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Jaish, Lashkar militants trained in Afghanistan to attack India ahead of August 5

Pakistan Army's Special Service Group (SSG) has trained around 20 Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in Afghanistan to carry out attacks in India ahead of August 5, the first anniversary of the constitutional reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir and August 15, the Independence Day, according to news agency IANS

Guarding Bhutan's porous border with India

In Umling, Gelephu, an irrigation channel separates officials from Royal Manas National Park (RMNP) in Bhutan on COVID-19 duty from nearby Indian settlements in the state of Assam

Balochistan ministers visit Pakistan-Afghan border after clash leaves two dead

Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove and provincial Minister for Agriculture Zamarak Khan Achakzai visited the Pak-Afghan border near Chaman on Friday, a day after two people were killed and 20 injured in a protest at the border

15 Killed, 80 Wounded in Pakistani Shelling: Afghan official

At least nine civilians were killed and 50 others were wounded in Pakistani forces artillery attacks on “residential areas” in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, on Thursday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said

Maldives VP checks on locals admitted to Kochi hospital

Maldivian Vice President Faisal Naseem, on Thursday, made an official phone call to Director of International Patient Relations at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, inquiring on the condition of Maldivian patients seeking treatment at the hospital

West abetting India arms build-up, deplores Pakistan

Pakistan on Thursday said it could not ignore the arms build-up by India including its purchase of Rafale fighter jets, which could be modified to deliver nuclear weapons

Indian High Commissioner hands over two buses to Bangladesh school

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Riva Ganguly Das, has handed over two school buses to the Nalanda Uchcha Vidyalaya, a school run by Chhayanaut, in a virtual ceremony

Pakistani shelling kills nine civilians in Kandahar

At least nine civilians were killed and 50 others were wounded in Pakistani forces artillery attacks on “residential areas” in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, on Thursday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said

'Pakistan opposed to arms race in South Asia'

The world community must dissuade India from its disproportionate arms buildup which could also lead to an arms race in South Asia, stated the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday

Islamabad HC to hear plea in Jadhav case on Aug 3

After the government's proposed ordinance to facilitate Kulbhushan Jadhav file a review plea against his death sentence by a Pakistan military court was passed by the Lower House of the National Assembly amid uproar and protest by the opposition benches, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has constituted a bench to hear the plea submitted by the federal government against Jadhav's sentence on August 3

Nepal asserts claim over Kalapani

Darchula District Administration Office has written a letter to Indian authorities in Dharchula, Uttarakhand, stating that Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani are Nepal’s territories as per Article 5 of Sugauli Treaty, maps and historical facts and evidences

Nepal Airlines evacuates Nepali students from Bengaluru, India

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has evacuated stranded Nepali students from Bengaluru in India

Sri Lanka para-taxes Maldive fish at Rs102, turmeric imports at Rs360 kg

Sri Lanka will tax Maldives fish imports at 102 rupees a kilogram, turmeric not ground at 102 rupees and others at 360 rupees a kilogram under a special commodity levy, a para tax

Pakistani soldier killed in firing along Afghan border

A Pakistani soldier was killed in cross-border firing from the Afghan side in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, officials said

Indian diplomat summoned over ceasefire violation

A senior Indian diplomat was summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on July 28, resulting in serious injuries to three innocent civilians