June 2023

From Priest to Hajj: How Dreams Led A Christian Leader to Islam, Hajj

He used to be a Christian priest in South Africa, leading a large church with 100,000 followers. But after having recurring dreams that guided him to Islam, he embraced the new faith and brought many of his followers with him. His name is now Ibrahim, formerly Richmond. “I will follow the footsteps [of Prophet Muhammad

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Swedish police grant permit for Quran burning protest outside Stockholm mosque

Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organizer plans to burn a Quran outside Stockholm’s main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday. The police said in the written decision that the security risks associated with the burning “were not of a nature that

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Four terrorists, including commander, gunned down by security forces in KP

Security forces have gunned down four terrorists, including a commander, in two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, shared the military’s media wing in a statement on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, the operations were conducted on Tuesday in KP’s Bajaur and Khyber districts. In Bajaur, the operation was launched

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Extreme heat wave spreads across U.S. with over 55m people under heat alerts

The extreme heat wave that has baked much of southern United States continues to spread to other regions of the country this week, with over 55 million people now under heat alerts. The heat wave scorched Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico among other southern parts over the past week, setting or challenging all-time records. The

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Pakistan army says three officers fired, disciplinary action against 15 others over May 9 riots

The Pakistan Army said on Monday three officers including a lieutenant general had been fired while “disciplinary action” had been taken against 15 officers for their role in May 9 riots in which military properties were attacked by protesters. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest in a land fraud case last month sparked widespread protests

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NIFT breach worse than expected, hackers threaten to release ePay source code

National Institutional Facility Technologies (Pvt.) Limited claimed to have thwarted an “attempted breach” that brought down data centers in Islamabad and Karachi two weeks ago, but the check-clearing center stole terabytes of data. Is. Our channel review revealed that there is no problem in cracking NIFT, Pakistan’s only Automated Clearing House and a leading payment

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