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11 ISIS Militants Surrender in Afghanistan

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July 23 At least eleven militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria have surrendered to the Afghan armed forces in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, reports said. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants surrendered and handed over five weapons and six motorcycles to the Afghan armed forces. The development comes as ISIS militant groups intend to expand their foothold in this province. This comes as sporadic clashes are also underway between the Taliban and ISIS militants in certain parts of Jawzjan province. Over 100 affiliates of both the groups have been killed in the clashes.

Jul202018 by News DeskNo Comments

8 Million People Slaved in India- Survey

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July 20 The Global Slavery Index 2018 estimates that on any given day in 2016 there were nearly 8 million people living in “modern slavery” in India. The report said, there were 6.1 victims for every thousand people. Among 167 countries, India ranked 53 with North Korea at the top of the list with 104.6 per 1,000 and Japan registering the lowest prevalence rate of 0.3 per 1,000. A women working in a slum in one of the richest cities of India (Photo/ Qazi Shibli) India topped the list on prevalence, in absolute numbers The Officials in the Indian Government have rejected the report and questioned the definition adopted for the research and also the sample size for interviews and questions posed to those surveyed. Child Labour/ (A Boy sells Cigarettes in New Delhi- the ca...

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Syrian Rebels Surrender at Quneitra

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July 20 Rebels in Syria’s south have to the negotiate surrender of a sensitive southwestern zone bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, reports revealed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the ceasefire deal covering most of Quneitra province would see government institutions return to the area in exchange for rebels handing over heavy weapons. State news agency SANA said it had preliminary information on a deal for the army to return to its pre-2011 positions in the area. The deal came after several thousand residents were evacuated from two towns in northern Syria, bringing to an end one of the longest sieges of the country’s seven-year civil war. The towns of Kefraya and al-Foua in Idlib province were besieged for three years by rebels and the jihadist Ha...

Jul182018 by News DeskNo Comments

Taliban Leader Captured, Beheaded by ISIS- Toll of Fighting Reaches 100

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July 18 The Islamic State militants captured and beheaded a senior commander of the rival Taliban amid fierce fighting continuing between the two groups in Afghanistan Jawzjan province. aliban has been locked in a battle with Islamic State over the past one week in the Darzab district and on Wednesday IS militants killed Mullah Burjan, an Afghan official said. The IS had recently claimed responsibility of blasts killed 125 people in Pakistan that goes to nation wide polls on 25 July amid Political chaos. Earlier on Tuesday, an Islamic State suicide bomber had killed 20 people in northern Afghanistan, including a Taliban commander. In northern Afghanistan, Taliban and the Islamic State group have been waging bitter battles in recent days. As many as 100 insurgents from both t...

Jul182018 by News DeskNo Comments

30- Mostly Islamic Channels to be Banned in Jammu Kashmir

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July 18 In order to tackle the unrest in Jammu Kashmir, the state Governor has ordered the closure of 30 Pakistani and Islamic channels from cable operators of the Valley. These channels have been banned in the instructions issued by the Home Department. The Department said that these channels are in danger of peace and harmony. After the order of the Home Department, it is believed that the cable operators will meet on Wednesday and discuss the latest developments. They say that many people see these channels, so they may have to suffer loss due to state government's decision. The banned Channels include Islamic Channels like ARY, Madni Channel, Saudi Quran, Paigam TV, QTV, Peace TV Urdu and news channels like GEO TV. The development comes a day after Indian Security off...

Jul182018 by News DeskNo Comments

Indian Allegations on UN Report are Baseless, Untrue-Says UN

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July 18 The United Nations Human rights Council has refuted the allegations made by India and the Indian Media and stood by its Kashmir report- the first ever UN Human Rights report on Kashmir. The Indian Authorities including the Indian Army chief had called the report "Politically motivated" and the Indian media ran constant stories against the report released by the United Nations on June 14. The outgoing human rights chief had called for an international commission of inquiry into the allegations, but it wasn’t taken up during the last session which ended on July 6. Last week, UN secretary general Antonio Guterres had backed the human rights commissioner. The UN has in its media briefing said that India dismissed the report "Untrue and motivated" without even examining it. ...

Jul172018 by News DeskNo Comments

2 Dead as French Celebrate World Cup Victory

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July 17 Two people died as millions took to the streets to celebrate France's World Cup win over Croatia on Sunday. In the southeast city of Annecy, a 50-year-old man died after breaking his neck when he jumped into a shallow canal just when the final whistle blew on the 4-2 victory. Elsewhere, a man in his thirties died after crashing his car into a tree in the northern town of Saint-Felix while celebrating the team's triumph. Millions of people in France were overjoyed at the win and clashed with police who fired tear smoke shells at them and used force to disperse the gathered crowds. Thousands gathered along the Champs Elysees in the French capital Paris as the victory played out in Moscow. Many were draped in red, white and blue and letting off flares, others sang th...

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Crocodile Kills Man, Men Slaughter 290 Crocodiles in Revenge

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July 17 A mob in Indonesia slaughtered at least 290 Crocodiles after a man was attacked and killed by a crocodile in the West Papua area of the country. Reports revealed that the death of the man triggered massive outrage which which led to a massive attack on the crocodiles. It was reported that thousands of men entered a crocodile farm with knives, swords and other sharp objects and started stabbing the reptiles. "The Men began tying the dead reptiles and dragging them into a heap. Some of them continued to slam the dead reptiles in sheer anger. Even baby reptiles were not spared and were repeatedly struck till life was hacked out of them," a report said. The Police as per reports did not intervene as they were outnumbered. Interestingly the man killed by the reptile ha...

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India Pakistan to Hold Joint Military Drill Against Terrorism

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July 15 In a first, the militaries of India and Pakistan will be holding a Joint Military drill being organised by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Russia next month. The Military drill is aimed at expansion of cooperation among the member countries to deal with terrorism and extremism.buy tadacip online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/tadacip.html no prescription The member countries including Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, will participate in the exercise scheduled from August 20-29 in Russia. “The broad objective of the exercise is to boost cooperation among the SCO countries to deal with the challenge of terrorism and extremism,” reports said. The drill, “Peace Mission”, would the first ...

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2018 May be the Year of Highest Militant Recruitment

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July 15 The increase in the number of local youths picking the gun last month came after June 16, which was Eid, when the ceasefire ended and the security forces decided to undertake operations,” a Srinagar-based security official is quoted saying in the report. The data has been compiled by Jammu Kashmir’s Multi-Agency Centre (MAC), which shows that April witnessed the highest number of youth joining militant ranks (28) and May was the lowest (14), However as per figures available to The Kashmiriyat reveal that at least 100 Youth have joined Militancy so Far. According to this report, among the 82 youths, 38 joined the Hizbul Mujahideen, 18 joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba and 19 joined the Jaish-e-Mohammad. In 2018, 12 youths from Islamabad, 21 from Shopian, 16 from Kulgam, 2 from Ga...