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Aug 18: A suicide bomber killed 63 people and wounded 182 in an attack on a wedding reception in the Afghan capital on Saturday night, the interior ministry said. The Taliban denied responsibility for the blast at a west Kabul wedding hall, in a minority Shi`ite neighbourhood, packed with people celebrating a marriage. The attack came as the Taliban and the United States are trying to negotiate an

Islamabad, Aug 17: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday welcomed the UN Security Council's decision to discuss tensions in the disputed region of Kashmir, a day after India slammed the rare meeting. Tensions have soared since India earlier this month stripped the part of Kashmir that it controls of its autonomy, sparking calls from Pakistan for the international community to intervene

Washington, Aug 17: In another jolt to Pakistan, the United States slashed the aid to the cash-strapped nation by nearly US $440 million, bringing down its commitment to just US $4.1 billion. The aid was disbursed under Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement (PEPA) 2010, reported Express Tribune. The US apprised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan about its decision to cut aid three weeks before

Washington, Aug 17: US President Donald Trump on Friday conveyed the importance of India and Pakistan reducing tensions through bilateral dialogue on the Kashmir issue during a phone call with Prime Minister Imran Khan, the White House said. The phone conversation between Trump and Khan took place before the close-door-consultation of the 15 members of the UN Security Council in New York. The

London: Scotland Yard has arrested four persons after thousands of agitators converged outside the Indian High Commission in London for planned protests and counter-demonstrations to mark Independence Day on Thursday, resulting in an extremely tense face-off between different groups. The anti-India protest, organised by Pakistani groups and Sikh and Kashmiri separatist outfits, was demarcated with

Islamabad, Aug 8: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has told a special session of the Pakistan-controlled Kashmir “assembly” in Muzaffarabad that India had plans to attack PoK and that Islamabad would “fight till the end”. On the occasion of his country’s Independence Day on Wednesday, Khan also tweeted that RSS’ ideology was “as dangerous” as that of the Nazis and that the withdrawal of Article

Washington, Aug 14: US President Donald Trump has said that India and China are no longer "developing nations" and were "taking advantage" of the tag from the WTO and asserted that he will not let it happen anymore. Trump, championing his 'America First' policy, has been a vocal critic of India for levying "tremendously high" duties on US products and has described the country as a "tariff king"

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 14: Malaysia’s human resources minister M Kulasegaran has called for action against Indian physician-turned-religious scholar Dr Zakir Naik, who has been granted permanent residency in the country, for saying that Hindus in Malaysia are respected and treated equally by the government unlike the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s ill-treatment of Indian Muslims

Beijing, Aug 14: India and China should find stronger convergences, respect each other’s core concerns and manage differences, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said as he underlined that the relationship between the two Asian giants has become “so big” that it has acquired a “global dimension”. Mr. Jaishankar, who concluded his three-day visit to Beijing on Monday, held extensive and in

Islamabad, Aug 14: Pakistan has formally called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to discuss India’s move to revoke the special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday. In video message, Mr. Qureshi said that he sent a formal letter to the president of the UNSC through Permanent Representative Maleha Lodhi to convene the meeting