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Pakistanis voting in Lahore for Sharif’s parliament seat
Sep 17, 2017 07:55Pakistanis have started going to polls in a by-election seen as a test of support for the family of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of the 2018 general elections.
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US drone attack kills 3 in Pakistan’s tribal region
Sep 15, 2017 11:54A US drone strike has killed three people in the tribal area of Pakistan near the Afghanistan border.
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Indian soldier killed by Pakistani fire in Kashmir
Sep 15, 2017 07:07The Indian army says a border guard has been killed in cross-border fire from Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region.
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Pakistan Supreme Court rejects Sharif’s appeal
Sep 15, 2017 07:01Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal from former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his disqualification from the premiership over corruption allegations tied to the Panama Papers leak.
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Only regional states can protect security of region: Rouhani
Sep 11, 2017 13:00President Hassan Rouhani has lambasted foreign interference in regional issues, reiterating that peace and security of the region must only be ensured by its nations.
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Pakistani FM in Tehran amid standoff with US
Sep 11, 2017 07:16Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif in Tehran to discuss bilateral ties and the latest regional and international developments.
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Pakistan FM to visit Iran for key regional, international talks
Sep 10, 2017 14:37Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif will pay an official visit to Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on leading mutual, regional and international developments, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says.
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China defends Pakistani anti-terror bids following Trump’s criticism
Sep 08, 2017 08:48China’s top diplomat has defended Pakistan’s anti-terrorism measures following assertions by US President Donald Trump that Islamabad fosters militants attacking American and Afghan military forces.
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Pakistan's anti-corruption agency to file criminal charges against ex-PM, finance minister
Sep 07, 2017 13:17Pakistan’s anti-corruption agency is set to open a criminal investigation against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and current Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after the ex-premier was ousted from power by the country’s Supreme Court over corruption charges.
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India not ruling out ‘two-fronted’ war with China, Pakistan: Army chief
Sep 07, 2017 00:35India is likely to get involved in a “two-fronted” war with China and Pakistan, Indian Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat has warned, accusing Beijing of taking over what he called Indian territories and slamming Islamabad for running a “proxy war” inside his country.