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3 killed, 6 injured in sectarian attack in Pak

Militants ambushed a bus carrying members of the minority Shia community killing at least three pers...

Chairman of UP Shia Waqf Board resigns from post

The chairman of Shia Central Board of Waqfs in Uttar Pradesh, Syed Waseem Rizvi, has resigned from h...

Jail inmate attempts suicide after being caught with smack

A prisoner lodged in Faridkot jail here allegedly attempted suicide by ramming his head into iron ba...

Iraq VP goes on death squad trial in absentia

Tariq al-Hashemi, accused of several counts of murder, has dismissed charges as politically motivate...

53 historical monuments in Bijapur encroached

Out of the 80 historical monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India, as many as 53 ha...

Save Ganga: Shia cleric urges Muslims to take part

In a first, Muslims of Uttar Pradesh have been asked to participate in the cleaning up operations of...

Pakistan: Gunmen kill 8 Shi’ite Muslims in Quetta

Although most Sunni and Shi’ites live peacefully together, extremists from both sides have targeted ...

Ethnic cleansing of Shia Muslims in PoK

In Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan`s only Shia dominated province ethnic cleansing is being carried out s...

6 Shias killed in sectarian attack in Balochistan

Unidentified gunmen Monday night shot and killed six members of the minority Shia Hazara community i...

Pak: Balochistan sectarian attack kills 4 Shias

Four members of the minority Shia Hazara community were killed and two other injured in a sectaria...

Two Shias shot down in sectarian attack in Quetta

Two members of the minority Shia Hazara community were gunned down in a sectarian attack in Pakist...

Militants kill 10 in Pak`s Balochistan province

A police officer says gunmen attacked a car carrying local staff of United Nations Food and Agricult...

UP: Shia cleric seeks ministerial berth for sect

Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi met Mulayam Singh Yadav and sought ministerial berth for a me...

Pak: Bus with Shia passengers attacked; 16 injured

The explosive device was triggered by remote control in Parchar Khel area of Kurram Agency.

Clashes flare in Bahrain on Arab Spring anniversary

Police, who are overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim, fired tear gas, rubber bullets and sound grenades while...

Al Qaeda claims deadly attacks on Iraqi cities

In the past two months, al Qaeda and other Sunni militants have stepped up attacks on Shi’ites.

Rapid-fire attacks across Iraq kill at least 55

The early-morning attacks were conducted against mainly Shi`ite targets in Baghdad and several other...

Pak suicide bombing: Death toll rises to 39

Kurram Agency is the only part of Pakistan’s restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan that has a si...

Over 120 hurt in Bahrain clashes, dialogue sought

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon expressed concern about the clashes in Bahrain.

Bahrain: Anti-govt protests ‘a coup’

The commander-in-chief of the Bahrain Defence Force said that at least 22 NGOs have been plotting ag...

Investigate NYPD: Muslims to attorney general

Documents showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shi’ite mosqu...

Bahrain police break up opposition protest

Majority Shi`ite Muslims try to sustain pressure for more reforms ahead of February 14 anniversary o...

New York police sought to spy on Shi’te Muslims

A copy of a May 2006 NYPD intelligence report on Iran says police should expand clandestine operatio...

Suicide bomber kills 32 at Baghdad funeral march

Insurgents have stepped up violence in Iraq since US military withdrawal last month.

Saudi forces shoot dead Shiite protester

Saudi security forces clashed with Shiite protesters in the kingdom`s oil-rich east at dawn today,...

Pak: Key member of a Shia-Sunni Peace Jirga killed

A key member of a Shia-Sunni Peace Jirga in northwest Pakistan was killed and his companion injured...

Woman dies in acid attack

A married woman on Thusday died after two unidentified youths threw acid on her here, police said....

AISPLB demands commissions for Shia Muslims

All India Shia Personal Law Board urged the govt to constitute commissions to study the socio-econom...

UP Shia Wakf Board head under Lokayukta scanner

Chairman of UP Shia Wakf Board Syed Waseem Rizvi has come under scanner of Lokayukta as a complaint ...

Give us tickets as per our population: Shias

All India Shia Personal Law Board said political parties should consider candidature of Shias in ele...

Pakistan moves against Shia killers, 70 held

Heavy police reinforcements have been deployed in the Balochistan to strengthen security, the report...

Pakistan-Iran border closed after Shia massacre

The Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for both the attacks.

UP Shia, Sunni Waqf Board heads to have MOS status

UP government on Thursday accorded minister of state status to the chairmen of Shia and Sunni Waqf ...

Shias protest massacre in Balochistan

Hundreds of people, including women and children took out rallies to protest the killing of 29 Shia...

Those attending Modi`s fast culprit of riots

The Shia cleric compared Modi with Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab.

‘UP minister`s relative has taken Waqf land’

Two leading Shia clerics accused a relative of a UP minister of registering Waqf land registered in...

Gunmen kill seven in Pakistan

At least seven people were killed when unidentified gunmen today opened fire at a bus carrying Shi...

Shia cleric enters record book for longest sermon

Shia cleric Maulana Mirza Mohammad Athar has made it to the Limca Book of Records for his longest co...

Ishaq`s release: Pak`s Shias ask for strict action

Pakistan`s minority Shia community on Monday described the release Malik Ishaq, chief of banned te...

`Shias involved in zardozi work should be given govt benefits`

Shia Muslims, involved in chickankari and zardozi work, should be provided housing, employment, BPL...

Helpline for Shia women to lodge complaints against foeticide

In a bid to check female foeticide, the All India Shia Personal Law Board has decided to set up a ...

AISPLB demands quota for Shia Muslims

All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) demanded separate quota for Shia Muslims in government j...

18 injured in attack on Shia procession in Pak

Eighteen people were injured when suspected militants attacked a Shia procession with a grenade in...

Armed men kill two Shia community members

Armed men shot dead two members of the minority Shia community on a busy thoroughfare in Quetta cit...

Suicide bomber kills 20 at Shia trust-run hospital in Hangu Home

Shiite Muslims were praying in a room inside the hospital when the bomb exploded.

Punjab trader robbed of Rs.3.7 lakh, car at gunpoint

A trader was robbed of over Rs 370,000 in cash and his car by four armed men near this Punjab town ...

Death toll in hooch rises to 22

With six more deaths since Thursday night, the toll due to hooch in Dasuya sub division of this dist...

Shia personal law board favours mediation on Ayodhya verdict

With mulling over the implications of the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya title suits from various ...

Ayodhya: Shia outfit asks AIMPLB not to challenge Allahabad HC order

Hussaini Tigers, an organisation of Shia youths, on Friday urged the AIMPLB not to approach the Sup...

Shia cleric says he has option to resolve temple-mosque issue

Noted Shia cleric and All India Muslim Personal Law Board vice-president Maulana Kalbe Sadiq today...

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