73 dead as Iraq bombs hit Shiites

BAGHDAD: A wave of attacks against Shiite Muslims killed at least 68 people on Thursday, the worst toll in nearly

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Pak minister Rehman Malik thanks Taliban for not attacking Shias

Taliban for not attacking Shia Muslims during their religious rituals Tuesday. “I am thankful to the Taliban who did not carry out any attack on Shia Muslims and showed respect to their …

Written on December 7, 2011 | Posted in US, ban, muslims, taliban, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Afghan victims buried as fingers point to Pakistan

killed in unprecedented bombings against Shiite Muslims as officials blamed Pakistani militants, accusing them of trying to whip up Iraq-style sectarian violence.Investigators are trying to find out …

Written on December 7, 2011 | Posted in Pakistan, UN, US, cia, muslims, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Mission impossible for Pakistani progressives

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The small but enthusiastic group of “progressive” Muslims arrives at a hotel conference room in Pakistan's capital with the tools they hope will help blunt …

Written on December 7, 2011 | Posted in Pakistan, UN, US, ad, islam, islamabad, muslims, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Police break up marchers in Indian Kashmir, 24 hurt

Some two dozen people were injured Sunday when police broke up religious processions by Shiite Muslims who defied a ban and strict security lockdown in Indian-administered Kashmir, police …

Written on December 4, 2011 | Posted in UN, US, ad, ban, india, kashmir, muslims, police, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Pastor's Arrest Stir's Anti-Christian Sentiment in Kashmir, India

NEW DELHI – Charges that a pastor in Jammu and Kashmir state “lured” Muslims to Christianity by offering money are false and have put the lives of the clergyman and other Christians …

Written on November 25, 2011 | Posted in US, kashmir, live, muslims, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Pakistani Officials Sanction Stealing Land from Christians

Christians in south Punjab Province are accusing senior district officials of supporting local Muslims who allegedly demolished 150 Christian graves and desecrated holy relics – and are now …

Written on March 11, 2011 | Posted in UN, US, cia, muslims, unlmitie, uth | Leave a comment

Egypt government warns of ”counter-revolution”

CAIRO: Egypt’’s new government warned on Wednesday of a “counter-revolution” following a series of deadly political and religious clashes blamed on diehards of the former regime. The government said it “is fully committed to the interests of the people and to implementing the goals of the revolution; and it will stand firm against plans for a counter-revolution,” according to state news agency MENA. Meanwhile, the newly appointed cabinet met with the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to propose a law criminalising threatening behaviour, MENA said. A statement later said the cabinet had discussed “developments in the country, specifically the acts that have hindered daily life, acts of thuggery, incitement, intimidation and tensions affecting national unity.” Accordingly, it has “ordered the swift return of police forces, in their full capacity, back to the streets” and “urged citizens to cooperate with the police.” On Tuesday, clashes killed at least 13 in Cairo, the health ministry said. Bloody fighting broke out late Tuesday in the working class Cairo district of Moqattam when Muslims confronted Christians who had been blocking a main road in protest at the burning of a church last week in the provincial town of Sol, south of Cairo. (AFP)

Written on March 10, 2011 | Posted in Health, ISI, International, News, UN, US, War, ad, aid, ashes, call, cia, muslims, police, uth | Leave a comment

Mourning minister, Pak, US urge tolerance

WASHINGTON: Pakistani and US leaders pleaded Wednesday for religious tolerance at a memorial service in Washington for Pakistan’’s sole Christian government minister Shahbaz Bhatti who was killed in broad daylight. Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’’s ambassador to Washington, said he decided to hold a service for Bhatti at the embassy as there was an “unconscionable silence” by many Pakistanis who in their hearts are respectful of other faiths. “When Shahbaz Bhatti was murdered and we remain silent, some of us have died with him,” Haqqani told the service attended by US officials and Pakistani expatriates. “If we are silent, we allow evil to win,” Haqqani said. “It is unacceptable, it is un-Islamic, it is not what Pakistan was founded for, it is not what Pakistanis living abroad can be proud of as Pakistanis and — if I may use a term that has been abused in Pakistan — it is blasphemy.” Bhatti, the minister for minorities” affairs, advocated reforms to blasphemy laws which critics say are used to persecute non-Muslims. Bhatti was shot at least 25 times on March 2 as he was leaving his mother’’s home. Punjab’’s governor Salman Taseer, another critic of abuse of the blasphemy law, was shot dead less than two months earlier by an assassin whom well-wishers showered with petals during a court appearance. Bhatti told AFP after Taseer’’s assassination that he knew he had become a top target but was prepared to die to defend minorities from abuse. Farahnaz Ispahani, a member of Pakistan’’s parliament, praised Bhatti’’s work on the blasphemy law and other efforts including trying to restrict hate speech. “We are fighting today to protect our great nation from bigoted extremists who want to silence every voice that believes in inclusion,” said Ispahani, who is Haqqani’’s wife. “We may not shout but we are strong, and unlike the murderers and the assassins we are on the right side of history and on the right side of the Holy Book. And we are not afraid,” she said. Maria Otero, the US under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs, said that the United States shared Bhatti’’s “pursuit of a world of tolerance.” “We believe that it is imperative to uphold religious freedom, not only in accordance with international law but also as an essential pillar in the foundation for global peace,” Otero said. (AFP)

Written on March 10, 2011 | Posted in 2011, International, News, Pakistan, UN, US, USA, ad, aid, blasphemy, cia, fair, islam, muslims, pta | Leave a comment

Efforts on for reactivating MMA

Maulana Fazl said the US and its allies have been using excessive force and spilling the blood of millions of innocent Muslims on vague pretexts and false allegations for the last ten years

Written on March 6, 2011 | Posted in US, aid, muslims, unlmitie | Leave a comment

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