Sufism under attack in Mohammad Yunus-led BangladeshFundamentalist groups in Bangladesh have increasingly targeted Sufi shrines following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina's government. Over 100 sh...
05 Mar, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
Sufi shrines across Bangladesh target of radicals and extremistsFollowing the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, Bangladesh has seen a significant rise in hate speech and attacks on religi...
18 Sep, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
Sufi shrines body welcomes proposed amendments to Wakf Board ActThe All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC), led by Syed Naseruddin Chishty, welcomed the government's proposal to amend the Wakf Boar...
07 Aug, 2024, 01.11 PM IST
Minaret of famous Kashmir shrine tilted by earthquakeManagement of the Sheikh Nuruddin Wali's shrine said that besides the tilting, there was no apparent damage to the main building which is n...
05 Feb, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
LG directs DGP to strength security of shrines across J&KLieutenant Governor Girish Chander Murmu said that vandals' act to set ablaze a sufi shrine in Tral is designed to arouse passion among the...
26 Nov, 2019, 01.40 PM IST
'Impossible for Pakistan to control terror groups with double game'Sherman said he is well aware of the proliferation of terror organisations within Pakistan and stressed on the need for more concerted effo...
18 Feb, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
100 dead in ISIS suicide attack on Sufi shrine in PakistanThe blast took place during Dhamal - a Sufi ritual - when hundreds of devotees were present inside the premises of the vast mausoleum of th...
17 Feb, 2017, 04.05 PM IST
Govt to organise sufi meet to invoke moderate ideologyRejecting terrorism, Modi in his address had hailed Islam as a religion of peace, citing the Koran and also paying rich tributes to the ecl...
06 Oct, 2016, 12.59 AM IST
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 ...
27 Aug, 2016, 11.58 AM IST
Chadar sent by Barack Obama offered at Ajmer Sharif DargahThe chadar was handed over to Sufi scholar Salman Chishty by US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Thursday in Delhi.
20 Apr, 2015, 06.37 PM IST
- 41 killed in blasts at sufi shrine in Pakistan
Three blasts ripped through a crowded Sufi shrine near Dera Ghazi Khan in Pakistan's Punbjab on Sunday, killing at least 41 people and inju...
04 Apr, 2011, 01.26 AM IST
- Terror strikes mosque at Friday prayers; 10 worshippers killed
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for several recent attacks on Sufi shrines in cities across Pakistan, including Lahore and Karachi.
04 Mar, 2011, 05.59 PM IST
- Bomb kills 5 people at Sufi shrine in Pakistan
The bombing at the Farid Shakar Ganj shrine in Punjab province was the latest in a string of attacks targeting Sufi shrines in Pakistan.
25 Oct, 2010, 10.13 AM IST
- At least 8 killed in twin blasts in Karachi
Two explosions hit a famed Sufi shrine in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, killing at least 8 people and wounding 20 oth...
07 Oct, 2010, 09.25 PM IST
- Suicide attacks on Pakistan shrine kill 43
Terror struck Pakistan’s cultural hub of Lahore as a pair of suicide bombers attacked a famous Sufi shrine packed with thousands of worship...
03 Jul, 2010, 02.14 AM IST
- 35 killed, 175 injured in 3 suicide blasts at Pak shrine
Three explosions ripped through the famous Data Darbar shrine in Lahore today, killing 30 persons and injuring 100 others.
02 Jul, 2010, 01.18 AM IST
- Blast rocks Ajmer; 2 dead, 17 hurt
Bomb concealed in a school bag; Mumbai resident among the dead in the explosion at Sufi shrine.
12 Oct, 2007, 12.29 AM IST