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A Pakistani tea vendor walks through a closed market during a strike called by the Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah Pakistan religious group in Lahore. (Photo: AFP)

Pak blasphemy law hands fringe Islamists dangerous weapon

As protesters packed up their belongings Monday evening, they warned future politicians would face a similar fate to...

29 Nov 2017 6:55 AM IST

Supporters of the radical religious party Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah celebrate after the countrys law minister Zahid Hamids resignation, during a sit-in protest in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan law minister quits as govt gives in to protests

Islamabad sit-in ends after 22-days, 6 deaths as Army brokers deal.

28 Nov 2017 1:55 AM IST

The previously obscure Islamist group has been calling for weeks for Hamids ousting over a hastily-abandoned amendment to the oath which election candidates must swear. (Photo: AP)

Pak's hardline leader calls off weeks-long protest after law minister...

The protesters have linked the amended wording to blasphemy - a highly contentious issue in Muslim Pakistan that has...

27 Nov 2017 1:15 PM IST

The protesters had staged sit-in in the capital for about three weeks demanding removal of Hamid for changes in a law related to the Khatm-i-Nabuwwat (finality of prohpethood) oath in the Elections Act 2017. (Photo: AP)

Law Minister Zahid Hamid resigns over hardline protests in Pak

The resignation came as part of an agreement reached between the government and the protesters overnight.

27 Nov 2017 1:01 PM IST

A Pakistani police officer aims his gun towards the protesters next to a burning police vehicle during a clash in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Cops, protesters clash in Pakistan

An Islamabad police spokesperson confirmed that a policeman was killed in the fighting after he was struck in the head...

26 Nov 2017 7:27 AM IST

Pakistan amends law to retain Ahmedis' identity

Presented by law minister Zahid Hamid, the bill retains status of the Ahmedi community as defined in the Constitution of...

17 Nov 2017 6:35 AM IST

Pakistans law minister Zahid Hamid was accused by the protesters of blasphemy after a reference to the Prophet Muhammad was left out of a revised version of the electoral oath. He called it a clerical error. (Photo: AFP)

Pak govt's settlement with protesting Islamist leaders illegal: High...

The IHC recommended that the legal standing of the agreement should be discussed in a joint session of parliament.

4 Dec 2017 7:09 PM IST