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21st May 2022

Turkey pledges support to boost Pakistan’s military infrastructure

By Sarp Ozer KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Turkey will provide all support needed to strengthen Pakistan’s military infrastructure, the nation’s president said on Friday. In a video message sent to the launching ceremony of the third vessel of the MILGEM Ada … Continued

15th May 2022

Pakistan: Suicide blast kills 6, including 3 children, in NW Pakistan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least six people, including three children, were killed in a suspected suicide attack on an army convoy in northwest Pakistan, near Afghanistan border, the military said on Sunday. The blast occurred … Continued

12th Apr 2022

Pakistan’s new premier Shehbaz Sharif takes oath

By Aamir Latif and Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA):Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn-in in the capital Islamabad on Monday. Acting President Sajid Sanjrani, who is also the chairman of the upper house of the parliament, … Continued

10th Apr 2022

Pakistan: PM Imran Khan ousted in Parliament no-confidence vote

By Aamir Latif and Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ( AA): Pakistan’s parliament voted out Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence motion late Saturday, capping a month-long political turmoil that gripped the nation of 220 million. As many as … Continued

4th Apr 2022

Pakistan’s premier de-notified following dissolution of Parliament

By Aamir Latif ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan was de-notified on Sunday as a result of the dissolution of the country’s parliament, which he recommended to the president, according to an official announcement. Khan will, however, … Continued

28th Mar 2022

Pakistan: Tens of thousands of supporters of PM’s party gather in capital

By Aamir Latif ISLAMABAD (AA): Tens of thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s ruling party gathered Sunday in the capital, Islamabad, in a show of support ahead of a no-confidence vote against beleaguered Prime Minister Imran Khan. Waving the national … Continued

22nd Mar 2022

Bangladesh launches its largest thermal power plant

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh on Monday formally inaugurated its largest thermal power plant with an ambitious and challenging target of delivering the power supply to every household nationwide. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the inaugural session … Continued

4th Mar 2022

Pakistan: 56 killed, 194 injured in mosque suicide bombing during Friday prayers in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD (AA): A suicide bomber blew himself up during weekly Friday prayers at Jamia Shia Muslim mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 56 people and injuring 194 others, authorities said. The suicide bomber was stopped by police at a … Continued

25th Feb 2022

Russia: Putin, Pakistan’s Khan discuss bilateral, regional issues in Moscow

By Riyaz ul Khaliq ISTANBUL (AA): Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow on Thursday amid high tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. A brief statement by the Kremlin said the two leaders discussed “the … Continued

17th Feb 2022

In Indian Punjab’s Muslim ‘island’, voters vying for change

By Ahmad Adil MALERKOTLA, India (AA): As the multiplicity of political parties is ensuring a tight contest, candidates in the Indian province of Punjab leave no stone un-turned to lure even a minuscule Muslim population that accounts for less … Continued

9th Feb 2022

India: Hijab row escalates further with school closures

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): The government of India’s southern state of Karnataka on Tuesday announced the closure of all high schools and colleges for the next three days as a row continues over the wearing of the … Continued

5th Feb 2022

Another Indian college bars Muslim girls wearing hijab

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): Another hijab row broke out in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after Muslim students were not allowed to enter a government college for wearing a headscarf. This is the second college in … Continued

4th Feb 2022

Pakistan: 7 Pakistani soldiers, 13 terrorists killed in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD (AA) At least 13 terrorists and seven soldiers, including an officer, were killed in overnight clashes in southwestern Pakistan, the army said on Thursday. In a statement, Pakistan army said militants tried to storm security camps in Panjgur and … Continued

31st Jan 2022

Rights body urges Bangladesh not to force Rohingya to move to island

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Human rights watchdog Fortify Rights urged Bangladesh on Sunday not to pressure Rohingya Muslim refugees to move to a remote island in the southern Bay of Bengal. “The Bangladesh government should prevent coercive … Continued

28th Jan 2022

Pakistan: 10 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack near Iranian border

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): At least 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack on a security check post near the country’s southwestern border with Iran, the Pakistan Army said. In a statement issued on Thursday, the army … Continued

21st Jan 2022

Pakistan: 3 killed, 26 injured in bombing in Lahore

By Kiran Butt LAHORE, Pakistan (AA) At least three people were killed and 33 others injured when a bomb detonated in Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore on Thursday, police and officials said. Footage showed that the blast, in old … Continued

18th Jan 2022

Indian college bars Muslim women from classes for wearing hijab

By Ahmad Adil NEW DELHI (AA): A group of Muslim students at a college in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have been prevented from attending classes for weeks after their principal refused to let them wear the hijab … Continued

9th Jan 2022

Pakistan: 23 die after being stuck in cars amid heavy snowfall

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Some 23 tourists have lost their lives over the past two days after their vehicles were trapped due to heavy snowfall in a famous hill station near capital Islamabad, as rescue workers backed … Continued

6th Jan 2022

Bangladesh: 10 killed in local government elections

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in the fifth phase of local government elections across Bangladesh, sources said Wednesday. Six of the victims were slain in clashes during the daylong … Continued

1st Jan 2022

Jammu & Kashmir: 49 civilians among 350 killed in Kashmir in 2021

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): In 2021, over 350 people, including civilians, militants and Indian forces personnel, were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir, while 1,600 Kashmiris were arrested, a top Kashmiri pro-freedom alliance said in a report released on … 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.