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AGENCY Washington: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said state actors working with nuclear traffickers and terrorists present the greatest risk to nuclear security as he called for dropping the notion…
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 AGENCY Karachi: For the first time, the colourful religious Hindu festival Holi will be a public holiday in Pakistan's Sindh province, the government has announced. In an unprecedented move, the provincial Sindh government issued a…
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agency Lahore: Five militants who were plotting to target government offices in Pakistan's Punjab province were killed today in a gun battle with security forces and a huge quantity of explosives was seized from them. The Counter Terrorism…
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AGENCY Washington: Terming the Haqqani network as the greatest threat to the US forces in Afghanistan, a top US General has said it is time for Pakistan to "take decisive action" against this Pakistan-based terror group. "We need Pakistan…
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AGENCY HILLA: The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bomb blast that killed at least 47 people on Sunday in south of Baghdad. In a statement posted on social media, IS named the bomber who detonated his…
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Naypyitaw (Myanmar): Hundreds of newly elected legislators, a majority of them from pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party today began a parliament session that will install Myanmar's first democratically elected government in more…
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Cairo: Two Egyptian policemen and two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in two separate bomb attacks in the restive North Sinai region. A roadside bomb went off when a police vehicle carrying security forces passed by early…
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London: European Council President Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister David Cameron have failed to strike a deal aimed at keeping the UK in the EU, but agreed to more talks for another day. Both sides had hoped the dinner meeting would…
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Islamabad: Serious security lapses were responsible for the deadly Taliban attack on the Bacha Khan University, a probe panel has found, recommending the removal of the Pakistani varsity's vice-chancellor and security chief.…
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Guatemala City: Guatemalan health officials have said that at least 105 people there had been infected with Zika, the virus suspected of causing grave brain damage in newborns. Health Ministry epidemiologist Judith Garcia told the…
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