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A court in Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan sentences a Christian man to death for blasphemy against Muslims on social media after anti-Christian mobs burned down dozens of homes and churches in Jaranwala, Punjab, in August 2023.
2024-07-1

Nine Tehreek-e-Jihad jihadists are killed during a shootout with soldiers when they tried to storm a training air base in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan.
2023-11-4

Ten people are killed and nine others are missing after a tractor-trolley falls into a canal in Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan.
2023-03-10

Twenty people are killed and 30 others are missing after a boat capsizes in Sadiqabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
2022-07-18

Three people are killed and 50 more wounded during a grenade attack at a Shiite religious procession in Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan.
2021-08-19

The Lahore High Court in Punjab, Pakistan, overturns convictions of illiterate married couple Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, who were convicted and sentenced to death in 2014 for sending a blasphemous text message to a local imam in 2013. Prosecutors state that they will appeal the verdict.
2021-06-3

A train catches fire in Liaquatpur Tehsil, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. The blaze, apparently sparked by gas stoves used by passengers illegally cooking on board, kills at least 74 people.
2019-10-31

The National Assembly of Pakistan votes a constitutional amendment merging the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This will abolish colonial-era rules and provide the five million people from the tribal areas with equal rights as the other people of Pakistan. The measure is expected to pass the next stages without fuss.
2018-05-24

Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal is shot at following a rally in Narowal, Punjab. A bullet pierces his right shoulder. He is in stable condition now and the gunman has since been arrested, according to Government Officials.
2018-05-6

Six people are killed and at least 19 injured in a blast on a passenger bus in the Punjab province, Pakistan.
2011-05-14