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Tibet needs visionary leadership to negotiate with Beijing: Report
Beijing, Aug 1 (IANS) The Tibetan struggle cannot be sustained by a four-decade-old playbook and requires leaders willing to take…
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Bangladesh: Jamaat’s moral standards questioned amid controversy over its lawmaker
Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) The recent expulsion of Gazi Nazrul Islam, a lawmaker of Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party, over accusations of…
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Mideast security situation complex, potential for unforeseen escalation: US embassies
Cairo, Aug 1 (IANS) The US embassies in some 10 Middle East countries on Saturday warned American citizens to exercise…
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Report slams Western media's underreporting on atrocities by Pakistani authorities in PoK
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s domestic repression has long been perceived as an acceptable “structural cost” of geopolitical interests.…
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Pakistan should bear greater costs for allowing terrorism to persist: Report
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) The United States has consistently made the mistake of believing it could buy Pakistan, but in…
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UNIFIL's uncertain future worries residents in Southern Lebanon
Beirut, Aug 1 (IANS) With the current mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) set to expire…
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Iran reiterates offer to mediate Af-Pak conflict
Tehran, Aug 1 (IANS) In an irony of sorts, Iran has reiterated an offer to mediate between Pakistan and Afghanistan…
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Pakistan’s military-led population initiative undermines state institutions: Report
Athens, Aug 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s repeated reliance on the security apparatus has “crowded out” civilian capacity building and created an…
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Famed climber Nirmal Purja dies chasing mountaineering record on Broad Peak
Kathmandu, Aug 1 (IANS) It was not originally part of famous climber Nirmal Purja’s plan to climb Pakistan’s Broad Peak,…
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Scorching heat, prolonged power outages deepen hardships in Khartoum
Khartoum, Aug 1 (IANS) As Sudan’s capital Khartoum struggles to recover from the devastating effects of the war, prolonged power…
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