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Pakistan detains alleged mastermind of 2008 Mumbai attacks
Jul 17, 2019 12:26Pakistani authorities say they have detained a terror suspect blamed for a four-day militant attack on the Indian port city of Mumbai in 2008, on terror finance charges.
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Pakistan fully reopens airspace as India tensions ease
Jul 16, 2019 04:51Pakistan has fully reopened its airspace to civil aviation, months after it imposed restrictions following an aerial confrontation with neighboring India.
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Intelligence Ministry disbands 2 drug bands in southeastern Iran
Jul 14, 2019 10:25The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that the security body has managed to dismantle 2 bands of narcotics traffickers in the Southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan which borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Pakistani traders strike in protest against IMF austerity measures
Jul 14, 2019 01:15Markets and wholesale merchants across Pakistan closed in a strike by businesses against measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund to crack down on tax evasion and bolster the country’s depleted public finances.
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Media watchdog censures Pakistan curbs on TV broadcasters
Jul 11, 2019 04:14A global media watchdog has strongly denounced Pakistani authorities over the removal of three television channels from the country's airwaves amid mounting pressure on media outlets in the Asian nation.
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Iranian minister in Pakistan as neighbors seek launch of barter
Jul 04, 2019 14:57Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Commerce Reza Rahmani has travelled to Pakistan to follow up on an idea floated during a recent meeting between leaders of the two neighboring countries to set up a barter exchange mechanism for trading goods.
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Iran contained fuel smuggling by over 20 percent in one year: Official
Jul 04, 2019 01:37Iranian authorities say they have managed to contain the amount of fuel smuggled out of the country by over 20 percent in one year.
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Iran to sign MoU with Pakistan on maritime search, rescue
Jul 03, 2019 12:13Iran and Pakistan are to finalize an agreement on cooperation in the field of maritime search and rescue, an Iranian official has announced.
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Indian premier's flight to regional summit will detour around Pakistan airspace
Jun 13, 2019 07:34Indian authorities say Prime Minister Narendra Modi will avoid flying over Pakistan during an official trip to central Asia, despite being granted permission by Islamabad to use its airspace.
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Pakistan's former president arrested over corruption charges
Jun 11, 2019 02:10Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari has been detained in connection with a high-profile money laundering case that saw millions of dollars allegedly siphoned out of the country.