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Pakistani Security Forces Kill 37 Insurgents in Ongoing Operations
August 31, 2024
Pakistani Security Forces Kill 37 Insurgents in Ongoing Operations
Pakistani security forces have killed 37 insurgents in a series of raids targeting militant hideouts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, The Associated Press reported yesterday. The military reported that a dozen militants were…
Upholding Shiite Rights: A Call for Recognition of the Hazara Community in Afghanistan
August 31, 2024
Upholding Shiite Rights: A Call for Recognition of the Hazara Community in Afghanistan
In a recent analysis published by Haste-e-Subh Daily on August 30, author Sharif Hozoori highlighted the increasing restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the Jafari Shia community, particularly the Hazara people in Afghanistan. According to this prominent Afghan journalist, the…
Iraq: Security forces kill 14 ISIS militants in Anbar desert
August 30, 2024
Iraq: Security forces kill 14 ISIS militants in Anbar desert
The Iraqi Joint Operations Command announced on Friday that 14 terrorists, including ISIS leaders, were killed in the Anbar desert, in the west of the country. The statement, published by the Security Media Cell, highlighted that the operation, directed by…
UN Rights Chief Calls for Repeal of Taliban’s Repressive New Law
August 29, 2024
UN Rights Chief Calls for Repeal of Taliban’s Repressive New Law
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a strong condemnation of the Taliban’s recently enacted “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” law in Afghanistan, Jurist News reported yesterday. The law, which imposes severe restrictions on women’s…
Pakistan: Security Forces Eliminate 25 Terrorists, Including ringleader, in Khyber Operations
August 28, 2024
Pakistan: Security Forces Eliminate 25 Terrorists, Including ringleader, in Khyber Operations
In a series of intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Khyber district, security forces neutralized 25 members of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates, with 11 others injured, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. The operations, conducted since August 20, were described as…
Pakistan: Record-Breaking Rainfall Hits Multan, Emergency Imposed
August 28, 2024
Pakistan: Record-Breaking Rainfall Hits Multan, Emergency Imposed
Multan experienced a historic torrential downpour on August 27, breaking a 48-year rainfall record, Dawn Online Newspaper revealed yesterday. The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) reported that Chungi No 9 disposal station recorded 172 millimeters of rain, while Kirri Jamandan…
Iraq’s Border Crossings Authority confirms entry of nearly 3.5M pilgrims during Holy Arba’een
August 27, 2024
Iraq’s Border Crossings Authority confirms entry of nearly 3.5M pilgrims during Holy Arba’een
The Iraqi Border Crossings Authority announced that 3,445,627 visitors entered Iraq through its border crossings over a period of twenty days to participate in the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The official spokesperson for the authority, Alaa al-Din al-Qaisi, said on Monday…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi praises generosity and hospitality of Iraqis during Holy Arba’een
August 27, 2024
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi praises generosity and hospitality of Iraqis during Holy Arba’een
The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, praised the Iraqi people for their generous services and hospitality provided to the pilgrims of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, during the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage. In a series of…
Pakistan: Deadly Militant Attacks in Balochistan Leave Over 70 Dead
August 27, 2024
Pakistan: Deadly Militant Attacks in Balochistan Leave Over 70 Dead
At least 73 people have been killed in a series of coordinated attacks by separatist militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, marking one of the most widespread assaults in years, Reuters reported yesterday. The violence, which occurred on August 26, targeted…
Tragic Bus Crash Claims Lives of 3 Pakistani Pilgrims in Iran
August 27, 2024
Tragic Bus Crash Claims Lives of 3 Pakistani Pilgrims in Iran
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims crashed into a truck in southern Iran late Sunday, resulting in the martyrdom of at least three individuals and injuring 48 others, Arab News reported yesterday. The accident occurred on the main road between Neyriz…