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India, France sign Rafale jet deal, but talks on price to go on
India signed an inter-governmental pact with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets on Monday but said sorting out details of the $9 billion...
Military Chief to Step Down When His Term Ends in November 2016; India and...
Chief of Army Staff Gen. Raheel Sharif, seen as Pakistan’s most powerful man, announced Monday through the military’s public relations office that he will...
Mullah Fazlullah reportedly killed in Afghanistan
KABUL - Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, Gulf News reported on Monday.
According...
Viewpoint: The toll of terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan
In the past couple of months there has been a suicide terrorist attack almost every day somewhere in the world. The attacks have covered...
CPEC: Punjab lags behind
The province of the Punjab occupies the central position in the economic geography of Pakistan. The total area of the Punjab is around 205,344...
Pak-Turkey: Free trade needed to boost bilateral relations
KARACHI: Pakistan and Turkey need to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost existing trade ties between the two countries, a Turkish business...
France to build six N-reactors in India
NEW DELHI: India signed an inter-governmental pact on Monday to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighter planes while France’s Areva will build six nuclear reactors...
The enemy attacks from all sides
In the Islamic tradition, Muslims are warned that they will be attacked by Satan, holistically, relentlessly, shamelessly, over and over and over again. Satan...
Pakistani general’s exit may be good for democracy — but bad for stability
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The most powerful and popular man in Pakistan, Gen. Raheel Sharif, announced Monday that he will step down as army chief...
Pakistan Army Chief Dismisses Extension Rumors
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan military chief General Raheel Sharif has dismissed "speculations as baseless" in local media that he intends to seek an extension in his term,...