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27th October to be observed as darkest day in Kashmir’s history

  • ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP): The Kashmiris in the Indian Held Kashmir would observe 27 October as the darkest day in the history of Kashmir ‘s history. According to Kashmir Media Service , the joint resistance leadership has said that 27th October 1947 is the darkest day in the history of Kashmir when India in violation […]

  • US says committed to help Pakistan to end scourge of terrorism

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (APP): The United States remains committed to supporting Pakistan and the government’s efforts to end the scourge of terrorism and extremism, and to promote peace and stability in the region, a US State Department Spokesman said on Tuesday. Reacting to the terrorist attack in Quetta, Spokesman John Kirby said that expressed condolences […]

  • Hillary, in Miami, gets Adele on her team

    MIAMI, Oct 26, (APP/AFP) – Hillary Clinton took time off from storming the campaign trail in the key state of Florida Tuesday to take in a pre-birthday concert by pop icon Adele. Campaign spokesman Nick Merrill said the award-winning British singer, who can’t vote in the United States, is “100 percent for Hillary Clinton,” adding: […]

  • Turkey’s Diyarbakir mayors arrested in ‘terror’ probe

    DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 26, (APP/AFP) – The two co-mayors of Diyarbakir, the biggest Kurdish-majority city in southeast Turkey, have been arrested as part of a “terrorism” enquiry, security officials said Tuesday. There was a heavy police presence around the town hall following the arrests of Gultan Kisanak and Firat Anli, who together lead a city […]

  • UN chief condemns violence in C. Africa

    UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 26, (APP/AFP) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned violence in the Central African Republic, one day after four people were killed and 14 others wounded in the capital of Bangui. The violence took place during demonstrations called by a coalition of civil society groups protesting against United […]

  • One dead, three injured in Haiti aid distribution chaos

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 26, (APP/AFP) – A teenage girl was killed and three people wounded by gunfire Tuesday in Haiti when chaos broke out during humanitarian aid distribution to hurricane victims, the UN mission here said. The much-needed aid was being unloaded from a Colombian ship at the port in the southwestern town of Dame-Marie when […]