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Sectarian Violence Surges in Syria: Alawite Civilians Massacred Amid Regime Instability
April 26, 2025
Sectarian Violence Surges in Syria: Alawite Civilians Massacred Amid Regime Instability
At least 11 Alawite civilians, including university students, were executed or tortured to death in Homs province within 24 hours, Kurdistan 24 reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Three victims died under torture by Syrian security forces…
Pakistani Official Admits Past Support for Terror Groups in Sky News Interview
April 26, 2025
Pakistani Official Admits Past Support for Terror Groups in Sky News Interview
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged in a Sky News interview that the country engaged in “dirty work” for the US, UK, and Western allies by supporting terrorist groups over 30 years, Khaama Press reported. He linked this to Pakistan’s…
India-Pakistan Tensions Escalate After Kashmir Clash, Tourist Attack
April 25, 2025
India-Pakistan Tensions Escalate After Kashmir Clash, Tourist Attack
Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire along the Kashmir frontier on Friday, marking the latest flare-up between the nuclear-armed rivals amid escalating tensions, Al Jazeera reported. The skirmish followed a deadly attack on tourists near Pahalgam earlier this week, where…
Removal of religious banners from Sayyida Zainab Shrine sparks controversy in Damascus
April 25, 2025
Removal of religious banners from Sayyida Zainab Shrine sparks controversy in Damascus
A sudden move to remove religious banners from the Shrine of Sayyida Zainab (peace be upon her) in Damascus has triggered widespread public and religious outrage. The banners, including the iconic “Ya Zainab” flag raised just a day earlier, were…
Muslim, Hindu Responses to Pahalgam Terror Attack: A Factual Comparison
April 25, 2025
Muslim, Hindu Responses to Pahalgam Terror Attack: A Factual Comparison
The Pahalgam terror attack on April 20, which resulted in the deaths of 27 Hindu tourists and a local Muslim youth, triggered markedly different reactions from Muslim and Hindu communities in India, based on articles from The Tribune and Genocide…
Prominent Pakistani Shia Scholar Maulana Ghulam Hasnain Wijdani Arrested in Saudi Arabia
April 25, 2025
Prominent Pakistani Shia Scholar Maulana Ghulam Hasnain Wijdani Arrested in Saudi Arabia
Hujjat al-Islam Ghulam Hasnain Wijdani, a renowned Shia scholar and Friday prayer leader from Quetta, is among Pakistan’s prominent Shia clerics. He was arrested on April 20, 2025, at Taif Airport in Saudi Arabia for unspecified reasons, Urdu Hawzahnews reported.…
Kashmiri Students Face Violence in Northern India
April 25, 2025
Kashmiri Students Face Violence in Northern India
Kashmiri students in northern India are under siege following a militant attack in Pahalgam, with at least eight violent incidents reported across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, Muslim Mirror reported. The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) condemned the attacks…
Renovation of Prophets Hud and Saleh’s Holy Shrine progresses in Holy Najaf
April 24, 2025
Renovation of Prophets Hud and Saleh’s Holy Shrine progresses in Holy Najaf
Restoration work continues at the shrine of Prophets Hud and Saleh (peace be upon them) in Holy Najaf, overseen by the General Secretariat of Shiite Shrines. The project is part of a broader effort to enhance the shrine and improve…
Kashmir Tourist Massacre Escalates India-Pakistan Tensions: Diplomatic Ties Cut Amid Rising Hate Speech
April 24, 2025
Kashmir Tourist Massacre Escalates India-Pakistan Tensions: Diplomatic Ties Cut Amid Rising Hate Speech
The killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam valley has triggered a severe diplomatic crisis between India and Pakistan, with New Delhi taking unprecedented retaliatory measures. India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, a landmark agreement that survived three wars,…
Pakistan: At least 16 TTP members eliminated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab; Polio Vaccination Guards Ambushed
April 23, 2025
Pakistan: At least 16 TTP members eliminated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab; Polio Vaccination Guards Ambushed
Pakistani security forces have killed 16 militants linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in separate operations across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Khaama Press reported. In Punjab, police and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) raided TTP hideouts in a mountainous…