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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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Four More Militants Hanged after the Taliban Massacre in Pakistan

Four More Militants Hanged after the Taliban Massacre in Pakistan

Monday 22 December 2014
Pervez Musharraf, a senior government official said. Two others had been hanged at the same jail on Friday . A source in the local Punjab government identified the four as Rasheed Qureshi, Zubair Ahmad, Ghulam Sarwar and Akhlaque Ahmed, also known as Russi, who he said was Russian . Pakistan is home ...
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Reasons Why Military Hold Power in Pakistan

Reasons Why Military Hold Power in Pakistan

Saturday 14 November 2015 ،
Pervez Musharraf, more than any other former military regimes, is known for using the military personnel in government and quasi-governmental institutions. Further, the military are granted trade and industrial licenses so that they may expand their role in business, trade and industry of Pakis ...
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Tahir ul-Qadri Movement; Third Way Project of Pakistan Army

Tahir ul-Qadri Movement; Third Way Project of Pakistan Army

Thursday 15 September 2016 ،
Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan, was one of the first big figures that stated the coup was necessary. He also declared that political parties are inefficient and corrupt, and hailed General Musharraf as Pakistan’s savior. At the same time, many domestic political experts in Pakistan spoke of a po ...
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Qadri-led Movement, Pakistani Army’s Third Way Plan

Qadri-led Movement, Pakistani Army’s Third Way Plan

Friday 16 September 2016 ،
Pervez Musharraf, Qadri was among the first prominent figures in the country to support his military coup, and found that necessary. Qadri assessed the political parties as incompetent and corrupt and branded Musharraf as savior of the country. At that time, many internal analysts in Pakistan drew l ...
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Pakistan Politics: Three Unofficial Powerhouses

Pakistan Politics: Three Unofficial Powerhouses

Monday 31 July 2017 ،
Pervez Musharraf, who once was the chief of staff of the army, however, described the Supreme Court disqualification decision as a “historic” one and denied any interference of the army in the ruling. “Today is a historic and important day for Pakistanis, he said in a recorded vid ...
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What’s behind Pakistani FM Visit to Iran, Turkey?

What’s behind Pakistani FM Visit to Iran, Turkey?

Sunday 17 September 2017 ،
Pervez Musharraf, once an army general, for Islamabad's alleged support for Taliban. Bush further said that the Pakistani leader had to choose between siding with the militant group and cooperation with the US. The same pressures by the American administration are currently building on Pakistan ...
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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 ،
Pervez Musharraf, who led a military coup in the country. And now that the Pakistani judiciary is pressing to prosecute him for corruption charges, his friends are seeking to save him from a new predicament. Odds are that one of the cases of discussion with the Saudi officials is to find a way for l ...
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Ex-Pakistani President Sentenced to Death for ‘High Treason’

Ex-Pakistani President Sentenced to Death for ‘High Treason’

Tuesday 17 December 2019 ،
Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death in a special court in Islamabad for “high treason”. Alwaght- Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death in a special court in Islamabad for “high treason”. Musharraf, who is living in self-imposed exile, was sentenced ...
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Pakistan Ex-President Pervez Musharraf Dies in Dubai after Years in Exile

Pakistan Ex-President Pervez Musharraf Dies in Dubai after Years in Exile

Sunday 5 February 2023 ،
Pervez Musharraf, died on Sunday at hospital after years of self-imposed exile in Dubai Alwaght- Pakistan's former president, Pervez Musharraf, died on Sunday at hospital after years of self-imposed exile in Dubai. Musharraf, 79, succumbed to Amyloidosis after being hospitalized for months due ...
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US Was Manipulated by Pakistan Military into Backing Overthrow: Imran Khan

US Was Manipulated by Pakistan Military into Backing Overthrow: Imran Khan

Tuesday 6 June 2023 ،
Pervez] Musharraf’s dictatorship doesn’t even compare to what’s going on right now. RG: And is there anything concrete that you would urge the Biden administration or the United States to do to defend democracy now in Pakistan? IK: What I do think that the Biden adminis ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies