Mosque set ablaze in Sussex while two people inside worship place
- 05-Oct-2025
Sussex: Men allegedly doused a mosque’s entrance with flammable liquid and set it on fire last night in an arson attack soon after evening prayers. Police are treating the fire in East Sussex as a hate crime, with doorbell footage shared online appearing to show men pouring a flammable liquid over the building and a […]
Karachi man offering prayers at mosque killed by stray bullet
- 02-Aug-2024
KARACHI: In a tragic incident, a man performing prayers in a mosque was shot dead by robbers in Karachi, ARY News reported on Friday, quoting police. As per details, the incident occurred in New Karachi Sector 11-A, where robbers were looting a citizen outside a mosque. Upon resistance, the robbers fired warning shots, one of […]
Four martyred, several injured as blast rips through Hangu mosque
- 29-Sep-2023
HANGU: At least four people were martyred while five sustained injuries during an explosion inside a mosque located in the Doaba police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu on Friday, ARY News reported quoting police. The incident took place within the parameters of Police Station Doaba during Friday sermon, said police. “The roof of the mosque […]
Peshawar mosque blast: Death toll rises to 100; almost 169 injured
- 31-Jan-2023
PESHAWAR: The death toll in the Peshawar mosque blast has climbed to 100 after more bodies were retrieved from the wreckage by the rescue teams, ARY News reported on Tuesday, quoting the deputy commissioner. Security officials said the explosion took place around 1:40pm on Monday as Zuhr prayers were being offered as a result of […]
Peshawar blast: PM calls for unity against ‘anti-Pakistan elements’
- 31-Jan-2023
ISLAMABAD: Following a deadly suicide blast at a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif urged upon all the political parties to show unity against anti-Pakistan elements, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Talking to Twitter, the prime minister wrote: “Through their despicable actions, terrorists wanted to spread fear and paranoia among the […]
Peshawar blast: PM Shehbaz reaches KP capital
- 30-Jan-2023
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has reached Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) capital, Peshawar, following a suicide attack at a mosque in Police Lines during afternoon prayers on Monday, ARY News reported. According to details, the prime minister was accompanied by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb. Taking to […]
Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, many casualties feared
- 17-Aug-2022
A huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with many feared dead or injured. Police said there were multiple casualties but did not say how many. One Taliban intelligence official told Reuters that as many as 35 people may have been wounded or killed, and the […]
Canada mosque worshippers tackle man armed with axe, bear spray
- 20-Mar-2022
TORONTO: Worshippers at a mosque in Canada took down an assailant who attacked them with bear spray and an axe, police said on Saturday. The police in a statement said that the man walked into the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and “discharged bear spray towards people in the mosque while brandishing a hatchet″ […]
Blast kills at least two civilians near Kabul mosque
- 03-Oct-2021
An explosion outside a mosque in the Afghan capital killed at least two people on Sunday, senior Taliban officials said. The blast struck near the entrance of the large Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter, adding that “a number of civilians” died. A spokesman from the interior ministry, Qari Sayed […]
Two people charged after trying to break into Toronto mosque
- 16-Jun-2021
The Muslim community has been on edge since June 6 when a family of five was struck by a driver in London, Ont. in a deadly attack police have said was motivated by hatred of Muslims.