Tag: Shrine
PM condemns blast in Kaka Sahib shrine
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has strongly condemned the blast in Kaka Sahib Shrine in Nowshera which resulted in death of innocent people and...
Superficially Muslim
Form over substance
Recently, the Lahore High Court dismissed a petition seeking to abolish of the use of term ‘My Lord’ for judges and the...
Ajmer Dargah gets $ one million as promised by Zardari
The management of the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on Friday received the donation of $ one million as announced by president Asif Ali...
Zardari’s promised donation triggers dispute at Ajmer shrine
The hefty donation promised by President Asif Ali Zardari during his visit to the shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer has sprouted a...
Dastagir Sahib Shrine in Srinagar destroyed in fire
The over 200-year-old shrine of Dastagir Sahib was gutted in a fire in Khanyar area of Srinagar old city on Monday, triggering massive protests...
PM allocates Rs15 million for ancestral shrine in budget
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani would get Rs15 million for the reconstruction of Darbar Musa Pak, shrine of his ancestors, in the fiscal budget...
President’s donation for Ajmer Shrine from national exchequer is corruption: Nisar
Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan on Friday said the donation of $1 million announced by President Asif Ali Zardari...
10 die in stampede at Indian shrine
At least 10 people, including six women were crushed to death in the middle of the night when a stampede broke out at a...
Shrines become centre of illegal activities
In a sheer contradiction of the teachings and philosophy of Sufis, shrines are fast becoming hub for unlawful activities due to the negligence of...
Troubled people turn to exorcism for help
A girl in a long black shirt screams incoherently, banging her head against a wall at a Sufi shrine in Karachi. Sania Haneef’s family...
Kabul shrine bomb death toll reaches 80: Karzai
The death toll from a shrine bombing in Kabul on Tuesday which targeted a key Shiite Muslim holiday has reached 80, Afghan President Hamid...
Blame game will affect bilateral ties, Pakistan tells Afghanistan
Expressing anger over Afghanistan’s demand for stern action against banned militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ), which Kabul has blamed for recent deadly suicide attacks against...
59 dead in Afghan shrine blasts
Twin blasts at Afghan shrines on the holy day of Ashura left at least 59 people dead Tuesday, with most killed in a massive...
Suicide attack on Afghan Shia shrine kills up to 20
A suicide bomber attacked a Shia Muslim shrine in central Kabul on Tuesday where a crowd of hundreds had gathered for the festival of...
And now a privatised mazar of Abdullah Shah Ghazi?
The Sindh government has decided that the real estate development firm, M/s Bahria, will renovate the shrine of the city’s patron saint, Abdullah Shah...
President orders quick renovation of Qalander’s shrine
President Asif Ali Zardari directed the provincial government on Saturday to ensure that the renovation and extension work of the historic shrine of Lal...
Noor Shah Bukhari Shrine set ablaze
The shrine of Hazrat Noor Shah Bukhari, situated near the Mirpurkhas Municipal Complex, was set ablaze by unidentified attackers on late Tuesday night, damaging...
