Archive for May 2nd, 2023

Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service detains eight ISIS members

The CTS also released figures on its operations conducted against ISIS militants. In April, 11 operations across Iraq were conducted against the terrorist group. The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) announced on Sunday the detention of eight Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members. The CTS also released figures on its operations conducted against ISIS militants. In April, 11 […]

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Pakistan: Counter-terrorism official killed in bomb blast in Khuzdar

A police official of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station was killed after a roadside bomb went off all of a sudden in Khuzdar city of Balochistan, Dawn reported on Friday. On his way to the police station, Inspector Sharbat Khan’s vehicle was on the Quetta-Karachi Highway when a roadside bomb exploded. According to hospital staff, Khan died there and […]

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7 terrorists killed as security forces repulse attacks in KP’s Lakki Marwat: ISPR

Seven terrorists were killed as security forces repulsed three militant attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, the military’s media wing said on Friday, adding that three soldiers were also martyred during the exchange of fire. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces repulsed the attacks which took place at different locations within a […]

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America’s Bad Bet on India

New Delhi Won’t Side With Washington Against Beijing For the past two decades, Washington has made an enormous bet in the Indo-Pacific—that treating India as a key partner will help the United States in its geopolitical rivalry with China. From George W. Bush onward, successive U.S. presidents have bolstered India’s capabilities on the assumption that doing so automatically strengthens the […]

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Rise Of Ethnic Violence In Pakistan – OpEd

Ethnic and sectarian conflict has a long history in Pakistan, a nation of more than 220 million people. The nation was created in 1947 after being divided from India to create a homeland for the local Muslims. This division is where the violence’s origins may be found. Political, economic, and social inequalities, as well as religious and cultural differences, have […]

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India: Blind Aggression In LWE – Analysis

On April 26, 2023, at least 10 Security Force (SF) personnel of the District Reserve Guards (DRG) and a civilian driver were killed, when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) detonated a powerful 50-kilogramme Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and fired on the injured personnel on the Aranpur Road, under the Aranpur Police Station limits, in the Dantewada District […]

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India: Abiding Threat In Jammu And Kashmir – Analysis

On April 20, 2023, five Army soldiers were killed and another was injured when terrorists targeted a moving vehicle of the Army with grenades and small arms’ fire at Bhatta Durrian in the Mendhar area of Poonch District. According to reports, one of the terrorists managed to stop the truck by throwing grenades while another opened calibrated fire towards its […]

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John Pilger: The Coming War (Time To Speak Up) – OpEd

In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another two years later. They called on ‘the hundreds of poets, novelists, dramatists, critics, short story writers and journalists’ to discuss the ‘rapid crumbling of capitalism’ and the beckoning of another war. They were electric events which, according to one account, were attended by 3,500 […]

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Guterres convenes meeting in Doha to discuss key issues in Afghanistan

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Doha, Qatar, on Monday to host a two-day meeting on Afghanistan, bringing together special envoys from various countries. The aim is to reinvigorate international engagement around key issues, such as human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights, inclusive governance, countering terrorism and drug trafficking. “The meeting is intended to achieve a common […]

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China to resume issuing visas to Afghans

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says that the process of issuing visas to China to Afghan citizens will begin in two days, and that applications can be sent to the Chinese Embassy in Kabul. At the same time, Kabul’s efforts for foreign investment in various sectors continues, the IEA said. According to the […]

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