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Ahead of the month of Muharram, the Lahore police has put security on high alert and intensified the security of mosques, imam bargahs, and key places, Pakistani Samaa TV said on Sunday. The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamiana…

The Iraqi Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir al-Shammari, held on Saturday a meeting to discuss the security procedures and plans for the coming Tenth of Muharram and Holy Arba’een pilgrimages. According to a statement released by the Ministry, “the meeting,…

Iraq has ranked 11th globally and 2nd in the Arab world among the countries most affected by terrorism, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2023. According to a statement by the Strategic Center for Human Rights, “Iraq is ranked second…

The Second Terrorism Circuit of the State Security Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced a defendant to 10 years in prison with hard labour on Saturday for his involvement in the murder of the Shia cleric Hassan Shehata, in a retrial…

Despite the Taliban’s assurances of tight security, a watchdog group reports a surge in violence across Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Security Watch documented at least 33 security incidents in June, resulting in 63 deaths and 52 injuries, Amu TV reported today.…

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…