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Repatriation of Afghans Slowing As Conditions In Pakistan Improve

The number of Afghan refugees in Pakistan returning to their homeland is expected to decrease this year, UN officials...

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Indian Shelling Kills Two Pakistani Civilians In Kashmir

Pakistan on Thursday said two of its civilians were killed and seven injured in Indian cross-border shelling in the...

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Afghanistan Cancels Pakistan Games After Kabul Attack

Afghanistan have cancelled proposed home and away cricket fixtures with Pakistan after a deadly bomb attack blamed by...

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Modi Seeks To Repair Russia Ties On Europe Tour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek to repair India's drifting partnership with Russia when he meets President...

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Sri Lanka Monsoon Toll Climbs To 164

Sri Lanka's monsoon toll climbed to 164 with the discovery of more bodies of people buried in landslides triggered by...

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Sri Lanka Steps Up Relief As Monsoon Toll Exceeds 150

Emergency teams rushed food and water Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced by the island's worst flooding for...

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Sri Lanka Rushes Aid To Half A Million Flood Victims

Emergency teams rushed to distribute aid Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced after the island's worst...

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Indian Woman Forced To Marry Pakistani Returns Home

An Indian woman who said she was forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint returned to India on Thursday after a court...

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Indian Woman Forced To Marry Pakistani Returns Home

An Indian woman who said she was forced to marry a Pakistani at gunpoint returned to India on Thursday after a court...

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China Condemns Couple’s Kidnapping In Pakistan

China condemned on Thursday the armed kidnapping of a Chinese couple in Pakistan, after the abduction raised safety...

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India Launches Assault On Pakistan Army Posts To Deter Infiltration

India has announced that it has fired mortars at Pakistani army posts across their disputed border in Kashmir, a rare...

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Pakistan Opposition Party To Sue Govt For Detaining Supporters

A Pakistani opposition party led by former cricketer Imran Khan will take legal action against the government for...

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Pakistan Census Source of Fear and Hope For Minorities

Marginalised, attacked and frequently hit by blasphemy charges, Pakistan's religious minorities are hoping the...

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UN Court Orders Pakistan To Halt Execution of Indian ‘spy’

The UN's top court on Thursday ordered Pakistan to stay the execution of an Indian national convicted of spying, in a...

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UN Court To Rule On Indian ‘spy’ Facing Execution

The UN's top court was to rule Thursday on an urgent bid by India to stop Pakistan from carrying out a death sentence...

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India In Appeal To UN Court To Halt Execution of ‘spy’

India was to appeal to the UN's top court on Monday to order Pakistan to suspend its planned execution of an Indian...

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UN Condemns ‘widespread’ Torture By Police In Pakistan

A UN committee has condemned the "widespread practice of torture" in Pakistan by police, the military and intelligence...

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India Urges UN Court To Stop Pakistan Executing ‘spy’

The UN's top court will hold an emergency hearing on Monday as India seeks to stop Pakistan from executing an Indian...

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India Urges UN Court To Stop Pakistan Executing ‘spy’

The UN's top court will hold an emergency hearing on Monday as India seeks to stop Pakistan from executing an Indian...