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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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Pakistani Lawmakers Elect Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Interim PM

Pakistani Lawmakers Elect Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Interim PM

Tuesday 1 August 2017
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the country’s new interim prime minister. Alwaght- Members of Parliament in Pakistan have elected Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the country's new interim prime minister. The election on Tuesday came after a Supreme Court decision last week disqualified Nawaz Sharif, his predec ...
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Suicide Bomber Kill 4 Pakistan Army Personnel Near Afghanistan Border

Suicide Bomber Kill 4 Pakistan Army Personnel Near Afghanistan Border

Wednesday 9 August 2017 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi took office after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court over undeclared assets, a ruling Sharif has decried as politically motivated but opposition leaders say is a victory for the rule of law.
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US Military Strategy in Afghanistan Doomed to Failure: Pakistan PM

US Military Strategy in Afghanistan Doomed to Failure: Pakistan PM

Sunday 27 August 2017 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said US President Donald Trump’s strategy for the nation’s longest-running war in Afghanistan will meet the same fate as the plans of his predecessors. From day one we have been saying very clearly the military strategy in Afghanistan has not worked and it will not ...
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Pakistani Parliament Slams Trump’s Threatening Remarks

Pakistani Parliament Slams Trump’s Threatening Remarks

Wednesday 30 August 2017 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said US military strategy in Afghanistan has never worked and will not work in future, Pakistani Premier has said. Pakistan estimates there have been 70,000 Pakistani casualties in militant attacks since it joined the alleged US war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks o ...
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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 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a loyalist, as prime minister.  “There have been attempts again and again to exit me, but you will always keep giving me an entry again and again,” Sharif told party workers after his election. “I congratulate that you’re bringing Nawaz Sharif back ...
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Kashmiris Mark 70 Years of ’Indian Occupation’

Kashmiris Mark 70 Years of ’Indian Occupation’

Friday 27 October 2017 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi strongly condemned the Indian brutalities in Occupied Kashmir and urged the international community to take notice of the situation as Indian forces used pellet guns on the innocent Kashmiri people. Chairing a meeting of the Kashmir Council on Thursday, the prime minister said ...
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Six Killed as Taliban Bomber Hits Security Forces’ Bus in Pakistan’s Quetta

Six Killed as Taliban Bomber Hits Security Forces’ Bus in Pakistan’s Quetta

Wednesday 10 January 2018 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi strongly condemned the attack and said that acts of cowardice cannot affect the nation’s resolve in the war against terrorism. He expressed deep regret at the loss of lives in the incident. Abbasi offered condolences to the families of the martyred security personnel and ...
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Kashmir Solidarity Day Marked as India, Pakistan Clashes Increase

Kashmir Solidarity Day Marked as India, Pakistan Clashes Increase

Monday 5 February 2018 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Over the recent past, Tensions soar along India, Pakistan border in Kashmir. Despite a 2003 ceasefire, India and Pakistan regularly trade fire across the so-called Line of Control (LoC), the military demarcation between the Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of Jammu and Ka ...
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Benefits, Challenges of TAPI Gas Pipeline

Benefits, Challenges of TAPI Gas Pipeline

Tuesday 27 February 2018 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of Pakistan, and the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Mobashar Javad Akbar inaugurated the construction work in an official ceremony. The Afghan president expressed happiness about the start of the working on the project and, pointing to the historical significance ...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan Resolve to Pursue Mutual Peace

Pakistan, Afghanistan Resolve to Pursue Mutual Peace

Monday 9 April 2018 ،
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday, the leaders of the two nations agreed on a seven-point action plan for peace and reconciliation under the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity. Pakistan will support the Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation [process], according to th ...

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Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks

Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks