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21
sentences that state something as happening or true
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10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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77/100
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Muhammad Sarwar, designated as a global terrorist by the U.S. Treasury Department, died in Pakistan's Lahore on Sunday (October 19, 2026).
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Sarwar → designate → Sunday
"Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) Punjab President Muhammad Sarwar has passed away.
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Sarwar → pass → ?
He was on his way from home to the mosque to offer prayers when he collapsed and died," a PMML spokesperson said in a statement.
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spokesperson → offer → statement
The exact cause of his death has not been specified by PMML.
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cause → specify → PMML
However, 24NewsHD TV Channel reported that Sarwar died "due to a head injury sustained after falling down the stairs".
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Sarwar → report → stairs
Saeed has been in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2019 in multiple terror financing cases, for which he was convicted for multiple years, as per officials.
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he → convict → officials
PMML leaders — Khalid Masood Sindhu, Saifullah Qasuri, Hafiz Talha Saeed, Yaqub Sheikh, Khalid Naik Gujjar, and Muzammil Iqbal Hashmi — expressed grief over the loss of their party leader.
“With the death of Muhammad Sarwar, the party has lost a strong and fearless leader,” said Muzammil Iqbal Hashmi.
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Hashmi → express → leader
Sarwar's funeral was scheduled to be held at JuD headquarters, Jamia Al-Qadsia, in Lahore's Chuburji area late on Sunday (October 19) night.
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funeral → schedule → night
The action aimed to disrupt LeT's fundraising and support networks.
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action → aim → networks
OFAC said the two men were designated for acting for or on behalf of the group, adding that all their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction were blocked.
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property → say → jurisdiction
"Sarwar and Mahmood of Lashkar-e-Taiba are responsible for raising and moving funds to support the terrorist group's operations.
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Sarwar → raise → operations
The action not only aims to expose activities, but also disrupts Lashkar-e-Taiba's financial network and ability to carry out violent terrorist attacks," OFAC said at the time.
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OFAC → aim → time
According to OFAC, Sarwar had been a senior LeT official in Lahore for more than 10 years and had held various leadership roles in the group.
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Sarwar → accord → group
He had served as LeT's Lahore chief since at least January 2015.
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He → serve → January
As the group's Lahore chief, Sarwar maintained ties with its senior leaders.
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Sarwar → maintain → leaders
Between 2012 and 2013, he worked with LeT's foreign affairs chief Hafiz Abdul Rahman Makki, who asked him for money to cover travel within Pakistan in early 2013, OFAC said.
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OFAC → work → 2013
Makki was designated by OFAC under Executive Order 13224 in November 2010.
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Makki → designate → November
Sarwar's association with LeT dated back to the early 2000s.
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association → date → 2000s
In his capacity as the group's Lahore emir, he was directly involved in fundraising and used Pakistan's formal financial system to raise and transfer funds on its behalf, OFAC said.
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OFAC → involve → behalf
In 2008, Sarwar led delegations of businessmen to LeT facilities to solicit donations for the group.
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Sarwar → lead → group
By mid-2009, he was one of two officials heading LeT's finance wing in Lahore, according to OFAC.
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he → head → OFAC
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