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Friday, May 1, 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.

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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.