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11 killed, 4 injured after gunmen block highway in SW Pakistan
April 14, 2024
11 killed, 4 injured after gunmen block highway in SW Pakistan
Gunmen have killed 11 people and injured 4 others in two separate attacks in the Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and Iran, Anadolu Agency reported. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Friday when the…
Surprising secrets disclosed regarding Taliban cooperation with Jaish al-Adl, Centcom
April 13, 2024
Surprising secrets disclosed regarding Taliban cooperation with Jaish al-Adl, Centcom
The United Nations Security Council has confirmed the cooperation of the Taliban with terrorist groups active in the region. A confidential document that has recently been made available to the Shia Waves also reveals the behind-the-scenes agreement between the American…
Pakistan: Detection of poliovirus in sewage water samples raises new concerns
April 13, 2024
Pakistan: Detection of poliovirus in sewage water samples raises new concerns
The recent detection of poliovirus in sewage water samples collected across 30 districts in Pakistan has sparked new concerns about a potential surge in polio cases, VOA reported yesterday. Pakistani Health officials have set out to eradicate imported strains of…
HRW presents evidence of violence against Afghan female athletes to UN
April 12, 2024
HRW presents evidence of violence against Afghan female athletes to UN
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday submitted a report on violence against Afghan women to the United Nations Special Rapporteur, Afghanistan International reported today. According to the article, the report also highlights violence against women in Mali and Haiti, exploitation…
Kashmir: Muslims barred from Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia masjid for fifth consecutive year
April 12, 2024
Kashmir: Muslims barred from Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia masjid for fifth consecutive year
The historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Kashmir, was once again prohibited from hosting congregational Eid prayers, and its head cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house detention on Eid day, Kashmir Media Service reported. The Indian authorities locked the…
Pakistan: 18 pilgrims dead, over 50 injured as truck en route to Shah Noorani shrine falls into ravine
April 11, 2024
Pakistan: 18 pilgrims dead, over 50 injured as truck en route to Shah Noorani shrine falls into ravine
A deadly truck accident in Balochistan’s Hub district late Wednesday night has claimed at least 18 lives and injured more than 50 after a vehicle fell in a ditch, local news reported. “The truck was overspeeding and it went out…
Egypt: Administrative Court rules to lift ban on wearing niqab in schools
April 10, 2024
Egypt: Administrative Court rules to lift ban on wearing niqab in schools
Egypt’s Administrative Court of the State Council ruled to accept a lawsuit to suspend the ban on wearing the niqab in schools in form, while rejecting it in substance. Two Egyptian citizens, Haitham Abdel Mageed and Ashraf Abdel Ghani, filed…
On blessed Eid al-Fitr, Afghan school girls reiterate their calls for reopening education institutions
April 10, 2024
On blessed Eid al-Fitr, Afghan school girls reiterate their calls for reopening education institutions
A large number of girls deprived of education in Afghanistan have reiterated their demsnds to the de facto government, Taliban, to reopen educational institutions on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr. Shia Waves Agency quoted the Indian news agency…
Kashmiri apple farmers fear loss of land, livelihood to railway project
April 10, 2024
Kashmiri apple farmers fear loss of land, livelihood to railway project
In Indian-administered Kashmir, some Kashmiri apple farmers have been shocked when government officials arrived at their orchards without notice and began measuring their land for the construction of a railway line, Al Jazeera reported in an article published today, April…
Afghanistan ranks 178th in World Bank report for women’s economic participation
April 10, 2024
Afghanistan ranks 178th in World Bank report for women’s economic participation
The most recent report from the World Bank on the economic and business status of women has placed the women’s economic participation in Afghanistan at 178th position out of 190 countries, higher than countries such as Iran, Yemen, and Palestine.…