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After Pearl Harbor, Trump embarks on Asia tour

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump toss flower petals while visiting the USS Arizona. Photo: AFP   HONOLULU: After stopping in Hawaii to pay his respects at a Pearl Harbor memorial, US President Donald Trump reboarded Air Force One on Saturday for a marathon Asia tour as North Korea´s nuclear threat looms large. Trump and his wife Melania tossed flower petals into the waters of the USS Arizona memorial, later taking part in a wreath-laying ceremony to honour soldiers who died
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Maryam Aurangzeb questions increase in PTI rallies

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb on Saturday questioned the reason behind rallies being held by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) across numerous towns and cities of the country. She also asked if Imran is again waiting for the "umpire to raise his finger" as he waited in 2014. Aurangzeb also criticised Imran regarding the ehtesab commission in KP, and said according to the PTI chief good performance is attacking the state television and the parliame
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Paintings by Indian elephant auctioned off in Hungary

Sandra, a 42-year-old elephant, paints with her trunk in a Hungarian travelling circus of Florian Richter Circus in Budapest, Hungary November 2, 2017. Picture taken November 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters1 BUDAPEST: Paintings created by an Indian elephant who enjoys wielding a brush were auctioned off by a Hungarian travelling circus on Saturday. Three of 42-year-old elephant Sandra?s abstract canvasses, with coloured lines flowing across them resembling rivers, fetched about 40,000 forints ($150) e
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Internal unity is the only way forward: Ahsan Iqbal

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that the only way forward for Pakistan is maintaining internal unity. Photo: Geo News   ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that the only way forward for Pakistan is maintaining internal unity.  "Pakistan is faced with extreme external challenges and the only way forward is to maintain internal unity," Iqbal said on Geo News' Programme Jirga. He said that the ruling party, Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) is trying its
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Munro ton fires Kiwis to series-levelling win

New Zealand bowler Trent Boult appeals successfully for the wicket of Indian cricketer Rohit  Sharma during the second T20 international. -AFP  RAJKOT: Opener Colin Munro hit a blistering century to help New Zealand down India by 40 runs in the second Twenty20 international and level the series at 1-1 on Saturday. Munro smashed an unbeaten 58-ball 109 to propel the Kiwis to 196-2 and in reply, the hosts could only manage 156-7 at the batting-friendly Rajkot stadium. Kiwi fast bowler Trent Bou
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5.1-magnitude earthquake hits upper parts of Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Numerous cities in the north of the country experienced tremors Saturday evening. Tremors were felt in Peshawar, Khyber Agency, Kurram Agency, Malakand Agency, Swat and Tarbela Ghazi, Geo News reported.  The earthquake, which was recorded as 5.1 in terms of magnitude as per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), had its epicenter about 35 kilometres from Parachinar and was at a depth of over 35 kilometres. On October 28, earthquake tremors jolted several parts of the country.
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021 Disrupt conference: A new innovation era begins in Pakistan

KARACHI: The 021 Disrupt Conference was a melting pot of startups, investors, innovators, and entrepreneurs who came together in Karachi to explore the future of the innovation economy. One of the investors, Charles Ludwig from Oman Technology Fund (OTF), rightly said that the conference marks the beginning of a new era of openness and innovation for Pakistan. The conference was attended by top venture capital firms and tech celebrities from the Middle East, Singapore, and the US. The firs
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3,844 unmarked graves discovered in IoK: human rights group

About 3,844 unmarked graves have been discovered in Indian-occupied Kashmir, according to a human rights group in the area. The group, Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), stated that as many as 2,717 unmarked graves were found in Poonch while 1,127 in Rajouri. APDP shared the findings with a human rights commission in India, which after completing its investigation acknowledged the presence of 2,080 graves in the region. Taking action, the commission told the government in I
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Video game warriors battle before 40,000 fans in China

The final of the world championships for League of Legends, one of the most-played video games on the planet, took place Saturday in Beijing?s "Bird?s Nest", the national stadium built for the 2008 Olympic Games. Photo: AFP file  BEIJING: More than 40,000 spectators, giant screens, players glued to their keyboards and more than $1 million prize money for the winners: welcome to the world of eSports in China, a country that has become a leader in competitive video game playing. The final of the
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Austrian party head quits over sex harassment claims

VIENNA: Prominent Austrian politician Peter Pilz quit on Saturday as head of his newly formed anti-establishment party over sexual harassment allegations. "I've always fought for strict standards and these standards also apply to me," the 63-year-old said in a statement. The announcement came after news weekly Falter confronted him early Saturday with allegations of sexual misconduct. A young woman told the newspaper that a very inebriated Pilz had groped her in 2013 at a major annual discuss
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6.8-magnitude quake off Tonga, no tsunami threat

SYDNEY: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga Saturday in the tectonically active Pacific region, but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said. The tremor hit at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) some 90 kilometres off the Tonga island of Niuatoputapu, and 230 kilometres southwest of the Samoan capital Apia, the US Geological Survey reported. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no current tsunami threat. The quake lasted for almost one minute, and ca
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Disrespecting China's anthem can now cost three years jail

BEIJING: China has passed legislation to punish anyone who disrespects the national anthem with up to three years in prison, state media reported Saturday. The changes to China's criminal law were approved during a committee meeting of the country´s rubberstamp parliament, the National People´s Congress (NPC), according to the official Xinhua news agency. "Serious cases of disrespecting the country´s national anthem in public would get punishments including deprivation of political rights, cr
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Egypt archaeologist criticises pyramid void 'discovery'

CAIRO: An Egyptian archaeologist overseeing a project to scan a pyramid for voids on Saturday criticised the announcement of a discovery of a passenger plane-sized cavity in the Great Pyramid. Scientists with the ScanPyramids project revealed on Thursday that the void discovered with subatomic particle scans was the first major structure found inside the pyramid since the 19th century. It is thought to be at least 30 metres (98 feet) long and located above the "Grand Gallery" -- a sloped corri
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Myanmar must resettle Rohingya in their villages: US official

DHAKA: The US wants Myanmar to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in their own villages following their exodus from the country's violence-wracked Rakhine state for Bangladesh, a senior State Department official said Saturday in Dhaka. Simon Henshaw, acting US assistant secretary of state who visited refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh, said Myanmar should also punish those who committed atrocities in Rakhine. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August car
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Imran Khan to address rally in Khanewal today

The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan will address a political rally later today in Khanewal. Photo: Geo News file   ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan will address a political rally later today in Khanewal. The preparations are complete and participants have started to reach the venue. Earlier today, Imran addressed the locals of Lodhran. The frequent addresses are part of the party?s campaign for the upcoming general elections in 2
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Lebanon PM resigns, says fears for his life

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation Saturday, citing Iran's "grip" on the country and threats to his life. "I announce my resignation from the post of prime minister," he said in a speech broadcast from Saudi Arabia by the Al-Arabiya news network. "I felt what was being covertly plotted to target my life," Hariri said. The two-time prime minister, whose father Rafik was assassinated when he held the same position in 2005, accused Iran and its powerful Lebanes
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Dar discharged from hospital, medical checkup scheduled for next week

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/0412e71c422fe74b5715fcc6a5c112f0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNC8yMDE3IDEyOjQ5OjEwIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9anlWeVFoQUVYUXNUZjN2RlJscHo4UT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LONDON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was discharged from a West London hospital on Saturday. Dar, who is suffering from a heart condi
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WATCH: Meera croons to Titanic anthem ?my heart will go on?

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7288ac5ebfdebca556d1d5c65244e31d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNC8yMDE3IDE6MDA6MjQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1TKzd3cjgzS1J5cmdDSldFVTVablh3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pakistani sensation Meera is back in the limelight and this time for her singing skills. A video of the actress crooning to Celion
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Disrespecting China´s anthem can now cost three years jail

BEIJING: China has passed legislation to punish anyone who disrespects the national anthem with up to three years in prison, state media reported Saturday. The changes to China's criminal law were approved during a committee meeting of the country's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), according to the official Xinhua news agency. "Serious cases of disrespecting the country's national anthem in public would get punishments including deprivation of political rights, criminal detent
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Zardari working on ?unknown agenda,? claims Rafique

LAHORE: Railways Minister Saad Rafique on Saturday criticised Pakistan Peoples Party for refusing to engage with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on election-related legislation and said that co-chairman Asif Zardari is working on some unknown agenda. Failed to establish contact between Zardari, Nawaz: Asif Foreign minister shared that he tried to contact Zardari many times but to no avail ?We know whose agenda Imran Khan is working now, but Zardari is working on some unknown
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Injured Shinwari ruled out of international cricket for six months: sources

LAHORE: Ahead of the expected West Indies tour to home in coming days, Pakistan?s hope of maintaining the in-form bowling unit have dealt a major blow, as fast bowler Usman Shinwari is ruled out from playing international cricket for at least next six months, sources informed Geo News. Reportedly, the medical camp of Pakistan Cricket Board has informed the team management that Shinwari may take next four to six months to recover from the injury. The pacer is facing a serious stress fracture of
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Daesh says New York truck attacker is 'caliphate soldier'

NEW YORK: Daesh has claimed responsibility for a truck attack this week that killed eight people in the deadliest assault on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001. The militant group on Thursday described accused attacker Sayfullo Saipov, 29, as ?one of the caliphate soldiers? in a weekly issue of its Al-Naba newspaper. The Uzbek immigrant was charged in federal court on Wednesday with acting in support of Daesh by ploughing a rented pickup truck down a popular riverside bike trail, crushing ped
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Deepika -Irrfan Khan's new film will start in January

After making a buzz by their stellar performances in ?Piku?, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan are set to reunite on a biopic of a mafia queen in ?Sapna Didi?. Vishal Bhardwaj will be producing the film with both the actors and reportedly the movie will be going on floors by the end of January next year. Prerna Arora?s KriArj Entertainment is also one of the producers besides Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures and T-Series. In an interview Prerna shared his excitement of working with the three ace perso
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Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services

KABUL: Afghanistan?s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram but it was not immediately clear whether they had complied. Use of social media and mobile instant messaging services has exploded in Afghanistan over recent years. Social media users and civil rights groups reacted with outrage to initial reports of the move and the letter sent by telecoms regulator ATRA was widely shared on social media. S
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PM, Shehbaz discuss country?s political situation in London meeting

LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif and held discussions on important political matters, sources told Geo News. The chief minister extended his London stay to hold the meeting, sources added. The prime minister arrived here on Friday afternoon to attend "Future of Pakistan 2017" conference where he will make a keynote speech on the country, while Shehbaz was in London to attend the high-level party meeting held last Sunday. Earlier this we
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