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Finalizing its proposed syllabus for public educational institutions on Thursday, the Federal Education and Professional Training Ministry, strongly urged for all federating divisions to implement the teaching of Quran as a compulsory subject from grades 1 to 12. The minister of state, Muhammad Balighur Rehman, presented the final draft of recommendations before the Council of […]
A Stan American pastor has been arrested as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue-style grill filled with kerosene-soaked Holy Qurans to a park, where the Satan had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Qurans to mark the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The Associated Press reported Sheriff’s deputies in Polk […]
The national security advisor will visit Afghanistan on Sunday to discuss the upcoming visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Islamabad, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Sartaj Aziz, who will be accompanied by a senior official‚ will also call on the Afghan President and hold talks with senior Afghan officials on the reconciliation process and […]
Islamabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed FIR in the Rimsha Masih blasphemy case, saying that one must be careful while leveling such charges in sensitive matters. The chief justice of the court in its 15-page judgement said no one has seen Rimsha burning any pages. The IHC last week reserved its verdict on an […]
In what appeared to be a shocking turn-around, three witnesses who had testified against Qari Khalid Jadoon for leveling blasphemy allegations against Christian girl Rimsha Masih backtracked from their statements. In a statement submitted to a District and Sessions Court in Islamabad, they claimed that they were forced by the police to do so. The […]
In what appeared to be a latest development, Inspector General of Police Islamabad Bani Amin recorded fresh statement of Rimsha Masih, who is accused of blasphemy. A report claimed the top police officer remained with the minor girl, who is believed to be 14-years-old, for more than an hour and recorded her statement in connection […]
Despite the Rimsha Masih case turned a new twist, the bail hearing for the young Christian girl was adjourned until Tuesday. She was in police custody since she was arrested in a poor Islamabad suburb more than two weeks ago accused of burning papers of Noorani Qaeda. In what appeared to be a dramatic move, […]
A local court on Saturday adjourned hearing of Rimsha Masih case, who is accused of blasphemy, until September 03. The girl, who was arrested in a poor Islamabad suburb more than two weeks ago accused of burning papers containing verses from the Holy Quran, will have to wait until Monday to learn whether she will […]
In line with the growing culture of intolerance and taking law into hands to deal with alleged dacoits and blasphemers, a mob comprising hundreds attacked a police station in Bahawalpur to kill a mentally-ill person for allegedly committing blasphemy. The emotionally-charged mob set the police station on fire, started beating the person and reportedly burnt […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday has announced that it will indict Malik Riaz, the property tycoon and former chairman of Bahria Town, on July 16 in the contempt of court case. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan while hearing the contempt of court case against the business […]
Islamabad: (Tuesday, July 10, 2012) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan said here today that the contempt of court bill passed by the National Assembly here on Monday evening, is against the Holy Quran, Sunnat, justice and the country’s constitution. Khan, who was addressing a press conference here today, said that though this bill, the present […]
With Bakra Eid in the offing, every poor Muslim of Pakistan is vying for sacrificial animals with his/her limited budget that, in fact, hardly fulfills daily necessities. After all, we are bound to have an animal at Eid day to save our egos and perk up status quos—-the factors that have nothing to with religion […]
