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Police say all attacks in Karachi this Muharram targeted vulnerable groups

Police found at least 13 empty shells of a pistol used in the attack

A lower court had ordered the dissolution of the Al-Wefaq association over accusations of "harbouring terrorism"

Saudi-owned satellite channel says security forces killed a man who was wearing an explosive belt and arrested another

Man belonging to Shia community also shot dead

The petitioner says that Shia pilgrims faced discriminatory treatment at the hands of the ministry officials

Ministry of Hajj to submit reply in Lahore High Court today

Attack on the mausoleum reignites fears of an escalation of sectarian strife between Iraq's Shias and Sunnis

Whenever a media outlet focuses on a problem, they order it to be shut down said head of the Iraqi journalist watchdog

Security officials say several women and children were among the victims

The bomb was left on a road in the Nahrawan area used by the pilgrims in northern Baghdad for annual commemorations

A separate bomb went off on Friday in the district of Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, killing two and wounding nine

Amnesty says more than 350 people were believed to have been unlawfully killed by the military between December 12-14

Hussein al Radi was detained after Gulf Arab states declared Hezbollah a "terrorist" group earlier this month

Gulf countries accuse Shia-dominated Iran of meddling in Bahraini affairs

Ibrahim Sharif's secular Waed movement took part in 2011 protests with parties representing Gulf state's Shia majority

Saudi Arabia and Iran, the dominant Sunni and Shia powers, often take opposing sides in regional conflicts

Amid the rallies, Saudi foreign minister postponed his visit to Islamabad

Members of the group were convicted of bombings in two Shia villages in December last year, says prosecution officer

Ali al-Nimr is among more than 50 people at increased risk of soon being put to death in a single day

The journalist was convicted for giving mobile phone SIM cards to demonstrators and taking photos of protests

Two unknown gunmen sprayed bullets on the van in which Izzatullah and Hussain were travelling, said police official

The move comes a day after Bahrain said it has uncovered a terrorist organisation linked to Iran; arrested 47 members

Saudi media says the 'terrorist cell' was based in the Shia community of Awamiya

In an interview with AFP, Mohammed al-Nimr said he hoped the king would save his son

A travel ban, however, remains in place on the freed defendants, including two women

Adjournment motions submitted in Senate, National Assembly after increase prices of petroleum products.

Violence flares as police and protesters clash during mass protest strike that had closed businesses across Pakistan.