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Pakistan is a resilient, sports loving nation: COAS

RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that Pakistan is a resilient, sports-loving nation. ?Pakistanis are peace and sports-loving resilient nation, bound to rise despite all challenges," the military?s media wing tweeted on behalf of the COAS on the successful conclusion of the Pakistan Motor Rally organised by the Pakistan Army. Director General (DG) of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafo

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Croatian village gives shelter to abandoned bears

Orphaned, abandoned or abused Croatia's brown bears that are unable to survive in the wild are finding a new home in the country?s only sanctuary for the furry natives. Photo: AFP file  KUTEREVO: Orphaned, abandoned or abused Croatia's brown bears that are unable to survive in the wild are finding a new home in the country?s only sanctuary for the furry natives. Up to 1,000 bears are estimated to live in the southeastern European country, particularly in the central forested areas of Gorski Ko

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Russia, Turkey and Iran agree to plan for Syria 'congress'

ASTANA: Russia, Turkey and Iran pledged in Kazakhstan Tuesday to bring the Syrian regime and its opponents together for a "congress" to help nudge peace efforts towards a more lasting political settlement. A joint statement released by Russia and Iran, who support the regime, and Turkey, which backs the rebels, referred to an "initiative of Russia" to hold a congress to bring Syrian government representatives and opposition groups together. A statement on the Russian foreign ministry website o

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Ball game brings rare joy to Rohingya refugee boys

In a refugee camp in Bangladesh crammed with makeshift bamboo shelters, Rohingya boys gather on one of the few remaining clear areas of ground for an energetic bout of chinlone. Photo: AFP file. KUTUPALONG: In a refugee camp in Bangladesh crammed with makeshift bamboo shelters, Rohingya boys gather on one of the few remaining clear areas of ground for an energetic bout of chinlone ?a version of keepie-uppie that is one of the few pleasures they can still enjoy. Chinlone, a cross between footbal

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Our leader is Nawaz, after him Shehbaz: Saad Rafique

KARACHI: Senior Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday said that the party's only leader is Nawaz Sharif.   ?Our leader is Nawaz, and after him Shehbaz,? Rafique said while talking on Geo News? programme Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath. He emphasised that the two brothers are two sides of the same coin. Responding to a question about rumours about the party?s leadership, Rafique said that there is ?no question about Nawaz?s leader

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Five killed as dumper falls on car in Swabi

SWABI: Five people were killed after a dumper fell on a car near Topi bypass, the police informed on Tuesday.  Moreover, as many as three children were also injured in the accident.  The deceased and the injured were taken to a nearby hospital.  On June 12, a four-year-old girl was killed in a road accident when a dumper truck hit a motorcycle here at the Johar Mor bridge, near Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Geo News reported. The crash had left the deceased girl?s parents injured, rescue sources said.

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Bangladesh arrests pilot accused of plot to hijack plane

Sabbir Emam, a pilot with state-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was detained in Dhaka with three others suspected of links to a militant group. Photo: AFP file.  DHAKA: Bangladesh on Tuesday arrested a pilot from the national airline accused of plotting with terrorists to hijack or crash a plane in a spectacular attack, police said. Sabbir Emam, a pilot with state-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was detained in Dhaka with three others suspected of links to a militant group blamed for a cafe sieg

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FBR extends deadline for filing of tax returns to Nov 15

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a7f4e96eb166a2862cb16ec8ef1c3ee5.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMzEvMjAxNyA1OjUzOjE1IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9c1pEOUNRZzNHbFN0QXNLYnYrUjFXQT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline to file annual income tax returns and wealth statements to Nove

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Saudi Arabia to begin issuing tourist visas 'soon'

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas "soon", authorities said Tuesday, as the kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean itself off its dependence on petrodollars amid a protracted oil slump. "Tourist visas will be introduced soon," Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, head of the Saudi tourism authority, was quoted as saying in a stateme

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Russia says its submarine fired missiles at Daesh base in Syria

MOSCOW: Russia said Tuesday its submarine deployed in the Mediterranean fired three ballistic missiles to destroy a command post of Daesh group in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province. "A missile strike with three Kalibr missiles destroyed a command post with large numbers of militants and armed vehicles and also a large weapons and ammunition depot," the Russian defence ministry said in a statement posted on Facebook. It said the strikes targeted the area around the town of Abu Kamal, one of t

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India, Nigeria, Thailand join top business reformers

Developing economies such as Nigeria, India, Thailand and El Salvador have made the largest strides in improving their business. Photo: AFP file.  WASHINGTON: Developing economies such as Nigeria, India, Thailand and El Salvador have made the largest strides in improving their business climates while New Zealand and Singapore retained their top ranks for ease of doing business, the World Bank said Tuesday. In an annual report on 190 countries? efforts to encourage investment and job creation by

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Bitcoin jumps as CME unveils plan for futures contract

NEW YORK: Bitcoin prices rose Tuesday after exchange giant CME Group announced it planned to launch a futures marketplace for the cryptocurrency in the fourth quarter. The move is a vote of confidence in the controversial virtual currency, which has not been listed on a major exchange previously. The CME operates a range of prominent exchanges around the world and handles three billion contracts a year. "Given increasing client interest in the evolving cryptocurrency markets, we have decided t

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Axed Catalan president stays in Brussels 'for safety'

BRUSSELS: Catalonia's axed separatist leader said Tuesday that he would stay put in Brussels after being dismissed by the Spanish government, but denied he would seek asylum to avoid possible rebellion charges. Calling himself the "legitimate" Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont told a packed news conference he was in Brussels "for safety purposes and freedom" and to "explain the Catalan problem in the institutional heart of Europe." "We want to denounce the politicisation of the Spanish just

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Protestants, Catholics mark 500 years since Reformation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves to wellwishers as she walks to her car after leaving the Schlosskirche (All Saints' Church, Castle Church) in Wittenberg, Germany, where she attended a celebratory mass on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Photo: AFP  WITTENBERG: Catholic and Lutheran leaders Tuesday begged forgiveness for violence sparked by the Reformation, as worshippers celebrated 500 years since the religious revolution that created the Protestant church. G

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iPhone X is best yet and FaceID works, mostly: reviewers

An attendee uses the Face ID function on the new iPhone X during a presentation for the media in Beijing, China October 31, 2017. Photo: REUTERS   The first reviews of Apple Inc?s eagerly awaited iPhone X are out and the verdict is clear: it is the best iPhone yet. The run-in to the November 3 release of the redesigned glass and stainless steel device has been dominated by concerns over the supply and functionality of its new FaceID access system. At $999, it is also the most expensive phone

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Iraqi forces advance to edge of final Daesh bastion Al-Qaim

BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces on Tuesday battled up to the edge of Al-Qaim, the largest town still held by Daesh in the country, as they pushed a final assault on the militants. Iraq's Joint Operations Command said government troops - backed by US air strikes and tribal fighters - captured the village of Al-Obeidi, some 20 kilometres from the Syrian border on the eastern outskirts of the town. "IS fighters resisted the advance of the troops, but the majority retreated to positions in the centre of Al-

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Hate campaign shuts down French anti-harassment hotline

French feminists who set up an anti-harassment phone line announced that they had been forced to shut it down after just three days because of a wave of insulting messages. Photo: AFP file. PARIS: French feminists who set up an anti-harassment phone line announced Tuesday they had been forced to shut it down after just three days because of a wave of insulting messages. Activists Clara Gonzales and Elliot Lepers launched the ?anti-relou? (anti-annoyance) mobile phone service Friday, encouragin

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Egypt says air force kills militants after attack

CAIRO: Egypt's military said Tuesday its air force had carried out a desert raid, killing "a large number of terrorist elements" responsible for the deaths of 16 policemen earlier this month. The policemen were killed in an October 20 shootout with militants on the road between Cairo and the Bahariya oasis in the Western Desert, a rare flare-up outside the Sinai Peninsula. Authorities are fighting the Egyptian branch of Daesh, which has killed hundreds of security personnel in northern Sinai,

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Nation not individuals to decide minus, plus formulas: Nawaz

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c44684d8d473965c9225613d9150babf.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMzEvMjAxNyAyOjQ5OjIwIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9Q0hJS3daVW4yMzRRemFHTHNWZTlGZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif, weighing in on the debate surrounding the minus-Nawaz formula for PML-N,

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PTI will oppose any legislation aimed at delaying general elections: Imran

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/5b8228255bf1c9de5c9d21b8a085f4b9.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMzEvMjAxNyAyOjUyOjQ5IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9SGNHeUZtK3ZTVTNOQ3huT0NYZEpVZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan on Tuesday said that his party will oppose any legislation that aims at

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PML-N won't accept 'minus-Nawaz' formula: Rana Sanaullah

LAHORE: The Punjab Law Minister and senior Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that the party will not accept the 'minus-Nawaz' formula.  "We will not accept the minus-Nawaz formula, this was firmly our stance and shall remain to be so," Sanaullah stressed while talking on Geo News' Programme Geo Pakistan. Responding to a question about a possible change in the party leadership, the provincial law minister said that Nawaz Sharif will continue to be the

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Google ditched autopilot driving feature after test user napped behind wheel

CALIFORNIA: Alphabet Inc's self-driving car unit stopped developing features that required drivers to take control in dangerous situations, its chief executive said Monday, as autopilot reliance left users prone to distractions and ill-prepared to manoeuvre. The decision followed experiments of the technology in Silicon Valley that showed test users napping, putting on makeup and fiddling with their phones as the vehicles travelled up to 56 mph. John Krafcik, the head of Waymo, which was form

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Faryal tells fans to 'relax' after criticism pours in on Halloween costume

American-Pakistani model Faryal Makhdoom found herself in the middle of yet another controversy, and this time it was not because of her relationship with British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan. The model dressed up as DC supervillain Poison Ivy for Halloween and her followers were not happy. Social media users lashed out at the model for ?disobeying Islam? after she unveiled her stunning makeover on Instagram. Amir Khan?s estranged wife has hit back at her fans asking them to ?relax? after coming

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Do not see a future for MQM, Imran: Wassan

Parliamentarian Mazoor Hussain Wassan speaking to media on October 31, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab2 KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Home Affairs Manzoor Hussain Wassan claimed that there is no future for political opponents, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan. ?MQM?s name will cease to exist and the party will be dissolved. More people will leave the party and another party will be formed in its place,? he predicted while speaking to media on T

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Michael Jackson tops Forbes list for top earning dead celebrities

Michael Jackson - AFP File Photo  It?s been ten years since the king of pop passed away, yet he continues to generate millions of dollars. In a list released by Forbes, Jackson is the number one dead celebrity when it comes to generating revenue for the fifth consecutive year. According to Forbes, Michael Jackson generated $75 million which was boosted by the release of a new greatest hits album, a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show and a stake in the EMI music publishing catalogue. Second on th

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