Shia Muslims: News

21 Aug 2024

Iran

Bus crash in Iran kills 28 Pakistani pilgrims, injures 23

A bus accident in central Iran has claimed the lives of at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims and left 23 others injured.

19 Aug 2021

Pakistan News

Bombing hits Pakistan Shiite procession, killing at least three

A powerful roadside bomb exploded among a procession of Shiite Muslims in central Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least three and wounding over 50 people, local police said.

Supreme Court disallows Muharram processions citing coronavirus threat

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking permission for Muharram processions over the weekend.

25 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Rashtriya 'Shia' Samaj vows to support Modi in Lok-Sabha elections

Shia community under the banner of RSS (Rashtriya Shia Samaj) has decided to support Narendra Modi as BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

21 May 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Ramzan helplines in Uttar Pradesh bombarded with questions

In Uttar Pradesh, two helplines were launched on May 18 to help Shia and Sunni Muslims during the holy month of Ramzan.

16 Apr 2018

Pakistan News

Pakistan: Christian community launches protest against killing of two Christians

Leaders of the Christian community have launched a protest against the killing of two Christians near a church by four unidentified gunmen who opened fire at them in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

28 Jan 2017

Saudi Arabia

UN warns of famine in Yemen in 2017

The UN has warned that Yemen could face a famine in 2017 if humanitarian aid is not delivered to people in the war torn country.

16 Dec 2016

High Court

End Repression of Shia Group in Nigeria: Human Rights Watch

International NGO, Human Rights Watch, called on the Nigerian Government to end the brutal crackdown on Shia Islamic movement.

21 Nov 2016

Afghanistan

Kabul mosque bombing kills dozens of people

A suicide bomb attack inside Shia mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul killed at least 30 people. It also injured more than 90 people.

18 Oct 2016

Karachi

Blasts rock Karachi, injures 20, kills one

A grenade blast rocked a Shia mosque in Karachi, killing one child and injuring twenty others in the city.