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Pakistan: Professor gunned down in Karachi
18-03-2013
Poet and former principal of Liaquatabad College Professor Sibte Jafar was shot dead in Karachi.


Pakistan: Alleged blasphemy: Mob burns scores of Christian homes in Lahore
09-03-2013
A highly-charged mob of thousands burnt more than 40 Christian houses in Badami Bagh area of Lahore to “take revenge of the blasphemy” allegedly committed by a Christian two days earlier.


Pakistan: Shi'a Ulema Council wants deweaponization of Karachi
04-03-2013
Shia Ulema Council (SUC) and various other organizations have demanded a targeted operation against the banned outfits and to deweaponize the metropolis.


UK: Former Cardinal O'Brien admits sexual misbehavior
04-03-2013
Britain's former top Catholic Church official has admitted that his sexual conduct had fallen short of the required standard.


Pakistan: Suicide blast at Shi'a mosque kills scores
04-03-2013
A suspected suicide bomber has killed scores of people as they were leaving a Sh'ia Muslim mosque in Karachi.


Pakistan: Twin explosions rock Karachi killing 45 many of them Shi'as
03-03-2013
45 people have been killed and 135 others injured as a result of two explosions near Karachi’s Abul Hassan Isphahani Rd.


Vatican: Pope leaves Vatican, resignation takes effect
01-03-2013
Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came into effect at 8 pm local time on Thursday, who had left the Vatican by helicopter for the papal vacation retreat in south Rome earlier in the afternoon.


Pakistan: 'Balochistan situation can spread nationwide'
26-02-2013
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry remarked that if the situation in Balochistan was not taken seriously, the problem can spread nationwide.


Pakistan: For the Hazara Shi'as, the tragedy doesn’t end here
22-02-2013
Being a member of the beleaguered Hazara Shi'a community, Shabbir Hussain is lucky to be alive, he had left just 10 minutes before a massive explosion at the Taj Mahal market on Quetta’s Kirani Road left more than 80 people dead.


Pakistan: Grief-stricken Shi'a Muslims bury the dead as angry youths protest
21-02-2013
Quetta buried the victims of the devastating sectarian attack in the Hazara Town graveyard amid tension as protesters and police both started firing into the air.


Pakistan: Quetta carnage: Critically injured shifted to Karachi
21-02-2013


Pakistan: Govt vetoed Hazaras’ demand: Army was ready for Quetta deployment
20-02-2013


Pakistan: Quetta carnage: Aerial firings during burial at Hazara Town graveyard
20-02-2013


Pakistan: Parliamentary committee to meet protesters in Quetta
19-02-2013


Pakistan: Quetta carnage suo motu case hearing underway
19-02-2013


Pakistan: Outrage across country at Quetta carnage
18-02-2013


Pakistan: No burials until army ensures our security, say Shi'a Muslims
18-02-2013


Pakistan: Hazara party demands arrest of culprits in 48 hrs
17-02-2013


Pakistan: 80 Shi'as killed in sectarian bomb attack outside Quetta
17-02-2013


Pakistan: Religious persecution: Hundreds protest Shi'a killings
16-02-2013


French lower house approves gay marriage bill
13-02-2013


Pope Benedict XVI steps back from top Vatican role
12-02-2013


Pakistan: Shi'a Muslim lawyer killed in targeted attack
08-02-2013


Salafis denounce arrest of Ahmadinejad protesters
06-02-2013


Suicide blast outside Hangu mosque claims 27 lives
01-02-2013


Syria rebels attacking Shia and Christian religious sites
24-01-2013


Pakistan: Hazara delegation meets Magsi
19-01-2013


Pakistan: Quetta Shi'a sit-in concludes; protesters prepare to bury dead
14-01-2013


Pakistan provincial government dismissed over Quetta attacks
14-01-2013


Pakistan: IED blast kills child, leaves one injured in Quetta
13-01-2013


Pakistan: Protests against Quetta carnage continue across the country
13-01-2013


Pakistan Shi'a killings: Thousands take to streets
12-01-2013


Pakistan: Why I observed Muharram this year
12-01-2013


Pakistan: 116 Shi'a Muslims killed, 235 injured as four blasts rock Pakistan
11-01-2013


Pakistan: Deadly blasts kill 81 Shi'as in Quetta
11-01-2013


Egypt: Al-Azhar grand Sheikh to meet with Iran's FM in Cairo
09-01-2013


Saudi Arabia: New-look Shoura to have 15 women
09-01-2013


Saudi Arabia: Shoura members want mosques to conform to a uniform standard
08-01-2013


Pakistan: A close inside look at the Minhajul Quran of Dr Qadri
08-01-2013


Pakistan: Bomb attack kills 17 in Pakistan, soldiers found dead
30-12-2012


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