Jamaʿat-E-Islami
The Jamaʿat-e-Islami ("Islamic party") is one of the oldest Islamist movements. It is a leading political force in Pakistan but has a more marginal presenc...
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A former Bangladesh prime minister and 45 members of her political alliance were charged Wednesday in the killing of four of their rivals during riots last year, news report said.Sheikh Hasina, who...
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DHAKA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Bangladesh celebrated the 36th
anniversary of independence from Pakistan on Sunday, but the
powerful Awami League and three other parties boycotted a key
event, accusing ...
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DHAKA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The head of Bangladesh's
army-backed interim government said on Wednesday no group which
opposed the country's 1971 war of liberation from Pakistan
should be allowed to t...
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ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan police baton-charged
lawyers protesting against President Pervez Musharraf's
emergency rule on Monday, as police continued to detain his
opponents in the face...
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Dhaka (dpa) - Intelligence agencies and police in Bangladesh on
Thursday were looking for evidence of genocide allegedly committed by
Islamic extremists after a private citi...
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Five years after riding to power in Pakistan's critical border provinces on a wave of anti-American rage, Islamist parties are divided and in disarray ahead of crucial January elections.Their allia...
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Islamabad (dpa) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday began hearing
10 petitions against President Pervez Musharraf in proceedings that
would determine the political future o...
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Islamabad (dpa) - Pakistan's Supreme Court Monday began hearing 10
petitions against President Pervez Musharraf in proceedings that
would determine the political future of t...
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