NEW DELHI — Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said they will not allow Afghanistan’s soil to be used against any other country and called on India to complete the infrastructure projects if New Delhi wished, the New Indian Express reported. “We will not allow any country or any group to use the soil of Afghanistan […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union Territory administration on a petition by PDP youth leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, seeking quashing of FIR and subsequent framing of charges against him by a special court under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC). Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul […]
KABUL — Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said on Tuesday that the insurgent group does not wish to “repeat any conflict, any war”, and women will get equal opportunities within the framework of Sharia. “We want to do away with the factors for conflict. Therefore, the Islamic Emirate does not have any kind of hostility or […]
MOSCOW — Russia has said that the situation in Kabul under the Taliban is “better” than it was under the Ashraf Ghani-led Afghanistan government, according to a media report, signalling Moscow’s apparent endorsement of the insurgent group and an attempt to establish ties with the outfit, still officially designated a terrorist organisation in the country. […]
KABUL — A Taliban spokesman has pledged to honor women’s rights, but within the norms of Islamic law. Zabihullah Mujahid made the comment Tuesday at his first news conference. For years, he had been a shadowy figure issuing statements on behalf of the militants. His assertion that the Taliban would protect women’s rights comes after […]
Zubair Ul Islam — (KIMS) Fourteen hundred years ago Islam gave women rights; rights that could not have been imagined by Western counterparts. Women’s rights, responsibilities, and choices have been the subject of books, articles, essays, and lectures. But sadly however, convincing the world that Muslim women are not oppressed by Islam is a message that […]
MEERUT (UP) — A Muslim man was allegedly beaten up by a group of persons who also issued death threats when he tried to hoist the Tricolour in Baghpat’s Ranchad village on Thursday, Independence Day, the Indian Express reported. “Pro-Pakistan” slogans were also allegedly raised by those who assaulted Babu Khan and the suspects also […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the safety of women and girls, and called on Monday for world leaders to take urgent action. Yousafzai said Biden “has a lot to do” and must “take a bold step” to protect the Afghan people, adding she […]
SRINAGAR — The Kashmir Press Club has condemned the assault on the media persons by the police, who were covering a Muharram procession in Srinagar on tuesday. The club demands that the police authorities take action against the concerned policemen involved in the incident and sensitise their rank and file to respect the media freedom. […]
SRINAGAR — Several politicians and political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have condemned the police lathicharge on journalists during a Muharram procession in Srinagar. As the media personnel, mostly photo and video journalists, were discharging their professional duties, police swung into action and lathicharged them, the scribes said, as per news agency PTI. They said […]