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Senate expected to pass delimitation bill today with PPP?s approval

ISLAMABAD: The Senate is expected to pass a bill for new delimitation of constituencies on Monday following ?backdoor contacts? between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2017, pertains to the fresh delimitation of constituencies in line with the provisional results of the latest census in light of the general elections next year. The bill has already been adopted by the National Assembly, but the government has

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ATC to resume hearing four cases against Imran Khan today

ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) will hear four cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan today (Monday). It is expected that Imran will appear before the court for the fourth time today. ATC Judge Shahrukh Arjumand will hear the cases. The ATC is hearing four cases against the PTI chief including assault on state television building, the Parliament and SSP Asmatullah Junejo. Will support PAT if Qadri takes to the streets, says Imran after ATC appearance

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Freight train bogies derail at Shadra station, delay Shalimar Express

Authorities, with the help of a crane, work on trying to remove the derailed bogies of the freight train from the railway track near Shadra station, Lahore, Pakistan, December 11, 2017. Geo.tv via Geo News  LAHORE: Three bogies of a freight train derailed Monday morning at Shadra railway station while being shifted from one track to another, railway sources said. As of reporting time, authorities are engaged in trying to remove the derailed bogies from the track in order to clear the route fo

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New portrait of Britain's Prince Philip released

Buckingham Palace released on Monday a new portrait of Prince Philip, painted by Australian-born artist Ralph Heimans in the year that Queen Elizabeth?s husband announced his retirement from active public life. The portrait, which shows the prince standing in the grand corridor at Windsor Castle, has been painted for display at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark. The Museum is holding a retrospective exhibition of Heimans? work in 2018, part of which aims to expl

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Pakistan to experience fresh wave of cold, starting today

File Photo ISLAMABAD: A fresh wave of cold hit Pakistan's Northern areas ? including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Kasur, and Azad Kashmir ? following light rainfall, with numerous hilly locales experiencing snowfall as well. Babusar Top, Nanga Parbat, and Batogah Top are experiencing snowfall intermittently. The Pakistan Metereological Department (PMD) has forecasted rainfall in Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir starting today through Wednesday. Murr

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Air raids on Yemen rebel training camp kill 26: security sources

File Photo ADEN: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on a Yemen rebel training camp northwest of the capital on Sunday killed at least 26 Huthi fighters, security sources said. The head of the training camp in Hajjah province, Amar al-Jarab, was among those killed in the strikes, the sources close to the rebels told AFP. A warehouse where rockets were stocked was also hit, the sources added. The raids come with the war-torn country plunged deeper into turmoil by Monday´s killing of ex-president A

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WTO, under fire from US, meets in Buenos Aires

The logo of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is seen at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/Files  BUENOS AIRES: The World Trade Organization opened a conference Sunday under the cloud of US hostility to multilateral trade accords. The 164-member WTO is also wracked by disagreements over China and has been struggling to kickstart stalled trade talks. The Buenos Aires meeting, which lasts through Wednesday, is the first in the era of

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Macron´s ´real world´ climate summit to focus on finance

Hundreds of environmentalists ? at the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) ? arrange themselves to form a message of hope and peace in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Files PARIS: Two years to the day after 195 nations adopted the Paris Agreement, French President Emmanuel Macron will convene a follow-up climate summit Tuesday to jump-start the lagging transition to a greener global economy. Launched in part to counter US President

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Uber heads to court in fight for London survival

Uber will defend its right to operate in London in a court hearing on Monday after the app was deemed unfit to run a taxi service and stripped of its licence in its most important European market. Regulator Transport for London (TfL) shocked the Silicon Valley firm by rejecting its licence renewal bid in September, citing its approach to reporting serious criminal offences and background checks on drivers. Uber?s 40,000 drivers, representing around one in three of all private hire vehicles on

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Chris Evans invites bullied boy to Avengers? LA premiere next year

In the wee hours of Monday morning, a light shone brightly ? on Twitter. Actor Chris Evans made a sweet gesture against those who are bullied when he tweeted a response to the video of a bullied young boy, urging him to ?stay strong? and not to ?let them make you turn cold?. The clip depicts Keaton Jones ? a boy probably in his teens, hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee ? very hurt and sobbing uncontrollably after going through harrowing experiences of bullying. ?People are different. They don

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Mourinho unsure if United can deny City Premier League title

Jose Mourinho said he ?doesn?t know? if Manchester United can pull back Manchester City?s 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League after his side?s 2-1 derby defeat on Sunday. United?s manager also took aim at the referee Michael Oliver over what he felt was a clear penalty for his team and, after pre-match comments about City players falling over easily, he noted their ability to use up time at the end of the game. United need to produce an exceptional second half of the season and hope

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Rouhani meeting wraps British FM's 'worthwhile' Iran visit

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Tehran, Iran, December 10, 2017. AFP/Handout via Iranian Presidency TEHRAN: Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, wrapping up a visit in which he pushed for the release of imprisoned dual nationals. A key focus of Johnson's visit had been the case of British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is serving five years for taking part in mass protests in 2009

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New protests flare over Trump's Jerusalem declaration

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli forces near the Israel-Gaza border east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis, with Israeli heavy machinery seen on the other side of the border, December 10, 2017. AFP/Mahmud Hams JERUSALEM: New protests flared in the Middle East and elsewhere Sunday over US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital ? a move that has drawn global condemnation and sparked days of unrest in the Palestinian territories. Israeli Prim

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Leaders Manchester City go 11 points clear on derby day

Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford to go 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday. City?s victory marked the first time a team have won 14 consecutive English top-flight games in the same season and ended United?s run of 40 home games unbeaten in all competitions. Pep Guardiola?s side took the lead in the 43rd minute through David Silva but poor defending allowed United to hit back immediately with Marcus Rashford grabbing an equaliser before the break

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Nuclear war is 'a tantrum away': Nobel Peace Prize winners

(L-R) Norwegian Nobel Committee chairperson Berit Reiss-Andersen, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) leader Beatrice Fihn, Hiroshima nuclear bombing survivor Setsuko Thurlow, and Norwegian Nobel Committee members Henrik Syse, Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, Thorbjorn Jagland, Tone Jorstad, and Olav Njolstad sit on the podium during the award ceremony of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize at the city hall in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2017. AFP/Odd Andersen OSLO: Mankind's destruction caused

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Uncertainty clouds EU-Britain Brexit divorce plan

European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier holds a speech at the Berlin Security Conference on European Security and Defence in Berlin, Germany, November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Files  BRUSSELS: The European Commission and the British government let out an audible sigh of relief on reaching a deal on Brexit divorce terms. Yet numerous questions remain over Friday's initial agreement, even before the talks enter a new phase at a December 14-15 Brussels summit. The ter

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Rooney scores from the spot as Merseyside derby ends 1-1

Everton captain Wayne Rooney equalised from the penalty spot in a Merseyside derby that ended 1-1 at Anfield on Sunday and left Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp fuming. With the snow swirling, Rooney stepped up in the 77th-minute and sent the ball straight down the middle. It was his first goal in a match between two of English football?s greatest rivals. Mohamed Salah earlier fired Liverpool ahead with a 42nd-minute stunner that sent the Egyptian clear of Tottenham Hotspur?s England striker Ha

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Suarez, Messi maintain Barcelona's La Liga lead

Barcelona restored their lead at the top of La Liga to five points as Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi struck in the final 20 minutes to edge out 10-man Villarreal 2-0 on Sunday. Daniel Raba's red card on the hour mark for a wild lunge on Sergio Busquets handed Barca the initiative. And their pressure told when Suarez rounded off a fine team move before Messi blasted home a second to get the Catalans back to winning ways after successive draws with Valencia and Celta Vigo. "In the second half aft

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Rafique criticises Zardari over failure to clear Karachi of garbage

LAHORE: Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Sunday criticised Asif Ali Zardari saying that the PPP co-chairman speaks of development in the country despite having failed to dispose of garbage in Karachi. Addressing a rally here, Rafique said it would cause a huge loss if he disclosed everything, adding, "It has been 70 years [since the formation of Pakistan] and now we all have collective responsibility to take forth the country." The minister did not forget to respond to his pa

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Macron asks Netanyahu to make gestures to break peace impasse

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting focusing on bilateral ties, Iran, the Middle East peace process, and other regional crises, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France December 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters   PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel?s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that he needed to make gestures to the Palestinians to enable to break the impasse between the two sides. Netanyahu was in Paris ahead o

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Trump decision on Jerusalem could hurt peace process: Guterres

President Donald Trump?s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital might hinder the US drive for an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday. Photo: AFP file  WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump?s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital might hinder the US drive for an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday. His comments were in stark contrast to those of the US ambassador to the UN, N

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ATM fraud case: FIA arrests four more suspects from Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency arrested on Sunday four more suspects in the Automated Teller Machines skimming fraud. The FIA said that in the scandal, shopping mall cashiers were also found involved. Two suspects used to gather data from shopping malls, while the other two were involved in the scam from China online. The FIA recovered fake debit cards and equipment from the suspects. The four suspects were presented before a court and then handed over under a two-day physical re

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CJCSC delivers talk on int'l campaign against terrorism in Bahrain

RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) General Zubair Mahmood Hayat on Sunday participated in Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). During the dialogue, General Hayat delivered a talk on ?International Campaign Against Terrorism?, the ISPR said in a statement. On the occasion, the JCSC chairman held bilateral meetings with various civil and military leaders participating in the event, it said. General Hayat also held a meet

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Qatar goes ahead with $6.7 billion Typhoon combat jets deal with UK's BAE Systems

LONDON: BAE Systems and Qatar have entered into a contract valued at around 5 billion pounds ($6.7 billion) for the country to buy 24 Typhoon combat aircraft, the British defense group said on Sunday. The company said delivery was expected in late 2022 and that the contract was subject ?to financing conditions and receipt by the company of first payment, which are expected to be fulfilled no later than mid-2018?. ?We are delighted to begin a new chapter in the development of a long-term relati

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Box Office: 'Coco' Wins as 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Waits in the Wings

(L-R) Director Lee Unkrich, Anthony Gonzalez, who plays the voice of Miguel, co-director/screenwriter Adrian Molina and producer Darla K. Anderson attends Disney-Pixar's U.S. premiere of "Coco" in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 8, 2017. REUTERS LOS ANGELES: With anticipation building for ?Star Wars: The Last Jedi,? Disney-Pixar?s animated comedy ?Coco? handily won its third straight crown at a moderate North American box office with $18.3 million at 3,748 sites.

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