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PTI 'power show': Imran Khan to address rally in Chishtian today

PTI chief Imran Khan and other party leaders will address the rally to be held in Railways Ground (Photo: File) BAHAWALPUR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will showcase its political might in a rally scheduled for today in the Chishtian tehsil of Bahawalagar. PTI chief Imran Khan and other party leaders will address the rally to be held in Railways Ground. Preparations for the event have been completed and strict security has been ensured at the venue. Roughly 2,000 police personnel have b

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Xi Jinping says country will not close door to global internet

China's President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters/File WUZHEN: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday the country will not close its door to the global internet, but that cyber sovereignty is key in its vision of internet development. Xi?s comments were read by Huang Kunming, head of the Chinese Communist Party?s publicity department at the country?s largest public cyber policy forum in the town of Wuzhen in eastern China. ?The development of China?s cyberspace is entering a fast lane...China?

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Man kills father, brother over property dispute in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A man killed his father and younger brother over a property dispute in Faisalabad, Geo News reported Sunday. According to the police, the suspect, identified as Idrees, opened fire on his father, Javed Iqbal, and brother, Jamshed, after an argument at their house in Chak 230 of Satiana area. The police said that Idrees? father used to yell at him as he did not work, adding that the suspect resented that his father used to give preference to the younger brother. The suspect, who

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LEAs avert terror bid in Balochistan?s Kohlu, recover huge cache of weapons

A large number of weapons and explosives were recovered in the operation conducted in the Kahan area, including 181 RPG rockets and 172 fuses KOHLU: Levies forces and intelligences agencies averted a major terror bid in the Kohlu district of Balochistan and recovered a huge cache of weapons stashed away at a secret hideout. A large number of weapons and explosives were recovered in the operation conducted in the Kahan area, including 181 RPG rockets and 172 RPG fuses, Deputy Commissioner Kohlu

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Supermoon to light up skies on Sunday night

A full moon arises when the Earth sits directly between the sun and the moon A Supermoon will brighten up the skies on Sunday night in Pakistan in a phenomenon wherein the moon moves closer to the Earth. Supermoon appears around 7% larger and 15% brighter, however, to the naked eye it would not appear much different. This one is the first and the last Supermoons of the year. Two more Supermoons over the next two months will follow, on January 1 and 31 January, respectively. A full moon arises

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Pope says he 'wept' while meeting Rohingya refugees

Pope Francis told journalists on his plane flying back to Rome that he and Rohingya refugees.  VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday said he wept hearing the plight first-hand of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, adding that this meeting was a condition set for his trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh. The Rohingya meeting was a highly symbolic gesture of solidarity with the Muslim minority fleeing violence in Myanmar, and the pontiff told journalists on his plane flying back to Rome that the refugee

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Obama takes on Trump and men in general at Paris event

PARIS: Former US president Barack Obama on Saturday took a new swipe at his successor Donald Trump over the Paris climate accord at a meeting with business leaders in the French capital. Obama also vouched for the superiority of female leadership as "men seem to be having some problems these days", alluding to the sexual assault and harassment scandals currently engulfing the United States. Speaking to a group of communications and media leaders as well as financiers and academics known as Le

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Tillerson says no truth to reports that he is being replaced

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks with reporters after meeting with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Washington, US, December 1, 2017. Photo: REUTERS WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday denied that he was leaving his post to be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Asked if there was any truth to the multiple reports about him this week, Tillerson told Reuters: ?None.? ?People need to get better sources,? he said in a brief interview at the State Depar

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Trump recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital would fuel violence: Arab League

The Palestinians want Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, and the international community does not recognize Israel?s claim on all of the city, home to sites holy to the Jewish, Muslim and Christian religions CAIRO: Any move by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital would fuel extremism and violence, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday. He spoke a day after a senior US administration official said US President Donald Trump was likel

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Action against terrorist ?safe havens? in Pakistan?s interest: US defence chief Mattis

In the statement issued here Saturday, US Defense Secretary also said that Washington wants progress in Pak-US relations US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Saturday that indiscriminate action against terrorist safe havens inside the country are in regional and Pakistan?s interest. The statement comes ahead of his scheduled visit to Pakistan on Monday. In the statement issued Saturday, US Defense Secretary also said that Washington wants progress in Pak-US relations. Mattis on Friday

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PML-N?s central executive committee expected to meet on Monday

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a session of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Monday, sources informed Geo News. The meeting is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Hamza Shehbaz, Rana Sanaullah, Ahsan Iqbal and Chaudhry Nisar. The PML-N leadership is expected to discuss matters pertaining to party?s future and other organisational issues, according to the sources.  Sources also said that Nawaz is expected to tr

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Brazil environmentalist Marina Silva to run for president in 2018

Brazil's former senator and presidential candidate Marina Silva speaks during a forum hosted by news magazine Veja in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto  BRASILIA: Former Brazilian senator and environmental minister Marina Silva said on Saturday that she would seek her party?s nomination to run for president next year. Silva announced her plans at a meeting of her Sustainability Network Party (or REDE), which would officially nominate her at its national convent

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Middle East leaders paint 'dark picture' at Rome conference

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files  ROME: When Italy organized a conference focused on the Middle East, the Gulf, and North Africa, it promised to look beyond the turmoil roiling the region and instead promote a ?positive agenda?. But many of the 45 heads of state, ministers, and business leaders who attended the eve

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Barca, Real Madrid held, Griezmann gives Atletico hope

Real Madrid remain eight points adrift of Barcelona at the top of La Liga after failing to break down Athletic Bilbao in a 0-0 stalemate as captain Sergio Ramos saw the 24th red card of his career. Earlier, Celta Vigo became the first team this season to take points off Barcelona at the Nou Camp in a thrilling 2-2 draw. Atletico Madrid took advantage of Barca's stumble as Antoine Griezmann's winner against his former club two minutes from time earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over Real Sociedad to

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France's Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias

Regional Kurdish Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani (C) and his Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani (R) leave the Elysee Palace after meeting French President Emmanuel Macron (L) in Paris, France, December 2, 2017. AFP/Thomas Samson  PARIS/BAGHDAD: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Iraq to dismantle all militias, including the government-sanctioned, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a rare public call to do so by a major Western leader. Macron?s cal

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Three terrorists killed, two flee in CTD operation in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: The Counter Terrorism Department shot dead three terrorists of proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) near Sandil Bar area in Faisalabad, while two others managed to escape arrest during a search operation carried out on Saturday night According to CTD spokesman, at least five militants of TTP were making their way to Faisalabad from Sandil Bar area, where counterterrorism officials stopped them on intelligence information. Following the arrival of CTD officers, the terrorists

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'Best goalkeeper in the world,' Mourinho hails De Gea heroics as United beat Arsenal

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho labelled goalkeeper David de Gea as the best in the world after the Spaniard equalled a Premier League record during his side?s exhilarating 3-1 victory at Arsenal on Saturday. De Gea made 14 saves -- several of them exceptional -- as Arsenal threw everything at United after conceding twice in the opening 11 minutes in a sizzling clash at the Emirates Stadium. ?I told him after the match, what I saw today was the best from a goalkeeper in the world. You

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Germany's far-right AfD chooses nationalist as co-leader

Far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) chairman Joerg Meuthen congratulates Alexander Gauland ? the freshly-elected co-chairman of the party's parliamentary group ? during a congress of the AfD in Hanover, northern Germany, December 2, 2017. AFP/Tobias Schwarz  HANOVER: Members of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party elected a right-wing nationalist to be their co-leader on Saturday, signalling a possible toughening of tone before regional votes next year. A party con

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10-man United beat Arsenal in thriller to keep heat on Man City

Manchester United ended Arsenal's 12-match home winning run in a breathless encounter to close the gap on Manchester City on Saturday but Tottenham slipped further off the pace with a costly draw at Watford. With Pep Guardiola's pacesetters not in action until Sunday, United's 3-1 victory took them to within five points of the Premier League summit following emphatic wins for Chelsea and Liverpool earlier in the day. But Mauricio Pochettino must find a way of lifting struggling Spurs after the

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Senate approves major tax cuts in victory for Trump

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to demonstrators during a protest against government's tax reforms next to the New York Stock Exchange in the Manhattan borough in New York, US, December 2, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz  WASHINGTON: The US Senate narrowly approved a tax overhaul on Saturday, moving Republicans and President Donald Trump a big step closer to their goal of slashing taxes for businesses and the rich while offering everyday Americans a mixed bag of changes. In what would be the larg

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Italy financial police visit Gucci's offices in tax probe: source

A company logo is pictured outside a Gucci store in Vienna, Austria, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Files MILAN: Italian tax police have visited the offices of fashion company Gucci for fiscal checks as part of an investigation by Milan prosecutors into suspected tax evasion, a senior source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Saturday. ?Gucci confirms that it is providing its full cooperation to the respective authorities and is confident about the correctness and transparency o

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Trump shrugs off Flynn guilty plea

US President Donald Trump on Saturday shrugged off the bombshell news that his former national security adviser has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and will cooperate with a special prosecutor leading a probe into Russian election meddling. Photo: AFP  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday shrugged off the bombshell news that his former national security adviser has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and will cooperate with a special prosecutor leading a probe into Russian electi

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UAE ?deporting? Egypt presidential hopeful Shafiq to Cairo: aides

Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq who has said he will challenge President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in elections next year. Photo: AFP  CAIRO: UAE officials on Saturday deported former Egyptian premier and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq from the Gulf country he had been living in since 2012 to Egypt after he announced his candidacy in upcoming elections, two of his aides told AFP. Shafiq landed in Cairo airport on Saturday evening and quickly left to an unknown destination, an airpor

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Mother suffocates three children to death after 'domestic dispute'

Two of the three children murdered in Hafizabad on Saturday. Photo: Geo News HAFIZABAD: A woman murdered her three children in cold blood near Hafizabad?s Sakhekhi vicinity on Saturday. Zareena and her husband Abid Hussain, a kiln-worker, frequently argued over domestic issues, the police said. According to reports, a domestic dispute led Zareena to suffocate five-year-old Zehra Fatima, four-year-old Muhammad Faizan, and two-year-old Ahmed Raza and dispose of the bodies in the Jhang Branch can

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Javed Hashmi likely to meet Nawaz Sharif on Monday

ISLAMABAD: A meeting is expected to take place between former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and senior politician Javed Hashmi in the capital on December 4, it emerged on Saturday. Hashmi, who was formerly associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, spoke to Geo News and revealed that since days he has been in contact with ?friends from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz?. The former PTI leader stated that he came to know that there is a possibility of a meeting between him and the former prime mini

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