The latest Ennahda party conference, held in the Tunisian town of Hammamet, revealed in both its symbolism and the new parlance used by the party a renunciation of political Islam in favour of Muslim democracy. By Ivesa LubbenMore
Meet the last of Kashmir s German Khar craftsmen
The German Khars are a family of craftsmen known in Srinagar for their skills repairing old German-made medical equipment. Their craft has been preserved for decades, but today only one blacksmith continues the work. By Rifat Fareed
The last German Khar : Ghulam Mohiuddin is in his late 70s, but he still works every day in his small workshop in Srinagar s Rainawari district, producing and repairing small hospital tools made of iron. Through years of practice, he can make replicas of many small tools used in hospitals
A unique set of skills: during the reign of Maharaja Hari Singh when Kashmir was a kingdom in the 1940s, Germans manufactured medical equipment. Mohiuddin s family members could repair the German-made equipment perfectly, and impressed German craftsmen at the time. Singh named the craftsmen German Khars (blacksmiths) for their expertise in repairing the equipment, which no one else could do in Kashmir
Pakistan arrests alleged Mumbai attacks leader on terror financing charges
Authorities in Lahore have detained Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged leader of a militant group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Those shootings and bombings led to the deaths of more than 160 civilians.
The terror attacks in Mumbai led to the deaths of more than 160 people
Pakistan on Saturday arrested an alleged leader of the militant group that orchestrated the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in India.
An official from Pakistan s counterterrorism authority, Shakil Ahmed, said that Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi was intercepted in the eastern city of Lahore on charges of financing terrorism.
Kashmir wedding industry falls victim to pandemic rules
Patloo said these incidents made him realize that the Dal Lake residents needed a boat ambulance. I don t blame the people. They are just afraid that they can catch the virus, he said.
It took him more than a month to build the ambulance, which is now almost ready to provide emergency treatment to sick people and take them across the lake. It was a lot of hard work to build the boat from measuring the width and the height, to equipping it with medical facilities. There will be a doctor, a technician and the emergency equipment in the boat, he said.