WASHINGTON: Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, accused of helping to plan the 1998 bombings against two US embassies in Africa, was assassinated in Iran in August by Israeli agents acting at the behest of the United States. New York The Times reported, citing intelligence officials. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, who called himself a …
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WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s presence in the United Nations Human Rights Council is “intolerable” given his rights record, said a Geneva-based NGO UN Watch, adding that religious minorities in the South Asian country suffer discrimination, sectarian violence and forced conversions. The condemnation of the NGOs, which monitor the performance of the United …
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SRINAGAR: Two civilians were injured, one of them seriously, after terrorists fired at security forces in Lalpora area from Pampore in southern Kashmir Pulwama District Thursday night, prompting an encounter in the area, authorities said. The hidden terrorists opened fire on a joint team of J&K Police, Army and CRPF …
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