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US 'peace envoy' meets Taliban counterparts for first time since failed deal
Oct 06, 2019 05:29US so-called peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has met with Afghanistan-based Taliban negotiators for the first time since the American president called off a seemingly imminent truce deal with the notorious militants in its bid to end its 18-year war on the terror-ravaged country.
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Taliban, US negotiators in Pakistan to try and resume talks
Oct 02, 2019 17:26In a move to get the long-running tough talks going, the co-founder of the Taliban militant group and Washington’s special envoy for Afghanistan have traveled to Pakistan.
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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over shelling in Kashmir
Sep 30, 2019 14:15Pakistan has summoned India’s deputy high commissioner in the wake of a recent ceasefire violation by Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
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Kashmiris see war as only solution to end the Kashmir crisis
Sep 30, 2019 14:12The standstill in Kashmir has entered its 8th week. Amid a security crackdown and communication blackout, people of the region eagerly waited for a global response to their crisis during the 74th UN General Assembly session; however, it all ended in disappointment.
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India tightens restrictions in Kashmir after Imran Khan's UN address
Sep 28, 2019 12:32Following an address to the UN General Assembly by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who condemned India’s behavior in Kashmir, authorities in the region have tightened restrictions on people’s movements.
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Pakistan's PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir
Sep 27, 2019 16:59Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan says a “bloodbath” will take place in Indian-administered Kashmir when India lifts its “inhuman” curfew imposed when New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its autonomous status.
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Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia agree to fight Islamophobia
Sep 26, 2019 08:50Leaders of Turkey, Pakistan, and Malaysia have reached a consensus to jointly fight the rising threat of Islamophobia across the world, mainly in the West.
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5.8-magnitude quake kills 19, injures hundreds in Pakistan
Sep 24, 2019 13:49An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 has shaken northern Pakistan, killing 19 people and injuring 300, government and police officials said.
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No talks with India until curfew lifted: Pakistan PM
Sep 18, 2019 12:29Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ruled out the possibility of talks with India over Kashmir until the curfew imposed on the disputed region is lifted.
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Daughter of Ex-Pakistani PM allowed to keep party office
Sep 18, 2019 04:12The Election Commission of Pakistan has dismissed a plea to disqualify the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding party office because of her conviction on corruption charges.