News:As reported in media, Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin introduced on Tuesday (11th August) a new curriculum that would promote peaceful Islamic teachings at all levels of education in Indonesia from elementary to senior high school. The new module would allow students to learn about Islam as a religion that embraced diversity and promoted peace and tolerance in what they call as Rahmatan lil 'alamin base of Islamic teaching.

Excessive Taxation is Breaking the Backs of the PeopleThe Balochistan Assembly through a resolution on 15 August asked the federal government to review its decision about withholding tax because it was affecting the business community and other account holders.

September 4, "Avesta" news agency with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reported: "As a result of attack of armed militants in Dushanbe and Vahdat 8 police officers were killed, including 4 fighters of riot squad. In the course of carrying out quickly-search actions it was established that the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major-General Halim Nazarzoda,...

News:On 18th August 2015, the United States urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to continue to cooperate, so as to take the process of reconciliation with the Afghan Taliban forward, with the aim of ending violence in the region, Radio Pakistan reported.