Tag: Iraq
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Government to block passports of over 2,000 ‘beggars’
The federal government has decided to block the passports of more than 2,000 Pakistani beggars operating in foreign countries. The Director General (DG) of Immigration and Passports has requested details from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding these beggars. The Ministry will obtain lists of these beggars from its missions worldwide. Passports of Pakistanis engaged…
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Iraqi female TikTok star shot dead: officials
A gunman on a motorbike shot dead a well-known Iraqi social media influencer known as Om Fahad outside her Baghad home on Friday, Iraqi security officials told AFP. An unidentified attacker shot Om Fahad in her car in the Zayouna district, a security official said, requesting anonymity because he was not cleared to speak to…
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‘If you harm an American, we will respond,’ says Biden after launching airstrikes in Syria and Iraq
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has cautioned, “If you harm an American, we will respond,” as US forces attacked more than 80 targets in Iraq and Syria in a wide-ranging air assault on sites belonging to Iran-linked fighter groups and Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard. Today, at my direction, U.S. military forces…
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Pakistani passport once again least powerful
Henley & Partners‘ Passport Index has published a list portraying the world’s travel access hierarchy. Top on the list of countries that encourage travelling are France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain, whose citizens can visit an astounding 194 destinations without requiring arduous visa procedures. This group of countries offer passport-to-plane experience, setting the bar…
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Four Pakistani beggars went to Saudi Arabia under guise of Umrah
The Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Lahore of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested four suspects who went to Saudi Arabia to beg under the guise of Umrah. Among the four suspects were two women and two men. According to the spokesperson of FIA, the accused were offloaded by FIA Immigration at Lahore Airport. They had…
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Protests, counter-protests escalate over Quran burning in Sweden and Iraq
A group of protesters in Iraq set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad after hearing about a planned burning of the Holy Quran in Stockholmon on Thursday. The Swedish authorities have approved a demonstration outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Holy Quran and an Iraqi…
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Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq by ‘one man’ as ‘brutal and unjustified’
Former United States (US) President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq by “one man” as “brutal” and “unjustified” before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a…
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Man divorces bride for dancing to ‘provocative’ song at their wedding
An Iraqi man divorced his bride during their wedding ceremony for playing a ‘provocative’ Syrian song (Mesaytara – which translates to ‘I am dominant’ or ‘I will control you’), reports Gulf News. It was reported that the bride was dancing to the rhythm of ‘Mesaytara’, which the groom and his family considered a provocation. Later,…
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Alleged healer Mala Ali Kurdistani in Pakistan, greeted by PPP’s Yusuf Raza Gilani
A video was posted from the media cell of former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, in which he be seen meeting alleged healer Mala Ali Kurdistani, who is termed as a faith healer in the caption of the post. Several videos has also emerged of Mala Ali Kurdistani holding public gatherings in the capital. However,…
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NCOC asks for cooperation as pilgrims return from Iraq, refuse to quarantine
The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has advised the pilgrims coming back from Iraq to undergo mandatory quarantine for their own safety. The statement has come after pilgrims refused to follow the Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) upon their arrival. Deputy Secretary-General of Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Allama Nasir Abbas, previously warned that if the quarantine restriction of…