- Balochistan has been the site of a long-running insurgency that has intensified in recent years
- Blast occurred near Dukki city when a security convoy was returning from a poppy cultivation site
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- Restaurants in Islamabad report strong demand for mandi, barbecue, Levantine dishes
- Diners cite lighter spices, health benefits and similarities with Pakistani cuisine
- The conflict began when Afghan forces targeted Pakistan posts on Feb. 26 following Islamabad’s earlier strikes
- China has been a major investor in Pakistan, while Beijing has also become a crucial partner of Taliban authorities
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- New barrage came as Dubai International Airport vicinity also hit by a drone strike
- Over 70 drones were intercepted and destroyed in Al-Kharj, the Eastern Province, and Riyadh Region on Monday
- More than 70 people were killed when Israel struck Tehran’s Evin prison last June during an air war with Iran
- The jail has also been damaged in the latest US-Israeli air strikes, raising fears for the detainees, who include a British couple
- Govts across the region are doubling down on desalination with unprecedented urgency
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- Pakistan says Afghan Taliban attack in Bajaur killed four civilians, injured child
- Afghanistan says Pakistani shelling killed four civilians between Sunday and Monday
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It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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- Karachi-born Sarfaraz Ahmed played 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20Is for Pakistan
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