Tag: Extremism
Lal Masjid’s radical cleric denies links with California shooter
“I swear, I do not know Tashfeen Malik and have never been photographed with her.”
Daesh hails California attackers as ‘soldiers of caliphate’
In its English-language radio broadcast, the terrorist group praised the Wednesday shooting that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others.
PM House denies meeting with US envoy over California shooter’s links...
Pakistan on Saturday denied reports in international and local media claiming that officials from the United States (US) had a meeting with Prime Minister...
Nisar wants more scrutiny of seminaries
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has expressed strong displeasure over the slack pace of seminaries’ registration and scrutiny across the country.
The minister directed...
Pak abhors all kinds of terrorism, extremism: NA speaker
Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that Pakistan abhors all manifestations of terrorism and extremism and stands firmly behind the people and...
At least 120 dead, hostages taken in Paris terror attacks
Explosions were heard near a stadium where a soccer match was underway and there are also reports of dozens of people being held in a hostage situation at a theatre
‘Burqa Mullah’ tests govt’s resolve on NAP
This is not the first time Aziz has vowed to enforce Sharia in the country
BJP leader compares Shatrughan Sinha with a ‘dog’ for meeting rivals
Internal rifts within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seem to be getting deeper and deeper after the party suffered a heavy electoral defeat in...
Ulema urged to play role for elimination of extremism from society
Chairman Ulema Council Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has urged the Ulema and religious scholars from all sects to play their vital role for...
Indian extremists assault Austrian tourist couple in Assam
In a second incident of tourist torture, an Austrian couple was allegedly harassed by an unruly mob in the Indian State of Assam on...
Ex-Indian army chief compares Dalit killings to ‘throwing stones at a...
Former Indian army chief and Union Minister General VK Singh has prompted severe backlash from fellow countrymen over his ‘racist’ remarks regarding recent Dalit...
Resolution moved in Punjab Assembly against Shiv Sena’s extremists
A resolution was filed on Monday in the Punjab Assembly against Indian extremist organisation Shiv Sena for its acts against Pakistan and Indian Muslims.
The...
Religious extremism rising world over, says US state dept
The United States released a bleak report on the state of religious freedom around the world on Wednesday, decrying militants attacks on Middle East...
Voices raised against hate speech in education
Speakers at a seminar on Monday against hate speech termed education curriculum responsible for rising levels of hatred across the country particularly against religious...
Report says over 35,000 madrassas operating in Pakistan
The primary finding of the survey was that madrassa students were more likely to back war and militant conflict and less inclined to support equal rights for members of the oppressed groups than their counterparts in secular schools
Pakistan’s struggle to rein in rogue madrassas
The last time Pakistan tried to regulate madrassas, under military ruler Pervez Musharraf, Gulf countries —particularly Saudi Arabia — leant on Islamabad to persuade it not to push too hard on the curriculum
Haqqani wants Pakistan to focus on extremism, not India
Former envoy to US says Obama admin would like China to induce Pakistan to abandon its role as a terrorist safe haven
Hussain Haqqani, former...
