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Hizbul chief Salahudeen warns India of nuclear war
08 Aug 2016
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahudeen today threatened to wage a nuclear war against India over the Kashmir issue
China vitiates ties with India, now offers talks
06 Aug 2016
After transgressing the border on land and by air in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, stalling India’s NSG bid and vetoing an Indian proposal for a UN ban on Pakistani terrorist Azhar, Beijing now wants to patch up with India
China’s apex court warns against “illegal” fishing in South China Sea
02 Aug 2016
The Chinese court’s ruling is seen as a judicial interpretation to define the South China Sea as China's exclusive economic zone
China violated NPT by supplying N-reactors to Pakistan: report
01 Aug 2016
China's 2013 deal for the Chasma-3 reactor in Pakistan contradicted the consensus document of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, says a report by the Arms Control Association
France may ban foreign funding of mosques, says PM Valls
30 Jul 2016
Intelligence officials have admitted that they are under-resourced to deal with the potential threat from each individual, who would need up to 20 people monitoring them every day
Former Pak envoy to UN Hussain Haqqani moots status quo in Kashmir
29 Jul 2016
Amidst rising unrest in Gilgistan and Pakistn Occupied Kashmir, Pakistani diplomat said for the sake of peace in the subcontinent, India and Pakistan should keep their parts of Kashmir without interfering into the other part
Assad offers amnesty to armed rebels in Syria
29 Jul 2016
China, Russia to hold ‘routine’ drills in South China Sea
29 Jul 2016
The Chinese defence ministry announced Thursday that in September it will hold "routine" military drills with Russia in the South China Sea
Bangladesh police kill 9 militants in shootout
27 Jul 2016
Four terrorists killed, one nabbed in Kashmir
26 Jul 2016
Pak paper slams PM Sharif’s belligerent Kashmir rhetoric
25 Jul 2016
In an unusual development, a Pakistani newspaper has criticised its Kashmir policy. Referring to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif saying he was waiting for the day all of Kashmir would join Pakistan, the Daily Times on Sunday urged him not to indulge in "wishful thinking"
No trace of missing IAF plane; Isro satellites to join search
25 Jul 2016
The hunt for the Indian Air Force plane that went missing in stormy monsoon weather over the Bay of Bengal on Friday with 29 people on board entered its fourth day on Monday
At least 50 dead in Kabul as suicide bomber blasts through protestors
23 Jul 2016
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, although earlier reports had pointed to possible role of Taliban, which is in the midst of a summer offensive
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