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Pakistan China's vassal, Khan is Xi's jester, says ex-Pentagon official
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 23 (ANI): An ex-Pentagon official, Michael Rubin, warned the United States against falling prey to Pakistan's latest bid to revive relations, stating that the South Asian country's Prime Minister Imran Khan did not seek a new partnership, but aimed at continuing a patt
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Trump apprised of persecution of Mohajirs in Pak ahead of meeting with Imr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 21 (ANI): A US-based non-profit organisation, the South Asian Minorities Alliance Foundation, has written a letter to US President Donald Trump highlighting the abuses faced by Mohajirs in Pakistan, ahead of the leader's meeting with the South Asian country's Prime Min
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Afghanistan, South Asian peace to be on Pak PM's agenda during Trump meet
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to discuss Afghanistan and peace in the South Asian region during his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Friday.
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Conclusions in 2nd UN report on J-K grossly incorrect, biased and heavily
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 13 (ANI): Netherlands-based think tank European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) tore into the Second Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) Report on Jammu and Kashmir, labelling its conclusions as "grossly incorrect,
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Press freedom 'non-existent' under 'fascist' govt: Bilawal Bhutto
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 10 (ANI): PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Tuesday alleged that freedom of press in Pakistan had become "non-existent" under the "fascist" ruling government in the wake of recent incidents of media blackout in the South Asian nation.
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EFSAS researcher slams 'inaccurate' UN report on J-K
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jul 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has slammed a report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Jammu and Kashmir as terrorism or its consequences have not been mentioned in the document.
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EFSAS director Junaid Qureshi urges UN to rectify 'serious inaccuracies' i
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 4 (ANI): Director of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Junaid Qureshi, on Wednesday, urged the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to rectify the "serious inaccuracies" in its first-ever report on the situation in Jammu and Ka
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India to get largest booths among South Asian countries in SSACEIF 2019
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kunming [China], Jun 10 (ANI): As the Kunming city of Yunan province in China gears up for the South and South Asia Commodity Expo and Investment Fair (SSACEIF) 2019, local authorities have expressed satisfaction over India's participation, and have allocated as many as 240 booths for the fa
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Pramila Jayapal becomes first South Asian American woman to preside over U
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], Jun 5 (ANI): Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington D.C., became the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
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Sunny Pawar wins 'Best Child Actor' at DFW South Asian Film Festival
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 21 (ANI): After a big win at the New York Indian Film Festival, 'Lion' fame Sunny Pawar won the 'Best Child Actor' award for 'Chippa' at the 5th DFW South Asian Film Festival in Dallas on Sunday.
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World Grappling Championship U-19 team devoid of practice mats, seeks fina
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): A group of grapplers in the under-19 category, who were selected to participate in the World Grappling Championship to be held in Kazakhstan in September 2019, are seeking financial help to buy practice mats for their academy.
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CPEC is pushing Pakistan deficit to "unsustainable levels": EFSAS
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Groningen [Netherland], Apr 30 (ANI) China through its "debt trap diplomacy" and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has pushed Pakistan's deficit to "unsustainable levels", said European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS).
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