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Pakistan Supreme Court sets date for Bibi blasphemy appeal INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan Supreme Court sets date for Bibi blasphemy appeal

The accused in Pakistan's most infamous blasphemy case has been granted a fresh chance to escape the gallows after the Supreme Court confirmed Friday it will hear Asia Bibi's appeal against her execution next week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan passes long awaited anti-honour killing legislation INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan passes long awaited anti-honour killing legislation

Pakistan's National Assembly passed legislation Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed in the name of ‘honour’ to go free, mandating life imprisonment ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan cracks down on TV airing Indian content INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan cracks down on TV airing Indian content

Pakistan's media regulator has launched a crackdown on companies airing Indian television channels and content, officials said on Thursday, after an escalation of violence in the disputed Kashmir region between the neighbours.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India says it foils attack on army base, three killed INTERNATIONAL

India says it foils attack on army base, three killed

Indian soldiers on Thursday killed three suspected militants who tried to attack an army base in Indian Kashmir, officers said, the latest incident to have hiked tensions with arch-rival Pakistan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan barred from Kabaddi World Cup in India CULTURE

Pakistan barred from Kabaddi World Cup in India

The 12-nation Kabaddi World Cup kicks off this week in India, with a row over a decision to bar arch-rivals Pakistan from competing, threatening to overshadow the tag-wrestling sport's showcase event.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Inciting unrest': India bans Kashmir newspaper INTERNATIONAL

'Inciting unrest': India bans Kashmir newspaper

Authorities in Indian Kashmir have banned a local newspaper they said was inciting violence in the Himalayan region, which has been roiled by deadly violence in recent months.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
200,000 Afghan refugees return in exodus from Pakistan INTERNATIONAL

200,000 Afghan refugees return in exodus from Pakistan

More than 200,000 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Pakistan this year, nearly half of them in September alone, UNHCR said Tuesday, the highest number since 2002, after the fall of the Taliban regime.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan accuses India of fresh firing across border INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan accuses India of fresh firing across border

Pakistani and Indian troops on Monday exchanged fresh fire across their de facto border in Kashmir, Pakistan's military said, following an overnight militant raid on an Indian army camp in which one trooper was killed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Militant attack on Indian army base in Kashmir kills one INTERNATIONAL

Militant attack on Indian army base in Kashmir kills one

At least six militants attacked an Indian army camp in north Kashmir, killing one border guard and wounding another, two weeks after a similar attack killed 19 Indian soldiers and ratcheted up tensions between India and Pakistan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Militants fire on Indian army base in Kashmir INTERNATIONAL

Militants fire on Indian army base in Kashmir

Militants opened fire on an Indian army camp in north Kashmir on Sunday night, the army said, two weeks after a similar attack killed 19 soldiers and ratcheted up tensions between India and Pakistan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian soldier's release from Pakistan 'to take days' INTERNATIONAL

Indian soldier's release from Pakistan 'to take days'

India was working to secure the release of a soldier held in Pakistan but it will take "some days", the defence minister said on Sunday, following a dramatic spike in tensions between the neighbours.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan bans screening of Indian films INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan bans screening of Indian films

A union representing Pakistan cinemas and film distributors has banned the screening of Indian movies across the country in the wake of rising tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours in disputed Kashmir.

4:45 AM November 25 2016