Category: International

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday said collective measures were needed to prevent acts of desecration of the Holy Quran and international law should be used to stop religious hatred after the holy book was burned in a protest in Sweden.The statement was issued after an extraordinary meeting in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah called […]

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s security forces killed six people, whom the officials called ‘terrorists’, during a gun battle in North Waziristan and Tank City, ARY News reported on Saturday quoting Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR).As per the ISPR, in the gun battle in the Razmak area of the North Waziristan district three ‘terrorists’ were killed.In another gun […]

July – Two people were killed and 28 others were injured, including four children, in a mass shooting in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday, according to police and hospital officials.An 18-year-old woman and 20-year-old man were killed and three victims were still in critical condition Sunday morning, according to police in Baltimore, a city about 40 […]

LAHORE: Pakistan secured a badly-needed $3 billion short-term financial package from the International Monetary Fund on Friday, giving the economy a much-awaited respite as it teeters on the brink of default. The IMF said it had reached an agreement on the deal with the 220 million nation, which will now be subject to approval by […]

A 43-year-old Tajik man grabbed a gun, shot dead two security officers and wounded a civilian at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday after being denied entry to the country, according to authorities. The suspected assailant was himself wounded and apprehended, police said on Friday, in an incident that briefly grounded flights at Chisinau International […]

ISLAMABAD: In a security operation in Tank and North Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raiding troops killed six militants involved in attacks against the security forces and civilians, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. An exchange of fire occurred between army troops and terrorists in the Manzai area of Tank on the night […]

Ahmadis were not allowed to observe all the rites of Eidul Azha this year, with state machinery activated in conjunction with locals to stop them from carrying out the ritualistic animal sacrifice. Per Islamic beliefs, the sacrifice of Prophet Ismail (AS) by Prophet Ibrahim (AS) is observed through the sacrifice of animals such as goats, […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that although the desecration of the Holy Quran was not seen as a crime in some countries, it was penalised in Russia. The Turkish wire service Anadolu Agency quoted Putin saying: “In our country, this is a crime both according to the Constitution and the penal code.” The Russian […]

CHAMAN: Over a dozen high-risk prisoners escaped from the Chaman District Jail in Balochistan on Thursday, causing a major security breach and prompting a swift response from local law enforcement agencies. The jailbreak occurred early Thursday morning during the period allotted for Eid prayers. According to police officials, prisoners from Barrack No. 4, who were […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level pact with Pakistan on a $3 billion stand-by arrangement, the lender said, a decision long awaited by the South Asian nation which is teetering on the brink of default. The deal — subject to approval by the IMF board in July — comes after an eight-month […]