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US defence secretary pays three-day visit to India

NEW DELHI, India: The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel will pay a three-day official visit to India beginning from Thursday, as part of high-level...

Pakistan seeks to deepen economic relations with Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that there is need to address impediments and deepen economic relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In...

Pakistan, Sri Lanka agree to enhance cooperation in various fields

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of trade, education, culture and defence. The understanding came during the foreign...

Pakistani security forces arrest Indian BSF soldier

SIALKOT, Pakistan: The Pakistani security forces have arrested an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier after he crossed the working border into Pakistani territory in...

86 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan over 24 hours

KABUL, Afghanistan: At least 86 Taliban militants have been killed and 71 others injured by the Afghan police units and the army in operations...

Ferry carrying 200 passengers sinks in Bangladesh river

DHAKA, Bangladesh: A ferry carrying about 200 passengers has reportedly capsized in the river Padma in central Bangladesh’s Munshiganj district on Monday; however, no...

Pakistani delegation to visit India to attend joint business forum meeting

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A 25-member Pakistani delegation will leave for India on Wednesday to attend the fourth meeting of the Pakistan-India joint business forum to...

Visit of Modi to Nepal will start a new era of Indian-Nepal relationships

Sujhata Nain for Dispatch News Desk Kathmandu: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived here in Kathmandu, Nepal on Sunday and was received by Nepali...

Pakistan lodges protest with Afghanistan over cross-border attack

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Pakistani authorities have lodged a strong protest with the Afghanistan government over another cross-border attack by terrorists, the Foreign Office said. A...

FC soldier killed in cross border attack in Bajaur

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: The suspected militants from across the border opened fire on the security forces in Kaghi Pass area of Bajaur agency’s Mamond tehsil...

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