Imran Khan govt decides not to compromise on blasphemy law
ANI
04 May 2021, 21:27 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The Pakistan government has decided that there would be no compromise on the country s controversial blasphemy law, days after the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for a review of Islamabad eligibility for the General Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP) status in wake of an alarming increase in the use of blasphemy accusations in the country.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday chaired a meeting to review the EU Parliament s Thursday resolution that claimed that there has been an alarming increase in accusations of blasphemy online and offline in Pakistan over the past year, The Express Tribune reported.
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Millions of Muslims seek God in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan
Saudi Arabia (MNN) There are nine days left in Ramadan 2021, and
over 1.5 million Muslims have visited holy sites in Saudi Arabia so far. The Kingdom is home to
Medina, two of the most revered locations in Islam.
“This is the land of religion, and people have seen it for centuries. Mecca is the place where 360 different pagan religions used to take over the city each day of the year, before Islam came and said, ‘we’re all one religion,’” Tom Doyle of
“Saudi Arabia has been such a closed country. We used to call it ‘
Brussels [Belgium], April 30 (ANI): The European Union has raised concerns over Pakistan's harsh blasphemy laws as they are "often misused to silence opponents and their defenders and to discriminate against religious minorities" and pointed Ahmadi Muslims are probably the most at risk.
11th Panchen Lama s birthday celebrated across Russia
Sun Online Desk
30th April, 2021 11:39:06
Members of the Tibetian community across the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan have celebrated the 32nd birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama Gedun Chokyi Nyima, according to the Dharamshala-based parliament-in-exile, Central Tibetan Administration.
On May 15, 1995, his Holiness the Dalai Lama chose the then six-year-old Gedhun (born 25 April 1989, in Lhari County, Tibet) to be the 11th Panchen Lama. Three days later, Chinese authorities kidnapped him and his family. He has not been seen or heard from since.
The Central Tibetan Administration said their community lit hundreds of oil lamps and offered prayers in Saint Petersburg. Several members from the Republic of Tuva held a prayer service and hung up the lung-ta prayer flags in honor of the Panchen Lama.