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PTI : The blast occurred at the Khadijatul Kubra mosque-cum-imambargah in the Tarlai area, with the explosion audible from a considerable distance, police stated.

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IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire : February 4, 2026, Peshawar, Pakistan: Relatives and security personnel offer funeral prayers for a paramilitary soldier killed in a Baloch separatists attack, in Lakki Marwat on February 4, 2026.

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PTI : India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from the current 25 per cent, said US President Donald Trump, after a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

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