In the midst of all the recent “terror preventive measures” taken by the international community, one aspect that doesn’t receive much attention is the foreign lobbying groups that gather right in our nation’s capital. Particularly, Iran’s Minister of Intelligence has boasted on his group’s ability to form a lobbying group with influence in Washington. With motives to boost Iran’s reputation… Read more »
Waves of crime in Pakistan — including extortion, smuggling and kidnapping for ransom — are major sources of terrorist financing for extremist groups in the country, according to a new government report obtained by Pakistani media. The report by the Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) in Pakistan, titled “National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing 2017,” reportedly details how… Read more »
Iran maintains a network of spies and lobbyists who clandestinely push the Islamic regime’s agenda in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere, according to the head of Iran’s ministry of intelligence, who touted the pro-Iran network’s ability to spread its ideology to the West. Mahmoud Alavi, Iran’s intelligence minister, in recent remarks independently translated by the Washington Free Beacon, bragged about the Islamic Republic’s ability… Read more »
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban disputes media reports that its representatives recently visited neighboring Pakistan and discussed with officials there the prospect of holding direct peace talks with Kabul. The Taliban have long refused to hold direct talks with the Afghan government, calling it a “puppet” of the United States. “We strongly reject [the media reports] because none of our leaders… Read more »
NEW DELHI — The Trump administration recently informed India that it is targeting for deportation more than 270 Indian nationals living in the United States illegally, according to India’s foreign minister. The Indian government has asked for further information from Washington before allowing deportations, Sushma Swaraj said during a question period in the upper house of India’s Parliament on Thursday. “Until we verify… Read more »
The hostile border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been closed after the attack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan. Although the Pakistani government has some doubt about a large ISIS present within their borders, many of their local militant groups have expressed support for ISIS. This comes just a few weeks after United States President Donald Trump issued his own… Read more »
The US State Department has assessed Dhaka as a “high-threat” location for political violence, terrorist activities and crimes directed at or affecting Washington’s “official interests”. The department, which deals with America’s global policies, made the assessment on Bangladesh in the 2017 Crime and Safety Report prepared and released by the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) on Wednesday. This is an… Read more »
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A suicide bomber turned a spiritual dance celebration at a revered religious shrine into a slaughterhouse on Thursday, killing at least 70 people and wounding more than 250 in the worst act of terrorism to hit Pakistan in months. At least 50 of the wounded were critically hurt in the explosion at the Sufi shrine in a remote part… Read more »
In the lead up to this week’s meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, multiple reports suggested that one of Netanyahu’s main goals would be pushing Trump to impose new sanctions on Iran, a move that could dangerously escalate already high tensions between the U.S. and Iran and put us one step closer to war. Among other similarities, both leaders… Read more »
Many of Donald Trump’s executive orders may have left the US and the world shocked, but India’s biggest businessman believes the new US president may be good for the world’s fastest-growing major economy. “Actually, Trump might be a blessing in disguise. It (Trump’s appointment) will help Indian talent and Indian IT industry to focus on solving problems in India,” Reliance… Read more »