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Beijing: China has failed to secure India's backing for its mega silk road projects during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit last week even though his trip constituted a significant step to build mutual trust, a state-run Chinese think…
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Washington:The United States has said it plans to sell thousands of bombs and missiles to Israel as well as 10 Seahawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia, in deals worth about USD 1.9 billion each, officials said. The US State Department informed…
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Washington: The US has praised India for its "remarkable" response to the devastating earthquake in Nepal, describing the country's disaster management capabilities as sophisticated and advanced. "That capability in India today is quite…
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Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court holding the trial of the seven Mumbai attack accused, including mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, today summoned seven witnesses for the next hearing after the case record was finally submitted to…
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Lahore: Pakistan today hanged two prisoners convicted for murder, taking the total number of those executed following the lifting of the country's self-imposed moratorium on the death penalty last year to over 100. Zulfiqar was hanged in…
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Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today embarked on a three-day visit to Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan to boost cooperation in the energy and economic sectors with the resource-rich central Asian countries. Sharif, accompanied…
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Langsa (Indonesia): More than 370 migrants stranded at sea for months were rescued and taken to Indonesia, officials said today, the latest in a stream of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to reach shore in a growing crisis confronting…
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Beijing: China unveiled 'Made In China 2025' campaign, a 10-year national plan to enhance its competitiveness in the manufacturing sector to boost economic growth amid India's push to become a global manufacturing hub. The blueprint of the…
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Islamabad: Pakistan today launched a probe into a fake degree scam by an IT firm, a day after a leading US newspaper accused the company of making millions of dollars through an elaborate network of fictitious universities. Interior…
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Islamabad: In a first of its kind deal, Pakistan's spy agency ISI has entered into an agreement with its Afghan counterpart over intelligence sharing and coordinated operations against Taliban militants. The accord between Pakistan's…
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