Pakistan

The deputy head of the Shia Scholars Council in Pakistan, Allama Muhammad Ramadan Touqeer, strongly condemned the shooting of a journalist in front of his home in Dera Ismail Khan in the northwest of the country.According to press reports, Touqeer…

Pakistan asked the UAE to find a solution to the recent issue of suspending travel visas to citizens of a number of countries, including Pakistan.This came during a meeting between Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and the UAE Minister…

Pakistani media announced that the leader of the so-called ‘Jaish al-Adl’ terrorist group, Omar Shahoozhi, known as Mulla Omar, was killed in Pakistan.It said that during a clash between Pakistani border forces with the leader of the so-called ‘Jaish al-Adl’…

More than 1,000 protesters have blocked a major highway in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador and end of diplomatic ties with the European country over perceived Islamophobia.Protesters from the far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a…

Human rights activists expressed concern about the increase in accusations of blasphemy against Shias Muslims in Pakistan, as the country registered more than forty cases last August.It doesn’t stop here. Rather, everyone who deals with the Shias will face the…

Muslims in South Asia vented their fury at France on Friday and torched an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron over his recent remarks on Islam, with tens of thousands flooding the streets.Smaller anti-France protests also took place in the Middle…

Mass protests have taken place in several Pakistani cities rejecting the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron against Islam and the insulting drawings of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny.According to press sources, thousands of people…

An explosion occurred in a religious school in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar today, killing at least seven people, including children, and wounding dozens, officials said.“The explosion occurred in a school where unidentified persons planted explosives in a plastic…

Hundreds of thousands of Pakistani citizens commemorated the Arbaeen days of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.Citizens organized mourning marches and service tents that provided food, drink and various services to mourners spread in unprecedented numbers, due to the inability…

The Pakistani city of “Dera Ismail Khan” has witnessed an early revival of Arbaeen by Ahlulbayt lovers.The News International reported that “Mourning processions spread throughout the city for the sorrowful occasion,” adding that “the Pakistani police and army have divided…