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SAARC summit postponed amid India-Pak tensions INTERNATIONAL

SAARC summit postponed amid India-Pak tensions

A summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders set for Islamabad in November has been postponed indefinitely, the Pakistani government said on Friday, amid rising tension between arch-rivals India and Pakistan.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India-Pakistan tensions threaten South Asia summit INTERNATIONAL

India-Pakistan tensions threaten South Asia summit

A key South Asian summit was in doubt on Wednesday after India and three other countries pulled out following a deadly attack on an army base that New Delhi blames on a Pakistan-based group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Modi scraps visit to Pakistan for regional summit INTERNATIONAL

Modi scraps visit to Pakistan for regional summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend a regional summit of South Asian leaders in Pakistan in November because of increasing cross-border attacks in the region, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India, Pakistan rivalry threatens to overshadow regional forum INTERNATIONAL

India, Pakistan rivalry threatens to overshadow regional forum

India called for isolation of countries deemed to be supporting terrorism, while Pakistan decried "brutal force" against civilians resisting occupation as the neighbours' rivalry spilled over into a regional conference.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India to attend regional meet in Pakistan amid Kashmir tension INTERNATIONAL

India to attend regional meet in Pakistan amid Kashmir tension

India's interior minister will travel to Pakistan for a regional gathering but will not hold bilateral talks at a time when a surge of violence in disputed Kashmir has escalated rivalry between the neighbours, officials said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016