Category: South Asia

US commends Pakistan for not differentiating between terrorist groups

By Arun Kumar Washington, March 1 (IANS) The US commended Pakistan's commitment not to differentiate between terrorist groups including those…

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Myanmar resets March 10 for presidential run

Nay Pyi Taw, March 1 (IANS) Myanmar's union parliament on Tuesday reset March 10 instead of March 17 for presidential…

9 years ago

‘Pakistan-US strategic dialogue strengthened ties’

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz said the strategic dialogue with the US…

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Stricter action against banned outfit members in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) Pakistan has decided call for stricter action against members of banned organisations by cancelling their passports…

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Army officer killed in copter crash in Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least one officer was killed as a helicopter of Pakistan army crashed in Haripur district…

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Pakistani book claims ‘Nawaz took money from Bin Laden’

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) A new book has claimed that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received money from Al-Qaeda leader…

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Malala lauds Pakistan’s Sharmeen on getting Oscar

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistani activist for female education and youngest ever Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday congratulated Sharmeen…

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Pakistan hangs Punjab governor Taseer’s killer

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) A self-confessed killer of the then Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer was hanged on Monday in Rawalpindi,…

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Two to die in Pakistan for honour killing

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) A Pakistani court sentenced two brothers to death on Monday for killing their sister and her…

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Pathankot JIT to complete probe this week, says Tariq Fatemi

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) The Pakistani team probing the Pathankot air base terror attack will complete its investigation this week,…

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Pakistan, India in bitter contest to win over US

Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistan and India are engaged in a bitter contest to win over the United States amid…

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Pakistan win Oscar for Best Documentary-Short Subject

Los Angeles, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won the Oscar for Best Documentary-Short Subject for her project based…

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Taseer’s killer Qadri hanged to death

Lahore, Feb 29 (PTI) Former Pakistani police commando Mumtaz Qadri, convicted in the killing of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer,…

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130 militants give up fighting in Afghanistan

Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 130 Taliban rebels on Sunday gave up fighting, amid the group's desperate attempt to…

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Major attacks in Afghanistan since January 1

Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) A day after Taliban attacked a bus of the Afghan Defence Ministry in Kabul, the toll…

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Bangladeshi PM inaugurates economic zones activities

Dhaka, Feb 28 (IANS) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the development activities of 10 more economic zones…

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22 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 22 Taliban militants were killed over the past 24 hours in a fighting with…

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Pakistan court sends 3 Pathankot attack suspects to custody

Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court remanded in custody three men suspected of involvement in the Pathankot airbase…

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20 Indian fishermen arrested in Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) The Maritime Security Agency (MSA) has arrested 20 Indian fishermen for fishing in Pakistani waters, a…

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10 militants killed in Afghanistan airstrikes

Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed during airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, a senior police official…

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