Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): Sectarian violence in Pakistan is on the rise as Sunni groups are threatening Shias, Ahmadis and non-Muslim minorities under the state patronage.

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 18 (ANI): Persecution and sectarianism against minorities in Malaysia including those of the Shia and Ahmadis depict the worsening human rights situation in the country, according to an analysis.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Demanding UN intervention to investigate crimes and discrimination against the Shia minority in Pakistan, a Shia organization on Friday held protests in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow.

Mumbai Apr 18 PTI The Maharashtra unit of All India Sunni Jamiyatul-Ulama on Monday approached Mumbai police seeking permission to use loudspeakers atop mosques to relay azaan The outfit in a statement said some people have been questioning the use of loudspeakers and this is why it had decided to approach police for necessary clarifications through a letter addressed to commissioner Sanjay Pandey Sayed Moinuddin Ashraf state unit president of the All India Sunni Jamiyatul-Ulama said mosques were already adhering to Supreme Court guidelines on the use of loudspeakers You are kindly requested to instruct all police stations of Mumbai to grant permission immediately to those who apply for it We are also guiding the trustees of masjids to apply immediately for the permission of loudspeakers the letter addressed to Pandey stated Incidentally Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray during his Gudi Padwa rally on April 2 had spoken against mosques using loudspeakers to relay azaan and had asked state government authorities to get them removed by May 3 failing which his party would counter it by playing Hanuman Chalisa at high volume In an order centered on this Nashik police commissioner Deepak Pandey said anyone wanting to play any kind of bhajan 15 minutes before or after azaan would need prior permission from police Violation of this diktat could attract a 6-month jail term Pandey had said PTI ZA BNM BNM

New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The Pakistani disinformation machinery has gone into overdrive with thousands of provocative tweets under various hashtags. The tweets, mostly from Pakistan and Afghanistan, aim at disturbing the peace and tranquillity of India.

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): Pakistan's largest Muslim minority, Shias Muslims are living under the shadow of fear post a terror attack by a suicide bomber on a Shia mosque in Peshawar during Friday prayers.

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 2 (ANI): A Sunni Hazara, who was a former employee of the previous Afghan Government on Tuesday was shot dead by the Taliban.

Baghdad [Iraq], December 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least six militants of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed when Iraqi warplanes carried out an airstrike on their hideout in Iraq's western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said on Monday.

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 11 (ANI): Pakistan government's recent talks with two Islamist groups, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), will soon be a cause of global concern, as analysts said that the absence of clear policy, rising strategic confusion and pandemonium persist in the working of the Imran Khan government, a media report said.

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 26 (ANI): At least 11 people were killed and 15 injured in a Shia-Sunni clash in Kohat Division's Kurram District on Monday.