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India asks IMF to reconsider Pakistan loan programme

Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday the International Monetary Fund should reconsider a one billion dollar loan to Pakistan alleging it was ‘funding terror’, a move denounced by Islamabad as proof of New Delhi’s desperation.

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UK, Pakistan FMs meet after India conflict

UK foreign secretary David Lammy met with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Friday, a week after the country’s most serious military confrontation with India in decades.

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10 killed in Manipur gunfight

At least 10 militants were killed in a gunfight with paramilitary troopers in the northeastern state of Manipur, the Indian army said on Thursday.

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US wants Pakistan, India to resume direct talks

Hours after US president Donald Trump urged India and Pakistan to ‘go out to dinner’ together to resolve their disputes, the State Department said Washington is now focused on encouraging direct communication between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, reports DAWN.com...

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India kills three in Kashmir

Three suspected rebels were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday in a gun battle with soldiers, the army said, the first since an attack on tourists last month brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war...

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No truce in India-Pakistan disinformation war

India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but on social media citizens on both sides are vying to control public perceptions by peddling disinformation.

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Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school

A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake...