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COAS postpones visit to Sri Lanka due to North Waziristan operation

RAWALPINDI:  COAS postpones visit to Sri Lanka due to North Waziristan operation. The Chief of Army Staff (ISPR) General Raheel Sharif has postponed his...

Pakistan, Afghanistan discuss regional security situation amid ‘Zarb-e-Azb’

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid military operation ‘Zarb-e-Azb’ against the militants in North...

92 children die of suspected encephalitis in India’s Bihar

PATNA: A total of 92 children have died of suspected encephalitis in the Indian eastern state of Bihar, the Indian media citing official sources...

3 killed, 78 injured as clashes erupt between Buddhists, Muslims in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The clashes broke out between Buddhists and Muslims in Aluthgama and Beruwela, two Muslim-majority towns on southern coast of Sri Lanka, that left...

Afghan presidential election: Pakistan tightens security along border with Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: The additional troops have been deployed on the Pak-Afghan border to reinforce existing security arrangements, for peaceful conduct of presidential elections in Afghanistan,...

US reaffirms commitment to working with Pakistan to counter terrorism

WASHINGTON: The US Secretary of State John Kerry has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to working with Pakistan in its efforts to counter terrorism, the...

Polling held in Afghanistan in run-off presidential election

KABUL: The polling was held in Afghanistan on Saturday in the second round of the election to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. The country’s...

Afghan army fires three mortar shells into Pakistan

PESHAWAR: The Afghan army fired three mortar shells into Pakistani territory on Saturday; however, no casualty was reported in the incident. The sources said that...

Abdullah wants ‘good neighborly relations’ with Pakistan

KABUL: The Afghan presidential election front-runner Abdullah Abdullah has said that he wants ‘good neighborly relations’ with Pakistan as both Kabul and Islamabad are...

Afghans to cast votes on Saturday in run-off presidential election

KABUL/ISLAMABAD: The Afghans will cast their votes on Saturday in a second-round election to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. The country’s presidential run-off...

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