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New Delhi [India], Aug. 30 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan here. Kerry, who is presently in New Delhi to attend the second Indo-US Strategic and Commerc…

Lahore[Pakistan], Aug. 30 : Criticizing the Rangers for demolishing the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) offices in Sindh, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah called the move a counter-productive act which would invoke more sympathies for the political pa…

Karachi [Pakistan], Aug. 30 : Jailed Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader (MQM) Waseem Akhtar on Tuesday took oath as Karachi’s mayor and Arshad Vohra as his deputy at Bagh-i-Quaid-i-Azam.Akhtar is among four mayors and 200 chairmen of as many municipal bod…

Dhaka[Bangladesh], Aug. 30 : The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the review petition against death of Mir Quasem Ali, the infamous Al-Badr leader of Chittagong and the moneyman of Jamaat-e-Islami.A five-member be…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug. 30 : While Pakistan on the one hand talks about implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) to crack down on terrorism, on the other hand, it openly allows the charity wing of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) to set up a camp in Isla…

Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug. 30 : While provincial governments in Pakistan sought additional investments in their respective regions through the USD 46-billion flagship China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sa…

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], Aug. 30 : At least one person is said to have been killed and three others injured in an explosion near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on Tuesday.The car exploded near the embassy in Bishkek, killing its drive…

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], Aug. 30 : At least one person is said to have been killed and three others injured in an explosion near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on Tuesday.The car exploded near the embassy in Bishkek, killing its drive…

Washington [US], Aug. 30 : The White House has conveyed its displeasure to Pakistan ambassador to the U.S. Jalil Abbas Jilani for tweeting an image of him and his wife with the first lady Michelle Obama. In a strongly-worded letter addressed to Jilani,…

Virginia [US], Aug.30 : Launching a veiled attack at Pakistan for the present unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that a “small percentage” of population is holding the “majority at ransom” in the Valley.Addressing a…