Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as new Pakistani PM despite losing elections
Shehbaz Sharif has been appointed and sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly, three weeks after his party lost...
India’s Assam state abolishes Muslim marriage law
The Indian state of Assam has abolished a Muslim marriage and divorce law in what's being seen as the latest move targeting Muslims ahead of national...
Haldwani: Muslims live in fear after India mosque demolition
5Pillars' correspondent Musa Farooqi reports from the town of Haldwani in northern India where deadly anti-Muslim violence erupted after the illegal demolition of a mosque...
Pakistan: Protests continue against alleged vote-rigging
Protests continue across Pakistan by demonstrators alleging vote-rigging in last week's general election.
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and the Jamaat-e-Islami...
Imran Khan supporters protest alleged vote rigging in Pakistan general election
Supporters of Imran Khan's PTI party are staging protests in several parts of Pakistan, alleging vote rigging and tampering with the results of yesterday's...
Pakistan court sentences ex-Premier Imran Khan to 10 years in jail
A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his top diplomat Shah Mahmood Qureshi to 10 years in jail in...
Ayodhya temple inauguration “a dangerous moment for India’s religious minorities”
"The tearing down of the Babri Masjid has provided a template for more extremist attacks. Since its destruction in 1992, Hindu extremists have raised...
Modi inaugurates ‘grand Ram temple’ on site of demolished Babri Masjid
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the "grand Ram temple" built at the site of the demolished 16th-century Babri Mosque in the northern Indian...
Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on ‘terror targets’ inside Iran
Pakistan has said it struck "terrorist hideouts" in Iran, less than two days after Tehran launched airstrikes on Pakistani territory.
Media reports suggest that Pakistan hit the Balochistan...
Maldives gives Indian troops March 15 deadline to leave country
The Maldives has given India a deadline of March 15 to withdraw its troops from the Muslim-majority island nation.
This news was revealed in...
