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

Thursday 13 July 2017
A damning judicial report into the family wealth of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif threatens not just his premiership, but has also imperiled the political career of his daughter and heir apparent.  A damning judicial report into the family wealth of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz ...
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Pakistani Prime Minister Resigns after Disqualification
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Pakistani Prime Minister Resigns after Disqualification

Friday 28 July 2017 ،
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned after a Pakistani Supreme Court disqualified him from office over the 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. J ...
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Pakistan to Nominate Ousted PM’s Brother as His Successor
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Pakistan to Nominate Ousted PM’s Brother as His Successor

Saturday 29 July 2017 ،
papers filed for the 2013 elections his party won. Sharif’s allies have privately spoken of a “judicial coup” and say every parliamentarian would likely fail the Article 62 test, including opposition leader Khan, who also has a pending Supreme Court case against him over undeclare ...
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Pakistani Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Finance Minister
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Pakistani Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Finance Minister

Wednesday 20 September 2017 ،
A Pakistani court ordered on Wednesday the arrest of the country’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after he did not appear in court to answer a corruption case. Alwaght- A Pakistani court ordered on Wednesday the arrest of the country's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after he did not appear in court to a ...
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Pakistan’s Ruling Party Reelects Disqualified Premier as Leader
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Pakistan’s Ruling Party Reelects Disqualified Premier as Leader

Tuesday 3 October 2017 ،
Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was reelected on Tuesday as leader of the country’s ruling party, a day after Pakistan Muslims League (Nawaz group) used its parliamentary majority to amend a law to allow him to re-take the job. Alwaght- Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ...
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What are Drives behind Visit of Pakistani PM’s Brother to Saudi Arabia?
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What are Drives behind Visit of Pakistani PM’s Brother to Saudi Arabia?

Saturday 6 January 2018 ،
Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif visited Saudi Arabia as an ally to Islamabad to discuss support from the Arab monarchy. Alwaght- Punjab’s Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Saudi Arabia on December 28 at the invitation of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Saudis were in such a hurry ...
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Pakistani Court Bars Ex-Prime Minister from Public Office for Life
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Pakistani Court Bars Ex-Prime Minister from Public Office for Life

Friday 13 April 2018 ،
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has banned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office for life. Alwaght- Pakistan's Supreme Court has banned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office for life. A five-member bench of the country's apex court unanimously ruled ...
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Ex-Pakistan PM Sentenced to 10 Years Over Corruption
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Ex-Pakistan PM Sentenced to 10 Years Over Corruption

Friday 6 July 2018 ،
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced him to 10 years in prison , dealing a blow to his political career. Alwaght-  Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 10 years in prison and ...
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New leaks Expose Secret Wealth, Dealings of World Leaders
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New leaks Expose Secret Wealth, Dealings of World Leaders

Monday 4 October 2021 ،
A massive leak of financial documents was published by news organizations on Sunday revealing how some of the world’s elites accumulate property empires while avoiding millions in taxes, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev a ...
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Imran Khan Fell Victim to Army Game, Western Opposition to Him: Expert
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Imran Khan Fell Victim to Army Game, Western Opposition to Him: Expert

Wednesday 13 April 2022 ،
Imran Khan leaned to China and Russia in foreign policy, and this did not appeal to army and the West. Alwaght- Pakistan's developments and dismissal of the prime minister for many analysts proved a surprise. Imran Khan argues that his ouster was the result of a foreign plot hatched by the White ...

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