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A journalist was shot dead by unidentified armed men on Monday. Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a moving car in Peshawar’s Sarband. A cameraman was injured. The deceased has been identified as Noorul Hassan and the cameraman as Sabir. Hassan belonged to Nowshera. He was working as a reporter for a private news channel. The vehicle was coming from Hayatabad and the firing occurred at Achini Chowk on Ring Road, said Hayatabad ASP Najamal Husnain. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where Hassan succumbed to his wounds. Sabir is said to be in a critical condition. The suspects were driving a 125cc motorcycle and fired shots from a 9mm pistol. They have yet to be arrested. The police are reviewing the CCTV footage of the incident. KP IG took notice of the murder. Chief Capital Officer Qazi Jameelur Rehman has been ordered to oversee the investigation. KP Union of Journalists condemned the attack.  The KP government and security forces hav...

Nineteen people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena. The blast happened at 22:35 BST on Monday following a pop concert by the US singer Ariana Grande. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said it was "a barbaric attack, deliberately targeting some of the most vulnerable in our society". A US official said suicide bombing is now considered to be the "likely" reason for the blast and a male at the scene in Manchester has been identified as the probable bomber. A US Department of Homeland Security statement said it was "closely monitoring" the situation and added that the department has "no information to indicate a 'specific credible threat involving music venues in the United States.'" The incident happened shortly after Grande had left the stage, according to eyewitnesses. Calvin Welsford, an 18-year-old concertgoer, said he heard a "loud bang" a couple of minutes after Gr...

US President Donald Trump called on Arab leaders to do their share to fight “Islamist extremism” on Sunday in a speech that put the burden on the region to combat militant groups while urging unity among religions. Trump, who generated controversy with his push to ban many Muslims from entering the United States, described the fight against terrorism as a battle between good and evil rather than a clash of civilisations. “This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it.” “That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamist extremism and the Islamist terror groups it inspires. And it means standing together against the murder of innocent Muslims, the oppression of women, the persecution of Jews, and the slaughter of Christians.” Trump's “America first” philosophy helped him win the 2016 election and has rattled allies who depend on US support for their defence. The president, who is st...

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Salman Shehzad Despite the massive campaign of civil society in Pakistan the bill to prohibit early marriages has been withdrawn after the Council of Islamic Ideology once again declared it un-Islamic. The bill ‘to end the underage marriage’, presented by a lawmaker from the ruling party in the National Assembly have faced the same criticism by the rightists. The Council of Islamic Ideology, a constitutional body which gives Islamic legal advice to the federal Government for legislations has declared that Pakistani laws prohibiting child marriage are against Islam in a recent series of rulings. The rulings were widely criticized. It is estimated that 21% of girls in Pakistan are married before the age of 18. Child marriage in Pakistan is connected with tradition, culture, religion and customary practices. It sometimes involves the transfer of money, settlement of debts or exchange of daughters (Swara or Watta Satta) sanctioned by a Jirga ...

                                                                                    By SALMAN SHEHZAD PESHAWAR: Being displaced by militancy and ongoing military operations in Khyber Agency, thousands of children are prone to different challenges. A number of national and international humanitarian organizations are working for their welfare. Among the affectees, children are vulnerable to too many troubles. A program, Child Protection is being run to keep these tribal children busy in extra curriculum activities. The Center of Excellence for Rural Development is running this program in collaboration with UNICEF at Jalozai IDPs Camp. Two centers for child protections have been established. These centers provide mental health care facilities to the militancy-affected childr...