Tag: ISIS
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Pakistani doctor jailed in US for attempting to aid ISIS
Muhammad Masood, a 31-year-old licensed Pakistani doctor living in the United States on a work visa, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for attempting to provide material support to terrorist organisation ISIS, according to court documents. “A Rochester man was sentenced today to 216 months in prison, equivalent to 18 years, followed by…
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After backlash, Islamophobic film ‘The Kerala Story’ changes figures from 32,000 to just three women
Indian director Sudipto Sen’s upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story’ has attracted widespread backlash for claiming to represent the stories of 32,000 women from the state who were lured into converting to Islam by Muslim men and then taken to Afghanistan to join militant outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The trailer for the…
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UN Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attack in Peshawar
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned the “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack in Peshawar at a mosque on Friday (March 4). The attack was claimed by the Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K). The statement on Sunday said that the UNSC members expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims and the Pakistani government. “I condemn…
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‘Didn’t want to sell Pakistan out’: Karachi street criminal who turned FBI spy
Kamran Faridi, United States (UN) Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) valued secret agent, has been sentenced to seven years in jail, reports Murtaza Ali Shah for The News. Judge Cathy Seibel of New York’s Southern District Court condemning Faridi said, “perhaps the most difficult sentencing I have ever done.” Faridi eventually grew close to PSF’s Najeeb…
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‘Money is a big player, money lies in India, so basically, India controls world cricket now’: PM Khan
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday in an interview with the Middle East Eye, said, “Money is a big player now,” he said. “For the players, as well as for the cricket boards. The money lies in India, so basically, India controls world cricket now.” “I mean, they do, whatever they say goes. No one would…
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New Zealand: Multiple people injured in knife attack by an ISIS-inspired man
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said in an official statement that at least six people were hurt in a knife incident at a supermarket in Auckland, Al Jazeera has reported. The attacker was killed within 60 seconds after beginning the attack, she said. Ardern further added that the had been inspired by the…
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More Afghans killed from American firing than blast at Kabul airport: Reports
A recent report by BBC has revealed that a significant number of those killed during the attack on Kabul airport were shot dead by the US forces in the panic after the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- Khorasan (ISIL/ISIS-K) group’s suicide attack on the Kabul airport on Thursday killed around 175…
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US launches drone attack, killing ‘ISIS-K planner’ in Afghanistan
The United States announced it carried out a drone attack in eastern Afghanistan against a “planner” of an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant- Khorasan (ISIL/ISIS-K) group, after the attack outside Kabul’s airport that killed at least 175 Afghans and 13 US troops. “US military forces conducted an over-the-horizon counterterrorism operation today against an…
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‘We will hunt you down and make you pay’: Biden reacts to 85 killed in Kabul blasts
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans at Kabul’s airport, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. At least 85 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in the blasts on Thursday. Among the dead were 72 civilians and 13 United States (US)…
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PM says ‘neighbour instigating sectarian terrorism’, asks Hazara victim families to bury loved ones
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said asked Hazara victim families to bury their loved ones who were killed in a terrorist attack on Sunday by the Islamic State, aka Daesh. His tweet came in response to the demand of the Hazara protesters who asked the PM to visit their protest camp and assure them of…