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In the latest incident of alleged state violence, Indian troops have been accused of killing six Kashmiri youth in the Kulgam district of Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Media Service reported today. According to the source, the youth were killed…

Nearly 12,000 Afghan migrants have been repatriated by Pakistan and Iran in the past four days, while Pakistan prepares to deport over 800,000 Afghan refugees in the coming weeks. Amid mounting criticism from rights groups like Amnesty International, the Pakistani…

The Punjab government in Pakistan has imposed Section 144 across the province for the first 10 days of Muharram, citing potential threats to public safety and sectarian harmony, Dawn newspaper reported yesterday. This legal measure allows authorities to restrict certain…

A remote-controlled explosive device planted on a bridge in Mardan district detonated on Friday, killing 3 people and injuring 7 others, including 2 police officers, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. According to police, the blast targeted a passing police van in…

Iran has chosen Massoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate, as its new president. Pezeshkian defeated his conservative rival Saeed Jalili, securing 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. The election came after no candidate secured a majority in the…

Imam Hussein Charity (IHC), one of the UK-based humanitarian centres affiliated to the office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, has distributed fresh meat to disadvantaged families in Afghanistan’s Herat. The charitable campaign was launched in coordination with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s office…

Pakistan’s Punjab province is weighing temporary social media restrictions during the upcoming Muharram observances, citing concerns about potential sectarian violence. Over 457,000 officers, personnel and volunteers will perform security duties across the province from Muharram 1 to 10 to protect…

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted terrorism in Afghanistan as a major concern for member states, Amu TV reported yesterday. Sharif called for “meaningful” engagement of SCO members with the…

In a press statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Mohammad Akbari, Deputy of the Shia Ulema Council of Afghanistan, called on the Taliban to work on preventing any provocations or incitements during this year’s holy month of…

The Indonesian Agency for International Development (Indonesian AID) announced that its donation of bivalent oral polio vaccines, produced in Indonesia, has been administered to 8.6 million children in Afghanistan. The chairperson of Indonesian AID stated that this vaccine donation demonstrates…