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Govt does not exist anymore: Khursheed Shah

Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Monday said that the ?government does not exist anymore. Photo: Geo News file SUKKUR: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Monday said that the ?government does not exist anymore.? ?A grand alliance is created each time elections are held,? Shah said, adding that the PPP won?t support a unity government. He further said that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) wants elections to be held on time and the government to com
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Bangladesh upholds 2013 death sentence for 139 soldiers for mutiny: prosecutor

Bangladeshis gather beside tanks manned by army soldiers near the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Dhaka on February 26, 2009. Photo: AFP DHAKA: A Bangladesh court on Monday upheld death sentences for 139 soldiers over the massacre of 74 people including 57 senior army officers during a 2009 mutiny, the attorney general said. "The verdict has upheld the death sentence for 139 people," Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told reporters after the High Court handed down its judgement in Dhaka. "Nowh
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Bilawal urges workers to celebrate PPP foundation day

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed all the office-bearers and workers of the party to hold celebrations at district headquarters on the golden jubilee foundation day of the PPP on November 30, 2017, read a press statement. The PPP chairman also directed all the office-bearers and activists to hoist party flags on their houses on the foundation day on Thursday, said the statement issued by the Bilawal House media cell. A huge public meeting to ob
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China hails new Zimbabwe leader, denies role in transition

BEIJING: China on Monday congratulated Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa but denied it played any part in his takeover or in the ousting of strongman Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe's army chief General Constantine Chiwenga visited Beijing shortly before the political crisis erupted in Harare, leading to questions about whether Beijing had any role in the power transition. China had long been one of Mugabe's most powerful allies and a major trade partner, as the West shunned him over his gov
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President accepts Zahid Hamid?s resignation: notification

MNA Zahid Hamid. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division issued notification on Monday of approval for MNA Zahid Hamid?s resignation from the position of law minister. According to the notification, President Mamnoon Hussain has accepted Hamid?s resignation on the advice of the prime minister under Section 3 of Article 92 of the Constitution. As per the law, a federal minister or minister of state may resign his office or be removed from office by the president on the advice of the prime m
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Thousands return from Jordan to south Syria as ceasefire holds

AMMAN: Around 1,000 Syrians who sought refuge in Jordan have been returning home each month since July when a ceasefire in southern Syria took force, the UN said Monday. The ceasefire brokered by Jordan, Russia and the United States for the southern Syrian provinces of Daraa, Quneitra and Suweida has largely held since it came into force on July 9. Since then "the number of Syrians returning to the country voluntarily has increased", Mohammed al-Hiwari, spokesman for the UN refugee agency (UN
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Personal enmity claims five lives in Lakki Marwat: police

LAKKI MARWAT: Five people were killed in a shooting in Lakki Marwat on Monday, with police saying the incident was an outcome of personal enmity. The incident took place in Bakhmal Ahmed Zai area of Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, when a group of men opened fire on a car with members of the rival group inside. As a consequence, five men were killed, while a passer-by was injured, they said. The injured person was shifted to District Headquarters Hospital. The law enforcers say t
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Court blocks Uber ride-sharing in Israel

JERUSALEM: A court blocked Uber's ride-sharing services in Israel on Monday in a victory for the country´s traditional taxi operators, saying the US firm´s private drivers lacked proper insurance. The Tel Aviv district court judge's injunction ordering the services to stop from Wednesday came after a court challenge from a taxi drivers' union and a separate ride-hailing app. "They operate private taxis in violation of the law," said Yehuda Bar On, head of the taxi drivers' union. "They put pa
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India to rest star Kohli before South Africa tour

NEW DELHI: India's captain and star batsman Virat Kohli will be rested for the one-day matches against Sri Lanka after the ongoing Test series ends, selectors said Monday. Kohli has stepped up calls in recent weeks for a break from cricket because of a packed calendar. India, the world´s top Test nation, start a demanding tour of South Africa in January. "I'm not a robot, you can slice my skin and check if I still bleed," Kohli said before the Sri Lanka series started. He has played more int
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Saudi Arabia bans selfies, photos and videos at Islam's holiest sites

The Saudi Arabian government has banned pilgrims from taking photos and videos using any devices for any purpose at Makkah's Grand Mosque and Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madinah. Photo: AFP file The Saudi Arabian government has banned pilgrims from taking photos and videos using any devices for any purpose at Makkah's Grand Mosque and Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madinah. The development surfaces days after Russian-born Israeli Jew Ben Tzion posted a selfie of a visit to Masjid-e-Nabvi, prompting backlash from cert
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Faizabad sit-in: Political, religious parties politicised the issue

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that certain political and religious parties politicised the issue regarding the law, which led to the protest at Faizabad Interchange, which created problems for the government. He further said that the law which became the focal point of the sit-inb was passed after consultation with all political parties. Iqbal also said that the sit-in by members of the religious party has left a number of questions for the nation and the people.  T
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Prince Harry to marry America actress Meghan Markle

Prince Harry will tie the knot with his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle, Clarence House confirmed on Monday. According to a Clarence House statement, the wedding will take place in Spring 2018 and further details about the wedding day would be announced in due course.  The statement further added that the couple were engaged in London earlier this month and Prince Harry has informed The Queen and other close members of his family. The prince also sought and received the blessing of 
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PM, COAS reach Saudi Arabia to attend IMCTC conference

COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa, PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo:File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday arrived in Riyadh to attend the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) conference. Governor Riyadh Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud received the premier and COAS at Riyadh airport. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif is accompanying the prime minister. Earlier, the military commander of IMCTC General (retd) Raheel Sharee
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India clear beggars off streets, brings extra security for Ivanka Trump's visit

The 36-year-old, who is an official White House advisor, will seek to press women's empowerment in business Indian authorities have cleared beggars off the streets and brought in 10,000 extra security forces for Ivanka Trump's biggest foreign mission since her father became president. President Donald Trump's eldest daughter is to be the key speaker Tuesday at the opening of a three-day Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad alongside India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The southern cit
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Countrywide sit-ins end after govt, protest groups reach agreement

Protests held in Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the last three days resulted in at least one death and left dozens injured, besides the over 200 injuries reported in Islamabad-AFP KARACHI/LAHORE: Countrywide protests that sprung up after Islamabad operation have started to disperse after protest groups and government reached an agreement early Monday. Following the voluntary resignation of Federal Law Minister Zahid Hamid, the government and Faizabad protesters reached an agreement o
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The agreement between government and protesters

ISLAMABAD: After weeks of national uncertainty and misery for the residents of the twin cities, the sit-in at Faizabad Interchange has come to an end.  The agreement reached between the protesters and the government is as follows: 1) Federal Law Minister  Zahid Hamid, under whose ministry the controversial amendment to the Constitution was introduced, should resign from his position immediately.  2) The report prepared by Senator Raja Zafarul Haq-led committee to be made public within 30 days
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Saudi-led military coalition not against any country, sect: Gen (retd) Raheel Sharif

IMCTC press conference addressed by coalition commander Gen Raheel Sharif-Photo: Gulf News RIYADH: The military commander of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) General (retd) Raheel Shareef Sunday emphasised that the sole objective of IMCTC was counter-terrorism and it was not against any country or any sect. While addressing IMCTC's Defence Ministers conference at Riyadh, he said that while all individual states were making efforts against the menace of terrorism, the require
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Pope begins Myanmar trip in shadow of Rohingya crisis

YANGON: Pope Francis landed in Yangon on Monday, the start of a delicate visit for the world´s most prominent Christian to majority-Buddhist Myanmar, which the United States has accused of "ethnic cleansing" its Muslim Rohingya people. The pope will also visit Bangladesh, to where more than 620,000 Rohingya have fled from what Amnesty International has dubbed "crimes against humanity" by Myanmar security forces, including murder, rape, torture and forcible displacement. The Myanmar army denies
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Fourth time?s the charm: Senate to again take up delimitation bill today

ISLAMABAD: The Senate is expected to take up the bill on the delimitation of constituencies today after it failed to do so on last three previous sessions due to low strength. The house of 104 needs a two-thirds majority to pass the bill. Sources said that the government and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) failed to reach on a mutual ground on the issue. As many as 69 members are required to be present in the session today, however, PPP leadership has not issued any directives to ensure its memb
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Sit-ins will end today, interior minister assures IHC

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal at the IHC Nov 27, 2017. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal arrived at the Islamabad High Court on Monday for hearing of the Islamabad protest case.  The minister had been summoned a contempt notice over the government's failure to implement court orders directing the shifting of the Faizabad protest to the Parade Ground.  Workers of a religious party have been protesting against the government at Faizabad Interchange of the capital for aroun
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Eight, including four women, killed in Nooriabad accident

A view of the van. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI: At least eight people, including four women, were killed in a road accident between a passenger van and a truck in Nooriabad, rescue official informed Geo News. According to the Nooriabad SHO, the van was en route to Hyderabad from Karachi when it crashed into the trailer. The bodies and injured were immediately shifted to Civil Hospital for autopsy and treatment, respectively. A week ago, as many as 20 people were killed in a deadly accident in K
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South African self-defense trainer crowned Miss Universe

Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters reacts as she is crowned by Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere during the 66th Miss Universe pageant at Planet Hollywood hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. November 26, 2017. REUTERS LAS VEGAS: A South African woman who helps train women in self-defense was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday at the pageant held in Las Vegas, with Miss Colombia and Miss Jamaica also making it to the final three. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22, who unleashed a big smile when s
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All-female police motorbike squad to fight gender crimes in Delhi

The ?Raftaar? or ?Speed? squad of 600 policewomen will ride in pairs through the streets on state-of-art motorbikes, equipped with guns, pepper sprays and body cameras (File Photo-Reuters) NEW DELHI: An all-female police motorbike squad is set to take to Delhi?s streets next month, a senior police official said, as reports of violence against women rise in the Indian capital. The ?Raftaar? or ?Speed? squad of 600 policewomen will ride in pairs through the streets on state-of-art motorbikes, equ
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Meredith to buy US publisher Time in Koch-backed deal

A commemorative issue of People magazine is seen on a newsstand in New York August 4, 2010. Photo: Reuters   US media company Meredith Corp said on Sunday it will buy Time Inc, the publisher of People, Sports Illustrated and Fortune magazines, in a $1.84 billion all-cash deal backed by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. The deal is a coup for Meredith, which held unsuccessful talks to buy Time earlier this year and in 2013. It will give news, business and sports brands
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Seven people, including four women, killed in accident at Nooriabad

Image of a toppled truck in Khairpur road accident. Photo:File KARACHI: At least seven people, including four women, were killed in a road accident between a passenger coach and a van trailer at Nooriabad, rescue sources informed Geo News. Reportedly, the passenger coach was en route to Naushahro Feroze The bodies and injured were immediately shifted to Jamshoro Hospital for autopsy and treatment respectively.  Earlier a week back, as many as 20 people were killed in a deadly accident in Kha
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