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Mazar-i-Sharif-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi begins Ramadan charitable programs
March 14, 2024
Mazar-i-Sharif-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi begins Ramadan charitable programs
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, north of Afghanistan, has announced its humanitarian and charitable programs for the holy month of Ramadan. According to the statement released by the office, the…
Pakistan: Separate gas explosions leave 2 killed, nine injured
March 13, 2024
Pakistan: Separate gas explosions leave 2 killed, nine injured
Two children were tragically burned alive, and nine others sustained injuries in Rawalpindi due to separate gas cylinder explosions, Dawn online newspaper reported. In the first incident at Bhabra Bazar, a gas leak explosion occurred when a matchstick was lit…
Lebanon: Naval force saves 20 Syrians attempting to immigrate illegally by sea
March 12, 2024
Lebanon: Naval force saves 20 Syrians attempting to immigrate illegally by sea
The Lebanese Naval Force on Monday rescued a boat sinking off the coast of Lebanon’s northern city, Tripoli, carrying 20 Syrian nationals attempting to escape the country illegally by sea, Xinhua reported. According to the Agency, the naval force transported…
OCHA: 23 million people in Afghanistan in need of humanitarian assistance
March 11, 2024
OCHA: 23 million people in Afghanistan in need of humanitarian assistance
23 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance this year, with women representing 52 percent of this figure, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced recently. In 2023 alone, 8 million girls and 9.2 million…
Pakistan: Motorcycle blast kills at least 2, injures 1 in Peshawar city
March 11, 2024
Pakistan: Motorcycle blast kills at least 2, injures 1 in Peshawar city
At least two people lost their lives in a motorcycle blast in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, Al Jazeera reported. The blast near the Board Bazaar area of the city also wounded one person who has been admitted to Lady…
UNAMA calls on Taliban to end restrictions on women’s rights
March 10, 2024
UNAMA calls on Taliban to end restrictions on women’s rights
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, has called on the Taliban to end the restrictions imposed on women. In a statement released on its website on International Women’s Day, the mission urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to…
Asif Ali Zardari elected as president of Pakistan for second term
March 10, 2024
Asif Ali Zardari elected as president of Pakistan for second term
Pakistani legislators on Saturday elected Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of center-left Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), as the country’s 14th president, Anadolu Agency reported. Zardari, 68, the widower of the two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the candidate of the…
Pakistan: Security forces kill 4 terrorists in intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan
March 9, 2024
Pakistan: Security forces kill 4 terrorists in intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan
Four terrorists were eliminated by security forces in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, Dawn newspaper reported on Friday. The operation also resulted in the recovery of weapons, ammunition and explosives, the military statement said, adding…
Hazara women in Australia launch campaign to draw attention to women under Taliban rule
March 8, 2024
Hazara women in Australia launch campaign to draw attention to women under Taliban rule
Hazara women residing in Australia have launched a 12-month campaign to draw attention the women and girls under the Taliban ruling regime, the Australia-based Women’s Agenda reported. The campaign, titled “We stand with women and girls in Afghanistan”, was launched on…
Iraq: University of Babylon hosts symposium to address dangers of atheism on young people
March 8, 2024
Iraq: University of Babylon hosts symposium to address dangers of atheism on young people
A group of scientists, researchers, and academics in the Iraqi province of Babil emphasized the importance of safeguarding the yourth against atheism and negative behaviors in order to build them properly. The scientists’ statements came during attending a scientific symposium…