The Global News Desk 115

October 12 - (The Global News Desk 115) – A deadly road mishap took place in Manisa, Turkey, involving a tour bus and a truck. The accident cost 11 lives and injured 27 other passengers. The government reported that the accident happened on a motorway in Manisa province as the bus departed from Bursa for the port city of Izmir on Sunday morning. The cause of the accident is still being investigated by government officials.  Ciftci designated the victims as "our citizens" in his statement. But  there was no information about the victims' identities or whether the driver was one of them.

The central government declared an emergency and placed the governor in charge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as tensions between the federal government and the PTI-led provincial government continued to rise. The report explains that this strict step was taken due to disagreements over counterterrorism policies and the security situation.  A major change occurred in Pakistan's politics today, when President Asif Ali Zardari approved a proclamation dealing with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  This came after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave him carte blanche.  Official documents explain that the province's government machinery wasn't working properly, and they invoked Articles 232 and 234 of the Pakistani Constitution. The documents reveal that Shehbaz Sharif advised the President to give approval to the proposal and release a proclamation.  A separate paper from the President's office states that the Prime Minister's advice was accepted and the proclamation order was offic...

October 11 - (The Global News Desk 115) – Pakistan's Home Minister, Mr. Mohsin Raza Naqvi, claimed that about 25 terrorist outfits had been operating from Afghanistan, posing a potential threat to Pakistan's peace and the world at large.  During the meeting with Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Naqvi said.  He further said the international community must take action against this major threat.  Pakistan is already engaged in fighting it.  While recognizing Pakistan's role in the fight against terrorism, the head of the UN said Pakistan has been making great efforts in UN peace missions, and he also said Pakistan's work toward making the world peaceful is really fabulous. No sooner had the meeting concluded than Mr. Guterres concluded his 2-day visit to Pakistan. During the visit, Mr. Guterres had already spoken with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim...

October 05 - (The Global News Desk 115) – Iran's Home Minister left for Qatar, the Iranian state-run media reported on Monday.  During his visit to Doha, Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is scheduled to meet with his counterpart, Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.  Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni left for Doha after receiving an invitation form Qatari counterpart. Iran's interior minister's office reported that Mehdi Dosti (Deputy for Coordination of Economic Affairs and Regional Development) and Mohammad Ashouri Taziani (Tehran Governor) accompanied him.  In a discussion a few months ago, the home ministers of Qatar and Iran discussed regional progress and ways to enhance collaboration and cooperation and strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two countries.  

October 04 - (The Global News Desk 115)- 8 terrorists, including 3 local insurgent leaders, were killed in an IBO in DI Khan, ISPR and media outlets reported on Sunday. Security forces said they launched an Intelligence-Based Operation as soon as they were informed of TTP members' presence in a particular area. A large number of Weapons, ammunition, explosives, and foreign currency were confiscated from terrorists operating in the region. Pakistani Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies are boosting IBOS to eradicate foreign-backed terrorism, the ISPR said via a press release. Pakistani military and paramilitary forces started Operation Azm–e–Istehkam in KPK against TTP in June 2024 and are still continuing with superb results.  Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the military and intelligence agencies for their success against the terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan.  

The United States' full military withdrawal from Iraq was accomplished on the 30th of last month, ending a military presence that had lasted for more than 20 years. The United States stayed for more than a 2 decades in Iraq and lost more than four thousand five hundred soldiers and officers in the war against the Saddam government and the terrorist group ISIL. Iran and its allies praised the US withdrawal.  Iran and its supporters have been enjoying a strong relationship with their brotherly country, Iraq. The Iraqi government said the US consented to the withdrawal a few years ago, when Biden was president.  The U.S. military invaded Iraq in 2003 to remove Saddam's government and install Jalal Talabani as Iraq's president, and aimed for a long military presence in Iraq.  Jalal Talabani was a Kurdish politician and father  of the PUK political party.  Talabani remained Iraq's 6th president from 2005 to 2014 and was the first Kurd to hold the presidency.  ...