Terrorist strike at Mosques in Christchurch leaves 49 worshippers dead
Christchurch: Mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers killed 49 people in New Zealand as authorities charged one person, detained three others and defused explosive devices in what appeared to be a carefully planned racist attack. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the events in Christchurch represented “an extraordinary and unprecedented act […]
Australian white ‘nationalist’ behind the terror attack
Sydney: The gunman behind at least one of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that left 49 people dead on Friday tried to make a few things clear in the manifesto he left behind: He is a 28-year-old Australian white nationalist who hates immigrants. He was set off by attacks in Europe that were perpetrated […]
PM Modi writes to NZ PM; condemns Christchurch attack
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed “deep shock and sadness” over the death of scores of people in the heinous terrorist attack in New Zealand while stressing India’s strong condemnation of terrorism and of all those who support such acts of violence. In a letter to Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda […]
Islamophobia post 9/11 responsible: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that increasing “Islamophobia” after the 9/11 terror attacks in the US was responsible for the attack on two mosques in New Zealand that killed at least 49 worshippers. “Strongly condemning” the terror attack on the mosques in New Zealand, Prime Minister Khan tweeted: This reaffirms what […]
New Zealand attack shows growing hostility to Islam: Erdogan
Istanbul: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday condemned the deadly attack on two mosques in New Zealand, saying it illustrated the growing hostility towards Islam “idly” watched by the world. The attacks on the Christchurch mosques left at least 49 dead, with one gunman — identified as an Australian extremist — apparently livestreaming the […]
Bangladesh cricketers escape shooting, tour called off
Christchurch: The Bangladesh cricket team escaped unhurt despite being in close vicinity of a shooting attack on a mosque here but its ongoing tour of New Zealand was called off owing to the “unprecedented act of violence” in which 49 people were killed. The attack took place on two mosques in the city and also […]
Unite against ‘divisive agenda’ of RSS-BJP: Omar tells people
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Friday called on the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to trounce the “divisive agenda” of the BJP and its ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He said communal forces will try to vitiate the atmosphere but people must not […]
Kartarpur corridor: Pak puts restrictions on number of pilgrims, BJP angered
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP chief Shwait Malik Friday lashed out at Pakistan for trying to put restrictions on number of pilgrims visiting the historic Sikh shrine in Kartarpur. India had on Thursday sought visa-free access for 5,000 pilgrims per day to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan during a meeting between officials of the two countries. […]