Category: Security

Pakistan, Afghanistan will fight terrorism ‘together’: Gen Bajwa

Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday said that enhanced security arrangements along Pakistan-Afghanistan…

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Trump’s revised travel ban exempts green card holders

Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive…

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US defence chief visits Baghdad

Baghdad, Feb 20 (IANS) US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday arrived here in Iraq on an official visit. Mattis'…

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Middle East, India push up global arms trade to highest levels

London, Feb 20 (IANS) The global transfer of major weapons systems rose over the past five years to the highest…

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Seoul steps up security, pins Kim Jong-nam murder on Pyongyang

Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) South Korea's Acting President on Monday asked the government to strengthen security against possible North Korean…

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Times Square rally protests Trump immigration policies

New York, Feb 20 (IANS) More than a thousand people of various faiths rallied in New York City in support…

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Most US citizens want NATO to be maintained

New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Eighty per cent of US citizens believe the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should be…

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China, Nepal discuss defence ties

Kathmandu, Feb 19 (IANS) A military delegation from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Western Theatre Command held a meeting with…

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Stop cross-border attacks, find solution: Kabul to Islamabad

Kabul/Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Reacting angrily to cross-border rocket attacks by Pakistani forces on Afghan soil, Kabul on Sunday called…

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Security forces arrest militant in Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) Security forces on Sunday arrested a militant in south Kashmir's Pulwama district when he was trying…

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Pakistan Army launches second massive assault in Afghanistan

Rawalpindi, Feb 19 (IANS) Pakistani forces on Sunday killed several militants affiliated with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar after bombing their hideouts in Afghanistan…

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HAL hopes to fly multi-role chopper by 2019, yet to finalise engine

By Anjali Ojha Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) State-owned behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is hopeful of flying its future multi-role…

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Shoot at sight order over illegal entry into Pakistan

Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) As Pakistan's border with Afghanistan at Torkham and Chaman checkposts remains closed, authorities have issued shoot-at-sight…

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Five militants killed, 205 suspects held in Pakistan

Lahore, Feb 19 (IANS) At least five militants from the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its breakaway faction Jamaat-ul Ahrar (JuA)…

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Iraq launches operation to regain control of western Mosul

Baghdad, Feb 19 (IANS) Iraq has launched an operation to regain control of western Mosul from the Islamic State (IS)…

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Indian, Pakistani troops trade fire in Jammu

Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) Firing exchanges continued well past midnight after Pakistan Rangers violated ceasefire at the International Border in…

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Russia accepts passports issued by Ukraine rebels

Moscow, Feb 19 (IANS) President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree that Russia is temporarily accepting passports and other identity…

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US Navy begins patrol in South China Sea

Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) A US Navy aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea, an…

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Crowds swamp Bengaluru air show for flying thrills

Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Thousands of people, including women and children thronged the air show to watch the stunning aerobatics…

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Navy chief Lanba pays homage to soldiers

Noida, Feb 18 (IANS) The Indian Navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba, on Saturday paid homage and laid a wreath at…

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