Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 percent of the country's total registered population of 18,68,90,601, according to a report by the Centre for Peace and Justice Pakistan.
Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf (retd), the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after battling an incurable disease.
At least five people, mostly police officers, were injured in an explosion in Quetta on Sunday in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who passed away on Sunday, always enjoyed India-Pakistan cricket rivalry and once suggested former Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni not to trim his flowing mane.
Former Pakistan President and chief of Army staff Pervez Musharraf passed away at the American Hospital in UAE's Dubai. He was 79. He was suffering from rare disease called amyloidosis. Know all about it.
Former Pakistan president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf passed away Sunday after a prolonged illness at the age of 79 at a hospital in Dubai, Geo News reported. According to the report, he was undergoing treatment for an ailment at a hospital in Dubai.
The police chief also said that the explosion, which blew up the wall of a prayer hall, crushing those inside the mosque, was a security lapse, as officers were not able to check him as he was in uniform.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India extended its deep condolences to the families of the victim's of Monday terror attack. According to security officials, the suicide attacker was in the front row during Zuhr's (afternoon) prayers when he blew himself up.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack at a mosque in northwestern Peshawar city. The attack happened during the afternoon prayers. The police acknowledged that it was a case of security lapse.
The blast occurred at around 1:40 pm in the Police Lines area when a suicide bomber in the front row blew himself up during Zuhr (afternoon), said the security officials. Over 25 people were killed, and 120 others were injured in the powerful blast, said Deputy Commissioner Shafiullah Khan.
