Sat 17 September 2022: Clashes broke out between Afghanistan’s Taliban and Pakistani forces this week on the border between the two nations, in an incident the Taliban claims was ignited by Pakistan building a military post. The clashes took place on the border at Afghanistan’s Paktia province and Pakistan’s Kurram region earlier this week, reportedly […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: Following the example of Varanasi and Mathura, a mosque in Badaun has sparked debate, with right-wing men claiming it to be a Neel Kanth Mahadeva temple. A Badaun local court has issued notices to the parties involved in a petition filed by Mukesh Patel, who claims to be the state convener […]
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Sat 17 September 2022: Kyrgyzstan has declared a state of emergency in the Batken region bordering Tajikistan amid clashes, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. The decision was taken on late Friday to ensure the safety of citizens, carry out work on the evacuation and resettlement of the population, prevent human losses and mobilize the relevant forces, according to a statement. […]
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Fri 16 September 2022: A greater proportion of Indian Muslims are unemployed and experience discrimination in accessing salaried jobs and self-employment income, according to the UK’s independent charitable organizations focusing on global poverty alleviation. In rural areas, unemployment among Muslims increased by 17% compared to non-Muslims during the first quarter of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the rural […]
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Thu 15 September 2022: After more than 40 days of strict coronavirus lockdown, residents of a city in China’s far western Xinjiang region claim they have run out of food. Residents of Ghulja posted pictures of empty refrigerators and hungry kids on Chinese social media, as well as on TikTok and Twitter. Some people were […]
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Wed 14 September 2022: The Taliban claims to have killed 40 members of a rebel force in the northern Afghan province of Panjshir, including four commanders, AFP reported As foreign forces withdrew, the Taliban declared victory over the province in September 2021, just weeks after seizing Kabul. Since then, resistance groups have stated that they […]
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Mon 12 September 2022: A court in India’s northern town of Varanasi has rejected a Muslim organisation’s plea challenging a request by some Hindu worshippers to hold daily prayers at a 17th-century mosque. A group of Hindu women had moved the court earlier this year, seeking its permission to pray at a shrine inside the Gyanvapi […]
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Mon 12 September 2022: Manusha Nanayakkara, Sri Lanka’s minister of labor and foreign employment, stated on Sunday that so far in 2022, more than 200,000 Sri Lankans had left the country in search of employment abroad. He said that these are the people who have registered with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, and […]
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Sat 10 September 2022: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan escaped a plane crash on Saturday after the aircraft he was travelling on made an emergency landing due to technical malfunction mid-air, sources said. The airplane developed a technical snag soon after it was airborne. The pilot landed the plane safely after contacting the control tower for […]
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Sat 10 September 2022: Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN, finished a two-day trip meant to raise awareness of the disaster on Saturday by visiting several flood-ravaged areas of Pakistan. According to the latest figures from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan, over 33 million people had been affected, 1,355 died, and […]
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