Pakistan

Clash on Kashmir border leaves 9 dead

At least nine civilians were killed and 37 others wounded Monday on both sides of Kashmir border dividing India and Pakistan, officials said. The fresh clash between India’s border guards of Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers broke out early Monday along the international border (IB) in Kashmir at Arnia …

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UN chief meets Pakistani PM

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in New York, said Pakistan Foreign Office on Friday. Welcoming the Prime Minister, the Secretary General fondly recalled his visit to Islamabad in August last year and his participation in the Independence Day celebrations of …

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Over 20 militants killed in N. Pakistan by army airstrikes

At least 23 suspected militants were killed on Monday in aerial strikes on militants hideouts in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, said military. A statement issued by the media wing of Pakistan military, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that at least 23 militants were killed …

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Pakistan’s Rizwan Akhtar appointed as chief of Inter-Services Intelligence

Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar was on Monday appointed the new chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in commander-level promotions announced in the country’s powerful Army. The announcement was made on Twitter by Major General Asim Bajwa, director-general of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

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Pakistan Parliament backs Nawaz Sharif

Amid fears of violence and army intervention in the coup-prone nation, a cornered Nawaz Sharif today turned to Parliament for support with his government slamming the protests as a “mutiny against Pakistan”. Leaders from across the political spectrum backed Sharif at an emergency joint session of the Parliament convened to …

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