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Britain's aid minister wanted to send aid money to Israel army: Downing Street confirms

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/de77684af88af22bf36d4213acf6c140.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNy8yMDE3IDI6NTI6MTQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1ZUWFMMWdEakRXZmxtWVZhbDUrMUdRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LONDON: Britain?s international development minister Priti Patel discussed with Isreal the idea of giving the country British foreign

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Law and justice embarrassed, says Maryam after SC verdict

ISLAMABAD: Daughter of former prime minister and PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday said, after the announcement of the SC verdict rejecting Sharif family petitions, that the law and justice are embarrassed.  She added in the tweet that the victim, in this case, is not her father, Nawaz Sharif, but justice itself.  She also referred to it as a "travesty of justice", as she claimed that the asset mentioned is the salary to be received from the son.  The former premier's d

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SC issues verdict rejecting Sharif family's review petitions

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a detailed verdict rejecting review petitions filed by the Sharif family in the Panama Papers case, Geo News learnt Tuesday. The detailed verdict comprising 23 pages, has been reproduced below: No error has been identified in the Panama case, which could be reviewed and the accountability court is free to make a decision on the basis of nature of evidence, the verdict read. The trial court has the authority to reject weak evidence. "The fac

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OPEC sees slower growth in demand for its oil as rivals pump more

LONDON: Global demand for OPEC?s crude will rise in the next two years more slowly than expected, the group forecast, as a recovery in prices resulting from an OPEC-led supply cut stimulates renewed output growth from non-members. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries also said in its 2017 World Oil Outlook that rapid adoption of electric vehicles could cause oil demand to plateau in the second half of the 2030s, denting OPEC?s longer-term prospects. OPEC and rivals including

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Milind Soman trolled for dating '18-year-old' Ankita Konwar

Photo: Milind Soman INSTAGRAM Milind Soman, who just turned 52, is holidaying in Norway with his girlfriend Ankita Konwar. But his Instagram updates are not what he?s been trending for. Twitter is divided over his alleged age difference with his girlfriend. According to certain reports, Ankita, who is an air-hostess, is 18 and social media trolls had a field day hating on the actor.

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Ultimate losers will be those on wrong side of history for short term gain: Maryam

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday took to Twitter and said the ultimate losers will be those on the wrong side of history for short-term gains and benefits.  The tweet by the former prime minister's daughter was a reaction to a video clip from a local news channel in which the PPP displayed its unwillingness to accept delimitation on the basis of the census. ?The matter is something else,? Maryam added in the tweet. The two parties, PM

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Satellite images spark interest in Nan Madol

Experts are still baffled about the existence of a city in the middle of the sea, over a century after it was first discovered.  The interest in Nan Madol - the space in between - located just off the main island of Pohnpei in Micronesia in the Pacific was reignited due to satellite images of the region which allow for better observation.  The uninhabited city lies 2,500 miles from Los Angeles and is approximately 1,500 miles from Australia.  Early explorers termed the Island to be the eight

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Pakistan not diplomatically isolated after Trump's speech: Khawaja Asif

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7b49d51406833740405d15de19469c9e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNy8yMDE3IDE6MjU6MzMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1JNEdEWm9xQUR4ZDRQMW5hSTB1c213PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday claimed that Pakistan has neither been diplomatically isolated nor has its positi

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Jordanian Air Force commander lauds PAF role in war against terrorism

ISLAMABAD: Commander Royal Jordanian Air Force Major General (Pilot) Yousef Ahmad Al-Hanity lauded the role of Pakistan Air Force in the war against terrorism. The official remarked this during a meeting with Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman. Commander Royal Jordanian Air Force had visited the Air Headquarters Islamabad on Tuesday.  Later on, he called on Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman in his office, according to a Pakistan Air Force press release. The two discussed matters of professional and m

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Youth footballers from Pakistan qualify for Street Children World Cup

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ac15d5274795650dfb7a3a6220637a2a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNy8yMDE3IDI6MDE6NTUgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT13WjlaMWNpU2hBVEIwUXhjVW1Bai93PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] An eight-member football team consisting of children from Mirpur in Azad Jammu and Kashmir won the Future Depends on You football tou

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Saudi crown prince calls Iran supply of rockets 'military aggression'

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia?s crown prince said Iran?s supply of rockets to militias in Yemen is an act of ?direct military aggression? that could be an act of war, state media reported on Tuesday. Prince Mohammed bin Salman?s comments were published after Saudi air defence forces intercepted a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia said was fired towards Riyadh on Saturday by the Iran-allied Houthi militia, which controls large parts of neighbouring Yemen. Saudi-led forces, which back the international

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UK student discovers 145 million-year-old 'rat' teeth

Fossil teeth from the University of Portsmouth LONDON: A student at a British university has uncovered teeth from rat-like creatures who lived 145 million years ago and have distant links to humans, a scientific journal reported Tuesday. The discovery was made on the coast of Dorset, southwest England, by undergraduate Grant Smith as he sifted through rocks at the University of Portsmouth. "Quite unexpectedly he found not one but two quite remarkable teeth of a type never before seen from roc

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Demand for snap election is unreasonable: Shehbaz

Cheif Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking to media on November 7, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif remarked on Tuesday that the demand for a snap election is unreasonable. While speaking to media in Lahore, he said that the demand for snap elections is coming from people who have ruined Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ?There are so many dengue cases being reported in KP but its officials have gone into hiding in mountains.? ?These people [Pakistan Muslim League-N

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Scottish Parliament evacuated after ?suspicious package? discovered

Scottish Parliament - File Photo  EDINBURGH:  The Scottish parliament was evacuated on Tuesday as police dealt with an incident. ?An incident has occurred requiring the evacuation of the MSP building at Holyrood,? the parliament said in a statement. ?The police are in attendance at the scene.? A BBC reporter said on Twitter that a package containing white powder had been sent to a lawmaker. This is a developing story and will be updated as more details are made available.  

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Malicious WhatsApp clone downloaded a million times before getting reported

Over a million Android users fell prey to an imposter WhatsApp app on the Google Play Store. The WhatsApp clone named "Update WhatsApp Messenger" and developed by "WhatsApp Inc.," looked pretty much identical to the real one, reported Mashable. Soon after the app was flagged by a Reddit user, its name was changed and it was later deleted altogether. The fake app had many ads and a code to download a second piece of software to the users' devices, according to some Reddit users.

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UN urges Saudi coalition to end 'catastrophic' Yemen aid blockade

GENEVA: The UN on Tuesday urged the Saudi-led coalition to end a blockade of Yemen which has halted the flow of humanitarian supplies into the country, further threatening some seven million people facing famine-like conditions. "If these channels, these lifelines, are not kept open it is catastrophic for people who are already in... the world's worst humanitarian crisis," Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the United Nations humanitarian office (OCHA), told reporters in Geneva. Relief supplies into

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Twitter-happy Trump to enter China's Great Firewall

BEIJING: US President Donald Trump has tweeted energetically throughout his Asian tour so far, but in China he will likely be one of a select few to skirt the country's ban on his cherished website. The Twitter-happy president has fired off a slew of posts -- on both domestic and international issues -- since he started his trip in Japan and moved on to South Korea on Tuesday. But when he lands in China on Wednesday, Trump will enter the so-called "Great Firewall" of online censorship that mon

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Democracy does not suit PML-N: Kaira

Pakistan Peoples Party leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) doesn't want the democratic process to operate smoothly. Photo: Geo News file   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) doesn't want the democratic process to operate smoothly.  "Democracy doesn't suit the ruling party right now," Kaira claimed, "so the PML-N has been trying to push the institut

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Salman Khan?s Tiger Zinda Hai trailer released

The trailer for Salman Khan?s upcoming movie Tiger Zinda Hai has created a storm on social media with almost 4 million views on just YouTube alone within the first 24 hours. The film is a sequel to Salman and Katrina Kaif?s Ek Tha Tiger which was released in 2012. The movie is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar who has worked previously with Salman Khan on Sultan. Salman Khan will be looking to bounce back at the box office after Tubelight released earlier this year failed to deliver. Tiger Zinda H

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Iran sees Pakistan's security as its own: Iranian defence minister

TEHRAN: The Iranian Minister of Defence Brigadier General Amir Hatami, during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, said that Iran sees Pakistan's security as its own, reported IRNA.  "Respect for territorial integrity, solidarity and national sovereignty of the regional countries is among the fixed principles of the Iranian foreign policies," said Hatami.  Speaking in regards to regional and international developments, the Iranian defence minister said the arrival of

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Funeral prayers offered for Pakistani diplomatic staffer killed in Afghanistan

The funeral prayers of a Pakistani diplomatic staffer in Afghanistan, Rana Nayyar, were held in the federal capital on Tuesday. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: The funeral prayers of a Pakistani diplomatic staffer in Afghanistan, Rana Nayyar, were held in the federal capital on Tuesday. The funeral prayers were attended by Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. Nayyar's body was handed over to the Pakistani authorities at the Torkham border Tuesday morning, from where it arrived in Peshawar and was sent

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Punjab school timings to change due to smog

A thick blanket of smog engulfs Lahore - Online  LAHORE: There has been a change announced for school timings in Punjab due to smog. The Government of Punjab announced via a tweet that starting Wednesday schools in the province will open at 9 AM and close at 2:30 PM till further notice. On Friday schools would be closed at 12:15 PM.  Smog continues to create havoc in the province with accidents leading to the death of one person on Tuesday. Several flights leaving from Lahore have ei

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Opening of Bank of China in Pakistan celebrated in Islamabad

President Mamnoon Hussain speaks at the opening ceremony.  The opening of Bank of China in Pakistan was celebrated in Islamabad Tuesday, where President Mamnoon Hussain said the step would help accelerate infrastructural development and overall economic growth of the country. On the occasion, the president said Pakistan is an attractive investment destination because of its ideal location and government policies that encouraged business, reported Radio Pakistan. He assured every possible co

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Japan´s ´Black Widow´ to hang for murdering string of lovers

TOKYO: A one-time millionairess dubbed the "Black Widow", who tricked elderly lovers into drinking cyanide and then pocketed millions in insurance payouts and inheritance, was sentenced to death in Japan on Tuesday. Kyoto District Court condemned Chisako Kakehi, 70, to the gallows for the murder of three men -- including a husband -- and for the attempted murder of another, ending a high-profile case that has gripped the country. Kakehi became notorious after using poison to dispatch a number

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Mehwish Hayat pays tribute to Nazia Hassan

Pakistan actress Mehwish Hayat paid tribute to pop icon Nazia Hassan during a concert held in Phoenix, Arizona. The actress took to the stage to cover Nazia Hassan?s song Boom Boom. Boom Boom was the main title track from Nazia and Zohaib Hassan?s second album also of the same name released in 1982. The song composed by Indian producer Biddu was also featured in the Bollywood movie Star. ?Nazia Hassan to me will always remain the undisputed queen of pop and will continue to rule the world thr

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