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UN urges India, Pakistan to stay calm as Kashmir heats up
Aug 06, 2019 07:07The United Nations (UN) has urged India and Pakistan to maintain peace as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors escalate again in the wake of New Delhi’s move to strip the disputed Kashmir region of its special autonomy.
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India strips Kashmir of autonomous status; Pakistan warns of 'all options'
Aug 05, 2019 08:43The Indian government has scrapped the special autonomy status for the disputed region of Kashmir as part of attempts to fully integrate the Muslim-majority region with the rest of the country.
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War of words escalates between India, Pakistan as tensions run high over Kashmir
Aug 04, 2019 10:50Tensions have flared up between India and Pakistan, with the two nuclear-armed neighbors trading accusations over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
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Pakistani military plane crashes near Rawalpindi, kills 17
Jul 30, 2019 03:06A Pakistani military aircraft on a training flight crashed in a built-up area in the garrison city of Rawalpindi early on Tuesday killing all five crew members and 12 civilians and setting off a blaze that left a pile of smoking rubble.
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Russia, Pakistan militaries set for joint war games in October
Jul 26, 2019 07:04Russia and Pakistan have agreed to hold a joint military exercise — using Russian military equipment— in southern Russia in October.
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Pakistan remands alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks for 14 days
Jul 25, 2019 00:17A court in Pakistan has remanded to custody a terror suspect accused of masterminding a four-day attack on India’s financial capital, Mumbai, in 2008, his lawyer says.
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Killing ‘10 million people’ would win Trump Afghan war ‘in a week’
Jul 23, 2019 09:30US President Donald Trump claims he could “win” the war in Afghanistan “in a week,” suggesting it involves claiming the lives of “10 million people.”
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Trump says ‘could win' Afghan war 'in a week’
Jul 23, 2019 02:22US President Donald Trump claims he could “win” the war in Afghanistan “in a week,” suggesting it involves claiming the lives of “10 million people.”
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Eight killed in twin attacks in Pakistan’s northwest
Jul 21, 2019 16:01At least eight people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in twin attacks in northwestern Pakistan, officials say.
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Pakistan announces reform in religious schools in apparent break with Saudi radicalism
Jul 20, 2019 07:28In an apparent detachment from radical teachings promoted by Saudi Arabia, Pakistan has agreed to introduce reforms in its so-called madrassa religious schools and bring the institutions in line with conventional schools by curbing hate speech and extremist narratives.