Who is TJP, the group behind the Pakistan Air Force base attack, and why is it a concern for Pakistan?Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan is a relatively new militant group, announcing its formation earlier this year. The group is primarily active in B...
Pakistan under a strong clutch of sectarian violenceThe study seriously faults the Pakistani counter-terrorism approach as mostly reactive, when it should be proactive, because all institutio...
Muslim religious body to form a committee to draft a roadmap to modernise MadrasasAccording to Jamiat members, the decision was made considering the constant scrutiny that Madrasas face, and keeping in mind the “future em...
Crisis Group report confirms terror nursery in Pakistan's Punjab provinceThe report says the Pakistan military's ambitious National Action Plan made little headway to stop terrorism and has not done much to regul...
Islamic State module wanted Maoists’ support after violent acts, are inspired by Naxal strategiesThe probe revealed Mehtaab took admission at a madarsa at Bijapur in Chhattisgarh but failed to establish any links with Maoists.
Nobody can 'give' away a mosque, says Asaduddin Owaisi on Shia Waqf Board stand"Masjids cannot be given just because one Maulana says so. Allah is the owner not a Maulana. Once a Masjid always a Masjid," said the MP.
Here's how schools of faith, mobiles are radicalising KashmirThe traditionally moderate school followed by the majority in Kashmir is being replaced by the Saudi-imported Salafism or Wahhabism.
Pakistan should shut down Deobandi schools: US CongressmanA founding member of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, Royce said the Congress and the new Administration is focused ...
Haji Ali ruling restores liberal reputation of Sufi shrinesHC order also dispelled notions that Islam discriminates against women and fuelled a debate within the community on whether the clergy was ...
US lawmaker seeks shutting down of Deobandi madrasas in PakistanCongressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee, alleged that the madrasas were spewing hate.
Indo-US relations have reached a new pinnacle: Ed RoyceDuring the visit, Royce and the delegation met with PM Modi, FM Arun Jaitley, Manohar Parrikar,NSA Ajit Kumar Doval, and Rajnath Singh.
- Digvijay Singh rebuts Salman Rushdie's charge
Singh today dismissed Rushdie's charge that his presence at the Jaipur LitFest was blocked because of the party's "useless electoral calcul...
- Gaddafi could be sponsoring anti-India terror group: Wikileaks
A newly-released WikiLeaks cable has revealed that Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi could be financing a Pakistan-based anti-India terror g...
- Taliban, Jaish-e-Muhammad step up efforts to recruit youths for militant operations: Wikileaks
The cable is largely based on information provided by a Faisalabad-based Deobandi scholar whose named was removed from the cable by WikiLea...
- Another LeT attack in India could destabilise the region: US Senator John Kerry
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad continue to launch attacks that risk sparking war between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.
- Deoband says no to issuing fatwa specific to Pakistan
Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Abdullah Haroon’s claim that Deobandis have a strong influence in the country’s “jihadistan ”...
- Ajmer blast trail leads to Hurriyat
Security agencies are questioning Hurriyat leader G M Bhat, an associate of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and two of hi...