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Pakistan Peacekeeper Killed in DR Congo Ambush: UN

AFP UNITED NATIONS: Attackers killed a Pakistani peacekeeper in an ambush Tuesday…

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NewsDesk May 18, 2013

Dhaka Siege and Muslim Massacre

Violence erupted across Bangladesh on Monday as Islamist fundamentalists demanding passage of…

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NewsDesk May 15, 2013

Kashmir Issue Finds no Mention in Pakistan Poll Campaigns

Islamabad, Apr 21: Kashmir occupies much of Pakistan�s foreign policy space and…

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NewsDesk April 25, 2013

Shutdown Against Alleged Drug Racket Affects Life in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Life across summer capital Srinagar and other towns of the…

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NewsDesk April 25, 2013

British Air Force Expands Fleet For Afghan Pullout

LONDON, April 19 (UPI) Two commercial aircraft reconfigured for military use have…

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NewsDesk April 25, 2013

Are you a Kashmiri?

Are you a Kashmiri? was the question the boy, with whom I…

Shah Tavseef Mairaj April 25, 2013

Rights Group Says Myanmar Authorities Aided Killings of Muslims

BANGKOK, April 22 Authorities in Myanmars Rakhine State aided the ethnic…

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NewsDesk April 25, 2013

Gaza; The Bleeding Heart of Humanity

PKKH Exclusive By Aneela Shahzad The UNs Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: Whereas…

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NewsDesk November 18, 2012