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Took time to realize sex abuse by 'best', 'trusted' team doc: gymnast Raisman

Alexandra Raisman (Aly Raisman) of the United States competes on the beam during the Women's Team Final of 2016 Rio Olympics' Artistic Gymnastics, held in Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files  Triple Olympic gymnastics champion Aly Raisman has said in an interview she did not realize at first that she had been treated inappropriately by a doctor accused of having sexually assaulted female gymnasts while he was the US team doctor. Speaking on

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Karachi operation initiated after consensus: DG Rangers

Director General Rangers Sindh Major General Mohammad Saeed said on Monday that the Karachi operation was initiated after a consensus of all stakeholders. Photo: ISPR  KARACHI: Director General Rangers Sindh Major General Mohammad Saeed said on Monday that the Karachi operation was initiated after a consensus of all stakeholders.  The DG Rangers added the force is working to establish peace in Karachi and they do not want the metropolis to its former state. He also said that intelligence agenc

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Sattar backtracked numerous times after agreeing to form alliance, claims Mustafa Kamal

PSP Chairman Mustafa Kamal on Monday said that MQM-P President Farooq Sattar had backtracked numerous times after agreeing to form an alliance with his party. KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal on Monday said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) President Farooq Sattar had backtracked numerous times after agreeing to form an alliance with his party. Speaking on Geo News' programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada K Sath, Kamal hurled allegations at Sattar, stating that th

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Khawaja Asif presents national report at UNHRC in Geneva

Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday presented Pakistan?s national report on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Photo: UNHRC  GENEVA: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday presented Pakistan?s national report on Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the Human Rights Council in Geneva.  This was the third report by Pakistan since the inception of UPR process in 2006, the first two being in 2008 and 2012. Asif outlined the wide rang

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France, Germany call for ´non-interference´ in Lebanon crisis

BRUSSELS: The French and German foreign ministers called Monday for "non-interference" in Lebanon, after the country's prime minister announced his surprise resignation in a televised statement from Saudi Arabia. "For there to be a political solution in Lebanon, it is necessary that all of the political leaders have total freedom of movement and that non-interference is a fundamental principle," France's Jean-Yves Le Drian said as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. S

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Supersonic jet to fly from Dubai to London in four and a half hours

The supersonic plane will be 2.6 times faster than a regular aircraft and will be able to carry 55 passengers. Photo: Boom Aerospace The Boom Supersonic will be able to transport passengers from Dubai to London in only four and a half hours. The founder of Boom, Blake Scholl, said at a press conference at the Dubai Airshow that the pilot test of the plane will be carried out next year and the regular flights will come into service by mid 2020s, Khaleej Times reported. The supersonic plane wil

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15,000 scientists say threats to planet now ?far worse?

Twenty-five years after global scientists issued a "warning to humanity" about dangers to the environment, a new update released Monday says most of the planet?s problems are getting "far worse." Photo: AFP file MIAMI: Twenty-five years after global scientists issued a "warning to humanity" about dangers to the environment, a new update released Monday says most of the planet?s problems are getting "far worse." More than 15,000 global scientists from 184 countries signed on to the letter, call

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Saeed Ajmal retires from all forms of cricket

KARACHI: Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Monday, two years after losing his wicket-taking bite with a remodeled bowling action that was twice deemed illegal. During a successful but controversial career, Ajmal was once celebrated as the world's number one bowler in one-day internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 cricket, and was almost as successful in Tests. He famously captured 24 wickets in three Tests against England in 2012. But his time in

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Gandapur offers to take financial responsibility of girl assaulted in DI Khan

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d2d432280e41ba5aa7458a2da9da5348.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTMvMjAxNyAzOjUxOjA4IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9eEEzcDVWVWliM09iV0FIUDBaaXBSdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] DI KHAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Ali Amin Gandapur on Monday offered to take co

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Four policemen arrested for allegedly killing 14-year-old in Karachi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/96f4a1627912e312eb567a6af63e9d9e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTMvMjAxNyAzOjUyOjAyIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9Nklna0EyUFJKM1VlSFRhRzV6QTQrUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Four policemen, alleged of killing a 14-year-old boy in Karachi, were arrested on Monday and booked on charges of murder.

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Iran in compliance with nuclear deal: UN watchdog

VIENNA: Iran remains in compliance with the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, a UN watchdog report showed Monday, four weeks after US President Donald Trump refused to certify the agreement. The quarterly International Atomic Energy Agency update confirmed that key parameters of Iran's nuclear programme remained within the limits of the accord with major powers. The restricted report, seen by AFP, said Iran "has not enriched" uranium above low levels and that its stockpile of enriched uranium was un

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Paying price for security vacuum on Afghan side of border: DG ISPR

DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor - File Photo  RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor tweeted on Monday that Pakistan was paying the price for a security vacuum on the Afghan side of the border. In a series of tweets, Major General Ghafoor spoke of a Pakistan Army captain and a soldier being martyred when fired upon by terrorists from across the border in Afghanistan. The DG ISPR asserted that Pakistan had done its part by

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Hundreds join Hollywood #MeToo march against sexual abuse

Ada Kennedy, 7, looks up at her mother as they participate in a protest march for survivors of sexual assault and their supporters in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters   LOS ANGELES: Hundreds of people marched in the heart of Hollywood on Sunday to support victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has portrayed such abuse as a pervasive feature of American life. The #MeToo march and rally followed a relentless series of accusations by men and women

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Bob Geldof returns Dublin honour in Suu Kyi protest

Bob Geldof arrives to return his 'Freedom of the City of Dublin' with Oonagh Casey of Dublin's City Manager's office, after saying he could not continue to hold the honour with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Dublin, Ireland, November 13, 2107. Photo: Reuters   DUBLIN: Irish musician and anti-poverty activist Bob Geldof will return his ?Freedom of the City of Dublin? award to his home town on Monday, saying he could not continue to hold the honor with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Well o

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Bill Gates makes $100 million personal investment to fight Alzheimer's

Bill Gates - Reuters file photo  LONDON: Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease. The investment - a personal one and not part of Gates? philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - will be followed by another $50 million in start-up ventures working in Alzheimer?s research, Gates said. With rapidly rising numbe

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Watchdog warns of ?high risk? digital currency offers

A European financial markets watchdog warned Monday of the risks to investors of putting money in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), and to firms of stepping over the line of legality. Photo: AFP file PARIS: A European financial markets watchdog warned Monday of the risks to investors of putting money in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), and to firms of stepping over the line of legality. The Paris-based European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), an independent EU body, said it had observed "ra

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Saawan wins best foreign film award at US festival

Pakistan film Saawan took home the best foreign film award at the 11th annual Alexandria Film Festival held in Virginia, USA. ?I am proud to announce that Saawan has won Best Foreign Film Award at the 11th annual Alexandria Film Festival held in Virginia, USA. Congratulation team Saawan on another win,? director Farhan Alam wrote on his Facebook page. The movie has been well received and the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee nominating it for Oscar consideration in the Foreign Language Fi

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Won't bemoan lack of powers if elected, says Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that they would not bemoan lack of powers and resources if the people elected them. Speaking at a press conference along with other party members, Kamal said their message is spreading all over Pakistan and the PSP will be all across the country by 2023. "We are becoming voice of the people who have no voice." He lamented that people get to assemblies after being elected, but issues of the people remain unresolved. "If the

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Quake leaves trail of death and destruction in Iraq

Residents huddle by a fire in an open area following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake. -AFP DARBANDIKHAN: Nizar Abdullah spent the night sifting through the ruins of the two-story house next door in the mountainous town of Darbandikhan in Iraqi Kurdistan after a killer quake hit the region. "There were eight people inside," Abdullah, an Iraqi Kurd, told AFP on Monday, outside the pile of concrete debris where the house once stood. Some family members managed to escape, but "neighbours and rescue wor

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North Korean soldier shot while defecting to South Korea

A South Korean military officer, wearing an armband of the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom, looks on as medical members treat the North Korean soldier who defected. -AFP  SEOUL: A North Korean soldier was shot and injured by his own side Monday while defecting to South Korea at the border truce village of Panmunjom, the South's military said. The soldier, thought to be low ranking, was shot in the shoulder and elbow and was picked up bleeding on the South side of a portion of the border known

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Pakistan Army captain, sepoy martyred in cross-border attack from Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: A cross-border attack by terrorist from Afghanistan in Pakistan's Bajaur Agency led to the martyrdom of two Pakistan Army troops, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday. Captain Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham were martyred in the attack on a border post of the Pakistan Army. At least eight terrorists were also killed in the attack and others were injured in retaliatory fire from the Army.  The Army's media wing added that remaining terrorists withdrew across the

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Bilawal refers to Imran as puppet, expresses concern over Karachi

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday referred to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan as a puppet and said he would fail like the 'puppets in Karachi'. The PPP scion, while speaking to the media, also commented on Karachi's political situation and said a strange game was being played in the metropolis. He added that the PPP wants to bring development, justice and a 'clean' governance to the city.  Bilawal also said the political game being played

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Rebuttal to Kamal, Sattar's statements in order: Saad Rafique

PML-N leader Saad Rafique on Monday said that a rebuttal to statements of PSP, MQM-P leaders in order. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Saad Rafique on Monday said a rebuttal of the statements made by Pakistan Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Chief Farooq Sattar is in order. The railways minister was referring to an earlier statement by Kamal, who had said on Saturday that he met with the MQM-P chairp

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Skipper Sarfraz and the boys show us their vocal chops

We have heard Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed showcase his signing talent on numerous occasions, but did you know there are other players on the team who also have vocal chops. A video has gone viral on social media with the skipper, Ahmed Shahzad, Babaz Azam and Wahab Riaz all singing a famous qawali by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.  [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/5b959f503034d6784d6e87e61bf0d968.mp4/p

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Salman Khan says goodbye to Tiger Zinda Hai and hello to Race 3

It seems Salman Khan has moved onto the sets of Race 3 after wrapping up production for Tiger Zinda Hai. The superstar took to Twitter on Monday and shared pictures of his last day on the set of Tiger Zinda Hai. Soon after Salman treated fans to a picture of his first day on the set of Race 3. Salman?s Tiger Zinda Hai will be released on December 22, while Race 3 has a release date of Eid 2018. 

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