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Police to appeal for remand extension of Mufti Abdul Qavi

MULTAN: Police are expected to appeal for extension in a physical remand of Mufti Abdul Qavi in the Qandeel Baloch murder case, Geo News reported on Sunday. The police will file an application to the court tomorrow (Monday), revealed sources. Qavi was remanded into police?s custody till October 23. A sessions court, hearing the model and social media icon's murder case, had remanded the accused into police custody for four days on Thursday. Qandeel's parents accuse Qavi of offering mill

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Farooq Sattar threatens resignations from assemblies, Senate

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan chief Farooq Sattar has said the party's elected officials have sent their resignations to him and the party will [soon] decide on resigning from the Senate, provincial and national assemblies.  He is addressing the media in Karachi after a party meeting.

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Roadside bomb kills seven outside Somali capital Mogadishu

MOGADISHU: A roadside bomb killed at least seven people on Sunday - mostly women farmers - in an area outside the Somali capital dominated by insurgents who have defied public protests to end years of violence, residents and the army said. A truck bombing in Mogadishu last weekend killed at least 358 people, with 56 people still missing. Almost all of the dead were civilians and the attack triggered angry demonstrations in the capital. Sunday?s bombing hit a minibus in Daniga village about 40

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Death toll from Malaysia construction site landslide at 11

Rescues workers search for victims of a landslide at a construction site in Tanjung Bungah, a suburb of George Town, Penang, Malaysia October 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters   KUALA LUMPUR: Eleven foreign workers were killed in a landslide at a construction site in northwest Malaysia on Saturday, authorities said. Earlier estimates had put the George Town death toll at 14, but three workers had managed to escape, said Ervin Galen Teruki, deputy operations head of the Fire and Rescue Department in Pen

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Storm Brian clobbers Ireland and British coastal towns, buildings damaged

TENBY: Storm Brian battered towns in Ireland and along the western coast of England and Wales on Saturday, with gusts and high seas causing heavy damage to buildings. Less than a week after Tropical Storm Ophelia killed three people, Ireland?s weather office issued an warning that winds were likely to average 55 to 65 km per hour in western regions, with gusts topping 100 kph. In Tenby, a picturesque seaside town in Wales, waves tore through a wall of the harbourmaster?s offices, leaving debri

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Whistleblower makes claims of systematic doping in China

Chinese whistleblower Xue Yinxian claims tests for doping in China during the 1980s and 1990s had only one ?purpose  to ensure Chinese athletes travelled to competitions without being caught. Photo: AFP/File 1 A Chinese whistleblower, now seeking political asylum in Germany, has claimed there was a systematic doping programme in China during the 1980s and 1990s across a range of sports. In a television interview with German broadcaster ARD, Chinese doctor Xue Yinxian, 79, claims more than 10,0

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Fierce firefight as Philippines' toughest urban war down to last building

Soldiers stand on guard and look at damaged buildings and houses after government troops cleared the area from pro-Islamic State militant groups inside the war-torn area in Saduc proper, Marawi city, southern Philippines October 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters 1 MARAWI CITY: Philippine troops were locked in an intense urban firefight on Sunday with the last remnants of a pro-Daesh alliance, as the army sought to declare an end to the country?s biggest internal security crisis in years. An estimated 3

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Indonesia to demand answers after military chief denied US entry

Indonesia?s Armed Forces Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo. Photo: File JAKARTA: Indonesia intends to send a diplomatic note to the US secretary of state and summon Washington?s deputy ambassador in Jakarta to explain why the head of its military was denied entry to the United States, an Indonesian official said on Sunday. Indonesia?s Armed Forces Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo was about to board a flight on Saturday when the airline informed him that US authorities had denied him entry, acc

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Powerful typhoon drenches Japan, tens of thousands advised to evacuate

TOKYO: Tens of thousands of people across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were canceled and train services were disrupted on Sunday as a typhoon roared toward the coast, bringing heavy rain and strong winds on a national election day. Typhoon Lan, classified as an intense Category 4 storm by the Tropical Storm Risk monitoring site, was south of Japan and moving northeast at 40 kph on Sunday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. An agency official told a new

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Former US President Jimmy Carter says would travel to North Korea: NYT

NEW YORK: Former US President Jimmy Carter said he would be willing to travel to North Korea on behalf of the Trump administration to help diffuse rising tensions, The New York Times reported on its website on Sunday. ?I would go, yes,? Carter, 93, told the Times when he was asked in an interview at his ranch house in Plains, Georgia whether it was time for another diplomatic mission and whether he would do so for President Trump. Carter, a Democrat who was president from 1977 to 1981, said h

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PPP made new Pakistan and will keep it flourishing: Khursheed Shah

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/742923fa9d5e9c7b1fd35edfb3432c61.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMjIvMjAxNyAxMDo0ODozNSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTFEbTl0aVpKN2t6WjlTNEcyd1B4U0E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] SUKKUR: Leader of Opposition Khursheed Shah said on Sunday that the foundation of ?Naya Pakistan? was kept by the Pakistan People

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US warns public about cyber attacks on energy, industrial firms

Hackers have succeeded in infiltrating some targets, including at least one energy generator, and conducting reconnaissance on their networks-Reuters The US government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure. The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation warned in a report distributed by email l

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Sindh medical universities, colleges? entry tests taken together for first time

KARACHI: For the first time, the admission test of medical colleges and universities in Sindh?s five cities is being taken together. The medical entrance tests are being taken in different universities and colleges in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, and Nawabshah. In Karachi, the tests are being conducted for admission in Dow Medical College, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College, Lyari Medical College, Karachi Medical and Dental College, Dr Ishrat-ul Ibad Dental College and NED University.

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PTI to hold rally in Sehwan today

Preparations under way for the PTI rally. Photo: Geo News  DADU: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold a rally in Sehwan, Sindh today.  Former Sindh chief minister and PTI's local leader, Liaquat Ali Jatoi, said the organisers have placed 40,000 chairs at Lal Bahadur Ground for the public gathering whereas 80,000 will be able to attend the rally while standing.  Moreover, around 1,000 police personnel have been deployed to secure the event, which will be addressed by PTI Chairman I

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'Secret Superstar' and 'Golmaal Again' fare well at box office

Aamir Khan?s film ?Secret Superstar? and Ajay Devgn?s ?Golmaal Again? fared quite well at the box office. The star-studded 'Golmaal Again' earned INR 30.14 crore on its first day of screening, meanwhile 'Secret Superstar' collected INR 14.10 on the second day of run, Indian media reports estimated. Golmaal Again opened to mixed reviews but due to its stellar cast brought fans to the screens. The fourth film of the Golmaal franchise stars Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, Tabu, Arshad Warsi, Tussh

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NA-4 by-election: Bilawal to address rally in Peshawar today

Preparations for PPP rally in Badabher, Peshawar. Photo: Geo News  PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will address a rally in Peshawar today ahead of Thursday's by-election on the city's NA-4 constituency.  Reports said the PPP chief will arrive in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital around 1pm and proceed to Badabher, on the city's outskirts, in a procession.  The party?s provincial president, Humayun Khan, and senior local leadership will accompany Bilawal.  

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Irum Azeem assails Salman Baloch for blaming her for expulsion from MQM-P

KARACHI: Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) member and MPA Irum Azeem Farooque on Sunday lashed out at the recently expelled MNA of the party, Salman Mujahid Baloch, for blaming her as the primary reason behind his ouster. Irum, who recently joined Pakistan Tekreek-e-Insaf, openly challenged former MQM-P member Baloch to a debate on the matter. She said that her friends in the MQM-P informed her regarding Salman Mujahid, adding that she has ruffled many feathers by her actions. ?Salman Muj

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Japan voters to deliver verdict on PM Abe's nearly five-year rule

A girl casts her father's ballot for a national election at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2017. REUTERS TOKYO: Japanese voters deliver their verdict on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe?s nearly five years in power in an election on Sunday that will determine if he has the clout to push ahead with his cherished goal of revising the post-war, pacifist constitution. Media forecasts show Abe's gamble on the snap poll is likely to pay off, with his conservative Liberal Democratic Party-led

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BJP under fire for demanding cuts in 'anti-Modi' film

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s party came under fire on Saturday for demanding cuts to a Tamil film NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s party came under fire on Saturday for demanding cuts to an Indian film, claiming it showcased ?anti-Modi hatred?. A scene in the Tamil-language film ?Mersal? shows a character delivering a fiery monologue in which he attacks the government?s failure to provide free public healthcare despite charging a national goods and services tax (GST) of

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Militants attack Egypt police, dozens killed: sources

CAIRO: Egypt?s security forces suffered one of their heaviest attacks after militants firing rockets and detonating explosives hit a police operation on Friday in the western desert, authorities and security sources said on Saturday. Three security sources said at least 52 police officers and conscripts had been killed in gun battles that erupted in the remote desert, but Egyptian authorities said only 16 men had died when their patrol came under attack. Egyptian authorities on Saturday said t

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Trump defends tweets as key to White House victory

The masthead of US President Donald Trump's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account as seen on October 22, 2017. @realDonaldTrump/Handout via Geo.tv  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump defended his regular use of social media, especially Twitter, and said he may not have won the White House without it. In an interview airing on Sunday on ?Fox Business Network,? Trump says he can bypass what he labels unfair media coverage by speaking directly. ?Tweeting is like a typewriter ? when I put it out,

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China says unemployment at 3.95 percent, lowest in years

BEIJING: China?s unemployment rate has hit its lowest rate in multiple years at 3.95 percent by the end of September, the ministry of human resources and social security said in a statement on Sunday. From January to September this year, 10.97 million new jobs have been created in China, a growth of 300,000 compared with the previous year, the ministry said in a pre-prepared statement given to reporters. The figure represents having essentially fulfilled the ministry?s year-end target, the sta

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Faisalabad knife attack: Couple injured by unidentified assailants

FAISALABAD: A couple was made the target of a knife attack by unidentified assailants Saturday night in the city's Chak Jhumra area, Geo News reported, marking the latest of such horrific incidents that have left the nation terrorised. Two unknown suspects attempted to stab or seriously wound a man and his wife near Sitara Chowk in the city's Chak Jhumra area late last night.  However, only the woman suffered knife injuries to her hand. She was subsequently transferred to the Tehsil hospital n

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First joint France-China satellite to study oceans

France and China's space agencies unveiled their first joint satellite in Beijing Friday, which will be used to improve forecasting of ocean storms and cyclones. The satellite, named CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography Satellite), is due to be launched next year by China and will primarily be used to study wind and ocean wave patterns. "In practical terms, it will be used to improve forecasts of strong storms, cyclones or waves for all coastal activities", Daniele Hauser, a French scientist work

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Australia's second largest state edges towards permitting euthanasia

SYDNEY: The parliament of Australia?s second largest state passed legislation on Friday to allow terminally ill patients to seek medical help to end their lives, a bill that is expected to act as a catalyst for the rest of the country to adopt similar laws. Any resident of Victoria state over 18, with a terminal illness and with less than 12 months to live can request a lethal dose of medication, the bill permits. Anyone that is too ill to administer the dosage can ask for a doctor to help. Ma

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