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Pakistan is set to expel over 800,000 undocumented Afghan refugees in the second phase of a controversial repatriation plan, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. The move comes amid a surge in armed attacks in Pakistan, with the government blaming groups based…

Eighteen inmates, some sentenced to death, escaped a prison in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday, Arab News reported. Officials say they overpowered a guard with a stolen pistol, the source mentioned. A search is underway for the escapees. Prison officials, including…

On Friday, unknown gunmen kidnapped 13 laborers in Tank, a district in northwestern Pakistan. Nine of the abductees were released on Saturday, according to police, as militancy surges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the rest of the country, Arab News…

The holy city of Karbala is preparing for the mourning of Imam al-Hussain (peace be upon him) ahead of the month of Muharram, and in the first step, a mourning tent was set up in the Shrine of the Honourable…

Muharram-mourning Mawakib are being prepared this year in the holy city of Karbala, as in previous years, with dozens to be set up near the Holy Shrines. Karbala Governorate has also taken measures to increase its security forces during these…

Despite losing their last stronghold in Syria in 2019, ISIS fighters have killed nearly 4,100 people in the country, Arab News reported yesterday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attacks, concentrated in the Badia desert, targeted government forces,…

The Pakistani newspaper “Express Tribune” highlighted in a special report some aspects of the security and service plan set to be implemented in the country with the advent of the month of Muharram this year. The newspaper, as viewed by…

The Women’s Quranic Institute, one of the centres affiliated to Al-Abbas Holy Shrine, has launched the national “Fidda” Quranic competition for memorizing the Holy Quran in Holy Najaf. The competition aims to promote the culture of Holy Quran memorization among…

A horrific accident occurred in Swat’s Khwazakhela tehsil when a school bus plunged into a ditch, resulting in the death of one child and leaving 41 others injured, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson Shafiqa Gul, the…

In its annual “International Religious Freedom” report, the U.S. State Department has painted a grim picture of the situation for religious minorities in Afghanistan over the past year. According to Khaama Press, the report states that under Taliban control, religious…