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22nd Apr 2021

Pakistan: 4 killed, several injured in Quetta hotel blast

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): At least four people were killed and a dozen injured Wednesday in a blast in the parking lot of a five-star hotel in southwestern Pakistan, an official said. The blast in Quetta city … Continued

21st Apr 2021

Pakistan parliament to vote on French envoy’s expulsion

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): After violent protests across the country, Pakistan’s government decided to seek a vote in parliament on Tuesday on whether to expel the French envoy over offensive caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad published in France … Continued

18th Apr 2021

New Kashmir laws ‘matter of grave concern’: UN experts

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): The loss of autonomy in August 2019 and introduction of new laws may lead to a reduced level of political representation and participation of local groups in the Indian-administered Jammu … Continued

13th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Around 1,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims take part in Baisakhi festival

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Around a thousand Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan on Monday to participate in the annual Baisakhi celebrations, officials said. The pilgrims entered northeastern Lahore city through the Wagah border crossing, where they were … Continued

10th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Philanthropists, charities help poor during Ramadan

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Despite a surge in coronavirus cases and rising inflation, grocery stores and supermarkets in Karachi, the country’s commercial capital, are overcrowded with customers ahead of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Neatly wrapped … Continued

6th Apr 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: 2 dozen Rohingya shacks gutted in fire

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): At least two dozen shacks belonging to Rohingya refugees were burned in an overnight fire in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, a leader of the persecuted community said on Monday. Salamat … Continued

5th Apr 2021

Pakistan: Anti-terror court judge, family gunned down

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Gunmen killed an anti-terrorism court judge and his three family members in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday evening, police said. Aftab Afridi, the slain judge, his wife and two children were traveling to the … Continued

4th Apr 2021

India: Police file complaints against Hindu priest

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA) – Police in India registered two cases on Saturday against a Hindu priest for blasphemous remarks against the holy prophet of Islam. The cases, one in Mumbai and another in New Delhi, were … Continued

28th Mar 2021

Bangladesh on edge as 5 more dead in anti-Modi protests

By SM Najmus Sakib and Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Following deadly clashes between protesters and police a day earlier, five more people were killed and dozens injured as demonstrations against the visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Continued

26th Mar 2021

Bangladesh: Fire destroyed Rohingyas shelters but not dreams

By Md. Kamruzzaman COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA): Ten-year-old Rukiya Begum is one of the dozens of Rohingya children and teenagers in Bangladesh’s refugee camps who lost everything, including educational support, in Monday’s deadliest fire that killed at least 15 … Continued

14th Mar 2021

India: 14-year-old Muslim beaten up for drinking water at temple

By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI (AA): A Hindu man was arrested on Saturday for assaulting a Muslim boy for drinking water at a temple in a city near India’s capital New Delhi. The attack took place in Ghaziabad, a … Continued

7th Mar 2021

Indian government forces assault Kashmiri journalists

By Nusrat Sidiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): Two journalists in Indian-administered Kashmir were allegedly assaulted by the government forces during a protest in the capital city of Srinagar on Friday. Shafat Farooq, a video journalist with the … Continued

4th Mar 2021

Pakistan’s premier to seek vote of confidence

By Aamir Latif KARACHI, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan will seek a vote of confidence from parliament following his party’s unexpected defeat on a key Senate seat from the capital Islamabad on Wednesday. Addressing a news conference … Continued

26th Feb 2021

Kashmir parties welcome India, Pakistan border pact

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC), the two main pro-India parties in Jammu and Kashmir, welcomed a joint statement by Indian and Pakistani army officials on … Continued

22nd Feb 2021

Bangladesh: Fire consumes over 100 shanties in Dhaka

By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A devastating fire in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka burnt down over 100 shanties on Sunday evening, officials and locals said. “Primarily we came to know that nearly 150 houses have been damaged due to … Continued

20th Feb 2021

Human Rights Watch blames India of targeting minorities

By Beyza Binnur Donmez and Shuriah Niazi (AA): Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday accused the Indian government of adopting laws and policies that “systematically discriminate against Muslims and stigmatize critics of the government.” HRW’s report came days ahead Feb. … Continued

19th Feb 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: ‘Guided tour’ for foreign envoys to disputed Kashmir

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): As diplomats from nearly two dozen countries continue their two-day visit in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, commentators and politicians say that another “guided tour” would not change ground realities in … Continued

18th Feb 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: 3 Indian soldiers arrested for child molestation

By Nusrat Sidiq SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Three Indian army employees were arrested by the regional police of Indian-administered Kashmir in connection with the alleged molestation and kidnapping of a young girl from North Kashmir’s Bandipora district, authorities … Continued

12th Feb 2021

Pakistan: 4 troops, 4 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): At least four Pakistani army soldiers were killed during a clash with terrorists in northwestern Waziristan region near the Afghan border, the military said on Friday. The terrorists opened fire on military posts … Continued

10th Feb 2021

UN vindicates Pakistan’s stance on terrorism from Afghanistan

By Islamuddin Sajid ISLAMABAD (AA): A new UN report on Daesh/ISIS and al-Qaeda vindicates Pakistan’s longstanding position on the threat of Afghan-based terrorist groups, according to Islamabad. Pakistan has long drawn the international community’s attention to how hostile intelligence … 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.