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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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Beijing: All eleven workers trapped underground by a coal mine collapse have died in northwest China, media reported today. The collapse occurred yesterday in a pit of Liujiamao coal mine at Shenmu county, Yulin City in Shaanxi province.…
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Singapore: Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation said today it has ordered 30 Airbus A320s worth more than USD 3 billion at list prices to meet growing demand. The order, made at the end of December, comprises 18 A320s…
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Washington: US President Barack Obama has promised his final State of the Union address next week will focus on issues "beyond the next election" and skip the traditional list of the year's legislative goals. Facing an ultra-hostile…
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Washington: Top US lawmakers and experts had expressed concern over Pakistan's proliferation history and its nexus with rogue nations like North Korea in helping them acquire nuclear weapons, a month before Pyongyang successfully conducted…
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