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Published by Al-Araby Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. The two sides have been meeting on and off for months in the Qatari capital, but the talks have lost momentum as

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, The J&K Animal Husbandry and Fisheries department has called for ban on slaughter of cows, calves, camels on the occasion of forthcoming Eid-ul-Adha in the Union Territory. In this regarding Director Planning, J&K Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department has addressed a communication to Divisional Commissioners of Jammu as well as Kashmir and

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar The authorities have asked administrative secretaries to initiate process to identity employees who are “ineffective in work or not fit to continue” after completion of 22 years of service or having attained 48 years of age. In October last year, the J&K government had amended Article 226 (2) of the Jammu and

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, July 16: Two rebels were killed while as two paramilitary personnel of Central Reserve Police Force were injured in an encounter at Alamdar Colony, Danmar, area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar on Friday. Officials sources said that during the gunfight two CRPF personnel were also injured, who have been identified as SI Bupinder

Published by Reuters By Umar Farooq ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani meets regional leaders for talks in Uzbekistan on Thursday as deteriorating security in his country raises fears of a new Afghan refugee crisis with neighbouring Pakistan already ruling out taking any more. Several million Afghans have been displaced within their country over

Published by Reuters MUMBAI (Reuters) – The failure of China and India to resolve the standoff over their disputed border in the western Himalayas, despite an agreement last year, is not in the interest of either side, India’s foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday. In accordance with last year’s pact, military commanders on

Published by Al-Araby A month after Masrat (real identity withheld) went to her parent’s home – having been beaten up by her husband after confronting him over a suspected affair with his own cousin – Masrat’s husband returned to see her, to have sex. Masrat had spent nearly a year in a toxic marriage that

Published by Al-Araby Iran’s outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90 percent if it chose, though it still wanted to save its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. President Hassan Rouhani’s comments, carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, came as he also criticised Iran’s wider theocracy

Published by Reuters KABUL (Reuters) -Taliban fighters in Afghanistan said on Wednesday they have taken control of an important border crossing with Pakistan, the latest trading town they have seized as they make advances after the withdrawal of U.S.-led international forces. But Afghan officials said government forces pushed back the Taliban fighters and were in