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Afghan Families in Pakistan Face Deportation Amid Government Crackdown
February 15, 2025
Afghan Families in Pakistan Face Deportation Amid Government Crackdown
More than 2 million Afghan citizens in Pakistan are at risk of deportation as the Pakistani government implements new regulations targeting undocumented residents. A recent three-phase plan announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif aims to expel Afghan citizens, starting with…
Over 825,000 Displaced Syrians Return Home Amid Ongoing Crisis
February 15, 2025
Over 825,000 Displaced Syrians Return Home Amid Ongoing Crisis
The United Nations reported that over 825,000 displaced individuals in Syria have returned to their homes since December, leaving nearly 2 million still homeless, Xinhua reported. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted that most displaced…
Taliban carries out public flogging in northern Afghanistan
February 15, 2025
Taliban carries out public flogging in northern Afghanistan
The Taliban publicly flogged five individuals, including a woman, in Takhar province on Thursday, according to a statement from the group’s Supreme Court, Afghan TV network Amu reported. The individuals were accused of adultery, sodomy, and theft, receiving 39 lashes…
Tragic Road Accident Claims Lives of Renowned Young Naat Reciters
February 15, 2025
Tragic Road Accident Claims Lives of Renowned Young Naat Reciters
In a heart-wrenching incident, Pakistan’s beloved young Naat singers, Khawaja Ali Kazim and Syed Ali Agha Jan, along with Zain Turabi, the son of the renowned religious scholar Shaheed Allama Hassan Turabi, lost their lives in a tragic road accident.…
Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Coal Miners in Balochistan, Pakistan
February 14, 2025
Roadside Bomb Kills 11 Coal Miners in Balochistan, Pakistan
In a tragic incident in Balochistan province, Pakistan, at least 11 coal miners lost their lives and six others were injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb early Friday morning, VOA news reported. The attack occurred near a coal…
Iraq identifies 53 victims from mass graves in Nineveh
February 14, 2025
Iraq identifies 53 victims from mass graves in Nineveh
The Iraqi Forensic Medicine Department announced on Thursday that it has identified 53 victims found in mass graves in northern Iraq, all killed by ISIS. According to Zaid Ali Abbas, the department’s director general, 32 of the victims were Yazidis…
Iraq Confirms Exclusion of Yazidi Kidnappers from Amnesty Law
February 13, 2025
Iraq Confirms Exclusion of Yazidi Kidnappers from Amnesty Law
The Iraqi Judicial Council has confirmed that individuals responsible for the kidnapping and enslavement of Yazidis and other communities will not receive amnesty under the recent amendments to the General Amnesty Law, Kurdistan 24 reported. This decision comes amid significant…
New report exposes systemic discrimination against Shia in Saudi Arabia
February 13, 2025
New report exposes systemic discrimination against Shia in Saudi Arabia
A recent report by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), titled “Systemic Discrimination and Religious Repression: The Shia Struggle for Equality in Saudi Arabia”, sheds light on the persistent challenges faced by Saudi Arabia’s Shia community, which…
Pakistan Ranked Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change in 2022
February 13, 2025
Pakistan Ranked Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change in 2022
Pakistan has been identified as the most vulnerable country to climate change in the Climate Risk Index (CRI) for 2025, released by Germanwatch, Anadolu Agency reported. This ranking follows devastating floods in 2022 that inundated a third of the nation,…
Iraq’s top court dismisses appeal against three key laws
February 12, 2025
Iraq’s top court dismisses appeal against three key laws
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the validity of the voting procedures for three recently passed laws: amendments to the general amnesty and personal status laws, as well as a land restitution bill. The ruling effectively lifts…