Pakistani court orders Imran Khan release, but detention continues
A Pakistani court has suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan's three-year jail sentence, ordering his release on bail.
A two-judge bench of the Islamabad...
Afghanistan rejects UN report on killing, torture of collaborators
The Afghan government has blasted a United Nations report that alleged the Kabul administration has killed and tortured 800 people since its takeover in...
Pakistan: Police arrest 600 over church attacks
Pakistani police have arrested more than 600 people on charges of ransacking multiple churches and attacking the properties of Christians in Jaranwala, northeastern Punjab...
Bangladesh: Police arrest 5,000 Jamaat-e-Islami supporters after Sayeedi death
Bangladesh’s Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami has alleged that its late leader Allama Delawar Hossain Sayeedi died due to lack of medical treatment in jail,...
Demolition of Muslim homes – the latest weapon of India’s Hindutva
Musafir Hassan in New Delhi reports on the demolition of over 1,200 Muslim homes and buildings in India's Haryana state following the recent anti-Muslim violence...
Jailed Bangladesh Islamic leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi dies
Shaykh Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, the vice president of Bangladesh's opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party and a former member of parliament, has died whilst in jail.
Sayedee, 83,...
Sorcerer sentenced to eight years jail in Afghanistan
A sorcerer has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Afghanistan's Jawzjan province, amid a crackdown on witchcraft by the Islamic authorities.
The spokesman for the Ministry...
Indian railway killer says he was ‘driven by hatred of Muslims’
An Indian Railway Protection Force constable who shot dead four people on a train in the state of Maharashtra has said he was...
Imran Khan: ‘I will not bow, come what may’
Imran Khan has formally challenged his jailing and conviction, seeking suspension of sentence and release until an appeal is decided.
Khan, who is currently imprisoned in...
Pakistan toughens punishment for disrespecting Prophet’s family and companions
Pakistan's parliament has passed legislation which extends prison terms and fines for those disrespecting wives, family members and companions of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
The Senate passed the "Criminal...
