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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Pakistan PM’s Daughter, Heir Apparent in Corruption Probe Crosshairs

Pakistan PM’s Daughter, Heir Apparent in Corruption Probe Crosshairs

Thursday 13 July 2017
Panama Papers leak as owners of offshore companies used to buy luxury flats in London, prompting opposition politician Imran Khan to threaten mass protests unless the Supreme Court investigated. Khan, a former cricket star who leads Pakistan's third party, has been one of her harshest critics a ...
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Pakistani Prime Minister Resigns after Disqualification

Pakistani Prime Minister Resigns after Disqualification

Friday 28 July 2017 ،
Panama Papers corruption charges Alwaght- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned after a Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified him from office over the Panama Papers corruption charges. Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, who had headed the apex court's implementation bench following its April 20 order o ...
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Pakistan to Nominate Ousted PM’s Brother as His Successor

Pakistan to Nominate Ousted PM’s Brother as His Successor

Saturday 29 July 2017 ،
Panama Papers” data leak revealed his family used offshore companies to buy posh London apartments. But his ouster was down to the little-used Article 62 of the Constitution, which allows for dismissal from office of anyone deemed dishonest. The Supreme Court enacted the law because Sharif&rs ...
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Pakistani Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Finance Minister

Pakistani Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Finance Minister

Wednesday 20 September 2017 ،
Panama Papers scandal. Arrest warrant against Ishaq Dar is bailable. The accountability court, which is hearing the graft cases filed by top anti-graft watchdog National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on September 8 against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his children and Dar, expressed anger at ...
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Pakistan’s Ruling Party Reelects Disqualified Premier as Leader

Pakistan’s Ruling Party Reelects Disqualified Premier as Leader

Tuesday 3 October 2017 ،
Panama Papers scandal. Nawaz Sharif is expected to be indicted next Monday in an Islamabad-based anti-corruption court, along with three of his children.  The 67-year-old politician denies any wrongdoing and has alleged there was a conspiracy against him, with senior PML-N figures pointi ...
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What are Drives behind Visit of Pakistani PM’s Brother to Saudi Arabia?

What are Drives behind Visit of Pakistani PM’s Brother to Saudi Arabia?

Saturday 6 January 2018 ،
Panama Papers scandal pressed for a snap election, but an agreement between the PML and Pakistan Peoples Party made the country steer clear of early election. Nawaz Sharif also struggles for asylum in Saudi Arabia to escape the present troubles, including the legal prosecution in relation to financ ...
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Pakistani Court Bars Ex-Prime Minister from Public Office for Life

Pakistani Court Bars Ex-Prime Minister from Public Office for Life

Friday 13 April 2018 ،
Panama Papers leak, but which ultimately hinged on allegations that he had failed to declare a salary from his son's UAE-based company. The three-time prime minister and three of his children continue to face trial for corruption charges in a National Accountability Bureau court, which is due t ...
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Ex-Pakistan PM Sentenced to 10 Years Over Corruption

Ex-Pakistan PM Sentenced to 10 Years Over Corruption

Friday 6 July 2018 ،
Panama Papers' – showed the Sharif family had secured a $13.8m loan in 2007, using the apartments as collateral. Sharif’s daughter Maryam, also a political leader who has taken an increasingly frontline role in the party, was found to be involved in the ownership of a series of offs ...
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New leaks Expose Secret Wealth, Dealings of World Leaders

New leaks Expose Secret Wealth, Dealings of World Leaders

Monday 4 October 2021 ،
Panama Papers and 2017 Paradise Papers offered readers a look into the world of offshore banking. Despite the major names listed in the latest document trove, the journalists behind the leaks don’t expect anything to change. “When you have world leaders, when you have politicians, when ...
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Imran Khan Fell Victim to Army Game, Western Opposition to Him: Expert

Imran Khan Fell Victim to Army Game, Western Opposition to Him: Expert

Wednesday 13 April 2022 ،
Panama Papers. Imran Khan was in coordination with the army in his relations with China, Russia, and other states and certainly the army was aware of the approach of his government and even coordinated with it. However, it seems that the Pakistani political system and the army are following a compli ...

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