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Afghan experts pin little hope on Pashtun Pakistani official's Kabul tour

​At the invitation of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, four veteran Pakistani Pashtun nationalist political figures visited Kabul and discussed with Afghan leaders the ways and means to improve political relations, security situation and cooperate in the war on terror and enhance economic cooperation between the two neighboring states.

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Pak opposition leader announces ending of anti-gov't protest

Senior Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan announced on Wednesday an end to his four-month long anti-government protest following the terrorist attack that killed 141 people, including 132 children.

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Pakistani politician leads anti-gov't shutdown protest

​A senior Pakistani politician, Imran Khan, Monday led an anti-gov't rally in the eastern city of Lahore to push for his demand for investigation into what he called fraud in last year's parliamentary polls.

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U.S. man arrested at Chicago airport for attempting to join IS

An American man has been arrested in Chicago for attempting to travel overseas to join the militant organization Islamic State (IS) fighting in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.

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Anti-government protests prolong political crisis in Pakistan

​Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has again rejected calls for his resignation as demanded by two opposition leaders who refused to call off their sit-in protests in Islamabad that have now entered its second month.

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Pakistani gov't opens talks with opposition leader

​The Pakistani government on Wednesday opened talks with an opposition leader, who is leading thousands of supporters in a sit-in in Islamabad and is demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Pakistan decides to hold dialogue with anti-gov't protesters

​Pakistani government Sunday announced to hold talks with two opposition political leaders who are leading thousands of their supporters in sit-ins in Islamabad and demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

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Family breaks silence to defend captain of Missing Malaysian flight MH370

The brother-in-law of Zaharie Ahmad Shah, Captain of Malaysian Airline flight MH370, spoke out for the first time publicly in a program by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) broadcast on Monday night, saying reports about the captain having family problems or hijacking the plane in a political protest are "completely false".

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Vientiane's marketplace blaze under control

The fire that consumed Lao capital Vientiane's biggest marketplace Thong Khan Kham appears to be under control as firefighters continued to extinguish the blaze, Xinhua reporters judge from the scene at 11:40 p.m. local time.

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Bollywood star SR Khan's new film takes theaters by storm

Chennai Express, the new film of India's Bollywood star Shah Rikh Khan, took theaters by storm on the first day of its presentation.