Iran and India have vowed to step up cooperation to restore peace and stability in war-wracked Afghanistan.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement after talks with visiting Iranian President Hassan Rohani in New Delhi on February 17.M...
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Pakistan Sentences Serial Killer To Death
A court in Pakistan on February 17 sentenced a serial killer to death after finding him guilty of killing eight children, including a 7-year-old girl whose rape and murder sparked national outrage.Police found Zainab Ansari's body in a garbage dumpster...
Read More »Ghani Vows Repatriation of All Afghans in Pakistan in Two Years
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has pledged to bring back all refugees in Pakistan in the next 24 months, saying it will put an end to allegations the displaced community is a source of regional instability.The pledge came as ties between the two ...
Read More »Iran and India Agree to Lease Part of Chabahar Port to New Delhi
India and Iran sealed nine agreements during a visit by the Iranian President to New Delhi including a key accord that leases operational control of part of the Iranian port of Chabahar to New Delhi for 18 months.India is helping develop the port to c...
Read More »Pakistan Court Hands Down Four Death Sentences to Child Killer
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan gave four death sentences to a man it found guilty of raping and murdering a six-year old girl.The victim, Zainab Fatima, was attacked last month in her native eastern city of Kasur in Punjab province. The news of th...
Read More »Former Pakistani Taliban Spokesman to Face Trial in Military Court
A senior Pakistani official has told the country's lawmakers that Ehsanullah Ehsan, the former spokesman of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), both U.S.-designated terror groups, will be tried in a military court.Responding...
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