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Bangladesh set to become launchpad for jihadist expansion across South Asia: Report
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh’s ultimate goal of forming an Islamic Revolutionary Army goes beyond internal consolidation and aims to…
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Chinese Communist Party has institutionalized monitoring of Tibetan Buddhism: Report
Colombo, Oct 22 (IANS) China’s approach towards Buddhism in Tibet depends on three interconnected levers – co-opting religious institutions, building…
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Afghanistan slams Pakistan for making frivolous claims on border clashes
Bangkok, Oct 22 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Defence Minister Mohammad Yaqoob has termed Pakistan’s allegations of blaming India for recent clashes between…
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Baloch activists stage protest in Netherlands, highlight Pakistan’s growing brutality
Amsterdam, Oct 22 (IANS) The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Wednesday held a protest in the Netherlands’ Utrecht city, condemning…
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Pakistan’s dangerous game: Wooing Trump at the cost of China (IANS Analysis)
London, Oct 22 (IANS) In the shadowy corridors of Rawalpindi, Pakistan’s military establishment has once again begun its familiar geopolitical…
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Saudi Arabia scraps Kafala labour system, 13 million foreign workers to benefit
Riyadh, Oct 22 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has abolished the five-decade old Kafala labour sponsorship system that allowed Kafala (employers) to…
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Russian President to skip G20 Summit in South Africa
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit in South Africa,…
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American farmers face tariff ripples on costs, market shifts: Reports
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) After Washington imposed steep tariffs on trade partners, American farmers are facing several constraints, including…
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Pakistani authorities ask Afghan refugees to return voluntarily or face force
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Afghans in the refugee camps of Lower Dir District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan…
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Bangladesh’s ICT sends 15 Army officers to jail for enforced disappearances, killings
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday ordered 15 army officers to be sent to jail…
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