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29th Jun 2020

Pakistan: 9 killed as terrorists attack stock exchange

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least nine people were killed as gunmen attacked the Pakistani stock exchange building in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday, police said. The building is in a high-security zone and … Continued

23rd May 2020

Pakistan: 97 killed in plane crash, 2 survive

By Aaamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least 97 people were killed and two survived when a plane crashed in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, the army said on Saturday. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-8303, traveling … Continued

13th May 2019

Pakistan’s roadside iftar feeds thousands in Ramadan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): As the sun begins to fade in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, volunteers start fixing traditional delicacies and drinks on scores of tables at different points of Karachi’s main University Road. Others … Continued

23rd Nov 2018

Pakistan: Bombing kills 25 in Orakzai market

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): At least 25 people were killed and 35 injured in a bomb attack in Kalaya Bazaar, northwest Pakistan on Friday, local media reported. Meanwhile, a terror attack on the Chinese Consulate General situated in … Continued

17th Nov 2018

Pakistan: Bomb kills 2, injures 10, in Karachi

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least two people were killed and ten injured in a bomb explosion in southern port city of Karachi on late Friday, police said. However, soon after the blast, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) … Continued

5th Dec 2016

Pakistan: 11 killed in fire at Karachi hotel

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least 11 people were killed and 75 injured in a fire at a Karachi hotel early Monday, officials said. The blaze engulfed the four-star Regent Plaza hotel in the city’s downtown after breaking … Continued

3rd Nov 2016

Pakistan: 18 killed in train collision in Karachi

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least 18 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in a collision between two passenger trains near Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi’s Landi Railway Station on Thursday, police and health … Continued

30th Oct 2016

Pakistan: 5 Shia Muslims killed in terror shooting during religious event

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): At least five Shia Muslims, including a woman, were killed and 11 others injured when gunmen opened fire on a congregation in Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi on Saturday, police said. The incident, the latest … Continued

9th May 2016

Pakistan: Taliban kill prominent rights activist in Karachi

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): The Taliban have claimed responsibility for killing prominent blogger and rights activist Khurram Zaki, who was gunned down in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi late Saturday night. He was killed just after he had … Continued

29th Jun 2015

Pakistan: Heatwave death toll tops 1,400

[Photo: Pakistani People cool off themselves in a canal at Lahore, where temperature reached 42 degrees Celsius (107.6 Fahrenheit), June 28. Photographer: Rana Irfan Ali/AA] By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): There has been no let-up in deaths caused by a blistering … Continued

26th Jun 2015

Pakistan: More than 1000 killed by heatwave

[Photo: An Army doctor treats a patient affected by heatwave at heat stroke centre in Karachi on June 24. Photographer: Sabir Mazhar/AA] By Aamir Latif KARACHI, (AA): A four-day long heatwave in Pakistan has killed more than 1000 people. Health officials told reporters on … Continued

24th Jun 2015

Pakistan: Heatwave has killed 782 in 3 days

[Photo: Pakistani relatives shift a heatstroke victim to a hospital in Karachi, on June 24. Photo Sabir Mazhar, AA] By Hasan Mansoor KARACHI, (Dawn): While prolonged power cuts and the harsh heatwave persisted across Sindh, another 337 people — 311 in … Continued

23rd Jun 2015

Pakistan: Relief from heatwave as parts of Karachi receive rain

KARACHI, (The News, Xinhua): Residents of the city have been struggling with the worst heatwave in decades and now they can breathe a sigh of relief. Parts of the city received light rain on Monday turning the weather … Continued

22nd Jun 2015

Pakistan: Heatwave devastates Sindh, 136 dead

[Photo: Ambulances bringing bodies of people who died because of heatstroke and dehydration pictured outside the Edhi morgue in Karachi on Sunday.—Online] By Hasan Mansoor KARACHI, (Dawn): Despite the Met office’s academic conclusion about Karachi’s weather sliding down … Continued

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.