Muslims in India say they have been fired from their jobs and face the closure of their businesses after two states brought in what they say is a “discriminatory” policy. The new rule in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh makes it mandatory for restaurants to publicly display the names of all […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) — At least 20 miners have been killed and six others injured in a suspected militant attack in southwestern Pakistan, an official confirmed. Attackers targeted miners in the Duki area of Balochistan, Kaleemullah Kakar, deputy commissioner of Duki, told reporters. According to local police, the militants also fired rock...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Israel’s genocidal military aggression in Gaza constitutes the “gravest” crimes against humanity committed since World War II, says Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. In an exclusive interview on the first anniversary of Israel’s brutal military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Dar s...
Nearly 1,200 Muslims were booked in India following protests demanding legal action against Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand for his derogatory comments regarding Prophet Muhammad. Demonstrators clashed with police in Amravati town in the western state of Maharashtra, resulting in injuries. Earlier, a case was filed against Narsinghanand in the...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – People in major Pakistani cities held rallies and demonstrations, as well as formed human chains, to express solidarity with Palestinians on the first anniversary of Israeli forces’ genocidal war on Gaza. Different political and religious parties, primarily the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), the country’s main...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A suicide attack near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi late Sunday killed two Chinese nationals and a Pakistani, while 17 others were injured, officials and the Chinese Embassy confirmed on Monday. In a statement, the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad condemned the “terrorist attack,” confirming the...
ANKARA (AA) – An Indian poet and author from an indigenous community has refused an award that is backed by the US, in support of Palestine as the Israeli onslaught against the Gaza hits the one-year mark. Jacinta Kerketta, 41, told Anadolu her ‘Jirhul’ poetry collection for children was selected for the Room to Read […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Six Pakistani military personnel, including a high ranking officer, and eight militants were killed in two separate clashes in northwestern Pakistan, the army has announced. A clash between security forces and militants took place in the Spinwam area of North Waziristan district near the Afghan border, killing six military per...
ANKARA (AA) – Police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in India have registered a case against a Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand for his offensive remarks against the sacred personalities of Islam. “Taking cognizance of the viral video, a case has been promptly registered under relevant sections…and further legal action is being ensured,”...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani authorities suspended mobile internet services in the capital Islamabad and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, ahead of a planned protest rally by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Police blocked all entry points to Islamabad from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa p...
