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Kashmiri Militant Named Head of New Al-Qaeda-Linked Group

A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan...

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Another Four Arrested In Pakistan Revenge Rape

Pakistan police on Thursday arrested four more men involved in the rape of a teenage girl as punishment for a rape...

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Pakistan Village Council Orders ‘revenge Rape’ of Girl

Some 20 people from Multan, Pakistan, have been arrested for ordering the rape of a teenage girl, in revenge for a rape...

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Historians Race To Preserve Dying Memories of Partition

Sitting in her Karachi home, Jamshed Jahan Ara looks straight into the camera as she explains in a trembling voice how...

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China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row

A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions...

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I Am A Diaspora Returnee, Get Me Out of Here

I have no regrets for coming back to Ghana after some 12 years abroad, studying to acquire a few advanced degrees and...

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Pakistan Police Arrest Village Council For Ordering Rape

Fourteen members of a Pakistani village council have been arrested for ordering the rape of a teenage girl as...

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Kashmiri Separatists Held For ‘waging War’ Against India

An Indian court ordered Tuesday that seven Kashmiri separatists be held in police custody for allegedly funding...

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Pakistan Victims Call For Attack Masterminds To Hang

Anger was growing in Pakistan Tuesday as the grief-stricken relatives of 26 people killed by a suicide bomber in Lahore...

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Maldives Says Parliament Shut For Security

The Maldivian government Tuesday defended its controversial deployment of troops to block opposition legislators...

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Blast Kills At Least 25, Injures Dozens In Pakistan’s Lahore

An explosion killed at least 25 people and injured dozens in a busy vegetable market in the Pakistani city of Lahore...

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Blast Kills At Least 20, Injures Dozens In Pakistan’s Lahore

An explosion killed at least 20 people and injured dozens in a busy vegetable market in the Pakistani city of Lahore...

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Blast Kills 15, Injures 20 In Pakistan’s Lahore

An explosion killed at least 15 people and injured 20 in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore Monday, rescue officials...

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Shastri On Mission To Keep India At Number One

New India coach Ravi Shastri will Wednesday look to prove his team remains the world's best Test side when they take on...

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Pentagon Blocks Some Pakistan Military Payments

The US Defense Department has withheld $50 million in Pakistan military payments after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis...

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Indian Troops Open Fire On Kashmir Protesters, Killing One

The Indian army opened fire on a group of stone-throwing protesters Friday, killing one youth and injuring another in...

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US Praises Sudan Counter-Terror Efforts

The United States on Thursday praised Sudan's efforts in fighting terrorism ahead of a decision expected in October on...

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Pakistani Taxi App Offers Ride With A Marriage Matchmaker

A Pakistan app-based taxi service has launched an unusual add on, offering passengers the chance to share their ride...

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Facebook Refuses Pakistan’s ID Demands

Facebook has rejected Pakistan’s demand to link new accounts on its main service to users’ mobile phone numbers....