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The Islamabad administration has imposed Section 144 for two months, effective November 18, in anticipation of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s planned protests on November 24, Dawn reported yesterday. This legal measure restricts gatherings of four or more people to…

A report by Save the Children reveals that over 38,000 people in Afghanistan were displaced by extreme weather in early 2024, with children making up half of this number, Amu TV reported yesterday. Despite low carbon emissions, Afghanistan faces severe…

Archaeologists in Iraq’s Dhi Qar province have uncovered ancient bird burials dating back to 1850 BCE in the marshlands, a UNESCO World Heritage site, an excavation team in the province said. According to the team, small sealed jars containing bird…

On Saturday, November 16, a militant attack on a paramilitary checkpoint in the Kalat district of Balochistan, Pakistan, resulted in the deaths of seven troops and left 18 others injured, some critically, Reuters reported. The early-morning assault, claimed by the…

An Iraqi airstrike on Saturday killed four suspected ISIS members in Kirkuk province, the army reported. The operation, coordinated by the Joint Operations Command’s Targeting Cell, tracked the group for two days in the Zaghaitoun Valley before launching an F-16…

In an escalatory move, Israeli forces detonated the Prophet Simeon shrine and destroyed several historical and residential sites in the town of Shamaa, South Lebanon, on Friday. This act came after the army’s failed incursion into the area, sparking widespread…

Cities in India and Pakistan are grappling with severe smog that has significantly degraded air quality, prompting authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province to declare a “health crisis,” Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. In New Delhi, air quality reached a hazardous level…

A Sunni woman has converted to Shia Islam after the name of the Fatima al-Zahra Mosque in Idlib, Syria, was changed to al-Izza Mosque. This name change has sparked significant online reactions, with many viewing it as an attempt to…

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned the Taliban’s recent execution of a man in Paktia Province, calling for an immediate moratorium on all public executions. In a statement posted on X, UNAMA criticized the public execution…

A tragic accident occurred on Tuesday when a bus carrying approximately two dozen wedding guests plunged into the Indus River in northern Pakistan, resulting in at least 18 fatalities, CBS17 reported yesterday. The incident took place in the Gilgit Baltistan…