India orders YouTube and Twitter to block BBC Modi documentary
India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered YouTube and Twitter to take down links sharing the BBC documentary "India: The Modi Question," which reveals that an official...
Kandahar: Afghan authorities implement Shari’ah punishments in public
Afghan authorities have implemented Shari'ah punishments on nine people - including amputations and flogging - in public in a sports stadium in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.
Local...
Pakistan to punish cursing Prophet’s wives and sahaba with at least 10 yrs prison
The Pakistani National Assembly has passed a criminal law which includes increasing the punishment for those who use derogatory remarks against members of Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) family, wives,...
Over 40 dead in Pakistan mosque attack
More than 40 people have been killed and about 150 wounded in a bomb attack targeting police at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sarbakaf Mohmand,...
Survey: Afghanistan is far less corrupt now than under NATO occupation
Transparency International, a Berlin-based corruption watchdog, has ranked Afghanistan 150th in its annual corruption perception index for 2020 - 24 places higher than under...
Pervez Musharraf – the man who helped the U.S. invade Afghanistan – dies
Pervez Musharraf, the former military dictator of Pakistan and the man who facilitated the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, has died aged 79 in Dubai.
Musharraff...
Afghanistan announces record customs revenue collection
The Afghan authorities have announced that they collected £934m in customs revenue in the last fiscal year - nearly £300m more than the previous...
Islamic Emirate officials take over Afghan embassy in Iran
Officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have taken over official duties in the Afghan Embassy in Tehran - making Iran the latest country to...
Afghan authorities ban nepotism in public bodies
In a crackdown on nepotism, the Afghan authorities have ordered that the sons of public officials appointed to public bodes be fired and replaced...
Ex Indian MP shot dead on live TV by suspects chanting Hindutva battle cry
A former Muslim MP in India has been shot dead on live TV by men chanting the Hindutva battle cry “Jai Shri Ram.”
Atiq Ahmed...
