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Pakistan's economic conditions show improvement: PM
Exports and remittances have shown a rise within one-and-a-half months of his government, the prime minister says
Gunmen kill 7 customs officials in Pakistan
Attacks, some claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, have risen, mostly targeting police and security officials
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border
The conflict forces about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out Myanmar junta troops holed up for days at a border crossing
Pakistan to agree outline of new IMF loan in May: minister
The nation has kicked off talks with ratings agencies to lay the groundwork for a return to international debt markets
Pakistan police kill bomber, militant to thwart attack on Japanese nationals
The Japanese survivors have been moved to a safe place in police custody, authorities say
Gunmen kill 9 after abduction in Pakistan: police
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack in Balochistan province in Pakistan’s southwest
Fall of Myanmar town sends people fleeing into Thailand
People fearing air strikes queued at the border a day after the town of Myawaddy fell to anti-junta rebels
Myanmar conscripting Rohingya to fight Arakan Army: BBC
At least 100 men have been conscripted into the military junta’s efforts to quell insurgents