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Tensions rising as India ‘hits targets in Pakistan’
Sep 29, 2016 10:52India says it has conducted “surgical strikes” across the de facto borderline dividing the disputed region of Kashmir against militants preparing to infiltrate, with Islamabad denying any such attack and saying instead that cross-border fire from India had killed two of its soldiers.
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Karachi clergy body urges an end to pressures on Shia Muslims
Sep 25, 2016 05:05Karachi’s largest Shia clergy body, “Heyat Ulema-ye Masajed va Ulema-ye Imamiah Pakistan”, within a press conference, has announced its opposition to pressures piled up on Shia Muslims. This Pakistani Shia clergy body has pointed out that pressure should be piled up on Daesh terrorists, who are advancing in the southern Pakistani Province of Sind.
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India-Pakistan tension flares
Sep 25, 2016 04:53These pictures depict the consequences of the recent attack on an Indian military base in the city of Uri in the disputed region of Kashmir.
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India’s PM vows to isolate Pakistan internationally
Sep 25, 2016 03:37Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused Pakistan of “exporting terrorism” in response to an attack on an army base that New Delhi blames on Pakistani militants.
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Police shoot dead man in Kashmir
Sep 24, 2016 03:18Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have shot dead a protester and wounded dozens of others.
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India seals deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France
Sep 23, 2016 10:01India has formally signed an agreement with France for the purchase of three dozen Rafale fighter jets worth a reported 8.8 billion dollars amid a long-running arms race with neighboring Pakistan.
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Pakistan accuses India of ‘unprecedented arms build-up’
Sep 22, 2016 11:18Pakistan has accused India of an “unprecedented arms build-up” along its border, warning that it would take all steps necessary to halt the move as tensions escalate between the two neighbors.
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Indian, Pakistani soldiers exchange fire in Kashmir
Sep 20, 2016 08:51Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged fire along the de facto border dividing the disputed region of Kashmir, Indian military sources say.
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UAE tiff turns India to Iran for extra oil
Sep 20, 2016 08:46Deadlocked talks with the UAE have pushed India to Iran's lap for purchase of 6 million barrels of crude as New Delhi is boosting its strategic oil reserves, a report says.
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India steps up military presence in Kashmir after attack
Sep 19, 2016 09:38India has stepped up patrols along the de facto border with Pakistan as it weighs a response to a raid on an army base in Kashmir that killed 17 soldiers and fueled tensions between nuclear-armed rivals.