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Border tension reduces as Pakistan-Afghanistan call ceasefire
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] May 6 (ANI): After a cross-border fire in the Chaman area that killed nine Pakistanis and injured 40 on Thursday, senior Pakistani and Afghan military officials have reached a consensus to defuse border tension.
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Afghan President Ghani declines invitation to visit Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 ANI :Despite repeated attempts by Pakistan to defuse tensions between the two neighbours, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected Pakistan's offer to visit the country until the perpetrators behind several attacks are handed over to Afghanistan, his deputy
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Pakistan eyeing collaborating with Delhi, Kabul over water management
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore (Pakistan) ,May 3 (ANI):At a time when tensions between India and Pakistan are at an all time high, Islamabad is planning to hold joint mechanism with India and Afghanistan for joint watershed management and trans-boundary aquifer sharing, to minimize the negative impact of developm
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Trump, Putin discuss ending Syria war amid ongoing tensions
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 3 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephonic conversation on Tuesday discussed about ending the ongoing war in Syria for the first time since the former had ordered a missile strike on Syrian military
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President Mukherjee calls for 'collective' action against terror
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): With the tension escalating between India and Pakistan after two Indian soldiers' ^bodies were mutilated by the latter's Army, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that collective action against terrorism should not be postponed by the internat
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EC cancels Anantnag by-polls over worsening law and order situation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 2 (ANI): Amid growing tensions in the Valley, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday rescinded its notification issued for Anantnag by-polls which was scheduled to be held on May 25th, till further notice."In view of the prevailing ground s
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A third country should mediate U.S.-N.Korea dispute: Pope Francis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt] Apr.30 (ANI): Pope Francis on Saturday said that a third country should try to step in to reconcile the growing tension between North Korea and the US, adding, this heated up situation risked the world of a devastating war.
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Impose Governor's rule in J-K to bring normalcy: Defense expert
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid talks between the Centre and the state government over coming up with a solution to bring down the level of tensions in the Valley, defense experts have reckoned that Governor's rule must be imposed in Jammu Kashmir as the Chief Minister Mehbooba
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China dismisses reports of putting bombers on 'high alert' to co
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Apr 23 (ANI): Refuting the reports of Beijing putting its air force bombers on "high alert" after tensions in the Korean Peninsula, the Ministry of National Defense said that the Chinese forces are keeping their standard operational
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China puts bombers on 'high alert' amid tensions in Korean penin
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Apr. 21 (ANI): China on Wednesday put its land-attack, cruise-missile-capable bombers "on high alert" and the US sees it as evidence that Beijing is preparing to respond to a potential situation in North Korea, a US defense official told CNN.
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Dalai Lama Arunachal visit: India should now honour its 'solemn'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Apr 18 (ANI): In wake of the growing tension between China and India over the Dalai Lama's impending visit to Arunachal Pradesh, China has categorically asked India to honour its solemn promises on Tibet-related issues.
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Defence experts slam Pak for denying consular access to Jadhav
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Strongly condemning Pakistan for not giving consular access to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, defence experts on Tuesday said such decision was against international norms and conventions and alleged that Islamabad was deliberately dragging this case t
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