Over 20 journalists, mostly in IIOJK, held since BJP came to power in India
ISLAMABAD: As the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Sunday, a new report
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Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he has asked the Defence Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in
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Netanyahu says Israel to decide which international forces in Gaza acceptable
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part
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Bangladesh court detains army officers for landmark trial
Men, including five generals, accused of running secret detention centre during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court remanded in
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24 transgender persons hospitalised in India’s Indore after ‘mass suicide’ bid
NEW DELHI: At least twenty-four people from the transgender community were hospitalised in the city of Indore in India’s Madhya
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Flights suspended at Dhaka airport due to fire: media reports
DHAKA: A fire broke out in the cargo section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on
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Bangladesh parties sign reform charter, but student and leftist group stays away
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ambitious “July Charter” for state reform, drafted after last year’s deadly student-led uprising, was backed by the majority
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Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz passes away
President, PM express grief over death, call it a great loss for Muslim world RIYADH/ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced
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Pakistan extends airspace ban on Indian airlines till Oct 23
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan closed its airspace for Indian airlines in a tit-for-tat move after New Delhi suspended the critical Indus Water
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President Zardari visits memorial of first National Congress of CPC in Shanghai
SHANGHAI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday visited the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of
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