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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…
Kashmir will become Gaza without India-Pakistan dialogue, says Farooq Abdullah

Kashmir will become Gaza without India-Pakistan dialogue, says Farooq Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and senior National Conference (NC) leader and MP Farooq Abdullah on December 26 warned of a situation akin to Gaza in Palestine if India did not have a dialogue with Pakistan over Kashmir. Lashing…
Pakistan: Two cops among four injured in grenade attacks in Quetta

Pakistan: Two cops among four injured in grenade attacks in Quetta

Four people, including two policemen, were injured in two hand-grenade attacks on police vehicles on Tuesday, Dawn newspaper reported. According to officials, unknown miscreants riding motorcycles hurled a grenade at a patrolling police vehicle in the Sariab Road area, which…
Cairo gears up for opening Al-Sadat Al-Ashraf Street as part of developing Ahlulbayt Shrines Path

Cairo gears up for opening Al-Sadat Al-Ashraf Street as part of developing Ahlulbayt Shrines Path

The Egyptian capital, Cairo, is prepared to open, tomorrow, Thursday, Al-Sadat Al-Ashraf Street as part of the development of the path of the shrines of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them. The street is located in the area known as…
Pakistan: Blast kills tribal leader’s sibling in Waziristan

Pakistan: Blast kills tribal leader’s sibling in Waziristan

A bomb blast claimed the life of the brother of a tribal leader in South Waziristan on Monday, Aaj News reported. According to details, tribal leader Malik Alam Jan was travelling with his brother on a motorcylce through Azam Warsak…
Pakistan witnessed highest number of suicide attacks this year since 2014, think tank reports

Pakistan witnessed highest number of suicide attacks this year since 2014, think tank reports

Pakistan this year saw the highest number of suicide attacks across the country in a decade, an Islamabad-based think-tank said on Monday. A total of 29 suicide attacks happened over the past year, marking the highest number since 2014, the…
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