Pakistan

Pakistan’s Rawalpindi District Court has upheld a life sentence for a Christian man convicted of sending text messages that are offensive to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny.Morning Star News reported, “The district court has reduced…

Human Rights Watch confirmed that the UAE authorities have “forcibly disappeared about four Pakistani men since October 2020, and deported about six others,” while reporting that the authorities have repeatedly targeted Shia residents.The organization stated in its report that the…

The Supreme Court in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, is seeking to find a permanent solution to remove content offensive to Islamic sanctities from social media.The Islamabad High Court heard a lawsuit against content offensive to the sanctities of Islam on…

At least two people died and 16 others were injured in a blast in Pakistan’s Lahore on Wednesday, Dawn reported. The blast occurred at Lahore’s Johar town and the injured have been shifted to Jinnah Hospital while law enforcement officials…

Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again called on world leaders to crack down on hate speech and extremism on social media in the wake of growing Islamophobia, as this divides the humanity.The prime minister said these websites, which divide…

Press sources said that the Pakistani government decided to open two new consulates in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, as part of its new plan to facilitate the influx of Pakistani visitors to the holy shrines in Iraq.The…

At least 33 people have been killed and more than 120 injured after a train collision near the southern Pakistani town of Dharki, officials say, with rescue work still under way to find survivors trapped in the debris.The collision took…

Today, Saturday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein discussed with his Pakistani counterpart Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi in regards to lifting the entry visas to encourage tourism between the two countries.Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein said during a joint press conference with…

Pakistani media said that a group of extremists attacked a religious mourning ceremony for the Shias in Karachi, on Monday, wounding a number of mourners.The media said, “A group of extremists attacked a mourning ceremony for Shia Muslims that was…

Six people were killed when a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded, targeting a crowd in Pakistan.The Pakistani police said that six people were killed in a bomb explosion during a rally in support of the Palestinians in the southwest…