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(Courtesy of Messenger, an int’l Pakistan-based English newspaper) By Syed Jaffer Abbas Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) MELBOURNE/RIYADH: A-six-year-old boy was beheaded with a piece of broken glass in front of his screaming mum, a campaign group has claimed. Shia Rights Watch says that “in an unprecedented incident” the child, Zakaria al-Jaber, was …

TEHRAN– A Saudi little boy, while on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medina with his Shiite mother, has been barbarously killed for unknown reasons, fueling speculations that he could have been a sectarian and hate crime victim, media reports said. According to what circulated on social media, Zakariya …

Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan has said that Pakistan and its friendly and brotherly people enjoy a special place for Iran. He said this in his message on the 40th Anniversary of Islamic Revolution’s victory. He said Iran wants to strengthen its relations with independent countries and free nations in line …

Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are transferring US weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists and other Salafi militias in Yemen, CNN said in a report yesterday, citing local commanders on the ground and analysts. Saudi and its main accomplice in the war on Yemen, the UAE, “have used the US-manufactured weapons …

Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen secretary general Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafari has said that United States administration, Zionist regime of Israel and US-allied some Arab regimes wanted to weaken Pakistan through massacre of Shia Muslims. “They plotted to weaken Pakistan by creating differences Sunnis and Shias. However, their machination to pit Sunni- Shia …

In one booming Australian city, you can pick up an entire family home for Marie Kondo: Why we’re obsessed with tidying up We all know Sydney’s property market has taken hit after hit recently — but there are other lesser-known areas that are experiencing a sudden property boom. That’s according …

Pakistan yesterday closed its Consulate in Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif city after a woman tried to enter the building with a hand grenade. According to the Foreign Office statement in Islamabad, the woman was arrested by the police and investigations are on to find the perpetrators of the failed attack.  Last year, …

Enforcement Directorate, ED has attached assets worth 16.40 crore rupees in Mumbai and Pune, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with its money laundering probe against  Zakir Naik and others.  ED initiated the investigation on the basis of the charge sheet filed by NIA on October 2017 before the …

In Mexico, at least 21 people were killed and 71 were injured when a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded in central Hidalgo state. Governor of Hidalgo state, Omar Fayad said the pipeline apparently exploded hours after thieves drilled an illegal tap into the pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, about 105 kilometres north of …

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today described terrorism as one of the most serious challenge towards international peace and security. In her remarks at the Africa Day Celebrations at Vibrant Gujarat summit in Gandhinagar, Mrs Swaraj said, many of the African countries are victims of terrorism like India. She said, …