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Pakistan condemns Pathankot Terror Attack
Islamabad, Jan 2: Pakistan has condemned the terror attack at the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot town in Punjab on Saturday.
In a statement issued in Islamabad, Pakistan's foreign office extended heartfelt condolences to the…
Earthquake in Afghanistan, tremors hit North India
New Delhi, Jan 2: Tremors were felt across north India on Saturday as a moderate intensity earthquake hit Afghanistan, the authorities said.
The earthquake originated in the Hind Kush mountains, near Jarm in Afghanistan, at 2.07 p.m.…
Saudi Arabia executes 47 over Terror charges
Riyadh, Jan 2: The Saudi interior ministry on Saturday announced the execution of 47 people over terrorist charges, including a prominent Shia cleric.
Most of the executed were Saudis and involved in a series of attacks carried out by…
‘Terrorists to be vanquished from Pakistan in 2016’
Islamabad, Jan 2: Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif said the country would get rid of terrorism in 2016. The new year will be the year when terrorism will end in Pakistan, Dawn online quoted Sharif as saying on Friday.
General…
Afghan Army frees 59 from Taliban Custody
Kabul, Jan 2: The Afghan army launched a special operation in the country's Helmand province and set free 59 people from a Taliban prison, sources said on Saturday.
The Special Operation Force of Afghan National Army on Friday conducted…
6.4 Magnitude Earthquake jolts China
Beijing, Jan 2: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit China on Saturday, said the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC).
The quake hit Mudanjiang city of northeast China's Heilongjiang province at 12.22 a.m. (local time) on Saturday, Xinhua…
Petition filed in Pakistani court against Modi’s visit
Islamabad, Jan 2: A petition against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Pakistan has been filed in the Lahore High Court.
Petitioner named Muneer Ahmad contended on Friday that Modi, along with a 120-member delegation…
China releases guideline on Military Reform
Beijing, Jan 2: China's Central Military Commission (CMC) on Friday released guidelines on deepening national defence and military reform.
The release of the guidelines comes about a month after CMC Chairman and China's President Xi…
Israel returns bodies of 23 Palestinian ‘Attackers’
Jerusalem, Jan 2: Israel on Friday returned the bodies of 23 Palestinians killed in recent attacks against Israelis to the Palestinian authority, the Israeli army said. Seventeen of the dead Palestinians were from Hebron, three from the…
Amid pressures Iran not to slow down Missile Programme
Tehran, Jan 2: Iran's defence minister said on Friday that despite the US pressures, Iran will not slow down the pace of development in its missile programme.
"We will vigorously press ahead with the development of missile capabilities…