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Seven killed in suicide bombing attack at wedding ceremony in Pakistan
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The attack occurred on Friday during a wedding ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A building collapsed after the blast, according to local police official Muhammad Adnan, who said the structure was being used by members of a peace committee at the time of t
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Uttar Pradesh: Four terror suspects planning to form "Mujahideen Army" arr
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested four terror suspects who were allegedly planning to form a Mujahideen Army and "replace" the democracy with Sharia law, an official statement from the police officials said.
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"Extremism destroying pluralism in Bangladesh": Activist Rehman Afridi on
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Human rights activist and defender Fazal ur Rehman Afridi on Wednesday (local time) delivered a scathing critique of Bangladesh's deteriorating human rights landscape due to the rise of Islamic extremism in the country in recent times.
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Former UK MP expresses concerns over corruption, human rights crisis in Ba
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
At a side event during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on Wednesday, former UK Member of Parliament Paul Burstow delivered a keynote speech addressing human rights violations and the rise of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh.
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Taliban known for its zealotry, unreliability could make space for new ter
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 19 (ANI): Taliban known for its zealotry and unreliability have once again returned to power in Afghanistan raising the prospect that the ungovernable country will again become a hotbed of Islamic extremism.
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Two years of Easter bombings: Lanka legalises deradicalisation law, mulls
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): From mulling burqa ban to de-radicalisation law, the Sri Lankan government has taken several steps as part of a crackdown against 'Islamic extremism' in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings of 2019.
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France closes 9 places of worship under campaign against Islamic extremism
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): France has closed nine places of worship under the nationwide campaign against Islamic extremism, the country's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.
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Kanakamala IS case a proof that Islamic extremism is active in Kerala: BJP
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Hours after a special NIA court found six persons guilty in Kanakamala Islamic State (IS) module case, BJP leader B Gopalakrishnan on Wednesday said the verdict is a testimony to the fact that Islamic extremism is active in the state.
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Saudi crackdown on Islamic extremism backed by Maldivian Democratic Party
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 13 (ANI):Maldives' opposition, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), has supported Saudi Arabia in its crackdown on Islamic terrorism.
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