Russian president Putin approved by decree a new edition of “Counter extremism strategy”.

At a time when many countries of the world continue to ease the restrictions of quarantine that were imposed on citizens due to the outbreak of the pandemic, the World Health Organization warned, on Monday, that the countries facing a decline in the infections of Novel Coronavirus are still facing a danger of  "immediate second peak" if they halt the measures of stopping the outbreak faster than necessary.

Recently, the Religious Affairs Ministry and the Religious Authorities of each state in Malaysia made announcements with regard to the performance of Friday prayers. Unfortunately, the decisions made have further increased confusion on the status of Friday prayers in this Muslim majority country.

KARACHI: The nation celebrates Eidul Fitr on Sun­day (today) as the Shaw­wal crescent was sighted on Sat­urday, the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee has announced. Chairman of the committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman made the announcement on Saturday night at the Met Complex along with officials of the Pakistan Meteorological Department and the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission.