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MHA invites applications for Indian citizenship from 'minority community'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday invited applications from the immigrants belonging to minority communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to apply for Indian
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Taliban warns neighbouring countries against allowing US military bases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Taliban on Wednesday warned neighbouring countries against allowing the United States to operate military bases on their soil, following media reports alleging that Pakistan had struck a deal with Washington.
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Opposition quiz Pak govt on US claims of airspace use for Afghan ops
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): A few days after a Pentagon official said that Pakistan had allowed the US military to use the country's airspace to support its operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan's opposition on Monday asked Imran Khan government to explain to National Assembly about th
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5 killed, several injured in blast in Balochistan's Chaman city
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chaman (Balochistan) [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): At least five people were killed and several others suffered injuries in a blast in Chaman city located on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
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Afghanistan-Pakistan border an escape route for terrorists, transit point
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 19 (ANI): The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Deputy Chief of Staff, Maj Gen Richard Rossmanith on Wednesday said that the Afghanistan-Pakistan border is a long-term challenge.
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Pak Foreign Minister says no to US military bases on its soil
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Amid the final drawdown of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan has made it clear that it will not allow any foreign military bases on its soil after the pullback of foreign forces from the neighbouring country.
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'US withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to designating Pak as terror sp
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Following the United States' decision to drawdown troops from Afghanistan, Washington will soon no longer need Islamabad, which could lead to efforts within US Congress to help designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terror, said US-based scholar Michael Rubin.
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Choice of 'friendship and enmity' is in Pakistan's hands, says Afghan pres
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): The announcement of the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan will require that Pakistan make a decision on its Afghan policy -- whether to opt for cooperation or enmity with its neighbour, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has said.
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US envoy Khalilzad meets with Pak Army chief to discuss Afghan peace
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday met with Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and other officials to discuss the Afghan peace process, US State Department said.
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Treating Pak as 'normal neighbour' won't benefit Afghan peace process: Vic
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 8 (ANI): Reiterating that several Taliban leaders are based in Pakistan, the Afghan government on Monday said Islamabad is a direct party to the Afghanistan conflict and treating it as a "normal neighbour" would not help the peace process in the war-torn country.
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Demand for Great Afghanistan revives rivalry, suspicion, resentment along
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 2 (ANI): Durand Line - the bone of contention between Afghanistan and Pakistan that divides the culturally and traditionally united Pashtuns and Balochs into two countries is once again in news due to the demand for Great Afghanistan, reported Afghanistan Times.
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Pak-Afghan Hazara Shias become prime target of Sunni extremists
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Hazara Shias remain a prime target for various Sunni terrorist groups such as Taliban and Islamic state group in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In southwestern Pakistan, the Hazaras live in ethnic ghettos and little information filters out from this highly
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