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Islamabad: A four-nation conference on Afghan reconciliation process will be held here on Monday to explore ways to create a consensus for talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan's government, officials said today. The four-nation group…
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Islamabad: Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman will arrive here tomorrow to discuss with the Pakistani leadership details of its 34-nation military alliance to fight terrorism, days after the visit of…
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United Nations: Yemen told the United Nations that it has rescinded its decision to expel the leading UN rights official in the country, diplomats said. The Yemeni foreign ministry announced a day earlier that it had declared George Abu…
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United Nations: The UN Security Council on strongly condemned the "heinous" suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State extremists that killed dozens in Libya and called on rival groups to speed up the formation of a unity government. More…
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 AGENCY Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered a probe into the leads provided by India about the Pathankot Air Base attack, a media report said on Friday. He chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday and discussed the…
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Sacramento: Authorities have said that two people with ties to the Islamic State have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in California and Texas, including a refugee from Syria who is charged with lying to federal investigators…
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Washington: The terrorist attacks on an IAF base in Pathankot and Indian consulate in Afghanistan were carried out to undermine any potential peace initiative between India and Pakistan, a top American Senator said today. "These acts are…
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Washington: The US has pressed Pakistan to conduct a "thorough, fair and transparent" probe into the deadly terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot and wants to see the outcome of the investigation. "We certainly look forward to and…
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 AGENCY Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today chaired a high-level meeting and discussed the Pathankot terror attack as he directed officials to speed up work on the leads given by India, sources said. "Issues pertaining to…
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AGENCY Islamabad: In a move that is bound to raise hackles in India, Pakistan is working on raising the constitutional status of its occupied Gilgit-Baltistan to address China's concerns over the USD 46-billion economic corridor through the…
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