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In March, 2005, at least 35 people were killed when a suicide bomber exploded himself at the shrine. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Death toll rises to 22 in Pak's Jhal Masgi shrine blast; ISIS claims...

The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, took place when there was a heavy rush of devotees who had gathered at...

6 Oct 2017 2:48 PM

Devotees gather around at the site a suicide bombing near a sufi shrine in the Gandawa area of Jhal Magsi district, Balochistan, on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Suicide bomber targets Pak sufi shrine, kills 18

No clues yet about perpetrators of Dargah Pir Rakhel Shah blast.

5 Oct 2017 7:52 PM

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13 killed in suicide blast at Jhal Magsi shrine in Pakistan's...

The attacker tried to enter the Dargah Fatehpur in Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan and blew himself up when he was...

5 Oct 2017 2:19 PM

Three elite police force officials were killed in the blast. A civilian and a security guard also lost their lives in the attack. (Photo: AP)

8 killed, 25 injured in an explosion near Data Darbar in Pak's Lahore

The blast took place close to a police van near Gate 2 of the Data Darbar shrine, one of Lahore's most popular shrines.

8 May 2019 4:39 AM

The Dargah - Ajmer Sharif (Dedicated to Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Moinuddin Chishti)

Mystic Mantra: Sufism connotes syncretism

The Urs tradition in Ajmer Sharif began in 1236 when Gharib Nawaz, after praying in seclusion for six continuous days,...

30 March 2017 8:54 PM

Pakistani para-military soldiers stand alert after a deadly suicide attack at the shrine of famous Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Fighting Islamic State: A trap for India

Sufi shrines, Shia mosques, dargahs, and so on have been systematically attacked in the past decade, in Punjab, Sindh...

18 Feb 2017 8:50 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif tells army to eliminate terrorists with full force

Following the attack, Pakistan security forces killed at least 42 militants in a nationwide crackdown.

17 Feb 2017 2:35 PM