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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.
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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.