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US tops list of countries seeking insecurity in region: Major General Baqeri
Jul 16, 2018 12:13Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says the United States seeks insecurity in the Middle East and is against restoration of security to this region.
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Nawaz Sharif, daughter arrested upon arrival in Lahore
Jul 14, 2018 02:34Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam have been arrested upon arrival in the country ahead of the July 25 elections.
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Election campaign convoy bombing in SW Pakistan kills 85, injures 150
Jul 13, 2018 12:40At least 85 people have been killed in a bomb explosion that hit a campaign convoy in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, the day's second attack on a political event ahead of the upcoming election.
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Turkey to sell 30 ATAK helicopters to Pakistan in major military export deal
Jul 13, 2018 12:40Turkey and Pakistan have finalized a deal for the sale of 30 multi-role and all-weather TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK attack helicopters in an agreement that has been billed as one of Ankara’s largest single defense industry exports.
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Pakistani police arrest ex-PM Sharif's supporters ahead of his return from UK
Jul 12, 2018 14:20Pakistani police have detained hundreds of supporters of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in eastern Punjab province ahead of the ousted leader's return from London.
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Pakistan against US-Saudi efforts to destabilize Iran: Report
Jul 12, 2018 02:32The Pakistani government has reportedly opposed efforts by the administration of US President Donald Trump and the Saudi regime to destabilize Iran, a media report says.
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Thousands of Pakistanis attend funeral of anti-Taliban politician
Jul 11, 2018 12:03Thousands have flocked to the funeral of a senior Pakistani politician and a group of other activists who were killed during an anti-Taliban event in the country’s troubled northwest.
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'Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan’s intelligence chiefs discuss Daesh threat in Afghanistan'
Jul 11, 2018 04:21Moscow says the heads of intelligence services of Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan have sat down in Islamabad for talks on the rising threat of Daesh in Afghanistan after the Takfiri terrorist group lost its strongholds in Iraq and Syria.
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Pakistani authorities detain son-in-law of ousted prime minister
Jul 09, 2018 01:47Pakistani authorities have detained the convicted son-in-law of embattled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif two days after a court in Islamabad sentenced him to jail over a corruption ruling linked to his family’s purchase of luxury flats in London.
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Pakistan court gives 10-year jail term to ousted Prime Minister Sharif
Jul 06, 2018 12:36A Pakistani anti-corruption court has handed down a 10-year jail term to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case linked to his family's purchase of upscale flats in London.