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Washington: With the focus on cementing his legacy in the Asia-Pacific, US President Barack Obama will spend the last year of his presidency not only travelling to the region but also hosting a number of leaders from there, a top White…
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Islamabad: The Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary- level talks will not take place as scheduled here tomorrow, Pakistan said on Thursday, a development that comes in the wake of uncertainty created by the terror attack on the Pathankot air base…
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0New York: India's new Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin met his Pakistani counterpart Maleeha Lodhi and they had a "useful discussion." "The new Indian PR to the UN, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin called on me today. We had a…
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Istanbul: Five people were killed and 39 wounded today in a car bomb attack by Kurdish militants on a police station and adjacent housing for officers in southeastern Turkey, the provincial governorate said. Two people were killed in an…
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AGENCY Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday arrested Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother and "several individuals" belonging to his dreaded outfit, which is suspected to have engineered the Pathankot terror attack,…
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Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif has said that no terrorist group will be allowed to derail the dialogue process with India. Talking to a news channel, he said that strict action is being taken against elements…
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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United Nations: Yemen told the United Nations that it has rescinded its decision to expel the leading UN rights official in the country, diplomats said.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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