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India adopted Constitution because of Hindu nature: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat (pic) on Saturday (Feb 7) said that while Pakistan became a Muslim nation after partition in 1947, India remained a secular country because of Hindus.

IS affiliate claims Islamabad attack

An affiliate of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing inside a Syiah mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people and wounded 169 others, as mourners gathered under tight security at the same mosque for funerals for the victims.

PM Anwar condemns Islamabad mosque bombing, extends condolences to Pakistan

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has condemned the bombing at a mosque in Islamabad during Friday (Feb 6) prayers, describing it as an affront to basic humanity and extending Malaysia's condolences to the victims and their families.

Fighting for every breath

WITH pollution in Pakistan hitting record highs in recent years, citizens clutching air monitors and legal papers are taking the fight for clean air into their own hands.

Military kills 216 Balochistan separatists

THE military said it had concluded a week-long security operation against separatists in Balochistan, killing 216 militants in targeted offensives across the troubled southwestern province.

Forces retake town after clashes

The country's security forces used drones and helicopters to wrest control of a southwestern town from separatist insurgents after a three-day battle, police said, as the death toll in the weekend's violence rose to at least 58.

Cambodia, Pakistan to boost bilateral ties, cooperation

Cambodia and Pakistan on Tuesday (Feb 3) vowed to further enhance bilateral relations and cooperation.

Pakistan says it has killed 145 'Indian-backed terrorists' in Balochistan after deadly attacks

QUETTA, Pakistan: Pakistani police and military forces killed over a 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in counterterrorism operations across the restive south-western province of Balochistan over the past 40 hours, government officials said on Sunday (Feb 1), a day after coordinated suicide and gun attacks killed 33 people, mostly civilians.

Bilateral defence pact will not add member

TURKIYE will not join a mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a source close to the Saudi military said, after a Turkish official said earlier this month that they had entered talks aimed at entering the alliance.

Pakistan’s stray animals have found friends and protectors in Karachi’s young residents

KARACHI: One night seven years ago, in the midst of one of Karachi's hottest summers, Haris Ibrahim, who owns popular teashop Chai Master in Defence's Phase VI, noticed a faint whimpering coming from beneath a parked car.