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Pakistan and IMF begin talks on bailout package
Pakistan and IMF began formal talks on Monday over a three-year bailout package for economic reforms. According to adviser and spokesman for the […]
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Pak to mainstream madrassas, bring them under govt control
Pakistan will bring over 30,000 madrassas into the mainstream education system as part of a determined campaign to combat extremism, the military spokesperson […]
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Pompeo says Russia will still be meddling ‘in 2050’
WashingtonUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned that Russia would seek to interfere in elections for decades ahead and vowed that […]
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Sri Lankan bombers had clear links to ISIS President Sirisena
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said country’s intelligence services believe the Easter Sunday suicide bombers had very clear links to ISIS. President […]
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Lankan President suspends Police Chief; Veils banned
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspends defiant police chief and names his successor apart from a new defence secretary as part of a […]
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Pakistan, US trying to resolve visa restriction issue
Pakistan and the US are working to resolve an issue that may lead to new visa restrictions on some Pakistani citizens if left […]
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Sri Lankan President bans all types of face coverings to aid identification process
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has issued an order for ban on burqa, veil or covering of the face in a manner which […]
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Spanish PM’s Socialists on course to regain power
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks set to regain power after his Socialists overcame a historic challenge by right-wing nationalists in elections on […]
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Two US Navy warships sail through strategic Taiwan Strait
The US military said it sent two Navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as the Pentagon increases the frequency of movement […]
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At least 10 dead, thousands displaced after severe Indonesia floods
At least 10 people are dead and eight are missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of […]
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Xi meets Imran Khan, calls for better Indo-Pak relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday and expressed hope that Pakistan and India could meet each other […]
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Australian PM promises migration cut, refugee freeze if re-elected
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, trailing in opinion polls ahead of a May 18 election, on Sunday campaigned on the hot-button issue of […]