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‘Daesh beheading Shia children in Mozambique’

16-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + BBC MAPUTO/ KARACHI/ DAMASCUS/ KABUL: The al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/ ISIS which has allegedly converted into Islamic State/ IS also known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant/ ISIL, Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Daesh, Boko Haram and dozens of terrorists groups …

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Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut over 1,000 Islamic schools

13-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report COLOMBO/ ISLAMABAD: Sri Lanka’s government says it will ban the wearing of the burqa and close more than 1,000 Islamic schools, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. Separately, the government on Saturday announced using a controversial anti-terror law to deal …

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‘China committing genocide against Uighurs’

10-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BEIJING/ ISLAMABAD: A US think-tank has accused the Chinese government of committing genocide against Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang, saying it has found “clear and convincing proof” that Beijing violated “each and every act” banned by the United Nations convention against genocide. In its Tuesday …

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‘One in three women endure violence worldwide’

10-03-2021 By SJA Jafri UNITED NATIONS/ KARACHI: One in three women worldwide have been subject to sexual or physical violence during their lifetime, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The UN agency released the study on Tuesday urging governments to prevent violence, improve services for …

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Pak Army Chief meets US Special Envoy for Afghanistan

08-03-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report RAWALPINDI/ ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ DOHA/ WASHINGTON: Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday met US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and General Austin Scott Miller, the Commander Resolute Support Mission Afghanistan, at the General Headquarters. According to …

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