Nafees is an associate of Maulana Tauqeer Raza, who was arrested earlier as he emerged as the chief conspirator in the stone pelting case. Raza is currently in judicial custody.
The Government of Maldives responded to the "Lootuvaifi, Lootuvaifi!" protests, which took place in the country on Friday night by the opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), reaffirming its commitment to uphold the democratic right to peaceful assembly. The Government stressed that
This comes against the backdrop of a tense situation prevailing in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, where protests over "I Love Mohammad" posters on September 26 turned violent.
The intense negotiations between the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKJAAC) and a high-profile team from Islamabad came to results on midnight on Friday as both sides agreed on a draft with some minor amendments, as reported by Dawn, citing one of the participants.
Former diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar called KP Sharma Oli's resignation in Nepal "sudden and unexpected," linking protests to deep-rooted discontent beyond a social media ban. He warned of security implications for India, stressing vigilance on the open border and reaffirming the importance of
A second round of negotiations between the government's negotiation team and the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was held in Muzaffarabad on Friday, as efforts continue to ease the escalating unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
Falun Gong practitioners protesting peacefully outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles say they faced renewed harassment when a consulate employee attempted to seize one of their banners earlier this month.
Baloch students at QAU in Islamabad are staging a sit-in demanding the recovery of two missing students, Saeed and Feroz Baloch, and an end to racial profiling. Supported by Pashtun students, they say enforced disappearances and harassment of Baloch students are widespread across Pakistani u
Protests in PoJK entered their sixth consecutive day on Friday, spreading across the region after three young men were allegedly killed by Pakistani forces. Their funeral prayers in Muzaffarabad drew thousands of mourners, further intensifying public anger against Islamabad.
Amid ongoing protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), India has strongly criticised Pakistan's actions in the region, calling for accountability for its "horrific" human rights violations.
PPP and journalists briefly boycotted Pakistan's National Assembly session on Friday. PPP staged a walkout over CM Maryam Nawaz's remarks, while journalists protested a police raid at the National Press Club. Both returned after government assurances, Dawn reported.