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At least 19 people killed, 38 injured in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Kurram
October 30, 2023
At least 19 people killed, 38 injured in sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Kurram
At least 19 people were killed and 38 others injured in sectarian violence in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Acts of violence were triggered by unidentified armed men who killed two Shia workers. According to Radio Free…
Opening of ‘al-Naba al-Azim’ exhibition of Quran calligraphers in Holy Karbala
October 29, 2023
Opening of ‘al-Naba al-Azim’ exhibition of Quran calligraphers in Holy Karbala
The “Wal-Qalam” Center for Arabic Calligraphy, affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine’s Quran House, held on Saturday ‘al-Naba al-Azim’ exhibition for Quran calligraphers in cooperation with the Iraqi Calligraphers Association in the area between the Two Holy Shrines in Holy…
Taliban free Afghan activist arrested for campaigning in support of female education
October 28, 2023
Taliban free Afghan activist arrested for campaigning in support of female education
The Taliban have freed an Afghan activist who campaigned for the education of females, a local nonprofit organization said Thursday. Matiullah Wesa was arrested seven months ago and spent 215 days in prison, according to the group, Pen Path. Wesa…
Sunni Extremist Islamic State terrorists claim deadly explosion in Kabul
October 28, 2023
Sunni Extremist Islamic State terrorists claim deadly explosion in Kabul
The Islamic State group claimed on its Telegram channel Friday that it was behind a blast at a sports club that killed four people in the Afghan capital the night before. The Sunni extremist group said it had used a…
Anti-Shia killings claim more victims in Pakistan: 1 martyred, 2 injured
October 27, 2023
Anti-Shia killings claim more victims in Pakistan: 1 martyred, 2 injured
Parachinar, a town in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, saw the murder of another follower of Ahlul-Bayt, peace be upon them, on grounds of his Shia identity. According to initial reports, the armed terrorists opened fire on the passengers…
Afghanistan: Blast kills 4, injures 7 in Shiite neighborhood in Kabul
October 27, 2023
Afghanistan: Blast kills 4, injures 7 in Shiite neighborhood in Kabul
An explosion in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the Afghan capital Kabul killed four people and critically injured seven Thursday, news outlets reported. The cause of the Thursday evening blast at a boxing club is still not known, but…
Afghanistan’s victims of earthquake receive UNICEF relief supplies
October 24, 2023
Afghanistan’s victims of earthquake receive UNICEF relief supplies
More than 80 tonnes of UNICEF medical supplies arrived in Kabul yesterday, including medicines, medical equipment, as well as midwifery and surgical kits, for children, pregnant women, and families following several devastating earthquakes in Herat, western Afghanistan. Funded by the…
Pakistan’s self-exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of elections
October 22, 2023
Pakistan’s self-exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of elections
Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s thrice-elected former prime minister, has returned home after four years of self-exile in the United Kingdom to stand in next year’s elections against his biggest rival, former premier Imran Khan. The 73-year-old veteran politician arrived by chartered…
Earthquake in Afghanistan leaves survivors suffering staggering health consequences
October 22, 2023
Earthquake in Afghanistan leaves survivors suffering staggering health consequences
The World Health Organization warns that tens of thousands of survivors of a series of powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquakes that struck western Afghanistan’s Herat province between October 7 and 15 are in desperate need of humanitarian aid and essential health…
6.3 magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Afghanistan
October 15, 2023
6.3 magnitude earthquake hits northwestern Afghanistan
Another powerful earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale shook northwestern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens of others, Anadolu Agency reported. The earthquake rocked the provincial capital Herat at 8:06 a.m. local time, a…