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Melbourne: Indian energy giant Adani's controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project in Australia has hit another road-block after China's two major state-run banks said they have no plans to finance the venture, media reports said today.…
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Washington: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said he intends to work hard to find common ground with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, which is necessary to restore the level of stability in South Asia to allow economic…
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Agency Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Sunday confirmed that his banned outfit Jammat-ud-Dawah will foray into Pakistan's political scene by contesting the 2018 general elections under the banner of Milli Muslim…
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Dubai: Yemen's Shiite rebels have claimed that they launched a missile toward an under-construction nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. Emirati officials had no immediate comment. The USD 20 billion Barakah nuclear power plant…
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Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated today a newly built extension to the country's main Arabian Sea outlet, the strategic Chabahar Port on the Gulf of Oman, which more than triples its capacity and poses a challenge for a…
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Washington: US President Donald Trump's new South Asia Strategy, which for the first time adopts a regional approach and gives a major role to India, is showing progress in its first 100 days, but it needs to be given time to take root, a…
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Washington: The US is not satisfied with Pakistan's cooperation in the war against terror as it has not done "anything significant" to rein-in the Taliban and the Haqqani network and destroy their sanctuary on its territory as part of its…
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Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawah will contest the 2018 general elections in Pakistan under the banner of the Milli Muslim League, which is yet to be registered with the…
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STATE TIMES NEWS Washington: The US wants Pakistan to act in "its best interest" and take action against terror safe havens, Jim Mattis said today, ahead of his first visit to Islamabad as America's Defence Secretary. Mattis embarked on a…
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Ulan-Ude (Russia): With the government clearing the mega-project to acquire 111 helicopters for the Indian Navy, a leading Russian manufacturer wants the Navy to try its Kamov 226T helicopter, saying the chopper aptly meets the force's…
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