Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
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Death toll climbs to 274 in Pakistan floods
World | Sep 13, 2014, 02:48 PM ISTIslamabad: At least 274 people have been killed and over two million affected in massive flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday.The rains lashed vast areas of the country last
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Mercilessly! India's or Pakistan's, nature treated 'Kashmir' equally
India | Sep 11, 2014, 09:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: When ‘nature' has its way, it respects no border or ceasefire lines; it treats them all equal.The recent floods in India's Kashmir and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are a sheer example of nature's
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Hafiz Saeed blames India for flood in Pakistan
World | Sep 09, 2014, 10:37 AM ISTIslamabad: Mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed has blamed India for flood crisis in Pakistan.He said that the Government of India discharged water in rivers without notification.He further describe Prime Minister Narendra
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Nawaz Sharif thanks PM Narendra Modi for offering help in flood relief efforts
World | Sep 09, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTIslamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for offering help in flood relief efforts in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said closer collaboration in disaster management should be a part of their agenda
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Nearly 200 killed in floods, rains in Pakistan
World | Sep 08, 2014, 01:24 PM ISTIslamabad: Nearly 200 people have been killed in floods and rain-related incidents in Pakistan with four days of incessant showers leaving a trail of death and destruction, officials said on Monday.The rains which started last
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PM Narendra Modi writes to Sharif, offers help for flood victims
India | Sep 07, 2014, 09:35 PM ISTNew Delhi/Islamabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wrote to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif offering assistance to victims of the devastation caused by the torrential rains and floods in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).Modi, who reviewed the
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Dozens killed in major terror attack in Xinjiang
World | Jul 30, 2014, 12:05 AM ISTBeijing: Dozens of civilians were killed or injured in a major terror attack by knife-wielding extremists in China's restive Xinjiang province, home of the native Muslim Uygurs, on the eve of Eid festival, police said
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Despite India's reservations, China launches study to build rail link to Pakistan via PoK
World | Jun 28, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTBeijing: China has reportedly commissioned a “preliminary research study” to build an international rail link connecting its border province of Xinjiang to Pakistan, a contentious project from India's perspective as it runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
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Battle against Xinjiang militants tougher, crueler than ever
World | Mar 04, 2014, 04:30 PM ISTBeijing: The battle against militants fighting for separation of China's volatile Xinjiang province, bordering PoK and Afghanistan, is getting “tougher, fiercer and crueler than ever” due to the revival of pan-Islamic extremist groups, top Chinese
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20 Indian trucks, drivers detained in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
India | Jan 18, 2014, 06:15 PM ISTSrinagar: Authorities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have detained over 20 drivers and their trucks carrying goods from this side to demand release of their truck and driver detained by Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly carrying
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Man from PoK who accidentally came to India wants to go back
India | Jun 27, 2012, 04:02 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 27: A 27-year-old man, claiming to have sneaked into India from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) when he was nine, has moved the Bombay High Court praying that he may be sent back home so
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India Appreciates Pak Co-operation In Resolving Chopper Crisis
India | Oct 24, 2011, 08:52 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 24: Expressing relief over return of its officers and helicopter which had strayed into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir due to bad weather, India on Sunday said it "greatly appreciates" the manner in which Pakistan
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PPP Politician Elected PoK 'Prime Minister'
World | Jul 27, 2011, 08:19 AM ISTIslamabad, Jul 26 : Veteran PPP politician Chaudhry Abdul Majeed, was today elected “prime minister” of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir after elections that were held last month.Majeed, who will be the 11 “Prime Minister” of PoK
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PPP Secures Majority In PoK Elections
World | Jun 27, 2011, 04:18 PM ISTIslamabad, Jun 27: The ruling Pakistan People's Party has secured a majority in the legislative assembly of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir by securing 20 of the 41 seats for which elections were held.According to unofficial results, the
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Violence In POK During Assembly Polls
World | Jun 26, 2011, 07:17 PM ISTIslamabad/Lahore, Jun 26 : Elections to the assembly in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir today were marred by several violent incidents, prompting the postponing of voting by Kashmiri refugees in the eastern city of Lahore. The polling in