Tag: Religious

Experts urge textbook reforms to cure rising religious intolerance

Textbooks used in country’s schools these days are rife with factual errors, bias and hate towards a number of religious groups and nations, a...

New religious alliance on the cards to counter MMA

Religio-political parties have decided to form an alliance to counter the revival of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) formed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Dr Abdul Khair...

New religious alliance on the cards to counter MMA

Religious political parties have decided to form an alliance to counter Mutahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) formed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Dr Abdul Khair Zubair, Sajid...

Pakistan threatened by religious, sectarian violence

The Pakistani state is threatened by those who commit violence and murder in the name of religion, a leading cleric said on Thursday at...

Inter-faith Ulema council to be set up for religious harmony: Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the government is going to constitute inter-faith council to create religious harmony in the country. In an interview...

New clashes in NE India as tension mounts

An angry mob torched a bus and burnt a road bridge in a restive region of northeast India on Thursday as violence blamed for...

Obama vows religious freedom; defends key aide of Pakistani descent

President Barack Obama has pledged to preserve religious freedom in the United States, as he declared that last Sunday’s violent attack on a Sikh...

Pakistan protecting religious freedom, says Sherry

Pakistan is firmly committed to promote and protect religious freedoms and its parliament and government have been actively pursuing this goal, Ambassador to the...

US hits out at Asian nations over religious freedoms

The United States warned the world was sliding backwards on religious freedoms Monday, slamming China for cracking down on Tibetan Buddhists and hitting...

US hits out at Europe, Egypt over religious freedoms

The United States on Monday accused Egypt, China and European nations of harming religious freedom, citing a rising tide of anti-Semitism, laws banning Muslim...

Schools burned as sect tightens grip on ‘New Jerusalem’

It is a painful memory for the young Mexican -- four hours locked up in the jail cell at the age of 14. His...

KP governor for tolerance, harmony in society

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has stressed the need of promoting the spirit of tolerance and accommodation in society to strengthen peace and...

Applications invited

The ministry of religious affairs has invited applications from Zaireen, who are interested to attend the annual Urs of Hazrat Mujaddid Alif Sani (RA),...

Islamists destroy Timbuktu religious treasures

Hardline Islamists occupying northern Mali went on the rampage in Timbuktu on Saturday, destroying ancient tombs of Muslim saints and threatening to wipe out...

O ye faithful….unite!

People of all religious backgrounds are the children of Prophet Adam (PBUH) and Eve (AS) and should work together to make Pakistan a welfare...

German court outlaws religious circumcision

Circumcising young boys on religious grounds causes grievous bodily harm, a German court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision that the Jewish community said...

Inzamam delivers lecture at MAO College

Former Pakistani cricket team captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, and former wicket keeper Zulqarnain visited the Government MAO College and delivered lectures on religious teachings. Inzimam talked...