Formed in 2015, the far-right religious party has a history of violent protests against attempts to modify Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. It is now facing possibility of a ban.
A mob of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan supporters attacked the Kharotabad police station in Quetta with a grenade, demanding the release of the blasphemy suspect.
The stark reality is that while India is ambitiously planning missions to carry humanity into space, in Pakistan, mobs are ruthlessly attempting to behead women over accusations of blasphemy.
Dhaka streets have easy markers of religious identity that seem to snub out any attempt at cosmopolitanism. But the 'swinging set' is unaffected whether Sheikh Hasina returns to power.
Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, Mizan reported.
During a PTI rally Saturday, a violent mob was seen mercilessly beating Maulana Nigar Alam after he said he 'respects Imran Khan like a Prophet as he is an honest man'.
A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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