At least 30 Shias killed in coordinated AlQaeda attack near Pakistan-Iran border

At least 30 Shias killed in coordinated AlQaeda attack near Pakistan-Iran border

Taftan – June 8, 2014 | Quick Facts ( Sources: Express Tribune | Dawn ) Date and Time of Attack: Sunday night, June 8, 2014 Place of Attack: Hashmi Hotel and Syed Murtaza Hotel in Taftan Taftan is approx 600 km from Quetta Terrorist group responsible: Jaish-ul-Islam – same as Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LEJ) All Al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Pakistan are […]

The madrassa networks of Sindh

The madrassa networks of Sindh

The Friday Times  – July 12 – 18, 2013 | Ali K. Chisti   In a recent survey carried out by the Sindh Home Ministry, there are 12,545 madrassas in the province, of which 2,161 are sectarian and dangerous. About 74 percent of these religious schools are in Urban Sindh (Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur). At least […]