An Ahmadiyya community official, Mirza Safdar Mahmood, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Pakistan’s Mandi Bahauddin district, allegedly in a killing motivated by religious hatred. Police have registered a murder and anti-terrorism case and launched an investigation.
Two men were injured in a knife attack at a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada, early Friday, with police arresting a 27-year-old suspect. The victims, aged 75 and 51, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
A local leader of the banned Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat was killed and his 10-year-old son injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire in Hangu district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
At least four people were killed and 13 others injured after a bomb planted inside a passenger minibus exploded in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana on Thursday. Syrian authorities said the blast was caused by an explosive device hidden in the vehicle, while no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques, several vehicles, and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian officials. The attacks came amid escalating tensions following recent deadly clashes between Palestinians and Israeli settlers.
Clashes near the village of Tal, southwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, killed four Palestinians and one Israeli on Friday. Palestinian and Israeli officials gave conflicting accounts of how the confrontation began, while the circumstances remain independently unverified.
The European Union has imposed sanctions on six Iranian individuals accused of serious human rights violations, including five judges linked to cases involving religious minorities. The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on providing financial resources to those listed.
A prominent Sunni cleric, Maulvi Mohammad Anwar Rigi, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. Authorities are investigating the attack and warned it could be aimed at creating security tensions and sectarian unrest.
Two Christian cricketers were killed in a shooting at a cricket ground in Mastung, Balochistan. The Islamic State Pakistan Province (ISPP) claimed responsibility for the attack, while authorities launched an investigation.
