A suicide bomber killed at least 100 people inside a mosque in Peshawar on January 30. Soon after the attack, the TTP announced that its breakaway faction, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), which has links with al-Qaeda, especially its slain leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, had led the attack. Writing in the Long War Journal American, counter-terrorism expert Bill Roggio, […] The post Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Policy Is Simply Not Working. It Needs A Major Rethink appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
The National Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday to increasing the punishment for those defaming Ummahatul Momineen (wives of the Holy Prophet PBUH, ‘mothers of the faithful’), Ahl-e-Bait (members of the Holy Prophet’s PBUH household), Khulafa-e-Rashideen (the four ‘righteous’ caliphs of Islam) and Sahaba-e-Karaam (companions of the Holy Prophet PBUH) up to ‘life imprisonment’ and not […] The post Pakistan Expands Scope Of Draconian Blasphemy Law appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) dismissed an employee who had threatened a female Christian security officer with blasphemy charges over a parking dispute in Karachi a few days ago. According to reports of the incident at Jinnah International Airport’s cargo area, the heated exchange occurred after the female security officer reprimanded a man for allowing […] The post CAA Dismisses Employee Who Threatened Female Staff With Blasphemy appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.
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