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Iran: Two ‘terrorist’ explosions kill over 100, injure scores near Kerman Martyrs Cemetery

Iran: Two ‘terrorist’ explosions kill over 100, injure scores near Kerman Martyrs Cemetery

This evening, January 3, 2023, two explosions occurred 10 minutes apart in the vicinity of Kerman’s Gulzar-e Shuhada, Iranian local media reported. Officials of the cemetery initially stated that the ‘blast’ sound emanated from the explosion of several gas canisters,…
Pakistan arrests 21 members of outlawed Pakistani Taliban militant group linked to deadly attacks

Pakistan arrests 21 members of outlawed Pakistani Taliban militant group linked to deadly attacks

Pakistan’s counterterrorism police said Monday they arrested 21 members of outlawed militant group, the Pakistani Taliban, which has been behind several deadly attacks across the country. Acting on intelligence information, the arrests were made in the eastern Punjab province over…
Pakistan Military downs 8 militants to end year seeing 1,000 killed in terrorist attacks

Pakistan Military downs 8 militants to end year seeing 1,000 killed in terrorist attacks

Three terrorists attempting to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Inter-Services Public Relations said five terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation…
Tehreek-e-Hurriyat banned under UAPA for attempts to “Establish Islamic Rule” in Jammu and Kashmir

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat banned under UAPA for attempts to “Establish Islamic Rule” in Jammu and Kashmir

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH), an alleged separatist group, has been declared an ‘Unlawful Association’ under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Muslim Mirror reported. According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Modi government has a zero-tolerance policy against…
Pakistan: 5 ‘terrorists’ killed in intelligence-based operation near Afghan border

Pakistan: 5 ‘terrorists’ killed in intelligence-based operation near Afghan border

Pakistan’s military said Saturday its forces had raided a “terrorist” hideout in a volatile region bordering Afghanistan and killed five militants in the ensuing shootout. The “intelligence-based” overnight raid in the militancy-hit North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province also…
AFJC annual report: Over 60 journalists arrested, 168 violations of journalist rights in Afghanistan

AFJC annual report: Over 60 journalists arrested, 168 violations of journalist rights in Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) says in an annual report that in 2023, 168 incidents of journalists’ rights violations occurred in Afghanistan, including the arrest of 61 journalists by the Taliban. The center highlighted that these incidents predominantly involved killings,…
Final results of Iraq’s provincial council elections announced

Final results of Iraq’s provincial council elections announced

Four Iraqi coalitions got the largest number of seats in provincial polls earlier this month, according to the Independent High Electoral Commission announcement late Thursday. The Nabni coalition, led by Hadi Al-Amiri, won 43 out of 275 seats, followed by…
WFP reports thousands of Afghan refugees driven out of Pakistan empty-handed

WFP reports thousands of Afghan refugees driven out of Pakistan empty-handed

Concerns about the situation of Afghan refugees being deported from Pakistan and their uncertain fate are increasing every day, with thousands forcibly repatriated to Afghanistan empty-handed, the World Food Program (WFP) said. WFP published a video on Wednesday of an…
IRC: 1 in 3 Afghan Children forced into arduous labour

IRC: 1 in 3 Afghan Children forced into arduous labour

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in its latest report has highlighted that the needs of 40% of children in Afghanistan are unmet, emphasizing that one-third of children in the country are engaged in laborious work. The agency reported on Wednesday,…
Afghans waiting for US resettlement expelled by Pakistan

Afghans waiting for US resettlement expelled by Pakistan

The caretaker government’s huge deportation drive has forcibly repatriated scores of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the United States, an advocacy group and Afghan applicants say, alleging that authorities often ignored US embassy letters of protection. The move complicates the efforts…
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