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Time of India
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Man held in Barasat for anti-national posts
Kolkata: A man from Murshidabad was arrested by Barasat police in North 24 Parganas on Sunday for allegedly posting anti-national content on social media, including pro-Pakistan messages and an image showing the Indian National Flag being set on Police, meanwhile, detained two persons after they showered praises on Pakistan in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor on their social media handles. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Police said both Sheikh Saddam and Mohammad Arif stay near Howrah's Domjur bus Barasat, the accused, identified as Abu Bakkar, was employed at a jewellery shop near Haritala More. According to locals, Bakkar uploaded a photograph on Friday showing the Tricolour being burnt, along with several remarks in Bengali that allegedly supported Pakistan. The posts triggered outrage among his colleagues and social media noticing the content, Bakkar's co-workers confronted him when he arrived at work on Sunday. He was handed over to Barasat police, who took him into custody for interrogation. Following preliminary questioning, he was arrested. "We have launched a probe," a senior officer of Barasat District Police incident has sparked tension in the area. Local traders expressed concern, stating such actions could disturb communal harmony."We live here peacefully. But his colleagues noticed that he was making anti-India comments on social media. That's why they handed him over to the police," said a local shopkeeper. Police said further legal proceedings are A man from Murshidabad was arrested by Barasat police in North 24 Parganas on Sunday for allegedly posting anti-national content on social media, including pro-Pakistan messages and an image showing the Indian National Flag being set on Police, meanwhile, detained two persons after they showered praises on Pakistan in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor on their social media handles. Police said both Sheikh Saddam and Mohammad Arif stay near Howrah's Domjur bus Barasat, the accused, identified as Abu Bakkar, was employed at a jewellery shop near Haritala More. According to locals, Bakkar uploaded a photograph on Friday showing the Tricolour being burnt, along with several remarks in Bengali that allegedly supported Pakistan. The posts triggered outrage among his colleagues and social media noticing the content, Bakkar's co-workers confronted him when he arrived at work on Sunday. He was handed over to Barasat police, who took him into custody for interrogation. Following preliminary questioning, he was arrested. "We have launched a probe," a senior officer of Barasat District Police incident has sparked tension in the area. Local traders expressed concern, stating such actions could disturb communal harmony."We live here peacefully. But his colleagues noticed that he was making anti-India comments on social media. That's why they handed him over to the police," said a local shopkeeper. Police said further legal proceedings are underway.
New Indian Express
23-04-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Gunmen kill two security officials assigned to protect polio workers in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA: Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed two security officials assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwestern Pakistan on April 23 before fleeing the scene, police said. The attack occurred in a residential area of Mastung, a district in Balochistan, according to Mohammad Arif, a local police official. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The health workers, who were vaccinating children in a nearby street, were unharmed, the official said. Shahid Rind, a government spokesman in Balochistan, denounced the attack, which came two days after Pakistan launched a weeklong nationwide vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 45 million children from polio. According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the spread of the natural version of the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus has never been stopped. There are ongoing outbreaks in at least six African countries prompted by mutated viruses linked to the oral polio vaccine. Police and health workers are often attacked by militants who falsely claim that vaccination efforts are part of a Western plot to sterilize Muslim children. Pakistan saw a surge in polio cases last year, with 74 reported cases compared to just one in 2021. The South Asian country reported just six cases since January. Since the 1990s, more than 200 polio workers and the police assigned to protect them have been killed in attacks.
Asharq Al-Awsat
23-04-2025
- Health
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Gunmen Kill 2 Security Officials Assigned to Protect Polio Workers in Pakistan
Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed two security officials assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday before fleeing the scene, police said. The attack occurred in a residential area of Mastung, a district in Balochistan, according to Mohammad Arif, a local police official. According to the Associated Press, no one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The health workers, who were vaccinating children in a nearby street, were unharmed, the official said. Shahid Rind, a government spokesman in Balochistan, denounced the attack, which came two days after Pakistan launched a weeklong nationwide vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 45 million children from polio. According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus hasn't been stopped. Police and health workers are often attacked by militants who falsely claim that vaccination efforts are part of a Western plot to sterilize Muslim children. Pakistan saw a surge in polio cases last year, with 74 reported cases compared to just one in 2021. The South Asian country reported just six cases since January. Since the 1990s, more than 200 polio workers and the police assigned to protect them have been killed in attacks.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Gunmen kill 2 security officials assigned to protect polio workers in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed two security officials assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday before fleeing the scene, police said. The attack occurred in a residential area of Mastung, a district in Balochistan, according to Mohammad Arif, a local police official. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The health workers, who were vaccinating children in a nearby street, were unharmed, the official said. Shahid Rind, a government spokesman in Balochistan, denounced the attack, which came two days after Pakistan launched a weeklong nationwide vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 45 million children from polio. According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the spread of the natural version of the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus has never been stopped. There are ongoing outbreaks in at least six African countries prompted by mutated viruses linked to the oral polio vaccine. Police and health workers are often attacked by militants who falsely claim that vaccination efforts are part of a Western plot to sterilize Muslim children. Pakistan saw a surge in polio cases last year, with 74 reported cases compared to just one in 2021. The South Asian country reported just six cases since January. Since the 1990s, more than 200 polio workers and the police assigned to protect them have been killed in attacks.
Associated Press
23-04-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Gunmen kill 2 security officials assigned to protect polio workers in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed two security officials assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday before fleeing the scene, police said. The attack occurred in a residential area of Mastung, a district in Balochistan, according to Mohammad Arif, a local police official. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The health workers, who were vaccinating children in a nearby street, were unharmed, the official said. Shahid Rind, a government spokesman in Balochistan, denounced the attack, which came two days after Pakistan launched a weeklong nationwide vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 45 million children from polio. According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus hasn't been stopped. Police and health workers are often attacked by militants who falsely claim that vaccination efforts are part of a Western plot to sterilize Muslim children. Pakistan saw a surge in polio cases last year, with 74 reported cases compared to just one in 2021. The South Asian country reported just six cases since January. Since the 1990s, more than 200 polio workers and the police assigned to protect them have been killed in attacks.
