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October 26, 2016 7:05 PM

93 madrassas in Sindh have solid links with terrorist groups

In Pakistan, around 93 madrassas in Sindh province have solid links with terror groups or banned outfits. A media report said, authorities will soon launch an operation against those Islamic religious schools harbouring terrorists. <br/><br/>According to the Express Tribune, Pakistani in...

October 26, 2016 6:25 PM

Polio worker shot dead in Pakistan

In Pakistan, a member of the anti-polio vaccination team was gunned down by unknown gunmen while he was administering vaccines to children in the restive northwest tribal region. This is one of the last frontier where the crippling disease still remains endemic. <br/><br/>Officials said,...

October 26, 2016 6:07 PM

Iraqi forces evacuate 1,000 civilians from Mosul front lines

In Iraq, special forces have moved over 1,000 people from villages near the front lines of the battle to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul and surrounding areas. Special forces Maj<br/>Gen. Haider Fadhil said, residents of Tob Zawa and other villages were taken to a camp in the nearb...

October 26, 2016 1:51 PM

Pakistan ranked second worst country in gender gap index

Pakistan has been ranked the second-worst country in the world for gender inequality for the second consecutive year. <br/><br/>According to the World Economic Forum&apos;s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2016, released yesterday, Pakistan ranks 143 out of 144 countries in the gender ineq...

October 26, 2016 1:48 PM

Kyrgyzstan govt resigns after coalition collapse

The government of Kyrgyzstan has resigned today after the President's party quit the ruling coalition. President Almazbek Atambayev's Social Democratic Party left the four-party ruling coalition after its members did not back constitutional reforms. <br/><br/>Atambayev is expec...

October 26, 2016 1:23 PM

Iraq army captures 90 IS-held villages around Mosul

In Iraq, on the ninth day of the offensive, Army and allied Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have retaken ninety Islamic State-held villages and towns around Mosul. Iraqi government forces are close and few kilometers away from Mosul. Elsewhere, ISIS killed fifteen civilians. U.N. aid agencies said the fi...

October 26, 2016 1:12 PM

30 killed by IS linked militants in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, 30 people have been kidnapped and killed by militants linked to Islamic State group in Ghor province. The provincial government spokesman today said, the people were abducted as they collected firewood in the mountains.They were shot dead when local people tried to rescue them. The s...

October 26, 2016 12:48 PM

US urges NATO countries to oppose UN resolution on nuclear ban treaty

US has urged NATO member nations to oppose a UN draft resolution proposing negotiations on a legally-binding nuclear weapons ban treaty.<br/><br/>The draft resolution is the main highlight of the UN General Assembly's First Committee meeting which began in New York earlier this mont...

October 26, 2016 12:37 PM

US urges NATO to oppose UN nuclear ban resolution

US has urged NATO member nations to oppose a UN draft resolution proposing negotiations on a legally-binding nuclear weapons ban treaty. The draft resolution is the main highlight of the UN General Assembly's First Committee meeting which began in New York earlier this month. The draft submitte...

October 26, 2016 11:32 AM

Gambia to withdraw from International Criminal Court

Gambia has announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, accusing the Hague-based tribunal of the persecution and humiliation of people on the basis of colour. The announcement comes after similar decisions this month by South Africa and Burundi to abandon the troubled institution,...

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