Influential cleric`s `long march` inches towards Pak capital

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 17:23

Protesters led by cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri inched towards Islamabad demanding sweeping electoral reforms, as riot police turned the Pakistani capital Islamabad into a virtual fortress.

Pak cleric begin long march to pressurise government

Last Updated: Sunday, January 13, 2013, 19:15

Influential cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri began a "long march" from Lahore to Islamabad with thousands to pressure Pakistan government to carry out wide-ranging reforms ahead of the upcoming general election.

Indian-origin mother mom gets life for killing son for not memorising Quran

Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2013, 21:41

An Indian-origin mother, who beat her 7-year-old son to death "like a dog" for failing to memorise the Quran, was Monday sentenced to life.

Indian mom gets life for killing son for not memorising Quran

Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2013, 20:28

An Indian-origin mother, who beat her 7-year-old son to death "like a dog" for failing to memorise the Quran, was sentenced to life.

Holy Quran allows polygamy, not encourages it: Court

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 17:42

A maulvi, accused of performing a girl`s marriage forcibly with a married man, has been denied anticipatory bail by a Delhi court.

Alleged blasphemer in Pak ‘burnt to death’ by mob in front of police

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 13:22

A Pakistani man has reportedly been burnt to death by a mob for allegedly desecrating the Quran in a village in Dadu district of Sindh.

Christian blasphemy accused dies in custody in Pak

Last Updated: Monday, December 3, 2012, 16:19

A 22-year-old Christian youth from Pakistan, accused of burning a copy of the Holy Quran, has died in police custody.

Pak court drops blasphemy case against Rimsha

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 12:43

The 14-year-old Christian girl accused of blasphemy for burning pages of Quran, was on Tuesday exempted of all charges against her by Islamabad High Court in Pakistan.

Yemeni claims finding world’s oldest ever manuscript of Quran

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 12:16

The book was found inside a leather cover in a cave in the mountains south of the city of Dhale in the southern Yemen.

Bangladeshi Muslims fume over burnt Quran pic on Facebook

Last Updated: Monday, October 1, 2012, 09:14

Fuming over a picture of burnt Quran posted on Facebook, Bangladeshi Muslims, numbering thousands, torched at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes on Sunday.