Islam preaches respectful behaviour, good character: Hajj sermon
MOUNT ARAFAT: The Hajj sermon delivered at Mount Arafat on Monday emphasised respectful behaviour and good character as the most important lessons of Islam.
More than two million Muslims from around the world scaled the...
Turkish troops shell Afrin to oust US-backed Kurdish militia
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Friday started shelling the Syrian town of Afrin held by a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers "terrorists" in a move to oust them, the defence minister said.
The Turkish government has...
PM Imran Khan pays respects at Roza-e-Rasool
MADINA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday paid his respects at Roza-e-Rasool (SAW) and offered Magrib prayer and Nawafil in Riaz-ul-Jannah.
The doors of Roza-e-Rasool (SAW) were specially opened for the prime minister and his...
Somali pirates hijack Pakistani ship: US media
MOGADISHU: The Somalian pirates have hijacked a Pakistani ship near the Somalian coast, the US media reported.
According to details, the pirates hijacked the ship named MV Salama 1 and have taken it to El...
Faithful in Maidan-e-Arafat to perform Rukn-e-Azam Waqoof-e-Arafat
MAKKAH: Over two million faithful, including about one hundred and seventy-nine thousand Pakistanis are in Maidan-e- Arafa to perform the Rukn-e-Azam Waqoof-e-Arafat.
They listened to Hajj sermon delivered from Masjid-e-Nimra by Imam Dr. Shaykh Sa'd...
Russia invites Taliban to Afghanistan talks in September
MOSCOW:Russia on Monday said it was preparing international peace talks on Afghanistan on September 4 and has invited the Taliban, the day after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a new 3-month ceasefire. "We are...
US ends military training programme for Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US government has stopped funding for military training for Pakistan for next year. The American military institutions are struggling to fill the 66 slots they had kept aside for officers from Pakistan.
The...
Hujjaj are stoning Al-Aqba, the Satan at Jamarat
MAKKAH: Hujjaj are stoning Al-Aqba, the Satan at Jamarat.
Hujjaj will then sacrifice animals, shave their heads and then leave for Makkah to perform Tawaf Al-Ifada and Sai', two other pillars of Hajj.
In the remaining...
Half of Afghanistan unstable, source of concern for region: Aizaz
WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States (US) Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry has said that Pakistan and the US must work together to defeat the menace of terrorism.
In his interviews with international media outlets, the...
Pakistan can review cooperation with US: Maleeha Lodhi
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi said in a statement that her country’s fight against terrorism was not based on any consideration of aid but on national interests and principles.
“We...
