COVID-19: 683 new deaths in Italy, spread keeps slowing on March 26, 2020ROME: Italy on Wednesday reported 683 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of total deaths to 7,503, the highest in the world. The latest figures provided by the Italian Civil Protection Department show that the total number of cases in the country continues to grow, but at a slower pace for the fourth […]
Five Arab states register new coronavirus cases on March 25, 2020ANKARA: Health authorities in five Arab countries confirmed new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. Tunisia’s Health Ministry said a 56-year-old man died from the virus in Sousse, south of capital Tunis, bringing the total deaths to four. The North African country has reported a total of 114 confirmed cases of the disease so far. […]
India summons Iran envoy over Delhi violence comment on March 3, 2020ANKARA: India on Tuesday summoned the Iranian ambassador and lodged protest over Tehran’s comments on the recent incidents of “organised violence” against Muslims in Delhi, local media reported. Envoy Ali Chegeni was told that Iran’s foreign minister “commented on a matter which is purely internal to India,” sources told the Press Trust of India. Iran […]
Pakistani Hindus reject India’s offer for citizenship on December 17, 2019KARACHI: Pakistan’s minority Hindu community has rejected India’s offer to grant them citizenship under a new law. Citing the harassment of minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, the Indian parliament recently amended its citizenship law, offering citizenship rights to Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Parsi and Jain communities migrating from these countries. The law, however, excluded Muslims, triggering […]
Canada court hears appeal against ban on hijab, other religious symbols on November 27, 2019TRENTON: A Canadian appeals court was told Tuesday that a new law in Quebec that bans religious symbols for most public employees affects women more than men, violating the country’s constitution. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees sexual equality and therefore overrules the province invoking a special clause that prevents a court challenge to the […]
Karachi is in danger of losing wildlife on October 29, 2019Karachi is today a picture of glossy skyscrapers, bustling shopping centers, shanty slums, and massive traffic jams like any other metropolis around the world. Although it is hard to believe, the metropolis – home to over 15 million people – boasted a rich wildlife up until a few decades ago. Once a natural habitat for […]
Traders begin two-day strike across Pakistan on October 29, 2019KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: A two-day shutter down strike against the controversial tax reforms being pursued by the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan began on Tuesday, bringing commercial activities to a standstill across Pakistan.Most markets, shopping centers, and shops remained shut in the capital Islamabad, commercial capital Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, and even several cities of […]
Turkey to rebuild 118-year-old mosque in Pakistan on October 8, 2019ISLAMABAD: Turkish Red Crescent on Monday laid the foundation stone for restoring a 118-year-old historical mosque in Punjab. The Hazarat Ibrahim Mosque is located at village Hokran Chak in the Jhang district of Punjab. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony, General-Secretary of Turkish Red Crescent Huseyin Can said it was a great honour to restore the historical […]
Hundreds in India petition Modi government on ‘unacceptable’ Kashmir situation on October 7, 2019Indians petitioned the country’s prime minister and president on the current situation in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, describing the current restrictions in the region “unacceptable”. Some 284 petitioners, including academics, journalists, political leaders, and others, said in the document: “On humanitarian grounds, we find this situation unacceptable.” The Indian government should restore mobile and […]
Bangladesh: March in solidarity with Kashmir on September 28, 2019DHAKA: People marched in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday demanding an end to the curfew-like situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK). The group – called Kashmir Solidarity Council Bangladesh (KSCB) – gathered in Maghbazar neighborhood of the city and took out a procession following the Friday prayer. Demanding restoration of the decades-old special constitutional status […]