On July 21, information agency Avesta.Tj reported: “The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) is included in the list of terrorist organizations of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (RATS SCO)”, told Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda at a meeting with journalists in Dushanbe on Friday.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) announced that they would install a new border guarding system called comprehensive integrated border management system (CIBMS) to completely seal the India-Bangladesh border. It will deploy an “Israeli”-developed fencing system

The Saudi military coalition – which receives logistical support, weapons and political backing from the US and UK – has been accused of killing hundreds of children in Yemen, according to a confidential UN report.

On 16th August 2017, the United States designated Hizbul Mujahideen as a specially designated terrorist organization led by an internationally recognized terrorist. Foreign Office of Pakistan, in its weekly briefing, reacted to this US decision that, “The designation of individuals or groups supporting the Kashmiri right of self-determination as terrorist is completely unjustified.