Tag: Pakistan
Soaring inflation dampens Eid holiday spirit in crisis-hit Pakistan
Ramadan used to be a guaranteed earner for Pakistan's small shops and businesses
Jailed Christian in Pakistan released after dismissal of blasphemy charges
Father Yousaf paid tribute to the lawyers who, he said, had worked tirelessly to prove Allahrakha’s innocence.
Pakistan mega-mosque muezzin summons the faithful
All across the Muslim world muezzins broadcast the "adhan" call to prayer five times a day
Jesuits shift Pakistan mission to Asia-Pacific region
The Pakistan mission has been served by the Jesuits in Sri Lanka, who come under the Conference of South Asia
Thousands of women rally in Pakistan despite legal hurdles
Videos posted on social media showed several police officers baton charging participants as they tried to join the demonstration
Pakistani Catholic escapes forced conversion to Islam
Kinza was raped and forcefully converted to Islam after five men abducted her from her house in the area of Lahore on Sept. 19, 2022
Wikipedia back online in Pakistan after ‘blasphemy’ ban
Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and social media giants have previously been banned
Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf dies
Musharraf ruled Pakistan for nearly nine years, starting when then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attempted to remove him as army chief
Pakistan mosque blast that killed 100 was ‘revenge against police’
Low-level militancy, often targeting security checkpoints, has been steadily rising in the areas near Peshawar that border Afghanistan
Over 60 dead, mostly police, in Pakistan mosque blast
The attack happened during afternoon worship in the provincial capital of Peshawar, close to former tribal areas along the Afghan border
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