Jerusalem Archbishop Hanna Says Insulting Holy Qur'an Cannot Be Considered Freedom Of Expression
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Age Islam News Bureau
02
July 2023
The
Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem,
Archbishop Atallah Hanna,[MEMO]
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• Jerusalem Archbishop Hanna Says Insulting Holy
Qur'an Cannot Be Considered Freedom Of Expression
• Religious Harmony: Hindu Seer, Abhinava
Gavisiddeswara Swamiji, Inaugurates Mosque In Karnataka
• Afghan Taliban Say US President Biden 'Acknowledged
Reality' About al-Qaida
• Prestigious Imperial College London Honours Late
Pakistani Physicist And Nobel Prize Winner Dr Abdus Salam’s Legacy
• Over 1K Christian and Muslim Parents Protest
District's Dirty Trick to Subvert Parents' Rights
Mideast
• Israeli Colonizers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Under
Israeli Forces Protection
• Israeli quadcopter drone shot down over Jenin, IDF
probing
• Islamic Jihad Leader Says Iran's Khamenei Ordered
West Bank Turmoil
• Muslims tasked to vigorously oppose Western-levelled
insults against Quran: Raisi
• Islamic Jihad leader: We are arming Fatah terror
groups in West Bank
• Iran's supreme leader lashes out his own judiciary
for corruption
• Iran 'welcomes' resumption of diplomatic ties with
Morocco, Egypt amid Middle East thaw
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India
• Temple, Mazar (Muslim Shrine) Razed In Delhi's
Bhajanpura For Flyover
• Kerala Muslim Body Indicates Opposition To Uniform
Civil Code
• Muslims Hold Key In 40 Seats In Telangana, Congress
Hopes For Karnataka Rerun
• Punjab Waqf Board Issued Grants Of Rs 26.75 Lakh For
Development Of Mosques In Khanna Circle
• National Security Being Ignored At Indo-Bangla
Border In Karimganj: BSF DIG
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South
Asia
• Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in
separate raids near the border with Afghanistan
• Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff
remark. Then, an explanation
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researcher says
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for Hajj Arrive in Madinah
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Two Holy Mosques and HRH Crown Prince on Success of Hajj Season
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Mosques on Success of Hajj
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• Maulana Aziz challenges authorities again
• Pakistan, India exchange lists of prisoners
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Jerusalem Archbishop Hanna Says Insulting Holy Qur'an
Cannot Be Considered Freedom Of Expression
The
Head of the Sebastia Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem,
Archbishop Atallah Hanna,[MEMO]
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02/July/2023
JERUSALEM, Sunday, July 2, 2023 (WAFA) – Archbishop
Atallah Hanna, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia in Jerusalem, has
vehemently condemned the desecration of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden, stressing
that this act cannot be considered a freedom of expression in anyway.
Hanna said in a press statement: "We consider
what happened not to be an attack on the Qur'an and Muslims alone, but rather
an attack on the human, moral and civilized values that everyone must possess.
Religious symbols are sacred, and insulting religions cannot be considered
freedom of expression."
Hanna expressed his condemnation of “this unjustified
and unacceptable act, which should not affect the fraternal relations that bind
members of all religions in our world. Individual acts of this kind should not
affect the culture of love and brotherhood, especially since an act of this
kind represents only those who committed it and a limited group of people who
believe in these ideas, which are a combination of backwardness, extremism, hatred
and other manifestations of negativity.”
"This act falls within the framework of inhumane
and uncivilized practices aimed at stirring up strife in our world and
spreading a culture of hatred among people. Therefore, we must reject actions
of this kind, and we must not allow any party to exploit this heinous act to
spread a culture of hate and racism in our societies,” he continued.
“Our world has different religions and multiple sects,
and we demand that there be coexistence and cooperation among all those who
belong to these in the service of humanity and in service of just issues,
foremost of which is the Palestinian cause.”
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Religious Harmony: Hindu Seer, Abhinava Gavisiddeswara
Swamiji, Inaugurates Mosque In Karnataka
Abhinava Gavisiddeshwar
Swamiji of Koppal Gavi Mutt naugurated a mosque at Bhanapur village in Koppal
district
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Jul 2, 2023
KOPPAL: In an incident showcasing religious harmony, a
mosque was inaugurated by a Hindu seer in Bhanapur village of Kukanur taluk in
Koppal district.
The mosque was inaugurated by Abhinava Gavisiddeswara
Swamiji of KoppalGavi Mutt on Friday. He said it is imperative for everyone to
live in harmony. "True religion means harmony. Those who consider their
own religion to be superior are not religious. A person who donates blood to a
patient without bias is a truly religious person," he said.
Even a common man can function as a religious person.
Those who go to mosques, temples and churches are not the only religious
people. True religion is to live without hurting and defrauding others. Real
religion is living in harmony," he explained.
"Although there are only five houses of the
Muslim community in this small village, everyone lives compatibly, which is the
sign of a real religion," the seer said.
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Afghan Taliban say US President Biden 'Acknowledged
Reality' About al-Qaida
US President Joe Biden
(Reuters file photo)
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Jul 1, 2023
KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban government on Saturday
seized on an off-the-cuff remark by US President Joe Biden to underscore their
claim that there was no al-Qaida threat in the country.
Biden was leaving a press conference on Friday on the
US Supreme Court's decision to block his student debt relief program when a
reporter asked if he admitted to mistakes during the withdrawal from
Afghanistan in 2021.
"Do you remember what I said about Afghanistan? I
said al Qaeda would not be there. I said it wouldn't be there. I said we'd get
help from the Taliban. What's happening now? What's going on? Read your press.
I was right."
The question was prompted by a report released Friday
which said US officials were inhibited during mass evacuations from Afghanistan
in 2021 by a lack of clear decision-making, an absence of centralised crisis
management and confusing public messaging.
The so-called After Action Review was ordered by
Secretary of State Antony Blinken after outrage over the chaotic scenes in
Kabul as Taliban fighters seized control following the end of the 20-year US
military presence.
"We consider remarks by US President Joe Biden
about non-existence of armed groups in Afghanistan as acknowledgement of
reality," the ministry said in a statement.
"It refutes the recent report by UN Sanctions
Monitoring Team alleging the presence & operation of over twenty armed
groups in Afghanistan."
"A range of terrorist groups have greater freedom
of manoeuvre under the Taliban de facto authorities. They are making good use
of this, and the threat of terrorism is rising in both Afghanistan and the
region."
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers insist they do not allow
the country's soil to be used by armed groups plotting against other nations,
and deny the presence of al-Qaida.
They have not acknowledged the killing of al-Qaida
leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by a US drone strike in central Kabul last year,
saying investigations into the incident are continuing.
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Prestigious Imperial College London Honours Late
Pakistani Physicist And Nobel Prize Winner Dr Abdus Salam’s Legacy
Pakistani physicist
Professor Abdus Salam. — Nobel Prize
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Atika Rehman
July 2, 2023
LONDON: Imperial College London this week announced
that it will be naming its central library after late Pakistani physicist and
Nobel Prize winner Dr Abdus Salam.
Prof Hugh Brady, president of the prestigious college,
wrote to students telling them about the development, “Throughout his career,
the Nobel Prize winning Professor of Theoretical Physics Abdus Salam made a
tremendous contribution to Imperial, as well as to the world of physics and
science more generally. It is right that we do more to celebrate this legacy. I
hope the new Abdus Salam Library inspires many more people in the years to
come.”
A formal launch and naming ceremony for the Abdus
Salam Library will take place in the coming academic year. The university’s
management board decided to name the library after Dr Salam as part of its
response to the History Group Report, a publication by the university last year
that focused on Imperial’s associations with historical figures and
under-celebrated people from the university.
Dr Salam joined the university in 1957 and set up the
Theoretical Physics Department with the late Prof T. Matthews during his time there.
In 1979, Dr Salam shared the Nobel for his work in the field of electroweak
unification theory.
The university announcement described him as a
“passionate promoter of science education in the developing world”, noting that
he founded the international Centre for Theoretical Physics in 1964 so
scientists from developing countries would be able to interact with leaders in
the field.
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Over 1K Christian and Muslim Parents Protest District's
Dirty Trick to Subvert Parents' Rights
Zehara Sherif came from
Alexandria, Va., to join a protest by parents in Rockville, Md., on Tuesday.
Demonstrators want to opt their children in Montgomery County out of reading
books that feature LGBTQ characters. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
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By Jack Gist
July 1, 2023
When Satan ditches the shadows and strolls into the
light of day, God-fearing people put aside their religious differences and band
together.
That’s what happened in Maryland’s Montgomery County
on June 27 when more than 1,000 protesters showed up outside a Rockwell school
board meeting to make it known they are against teaching LGBT-themed lessons to
elementary school children, according to The Washington Times.
The protest group included many who were
self-described members of the county’s East African immigrant community who
belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Others were professed Muslims.
Protestant and evangelical parents and families joined the protester ranks to
make it clear to all that parents should have a say in what their children
learn at publicly funded schools.
The protest came in response to the introduction of
six books featuring LGBT themes, one book for each grade level through the
fifth grade. But that’s not what angered the protesters. They were upset that
the Board of Education passed a no-opt-out policy. The policy meant that
parents could do nothing to shield their children from being indoctrinated into
the LGBT/Marxist ideology.
One protester, a man identified only as Desta, a
priest at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church of St. Michael, told the Times, “We
don’t hate anybody. Every human has rights, every human can behave any way that
they want.
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It’s not just about LGBT-themed books. A larger
concern is the discussion period that comes after the books are read. A rally
organizer told the Times teachers can start sharing an “agenda” with the
students during these discussions. This is not only a valid concern, it’s
frightening.
How would you like it if your second-grader came home
talking about transgender people marrying people of the same sex or the like?
How’s a little kid supposed to process something like that?
Another protestor, Saba Asrate, mother of two
elementary-aged boys, told the Times the political class pushes LGBT issues,
but they don’t reflect those values in their personal lives.
“[Hillary] Clinton has one child, she’s married, she’s
living [a] fancy life,” Asrate said. “George Bush has twins, they’re married,
they are living a fancy life. And look at the Obamas, the same thing,” But when
something negative [is] coming out, it’s always targeted [at] poor people.”
School boards determined to push LGBT ideology by
stripping parental rights are not interested in education. They are comprised
of Marxist political ideologues who are bent on the indoctrination of your
children.
How did this happen in America? A lot of people are
asking this question. Leave it to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a Russian who
survived the Communist gulags, to say it best, “Men have forgotten God; that’s
why all this has happened.” Yes, it’s getting that bad.
Solzhenitsyn blamed the forgetting of God on Marxism
in his acceptance speech for the 1983 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.
Men and women like Solzhenitsyn have been warning people about the evils of
Marxism for decades.
“But the world had never before known a godlessness as
organized, militarized, and tenaciously malevolent as that practiced by
Marxism,” Solzhenitsyn said. “Within the philosophical system of Marx and
Lenin, and at the heart of their psychology, hatred of God is the principal
driving force, more fundamental than all their political and economic
pretensions.”
Hatred of God would, of course, include rejecting
Biblical tenets. Take, for example, Genesis 1:27, “So God created man in his
own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he
them.” Hatred of God means a hatred of His image. This is a hatred of humanity
itself. It’s satanic.
“Militant atheism is not merely incidental or marginal
to Communist policy; it is not a side effect, but the central pivot,”
Solzhenitsyn continued. “To achieve its diabolical ends, Communism needs to
control a population devoid of religious and national feeling, and this entails
the destruction of faith and nationhood.”
Whether they knew it or not, that’s what the small
band of counter-protesters at the Montgomery County rally were doing as they
stood waving rainbow “pride” flags and playing classic rock. They were doing
their part to destroy faith in God and America.
One of the counter-protesters, John Zittrauer, a
member of the Rainbow Defense Brigade, told the Times that any concern over
there being inappropriate sexual content in the books was “misinformation.”
Former Board of Education member Jill Ortman-Fouch
told the Times the books aren’t pushing a particular message. “People have gay uncles who get married,”
Ortman-Fouch said. “People have their own parents who get married to the same
sex. That shouldn’t be offensive to people, because it’s literally the people
at PTA night.”
Really? MCPS-approved titles for elementary school
children include “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding” by Sarah S. Brannen, “Pride Puppy” by
Robin Stevenson, “My Rainbow” by DeShanna and Trinity Neal, “Love, Violet” by
Charlotte Sullivan Wild and “Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named
Penelope” by Jodie Patterson.
Think of the discussion the woke teachers might have
with young students after reading such titles. Grooming, anyone? Are you angry
yet? Disgusted?
MCPS claims its no-opt-out policy falls under the
county’s literacy curriculum. State law only permits parents to withhold their
children from classes that teach human growth and sexuality.
A group of Muslim and Christian parents don’t agree.
They believe that the books do address topics that are covered by the state’s
opt-out law. They took legal action last month.
Three MCPS Board of Education members are up for
re-election next year. The protesters chanted, “Vote them out.” That may be the
best way to combat the godless progressives who would erase parents’ rights and
replace them with a satanic totalitarianism.
If you believe in a higher power that is good and
true, put aside your differences for a time and unify like the voters in
Montgomery County. Then get out and vote
while you still have a voice.
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Mideast
Israeli Colonizers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Under Israeli
Forces Protection
2 July, 2023
Israeli colonizers stormed Sunday morning, July 2,
2023, the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque under high protection by Israeli
occupation forces.
Israeli forces reportedly secured the road from the Chain
Gate to the Moroccan Gate to facilitate the extremist settlers’ storming into
the mosque.
Semi-daily, Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa and
provocatively perform Talmudic rituals under the protection of Israeli
occupation forces, aiming to impose a temporal and spatial division in the holy
site, which the Muslim Palestinians reject and decry.
Source: Days Of Palestine.Ps
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Israeli quadcopter drone shot down over Jenin, IDF
probing
POST STAFF
JULY 2, 2023
An IDF quadcopter drone was shot down over the skies
of Jenin, in the West Bank, early on Sunday morning, the Israeli military
confirmed.
Earlier on Sunday, the local branch of the Palestinian
Islamic Jihad's al-Quds Brigades claimed earlier that it shot down the military
quadcopter.
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Islamic Jihad Leader Says Iran's Khamenei Ordered West
Bank Turmoil
02-07-2023
The Islamic Jihad's Secretary-General, Ziyad
al-Nakhala, has said that anti-Israeli actions in the West Bank reflect Iranian
Supreme Leader’s directives.
He claimed in an interview with Al-Wefaq that to arm
the West Bank resistance groups, weapons were either smuggled or purchased
directly from the Israelis.
“There was a great focus in order for the West Bank to
move from a state of coexistence and calm, to a state of resistance that we see
today, and of course all of this is under the directives of Ali Khamenei,”
stated al-Nakhala.
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Muslims tasked to vigorously oppose Western-leveled
insults against Quran: Raisi
July 1, 2023
TEHRAN - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated
that Muslim countries have a responsibility to vigorously stand against the
desecration of Islamic sanctities, particularly the Holy Quran while
felicitating his Algerian counterpart AbdelmadjidTebboune on Eid al-Adha.
Raisi emphasized the Iranian government’s commitment
to forging connections with friendly and similarly-minded Islamic nations, and
expressed optimism that relations with Algeria, particularly in commercial and
economic spheres, will deepen given the enormous shared capacities.
Tebboune further stressed the significance of
upholding the Islamic identity and expressed his nation’s desire to strengthen
relations with Iran in all spheres.
Addressing the Friday prayer event in the city of
Rafsanjan, in the southeastern province of Kerman, Raisi also noted that the
Muslim world will never forget the recent desecration against the Quran in
Sweden.
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Islamic Jihad leader: We are arming Fatah terror
groups in West Bank
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
JULY 1, 2023
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror
organization is arming groups belonging to the ruling Fatah faction in the West
Bank, PIJ Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhaleh revealed on Saturday.
“Palestinian Islamic Jihad has worked and is working
to form combat battalions in all Palestinian cities in the West Bank, and the
size and ability of these battalions vary from one place to another, according
to our ability to arm them,” Nakhaleh said in an interview with the Iranian
newspaper Al-Wefaq.
Palestinian Authority officials recently expressed
concern over the growing cooperation between PIJ and Fatah armed groups in the
northern West Bank. The officials revealed that many Fatah gunmen were
currently on the payroll of Iran and its Palestinian proxies, including PIJ and
Hamas.
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Iran's supreme leader lashes out his own judiciary for
corruption
July 1, 2023
Iran's supreme leader called out his own judiciary for
corruption — addressing a major public complaint — as many protesters remain
imprisoned.
In Iran, the country's supreme leader took an unusual
step this week, publicly lashing out at the country's judiciary. He said people
have lost faith in the institution due to corruption, both real and perceived.
That's been a frequent complaint in Iran. As NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from
Istanbul, the statements come as a crackdown continues against people who
protested the death of a young woman in police custody last year.
PETER KENYON, BYLINE: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei met Tuesday with judiciary officials, and his message was blunt.
Malpractice and corruption were leading to instability in their institution,
which he described as, quote, "one of the main pillars in the
establishment of the Islamic Republic." He said most Iranian judges were
honorable, but not all.
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Iran 'welcomes' resumption of diplomatic ties with
Morocco, Egypt amid Middle East thaw
The New Arab Staff
01 July, 2023
Iran’s foreign ministry on Thursday said that the
country was willing to restore diplomatic relations with Morocco and Egypt,
amid Iranian efforts to foster friendly relations with countries in the region.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks at a
ceremony with a number of officials and heads of diplomatic missions from
Muslim-majority countries in the capital Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian
official news agency IRNA said.
Amir-Abdollahian expressed readiness to restore
diplomatic relations beyond Saudi Arabia, with whom Tehran resumed ties earlier
this year.
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India
Temple, Mazar (Muslim Shrine) Razed In Delhi's
Bhajanpura For Flyover
JUL 02 2023
A temple and a Mazar (Muslim shrine) were removed amid
heavy police deployment in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura Chowk Sunday morning to
pave the way for the construction of a flyover, police said.
"The decision to remove both the structures
(temple and mazar) from Bhajanpura Chowk was taken during a meeting of Delhi
Religious Committee because the road has to be widened as construction of
Saharanpur Highway is underway. Everything was done pea...
Sharat Kumar, Seelampur SDM, added "The decision
(to remove the mazar and temple) was approved by the Religious Committee and
following the orders of Lieutenant Governor (of Delhi) this demolition drive
was carried out. It was done peacefully and the...
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Kerala Muslim Body Indicates Opposition To Uniform
Civil Code
JUL 02 2023
Muslim organisations appear to be staunchly against
the Centre's push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, with the Samastha
Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama -- a Sunni-Shafi'i scholarly body -- on Sunday
indicating its opposition to the proposed ...
The opposition Congress in the state too said that UCC
was not required and that the party had indicated its opposition to the same
since 2018. Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan said that
senior Congress leader and party genera...
"That is our stand even now," he said. He
said that while the BJP-ruled Centre was trying to divide people through such
measures, it was the Congress which was trying to unify the people of the
country. "It was a Congress leader -- Rahul Gandhi -- wh...
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Muslims hold key in 40 seats in Telangana, Congress
hopes for Karnataka rerun
Jul 2, 2023
HYDERABAD: Buoyed by its victory in Karnataka assembly
polls despite BJP’s high-voltage Hindutva pitch, Congress is hoping to wean
away a large chunk of the minority vote in the ensuing Telengana elections and
Lok Sabha polls next year. At least 40 assembly constituencies in Telangana
have a sizable Muslim population, which can tilt the electoral fortunes of any
party.
Political analysts said though majority Muslims voted
for BRS in the 2018 Telangana polls, several factors would decide which way the
minority vote could swing this time.
The ruling BRS’ stand on the Centre’s proposed Unified
Civil Code bill, whether it will tone down or maintain its aggression towards
BJP and AIMIM’s electoral affiliation are some key deciding factors in run-up
to polls. Analysts say BRS and Congress’ popularity charts on eve of polls
could be another clincher.
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Punjab Waqf Board issued grants of Rs 26.75 lakh for
development of mosques in Khanna circle
By: Express News Service
July 1, 2023
For the development of mosques in Khanna circle of
Ludhiana district, the Punjab Waqf Board has issued grants of Rs 26.75 lakh in
the last five months. Apart from this, an amount of 6,000 rupees per month has
been granted for the maintenance of graveyards and new mosques.
In a press release issued on Saturday, Estate Officer
Muhammad Liaquat informed that under the leadership of Punjab Waqf Board
Administrator ADGP MF Farooqui, several development initiatives have been taken
up in the state. The development projects for the mosques in Khanna are
progressing, and the legitimate demands put forth by the local Muslim community
are being fulfilled.
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National Security Being Ignored At Indo-Bangla Border
In Karimganj: BSF DIG
By Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Jul 01, 2023
His reaction came after a motorcycle-borne biker from
Bangladesh on Thursday allegedly crossed the international border on his bike
and entered Assam’s Karimganj district
The Landport Authority of India (LPAI) is focusing on
trade more and ignoring the other sides, which may cause harm to national
security, said Dr CP Meena, deputy inspector general of police (DIG), Border
Security Force (BSF), Mizoram Cachar Frontier, Silchar Sector.
His reaction came after a motorcycle-borne biker from
Bangladesh on Thursday allegedly crossed the international border on his bike
and entered Assam’s Karimganj district. DIG Meena visited the India-Bangladesh
international border on Thursday to review the ground situation.
“The CCTV cameras are not working properly, the
barricades are not placed in order and the condition of the road is pathetic.
There are other issues as well which may harm the national security in the long
run, if not take proper care of it,” he said following his inspection visit.
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South
Asia
Pakistani security forces kill 6 militants in separate
raids near the border with Afghanistan
July 01, 2023
Pakistan’s military says security forces have raided
two militant hideouts in regions near the border with Afghanistan, triggering
intense shootouts that left six insurgents dead during the Eid holidays.
A military statement said the two raids were conducted
earlier on June 30, in Tank and North Waziristan districts on credible
intelligence information about intrusion and hiding of militants in the areas
near the border with Afghanistan.
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Taliban is helping US, Joe Biden's off-the-cuff
remark. Then, an explanation
By MallikaSoni
Jul 01, 2023
A reporter asked Joe Biden if he admitted to mistakes
during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
US president Joe Biden said that Washington is getting
the help from Afghanistan's Taliban to 'end' Al-Qaeda threat, contradicting a
UN report released last month that said Taliban maintains "strong and
symbiotic" ties with Al-Qaeda, and that the latter "is rebuilding
operational capability" on Afghan soil. The US president made the remarks
during a press conference following the Supreme Court's decision to block his
student debt relief program.
When a reporter asked if he admitted to mistakes
during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Joe Biden said, “No, no. All
the evidence is coming back,” according to a White House transcript.
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British soldiers feel guilt after Afghan withdrawal,
researcher says
2 Jul, 2023
British armed forces personnel who assisted with the
Afghanistan withdrawal may be suffering from a “moral injury” on top of
post-traumatic stress from their experience, according to a former military
psychiatrist.
Professor Walter Busuttil, director of research at
veterans mental health charity Combat Stress in Britain, said moral injury
could stem from missions where members of the armed forces feel a “personal
dilemma” due to the commands they have been given.
His comments come ahead of Channel 4 airing the first
episode of Evacuation on Sunday, a documentary about the efforts by the
military, Border Force and the Foreign Office to help 15,000 people escape
Kabul during the allied withdrawal in August 2021 as the Taliban took the
country in a lightning offensive.
In candid interviews during the three-part series,
servicemen and women open up about not feeling proud of some of their actions
during Operation Pitting, recalling how they had to decline to evacuate Afghans
begging for their lives as they did not qualify for British support.
Combat Stress said that media coverage of the evacuation
almost two years ago triggered post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) among
veterans and that it was preparing its helpline for a possible increase in
calls after the documentary is broadcast.
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Bangladesh Railways looks at India's CSIO for
installing elephant warning system along its new rail tracks
Jul 01, 2023
Bangladesh Railway is looking at the Central
Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) in Chandigarh for installing a
seismic based sensor system along upcoming rail links in their country to
monitor the movement of elephants in the vicinity of rail tracks and trigger an
alert.
The CSIO had earlier installed a mechanism, christened
the Intelligent Elephant Movement Detection and Alert System along a railway
track passing through the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand to warn
locomotive pilots about the presence of tuskers so as to prevent them from
being hit by speeding trains.
Two scientists from CSIO, Dr Aparna Akula and Dr Ripul
Ghosh were invited by the Bangladesh Railways in May to give a presentation to
the authorities there on the technical and functional modalities of the system.
“A team from Bangladesh had visited out project site
in Uttarakhand when we were executing it and shown keen interest it our
system,” Dr Akula said. “They wanted to understand how it could be applied to
meet their own requirements and now they invited experts from India for this,”
she added.
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Assam makes history by sending first methanol
consignment from APL to Bangladesh
July 2, 2023
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on
Saturday flagged off the first methanol consignment from Assam Petrochemicals
Plant in Namrup to Bangladesh, marking a major push towards establishing Assam
as a leading exporter of petrochemicals.
In addition to this, the Chief Minister virtually laid
the foundation for the development of the JoypurChariali and
NamrupSonariTiniali road, aimed at facilitating the movement of industrial
outputs from Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited, Assam Petrochemicals
Limited, and Namrup Thermal Plant.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Sarma
highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 500 TPD plant of
APL on April 14, 2023, and the production of methanol has already commenced.
He expressed his pleasure at initiating the
transportation of methanol produced in APL to neighboring countries such as
Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
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Europe
France has failed to integrate Muslims because of its
failed colonial policies
By 5Pillars
1st July 2023
Riots have been taking place in France for the last
few days after the cold-blooded killing of a 17-year-old Algerian boy, Nahel M,
by the police. The pictures of social unrest across France now seem more like a
rebellion against the French State and its security apparatus. Some have even
called it a civil war.
The root cause of the riots is the failed state policy
and policing of French racial and religious minority groups, notably those of
Maghreb ethnicity. Ever since colonial rule, French race relations policies
have been predicated on cultural, racial, and identity suppression and
supremacy. Everyone must become a version of the French and European, and that
must be imposed by force by the state and its security apparatus. There is only
one identity for racial and religious minorities in France and that is French,
and one religion which is secularism.
Speaking out against the French state and societal
racism or anti-Islam, and anti-Muslim, prejudice is considered a sign of
radicalism and extremism. At the last presidential election in 2022, Marine Le
Pen (an anti-migrant, anti-Muslim far-right populist) won 41% of the vote coming
second to President Macron. That election, like many others before it, had a
focus on migrants and Muslims. So, French society has become more extreme and
intolerant in its attitude to those of migrant origin.
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Here's what Just Stop Oil's LGBTQ+ members say about
disrupting London Pride
Alex Daniel
02-07-2023
Pride was in full swing in London yesterday when
environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil disrupted the parade, spraying the
road and sitting in front of a Coca-Cola float.
The Metropolitan police said protestors sat in the
middle of the road on Piccadilly at 1.30pm, causing the parade to stop for
about 15 minutes. A video posted online showed officers picking up the
protestors and carrying them away. But why did Just Stop Oil target Pride, of
all things?
Well, the group has previously warned it would take
action, calling on organisers of the event to ban floats from “high-polluting”
sponsors and to condemn new oil, gas and coal. A statement from LGBTQ+ members
of Just Stop Oil said: “These partnerships embarrass the LGBTQ+ community at a
time when much of the cultural world is rejecting ties to these toxic
industries.”
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German Court Finds Islamic Center As An Extremist
Organization
02-07-2023
The German Federal Administrative Court ruled that the
Blue Mosque, an Islamic center in Hamburg affiliated with the Iranian regime,
is an "extremist Islamic organization."
Despite an objection and complaint filed by the
center, the Administrative Court of Hamburg upheld the classification of the
center's activities as "extremism" by the Federal Office for the
Protection of the Constitution of Germany.
The Court began hearing the complaint of the Islamic
Center of Hamburg two months ago. However, the decision did not confirm
findings by security organs that the center acted as an extension of the
Iranian regime in Germany.
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North
America
Authorities investigate vandalism at an eastern New
Mexico mosque
July 2, 2023
PORTALES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are investigating
after vandals trashed a mosque in eastern New Mexico multiple times over recent
weeks.
Police in Portales said they have had reports of
damage that is similar at other vacant buildings in the area. Chief Christopher
Williams told television station KRQE that while it’s more than likely not a hate
crime, officers were following up on possible leads and the area was being
monitored.
“Our investigators are continuing to investigate this
incident regardless of if it is or is not a hate crime,” he said. “In New
Mexico, if a crime is determined to be committed out of hate, then it is a
sentencing enhancement and not a separate criminal charge.”
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‘They were so happy’: Islamic Relief Canada holds toy distribution
in London, Ont.
Brent Lale
July 2, 2023
Dozens of children in London, Ont. are feeling even
happier on Canada Day thanks to a toy drive by Islamic Relief Canada (IRC).
Over the past few weeks, IRC collected about 80 toys,
and Saturday they were distributing them to lucky families at the London Muslim
Mosque.
“We just had Eid a few days ago, so we have families
coming in today who not only got a toy, but they are getting a bag of meat from
a local butcher,” says, Saimah Sarwar, fundraising specialist with IRC.
Source: London.Ctvnews.Ca
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US: 2 dead, 28 injured in shooting at Baltimore party
July 02, 2023
Two people were killed and 28 victims were wounded in
a mass shooting, including three people who are in critical condition, police
said.
Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner
Richard Worley confirmed the number of dead and injured during a press
conference at the scene.
Emergency personnel and the acting police commissioner
were at the scene of a mass shooting in Baltimore early Sunday morning, police
said.
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Nasa's Mars helicopter 'phones home' after no contact
for 63 days
Jul 1, 2023
WASHINGTON: Long time, no speak: Nasa has
re-established contact with the intrepid Ingenuity Mars Helicopter after more
than two months of radio silence, the space agency said Friday.
The mini rotorcraft, which hitched a ride to the Red
Planet with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, has already survived well
beyond its initial 30-day mission to prove the feasibility of its technology in
five test flights.
Since then, it has been deployed dozens of times, acting
as an aerial scout to assist its wheeled companion in searching for signs of
ancient microbial life from billions of years ago, when Mars was much wetter
and warmer than today.
Ingenuity's 52nd flight launched on April 26, but
mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California
lost contact as it descended to the surface following its two minute,
1,191-foot (363-meter) hop.
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Africa
New report claims Boko Haram killed over 5,000
Nigerians in 30 months
By Dachen Isaac
July 2, 2023
A report by a security research agency, the SBM
Intelligence, has claimed that at least 5,873 Nigerians were killed by Boko
Haram terrorists in 30 months.
In the report released on Saturday, SBM said the
fatalities were recorded in 430 incidents across different parts of the
country, especially in the North-East between December 2020 and May this year.
It added that Borno State led with the highest number
of fatalities recorded during the period followed by Yobe, Niger, Kastina, and
Adamawa States.
Source: Ripplesnigeria.Com
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Muslim group storms Osun priestess’ house: if you love
yourself don’t hold isese festival in Ilorin
1st July 2023
By Tope Alabi
A Muslim group, Majlisu Shabab li Ulamahu Society, in
Ilorin, Kwara State has stormed the residence of a traditional religion
priestess to impose a ban on any form of isese festival in five local
governments in the state.
Isese, the Yoruba word for tradition, is used to
denote different kinds of festivals held by adherents of the Yoruba traditional
religion in Nigeria and Cuba, Brazil, the United States, Benin, and other
countries.
The group listed four local governments in the state
where any form of traditional religion is prohibited. The local governments are
Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Ilorin South, and Asa.
The group warned a young woman who attended to them at
the priestess’ residence that the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari,
sent them to convey the warning.
Source: Punchng.Com
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Boko Haram Kills Six Persons, Injures Others After
Shooting Mortar Bomb Into Borno Community
July 1, 2023
No fewer than six residents, including women were
reportedly dead and several others were injured when Boko Haram terrorists shot
a mortar bomb into Damboa town in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
According to Daily Trust, it was gathered that the
group of terrorists stormed Damboa town at 8:30pm, Friday night and attacked a
civilian JTF location.
A source privy to the incident claimed that after they
could not gain access into the town, the attackers fired a mortar bomb into the
town.
Source: Saharareporters.Com
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Ex-GovYerima urges Tinubu to dialogue with bandits,
Boko Haram fighters
By Dachen Isaac
July 2, 2023
The former Zamfara State Governor, Sani Yerima, on
Saturday, urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to dialogue with bandits and Boko
Haram insurgents terrorising the Northern part of the country.
Yerima, who made the call in an interview with the BBC
Hausa Service, appealed to the president to follow the example of late former
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who negotiated with militants in the Niger Delta
in a bid to bring peace to the region in 2007.
He said: “I am advising President Tinubu and the
government to, first of all, find time to sit with these bandits, just like
late President Yar’Adua sat with Niger Delta militants in the past. Because a
majority of them are Nigerians, even though there are some foreigners among
them.
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Southeast
Asia
PM Anwar wants Twitter account holder who made rude
comments about Hadi’s health to apologise
02 Jul 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar
wants a social media user who made rude comments about PAS president Tan Sri
Abdul Hadi Awang, currently in a hospital for treatment, to apologise
immediately.
Anwar, in his Tweet on Twitter late last night, also
expressed regret over the individual’s action.
Source: Malay Mail
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Parliament Speaker Johari says no longer sees friend
or foe in his House, only rules
By Soo Wern Jun
02 Jul 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — For Tan Sri Johari Abdul, there
is a very clear line separating the politician and the Speaker of the Dewan
Rakyat.
He said this was how it must be and how he has been
treating the members of parliament (MPs), regardless of their affiliation, when
they were in the Lower House.
“I want to maintain my neutrality, not only because I
want people to feel that I am neutral, I want to feel myself that I am neutral;
it’s only fair.
“I don’t want to have sleepless nights (thinking) I
shouldn’t be there (political functions). So, if people come and ask me for
advice on political issues, I say I shouldn’t comment.
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Zahid: BN to contest over 100 seats in state polls
By Muhammad Yusry
02 Jul 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad
Zahid Hamidi said BarisanNasional (BN) plans to contest 45 per cent of 245
seats while the remaining 55 per cent will be contested by PakatanHarapan (PH)
in the upcoming state elections in six states.
Malay daily Utusan Malaysia reported the deputy prime
minister as saying that the seat distribution is based on the seats won by BN
and PH in the 14th general election.
“That’s why the percentage is more towards the parties
in the PH component in the six states,” he told reporters during an event in
PantaiPenunjuk, Kemaman, Terengganu, yesterday.
Source: Malay Mail
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Arab
world
Ministry of Islamic Affairs Starts Distributing 2
Million Copies of Holy Quran to Departing Pilgrims
01 Jul, 2023
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance
commenced the distribution of two million copies of the Holy Quran today. These
copies are being provided as a gift from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
to pilgrims who are departing to their respective countries from King Abdulaziz
International Airport, Jeddah Islamic Port, as well as other land and airports.
Additionally, the Ministry is also distributing gift copies to public employees
who served during this year's Hajj season.
King Fahd Complex for Printing of the Holy Quran has
published these copies of the Holy Quran, which are available in various sizes
and translated into over 77 international languages.
This distribution of Quran copies aligns with the
directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Al Saud, and has been diligently overseen by HRH Crown Prince.
Source: Alriyadh Daily
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Grand Mufti of Oman calls on Muslims to boycott
Swedish products
02/July/2023
Muscat: His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al
Khalili, the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman, has called on Muslims to
boycott Swedish products because of the burning of the Holy Qur’an publicly on
the day of Eid Al- Adha.
His Eminence Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalili, the
Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman said through his official account on
Twitter, “News platforms have reported that Muslim children were forcibly taken
from their families. Sweden has undertaken the greatest challenge to the entire
Islamic nation, which is to allow one of its fools to burn the Holy Qur’an
publicly on the day of Eid Al-Adha, while protecting him with security
men."
Source: Times Of Oman
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Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Program for Hajj Arrive in Madinah
01 Jul, 2023
The guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Program for Hajj, Umrah and Visit arrived in Madinah today after performing
their Hajj and Umrah rituals with ease and tranquillity amid an integration of
continuous services from the committees under the supervision of the Ministry
of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, and the follow-up of the Minister and
General Supervisor of the program, Dr. Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh.
The pilgrims thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques and HRH the Crown Prince for their great keenness and care in serving
pilgrims.
Source: Alriyadh Daily
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Grand Mufti of Egypt Congratulates Custodian of the
Two Holy Mosques and HRH Crown Prince on Success of Hajj Season
01 Jul, 2023
The Grand Mufti of Egypt and Chairman of the Supreme
Council of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, Dr.
ShawkyAllam, expressed his congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince
Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as
well as the leadership, government, and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
on the successful completion of this year's Hajj season for 1444 AH.
In a statement, Dr. Allam stated, "We thank the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the General
Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque, and
all the authorities for the remarkable development in the services and facilities
provided by the Saudi authorities to pilgrims and the use of the latest
technologies to secure the safety of pilgrims."
Source: Alriyadh Daily
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UAE Leadership Congratulates Custodian of Two Holy
Mosques on Success of Hajj
1 July 2023
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated on Saturday Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
King Salman bin Abdulaziz on the success of the 2023 Hajj.
In a cable to King Salman, he expressed his sincere
congratulations on the success of the Hajj, which was achieved by the grace of
Allah Almighty and the generous care of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
and his wise government and its institutions, to ensure that pilgrims perform
the rituals in tranquility and safety.
UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and UAE Vice President, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al
Nahyan sent similar cables to King Salman on the occasion.
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Pakistan
PPP, PML-N ‘agree’ on caretakers’ names, power-sharing
formula
Zulqernain Tahir
July 2, 2023
LAHORE: The meetings between PML-N and PPP bigwigs in
the United Arab Emirates have reportedly resulted in a consensus on a number of
issues, including names for the caretaker set-up and a power-sharing formula if
the two parties win the next election.
The top leaders from both parties, including PML-N
supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, met more than once
throughout the week to decide the next general election’s date, among other
things. The meetings were also attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, PML-N senior vice president Maryam
Nawaz Sharif and Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, a source told Dawn.
The return of Mr Nawaz to Pakistan was also discussed
as the law minister briefed him regarding the status of his court cases in
light of the bill to undo lifetime disqualification was passed by parliament.
Source: Dawn
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ECP asks political parties to apply for election
symbols
Iftikhar A. Khan
July 2, 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)
has invited political parties to submit applications for the allocation of poll
symbols ahead of general elections expected to be held later this year.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the ECP asked the
parties to submit applications, duly signed by the party head, to its Islamabad
secretariat by July 19.
The political parties have been advised to file
applications for symbols according to the requirements of Section 216 of the
Elections Act, 2017.
According to the section, the applications should
contain the list of symbols applied for in order of preference; symbol or
symbols, if any, allocated to the political party during the previous general
elections; and the address of the party’s head office.
Source: Dawn
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Army training police, but involving it in anti-dacoit
operation is last option: Sindh IGP
July 2, 2023
SUKKUR: Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi
Memon has said that army is training police for the massive operation against
dacoits in the riverine areas of upper Sindh districts but involving the armed
forces is the last option.
Speaking to the media in Kandhkot-Kashmore SSP’s
office during his visit to the district on Saturday, IG Memon said the
operation had effectively restricted gangs of dacoits to the riverine areas. He
claimed that there had been a remarkable decrease in their criminal activities,
including kidnapping for ransom, hostage-taking through honey trap, highway
robberies and murders etc due to the ongoing operation. “Policemen have
rendered great sacrifices in the operation and their morale is high … we will
definitely wipe out all gangs and succeed in getting all hostages safely freed
from their custody soon,” he said, adding that the police force was doing their
job efficiently and working hard to make the operation successful.
Commenting on some recent criminal activities, the
provincial police chief said that gangs were reacting to their losses and the
achievements by police. However, he said, police would continue to mount
pressure on them for the release of all hostages as soon as possible and to
stop their criminal activities.
Source: Dawn
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NA panel to get briefing on Greece boat tragedy
Jamal Shahid
July 2, 2023
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body is expected to get a
briefing from the Ministry of Human Rights on the boat tragedy on Greek shores
that resulted in the death of nearly 300 Pakistanis.
The committee will also discuss amendments to the
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) bill which so far has failed to
achieve any desired result.
The human rights secretary is expected to brief the
National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights, on how at least 600
migrants — out of possibly 750 — on the fishing boat that set off from Libya
towards European shores, may have perished when their vessel capsized in the
Mediterranean last month.
Source: Dawn
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Maulana Aziz challenges authorities again
Kalbe Ali
July 2, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Only a week after successfully dodging his
arrest, Maulana Abdul Aziz on Thursday managed to lead Eid prayers at Lal
Masjid despite a ban as the police and the capital administration remained a
silent spectator.
The authorities neither took any action to prevent him
from leading the prayers nor made any effort to arrest him despite knowing well
before time his plan to lead the Eid prayers at the famous Lal Masjid, situated
right at the centre of the capital city.
According to sources in the Special Branch, the
Maulana reached Lal Masjid at around 5:25am and started the sermon (Khutba) at
the announced time of 5:30 and ended the prayers few minutes to 6am.
Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz did not
respond to the query over inaction by the state and allowing the Maulana to
enter the mosque despite facing several cases, even under the Anti-Terrorism
Act.
When a number of senior officers in the Islamabad
Capital Administration (ICT) were contacted, they expressed “helplessness over
the matter.”
Source: Dawn
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Pakistan, India exchange lists of prisoners
Staff Reporter
July 2, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan handed over a list of 308 Indian
prisoners, including 266 fishermen and 42 other civilians lodged in its jails,
to the High Commission of India on Saturday, Foreign Office said in a
statement.
Indian government also shared a list of 417 Pakistani
prisoners in Indian jails with the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi,
including 74 fishermen and 343 other civilians.
“The Government of India has been urged to release and
repatriate all those Pakistani civilian prisoners and fishermen, who have
completed their respective sentence and their national status stands
confirmed,” the statement said.
Source: Dawn
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