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Suicide bombers among six terrorists killed in Pakistan

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Two suicide bombers and a woman among six alleged terrorists were shot dead during a joint operation conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and other intelligence agencies on Wednesday morning in the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province bordering Iran and…
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Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit Pakistan on Wednesday

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir will be arriving Pakistan on Wednesday on a one-day official visit. According to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad, the Saudi minister will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood…
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Alleged spy arrested at Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested an alleged spy, identified as Umar Daud, from Torkham border that was opened on Monday for round-the-clock operation to facilitate the movement of people to and from Afghanistan. In an official press release, the FIA said it arrested…
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Pakistan allows Consular access to Indian spy

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia on Monday met convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav at a sub-jail in Islamabad. The meeting lasted for one hour, according to reports in the local media. Ahluwalia had arrived at the Foreign Office earlier today to meet…
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Pakistan media faced with bleak future as layoffs reach alarming levels

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: People working in the media in Pakistan are faced with bleak future, as more and more journalists and workers are being laid off on the pretext of steering the media out of financial crisis. Measures include the closure of electronic as well as…
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Pakistan carries out successful night-training launch of ballistic missile

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has successfully carried out night-training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’, Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Thursday. The ballistic missile is capable of delivering multiple types of warheads up to 290km, the military’s media spokesperson…
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Thunderstorm lashes Pakistan’s Sindh province

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Another heavy spell of monsoon rains accompanied by thunder and dust storm lashed many areas of Sindh province of Pakistan. The rains are expected to continue until Friday. In Karachi, the provincial capital, a young man died of electrocution while three minor brothers drowned…
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Pakistan considering complete closure of its airspace to India

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering shutting down Pakistani airspace and land routes for India, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said. The federal minister said this in a post to his 2.4 million followers on Twitter after attending a meeting…
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Pakistan PM telephones Saudi crown prince, discusses Kashmir situation

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and discussed the latest developments in Indian-administered Kashmir. According to the Saudi Press Agency and local online media, the two leaders discussed the latest developments in the region. The crown…
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China’s Gen. Xu Qiliang visits Pakistan, meets Army Chief

By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: China’s General Xu Qiliang, the vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), visited the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters with a high-level delegation on Monday and held a one-on-one meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. According to the Inter-Services Public…
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