The Blessings of Service to Humanity
BY
May 9, 2021
Notwithstanding the evil deeds of a few, the majority of Muslims go about their daily lives as law-abiding citizens across the world, observing their faith according to the traditions familiar to them.
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ising Islamophobia in many countries in the western world disrespects the sentiments of 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. In a time when the fervor for free speech collides with the emotions of Muslims, the opportunists among whom often resort to violence creating national security threat and a diplomatic crisis. Recently, for example, TLP - Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah – a fringe religious extremist party in Pakistan recently brought the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan to its knees with the demand to expel the French Ambassador because of the publication of cartoons about the Prophet Muhammad in a French satirical weekly paper.
UAE Covid: Pakistani expats shelve Eid travel plans on rising airfare
Muzaffar Rizvi/Dubai
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The revised air travel plan will be effective from midnight on May 5 till midnight on May 20.
Pakistani residents in the UAE have shelved their Eid travel plans to home country as airfare shoot up following the country s decision to cut inbound international travel by 80 per cent from May 5 to May 20.
Talking to
Khaleej Times, overseas Pakistanis residing in Dubai, Sharjah and other emirates said air ticket prices surged almost 30 per cent in past few days as average one-way airfare to Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar climbed from Dh650-700 to Dh950-1,000 per passenger.