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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicPakistani clerics

Topic: Pakistani clerics

Deobandi enforcer to thorn in Pakistan Army’s side, the many faces of assassinated cleric Munir Shakir

Founder of banned militant group Lashkar-e-Islam was fatally injured when IED exploded while he was holding afternoon prayers in neighbourhood in outskirts of Peshawar.

TikTok is in trouble in Pakistan again. This time, religious scholars issue a fatwa

Religious scholars from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in Banuri town criticised TikTok for allowing the streaming of 'inappropriate' videos of women who they say 'participate in sin motivated by fame and financial gain'.

Pakistan’s Lal Masjid is back in news. This time with a Taliban flag

A video clip of Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz threatening policemen that Pakistani Taliban will not spare them has gone viral.

Pakistan had a rough week. TikTok star slaps a mufti and army chief lines up for omelette

Bigg Boss-watching Mufti Abdul Qavi is no stranger to controversy in Pakistan. His life is a cocktail of deen, desire and disaster.

Pakistani cleric close to Imran Khan has found what caused coronavirus pandemic

At PM Imran Khan’s live telethon to raise funds for the Covid battle, Maulana Tariq Jameel, an influential leader of Tablighi Jamaat, was the show-stopper.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.