Life along Pakistan’s mountain highway where China is inve...
December 22, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
The Karakoram Highway revamp is a key part of China’s trade and infrastructure initiative in the region, and local communities’ expectat...
This book reminds us why we cannot look away from the peop...
December 22, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
Sahba Hussain’s brave and moving Love, Loss, and Longing in Kashmir joins the growing list of books and articles that have catalogued the death...
How to preserve the sanctity of Guru Nanak’s Kartarpur
December 22, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
In February 2018, I was in West Punjab, Pakistan, in the land of my ancestors for the very first time. I feel lucky to have visited my motherland even...
PAKISTAN IN, INDIA OUT OF US RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BLACKLIST
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
The US on Friday issued its 2019 annual blacklist for religious freedom violations, keeping Pakistan in it for a second year but still ignoring India,...
US GENERAL DEFENDS AFGHAN WAR, SAYS OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley defended the 18-year war in Afghanistan, saying that the war in Afghanistan has achieved its objectives to pr...
SPECIAL SECURITY PLAN ENFORCED FOR FESTIVE SEASON IN SL
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
A special security plan has been enforced for the festive season, Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence said today.
The Defence Ministry said that the tri-f...
Nepal: A victim of legacy of British colonial times
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
India has recently moved to divide Indian occupied part of Kashmir into two federally administered territories of Ladakh and J&K despite protests...
Russia slams US sanctions on European gas pipeline
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
Russia hit out Saturday at the US decision to impose sanctions on companies working on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will transport Russian gas to E...
Trump signs bill establishing Space Force as 6th military...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
President Donald Trump signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. Ph...
Eight killed as violence rocks several UP districts after...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
Despite massive police deployment and internet suspension, large-scale violence and arson rocked several Uttar Pradesh districts soon after Friday pra...
US to resume military training programme for Pakistan: Sta...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
The Trump administration has approved a resumption of Pakistan’s participation in a coveted US military training and educational programme more...
India’s democracy in digital darkness
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
In 2019, India has the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world – 102 and counting. These are just the documented incidents. Some estim...
Modi govt risks social stability for political gain
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
On December 11, the Parliament of India passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), meaning that religious minorities, including Hindu, Christian, Jai...
Bangladesh, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan climbers need per...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
Mountaineers from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and China will have to take prior permission for climbing “open peaks” in India and wi...
UNHCR to stop supporting Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Damak Branch Chief K Fansa has said the UN refugee agency won’t support Bhutanese refugees in Nepa...
Won’t allow Pakistan’s stability to be compromised: Gen Ba...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
A day after former army chief General (r) Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death by a special court, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gene...
Rakhine administrators accuse army of killing colleague, t...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
More than 60 village and ward administrators in Rakhine State’s Minbya Township have demanded justice for three Seittaya villagers who were alle...
‘People dying’: Malaysia’s Mahathir slams India’s citizens...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has criticised India’s new citizenship law, which is seen as discriminatory against Muslims and has sp...
AIIB grants loan to improve electricity access in Nepal
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed to provide a sovereign-backed loan of $112.3m to Nepal to increase electricity access in th...
Turning back to China, Sri Lanka halts American million do...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
The agreement, nevertheless, remained under intense scrutiny as opposition parties have been accusing the Wickremesinghe government of compromising th...
Indian FM abruptly cancels meeting with congressional lead...
December 21, 2019
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By: SAM Staff
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India’s external affairs minister abruptly canceled a meeting with senior members of Congress this wee...
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