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IS militants blows up Palmyra's iconic Arc of Triumph

October 6, 2015

Islamic State (IS) militants have blown up the iconic Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Arch of Triumph was a centrepiece of the UNESCO world heritage site of ancient ruins of Palmyra. It dated between 193 ..

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Non-state actors as creation of state in context with Pakistan

September 13, 2015

Non-state actors such as Mujahideen and Taliban are creation of Pakistan and role of state in their birth is an open secret. Pakistan created them to use them to achieve concealed objectives against both India and Afghanistan. However, the groups ..

IS damages ancient Temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra

September 1, 2015

Islamic State (IS) militant group has destroyed part of historical Temple of Bel in the ancient site of Palmyra in Syria. The ancient temple was dedicated to the Palmyrene gods and was one of the best preserved parts of the ..

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India pitches for anti-terror treaty, UNSC reforms

August 31, 2015

India has strongly pitched for finalisation of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) and UN Security Council (UNSC) reforms. On behalf of India, these issues were stressed by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during her meeting with the ..

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Pakistan bans Islamic State militant group

August 30, 2015

Pakistan has banned the Islamic State (IS) militant group which has undertaken vast stretches of Iraq and Syria in its control. This decision was taken Pakistan Government on the recommendation of the Foreign Office, which regularly updates it about international ..

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Egypt approves stringent new counter-terrorism laws

August 17, 2015

Egypt has approved stringent new counter-terrorism laws to fight the menace of growing jihadist insurgency in the country. These laws were approved by Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The new laws propose Establishment of special courts to fast-track trials for ..

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IS seizes central Syrian town of Qaryatain

August 7, 2015

The radical militants of Sunni Islamist militant group Islamic State (IS) have seized Qaryatain, a key town in central Syria. It was seized following heavy clashes with Syrian forces. It is IS’s biggest advance after it had captured the historic ..

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Pakistan receives CSF tranche of $336 million dollars from US

July 30, 2015

Pakistan received 336 million dollars fund from the United States for its on-going role in combating a Taliban insurgency in its neighbouring country Afghanistan. The fund is provided by US under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) programme which was started ..

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Tunisia's Parliament adopts New Anti-terror Law

July 25, 2015

Tunisia’s Parliament has adopted a new anti-terror law, which seeks to counter the threat posed by militants especially jihadist threat. The law was adopted overwhelmingly by 174 members of parliament with ten abstentions and no votes against the bill. Under ..

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India and Myanmar to strengthen Defence ties

July 18, 2015

India and Myanmar have announced plans to strengthen their defence cooperation during a joint consultative commission (JCC) meeting held in New Delhi. JCC meeting was chaired by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin. ..

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