Pakistan Peoples' Party-led dispensation's effort to provide immunity to senior government functionaries for their executive actions by amending the contempt law came to naught on Friday with the Supreme Court declaring the legislation "unconstitutional." A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice

Chinese authorities in the northwestern province of Xinjiang have banned Muslim officials and students from fasting during the month of Ramadan, prompting an exiled rights group to warn of new violence. Guidance posted on numerous government websites called on Communist Party leaders to restrict Mus

Occupied Jerusalem - Imposing more restrictions to stifle Palestinians in the holy month of Ramadan, Israel limited access to Al-Aqsa mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan, denying the right of thousands of Palestinians to visit the holy mosque in the blessed day. "Among those aged 45 to 50 years, o

Beirut - 21 July 2012: An estimated 5,000 cars crossed legally into Lebanon through the official Masnaa border post during the past 48 hours carrying more than 20,000 Syrians. The checkpoint, which is only 36km from Damascus, usually handles fewer than 1,000 cars each day although traffic picked up

The holy month of Ramadan is the month of mercy and forgiveness. It is the month when the gates of heaven are opened and God listens to every prayer of the true believers who seek his blessings and forgiveness. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) defined the true believer as the one who likes for h

Bangkok - 21 July 2012: Myanmar security forces have committed serious rights abuses against Muslims in violence-hit western Rakhine state during six weeks of emergency rule, Amnesty International said Friday. Hundreds of people, mostly men and boys, have been detained in sweeps of areas heavily pop

VIENNA - The Austrian government has celebrated with its Muslim community the 100th anniversary of issuing a law that recognized Islam as an official law in the European country. "Austria is a model in Europe in dealing with Islam, but the Austrian Muslims are also a European model," Omar Al-Rawi, a

Islamabad - 23 June 2012 (Reuters): Pakistan's parliament elected former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as the new prime minister on Friday after the incumbent was disqualified by the Supreme Court. Yusuf Raza Gilani was ruled ineligible for refusing to reopen corruption cases against

Hyderabad, June 20: The election of Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Mursi as Egypt's new president has sparked deep worries in Israel. "We are waking up to the dawn of a different Middle East: more religious, more Islamic, and to my regret, more Israel hating," Labor member of Knesset Binyam

The (US) government should clarify the procedures in place to ensure that any targeted killing complies with international humanitarian law and human rights." UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial Christof Heyns A UN investigator has condemned the use of deadly drones by the United States, questio

ISLAMABAD:19 june,2012(PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was today disqualified as an MP by the Supreme Court two months after he was convicted for contempt, a staggering verdict that was surprisingly accepted by the ruling-PPP which swiftly moved to select a new premier. Capping near

Cairo - 18 June 2012 (PTI): Egypt's moderate Islamist force Muslim Brotherhood claimed victory in the presidential poll today and promised to build a modern democratic state, but the landmark election stood overshadowed by uncertainty as the ruling military took over legislative powers. Hours after

Australian publisher Millennium House debuted Earth Platinum, the largest world atlas ever produced, at the National Center for Documentation and Research (NCDR) on Tuesday. The 128-page book containing maps, photographs and text measures 6ft x 9ft (1.8m x 2.7m) and weighs 150kg, said Millennium Hou

India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan, the melodious voice behind evergreen hits like 'Patta patta, boota boota' and 'Kab ke Bichhare', died today following multiple organ failure at the age of 84. Hassan, who had millions of fans in India and Pakistan, had been admitted to the Agha Khan Hospital i

Washington: A day before India-US strategic dialogue here, the US has exempted India and six other nations from its tough Iran oil sanctions for significantly reducing their oil purchases from Tehran. By exempting India from the sanctions, the US has taken a contentious issue off the table from thei

KABUL: As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Rescuers have so far pulled two women's bodies from the rubble of the landslide in Baghlan province, said provincial governor Abdul Majid. T

AFP DUBIOUS MISSION: A British RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft being prepared for combat over Libya on March 19, 2011 in Norfolk, England. NATO has consistently blocked any attempt to scrutinise the war crimes it committed during the 'humanitarian intervention' in Libya Back in January Faiz Fathi Jfara of

Abuja - 03 June 2012 (PTI): At least 153 people on board a passenger plane are feared to have died when a plane carrying them crashed into a building in a residential area of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos on Sunday.The aircraft belonging toDana aircaught fire immediately sending billows of thic