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India, Pakistan should address Kashmir issue through 'dialogue':
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Sept. 22 (ANI): With Pakistan repeatedly requesting the United Nations to resolve the long-withstanding Kashmir issue, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that both Islamabad and New Delhi should address their outstanding issues throu
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Pakistan raises Kashmir issue with European Union
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States] Sept. 21 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry yesterday raised country's "serious concerns" over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir with European Union Secretary General for External Affairs Helga Schmid during their meeting on the si
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UN chief condemns Uri attack, extends condolence
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept. 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the attack on the Indian Army base in Uri which killed 17 soldiers yesterday.
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'Impartial' Rakhine Commission will not police human rights: Kof
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Sept. 9 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, who is to head the Rakhine State Advisory Commission in Myanmar, has assured the people that he will assuage concerns over the potential partiality of the commission, saying its mandate is to take on boar
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Sharif says Modi's Balochistan remarks "unwarranted"
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept. 2 (ANI): Pakistan has called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks as unwarranted in a letter written to United Nations Secretary General Ban ki Moon while apprising him on the Kashmir issue.
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UN chief, Lankan PM hold close-door discussions
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sep. 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, who is on a three-day official visit to Sri Lanka, met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during which the duo held close-door discussions.
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Kofi Annan to visit Myanmar amid demand to abolish advisory commission
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], Sep. 1 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan, who was recently appointed to head the Rakhine State Advisory Commission, will pay a visit to Myanmar next week even as nationalists demanding to abolish the commission led by him.
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Karnataka has no right to release Cauvery water when drinking water is sca
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): Backing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the issue of Cauvery water sharing with Tamil Nadu, Janata Dal (Secular) national secretary general Danish Ali on Sunday said when farmers and the common man are distressed and even drinking water is not available in Ca
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Kofi Annan to head advisory commission to solve communal violence in Rakhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw, Aug. 25 (ANI): Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will head the advisory commission aimed at finding a long-term solution to solve the communal violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
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Shabir Choudhry rejects UN Secy Gen's letter to Pak PM as 'unimp
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London (United Kingdom), Aug. 22 (ANI): Faulting U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in which he noted that "Pakistan is committed to peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute for the sake of regional peace and security", found
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Afghan cyclists reach India to convey message of peace
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.16 (ANI): In a move to promote peace, the two Afghan cyclists Dr. Nader Shah and his son Firoz Khan started a round-the-world trip in 2015. In a span of a year and two months they have travelled more than 11000 KMs by bicycle to 15 countries in Asia, Europe and American to co
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26 people and BNP secretary general Alamgir relieved of murder charges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka, Aug. 4(ANI): A Dhaka court on Thursday relieved 26 people, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of the charges on an arson attack that left a bus driver dead in 2014.
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