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Pakistan, Iran agree to ‘de-escalate’ tensions after tit-for-tat attacks

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Iran have agreed to “de-escalate” tensions after an exchange of missile and drone attacks this week raised fears of further instability in the region, Islamabad said. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and the foreign minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, spoke via phone on Friday, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a […]

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Pakistan strongly condemns Iran’s ‘violation of its airspace’ killing two children

LAHORE — Pakistan on Wednesday issued a strongly worded condemnation of Iran’s ‘violation of its airspace’, during which Tehran claimed to have targeted two bases belonging to the Jaish al-Adl militant group. It also warned the neighbouring country that such actions can have ‘serious consequences’. Iran on Tuesday launched attacks in Pakistan, targeting what it […]

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina secures fourth straight term as her party wins two-thirds majority in general elections

DHAKA — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections marred by sporadic violence and a boycott by the main opposition BNP and its allies. Hasina’s party won 200 seats in the 300-seat parliament while counting […]