J&K school declared 'unlawful entity' under UAPAJammu and Kashmir administration has declared Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom in Shopian an unlawful entity. The seminary faces allegation...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir closes madrasas fearing Indian military strikesThe government of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Pok) has ordered the closure of all religious seminaries in the region for ten days, citing se...
01 May, 2025, 05.49 PM IST
Taliban's 'godfather' Maulana Samiul Haq stabbed to death in RawalpindiHaq was elected twice to Pakistan's parliament on Islami Jamhoori Itehad ticket.
02 Nov, 2018, 10.20 PM IST
Shoe thrown at Nawaz Sharif at madrasa in PakistanAs Sharif was heading towards rostrum for a speech, a student hurled a shoe at him that hit his shoulder and ear.
11 Mar, 2018, 03.19 PM IST
Darul Uloom Deoband asked to obtain permission for use of loudspeakersThe district administration has told the seminary that if it fails to obtain permission by the scheduled date, the equipment would be remov...
10 Jan, 2018, 03.16 PM IST
Need to revisit teachings in Pakistani madrassas: Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa"We need to look at and revisit the concept of madrassas...We need to give them a worldly education," he was quoted as saying.
08 Dec, 2017, 06.04 PM IST
Some powers want to denuclearise Pakistan, undermine CPEC: NSA N K Janjua"These countries also want to undermine the China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)," Janjua said.
27 Sep, 2017, 04.43 PM IST
Top Hyderabad seminary Jamia Nizamia fatwa rejects 'Bharat Mata ki jai' sloganJamia Nizamia on Friday issued a fatwa declaring that "reason" and Islamic "faith" do not allow Muslims to chant the slogan `Bharat Mata ki...
19 Mar, 2016, 11.20 AM IST
Pakistan shuts down 254 religions seminariesPakistani authorities have shut 254 suspected and unregistered religious madrassas across the country as part of a crackdown on religious s...
25 Feb, 2016, 12.39 PM IST
Pakistan targets funding sources of madrasas to combat terrorPakistan has frozen more than 200 bank accounts of unregistered religious seminaries in a bid to break the nexus between militants and thos...
07 Sep, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
48 religious seminaries in Sindh have 'terror links': PoliceAt least 48 religious seminaries in Pakistan's southern Sindh province have been found to have links with terrorists and banned outfits, po...
26 Aug, 2015, 10.55 PM IST
Pakistan to crackdown on 48 madrassas involved in terrorismPakistan's Sindh province government will crackdown on 48 madrassas involved in promoting terrorism in the country, according to a report.
05 Jun, 2015, 02.10 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee releases commemorative stamp on Kottayam Old SeminaryKerala was the first state in the country where both Christianity and Islam took roots with people voluntarily choosing different religious...
21 Apr, 2015, 10.12 PM IST
Saudi not funding 'extremist mindset' in Pakistan: EmbassySaudi Arabia is considered close to Pakistan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has personal ties with the Saudi royal family.
09 Feb, 2015, 08.17 PM IST
Pakistan government to arrest nearly 7,000 terror suspectsThe interior ministry has issued orders to all four provinces and the Islamabad administration for taking into custody 6,777 suspects.
26 Dec, 2014, 09.02 PM IST
Muslim clerics, scholars back Deoband stand on 'Love Jihad'Leading Muslim clerics, scholars and intellectuals here have welcomed the official stand taken by Islamic seminary at Deoband on 'Love Jiha...
13 Sep, 2014, 10.35 PM IST
- Facebook account holder Vastanvi not to remain face of Deoband
The newly-elected MBA-holding head of the Darul Uloom Deoband Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh, Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, has deci...
27 Jan, 2011, 12.25 AM IST