Pakistan
Monsoon rains lash Pakistan; 9 killed in country’s southwest
July 6, 2022
Monsoon rains lash Pakistan; 9 killed in country’s southwest
At least nine people, including women and children, were killed as heavy rains lashed southwestern Pakistan and triggered flash floods in several places, a provincial disaster management agency said Tuesday. Seven people died when the roofs of their homes collapsed…
Author and political commentator: Pakistan glorifies terrorism in the name of Islam
June 30, 2022
Author and political commentator: Pakistan glorifies terrorism in the name of Islam
Author and political commentator Arif Jamal said that Pakistan commits human rights violations with the help of terrorism and militancy and later glorifies these abuses in the name of Islam. Jamal made these remarks while speaking in a podcast show…
Pakistan: Government efforts to facilitate pilgrimage to the holy shrines
June 16, 2022
Pakistan: Government efforts to facilitate pilgrimage to the holy shrines
Since the second half of last year and early this year, Pakistan has sought to facilitate the travel of its citizens to Iraq, Syria and Iran to visit the holy shrines. The efforts were very clear through the visits of…
Demolition of Jannatul Baqi Day observed, protest held in Rawalpindi
May 11, 2022
Demolition of Jannatul Baqi Day observed, protest held in Rawalpindi
The Demolition of Jannatul Baqi Day was observed in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on the call of a senior Shia member in the city, Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi. On this occasion, protest rallies were organized in which millions of faithful…
Pakistan: Lok Virsa Museum hosts Islamic calligraphy exhibition
April 25, 2022
Pakistan: Lok Virsa Museum hosts Islamic calligraphy exhibition
The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) organized an exhibition of Islamic Calligraphy at the Pakistan National Heritage Museum. Syed Abu Ahmad Akif, Director General, highly appreciated the efforts of Lok Virsa to promote and perpetuate the…
University professor: Evidence shows that officials in Pakistan do not want to arrest perpetrators of crimes against Shias
March 12, 2022
University professor: Evidence shows that officials in Pakistan do not want to arrest perpetrators of crimes against Shias
The Professor of the Center for Studies of Culture and Islamic Thought, Sheikh Muhammad Malikzadeh, stressed that the evidence shows that security officials in Pakistan do not want to arrest those behind committing crimes against Shias.In a special statement, Malikzadeh…
250 Shias martyred and wounded in suicide attack on Shia mosque in Pakistan
March 5, 2022
250 Shias martyred and wounded in suicide attack on Shia mosque in Pakistan
250 Shia worshipers were martyred and wounded in the suicide attack targeting the Shia Kucha Risaldar Mosque in the city of Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, on Friday.A spokesman for the “Lady Reading” Hospital in Peshawar, Muhammad Asim Khan, said that “the…
Pakistani soldier and Taliban terrorists killed in clashes near Afghanistan border
February 21, 2022
Pakistani soldier and Taliban terrorists killed in clashes near Afghanistan border
The Pakistani army announced the killing of one of its soldiers and 5 members of the Taliban terrorist movement, during an exchange of fire in the North Waziristan region, located on the tribal line of contact separating Pakistan and Afghanistan.In…
Ten Pakistani soldiers killed in insurgent attack, army says
January 29, 2022
Ten Pakistani soldiers killed in insurgent attack, army says
Separatist insurgents have claimed responsibility for an attack on a Pakistani army post near a southwestern port in which China is investing, and the army said 10 soldiers were killed.The attack, launched late on Tuesday in Kech district, north of…
Martyrdom of Pakistani journalist by an extremist group backed in Punjab
January 26, 2022
Martyrdom of Pakistani journalist by an extremist group backed in Punjab
Today, Pakistani media reported the martyrdom of a Shia journalist in the city of Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, by an extremist group of Sunni militants in the country.The media reported, in reports followed by Shia Waves, that “the…