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Pakistan-based Uyghur refugees face expulsion in April

Pakistan-based Uyghur refugees face expulsion in April

About 100 Uyghur refugees in Pakistan are facing deportation after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Radio Free Asia reported yesterday. The 18 refugee families fear deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan or China, where they may face persecution, the article added.…
Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 5 Chinese nationals

Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 5 Chinese nationals

At least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, the Associate Press reported. The incident occurred in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when a suicide bomber rammed…
Pakistani soldiers eliminate four militants in overnight raid

Pakistani soldiers eliminate four militants in overnight raid

Pakistan security forces killed four militants in an overnight raid on an outlawed group’s hideout in the northwest bordering Afghanistan, TRTWorld reported. Troops found a cache of weapons, ammunition, and explosives in the operation conducted at the hideout in Dera…
Economic crisis in Pakistan leaves negative impact on Ramadan spiritual atmosphere

Economic crisis in Pakistan leaves negative impact on Ramadan spiritual atmosphere

The German news agency “Deutsche Welle” published a video report shedding light on the diminishing spiritual atmosphere of Ramadan in Pakistan this year due to the economic crisis. The prominent agency stated in its report, translated by Shia Waves Agency,…
Pakistan deports more than 520,000 Afghan migrants: IOM

Pakistan deports more than 520,000 Afghan migrants: IOM

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that around 525,000 Afghan migrants have returned from Pakistan to Afghanistan and require assistence. According to IOM, Afghan refugees returning from Iran and Pakistan face challenges in Afghanistan, including food, shelter, water, and…
Pakistani security forces kill 8 militants after storming gov’t structure in strategic port city

Pakistani security forces kill 8 militants after storming gov’t structure in strategic port city

Pakistani security forces successfully neutralized eight attackers on Wednesday after they launched an assault on a government complex in the strategic port city of Gawadar in southwestern Balochistan province, as reported by police and local media. According to the Pakistan…
Pakistan: Coal mine collapse leaves 12 killed in Harnai district

Pakistan: Coal mine collapse leaves 12 killed in Harnai district

Twelve miners lost their lives and eight were rescued after an explosion in a coal mine in Balochistan’s Harnai district, Pakistan, Dawn website reported on Wednesday. The miners were trapped after a big portion of the mine caved in when…
Pakistan to continue repatriation of undocumented Afghan migrants in Punjab

Pakistan to continue repatriation of undocumented Afghan migrants in Punjab

The Pakistani government plans to resume deporting undocumented Afghan migrants from Punjab province on April 15, Amu TV reported. According to the article, Afghan migrants in Punjab and other provinces are worried about their future due to security issues and…
Pakistan’s cross-border attacks into Afghanistan raises tensions

Pakistan’s cross-border attacks into Afghanistan raises tensions

Pakistan has conducted overnight air attacks inside Afghanistan, while the Taliban claimed hours later to have fired across the border, the Al Jazeera reported. Tensions flared on Monday between Islamabad and Kabul following the overnight raids, with Pakistan claiming the…
Seven killed after assailants launch suicide attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border

Seven killed after assailants launch suicide attack on Pakistan army post near Afghan border

A military post in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border was targeted by an armed group using a vehicle filled with explosives and suicide bombers, resulting in the death of seven security force members, as reported by Al Jazeera. In…
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