Archive for: June, 2016

Banned Groups Resurging With New Names

The government has implemented measures to maintain control over banned organizations that continually resurge under different pseudonyms and new aliases as a way to challenge the state’s authority. The interior minister has the mandate to consider whether any group ought to be banned under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997. However, that is not their only […]

Media Reports: Xinjiang Residents Must Present DNA To Obtain Passports

Xinjiang, a border district containing most of China’s Muslims now has a rule that residents applying for passports must provide DNA samples, according to official local media. The official Yili Daily reported that from the first of June, residents of the Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in China’s far northwest must present the police with DNA […]

Poor security at Sindh Assembly revealed by TV channel staff, Staff arrested

On Friday, some staff members of a private television channel were arrested from Sindh Assembly grounds after an incident occurred where one of the TV employees tried to uncover the poor security measures by taking a gun into the building. The employee had hid the gun in his clothing and entered the house in order […]

India’s ‘aggressive foreign policy’ Raises Concern For Senators

In a discussion regarding the adjournment motion moved  by Javed Abbasi of PML-N on the “recent test of an intercept missile by India contributing to an unhealthy arms race in the region”, senators mentioned their concerns over India’s increasing relations with other countries, most especially Afghanistan, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. […]

Obama hosts an unlikely friend, Indian Prime Minister

The Prime Minister of India was welcomed by the President of the United States of America this week with the sole aim of maintaining good relations between the two countries. What is unknown is whether a good relationship will be achieved between the two unlikely of friends. The PM’s involvement in an anti-Muslim riot was […]

Justin Trudeau breaks first fast with Muslims

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won the hearts of the entire Muslim community when he broke fast with them and wished them in the beginning of this holy month. According to reports, Trudeau announced that he would be joining a Muslim family while they observe their fast and breaking it at Iftar time during the […]

Mother sets daughter on fire for marrying the man of her choice

Love marriages are still considered a major taboo in our society and due to it, thousands of women are killed every year in our country. Sometimes the news makes it to the media, but most of the times, such things are swept under the carpet. A woman in Lahore, set her daughter on fire for […]

EgyptAir makes emergency landing in Uzbekistan after receiving bomb threat

An EgyptAir flight had to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday after a call was made to the airline company about a possible bomb on-board. The flight was en route Beijing but due to the threat, an emergency stop had to be made midway. According to the EgyptAir official, there were 118 passengers […]

Hostile Intelligence Agencies To Face Opposition By Civil-Military Heads

On Tuesday, the civil-military leadership promised to deter hostile intelligence agencies and their facilitators from promoting terrorism in Pakistan, based on a statement by the military’s media wing, Inter Services Public Relations. Civil-military leaders held a high-level meeting at the GHQ on Tuesday, deliberating on issues pertaining to national security while recognizing the present regional […]

Fasting During Ramadan Restricted For Xinjiang Government Staff

As the holy month of Ramadan commenced on Monday, government websites have restricted civil servants, students and children in a majorly Muslim region from fasting. The ruling Communist party is known for its atheism and has for years prevented government employees and minors from fasting in Xinjiang, a place with over 10 million devout Muslim […]

India And Qatar Sign Seven Agreements To Improve Relations

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi paid an official visit to wealthy Qatar, which marks the first visit to the country. He met the Gulf country’s leaders in order to discuss economic ties on Sunday. According to India’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qatar’s ruler, Sheikh Tamim BIN Hamad Al Thani visited India in March last year […]

Passenger aboard Emirates flight terrifies passengers by shouting ‘Allah-o-Akbar’

A man on board an Emirates flight which was flying from Dubai to Birmingham terrified all the passengers as he showed very unusual behavior. The passenger, identified as Shehraz Sarwar, created panic on the flight by shouting ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ and ‘boom’. According to the details provided Sarwar was apprehended at the Birmingham airport for using threatening […]

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