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`Ninety per cent of Waqf properties comprise masjids, kabristans, dargahs`

`Ninety per cent of Waqf properties comprise masjids, kabristans, dargahs`

Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), addressed concerns regarding the Waqf Amendment Bill, asserting that over 90 per cent of Waqf properties consist of masjids, kabristans, dargahs, and imambaras. As per ANI, Maulana Khalid highlighted that these properties generate no income, questioning the basis for objections raised against them. “More than 90 per cent of the properties are in the form of masjids, kabristans, dargahs, and imambaras. There is no income from these properties. So, there is no reason why objections are being raised. These properties have been managed by the Muslim community for hundreds of years,” Maulana Khalid stated. According to ANI, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) launched a nationwide protest against the Waqf Bill in Patna earlier on Wednesday. BJP MP and Chairman of the JPC on the Waqf Bill, Jagadambika Pal, criticised AIMPLB for its nationwide agitation, accusing it of politicising the issue. Pal stated, “The way AIMPLB is doing politics in the name of Waqf, they are trying …

UN probe says women, children comprise the majority of Gaza war dead | World News

UN probe says women, children comprise the majority of Gaza war dead | World News

The UN on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 percent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify. TOPSHOT – Children sit on a couch amid the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 7, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)(AFP) In a fresh report, slammed by Israel, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) detailed a raft of violations of international law since Hamas’s deadly October 7 attack in Israel sparked the war in the Gaza Strip. Many could amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly even “genocide”, it warned, demanding international efforts to prevent “atrocity crimes” and ensure accountability. “Civilians in Gaza have borne the brunt of the attacks, including through the initial ‘complete siege’ of Gaza by Israeli forces,” the UN said. “Conduct by Israeli forces has caused unprecedented levels of killings, death, …