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Last Updated : Dec 17 2016 | 12:07 PM IST
Pakistan Army successfully test-fires an enhanced version of an indigenously-designed cruise missile that can hit targets at 700 kms with all kinds of warheads, bringing many Indian cities within its range.
Aleppo: Fierce fighting shook Syria's Aleppo killing at least seven people, as sources says a deal for the evacuation of civilians and fighters from remaining rebel-held areas was on hold.
Islamabad: Pakistan says it has held first-ever consultations with Russia over important global and regional issues amid warming ties between the former Cold War rivals.
Thursday
Aleppo: Hundreds of civilians and rebels leave Aleppo under an evacuation deal that will allow Syria's regime to take full control of the city after years of fighting.
Islamabad: Pakistan terms as "absurd" and "irresponsible" Home Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks that the country would be splintered into 10 if it failed to quell terrorism, saying the comments were in "complete violation" of all diplomatic norms.
Dhaka: Toughening her stance against fundamentalist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warns that those who had sided with Pakistan Army and rehabilitated war criminals during the country's 1971 liberation war will be tried.
Friday
Washington: China "unlawfully" seizes an unmanned US naval probe in international waters in the South China Sea, the Pentagon says, a move sure to heighten tensions around Beijing's military presence in the disputed area.
Islamabad: Pakistan's new army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirms the death sentences of 13 "hardcore" terrorists involved in the killing of 325 people in "heinous" attacks on civilians and security forces, his second such endorsement since taking command of the army last month.
Islamabad: Pakistan summons India's Deputy High Commissioner and strongly condemns the alleged "unprovoked ceasefire violations and targeting of a school van", carrying children, by Indian forces.

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