On Friday, an Indian Central Bureau of Investigation court directed former Amnesty International India chief Aakar Patel not to leave the country without its permission. The Indian government has sanctioned the CBI’s prosecution of Amnesty International. Under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, an association cannot be prosecuted withou...
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute with India is “indispensable.” Sharif thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulations on his selection as premier. He said Islamabad desires “peaceful” and “cooperative” ties with New Delhi. The state of Jammu an...
Hundreds of Indian police officers demolished Muslim homes with bulldozers in a small Muslim neighbourhood in Khargone city, the BBC reported. Several Muslim homes and shops are being torn down in Madhya Pradesh. Aakar Patel, chair of Amnesty International India’s board, said such punitive demolition could amount to collective punishment in vi...
Japan’s first mosque joins the rest of the Muslim world in worship during Ramadan this month. Built in 1935, the three-story mosque in Nakayamate Dori in Chuo-ku, Kobe, was designed by Czech architect Jan Josef Svagr. It has a central prayer hall on the ground floor and a white marble mihrab and minbar. The building […]
Thousands of displaced Syrians living in tents in the country’s northwest province of Idlib are suffering from extreme poverty. Many displaced Syrians are sheltering in the Kafar Houm Camp and struggling to survive during Ramadan. Abu Omar, who is unemployed, said his family cannot afford to buy basic living and food supplies, such as oil [&he...
China is working as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “silent partner” in his war against Ukraine, CIA Director William Burns said Thursday. Burns did not elaborate on China’s support, but he said Beijing presents the CIA with “the most profound test” it has faced in its 75-year history. On Russia’s war against Ukraine, Burns said the [&helli...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish forces killed three PKK men in northern Syria, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday. The ministry said on Twitter the “terrorists, who opened harassment fire” at the Euphrates Shield area and Olive Branch zone, were gearing up to attack. “Harassment and attack attempts by terrorists...
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani army has distanced itself from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s claim that a “foreign conspiracy” was behind his ouster from power. Citing a diplomatic cable from Pakistan’s ex-envoy to the US, Khan said interference from the US led to his removal in a no-confidence vote in parliament last week. He claim...
ANKARA – A PKK fighter was brought to Turkiye after he was nabbed in an operation led by Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) in northern Iraq, according to security sources. The MIT initiated efforts to nab the PKK member Abdulkerim Yilmaz, who has a track record for aiding the PKK, said the source, who asked [&helli...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan launched a nationwide protest campaign late Wednesday, vowing to continue to hold rallies and protests across the country until new elections are held. In his first public address since being ousted through a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, Khan spoke to a massive ...
