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AGENCY Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday asked the UN to play a role for peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue, saying it is the responsibility of the world body to implement its resolution, despite India deploying over one million troops…
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 AGENCY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday picked Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa to replace outgoing army chief Raheel Sharif. General Bajwa will likely take charge of the world's sixth-largest army by troop…
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 AGENCY United Nations: Deeply concerned over the "deterioration" in situation along the Line of Control in Kashmir, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for restoration of stability in the region, saying the world body supports "all…
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AGENCY Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump seems to have a friendly perspective towards India, a senior BJP leader has said and expressed hope that he would bring "fresh ideas" to combat terrorism and establish the rule of law.…
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AGENCY Kobe: Hinting at more action to unearth black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said those holding unaccounted money will not be spared and there is no "guarantee" that no further steps would be taken after December 30…
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AGENCY Karachi: At least 43 people, including women and children, were killed and more than 100 others injured on Saturday in a suicide attack carried out by a 14-year-old boy at a popular Sufi shrine in Pakistan's restive Balochistan…
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AGENCY Tokyo: Making an exception, Japan on Friday signed a historic civil nuclear cooperation deal with India, opening the door for collaboration between their industries in the field even as the countries signed nine other agreements in…
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AGENCY Washington: In a result that stunned the world, rank outsider Donald Trump was on Wednesday elected the President crushing strongly-favoured Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, raising questions over US' equations with other countries…
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AGENCY New Delhi: India and the UK on Monday agreed to start a strategic dialogue on home affairs issues covering areas like visas and organised crime even as they voiced concern over terrorism, which they saw as threat that was not a…
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 AGENCY Washington: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday scrambled to make their final pitch to voters in the closely-contested US presidential race dogged by controversies like the Democratic nominee's email scandal and sexual…
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