South Asia
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Insist on Indo-Pak cultural exchanges, reject barriers : Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto
By Saket Suman New Delhi–Whatever the state of politics between India and Pakistan may be, the citizens of the neighbouring…
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China passes law to have its own version of Islam
Gaurav Sharma Beijing–China has passed a law that seeks to “Sinicize” Islam within five years and might do that with…
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Bangladesh PM wins new term in vote marred by violence
Dhaka–Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a new term with a landslide victory, the country’s Election Commission said on…
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Nawaz Sharif moved to jail in Lahore, to serve for 7 years
Lahore–Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted on Tuesday from a prison in Rawalpindi to the Kot Lakhpat Jail…
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Pakistan’s envoy to US Ali Jahangir Siddiqui resigns
Washington– Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Ali Jehangir Siddiqui stepped down from his post on Tuesday, the media reported. The outgoing…
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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif gets 7-year jail term for corruption
Islamabad- An accountability court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison in a fresh corruption…
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Man climbs mobile tower in Pakistan, demands PM post
Islamabad–A man climbed a mobile tower here on Saturday, demanding that he be made the country’s Prime Minister. The man,…
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President Trump Blasts Pakistan, Says “They Don’t Do a Damn Thing for Us”
BOSTON—President Donald Trump blasted Pakistan on Fox News’ Chris Wallace and said “they don’t do a damn thing for us.”…
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Pakistan arrests 12 Indian fishermen
Islamabad–Pakistani authorities have detained 12 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating the country’s maritime boundary, security officials said on Sunday. The…
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Pakistan blasphemy case: Asia Bibi freed from jail
Islamabad–A Pakistani Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy after spending eight years on death row has been freed from prison, her…
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