ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (MNTV) — Pakistan’s sharia court has ruled that any custom depriving women of their inheritance rights has no legal standing. The landmark judgment, authored by Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwar and backed by a four-member bench including Chief Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman, Justice Khadim Hussain M. Sheikh, and Justice Amee...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) —-The European Union launched a €2 million ($2.18 million) project on March 19, 2025, aimed at assisting approximately 8,000 individuals severely impacted by the violence and upheaval during the July-August 2024 uprising in Bangladesh. Titled “Pathways to Healing: A Survivor-Centered Approach to Address Violence and Hu...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (MNTV) — The Western Provincial Council has announced the launch of ‘Salam Ramadan,’ a cultural festival set to take place from March 21 to 31 in Colombo. The initiative aims to enhance the Ramadan experience in Sri Lanka’s capital through illuminated cityscapes, cultural showcases, and community-driven events. The festival...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 48-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death in northern India after he refused to take part in Holi, the country’s Hindu festival of colors, raising fresh concerns over rising violence and religious intolerance in India. The victim, identified as Sharif, was on his way to a mosque in Unnao […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Hindu extremist mob tried to storm a mosque in western India this week, in yet another instance of rising attacks on Muslims during Hindu festivals. The incident occurred on March 12 in Rajapur town of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district, where a mob carrying a wooden structure (shimga) chanted slogans and [&hell...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — In a groundbreaking move, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has launched the first-ever competency-based skills development framework for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The initiative aims to equip ...
SRINAGAR, Kashmir (MNTV) — For three decades, Ulfata Bano has walked miles through snow-laden paths, battling Kashmir’s brutal winters to deliver letters and parcels to people of Hirpora village. Nestled in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, Hirpora lies about 70 kilometers from Srinagar and endures some of the region’s harshest winters. Betwe...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least five people, including a prominent religious scholar, were killed and 20 injured in a suspected suicide attack during Friday prayers at a religious seminary in northwestern Pakistan, police said. The bombing occurred at the prominent seminary Darul Uloom Haqqania, located in the Akora Khattak area of Now...
A Bangladeshi political party has filed a case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing her of being responsible for 848 deaths during last year’s anti-government protests. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, filed the case with the International Crimes Tribunal. Hasina fled to India on Aug....
Police in the capital of Indian-occupied Kashmir, Srinagar, have seized 668 books linked to Jamaat-e-Islami. The Islamist organization was banned by India in the region five years ago. The books, written by or about thinker Abul Ala Maududi, the group’s founder, were confiscated in a raid on major bookstores. Authorities said legal actio...
