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SRINAGAR, Jammu and KashmirJust a day ahead of India’s Independence Day on Saturday, two policemen in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir were killed while another was injured in a militant attack. The police said on Friday that suspected militants fired upon a police party deployed near Nowgam bypass on the outskirts ...

KARACHI, Pakistan Rallies, flag-hoisting ceremonies and fireworks across the country marked the 74th Independence Day of Pakistan on Friday, amid a significant drop in the coronavirus casualties that have wreaked havoc on global lifestyle and economies.The day dawned with a 31-gun salute in capital Islamabad and a 21-gun salute in ...

ANKARA Pakistan’s Embassy in Turkey is hosting a seven-day photo exhibit in the capital Ankara. The exhibit -- “Colors of Pakistan Through the Eyes of Turks," done in coordination with Anadolu Agency and the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality -- features 52 sheets of photographers, including Anadolu Agency photojournalists Metin Aktas and Ismet ...

NEW DELHIHuman rights groups and rights activists in India have called for a “transparent” and “independent” probe into the case of three missing Kashmiris in Jammu and Kashmir, whom their family members say the Indian army killed in a fake gunfight.“Amnesty International India calls for the extrajudicial execution to ...

KARACHI, PakistanAs Pakistan celebrates 74th Independence Day on Aug. 14, experts believe that the country carries a mixed bag of successes and failures.The nation carved out of the subcontinent as a homeland for Muslims began its journey in 1947, amid tensions with India over the issue of Jammu and ...

KARACHI, PakistanAs Pakistan prepares to celebrate 74th Independence Day on Aug. 14, the country over past few years has been reviving religious places of its minority population, thus waking up to their rights.Since British India was partitioned in 1947, into two independent dominion states, India and Pakistan based on ...

NEW DELHIThe preparations had begun early this year for 31-year-old Aditya Chouhan, a resident of India’s capital, New Delhi: A long guest list, multiple functions and a post-marriage trip in May.In March, however, India imposed a pandemic lockdown, bringing everything to a grinding halt. It also started worrying Chouhan’s ...

KARACHI, PakistanPakistan will celebrate its 74th Independence Day on Aug. 14 amid a slew of economic, diplomatic and health challenges.The nation of more than 210 million people, which enjoys a geo-strategic location since its inception in 1947, will mark the day amid new regional alignments, a new political map ...

KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the Afghan grand assembly’s proposed release of some 400 key Taliban prisoners, a key demand from the warring group for the start of the much-awaited intra-Afghan dialogue.During a farewell meeting with outgoing Afghan Ambassador Shukrullah Atif Mashal in the capital Islamabad, Foreign Minister ...

KABUL, AfghanistanAfghanistan on Wednesday confirmed at least five new cases of poliovirus amid the resumption of the vaccination campaign.Dr. Mohammad Sidique, a Health Ministry official, told Anadolu Agency all new cases are from the southern Kandahar and Zabul provinces, particularly in the Taliban-held areas.He said due to the coronavirus ...