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Pakistan says Hundreds of Thousands Flee North Waziristan

Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2014, 15:08

The number of Pakistanis who have fled a tribal area bordering Afghanistan where the army is fighting militants has risen to 307,501, officials said on Saturday.

Sri Lankan President orders crackdown on hate groups

Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2014, 11:37

International forces who want to unsettle Sri Lanka are trying to use the recent violence to further their motive, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said and ordered authorities to take firm action against individuals attempting to spread hatred.

`Pakistan is facing fundamental challenges to its capacity`

Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2014, 11:34

With Sunni militants advancing on Iraqi capital Baghdad and the twin attacks on Karachi airport, an Indo-Canadian author and expert on South Asian politics says Pakistan`s fight against insurgent groups is getting harder while the country is "not that effective" in confronting them, given the complexities and contradictions of its policies.

Taliban attacks NATO air base in east Afghanistan

Last Updated: Sunday, June 22, 2014, 11:27

Taliban militants fired eight rockets into a NATO air base at one of Afghanistan`s main airports on Saturday evening, provincial authorities said.

Sri Lanka probes store fire after clashes

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 21:14

A fire today destroyed a clothing store in a Sri Lankan district that witnessed clashes between hardline Buddhists and the minority Muslims, prompting police to launch a probe.

30 terrorists killed in Pakistan air strikes

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 20:32

At least 30 terrorists were killed in targeted strikes by Pakistani fighter jets in the country`s restive North Waziristan and Khyber tribal areas, a Pakistani army official said Saturday.

Pakistan choppers pound militants as civilian exodus grows

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 20:17

Bannu: Pakistani helicopter gunships pounded militant targets in the country`s northwest Saturday, killing up to 30 rebels, as the number of civilians fleeing an long-awaited offensive there surpassed 300,000.

Pakistan orders blocking of Afghan cellphone roaming facility

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 19:56

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday ordered blocking of roaming facility of Afghan subscriber identity modules (SIMs) of cellphones to curb anti-state and criminal activities of terrorists in the country, officials said.

Afghan poll panel postpones announcing partial results

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 19:53

The Afghan election commission Saturday announced that it is delaying the release of the result of the presidential election runoff held June 14.

Sri Lankan courts remand arrested Indian fishermen to custody

Last Updated: Saturday, June 21, 2014, 18:57

At least 46 Indian fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy this week for allegedly poaching into the country`s water have been sent to judicial custody by courts in the country`s north.