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Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party is being targeted by “systematic dismemberment” and “pre-poll rigging”, a rights watchdog said on January 2, casting doubt on the fairness of upcoming elections. Nomination papers for Khan and the majority of…

According to a report recently published by the independent website “iol”, Iraq has reached a state of recovery and openness to the world to attract tourists and visitors who wish to visit its holy cities, its cultural landmarks and its…

This evening, January 3, 2023, two explosions occurred 10 minutes apart in the vicinity of Kerman’s Gulzar-e Shuhada, Iranian local media reported. Officials of the cemetery initially stated that the ‘blast’ sound emanated from the explosion of several gas canisters,…

Pakistan’s counterterrorism police said Monday they arrested 21 members of outlawed militant group, the Pakistani Taliban, which has been behind several deadly attacks across the country. Acting on intelligence information, the arrests were made in the eastern Punjab province over…

Three terrorists attempting to infiltrate the Pakistan-Afghanistan border were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the Inter-Services Public Relations said five terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based operation…

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH), an alleged separatist group, has been declared an ‘Unlawful Association’ under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Muslim Mirror reported. According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Modi government has a zero-tolerance policy against…

Pakistan’s military said Saturday its forces had raided a “terrorist” hideout in a volatile region bordering Afghanistan and killed five militants in the ensuing shootout. The “intelligence-based” overnight raid in the militancy-hit North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province also…

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,…

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…

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…