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Khalilzad Endorses Khan’s Imminent Release Amid 14-Year Sentence and Political Upheaval

Khalilzad Endorses Khan’s Imminent Release Amid 14-Year Sentence and Political Upheaval

Former PM Imran Khan, serving a 14-year sentence on corruption charges, may be released soon amid national reconciliation calls, with US envoy Khalilzad expressing hope. Pakistan’s political landscape remains deeply unsettled as former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s detention continues to…
Pakistan Halts Afghan Visa Extensions, Hundreds Released Amid Mass Deportations

Pakistan Halts Afghan Visa Extensions, Hundreds Released Amid Mass Deportations

Pakistan has suspended visa extensions for all categories of Afghan refugees, revoking security clearances needed for renewal, impacting thousands of long-term residents with PoR and ACC cards, Khaama Press reported. This intensifies an ongoing crackdown, with over 1.3 million Afghans…
Syria sets deadline for merger of all military units under Defense Ministry

Syria sets deadline for merger of all military units under Defense Ministry

Syria announced the consolidation of all military units under the Ministry of Defense to create a unified military structure within a single institutional framework, Anadolu Agency reported. Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra stated on Saturday that any remaining small…
IS-Affiliated Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility for Peshawar Suicide Bombing Attack

IS-Affiliated Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility for Peshawar Suicide Bombing Attack

The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the May 11 suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, which killed two police officers and injured three, News World reported.According to ISKP’s weekly publication Al-Naba, the attacker, Abu Ibrahim al-Khorasani, detonated an…
11 million people face acute food insecurity in Pakistan: FAO

11 million people face acute food insecurity in Pakistan: FAO

According to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 11 million people (22% of the analysed population) in 68 flood-affected rural districts of Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced acute food insecurity…
Taliban close 200 UNICEF-supported community classes in Panjshir

Taliban close 200 UNICEF-supported community classes in Panjshir

The Taliban have closed 200 UNICEF-supported community-based classes in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, Amu TV reported. These closures affect around 5,000 students, both boys and girls, and more than 200 teachers, each earning about 9,200 afghanis (approximately $120) monthly. This income…
UN Warns 500 Afghan Health Centers Face Closure Amid U.S. Aid Cuts

UN Warns 500 Afghan Health Centers Face Closure Amid U.S. Aid Cuts

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that U.S. funding cuts of $102 million will force the closure of 500 health centers in Afghanistan, depriving 6.9 million women and children of critical care, Khaama Press reported. The reduction, part…
Najaf-Based NCSS Kicks off Professional News Writing Training Course

Najaf-Based NCSS Kicks off Professional News Writing Training Course

With the support of the Najaf-based Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies (NCSS), one of the centers affiliated with the Supreme Marja, the General Union of Journalists and Media Professionals of Iraq – Najaf Al-Ashraf Branch, held a new training…
Iraq marks Mass Graves Day amid ongoing excavations and challenges

Iraq marks Mass Graves Day amid ongoing excavations and challenges

Iraq commemorates the National Day of Mass Graves on Friday, May 16, honoring victims of mass killings committed over decades, particularly under the former Baathist regime. According to the Mass Graves Directorate at the Martyrs Foundation, 314 mass graves have…
CPJ warns of growing threat to press freedom in Afghanistan

CPJ warns of growing threat to press freedom in Afghanistan

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has raised serious concerns over recent statements by officials from the Taliban’s Ministry of Information, warning they pose a “grave threat” to press freedom and free expression in Afghanistan. In a recent statement, CPJ…
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