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UN voices concern over surging hunger, malnutrition in Afghanistan

UN voices concern over surging hunger, malnutrition in Afghanistan

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has raised alarm over escalating hunger and malnutrition in Afghanistan, reporting the highest levels for 2024. In a social media post, OCHA revealed that around 15.8 million people in…
Shia followers of Ahlulbayt walk toward Holy Samarra to commemorate martyrdom of Imam Ali Al-Hadi

Shia followers of Ahlulbayt walk toward Holy Samarra to commemorate martyrdom of Imam Ali Al-Hadi

Massive crowds of pilgrims from various Iraqi provinces have set off on foot towards the holy city of Samarra to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Ali al-Hadi, peace be upon him. Pilgrims have began their processions from the provinces of…
Roadside Bomb leaves 5 Soldiers dead in Southwestern Pakistan

Roadside Bomb leaves 5 Soldiers dead in Southwestern Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan said Saturday that a roadside bomb exploded near a military convoy in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing at least five soldiers. An army statement said the deadly bombing occurred during a counterterrorism operation in the remote Kech district,…
Afghan women face healthcare access crisis under Taliban rule

Afghan women face healthcare access crisis under Taliban rule

“PassBlue” has recently reported on the lack of access for women to healthcare and its impact on increasing maternal mortality, KHaama Press revealed in its article. The non-profit media organization led by women stated that “In Afghanistan, women are dying…
Indian Government persists in restricting basic rights in disputed Kashmir in 2023, HRW says

Indian Government persists in restricting basic rights in disputed Kashmir in 2023, HRW says

New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Indian authorities continued to restrict free expression, peaceful assembly, and other rights in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir in 2023. According to Kashmir Media Service, the HRW in its…
Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

Security forces on Friday killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, the military said in a statement. It said that the killed militants remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities in the area including…
Taliban continues to detain, lash young girls for allegedly violating hijab rules

Taliban continues to detain, lash young girls for allegedly violating hijab rules

Girls as young as 16 have been arrested across the Afghan capital, Kabul, in the past week for violating the Taliban’s hijab rules, The Guardian reported. The girls – who were detained in shopping centres, classes and street markets –…
Iraq: Analysis of aerial images may lead to new mass grave sites

Iraq: Analysis of aerial images may lead to new mass grave sites

With nine years into the Speicher Massacre committed by Daesh terrorists in 2014, the Mass Grave Department—an affiliate of the Martyrs Foundation—still expects to find new mass grave sites. In a statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, the head of…
Egypt: Two defendants sentenced to five years in murder of Shia preacher Hassan Shehata

Egypt: Two defendants sentenced to five years in murder of Shia preacher Hassan Shehata

The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced two defendants to five years in prison in a retrial in the case of the murder of the Shia preacher, the martyr Sheikh Hassan Shehata, Egyptian media outlets…
Terrorist attacks claim more lives in Pakistan ahead of election; 36 children die of pneumonia in 10 days

Terrorist attacks claim more lives in Pakistan ahead of election; 36 children die of pneumonia in 10 days

Five police officers and a civilian were killed on January 10 in separate attacks in Pakistan’s restive northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province bordering Afghanistan, local media reported. Two police officers were killed in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban in…
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