Islamabad: Nearly a dozen people lost their lives and almost 70 others sustained injuries in Pakistan’s Punjab on Thursday as a result of a deadly collision between passenger and freight trains, local media reported. The trains collided at around 0400 hrs local time on Thursday, the passenger train was heading towards southwest Quetta city from eastern […]
Three Muslims were beaten up by a group of people in Ranchi and were allegedly forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, reported The Hindu. Aamir Wasim, who had lodged a complaint at the Doranda police station in Ranchi, said he and his friends, Altaf Ali and Ali Ahmed, had gone to the airport area to […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved $6 billion bailout package for Pakistan after the country agreed to enforce flexible exchange rate, enhance taxes and end circular debt –the weaknesses that have remained unaddressed despite availing nearly two-dozen programmes, Express Tribune reported. The IMF will immediately disburse the $1 billion out of $6 billion […]
Two people were killed and one was injured when a man opened fire at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport on Wednesday. The incident took place at the arrival/waiting area outside the main airport building. Footage shows the deceased man lying on the floor with two women sitting next to the body, Dawn reported. SP Cantt […]
The United States on Tuesday designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organisation. The group has carried out a number of terror attacks in Balochistan. Pakistan has already classified the outfit as a terrorist organisation and have been urging the US to do the same. “The BLA is an armed separatist group that […]
At least one lakh Muslims on Monday congregated at “Shahidon ki Yaadgaar” (martyrs’ memorial) a historical site in response to a call for a law against mob lynching. Calling it the first rally by the community to protest mob lynching, the organisers said the killing of Tabrez Ansari, 24, from Jharkhand, was the final trigger, […]
The Haj House in Lucknow, used by Muslims as a transit place on their way to pilgrimage in Mecca, is now saffron in colour. The green-and-white exterior wall of the Haj House in the Uttar Pradesh capital has been painted saffron, with many Opposition parties and Muslims objecting to the move, and accusing the government […]
Lahore: A 500-year-old gurdwara in Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province has now opened its doors for Indian Sikh pilgrims, a media report said Monday. Earlier, Indians were not allowed to visit the Babe-de-Ber gurdwara which is situated in Sialkot city, about 140 kms from here, The Express Tribune reported. Several religious sites in Punjab are […]
Kanpur: A 16-year-old Muslim boy was allegedly beaten by unidentified men for wearing a traditional skull cap and refusing to chant “Jai Shri Ram”, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday when Mohammad Taj, a resident of Barra, was returning home after offering namaz in Kidwai Nagar, the Uttar Pradesh police said. Three or […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to visit the US from July 20 during which he would have his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump, a media report said Saturday. The visit, originally planned in June, was postponed because of Khan’s prior domestic engagements, especially due to the federal budget 2019. […]
