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Pakistan: Militants kill 14 soldiers, national troops foil attack on airbase killing 9 militants

Pakistan: Militants kill 14 soldiers, national troops foil attack on airbase killing 9 militants

At least 14 Pakistani soldiers were killed during an ambush on a military convoy by insurgents in southwestern Balochistan province on Friday, the country’s military said. According to the military, on Saturday a predawn militant raid on an air force…
Pakistan: Another Shia youth martyred on false accusation of “insulting the Companions”

Pakistan: Another Shia youth martyred on false accusation of “insulting the Companions”

Local sources confirmed that another Shia youth, identified as Umair son of Zahid, was brutally martyred on the false charge of insulting the Companions. Tahir Mughal, a brutal Nasibi terrorist, shot and killed the victim in Makhdoompur area of Khanewal…
Bomb blast targeting police kills 5, wounds 21 in northwest Pakistan

Bomb blast targeting police kills 5, wounds 21 in northwest Pakistan

An explosion targeting police in northwest Pakistan killed five people on Friday, rescue and police officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The bomb exploded close to a police patrol in Dera Ismail Khan city, a police…
Pakistan’s general elections delayed till early February amid deepening political, economic crises

Pakistan’s general elections delayed till early February amid deepening political, economic crises

Pakistan’s election oversight body on Thursday postponed the country’s upcoming parliament elections for the second time, saying the vote will take place on February 8. However, with the country’s main opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), and its leader, former Prime…
Korean scholar emphasises need for true understanding of Islam, sustainable cooperation

Korean scholar emphasises need for true understanding of Islam, sustainable cooperation

Speaking at the 42nd Sharjah International Book Fair, Korean Scholar Lee Hee Soo has called for a true understanding of Islam in a true manner and sustainable cooperation.  “Islam is not just a religion, it teaches coexistence and its people…
At least 19 people killed, 38 injured in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Kurram

At least 19 people killed, 38 injured in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Kurram

At least 19 people were killed and 38 others injured in sectarian violence in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Acts of violence were triggered by unidentified armed men who killed two Shia workers. According to Radio Free…
Opening of ‘al-Naba al-Azim’ exhibition of Quran calligraphers in Holy Karbala

Opening of ‘al-Naba al-Azim’ exhibition of Quran calligraphers in Holy Karbala

The “Wal-Qalam” Center for Arabic Calligraphy, affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine’s Quran House, held on Saturday ‘al-Naba al-Azim’ exhibition for Quran calligraphers in cooperation with the Iraqi Calligraphers Association in the area between the Two Holy Shrines in Holy…
Taliban free Afghan activist arrested for campaigning in support of female education

Taliban free Afghan activist arrested for campaigning in support of female education

The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of females, a local nonprofit organization said Thursday. Matiullah Wesa was arrested seven months ago and spent 215 days in prison, according to the group, Pen Path. Wesa…
Sunni Extremist Islamic State terrorists claim deadly explosion in Kabul

Sunni Extremist Islamic State terrorists claim deadly explosion in Kabul

The Islamic State group claimed on its Telegram channel Friday that it was behind a blast at a sports club that killed four people in the Afghan capital the night before. The Sunni extremist group said it had used a…
Anti-Shia killings claim more victims in Pakistan: 1 martyred, 2 injured

Anti-Shia killings claim more victims in Pakistan: 1 martyred, 2 injured

Parachinar, a town in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, saw the murder of another follower of Ahlul-Bayt, peace be upon them, on grounds of his Shia identity. According to initial reports, the armed terrorists opened fire on the passengers…
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