New Delhi: The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan has given yet another excuse to India’s Hindu supremacists to unleash a new wave of Islamophobia against its Muslim minority. Muslim politicians, writers, journalists, social media influencers and everyday citizens have become the targets of a hate
Islamabad: The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned action of Indian government to deny right to choose burial rites and site for Syed Ali Shah Geelani, an iconic Kashmiri leader. Geelani for over seven decades peacefully supported
Qaisar Mansoor Despite the rising number of hate crimes against Muslims of India, the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government hardly ever condemns such incidents as Hindu mobs "routinely" target the largest minority. In August, a video went viral on social media, showing a terrified little
Istanbul: An Afghan MP, who flew from Istanbul to Delhi, has said that she was deported from the airport on August 20, The Indian Express reported. The incident came days after the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 14. Rangina Kargar, a member of the
New Delhi:: More than 250,000 farmers rallied in Muzaffarnagar in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state in renewed protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agricultural reforms. Farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, where most of the country’s agriculture is concentrated and yields are high, have been
New Delhi/ Karachi: Military veterans from India and Pakistan foresee a slim chance of a full-fledged war between the two nuclear neighbours, dubbing it an “inconceivable” idea on the 56th anniversary of the 1965 war. They also called for “political engagement” to resolve long-pending disputes, including
Islamabad: The Pakistani nation paid a befitting tribute to the country's armed forces Monday, who lay down their lives for the motherland, as it observed Defence Day with traditional spirit and enthusiasm. 6th September marks the 56th Defence Day of Pakistan- a day we commemorate our
Gaza City: The bodies of three Palestinians were discovered after an underground tunnel from the southern Gaza Strip to Egypt collapsed, authorities in the Hamas-controlled enclave said. “Civil defence teams found three bodies under the ground near the border, south of Rafah” city after part of
Zurich: In a bid to help avert what UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a “looming humanitarian catastrophe” in Afghanistan, the United Nations has decided to convene an international aid conference in Geneva on September 13. Taking to Twitter, UN Chief Antonio Guterres announced the conference
Bangkok: Several thousand people gathered in Bangkok to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha one day before lawmakers hold a no-confidence vote over his government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Protests against Prayuth have gathered steam since late June as university students who