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‘Nationhood is reality, not your religion’, says prominent Indian Muslim lawyer mocking Taliban cheerleaders

As the Taliban insurgents overran Afghanistan, some from the Muslim community in India celebrated the prospect of a hardline Islamic nation’s rebirth after two decades. But thinking minds of the same community in India are red-flagging such outpourings as meaningless, irrelevant and muddled. Voices from the Muslim community have urged those salivating at the prospect of a Taliban rule in Kabul to sit back and relax, as they are unlikely to gain anything- good or bad- from whatever transpires in

16 Sep, 2021

Thousands of Afghans stranded in Spin Boldak to enter Pakistan

KANDAHAR: Thousands of Afghans are in trouble as they?re stranded at Spin Boldak intending to enter Pakistan after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Many Afghans with their families are stranded in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province for the past two weeks, reported Pajhwok Afghan News. The families, mostly from the northern and eastern provinces of the country, want to leave the country after the regime change, but Pakistan forces are not allowing them to enter their cou

16 Sep, 2021

Amnesty demands accountability over Lohan’s actions

Amnesty International has demanded accountability over the actions of former State Minister for Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitation, Lohan Ratwatte. Lohan Ratwatte forcibly entered a state prison in Anuradhapura on 12 September and held Tamil prison inmates incarcerated under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) at gunpoint and threatened to kill them. ?These dumbfounding reports go to show that our ongoing concerns regarding Sri Lanka?s treatment of prisoners, especially the autho

16 Sep, 2021