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The Real News Network
April 16, 2018
Bangladesh, in a twist of irony, is looking to Saudi Arabia to fund a $ 1 billion plan to build hundreds of mosques and religious centres to counter militant Islam ... Pakistan last month designated Islamabad as a pilot project to regulate Friday prayer sermons in the city's 1,003 mosques, of which only 86 areÃâà...
The Nation
April 16, 2018
PARACHINAR - A cross-border gunfight between Pakistani and Afghan security forces on Sunday left at least two people dead, officials from both countries said, amid simmering tensions between the neighbours. Two Pakistani security personnel were martyred and nine others injured in the clashes.
International Policy Digest
April 16, 2018
The environment is symbolized by graffiti in the corridor of a courthouse In Islamabad that demanded that blasphemers be beheaded. Pakistan last month designated Islamabad as a pilot project to regulate Friday prayer sermons in the city's 1,003 mosques, of which only 86 are state-controlled, in a bid toÃâà...
Firstpost
April 16, 2018
New Delhi: Pakistan should become a "trading nation” rather than a “warrior nation" while ensuring it does not turn into China's pawn, Islamabad's former ... said the 61-year-old former diplomat and author of 'Pakistan Between Mosque and Military' and 'India v Pakistan: Why Can't We Just Be Friends?',Ãâà...
Pakistan Today
April 14, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Rare manuscripts of the Holy Quran, donated by Zahid Butt to the Capital Development Authority (CDA), have been displayed at the Faisal Mosque for the general public. On Friday, CDA Administration Member Muhammad Yasir Pirzada visited the Faisal Mosque and showed keen interest inÃâà...
The Nation
April 14, 2018
islamabad-Rare and unique manuscripts of the Holy Quran have been displayed at Faisal Mosque for the general public. These manuscripts have been donated to Capital Development Authority (CDA) by Zahid Butt. On Friday, Member Administration, CDA, Muhammad Yasir Pirzada visited the FaisalÃâà...
The News International (blog)
April 13, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minster, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit to Saudi capital ... Military Alliance (IMA) headquartered in the KSA capital besides having an important meeting with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman binÃâà...
TRT World
April 3, 2018
This time he made the headlines, over a tussle in Islamabad between the government and a military establishment unhappy with Ali's recent change of ... including multiple factions of Taliban who have attacked mosques and schools, post 9/11 compared to 2,410 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
The Express Tribune
April 2, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Protesters belonging to Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) blocked Islamabad expressway near Zia mosque on Monday evening, hours after one of their central leaders allegedly went missing from the capital. The protesters told The Express Tribune that ASWJ central deputy secretaryÃâà...
The News International (blog)
April 1, 2018
Islamabad : Mayor of Islamabad Sheikh Anser Aziz has said that Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) is working on a project to launch electric ... this project, it is being considered that these buses may be run on different routes including From Rawat to Faisal Mosque via Islamabad Expressway, fromÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 28, 2018
While many clerics in Islamabad have expectedly opposed the plan, insisting that the religious institutions and mosques in the city are controlled by the ... A mosque is a place for prayer and reverence, and the monitoring and regulation of Friday sermons will ensure that it can continue to be sacred andÃâà...
Daily Times
March 28, 2018
Though a meeting with religious scholars, prayer leaders and mosque administrators agreed upon a checklist of approved topics; with 35 having been thus far agreed upon. These include: ... After all, of Islamabad's 980 mosques and imambargahs — only 89 fall under capital control. Meaning that a betterÃâà...
Kasmir Monitor
March 27, 2018
Islamabad:Friday sermons in Pakistan will now be delivered after these are approved by the administration, which would also monitor them, Pakistan daily Dawn quoted officials as having ... The administration had initially decided to issue written sermons to mosques and imambargahs in the city, they said.
DAWN.com
March 25, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Friday sermons will now be delivered after they have been approved by the capital administration, which will also monitor them, officials said on Saturday. The administration had initially decided to issue written sermons to mosques and imambargahs in the city, they said. Scholars fromÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 24, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Friday sermons will now be delivered after they have been approved by the capital administration, which will also monitor them, officials said on Saturday. The administration had initially decided to issue written sermons to mosques and imambargahs in the city, they said. Scholars fromÃâà...
RS-Tech
March 21, 2018
The meeting participants were informed that out of six hundred and fifteen mosques in the federal capital, six hundred and six had confirmed to implement a unified time for prayer and Azaan timings, as per the last meeting. Later Nizam-e-Salat would be broadened to fifty Union Councils of the federalÃâà...
The Nation
March 20, 2018
Islamabad - The Capital Development Authority has donated over 100 unique copies of the Holy Qur'an to Faisal Masjid.The copies were earlier gifted to the CDA by Professor Zahid Butt. Member Administration CDA, Muhammad Yasir Pirzada has requested the administration of Faisal Masjid to startÃâà...
The Express Tribune
March 20, 2018
0ut of 615 mosques in Islamabad, 606 had agreed to implement unified prayer and Azaan timings. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE. ISLAMABAD : Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony and renowned religious scholars, belonging to various schools of thought, on Tuesday reached a consensus on theÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 20, 2018
ISLAMABAD: On special initiative of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Member Administration Yasir Pirzada, 100 rare and antique copies of Holy Quran will be displayed at Faisal Mosque in a week's time. These 200 to 700 years old copies are a gift from Professor Zahid Butt and were handed over toÃâà...
The Nation
March 11, 2018
Imam-e-Kaba Sheikh Saleh Bin Mohammed Al Talib, who is presently in Pakistan, will visit Faisal Mosque campus of the International Islamic University in Islamabad on Sunday, reported Radio Pakistan. He will be the chief guest at a seminar titled "Advocacy and promotion of moderation in light ofÃâà...
Kasmir Monitor
March 3, 2018
“Talking to The News, a participant of the meeting who leads Friday sermon in a major Islamabad mosque said ulema are ready to cooperate with the ... The report, quoting the Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, said there are 1,003 mosques in Islamabad and 86 of them are directly controlled by the districtÃâà...
ANI News
March 2, 2018
New York [United States], Mar.2 (ANI): Infamous Pakistani cleric Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz, 57, who was once the head cleric of Islamabad's oldest mosque, the Lal Masjid, continues to be a radical voice heard across Pakistan. Recently, in a telephonic interview given to Fox News from his IslamabadÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 2, 2018
Talking to The News, a participant of the meeting who leads Friday sermon in a major Islamabad mosque said ulema are ready to cooperate with the ... “We don't want to dictate them but they will be given Dos and Don'ts of Friday sermons so that mosques are used to create harmony and tolerance in theÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 2, 2018
ISLAMABAD: In order to eliminate the menace of religious extremism and sectarian violence, the government has decided to monitor Friday's sermons at ... Abdur Rehman Movia, Imam of Rehmania Mosque G-6/1 and general secretary ASWL (Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat) said that clerics also proposedÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 1, 2018
Talking to The News, a participant of the meeting who leads Friday sermon in a major Islamabad mosque said ulema are ready to cooperate with the ... “We don't want to dictate them but they will be given Dos and Don'ts of Friday sermons so that mosques are used to create harmony and tolerance in theÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 1, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz is considered one of the most dangerous, yet influential, men in Pakistan. And while his movements in the country are restricted by the government, the 57-year-old former head cleric of Islamabad's oldest mosque – Lal Masjid, better known as the Red MosqueÃâà...
The News International (blog)
February 23, 2018
Mazari says his younger brother Muhammad Yaqub, a cleric at Amir Hamza Mosque, Islamabad was also picked up and had been under detention since August 22, 2017. He had recently taken admission in the Islamic university, Islamabad for further studies in Islam. “I don't know why he has been pickedÃâà...
Pakistan Today
February 20, 2018
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Akram Khan Durrani Tuesday said that the ministry had allotted six plots for the construction of mosques in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). Speaking in the National Assembly, he said that fake news was being circulated in the electronic, print andÃâà...
The News International (blog)
February 14, 2018
Islamabad: Minister for Religious affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf Wednesday said 606 out of total 615 mosques of the federal capital have agreed to implement uniform prayer and 'Azaan' timings at their respective mosques. Chairing a meeting of 'Nizam-e-Salat' Committee,Ãâà...
The National
November 25, 2017
The government had tried to negotiate an end to the sit-in, fearing a crackdown could lead to violence similar to 2007, when clashes between authorities and supporters of a radical Islamabad mosque led to the deaths of more than 100 people. By late morning, Tehreek-e-Labaik supporters were coming outÃâà...
DunyaNews Pakistan
December 31, 1999
(Web Desk) – Strong winds and rain turned the weather pleasant in the federal capital Islamabad and parts of Punjab, including Lahore on Sunday. ... People enjoy the cloudy weather at Faisal Mosque on Sunday. ... Motorists take shelter under a bridge on highway during the rain in Islamabad.
