Shia
- Pakistan
Parachinar becomes Pakistan’s new conflict hotspot amid Shia-Sunni clashes
New Delhi: The death toll in deadly clashes between Sunni and Shia tribes in Parachinar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to 11 with the injured at 67. Clashes erupted five days…
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Shia Board asks people to build replicas of Jannat-ul-Baqi
Lucknow: The All India Shia Personal Law Board has appealed to the Shia community to build replicas of Jannat-ul-Baqi in every Shia populated area. The call was made in Lucknow, while holding…
- India
Shia clerics seek PM’s intervention in renaming of Muslim sites
Lucknow: Shia religious leaders will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking restoration of the original names of Muslim historical and heritage sites in Lucknow. Shia cleric Mohammad Mirza Yasoob Abbas made…
- India
Mumbai: FIR against 4 Muslim clerics for hurting religious sentiments
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against four Muslim clerics for allegedly hurting sentiments of the Shia community, an official said on Wednesday. Based on a complaint by a Mumbai-based…
- Middle East
Iran-backed Shia bloc announces candidates for new PM
Baghdad: The Shia political blocs in the Iraqi parliament have nominated Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani for the post of Prime Minister, months after failing to form a government due to a political row.…
- India
Having failed with Shias, BJP eyes OBC Muslims to make inroads into community
New Delhi: With the denial of a Rajya Sabha seat to Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, the BJP seems to be shifting focus from the Shia Muslims who were being targeted for…
