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Security forces foil terror bid in Balochistan

RAWALPINDI: Frontier Corps and intelligence personnel o Thursday conducted an intelligence-based operation in the Zhob district of Balochistan, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) A prepared improvised explosive device, planted in a motorcycle, was recovered during the operation.  The IED was hidden in a storm drain and covered with bushes, added ISPR.  Pakistan had launched a nationwide military operation 'Radd-ul-Fasaad' in February 2017, which was based on bro

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Newlywed bride on the run after robbing husband, in-laws in Sargodha

SARGODHA: A newlywed bride robbed her husband, in-laws and managed to run away on the second day of marriage, Geo News reported. On Thursday, the groom, Muhammad Asif, accepted before the court of additional district and sessions judge Sargodha Zulfikar Ali that he got married to a woman identified as Erum, who later robber him and his family. He said that the bride fed sleeping pills to the family while they were busy preparing for the valima [reception], on the second day of marriage. T

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Syrian army retakes last Daesh bastion in Syria

DAMASCUS: Syrian troops and allied militiamen on Thursday expelled Daesh fighters from Albu Kamal, the last significant town the militants still held in their disintegrating "caliphate". The militants' latest rout left them with only the dregs of a self-styled "state" that once spanned huge territory in Iraq and Syria, with surviving Daesh fighters melting away into desert hideouts. Anti-Daesh forces stormed into the town just across the border from Iraq on Wednesday and while fighting was ini

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Sattar keeping old school of thought alive, alleges Chandio

Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Moula Bakhsh Chandio on Thursday accused Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Chief Farooq Sattar of keeping his 'old school of thought' alive. Photo: Geo News  HYDERABAD: Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Moula Bakhsh Chandio on Thursday accused Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Chief Farooq Sattar of keeping his 'old school of thought' alive.  "Sattar hasn't retired his old school of thought, and remains on the same old path,

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Marriyum shames Imran for conspiring against govt

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/2904ec7dfe86fc4400f225353b7868e4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvOS8yMDE3IDI6Mzk6MTEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT05VVVDQjU3SEdtaXBtbmVsQmg3VEVRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Thursday shamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Im

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Saudi king appoints 30 judges, promotes 26 amid anti-graft purge

DUBAI: King Salman has appointed or promoted 56 judges, Saudi Arabia?s state news agency SPA reported on Thursday, a step coinciding with an anti-corruption crackdown in the kingdom. The king issued a royal order that promoted 26 judges and appointed 30 others at different levels of the judiciary, SPA said. Saudi authorities have arrested dozens of royal family members, officials and businessmen in the anti-graft purge that began on Saturday. They face allegations of money laundering, bribery,

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Lebanon believes Hariri held in Saudi, wants foreign pressure - top official

BEIRUT: Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister on Saturday while in Saudi Arabia, is being held by Riyadh, and Beirut plans to work with foreign states to secure his return, a top Lebanese government official said on Thursday. A second source, a senior politician close to Saudi-allied Hariri, said Saudi Arabia had ordered him to resign and put him under house arrest. A third source familiar with the situation said Saudi Arabia was controlling and limiting his movement.

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Saudi graft inquiry spreads beyond borders as UAE examines bank accounts

ABU DHABI/DUBAI: Saudi Arabia?s crackdown on corruption has spread beyond its borders as regulators in the United Arab Emirates ask UAE banks for information about Saudi citizens detained in the investigation, a possible prelude to freezing their accounts. The UAE central bank has requested commercial banks and finance companies in the UAE to provide details of the accounts of 19 Saudis, commercial bankers told Reuters on Thursday, declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter

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Didn?t announce dissolution of PSP or MQM-P: Izhar-ul-Hassan

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leaders reiterated the earlier claims of the party and claimed that the decision to dissolve MQM-Pakistan or Pak Sarzameen Party was never announced. While speaking to media on Thursday, MQM?s Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan remarked that ?PSP didn?t announce party?s dissolution nor did we.? He remarked: ?MQM has been revived. MQM?s name, manifesto, and symbol will remain the same.? MQM is like an ocean, he claimed, adding that meeting political rivals is f

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Army chief meets US Ambassador David Hale

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with the US Ambassador David Hale on Thursday. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with the US Ambassador David Hale on Thursday.  The meeting took place at General Headquarters Rawalpindi, with matters of mutual interest coming under discussion, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) department said.  Pakistan wants recognition for contributions, COAS tells US Amb Army Chief tells US Ambassad

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Delhi to restrict car use to tackle smog crisis

New Delhi on Thursday announced driving restrictions that will take half the cars in the city off the roads after a spike in pollution that doctors have labelled a public health emergency. Photo: AFP file NEW DELHI: New Delhi on Thursday announced driving restrictions that will take half the cars in the city off the roads after a spike in pollution that doctors have labelled a public health emergency. "The situation in Delhi is so bad and if the pollution can be brought down in any way, we wil

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PPP's Farhatullah Babar resigns from parliamentary committee

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/9a9384928bc837fe758c0955a500205e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvOS8yMDE3IDEyOjA5OjIzIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9ZEVNYk5sNmlLYlcyZkhyWXJJdG5odz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party leader and Senator Farhatullah Babar resigned from a parliamentary committee on accountability laws

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Commander Jordanian Air Force calls on COAS

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with the commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force on Thursday, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  The meeting took place at General Headquarters Rawalpindi, with matters of mutual interest coming under discussion.  The RJAF commander praised Pakistan Army's efforts against terrorism, added ISPR. 

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British shell companies linked to 52 money laundering scandals

LONDON: British shell companies have been linked to 52 money laundering scandals involving 80 billion pounds ($105 billion) in the past 14 years, according to researchers at campaign group Transparency International. Tax evasion and financial crime has shot to the top of the international agenda in recent days following reports based on leaked documents from Appleby, a prominent offshore law firm founded in Bermuda. But the report from Transparency International?s UK arm said it?s not just Ca

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Nawaz compromising national security, alleges Zardari

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/06d32994d7a4a21937dc15ac0f5e17e8.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvOS8yMDE3IDEwOjQ5OjI1IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9ODhORmdPUm04TTNHck5xdmVFQXBBZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples? Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is compromising national security to protect his family. While speaking to party leaders

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No dream sequences between Deepika, Ranveer in Padmavati: Bhansali

Ranveer Singh as Alauddiin Khilji (left) and Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati (right)  The director of Padmavati, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, has cleared the air about his film after rumours surfaced regarding dream sequence shot between Rani Padmavati and Alauddin Khilji. ?I have made Padmavati with immense honesty, hard work and responsibility,? Bhansali said in a video message. ?I have always been inspired by the story of Rani Padmavti and this film is my tribute to her valour, honour and sacr

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Special report: The toxic clouds choking Lahore

It's been over a week since Lahore?s skyline has been shrouded in toxic smog, reducing visibility and prompting health concerns amongst the citizens. The opaque haze first became most visible on October 30 in Pakistan?s second-largest city. On most days, readings of the PM 2.5 ? tiny particles that can get lodged in the lungs ? were off the charts, reaching as high up as 700 micrograms per cubic meter. While the World Health Organisation?s air quality guidelines stipulate a safety limit of 35

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Nefarious designed of anti-Pak elements in Afghanistan will not succeed: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not let nefarious designs of anti-Pakistan elements in Afghanistan to succeed. Foreign Office SPokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said during his weekly briefing on Thursday.  Faisal added, there are multiple actors working in Afghanistan and the nexus between RAW and other terrorist groups are involved in activities to subvert Pakistan, reported the state broadcaster.  The FO spokesperson added that Pakistan had taken up the martyrdom of Nayyer Iqbal Rana with Afghanistan

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MQM-PSP alliance won't affect us: PPP

[embed_video2 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/74a797d32fe86e15e143b91447dd17d0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvOS8yMDE3IDk6NDQ6MjkgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1yWG94QUhoMU92RTZCL2l4ZDF2RTBnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah said on Thursday that Pakistan Peoples? Party will not be damaged by the alliance of Muttah

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New Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens by the hour

A man covers his face with a handkerchief as he walks ina park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters 1 NEW DELHI: The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic smog hung over the city for a third day on Thursday and air quality worsened by the hour. Illegal crop burning in the farm states surrounding New Delhi, vehicle exhaust emissions in a city with limited public transport and swirlin

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MQM-P summons high-level meeting to pacify disgruntled members: sources

MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar. Photo: File KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) summoned a consultative meeting of party leaders on Thursday afternoon to address reservations of its disgruntled leaders on the recently-held joint press conference with Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Mustafa Kamal, sources informed Geo News. The party leader, Dr Farooq Sattar, is expected to take discontented senior party leaders in confidence on his decision. MQM-P?s party high command will also review

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Present circumstances call for early elections: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan talks to the media in Chitral.  CHITRAL: Early elections are called when a ruler?s mandate becomes questionable, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan said Thursday. While speaking to the media in Chitral, where he addressed a rally a day earlier, the PTI chief said that given the present circumstances in the country, there was no way out besides early elections.  He added that only ?a fool? would term the step to be against democ

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Pakistani soldier martyred, 5 terrorists killed in Khyber Agency

Muhammad Ilyas - Photo ISPR  A Pakistani sepoy Muhammad Ilyas was martyred during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber Agency. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release, terrorists opened fire at multiple places at the newly established Pakistani posts in Rajgal Valley, exploiting the absence of any control in Afghan border areas. The ISPR added that the Pakistan Army responded effectively and there were reports of five terrorists killed and four injured. 

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Tributes, condemnation on Twitter over Quetta suicide attack

A senior police officer was among three officials martyred in a suicide bombing in Quetta on Thursday morning.  The incident occurred when DIG Hamid Shakeel's convoy was targetted as he left his residence.  Also read: DIG mong three martyred in Quetta attack Government officials, politicians, journalists and associates of the deceased police officer took to Twitter to react to the news.  Major General Asif Ghafoor, the army's spokesman, shared the army chief's message condemning the blast: 

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Renowned writer Ibrahim Joyo passes away at 102

Ibrahim Joyo. Photo: File HYDERABAD: Renowned writer, Ibrahim Joyo, called the voice of the century, passed away at 102 on Thursday. Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed grief over Joyo?s demise, saying such personalities are born once in centuries. The deceased will be laid to rest at his native graveyard in Jamshoro, Sindh. Being a writer, scholar and social and political worker, Joyo had a versatile career and an eventful life. He was known for his peculiar v

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