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Car bomb leaves 8 dead at North Syria market

Car bomb leaves 8 dead at North Syria market

A bomb exploded in a market in Azaz, a north Syrian city held by pro-Turkish forces, early Sunday, killing eight people and wounding more than 20 others, VOA reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the blast caused…
10 killed, 12 injured in two days as rain batters Pakistan’s northwest

10 killed, 12 injured in two days as rain batters Pakistan’s northwest

Ten people were killed, mostly children, while 12 were injured in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the past two days, Dawn newspaper reported on Sunday. Since they began on Friday, downpours in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province caused…
Roadside blast kills 1 gas surveyors, injures 14 in Southwestern Pakistan

Roadside blast kills 1 gas surveyors, injures 14 in Southwestern Pakistan

A roadside bomb explosion in Baluchistan, Pakistan killed one person and injured 14 others on Saturday, VOA reported. The attack targeted surveyors from a private gas-producing company and Pakistani security forces in the Harnai district, the source confirmed. According to…
UN raises concerns about increasing levels of malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan

UN raises concerns about increasing levels of malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan

The World Food Programme in Afghanistan has highlighted a significant increase in malnutrition among women, with 1.2 million affected, Khaama Press reported yesterday. The UN organization also warns of a rise in malnourished children, with a possibility of three million…
Taliban’s decision to return to stoning women sparks opposition and outrage worldwide

Taliban’s decision to return to stoning women sparks opposition and outrage worldwide

The recent announcement by the Taliban that it is resuming the practice of publicly stoning women to death has sparked shock and outrage worldwide, according to various news reports. Human rights groups have accused the international community of remaining silent,…
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…
Half of Afghanistan’s population affected by mental distress, WHO reports

Half of Afghanistan’s population affected by mental distress, WHO reports

The WHO, in partnership with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the EU, and Japan, raised concerns about the high levels of mental distress in Afghanistan, affecting 50% of the population, Amu TV reported on Tuesday. According to the…
Turkey: Shia Muslims hold various programs to honour blessed month of Ramadan

Turkey: Shia Muslims hold various programs to honour blessed month of Ramadan

In a spiritual and tranquil atmosphere, Shia Muslims in Istanbul, Turkey, have continued to observe the rituals and practices of the holy month of Ramadan. Shia Waves correspondent in the city reported that “mosques and Shia Hussainiyyas in Istanbul are…
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