Archive for July, 2015

India pledges support for Iraq in fight against IS

India strongly supports Iraq’s territorial integrity and its government’s efforts to “overcome the current crisis”, President Pranab Mukherjee said amid a war that country is engaged in against ISIS terror group.

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Militants shot dead police officer in Kashmir

Militants have shot dead a retired police officer in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, police said Wednesday. The retired Superintendent of police was shot late last night near his residence in Ashmuji. “At about 11.30 pm, some unknown militants fired upon a retired SP Bashir Ahmad Dar near his residence at Ashmuji in Kulgam,” a police official said. He said […]

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Modi calls for expanding cooperation with Tajikistan

On the last leg of his eight-day six-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a strong pitch for taking India’s ties with Tajikistan to newer heights in diverse areas. Modi, who flew into the Tajik capital from Kyrgyzstan last night, was accorded a ceremonial reception before getting into talks on a wide range of issues with the Tajik […]

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Pakistan hosts Afghan peace meeting

Pakistan hosted a meeting between the Afghan government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan representatives in eastern Murree city near federal capital as part of the commitment to facilitate an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, said Foreign Office on Wednesday. According to Pakistan Foreign Office, representatives from China and the United States also participated in the meeting, held on July 7.

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