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PESHAWAR, Aug 17: At least seven people were killed and another injured when unidentified gunmen ambushed a group of friends returning from a picnic in Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Sunday. The victims were attacked late Saturday in Regi Shino Khel, a suburban area of Kohat district, about 65 kilometres southwest of Peshawar. They were on their way back from Tanda Dam to their native village Khara Ghari Muhammad Zai, when the assailants opened fire, police said. [] The p
Islamabad, Jun 30: Pakistan on Monday urged India to resume the normal functioning of the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has held in abeyance since May, saying the recent decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague showed that the agreement was still valid and operational. India has never recognised the proceedings at the Permanent Court of Arbitration after Pakistan raised objections to certain design elements of the two projects under the provisions of the Indus Waters []