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Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial of the seven Mumbai attack accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, today summoned seven witnesses for the next hearing after the case record was finally submitted to…
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Lahore: Pakistan today hanged two prisoners convicted for murder, taking the total number of those executed following the lifting of the country's self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty last year to over 100. Zulfiqar was hanged in…
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today embarked on a three-day visit to Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan to boost cooperation in the energy and economic sectors with the resource-rich central Asian countries. Sharif, accompanied…
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Langsa (Indonesia): More than 370 migrants stranded at sea for months were rescued and taken to Indonesia, officials said today, the latest in a stream of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to reach shore in a growing crisis confronting…
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Beijing: China unveiled 'Made In China 2025' campaign, a 10-year national plan to enhance its competitiveness in the manufacturing sector to boost economic growth amid India's push to become a global manufacturing hub. The blueprint of the…
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Islamabad: Pakistan today launched a probe into a fake degree scam by an IT firm, a day after a leading US newspaper accused the company of making millions of dollars through an elaborate network of fictitious universities. Interior…
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Islamabad: In a first of its kind deal, Pakistan's spy agency ISI has entered into an agreement with its Afghan counterpart over intelligence sharing and coordinated operations against Taliban militants. The accord between Pakistan's…
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Singapore: Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan, who was on board the Pakistani military helicopter that crashed in the PoK earlier this month, today died here after battling serious injuries, becoming the third foreign envoy to lose his…
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Washington: Setting his sights on the White House, Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has formed an exploratory committee to look into the possibility of mounting a credible challenge as a Republican nominee for the 2016 US…
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Bogota: At least 47 people were killed today when a mudslide triggered by heavy rains swept away dozens of modestly-built homes during the dead of night. The disaster took place around 3 am local time (0800 GMT) in the town of Salgar,…
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