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9th May, 2013
Double challenge: Being Hazara & the first woman to stand in Quetta for NA
Ruquiya Hashmi, a doctor and a former soldier, faces a double challenge — as well as being Hazara she is also the first woman to…
Ruquiya Hashmi, a doctor and a former soldier, faces a double challenge — as well as being Hazara she is also the first woman to…
4th March, 2013
Hunting down Shias: Society’s deafening silence
After the Abbas Town blast, the writing was writ large on the wall: Either you are with us or against us.
After the Abbas Town blast, the writing was writ large on the wall: Either you are with us or against us.
22nd February, 2013
39 Quetta victims airlifted to Karachi; woman dies
While the body of the woman, Gul Afshan, was flown back, the remaining 38 wounded were admitted to two private hospitals on Stadium Road.
While the body of the woman, Gul Afshan, was flown back, the remaining 38 wounded were admitted to two private hospitals on Stadium Road.
21st February, 2013
Hazara killers — supported from Punjab to the Middle East
Sectarian outfits like the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are either conveniently ignored or tacitly supported by Middle Eastern countries, provincial governments and intelligence agencies.
Sectarian outfits like the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are either conveniently ignored or tacitly supported by Middle Eastern countries, provincial governments and intelligence agencies.
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17th February, 2013
Time for Shias to leave Pakistan
Space is fast running out in Shia graveyards in Quetta. It may be the time for Shias to relocate to protect their next generation.
Space is fast running out in Shia graveyards in Quetta. It may be the time for Shias to relocate to protect their next generation.
25th January, 2013
Iraqi troops shoot dead five protesters during clash
The troops also wounded 23 others, while trying to prevent the demonstrators from joining an anti-government rally in Fallujah which was part of weekly Friday protests that erupted in December.
The troops also wounded 23 others, while trying to prevent the demonstrators from joining an anti-government rally in Fallujah which was part of weekly Friday protests that erupted in December.
15th January, 2013
Balochistan outlook
Do you think the federal government simply succumbed to pressure and gave in to the demands to secure momentary respite for itself?
Do you think the federal government simply succumbed to pressure and gave in to the demands to secure momentary respite for itself?
7th January, 2013
Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition
Bahrain's highest court has upheld jail sentences against 20 opposition figures convicted of plotting to overthrow the Western-allied government, including eight prominent activists facing life in prison.
Bahrain's highest court has upheld jail sentences against 20 opposition figures convicted of plotting to overthrow the Western-allied government, including eight prominent activists facing life in prison.
24th November, 2012
Zuljanna: A symbol of Ashura
Zuljanna, the horse that Imam Hussain rode into battle at Karbala, holds a special symbolic importance in Muharram processions.
Zuljanna, the horse that Imam Hussain rode into battle at Karbala, holds a special symbolic importance in Muharram processions.
25th October, 2012
The plight of Hazaras
Around 120 ethnic Hazaras were detained by Indonesian police as they attempted to reach Australia by wooden boat.
Around 120 ethnic Hazaras were detained by Indonesian police as they attempted to reach Australia by wooden boat.
16th October, 2012
Gunmen kill four Shias in Quetta: police
“It was a sectarian attack. Gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on them and drove away,” Asif Ghafoor, a senior police official, told AFP.
“It was a sectarian attack. Gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on them and drove away,” Asif Ghafoor, a senior police official, told AFP.
16th September, 2012
Dropping like dominoes
Over the past few decades Karachi has witnessed a vicious cycle of sectarian strife, with a visible surge in the sectarian driven targeted killing of late.
Over the past few decades Karachi has witnessed a vicious cycle of sectarian strife, with a visible surge in the sectarian driven targeted killing of late.
1st September, 2012
Ruthlessly killed again
Gunmen on motorcycles shot dead seven Hazara Shia Muslims in two separate incidents in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, police…
Gunmen on motorcycles shot dead seven Hazara Shia Muslims in two separate incidents in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, police…
27th August, 2012
“If this isn’t Shia genocide, what is?”
While killing Shia passengers on the fateful August 16 morning, the masked attackers forced them to chant “kafir, kafir, Shia kafir (infidels, infidels, Shia infidels),” recounts a victim's relative.
While killing Shia passengers on the fateful August 16 morning, the masked attackers forced them to chant “kafir, kafir, Shia kafir (infidels, infidels, Shia infidels),” recounts a victim's relative.
26th August, 2012
Gunmen kill 3 in northern Iraq: officials
Gunmen shot dead a municipal council member, a policeman and a passerby in separate incident in norhtern Iraq.
Gunmen shot dead a municipal council member, a policeman and a passerby in separate incident in norhtern Iraq.
12th August, 2012
Gunmen kill seven Shias in targeted attack
The attackers arrived on motorcycles and executed the Shias after separating them from Sunni Arabs, whom they allowed to go free, said the mayor of Tuz Khormato.
The attackers arrived on motorcycles and executed the Shias after separating them from Sunni Arabs, whom they allowed to go free, said the mayor of Tuz Khormato.
9th August, 2012
New US study finds diverse beliefs in Muslim world
In predominantly Sunni Pakistan, 41 per cent of followers believe Shias are not true Muslims according to a new Pew Research Center study.
In predominantly Sunni Pakistan, 41 per cent of followers believe Shias are not true Muslims according to a new Pew Research Center study.
22nd May, 2012
Iraq bombings kill six, including four children
The attacks struck the homes of a Sunni anti-Qaeda militiaman and a formerly internally-displaced Shia family.
The attacks struck the homes of a Sunni anti-Qaeda militiaman and a formerly internally-displaced Shia family.
27th December, 2011
Qaeda-linked group claims Iraq bombings
WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda’s Iraq franchise claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings last week that killed scores of people and heightened sectarian tensions days after the…
WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda’s Iraq franchise claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings last week that killed scores of people and heightened sectarian tensions days after the…
28th November, 2011
Saudi security forces withdraw from Shia villages
Saudi security forces have withdrawn from Shia villages in Qatif in eastern Saudi Arabia following unrest last week in which four people were killed, witnesses said on Monday.
Saudi security forces have withdrawn from Shia villages in Qatif in eastern Saudi Arabia following unrest last week in which four people were killed, witnesses said on Monday.
