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Iran always backs talks over military action: Larijani
Aug 07, 2017 08:40Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the Islamic Republic invariably supports dialog over military action as a means of resolving conflicts.
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India accuses Pakistan-based group for assault on Hindu pilgrims
Aug 06, 2017 12:23Indian police blamed a Pakistan-based militant group on Sunday for last month's killing of eight Hindu pilgrims in the disputed Himalayan valley of Kashmir.
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Pakistan’s new cabinet maintains most of Sharif allies
Aug 04, 2017 02:27The cabinet of Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been sworn in in the capital, Islamabad.
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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is Pakistan's new prime minister
Aug 01, 2017 16:32Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a close ally of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been elected by the country’s parliament to replace the disqualified premier.
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Pakistan extends house arrest of Hafiz Saeed
Aug 01, 2017 16:24Pakistani authorities have reportedly ordered an extension in the house arrest of Hafiz Saeed, the leader of charity group Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and the one accused by the United States and India of orchestrating 2008 attacks on the Indian financial capital of Mumbai that killed 166 people.
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Pakistan’s ousted prime minister nominates younger brother as successor
Jul 30, 2017 04:12Pakistan's deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother to be his successor and a nominee to contest the 2018 general elections and his close ally to be interim premier, as hundreds of supporters of ousted Sharif held a demonstration in the capital Islamabad against a Supreme Court decision that disqualified him on corruption charges.
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Four killed in bombing in Pakistan’s volatile Balochistan province
Jul 29, 2017 12:23At least four people have been killed in a roadside bomb attack beside a vehicle transporting villagers in Pakistan’s southwestern restive province of Balochistan near the border with Iran.
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Pakistan’s Sharif resigns after disqualification by Supreme Court
Jul 28, 2017 06:46Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan has resigned following a Supreme Court ruling that disqualified him from office over corruption charges.
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Iran urges end to use of terrorism as means
Jul 25, 2017 12:16The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has denounced a powerful terrorist explosion in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, saying the only way to fight violence is stopping the use of terrorism as a means.
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Explosion claims 25 lives in Pakistan's city of Lahore
Jul 24, 2017 08:59A powerful explosion has claimed the lives of at least 25 people and wounded nearly 40 others in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.