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Nine killed, 21 injured after terrorists ambush passenger bus in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
The bus veered into a goods truck on the opposite side of the road to dodge the bullets and collided head-on with a truck. Many injured are ...
Read Article→PTI lets go founder Imran Khan as party captain to save 'bat' for elections
This leadership change came after the Election Commission of Pakistan cautioned the PTI about the potential loss of its symbol – a cricket b...
Read Article→Pakistan Supreme Court begins hearing petition challenging deportation of Afghan refugees
Thousands of people fled Afghanistan to escape persecution after the Taliban seized power in the country following a chaotic and h...
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Cast From The Past: When Kissinger failed to make China attack India during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
In December 1971, the then-US president Richard Nixon instructed his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to ask the Chinese to move so...
Read Article→Cast From The Past: When Kissinger failed to make China attack India during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
In December 1971, the then-US president Richard Nixon instructed his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger to ask the Chinese to move so...
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Kissinger should have apologised for 1971 war role: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen
Momen highlighted Kissingers role in violating all American laws, international laws to support Pakistani military junta and also supplied w...
Read Article→Nepal becomes first South Asian nation to register same-sex marriage
Thirty-six-year-old Ram Bahadur (Maya) Gurung (36), who was born male but identifies as female got married to Surendra Pandey (26), who was ...
Read Article→Afghan diplomat in India asserts allegiance to Republic amid Taliban claims
The development comes at a time when Talibans Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai declared in an interview with Afghanistans state broadcaster RTA...
Read Article→Pakistan's election commission faces accusation of changing voting map in ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's favour
The plan, which has been alleged to favour Nawaz Sharif in the forthcoming general elections, comes amid allegations regarding pre-polling r...
Read Article→Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif acquitted in corruption cases ahead of general elections
Nawaz Sharif, 73, had filed pleas in the Islamabad High Court, challenging his conviction in the Avenfield property and Al-Azizia cases
Read Article→Imran to not contest PTI intra-party polls, Gohar Khan roped in as 'temporary arrangement'
The comments came days after a warning by the poll body to PTI which cautioned that the bat election symbol will be taken away in case ...
Read Article→Open trial of jailed former Pak PM Imran Khan to be held on Friday
The special court in Islamabad said that Khan’s trial on charges of leaking state secrets will start afresh on Friday
Read Article→Pakistan, UAE sign MoUs for investments in energy, food security, other sectors
According to a post by Pakistan Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakars office, these MoUs will unlock multi-billion dollars of investment from t...
Read Article→Bangladeshi couple's research paper cum wedding invitation leaves internet in splits
In the era of fancy invitations accompanied by chocolates and scented candles, a Bangladeshi couples wedding card is going viral for its inn...
Read Article→Asian Development Bank approves $180 million loan for Pakistan
The loan is part of a total of $10 billion which donors pledged to Pakistan to help it recover from last years devastating floods.
Read Article→China's Sinopec cleared to build $4.5 billion refinery at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port
Sri Lankas Cabinet approves Chinas Sinopec to invest USD 4.5 billion in a petroleum refinery at Hambantota port, marking the largest foreign...
Read Article→Pakistan: Cops probe killing of 18-year-old woman over social media photo
According to rights groups, hundreds of women in Pakistan are victims of honour killing, which is carried out by relatives professing to be ...
Read Article→Bangladesh’s ‘autocratic lockdown’ sees over 10,000 activists behind bars: HRW
Among those arrested are the members of the principal opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which said that around half of its five...
Read Article→Pakistan: PTI seeks fair elections as workers clash with police during party convention
Two PTI workers were injured in a clash with police during a workers convention in the Sahibabad area. Despite the imposition of Section 144...
Read Article→Pakistan: Ex-husband of Imran Khan's wife accuses the couple of 'fornication' and 'fraudulent marriage'
Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi face accusations of fornication and fraudulent marriage by Khawar Maneka, ex-husband of Bushra. Legal action ensu...
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