The Muslim News

UK lawyers demand withdrawal of Dr.Aafia Siddiqui’s case
07-02-2010
UK-based Association of Pakistan Lawyers has demanded withdrawal of case against Dr Aafia Siddiqui declaring the conviction unsafe and has called for a public enquiry regarding her treatment.

Pakistan: Blasts probe yet to gather pace as toll rises to 33
07-02-2010
As the death toll in Friday’s twin blasts rose to 33 on Saturday, the police launched investigations into the attacks with serious professional flaws in their approach and made no effort to obtain the readily available CCTV footage from the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), the scene of the second explosion that killed more than a dozen people.

Pakistan: Muslim communities worldwide need to condemn Shi'a massacre
06-02-2010
Bloodletting continues without reproach in places like Karbala, Iraq and Karachi, Pakistan, where Shi'a pilgrims were commemorating the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Husayn, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.

Pakistan: Funeral prayers of Karachi blast victims offered
06-02-2010
Joint funeral prayers of 14 people martyred in yesterday’s twin planted bombs on Sharah-e-Faisal have been offered

Pakistan: 12 dead, 50 hurt in Karachi blast
05-02-2010
12 people were killed and over 50 others injured when a powerful explosion occurred in a public vehicle plying on Sharah-e-Faisal of Karachi.

Pakistan: Zardari orders govt to provide legal aid to Aafia
05-02-2010
As demonstrations were held in various cities and towns of the country in protest against an American jury verdict against Pakistani neuro-scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui, President Zardari ordered the government to provide legal assistance to Dr Aafia.

UK: Schools should teach not hunt potential terrorists, say Lib Dems
04-02-2010
Liberal Democrats criticised a government pilot scheme to extend the hunt for potential terrorists to local schools.

USA: Aafia adjudged guilty of attempted murder of US personnel
04-02-2010
American jury returned a guilty verdict against Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist who is accused of shooting at US interrogators in Afghanistan, after more than two weeks of trial in a Manhattan federal court.

USA: Defense highlights disconnect in witnesses account in closing argument of Aafia’s trial
02-02-2010
Trial of Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani scientist charged with shooting at her U.S.interrogators in Afghanistan, moved into the final stage, with Defense lawyers higlighting in their final arguments the disconnect in the accounts by prosecution witnesses.

Italy: CIA cleric snatch secrecy slammed
02-02-2010
An Italian judge criticised the way state secrecy norms were applied in a landmark trial in which he convicted 22 CIA agents but acquitted Italy's top two former spies for the abduction of a Milan-based Egyptian cleric in 2003.

USA: Aafia’s trial to move into final stage Monday
01-02-2010

Pakistan: US drones killed 123 civilians, three al-Qaeda men in January
01-02-2010

PAKISTAN: 'Anti-terrorist' fertilizer ban hinders farmers
31-01-2010

USA: Aafia, taking the stand, ridicules charges she fired at US personnel
30-01-2010

USA: Dr Aafia denies shooting at Americans
29-01-2010

USA: Dr Aafia testifies at US trail
29-01-2010

No evidence of gunfire from M-4 allegedly used by Dr. Aafia
29-01-2010

USA: Defence lawyers worry as prosecutors want Aafia to testify
28-01-2010

USA: Prosecution wrapping up its case at Aafia’s trial
27-01-2010

UK: Police arrest a man under terror law in Birmingham
26-01-2010

Bin Ladin claims responsibility for Christmas plane bombing attempt
25-01-2010

New US strategy to re-integrate Taliban
22-01-2010