Bangladeshi madrassa student burned alive for reporting sexual assault against headteacher
Nusrat Jahan Rafi was burned alive at her school in Bangladesh after she filed a sexual assault complaint against her headteacher.
At the local police...
Sri Lankan government says local “Islamist” group responsible for Easter Sunday bombings
The deadly bombings that killed hundreds of people at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday were carried out by a local...
Pakistan Ulema Council awards MBS with “Most Influential Personality of the World”
The Pakistani Ulema Council (PUC) has awarded Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman an award for being the most influential personality to have...
Brunei introduces death penalty for adultery and same-gender sexual intercourse
The Southeast Asian kingdom of Brunei has introduced a new law which will punish adultery and homosexual sex with death by stoning.
The law which...
Prominent Pakistani cleric Mufti Taqi Usmani survives assassination attempt in Karachi
The prominent Pakistani scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani survived an assassination attempt yesterday when he was attacked by gunmen in Karachi.
According to media reports, two...
Czech model jailed in Pakistan for trying to smuggle £1m heroin to Ireland
A Czech model has been jailed for eight years in Pakistan for trying to smuggle £1 million worth of heroin into Ireland.
Tereza Hluskova, 22,...
Turkey receives special visa-free status in Pakistan
Pakistan has added Turkey among five countries for visa-free travel to the country, officials confirmed.
The move was officially announced by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran...
Taliban’s Mullah Omar “lived close to US bases” in Afghanistan, book claims
The Taliban’s most wanted leader Mullah Mohammed Omar lived within walking distance of U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, a new book has claimed.
Bette Dam's...
100 Bangladeshi maids return home after physical and mental abuse in Saudi Arabia
At least 100 Bangladeshi female workers who were exploited or abused in Saudi Arabia returned back to their country last week, according to a...
India bans Jamaat-e-Islami in occupied Kashmir for five years
The Indian government has banned the Jamaat-e-Islamic (JI) political party in Indian occupied Kashmir for five years, after the group was accused of supporting...
