Thursday, June 29th, 2023
Morocco recalls ambassador from Sweden over Quran burning
According to media reports, the Swedish government authorized a demonstration outside the Stockholm Mosque at the Medborgarplatsen square in the Swedish capital on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha, one of the most celebrated festivals on the Islamic calendar.During the demonstration, a person identified as Salwan Momika came in front of the mosque, threw the Quran on the ground, stepped on it, uttered insulting words against Islam, and set the book on fire, said the media reports.Morocco has also summoned Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Rabat, who was informed ofRead More
Rwanda ‘remains committed’ to UK asylum deal despite court ruling
Kigali, June 29 (AFP/APP): The Rwandan government said Thursday it remained committed to a British plan to send asylum seekers to the African country despite a ruling by the UK’s Court of Appeal that the scheme was ‘unlawful’. “Rwanda remains fully committed to making this partnership work,” government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told AFP. “While this is ultimately a decision for the UK’s judicial system, we do take issue with the ruling that Rwanda is not a safe country for asylum seekers and refugees.”
‘Despicable act’: Pakistan strongly condemns desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden
ISLAMABAD, JUN 29: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday strongly condemned the “despicable act” of the desecration of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on Eidul Azha. The condemnation comes a day after a man tore up and burned the Holy Quran outside Stockholm’s central mosque. After the burning, Swedish police charged the man who set fire to the Holy Quran with agitation against an ethnic or national group and with a violation of a ban on fires that has been in place in Stockholm since mid-June. InRead More
Commissioner distribute gifts among prisoners on Eid day
He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hasan Waqar Cheema and City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Khalid Hamdani. DIG Rana Abdul Rauf, and Jail Superintendent Asad Javed Warich welcomed on arrival at the jail. The smart contingent of police presented saluted to them. They distributed sweets and gifts among children below 18 years of age and women and expressed satisfaction with the facilities provided to the prisoners in jail. The Commissioner on the occasion said, “The purpose of the visit is to share the joy of Eid-ul-Azha with the inmates,Read More
Bled by sharp inflation, Pakistanis mark Eid ul Adha amid hopes for economic recovery
ISLAMABAD, JUN 29: With consumer prices going north and affordability down south, millions of Pakistanis are fervently marking Eid ul Adha, aka ‘Bakra Eid’, but not without feeling the pinch amid prayers for an economic turnaround — which the country needs desperately. The South Asian nation faces one of its worst crises as the government struggles to revive a stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, resulting in skyrocketing inflation and a record plunge in the rupee’s value. After Eid prayers on Thursday, men rushed to search for butchers to helpRead More