Shia groups clash in Lucknow
May 18th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 18 (IANS) Two groups of the Shia community fought pitched battles outside Lucknow's famous Bada Imambara, exchanged blows and set on fire a vehicle Friday.The violence broke out ... Read more...
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Shia clerics demand closure of US, Israel embassies in India
May 7th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 7 (IANS) Prominent clerics of the Shia community in Uttar Pradesh have demanded that India snap its ties with the United States and Israel.At a well-attended congregation of ... Read more...
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Suicide bomber gunned down in Pakistan
April 27th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) A suicide bomber was shot dead and two of his companions sustained bullet injuries Thursday before they could attack a bus carrying Shia pilgrims in Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Nine Shias gunned down in Pakistan
April 14th, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 14 (IANS) At least nine people, reportedly Shia Muslims, were killed and eight others injured Saturday in three sectarian attacks in Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.One incident ... Read more...
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Pakistan mosque blast toll reaches 36
February 18th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) The toll in a suicide blast at a mosque in northwest Pakistan rose to 36 Saturday after six more people succumbed to their injuries.The explosion ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Five awarded death sentence
September 8th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) A Delhi court has sentenced five people to death in a 2008 honour killing case.
Additional Sessions Judge Bimla Kumari awarded the death sentence to Mohammad ... Read more...
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13 die as gunmen open fire in Pakistan city (Lead)
July 30th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Quetta, July 30 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and five injured in a sectarian attack in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta Saturday morning, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Bahrain declares emergency
March 15th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Manama, March 15 (IANS) Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa Tuesday declared a state of emergency for three months following unending protests that threaten to topple the monarchy, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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Court asks police to maintain peace during Shia procession
January 24th, 2011 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday asked police to ensure peace in communally-sensitive Aliganj area near Qanati Masjid in south Delhi in view of Chehlum procession to be ... Read more...
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Six suicide bombers arrested in Pakistan
December 16th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Six suspected suicide bombers have been arrested from two places in Pakistan and a huge cache or arms, including suicide jackets, recovered from them, ahead of ... Read more...
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Now follow a Moharram ‘majlis’ on your cell
December 14th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 14 (IANS) Members of the Shia community can now follow a 'Majlis' addressed by leading clerics during the month of Moharram on their mobile phone within half an hour of ... Read more...
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15 killed in Pakistan suicide blast (Lead)
December 8th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 8 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and more than 20 injured Wednesday morning in a suicide blast in Kohat's busy Teerah market in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ... Read more...
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Lashkar-i-Jhangvi behind Karachi CID building attack: Rehman Malik
November 12th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) was behind the terror attack on the Crime Investigation Department (CID) office building in Karachi on Thursday night, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ... Read more...
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Pak Interior Minister for curbs on mourning processions
September 3rd, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad. Sept 3 (ANI): The recent suicide attacks by militants in Pakistan has prompted Interior Minister Rehman Malik to ask the Shia community to curb mourning processions in open areas."I request the ... Read more...
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Lahore streets deserted a day after serial blasts (Lead)
September 2nd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Lahore, Sep 2 (IANS) A day after three back-to-back suicide blasts killed at least 35 Shias and wounded over 200, the streets of this otherwise vibrant cultural capital of Pakistan ... Read more...
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Lahore wears deserted look a day after serial blasts
September 2nd, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Lahore, Sep 2 (IANS) A day after three back-to-back blasts by militant outfit Lashkar-i-Islami in a Shia congregation in Lahore killed at least 35 people and wounded over 200, the ... Read more...
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Four killed in suicide attack in Pakistan
March 21st, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) At least four people were killed and a dozen injured Sunday when a suicide bomber riding on a bicycle hit a police van in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Muharram observed throughout the country
December 28th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi / Lucknow, Dec 28 (ANI): Yaum-e-Ashura or tenth Day of Muharram was observed throughout the country on Monday.Muslims obderve Muharram to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of the Imam Husain, the ... Read more...
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Futile to blame India, US for terror emanating from within Pak: Editorial
December 11th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec. 11 (ANI): While the Pakistani leadership has been blaming foreign countries such as India and the United States for the recent wave of terror attacks in the country, which ... Read more...
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Amar Singh charged with hurting sentiments of Shias
November 6th, 2009 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 6 (IANS) A group of Shia leaders has filed a complaint against Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh for allegedly hurting sentiments of the community, police said Friday.
Singh ... Read more...
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Barbaric Taliban butcher four school kids in Pakistan
September 8th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Sep. 8 (ANI): At least four children were killed and three others injured in a militant attack in Orakzai Agency on Tuesday morning.Sources said militants opened indiscriminate fire at school ... Read more...
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‘Teenage suicide bombers don’t act out of religious fervour’
April 7th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) The teenage suicide bomber of the kind who struck at a Shia mosque in Pakistan's Punjab killing at least 24 people, including four children, did not act ... Read more...
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Shias observe Ashura across Pakistan
January 8th, 2009 - 10:32 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan.8 (ANI): Thousands of Shia Muslims held peaceful Ashura processions amid tight security across Pakistan on Thursday, commemorating the death of the Prophet Mohammed''s grandson Imam Hussein.
Police and paramilitary soldiers ... Read more...
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Bowing before elders un-Islamic, says Deoband edict
December 16th, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 16 (IANS) Bowing before elders, even parents, or touching their feet is un-Islamic as per a fatwa (religious decree) issued by the Darul Ulooom, the supreme body of the majority ... Read more...
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18 killed in Pakistan suicide attack (Second lead)
October 6th, 2008 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (DPA) At least 18 people were killed and more than 40 injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack at the guest house of a lawmaker in Pakistan's Punjab province, ... Read more...
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Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills 12 (Lead)
October 6th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (DPA) At least 12 people were killed and more than 30 injured Monday in a suicide bomb attack at the house of a lawmaker in Pakistan's Punjab province, the ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Shia community protests deadly hospital bombing
August 20th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 20 (DPA) Shia Muslims Wednesday protested a suicide bombing outside a hospital in north-western Pakistan, calling the attack a conspiracy against the country that aimed to fan sectarian hatred.A suicide ... Read more...
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Sunni extremists freeze accord with Hezbollah
August 20th, 2008 - 8:51 am ICT by IANS
Beirut, Aug 20 (DPA) Sunni Muslim militant groups have suspended their unity accord with the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, just 24 hours after it was announced at a press conference in Beirut.Hezbollah ... Read more...
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Three killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan
May 10th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Islamabad, May 10 (Xinhua) Three people were shot dead Saturday by unidentified gunmen in a sectarian-motivated attack in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, the police said. The incident took place at 09.00 ... Read more...
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‘Elahi played a key role in persuading Musharraf for early polls’
November 14th, 2007 - 10:31 am ICT by admin
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