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Yemen truce begins amid pressure on Saudis
October 20, 2016
Yemen truce begins amid pressure on Saudis
A fresh ceasefire has gone into effect in Yemen, which started a minute before midnight on Wednesday, and will continue for 72 hours. A fresh ceasefire has gone into effect in Yemen, which started a minute before midnight…
Thousands of pilgrims left stranded at Pak-Iran border
October 20, 2016
Thousands of pilgrims left stranded at Pak-Iran border
Around 3,000 pilgrims are stranded for the last three days at the Iran-Pakistan border due to lack of security needed to escort their buses to Quetta. Around 3,000 pilgrims are stranded for the last three days at the…
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
October 18, 2016
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the first stage of the decision the government revoked the citizenship of 2000 radicals. Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the first…
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
October 18, 2016
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have claimed that Pakistani authorities have arrested senior members of the Taliban Supreme council and known Taliban cleric Mullah Ahmadullah Nanay in Quetta on Tuesday. Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have…
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
October 18, 2016
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a grenade attack in Karachi’s Liaquatabad neighborhood on Monday. At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a…
Mosul offensive: forces launch mass attack on Iraqi city in bid to oust Isis
October 17, 2016
Mosul offensive: forces launch mass attack on Iraqi city in bid to oust Isis
A long-awaited offensive to seize back Mosul after two years of ISIS control has begun with columns of armour and military starting to move to the northern Iraqi city. A long-awaited offensive to seize back Mosul after two…
ISWF thanks contributors to the success of Ashura and calls for Shia unity against segregation
October 17, 2016
ISWF thanks contributors to the success of Ashura and calls for Shia unity against segregation
Imam Shirazi World Foundation (ISWF) has issued a statement thanking the contributors in the revival and success of Ashura and calls to renounce segregation and controversy among Shia people by uniting under the banner of Imam Hussein, peace be upon…
Shia Rights Watch: Shias in Ashura between terror and tyranny
October 17, 2016
Shia Rights Watch: Shias in Ashura between terror and tyranny
Security and human rights situations for Shia Muslims did not differ in the days of Ashura this year from the rest of the previous years, especially at the level of terrorist targeting or violations of tyranny practiced by some dictatorial…
ISIS to send 7,000 terrorists to Afghanistan
October 16, 2016
ISIS to send 7,000 terrorists to Afghanistan
The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has said that ISIS terrorist group plans to deploy at least 7,000 fighters in the northern parts of Afghanistan. The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has said that…
Three Afghan Taliban leaders arrested
October 16, 2016
Three Afghan Taliban leaders arrested
Three key members of the Afghan Taliban, including Ahmadullah Muti alias Mullah Nanai who served as intelligence chief under Mullah Akhtar Mansoor have been arrested, two Taliban leaders confirmed to The Express Tribune. Three key members of the…