by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. [read post]
14 Aug 2014, 9:31 am
Violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri over the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown continue to dominate the headlines. [read post]
6 Aug 2014, 12:23 pm
Another reason for the increase in the number of cases reported in 2013 would be due to the fear of punishment in the minds of the police officers to whom cases of rape are reported. [read post]
