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Karachi demo calls for government’s protection of Shias
October 23, 2016
Karachi demo calls for government’s protection of Shias
Shia Muslims have held a demonstration in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, calling on the government to address the situation of pilgrims coming back from Iraq and protect them against attacks in border areas. Shia Muslims have held…
Global Hussaini Assembly makes efforts to unite liberals under Imam Hussein’s banner
October 23, 2016
Global Hussaini Assembly makes efforts to unite liberals under Imam Hussein’s banner
Based on the commandments of Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, the Global Hussaini Assembly is making efforts to unite liberals under Imam Hussein’s banner. Based on the commandments of Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini…
Four ‘militants’ involved in killing Shias, security officials arrested in Karachi
October 22, 2016
Four ‘militants’ involved in killing Shias, security officials arrested in Karachi
Karachi police’s Counter-Terrorism Department have arrested four militants trained in Afghanistan from the Korangi and Orangi areas of the metropolis. Karachi police’s Counter-Terrorism Department have arrested four militants trained in Afghanistan from the Korangi and Orangi areas of…
More children dying from conflict in Afghanistan
October 20, 2016
More children dying from conflict in Afghanistan
The number of children killed and wounded in Afghanistan’s conflict increased in the first nine months of 2016, compared to the same period last year, the U.N. mission said in a new report released Wednesday. The number of…
Bomb attack targets Shia Mosque in Pakistan
October 20, 2016
Bomb attack targets Shia Mosque in Pakistan
A bomb went off in a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday, killing a teenager and injuring 15 others. A bomb went off in a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday, killing a teenager and injuring 15 others.…
Yemen truce begins amid pressure on Saudis
October 20, 2016
Yemen truce begins amid pressure on Saudis
A fresh ceasefire has gone into effect in Yemen, which started a minute before midnight on Wednesday, and will continue for 72 hours. A fresh ceasefire has gone into effect in Yemen, which started a minute before midnight…
Thousands of pilgrims left stranded at Pak-Iran border
October 20, 2016
Thousands of pilgrims left stranded at Pak-Iran border
Around 3,000 pilgrims are stranded for the last three days at the Iran-Pakistan border due to lack of security needed to escort their buses to Quetta. Around 3,000 pilgrims are stranded for the last three days at the…
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
October 18, 2016
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the first stage of the decision the government revoked the citizenship of 2000 radicals. Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the first…
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
October 18, 2016
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have claimed that Pakistani authorities have arrested senior members of the Taliban Supreme council and known Taliban cleric Mullah Ahmadullah Nanay in Quetta on Tuesday. Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have…
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
October 18, 2016
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a grenade attack in Karachi’s Liaquatabad neighborhood on Monday. At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a…