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Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , march during training in Baghdad, July 9. Islamist militants claimed responsibility for suicide bombings in Baghdad, and there were signs the deadlock paralyzing Iraq's parliament might ... (more)

The streets of the one-time militant haven of Miran Shah were all but deserted, with only a few donkeys wandering around and soldiers standing guard in the alleys and roads.

ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Thursday said that there is no ban on fasting in China and reports published in a section of press in this regard are just rumours and baseless.

ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Thursday said that the Jammu Kashmir was a disputed territory under the United Nations Security Council resolution and it will remain in such position until and unless the UN resolution were implemented.

ISLAMABAD Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority and a Chinese construction company agreed to gear-up the work to complete 205 city development projects worth Rs 34 billion in Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawalakot, the three major districts of the Azad Jammu Kashmir.

BAKU Azerbaijani Ambassador to Pakistan Dashgin Shikarov has said that the intergovernmental commission of Pakistan and Azerbaijan will hold a meeting in October in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Ishaq Dar on Thursday said that the government was looking forward into channeling more and more resources for discovering new oil fields in the country since it was bestowed with valuable natural resources.

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Health Department is planning to vaccinate about 660,000 children in seven districts of the province where Internally Displaced Persons from North Waziristan Agency have relocated in the wake of Operation Zarb-i-Azb.

Seventh Infantry Division General Officer Commanding Major General Zafarullah Khan made the revelation on Wednesday, adding that the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur would be eliminated without any delay, if spotted.

ISLAMABAD: While Pakistan has not made a fresh request to the United Nations and the rest of the international community for the provision of assistance to the internally displaced persons of North Waziristan Agency, it has requested the world body to extend its ongoing operations in the north-west to facilitate the IDPs.

More than 700,000 people are reported to have fled a Pakistani military operation against terrorists in North Waziristan, straining nearby towns and heightening concern about a long-term refugee crisis.

The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked all members of the Parliament and Provincial Assemblies to submit their yearly financial statements to the Election Commission by September 30, 2014.

ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Wednesday expressed its deep concern at the recent escalation of violence and loss of lives in Gaza.

ISLAMABAD Pakistan on Wednesday announcing its full support for a peaceful democratic transition in Afghanistan said that it has already extended all possible support for the efforts aimed at holding peaceful elections.

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However, no report of any casualty or damage to property has been reported so far in Doda and Kishtwar where the quake was measured 2.3 on the Richter scale, according to local meteorological department.

ISLAMABAD: Jets bombed insurgent hideouts in the North Waziristan Agency and killed at least 13 militants on Tuesday, the military said.

1995: Khadr's father is arrested in connection with the bombing of the Egyptian embassy in Islamabad, but is freed after then-prime minister Jean Chretien raises the arrest with Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Karachi: July 8, 2014. Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC has said in a statement that issues of religious minorities can be resolved if government of Pakistan forms 'National Minority Commission' under true spirit of 'Liaquat-Nehru Pact'.

India has asked a United Nations military observer group on Kashmir to vacate a government-provided bungalow in New Delhi, in a toughening stance against a mission that Indians have long opposed.