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Monday, January 5, 2026
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Topic: Blasphemy

Charlie Hebdo to pro-Palestine march that shook Pakistan. All about Tehreek-e-Labbaik

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.

Pakistani cop shoots dead blasphemy suspect in police station, people make him a ‘hero’

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.

Cow vigilantes & blasphemy killers are alike. Both justify violence for a ‘higher purpose’

While Muslims are the main targets for violence by cow vigilantes, the harsh reality is that anyone can be killed.

Pakistan is hell on Earth for women, minorities. Mobs are demanding beheadings for blasphemy

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.

Pakistani mob attacks woman for blasphemy. But it couldn’t tell calligraphy from Quran text

The cop who calmed the crowd down and “put her life in danger” to rescue the woman has now become a hero in Pakistan.

Dhaka’s elite Muslims party & pose as Barbie, Krishna. Double life in conservative Bangladesh

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.

Iran executes two men for blasphemy

Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, Mizan reported.

Violent mob lynches man accused of blasphemy at Imran Khan rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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'.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

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?

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

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.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

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.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

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.