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Read Modi`s intentions with political realism: Pakistani Daily

Last Updated: Saturday, May 31, 2014, 14:10

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visiting or not visiting India to attend his counterpart Narendra Modi`s swearing-in ceremony is not the issue but Pakistanis need to read Modi`s intentions with political realism, a leading daily said Saturday.

Taliban ambush Pakistan border post, 17 killed

Last Updated: Saturday, May 31, 2014, 15:21

A soldier and 16 Taliban militants were killed Saturday after an ambush on a border post in Pakistan`s restive northwestern tribal area, military officials said.

Waiter jailed for molesting Indian girl in UAE

Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2014, 19:51

An Afghan waiter has been sentenced to five years in jail for molesting an Indian girl in a lift in the UAE.

Foreign Secy visits Herat to review consulate security

Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2014, 16:49

Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh today reviewed the security situation for the Indian consulate in Afghanistan`s Herat which was attacked last week.

Kerry defends Obama`s Afghanistan exit strategy

Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2014, 10:47

US Secretary of State John Kerry defended President Barack Obama`s newly announced strategy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan amidst much criticism, media reported.

Husband of bludgeoned Pakistani woman murdered first wife

Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2014, 10:10

The husband of a pregnant Pakistani woman bludgeoned to death outside a courthouse murdered his first wife, he said Friday, in a twist to a story that has shocked rights activists.

Pakistani convicted of wife`s New York murder

Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2014, 03:24

A US judge convicted an elderly Pakistani immigrant Thursday of murdering his wife in their New York home, savagely beating her over the head after she refused to cook the food he wanted.

US denounces `heinous` murder of Pakistani woman

Last Updated: Friday, May 30, 2014, 02:51

The United States Thursday condemned the "heinous" killing of a pregnant Pakistani woman beaten to death outside a courthouse, and called for her murderers to be swiftly tried.

Karachi court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Pakistan`s ex-PM Yousuf Raza Gilani

Last Updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 21:28

For his alleged involvement in Rs 7 billion corruption scandal, a Karachi-based anti-corruption court on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Bombs kill 4 in Afghanistan; NATO soldier dies

Last Updated: Thursday, May 29, 2014, 18:14

Roadside bombings across Afghanistan killed 4 people on Thursday as officials reported that a NATO soldier died in a helicopter crash in Kandahar the previous day.