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Interpol Issues Global Security Alert Linked to Jailbreaks

Interpol has issued a global security alert linked to suspected al-Qaeda involvement in recent…

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NewsDesk August 4, 2013

Kerry Visits Pakistan

The US delegation led by Secretary of State John Kerry arrived at…

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NewsDesk August 3, 2013

My Life in Kashmir!

It was the fifth turn when my dad was picked by the…

S.M. Noor August 2, 2013

US Threatens to Snub Vladmir Putin Over Edward Snowden

A spokesman said the Obama administration was "evaluating the utility" of a…

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NewsDesk August 2, 2013

Abu Ghraib Jail

The Deadliest Month; 1000 Died in Iraq

BAGHDAD : Violence killed around one thousand people in July, government and…

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NewsDesk August 2, 2013

PAK and US Agree to Resume Strategic Talks

Pakistan and the United States on Thursday decided to resume strategic dialogue…

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NewsDesk August 2, 2013

The Bugti Wars

The problem with the Bugtis can be viewed in isolation from…

Nauroz Baloch August 2, 2013

Bangladesh High Court

Jamat-e-Islami Declared Illegal in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Bangladesh's main Islamist party was on Thursday barred from contesting next…

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NewsDesk August 2, 2013

Feminist Extremism

Men and women are a team. Women are made equal to men. Feminism…

Sarah Adnan August 1, 2013

No Brokering on Kashmir, Says US

Washington: As Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Pakistan, American officials…

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NewsDesk August 1, 2013