Pakistan arrests 45 Indian fishermen

Pakistan has arrested 45 Indian fishermen and seized their five boats for allegedly violating its territorial waters off the coast of Sindh province, officials said on Wednesday. The arrests were made on Tuesday after Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) took action against the intruders in the southern province. “The fishermen were arrested in the Arabian Sea and handed over to […]

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Obama: Pakistan ‘must’ dismantle terror networks

In a strong message, US President Barack Obama told Pakistan on Sunday that it “can and must” take more effective action against terrorist groups operating from its soil by “delegitimising, disrupting and dismantling” terror networks there. Describing the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot as “another example of the inexcusable terrorism that India has endured for too long”, […]

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3 al-Qaeda terrorists killed in shootout in Pakistan

Police killed three al-Qaeda terrorists in a shootout in Pakistan’s Punjab province, thwarting a major terror attack, an official said on Saturday. According to a Counter-Terrorism Department spokesman, a team of police personnel on Friday night raided a house in Azam Chowk in Layyah district, some 350 km from Lahore. The terrorists present in the house opened fire. The police […]

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5 dead, 2 critical after shootings in Canada school

A shooter opened fire at a high school and a second location in a northern Saskatchewan community on Friday, leaving five dead and two others critically injured, Canada’s Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said from Davos, Switzerland that a suspect was in custody. “This is every parent’s worst nightmare,” Mr. Trudeau said. “The community is reeling.” Mr. Trudeau […]

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23 killed in al-Qaeda seizure of Burkina Faso hotel

Burkina Faso and French forces killed a fourth extremist on Saturday after freeing 126 people and killing three other attackers to end the seizure of a luxury hotel by al-Qaeda-linked militants, Burkina Faso officials said. In addition to the extremists, at least 23 people were killed in the attack at the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, the capital, President Roch Marc […]

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