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In an article written for the www.military.com website, Joseph V Micallef, warns that if Islamabad continues in this vein, there is every possibility of nuclear device or devices falling into the hands of militant jihadist organisations, both in Pakistan and in other parts of the world. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Pak may soon have world's 3rd largest nuclear stockpile: report

Between 1971 and 2016, Islamabad has been developing its own nuclear arsenal, 'both plutonium and enriched uranium-based...

25 April 2018 1:41 PM IST

Neither 28-year-old Abdeslam -- who is being held in jail in France pending a separate trial over the 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people died -- nor Ayari, 24, were in court for the verdict. (Photo: AFP)

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Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam sentenced to 20 yrs over Brussels...

In its judgment, the court said 'there can be no doubt' about jihadist Salah Abdeslam and Sofiane Ayari's involvement in...

23 April 2018 3:34 PM IST

Wounded Afghan child Zahra, 8, is treated following a suicide bombing attack at the Isteqlal Hospital in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)

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ISIS suicide attack on Kabul voters kills 57

Terrorists target people at voter registration centre.

23 April 2018 1:32 AM IST

Afghan police stand outside a voter registration centre which was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan.(Photo:AP )

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Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 31

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast, the group's Amaq news agency said.

22 April 2018 1:56 PM IST

A fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard on a rooftop in Raqqa, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group. (Photo: AFP)

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50 bodies of jihadists, civilians recovered from Raqqa mass grave in...

The mass grave was located under a football pitch, close to a hospital where IS jihadists had dug in before being chased...

22 April 2018 12:01 PM IST

French jihadist Djamila Boutoutaou attends her trial at the central penal court in Baghdad on Tuesday. Boutoutaou, 29, was sentenced to life in prison for belonging to the ISIS group. AFP , the latest in a series of court judgments against jihadists. (Photo: AFP)

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More than 300 get death in Iraq for links to ISIS

Women from Turkey, Central Asia among sentenced.

19 April 2018 2:37 AM IST

Family members in Amritsar mourn as they receive the body of their loved one abducted and killed by the ISIS in 2014. PTI)

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Teary kin receive bodies of 38 Indians from Iraq

An air of gloom descended as distraught families looked at the caskets brought back from Baghdad by minister of state...

3 April 2018 4:51 AM IST

Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

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Four teenage girls launch deadly suicide attack in Nigeria, 2 killed

The suspected Boko Haram attack took place late Friday in the northeast Borno state capital of Maiduguri.

1 April 2018 1:13 PM IST

Smoke could be seen rising from the site as security forces and ambulances rushed to the scene, which was blocked off to traffic. (Photo: AP)

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Blasts, gunshots rock Afghanistan's Jalalabad again

The attack is the latest in a series to have hit Jalalabad in recent weeks, causing dozens of casualties.

28 July 2018 1:40 PM IST

A minor explosion took place near Indian embassy camp office at Biratnagar in Kathmandu on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

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Suicide bombing in Kabul causes at least 10 casualties

Ministry spokesman Fraidoon Azhand said bomber struck at security gate, six people were killed and 12 were wounded.

15 July 2018 7:17 PM IST

Afghan Sikhs carry the coffin of one of the 19 victims of a suicide attack in Jalalabad. (Photo: AFP)

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Leave for India or convert to Islam': Afghan's Sikhs weigh future...

The attack targeted 'Afghanistan's multicultural fabric', Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

2 July 2018 9:41 PM IST

$The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday asked India to \rescind\ its actions in Kashmir and abide by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions following New Delhis decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmirs special status. (Photo: PTI)$ Opinion

Afghan peace path runs through Pak & Kashmir

While US policy-makers broadly understand this, it has not translated to action on the ground.

23 Oct 2019 2:01 AM IST