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AGENCY Washington: The outgoing Obama Administration has lashed out at China for blocking India from becoming a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group by describing the Communist giant as an "outlier" in its effort to bring New Delhi on…
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AGENCY Washington: In a tough message to Pakistan, James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for US defense secretary, has said that if confirmed, he would tell Islamabad the need to "expel or neutralise" externally-focused militant…
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 AGENCY United Nations: New United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres does not "lack interest" in resolving the Kashmir issue but has not been able to speak with leaders of India and Pakistan since he assumed office as the world…
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Islamabad: Needling India, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today again praised Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani calling him a "vibrant and charismatic leader". Sharif while addressing an International Parliamentary Seminar on…
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 AGENCY New Delhi: Two Indians are among 39 people killed in the Istanbul nightclub attack on Sunday during New Year's celebrations. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed the death of the two Indians. "I have a bad news from…
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AGENCY Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said it wants to "amicably" resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, with India even as it underlined that no country can unilaterally revoke the Indus Waters Treaty. Kashmir dispute is the…
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 AGENCY Kabul: The head of the Sikh community in Afghanistan's restive Kunduz city was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Thursday, the second such incident within three months, triggering fear among the minority group members. Lala Del Souz…
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 AGENCY Washington: The US has designated Pakistan- based Lashkar-e-Taiba's two top leaders as "global terrorists" and slapped sanctions on the terror group's student wing, tightening the noose around the outfit that carried out the 2008…
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AGENCY Islamabad: India along with Bangladesh and Iran have pulled out of a key regional conference on sustainable development which is being held in Pakistan, according to a media report. The three-day session of the Governing Council of…
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AGENCY Washington: In a significant development, the World Bank has paused the separate processes initiated by India and Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty to allow the two countries to consider alternative ways to resolve their…
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