Pakistan remains uninhabitable for the gender minorities asTransgenders continue to live a life of misery in the South-Asian country and the violence against them goes largely unnoticed. According to data from the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Pakistan saw the killings of at least 20 transgender people in 2021.
So far, no group has claimed the responsibility. Islamists, no matter which sect they belong to, are extremely opposed to giving girls' access to education in Gilgit Baltistan.
A Gun-attack on a Shiite holy site in Iran's city of Shiraz left 15 people dead and wounded around 40. Islamic state took responsibility of the brutal attack that took place in the pilgrimage site.
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17 (ANI): A top Islamist political party of Pakistan has demanded the expulsion of the US ambassador to Islamabad until an apology is issued for the "dangerous nation" remark by President Joe Biden.
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Kakavani aka Ali Sohrab specialises in making social media comments against secular Muslims and Hindus, adding fuel to the communal fires.
Hyderabad [Pakistan], August 22 (ANI): Law enforcement agencies resorted to tear gas shelling and fired into the air in different areas of Hyderabad on Sunday after an enraged mob tried to get hold of a sanitary worker, belonging to the Hindu minority community booked in a fake case of blasphemy.
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Displaced Pashtuns from Waziristan continued their protest outside the Peshawar Press Club for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding practical steps for resolution of their problems.
Maputo [Mozambique], July 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The Mozambican defence and security forces have captured the Catupa base, one of the main bases used by the Islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, state news agency AIM reported on Friday.