Pakistan

71 Christians were killed in the capital city of the Punjab province Lahore, in Pakistan on Easter Sunday, after a bomb exploded at a park. According to sources, a splinter group of the Taliban claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks who were specifically targeting Christians. Authorities put the number of victims at 71 and those injured at 300.

A suicide bomber killed at least 65 people and injured more than 280 others, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on March 27, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political base of Punjab.

The blast occurred in the parking area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, a few feet (meters) away from children's swings.

A suicide bomber killed at least 52 people, mostly women and children, at a public park in the Pakistani city of Lahore on March 27, government officials and police said, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's political base of Punjab.

Pope Francis visited a refugee centre and washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees, as a gesture of welcome at a time when anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment has risen, especially after the deadly attackes in Brussels and Paris.

The nature of terrorist attacks changed when al-Qaeda used civilian planes with passengers on board as weapons to attack civilian targets in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. 9/11 marked the beginning of global guerilla warfare.

The nature of terrorist attacks changed when al-Qaeda used civilian planes with passengers on board as weapons to attack civilian targets in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. 9/11 marked the beginning of global guerilla warfare.

Turkey and Pakistan have paved the way for a new free trade deal, which has the potential to reduce barriers in bilateral trade and investment.

Turkish Economy Minister Mustafa Elita? and Pakistani Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan inked the free trade agreement framework in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on March 22.        

“The girl went to the toilet, a man tried to open the door and then two of our friends attacked him,” Ahmed Murad, the father of the 7-year-old girl said three days after the incident occurred noting that “everything is a lie”.

As many as 3150 people applied for asylum in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2016, the  State Agency for Refugees has said.

Most of these were citizens of Iraq (1719), followed by Afghanistan (917) and Syria (359), Pakistan (94) and Iran (8).

The latest statistics come after weeks-long delays in publishing the data.

Greece finds itself in an even more precarious position on the refugee crisis. After the de facto sealing off of the western Balkan route, Austria has called for the closing of the Mediterranean sea route. A total of 9,000 refugees and immigrants on the islands of Greece ready to cross over into the mainland and continue their journey to the north of Europe.