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22 dead as Bangladesh Islamists demand blasphemy law

DHAKA: At least 22 people were killed as Bangladeshi police fought pitch battles with tens of thousands of hardline Islamists in the capital Dhaka,...

Sarabjit Singh was an agent of RAW; former Indian army officer acknowledges

NEW DELHI: Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner convicted for his alleged involvement in a series of bombings in Lahore and Faisalabad that killed 14...

Karzai calls on Taliban to fight Afghanistan’s enemies

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday called on the Afghan Taliban to turn their weapons against those who plot against Afghanistan. “Instead of destroying...

Pakistan urges India to ensure protection of Pakistani prisoners: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday urged India to ensure protection of Pakistani prisoners languishing in their jails; in addition it asked India to arrange safe...

Pakistan summons Indian Deputy High Commissioner to protest torture on a Pakistani prisoner in India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned and officially placed its  protest sternly over torture on a Pakistani prisoner inside an Indian prison. Pakistan Foreign Office summoned...

Pakistan demands immediate shifting of attacked prisoner from India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday demanded immediate shifting of Sanaullah, the prisoner who suffered serious head injuries after being attacked by other inmate former Indian...

Pakistani prisoner attacked by other inmate former Indian Army personnel in Jammu jail

SRINAGAR: A Pakistani prisoner, Sanaullah, was critically injured when he was attacked by other inmate former Indian Army personnel in Kot Bhalwal jail on...

Indian special plane carrying Sarabjit’s body reaches in Amritsar

LAHORE: A special Indian airliner plane carrying the body of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner convicted for his alleged involvement in a series of...

Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over border clash

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign office summoned the Afghan Charge d’Affairs on Thursday to lodge a strong protest against the unprovoked border clash by Afghanistan in...

Pakistan, Afghan forces clash along border injuring soldiers

ISLAMABAD: An Afghan border policeman was killed and two Pakistani soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire along the Pak-Afghan border late on...

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