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Stuck in traffic? Here?s a guide to help you navigate through protests, roadblocks

Roadblocks and sit-ins in vital areas of various cities continue after protests erupted on Saturday following the Islamabad operation. Commuters and common citizens face severe problems in cities across Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Here is a list of roads blocked by demonstrators in various cities. Islamabad Expressway, IJP Road, and the motorway leading to Lahore remain closed for traffic M1 Islamabad-Peshawar is open for traffic M2 Islamabad-Kala Shah Kaku remains closed Murre

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Situation tense in Lahore as protest enters second day

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/81648ac0a6278815870e75101f8194ba.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMjYvMjAxNyA3OjMwOjUyIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9dDdxM2Z0WkQ0QmlZVit1b1lqLzVBZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: Protests by a religious organisation in the city continue for the second day even after several were detained by security for

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Big blast in China's Ningbo city kills at least two, police investigate cause

Rescue workers work at the site of a blast in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China November 26, 2017/Reuters BEIJING: A powerful blast on Sunday morning in China?s eastern Zhejiang province brought down buildings and killed two people while injuring many others, state media reported, while police said the cause had still to be determined. The explosion happened at around 9 am (0100 GMT) at a factory in Jiangbei district in Ningbo, a coastal city about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Shanghai, ac

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Educational institutes to remain closed across Punjab on Monday, Tuesday

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4b21aec5a38da90bfeac1d267571fda6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMjYvMjAxNyA3OjI3OjE3IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9Q1dzb1NjNW9XMmZoQm5PWThFSmI2dz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: All educational institutes across Punjab will remain closed for two days in light of the Islamabad operation and the ensuing

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PPP will stand with democracy

File photo  KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced that it will stand with democracy. In a statement, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the party would not allow democracy to be derailed. The announcement came in the backdrop of the Islamabad operation and protests erupting across the Pakistan. A high-level meeting was chaired at the Bilawal House here on Sunday which was attended by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Asif Ali Zardari, Khursheed Shah and Murad Ali Shah. Durin

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PTI demands immediate resignation from Ahsan Iqbal

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4598c8e22cebb2e4bc67e95e692e3cea.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMjYvMjAxNyA2OjU1OjE0IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9VmhrWEpud1dwU01hQlBTQ0NRSTlqQT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded the immediate resignation of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal over his handling o

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Pakistan warned of repercussions by US after Hafiz Saeed?s release

Hafiz Saeed - File photo  WASHINGTON: The White House said on Saturday there would be repercussions for US-Pakistan relations unless Islamabad took action to detain and charge newly freed Hafiz Saeed, accused of masterminding a 2008 assault in Mumbai, India. A Pakistani court ordered the release on Wednesday of Hafiz Saeed, who was put under house arrest in January. The White House on Saturday urged Pakistan to arrest Saeed, calling for him to be prosecuted over the Mumbai attack that killed

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News channels, social media remain suspended in Pakistan

Access has also been blocked to the live stream pages of major news channels in Pakistan News channels and social media remain accessible in Pakistan on Sunday after being shut down by the government a day earlier. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Saturday and ordered to take all news channels off air. Prior to this decision, PEMRA had directed news channels to ensure the security of their staff while the situation persisted; in light of which, Geo News as per its trad

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Enraged protesters stage countrywide sit-ins after Islamabad operation

A protester gestures after blocking the main road leading to the airport in Karachi. Photo: Reuters KARACHI: Protesters belonging to a religious group continued to stage sit-ins and block roads in various cities after security forces started operation to disperse the Islamabad sit-in on Saturday. Protests held in Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in at least one death and left dozens injured, besides the 250 injuries reported in Islamabad. Traffic jams were seen in various cities,

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Islamabad operation: Govt orders army deployment as protests continue

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/geo/geonews_abr/playlist.m3u8 style=center] Geo News live stream  ISLAMABAD: Protesters renewed violence early Sunday morning as they resorted to arson and pelted stones at police, a day after authorities commenced an operation to clear Faizabad Interchange of the sit-in that had paralysed the federal capital for weeks. The protesters began pelting stones at policemen and set fire to five motorcycles and a car

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PM, army chief to deliberate on Islamabad situation in meeting today

Prime Minister Abbasi and Army chief Bajwa are expected to discuss the protest in Islamabad   ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa will hold an important meeting today to discuss the situation in Islamabad, sources said. The two will discuss the sit-in being held on the Faizabad Interchange by a religious group, which has entered its 21st day today despite the commencement of a security forces operation on Saturday. The army chief wa

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Thousands in Madrid protest violence against women

Women hold placards ? that read "Do not tolerate abuse" and "Justice" ? during a demonstration to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Madrid, Spain, November 25, 2017. AFP/Gabriel Bouys MADRID: Thousands took to the streets of Madrid Saturday to protest violence against women, just as Spain reels from a grisly trial over an alleged gang rape. Shouting "We're not scared," they marched in the Spanish capital on the International Day for the Elimination of

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Iran warns it would increase missile range if threatened by Europe

The deputy head of Iran?s Revolutionary Guards warned Europe that if it threatens Tehran, the Guards will increase the range of missiles to above 2,000 kilometres, the Fars news agency reported on Saturday. France has called for an ?uncompromising? dialogue with Iran about its ballistic missile programme and a possible negotiation over the issue separate from Tehran?s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Iran has repeatedly said its missile programme is defensive and not negotiable. ?If we ha

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Zimbabwe court says military takeover was legal

A Zimbabwean flag is seen at a makeshift stall in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko  HARARE: A court in Zimbabwe has ruled that the military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe's dramatic ousting was legal, raising concerns on Saturday about the rule of law under the country's new administration. A minister in Mugabe's last government also appeared in court on corruption charges after he was handcuffed and blindfolded, allegedly by soldiers, for eight days before bein

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Legendary Iranian photojournalist Shahrokh Hatami dies at 89

Shahrokh Hatami. Image Courtesy: Shahrokh Hatami website PARIS: Famed Iranian photo-journalist Shahrokh Hatami ? who covered front-page events from the revolution in his homeland to the Beatles in their early days ? has died aged 89. Actress Francine Carpon ? his partner ? told AFP Saturday he died from "pulmonary insufficiency at Auxi-le-Chateau" in northern France. Born in Tehran in 1928 and beginning life as a journalist for an Iranian newspaper, Hatami's roving lens captured a huge varie

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US Black Friday, Thanksgiving online sales climb to record high

Black Friday and Thanksgiving online sales in the United States surged to record highs as shoppers bagged deep discounts and bought more on their mobile devices, heralding a promising start to the key holiday season, according to retail analytics firms. US retailers raked in a record $7.9 billion in online sales on Black Friday and Thanksgiving, up 17.9 percent from a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics, which measures transactions at the largest 100 US web retailers, on Saturday. Adobe sai

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Icardi at the double again in Cagliari as Inter go top

Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi enjoyed another productive away day at Cagliari by scoring twice to give his side an unremarkable 3-1 win on Saturday and take them, temporarily at least, to the top of Serie A. Icardi had netted on his previous three visits to Cagliari and again savoured his love affair with the Sardinian capital as he became the league?s joint top scorer, taking his season?s tally to 15, level with Lazio?s Ciro Immobile. The win put Inter on top of the standings with 36 point

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Ivanka Trump, Chelsea Clinton, defend Malia Obama over video

(L-R): Ivanka Trump attends a meeting at the Sant'Egidio Christian community in Rome, Italy, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/Files; Malia Obama ? daughter of former US President Barack Obama ? walks alongside her father from Marine One to board Air Force One upon their departure from O'Hare Airport in Chicago, US, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files; Chelsea Clinton and her mother Hillary listen to former US President Barack Obama speak at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, US,

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Merkel points to grand coalition with Social Democrats

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday welcomed the prospect of talks on a ?grand coalition? with her Social Democrat (SPD) rivals and defended the record of the previous such government, saying it had worked well. Merkel?s fourth term was cast into doubt when the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) walked out of three-way coalition talks with her conservative bloc and the Greens last Sunday, causing a political impasse in Europe?s biggest economy. But on Friday, the SPD reversed a previous decisi

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Russia's Putin signs 'foreign agents' media law

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, November 23, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS/Files MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday new measures allowing authorities to list foreign media outlets as ?foreign agents? in response to what Moscow says is unacceptable US pressure on Russian media. The new law has been rushed through both Russian houses of parliament in the last two weeks. It will now allow Moscow to

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Venezuelans suffer as malaria outbreak spreads in drug-short nation

On a recent morning in Venezuela?s southern jungle state of Bolivar, Amanda Santamaria, her two sons, one daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter lined up in front of a shabby community health center in the hope of receiving treatment for malaria. All five of them are afflicted by the mosquito-borne disease, which is rapidly spreading through Venezuela as an economic meltdown strips the country of medicine and doctors. ?We don?t know if this is a curse, but the entire area is awash in malaria,? s

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Bayern suffer shock loss, Schalke stage four-goal comeback at Dortmund

Leaders Bayern Munich suffered a shock 2-1 loss at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday on a day of high drama in the Bundesliga after Schalke 04 staged a remarkable four-goal comeback to draw 4-4 at Borussia Dortmund. It was Bayern?s first loss after nine straight wins in all competitions under coach Jupp Heynckes, who took over in October, and only their second in the league this season. Bayern still lead on 29 points but the defeat cut their advantage to three points, with RB Leipzig now o

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Brazilian President Temer has 2nd surgery, recovers well: doctor

Brazil's President Michel Temer reacts during the ceremony of launching the 'Policy of Innovation - Connected Education' Program in Brasilia, Brazil, November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/Files SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Michel Temer is well after a surgical procedure he underwent on Friday to clear three coronary arteries, a doctor told a news conference on Saturday. Dr. Roberto Kalil Filho ? who is leading Temer?s treatment at Sírio Libanês Hospital in São Paulo ? said the medical

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Ronaldo relieved as Madrid edge five-goal thriller

Cristiano Ronaldo's first La Liga goal for over a month ensured Real Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to seven points by squeezing past struggling Malaga 3-2 on Saturday. Ronaldo's relief was clear to see when he fired home the rebound after seeing his penalty saved by Roberto 15 minutes from time. First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Casemiro had twice put the European champions in front. However, their defensive fragilities without injured captain Sergio Ramos were also

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Late Willian goal earns Chelsea point at Liverpool

A strange 85th minute goal from Brazilian Willian earned Premier League champions Chelsea a 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Saturday after Mohamed Salah?s 15th goal of the season looked to have given the hosts the three points. Just two minutes after coming on as a late substitute at Anfield, Willian whipped in an attempted cross from the right which floated over Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet and into the net. Salah, who was outstanding for Liverpool, had put his team ahead in the 65th minute when

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