Pakistan Foreign Office's 'Fab 4' all women team

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Islamabad: For the first time, Pakistan's foreign office has an all-women team at the helm, including its first female foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar who completes a powerful quartet. Filling a key Cabinet position days ahead of peace talks with archrival India, Pakistan appointed its youngest More

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Bangladesh mob kills 6 suspected thieves

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Dhaka: Six alleged robbers in southern Bangladesh have been beaten to death by a mob after the gang they were part of shot a villager dead, police say. Eight people, including three suspected bandits, were injured in the incident. Police say the robbers, in the Noakhali area, shot More

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Afghan mayor assassinated in troubled south

Kandahar, July 27: The mayor of Kandahar, a close ally of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was assassinated in a suicide attack today, the latest in a string of political murders in the key southern region. The killing came two weeks after Karzai's powerful brother was gunned down in the city More

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NC demands PM's resignation; Maoists seek Cabinet reshuffle in Nepal

SHIRISH B PRADHAN\PTI

Kathmandu, July 27: Nepal's main opposition NC obstructed the proceedings of Parliament for the third consecutive day today, demanding the resignation of Premier Jhalanath Khanal, who is also facing pressure from key ally UCPN-Maoist for the reshuffle of the Cabinet. Nepali Congress (NC) More

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Nawaz Sharif elected unopposed PML-N president

Islamabad, July 27: Nawaz Sharif was elected unopposed president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Head of Party’s Election Committee, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra announced it at Party’s General Council meeting held here at Convention Centre on Wednesday. Outgoing Acting PML-N President, Javed More

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Karachi hit by factional bloodbath

Karachi, July 27: At least 50 people have been killed in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi in violence since Saturday, police and hospital sources say. Most violence was reported from the eastern and central parts of the city, police say. Hundreds of people have been killed More

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‘Peace in Karachi vital for Pak’

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Lahore: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that peace in Karachi was vital for  the progress and prosperity of Pakistan. “Karachi is a hub of economic activities and peace is necessary for sustained financial growth of the country,” he said while addressing a meeting of PPP parliamentarians More

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