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Pakistan builds parts for Turkey drones
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC), Kamra handed over the first batch of parts created for the Turkish UAV, ANKA.
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Hundreds of Bangladesh textile plants shut indefinitely
Ashulia is home to around 500 factories which make clothing for a string of major Western retailers.
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India's oldest prisoner dies at 107 years
A petition had earlier been filed to pardon her on account of her age.
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Indian trade, industry bodies look to Nawaz for India's MFN status
"Bilateral trade could increase rapidly in a short span of time."
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Nawaz Sharif is good news for India: Analysts
"Both times he made genuine efforts to make peace with India but was thwarted...by army."
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China premier to visit India, Pakistan on first foreign trip
Li, who became prime minister in March, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Asif Ali Zardari.
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Indian Kashmir pins hope on Nawaz for Kashmir issue resolution
Indian Kashmir chief minister expresses hope, along with pro-freedom and pro-India parties.
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Positive beginning: Indian PM greets Nawaz, invites him to India
Presidents Obama and Karzai felicitate Pakistan on election, express hope to work with new govt .
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Nawaz victory is good for Pak-India ties: Indian FM
Indian FM Sakman Khurshid calls Nawaz Sharif to congratulate him over coming to power.
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Strained ties: India bars pilgrims from Ajmer Sharif
Pakistan advised pilgrims not to participate in the annual ‘urs’ as it could not ensure their security.
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Neighbourhood watch : Karzai’s remarks fuel Pak-Afghan tensions
Afghan government accused the Pakistani military of setting up check posts on the Afghan side of the border.
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Saudi Arabia warns illegals will face jail after July 3
Illegal foreign workers risk being slapped with prison sentences and fines after a three-month grace period runs out.
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Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia hope to see a 'Naya Pakistan'
Despite not being able to vote, the Pakistani community abroad is fervently monitoring developments.
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Miracle survivor pulled from Bangladesh ruins
According to a news report, the woman survivor was found sheltering in the ruins of a basement mosque.
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Opportunity but risk for US as Pakistan votes
US experts see election front-runner Nawaz Sharif as a pragmatist rather than ideologue.
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'Political, not military' solutions needed in Mideast: Hagel
HAgel's remarks highlighted President Obama's cautious stance on resorting to armed force in the volatile region.
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Boston police chief not warned about Tsarnaevs
Russian authorities had alerted the FBI in 2011 that Tsarnaev may have been radicalised.
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Bangladesh's collapsed building death toll passes 1,000
Western firms criticise factories for not ensuring worker safety.
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US balks at Japan sanctions over child abductions
Hundreds of non-Japanese parents have lost access to their children as estranged partners took them to Japan.
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Prisoner treatment: Sanaullah’s death opens debate on inmate attacks
Sanaullah’s body was flown back to Pakistan by a special Pakistan International Airlines flight to Sialkot.
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Election security: International borders closed for 3 days
The borders are scheduled to reopen on May 12.
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Another Pakistani prisoner allegedly attacked in New Delhi
Two prisoners reportedly attack Pakistani inmate Abdul Jabbar with a blade.
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Ban Ki-Moon hopes for peaceful Pakistani elections
UN Secretary-General expresses concern about the pre-poll violence, but hopes people will do their civic duty.
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Despite new law, ECP rules out voting for overseas Pakistanis on May 11
ECP secretary says there is not enough time to arrange voting for those living overseas.
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US drone strikes have no consent from Pakistan govt: British MEP
British Member of European Parliament Sajjad Karim chairs high level hearing on drone strikes in Pakistan.
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Afghan police demand weapons amid simmering tension with Pakistan
The fight, in which an Afghan border policeman was killed, caused a sharp deterioration in relations between the two.
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US wants to keep nine bases in Afghanistan: Karzai
Size of "residual" force has not been agreed, with numbers ranging from 2,500 to 12,000, say US officials.
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Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami member sentenced to hang for genocide
The tribunal headed by Justice Obaidul Hassan found Kamaruzzaman guilty of genocide and torture.
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Pakistani prisoner who died after being attacked in India jail, returns home
Sanaullah's dead body flown back to Pakistan. Postmortem to be carried out shortly.
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Two suspects arrested for ambushing Pakistani peacekeeper in DR Congo: Officials
The attack was staged in South Kivu province on a UN mission military convoy involving at least 10 attackers.
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Six killed in clashes at Afghan protest: Officials
Taliban insurgents infiltrated protest against alleged border intrusions by Pakistani military, say authorities.
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Pakistani beheaded in Saudi for drug trafficking
The man was caught attempting to smuggle an amount of heroin hidden inside his stomach.
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6,000 children born with Thalassaemia in Pakistan yearly
3,000 to 4,000 children born with more virulent form of the disease, Thalassaemia-major annually.
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Nawaz Sharif calls for warmer ties with India
"Will call for investigation of whether Pakistani intelligence agencies played a role in Mumbai attack."
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Human trafficking: Indonesia jails Pakistani smuggler
Convicted along with an Australian accomplice, the Pakistani national will have to pay $50,000 fine.
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Pakistan peacekeeper killed in DR Congo ambush: UN
UN leader Ban Ki-moon was "appalled" by the latest attack on UN peacekeepers.
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Tit-for-tat response: Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat
Lodges protest against ‘unprovoked firing’.
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Indo-Pak ties: Bilateral trade termed passageway to peace
Speakers underscore need to resolve non-tariff barriers among Saarc countries.
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Attack on Syria
Israel has always acted from a place of arrogance and always sure that the US will legitimise its action as just.
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Travel alert: Govt urges Pakistani visitors in India to exercise caution
Over 600 pilgrims to visit Ajmer Sharif in India for the annual urs this month.
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N Korea removes missiles from launch site: US officials
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been on the brink of boiling over for months.
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Iran begins registering presidential hopefuls
The candidates who pass the council's screening will have three weeks to campaign ahead of the elections.
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GM to build $1.3 billion Cadillac plant in China
GM's total China sales rose 11.3 percent last year to a record 2.84 million vehicles.
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Delhi High Court orders release of Kashmiri prisoners
Court concludes the conviction of Indian Kashmiri youths could not be sustained.
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Bangladesh building death toll approaches 700
Around 3,000 garment workers were on shift at the Rana Plaza complex at the time of the collapse.
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The story changes: Sarabjit was spy, claims Indian daily
Sarabjit managed to accomplish the task given to him but was caught while trying to flee, says an intelligence source.
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Aftermath: Sarabjit incident a setback to Indo-Pak ties, says Khurshid
Indian minister says New Delhi to ‘pause’ engagement with Islamabad.
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Escalating tension: Kabul, Islamabad at each other’s throat over border row
Afghan officials summon Pakistani charge d’affairs to lodge formal protest.
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Syria warns of retaliation after deadly Israel raids
Syria says 42 of its soldiers were killed in the weekend strikes and another 100 were unaccounted for.
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New militant magazine appeals for help against drones
One section is devoted to criticising Malala Yousufzai while another segment attacks the Pakistan Army.