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Pakistan’s Punjab Home Minister killed in suicide attack

Attock, Aug. 16 : Punjab Home Minister Colonel (Retd.) Shuja Khanzada was killed in a suicide attack on his political office in Shadi Khan village near Attock today.Dr. Syed Elahi, advisor to the chief minister of Punjab, confirmed his death, the Dawn reports.Khanzada, who assumed charge of the Punjab Home Ministry in October last year, […]

HRW tells Sri Lanka to ensure safe, secure and free polls

Bangkok, Aug.16 : Authorities in Sri Lanka should ensure that voters have safe and secure access to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections on August 17, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today.Local monitoring groups have reported numerous incidents of election-related violence and campaigning irregularities in the month leading up to the nationwide polls.The Centre […]

BJP set to sweep municipal polls in MP

Bhopal, Aug. 16: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to register its victory in all 16 municipal corporations in Madhya Pradesh today.BJP’s Mukesh Tandon won from the Vidisha municipal corporation. BJP’s Meena Jonwal from Ujjain has also registered victory.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan expressed his delight with the BJP’s splendid show in […]

‘Optimistic’ PM Modi says his visit will boost India-UAE ties

Abu Dhabi, Aug. 16 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is presently on a two-day trip to the gulf nation, said he is confident that this visit would boost the relationship between both nations.”Hello UAE. I am very optimistic about this visit. I am confident the outcomes of the visit will boost India-UAE ties,” the […]