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Government
Pakistan Replaces KP Chief Secretary in Major Administrative Reshuffle
DID Press: Pakistan’s federal government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following the imposition of emergency measures and governor’s rule, appointing Dr Muhammad Fakhr Alam Irfan as the province’s new chief secretary and removing Shahab Ali Shah…
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Environment
Trump Floats Renaming Atlantic or Pacific Ocean “Trump Ocean”
DID Press: US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean as “Trump Ocean” or “Ocean of the Americas,” extending his push to change the names of major geographical landmarks. Trump made the remarks during a…
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Culture & Arts
Iran’s Embassy in Baghdad Responds to Rubio’s Remarks on the Achaemenid Empire
DID Press: Iran’s Embassy in Baghdad has responded to remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio concerning the Achaemenid Empire, highlighting Iran’s ancient history and its contribution to human civilization. In a statement, the embassy said Iran was “not…
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Human Rights
Algerian Media Figure Accuses Al Jazeera of Exposing Resistance Leaders’ Locations
DID Press: Algerian media figure Yahya Abu Zakariya has accused Al Jazeera of contributing to the targeting and killing of prominent leaders of Palestinian resistance groups and Lebanon’s Hezbollah by broadcasting reports, images and interviews that he says exposed fighters’…
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Afghanistan
Wakhan Corridor: A New Afghanistan–China Link With Wider Regional Transit Implications
DID Press: The opening of a road through Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor has created a new land connection toward China, potentially reshaping regional trade and transit routes. However, the road’s economic value will depend on whether Beijing opens the border to…
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Government
Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar Reportedly Detained After Governor’s Rule in KP
DID Press: Sohail Afridi, chief minister of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Junaid Akbar Khan, the provincial president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, have reportedly been arrested following the imposition of emergency measures and governor’s rule in the province.…
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Government
US Restricts Government Staff’s Use of 3 Saudi Airports Without Special Authorization
DID Press: US Embassy in Saudi Arabia has made special authorization a requirement for U.S. government personnel using three major Saudi airports in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, citing heightened security concerns and recent attacks targeting King Khalid International Airport in…
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Government
Pakistan Faces Political, Security Crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amid Tensions With PTI
DID Press: Tensions between Pakistan’s federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have escalated over security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to reports cited in the supplied account, President Asif Ali Zardari, acting on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s proposal,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Rejects Talks With Political Opponents, Maintains Ban on Girls’ Education
DID Press: Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Taliban’s Commission for Contact with Afghan Personalities, has ruled out negotiations with political opponents, saying the group does not consider them legitimate parties to Afghanistan’s political conflict. He also said the ban on…
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Government
Khorram: Rubio Is Mobilizing the West for a Civilizational Confrontation with the East
DID Press: Abdul Karim Khorram, former chief of staff to Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai, has described U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent speech in Athens as an effort to rally Western countries around a shared civilizational identity against…
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