Khartoum: A Sudanese woman, believed to be around 20, has been sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, and is being held near Khartoum, shackled in prison with her baby son, rights groups and lawyers said on Thursday. Campaigners condemned the ruling, saying it violated international standards and raised concerns that Sudan might start applying sharia, or Islamic law, more strictly following the secession of mostly non-Muslim South Sudan...
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Toronto: New Canadian citizens must remove any face coverings, such as the Islamic niqab or burqa, while they take the oath of citizenship, the country's immigration minister said on Monday. Jason Kenney said most Canadians have misgivings about Islamic face coverings and said new Canadians should take the oath in view of their fellow citizens. He said he has received complaints from lawmakers and citizenship judges who say it's difficult...08:06 AM, Dec 13, 2011
Pak is slipping away from West when US needs its support in Afghanistan. ...01:13 PM, Jan 12, 2010
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The law is said to be out of sync with the country's existing statutes. ...08:52 PM, Apr 21, 2009
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The duo was shot with Kalashnikovs in front of their relatives in Pakistan. ...08:09 AM, Apr 18, 2009
David Kilcullen has warned of Pakistan's foreseeable collapse. ...02:44 AM, Apr 15, 2009
Zardari is under intense international pressure to reject the pact. ...04:15 PM, Apr 11, 2009
Maulana Sufi Mohammad has announced his withdrawal from Swat peace deal. ...07:23 PM, Apr 09, 2009
CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry had ordered a hearing into the public flogging of the girl. ...12:55 AM, Apr 06, 2009
Islamic scholars denounced it as gross violation of Quranic codes. ...03:27 PM, Apr 04, 2009
Shaukat shot the video despite the fear of being caught. ...09:29 AM, Apr 04, 2009
The video showed the girl face down on the ground being whipped. ...02:39 PM, Apr 03, 2009
Reports also says the ISI shares intelligence with the Lakshkar-e-Toiba. ...11:13 AM, Mar 29, 2009
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