ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Sept.9(APD)--PakistaniPresidentMamnoonHussainonSaturdayreachedKazakhstan’scapitalofAstanaonanofficialvisit,astatementsaid.Acc
APakistanimanhasbeensentencedtodeathforcommittingblasphemyonFacebook,lawyerssaidSaturday,thefirstconvictiononchargesarisingfromsocialmedia.JudgeShabbirAhmadAwan
Thousands of faithful Shiite Muslims observed Ashura or the 10th day of the month of Mohram in the Islamic calendar, to commemorate the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), on Monday amid tight security but in peaceful environment.
Protests continued and commercial activities were suspended in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday after Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain was arrested on Tuesday for interrogation in Britain, local media reported.
Unidentified persons torched four vehicles and fired in the air in the Pakistani commercial hub of Karachi on Tuesday shortly after the police in London arrested a powerful Pakistani politician Altaf Hussain over money laundering charges.
The day of Ashura, or the 10th of Muhharam in the Islamic calendar, was observed in Afghanistan peacefully amid tight security, enabling the mourners to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and his companions in Karbala of Iraq 14 centuries ago.
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