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22nd Sep 2021

India: 5 arrested for vandalizing Muslim leader’s house

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): New Delhi police arrested five men associated with Hindu Sena (Hindu Army), a right-wing group, for vandalizing the official residence of Indian Muslim leader and Parliament member Asaduddin Owaisi, according to officials on … Continued

19th Sep 2021

Bangladesh appeals to UN to resolve maritime demarcation row with India

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh has appealed to the UN to resolve its decades-old dispute with India over the maritime demarcation in the southern Bay of Bengal, said official sources. According to a Foreign Ministry source, Bangladesh’s … Continued

7th Sep 2021

Pakistan welcomes Taliban’s desire to join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): Pakistan on Monday welcomed a statement by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on their desire to join the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “It is a very good thing if they join the CPEC,” said … Continued

6th Sep 2021

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia call for inclusive govt for peace in Afghanistan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia called Sunday for an “inclusive political settlement” in Afghanistan as the Taliban struggle to form a new government that can attain international recognition. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and … Continued

2nd Sep 2021

Family barred by Indian police from attending Kashmiri leader Geelani funeral

By Riyaz ul Khaliq (AA): Amid restrictions on people’s movement and internet and cellular services, Indian police took the body of Kashmir’s top leader Syed Ali Geelani and buried him under its custody in the capital Srinagar early on … Continued

18th Aug 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: Dozens held, journalists beaten as police stop Muslim religious procession

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Police in Indian-administered Kashmir detained dozens of people who were part of a Muslim ritual procession in the capital Srinagar and beat up journalists covering the event, witnesses said Tuesday. … Continued

6th Aug 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: Return statehood to restore confidence, says opposition leader

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): A senior opposition leader in India has said that contrary to the claims of progress, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has retreated in the past two years since the revocation of its … Continued

4th Aug 2021

Bangladesh extends lockdown with worsening Covid pandemic situation

By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh on Tuesday extended the existing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to be effective until Aug. 10 as the prevailing situation across the country continued worsening. The South Asian country has implemented a 14-day … Continued

25th Jul 2021

Election fever in Pakistan-administered Kashmir takes over UK

By Aamir Latif and Ahmet Gurhan Kartal MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan-administered Kashmir/ LONDON (AA): Thousands of miles away from Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir or Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the election fever has taken over Kashmiri diaspora living in the … Continued

22nd Jul 2021

Voters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir demand share in resources

By Aamir Latif KAIL, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AA): Under the shadow of snow-capped mountains, flourishing green forests, and towering hills on both sides of the noisy Neelam River, political parties are making a last-ditch effort to woo voters in the … Continued

21st Jul 2021

Bangladesh: Fire guts over 60 Rohingya tents at Cox’s Bazar camp

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): More than 60 makeshift tents of Rohingya refugees at a camp in Bangladesh’s southern Cox’s Bazar district were gutted in a fire late Tuesday, according to Rohingya and official sources. “We primarily came … Continued

19th Jul 2021

Pakistan: 29 killed as bus collides with trailer in NE Pakistan

Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA) At least 29 people were killed and over 40 wounded as a passenger bus collided with a trailer in northeastern Pakistan on Monday morning, a rescue official said. The passenger bus was on its way from … Continued

17th Jul 2021

India bans sacrificial animal slaughter on Eid al-Adha in Kashmir

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA): Slaughter of cows, calves and camels on Muslim festival Eid al-Adha has been banned in the Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir. An order issued by the Animal Husbandry Department and addressed to … Continued

9th Jul 2021

Bangladesh: 52 die in factory fire 35 injured

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): At least 52 people have been killed and 35 others injured in a massive fire that broke out at six-storey food processing factory in Bangladesh’s industry-hub district of Narayanganj, the eastern closest … Continued

9th Jul 2021

India denies involvement in terrorist attack in Pakistan

By Ahmad Adil and Islamuddin Sajid NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (AA): India on Thursday denied allegations by Pakistan that New Delhi was behind a bomb blast last month in the city of Lahore. During a weekly briefing, India’s External Affairs Ministry … Continued

2nd Jul 2021

‘Pakistan can be partners with US in peace, but never in conflict’

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Regretting Pakistan’s participation in the US war in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said Islamabad will no longer be a partner with Washington in conflict. “We can be partners (with the … Continued

1st Jul 2021

139 die since January in Indian administered Kashmir

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Some 139 people, including 18 civilians, have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir since January this year, according to a human rights report. According to a bi-annual human rights report released on Wednesday by … Continued

28th Jun 2021

Bangladesh: 8 dead, 50 injured in blast in Dhaka

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The death toll from an explosion in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka rose to eight late on Sunday as a victim succumbed to injuries while under treatment, according to hospital sources. “We found two people … Continued

27th Jun 2021

Pakistan criticizes continued inclusion on financial watchdog’s ‘grey list’

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan on Saturday decried an international money watchdog’s decision to keep the country on its grey list, insisting there is no justification for the move saying the country has met 26 of the … Continued

21st Jun 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: Top commander among 3 militants killed

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant outfit and two other militants were killed in an overnight operation in the Sopore area of Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Monday. Inspector general … Continued

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Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.