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In an African forest, the enduring mystery of a giant butterfly

An entomologist climbs a tree to observe the leaves of a toxic creeper believed to be a host plant for the giant butterfly. Photo: AFPSuspended from branches high above the ground, Nicolas Moulin looked through his binoculars over a seemingly endless sea of emerald green. Somewhere beneath the forest canopy was the African giant swallowtail: the largest butterfly to appear by day on the African continent, virtually unrecorded in scientific annals but known to be venomous. The species, known in L
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Amir Khan hits back at trolls who attacked him for Christmas photo with family

British-Pakistani Boxer Aamir Khan on  Wednesday lashed out at people who trolled him for posting a picture of himself with his family in Christmas outfits. The boxer of Pakistani origin said he was shocked by all the hate he got on his Twitter and Instagram "for wishing everyone Merry Christmas and posting a picture with my family in Christmas outfits". Amir went on to condemn his critics with a message that he couldn't care less what haters thought about his picture and Christmas wishes.
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Bilawal slams govt over removal of women beneficiaries from BISP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Thursday slammed the government for removing more than 800,000 Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) women beneficiaries from its list.  The PPP chairman accused the government of "doling out government benefits only to the moneyed class" saying that it was unleashing poverty and unemployment in the country.  READ MORE: Govt to exclude 'non-deserving' people from BISP: Dr Sania Nishtar “The PTI government has taken total U
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PML-N to file robbery case against DG FIA

Photo: FileThe Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday decided to file a robbery case against Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Wajid Zia, said party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb. "FIA raided PML-N’s central secretariat without a warrant," she claimed. The raid confirms former DG FIA Bashir Memon’s story that he refused to follow Prime Minister Imran Khan’s instructions, said Aurangzeb. READ MORE: FIA raids PML-N secretariat in Lahore over Arshad Malik video
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Saudi foreign minister to arrive in Pakistan today

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud will arrive in Islamabad today to discuss bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. According to Foreign Office, the Saudi foreign minister will call on Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit and hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. "This will be the Saudi foreign minister’s maiden visit to Pakistan, during which the exchange of
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Israel's Netanyahu faces party leadership challenge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: FileJERUSALEM: Israel's embattled premier Benjamin Netanyahu faces off against longtime rival Gideon Saar in a Likud party leadership contest Thursday that could threaten his grip on power. A defeat for Netanyahu, 70, would be a shock, but even a relatively close result could weaken his influence over the conservative party he has dominated for 20 years. Whatever the result, "Netanyahu can only lose", said Stephan Miller, a pollster who has worke
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Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 16 in Philippines

Typhoon Phanfone hit the Philippines late on Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kph along with heavy rain and flooding. Photo: AFPMANILA: A typhoon that swept across remote villages and popular tourist areas of the central Philippines on Christmas Day claimed at least 16 lives, authorities said Thursday. Typhoon Phanfone, with winds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) an hour, tore roofs off houses and toppled electric posts as it cut across the Philippines on Wednesday. With the internet and mobile pho
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'Friends' theme songwriter Allee Willis breathes her last at 72

'Friends' theme songwriter Allee Willis breathes her last at 72. // Photo: The New York TimesAllee Willis, who wrote the theme song for the hit television show Friends, has died at age 72, her partner Prudence Fenton announced Wednesday. "Rest In Boogie Wonderland November 10, 1947-December 24, 2019," Fenton wrote on her Instagram account in a post with a photo of Willis, referring to the 1979 hit she co-wrote for Earth, Wind and Fire. Willis' Instagram account also included a screenshot of an a
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Bangladesh insist on neutral venue for Pakistan Tests

Bangladesh are expected to play three T20Is in Lahore before a two-Test series against Pakistan. Photo: Scoreline DHAKA: Bangladesh are ready to play T20 Internationals in Pakistan next month but the Test series must take place in a neutral venue, the chief executive of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Nizamuddin Chowdhury, said. Test cricket returned to Pakistan after a decade with a two-Test series against Sri Lanka earlier this month. Rawalpindi and Karachi hosted Pakistan’s first Tests on
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Two Pakistan Army soldiers martyred as India resorts to unprovoked firing at LoC: ISPR

Photo: ISPRRAWALPINDI: Two soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred and one wounded as Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing Thursday morning in Dewa Sector area, the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said. According to ISPR, Pakistan Army soldiers while responding to cross-border fire from the enemy in Haji Pir Sector damaged Indian post and killed three Indian soldiers including a subedar. “Indian cease fire violations (CFVs) along the Line of Control (LoC) du
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Blindspot to backlash: Modi and BJP misread the mood

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government did not anticipate the protests against a new citizenship law that have raged across the country and is now scrambling to control the damage, members of his ruling party said. In Modi’s biggest challenge since taking office in 2014, hundreds of thousands have protested against the law offering citizenship to immigrants from non-Muslim minorities who have fled Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. At least 21 people have died in clashes with polic
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Rana Sanaullah?s bail: LHC issues detailed verdict

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah. Photo: FileThe Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued its detailed verdict on the bail granted to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah in a drug trafficking case. The nine-page judgment was authored by LHC’s Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmad. In its judgment, the court highlighted that "the co-accused in the case was granted bail by a trial court, and his bail was not challenged by the prosecution in the high cour
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UN declares Malala Yousafzai 'most famous teenager of decade'

Malala Yousafzai. Photo: Teen VogueThe United Nations (UN) has declared Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai as "the most famous teenager in the world" in its Decade in Review. In part one of its review series, which takes into account events that happened between 2010 and the end of 2013, the UN highlighted the devastating Haiti earthquake in 2010, the beginning of the ongoing Syrian conflict for 2011 and Malala's work in favour of girls’ education for the year 2012.
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Israel hits Gaza with air strikes after 'rocket fire'

Photo: FileJERUSALEM: Israeli military aircraft carried out air strikes against the Gaza Strip Wednesday night, the army said, in what it called a response to a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave. Warning sirens had cut short a rally by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he campaigned on the eve of his Likud party's primaries being held on Thursday, public television reported. "Planes and helicopters hit several Hamas terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip. Militar
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Saudi foreign minister to arrive in Pakistan on Thursday

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, will arrive in Pakistan on Thursday to discuss bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest. According to a press release from the foreign office spokesperson, the Saudi minister will call on Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit and hold a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. "This will be his maiden visit to Pakistan, during which the exchange of views would cover bilateral matters and regiona
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NAB not affiliated with any political group or party, says chairman

NAB chairman — File photoISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said on Wednesday that the probe authority operates on the basis of its policy and is not affiliated with any political party. In a statement, Iqbal said that the NAB functions only for the sake of Pakistan, working against dishonest elements and fugitives. He said that the NAB’s performance has been lauded by the national and international elements. “In the past 27 months, the authority
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Will present evidence against Rana Sanaullah at the right time: ANF

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) said on Wednesday that the evidence against former Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah will be presented at the right time. ANF Chief Prosecutor Raja Inam held a press conference at the headquarters of the force in Rawalpindi. He said that a case was registered against Sanaullah on July 1, 2019. He said that the ANF had produced a challan in the court on July 23, without any delay. On Tuesday, the LHC granted post-arrest bail to the former provincial m
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Pakistan to witness first solar eclipse in 20 years on Thursday

Pakistanis will be able to witness the annular solar eclipse after 20 years on Thursday morning. According to researchers, it would be an ideal celestial gift this time as the moon shall cover 97% of the centre of the sun, offering for a few minutes appearance of the "ring of fire" on the sky. The eclipse will begin at 7:35 am (local time), turning into a total eclipse at 8:46 am and ending at 10:30 am, said Professor Dr Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics (ISPA),
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Kim Kardashian's extravagant gift for daughter North West is Michael Jackson's iconic jacket

Kim Kardashian's extravagant gift for daughter North West is Michael Jackson's iconic jacketKim Kardashian gifted her daughter North West an iconic jacket worth $65,000, that earlier belonged to legendary singer Michael Jackson.  The couple made their daughter North’s Christmas even more star-studded and magical after gifting their six-year-old a gift that most of the kids her age can only dream of having. Kim took to Instagram to reveal the vintage item, a custom black jacket, featuring a bedaz
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Angelina Jolie heads out with kids for Christmas shopping sans Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie heads out with kids for Christmas shopping sans Brad PittAngelina Jolie took her twins, Knox and Vivienne, out for last-minute Christmas shopping, however, sans ex-husband Brad Pitt. While the actress made special arrangements for Pitt to stay in Los Angeles to be able to spend Christmas together with their kids, he gave the actual preps a miss. A source said: “They will share time with the kids equally over Christmas, that is how they did it last year and this year will be no dif
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Check out Bhumi Pednekar's stunning pictures in a black one-piece

Check out Bhumi Pednekar's stunning pictures in a black one-pieceBhumi Pednekar has made her fans go crazy after she posted a ravishing photo of hers donning a stunning one-piece dress. The Pati, Patni Aur Woh actress took to Instagram to flaunt her curves in a dress that she completed off with a sparkly choker and black block heels. Shortly after, Bhumi's fans started obsessing over how gorgeous she looked in her pictures. “Last Night @nikhilthampi your clothes make me feel like a,” Bhumi cap
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As the cold intensifies, so does the gas crisis

Photo: FileThe gas crisis has life made difficult for Pakistanis who are already finding it difficult to brave cold temperatures during the winter season.  Women in Peshawar are finding it difficult to light fires by burning wood due to non-availability of gas while in Quetta, the gas loadshedding is causing problems in the harsh cold for people.   Commercial and residential users of gas have been severely affected by the shortage as it is increasingly becoming difficult for them to cook food. F
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Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar's Christmas celebrations on the sets of 'Sooryavanshi'

Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar's Christmas celebrations on the sets of 'Sooryavanshi'Katrina Kaif was seen celebrating the occasion of Christmas Eve in close embrace of her friends at work.  The actress, who is known in her circle as a die-hard workaholic, was seen celebrating the festival on the sets of her upcoming movie Sooryavanshi. Taking to Instagram, the Bharat actress shared a few pictures where she was seen posing with co-star Akshay Kumar and famed filmmaker Rohit Shetty. The trio was also
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PM Imran urges aspiring leaders to make Quaid-e-Azam their role model

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday paid tribute to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on the occasion of his 144th birth anniversary.  The prime minister paid tribute to Jinnah in a couple of tweets, highlighting the founder of the nation's selfless struggle for a separate homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent.  He urged aspiring leaders to make Quaid-e-Azam their role model as "he was Sadiq & Ameen; & his 40-year struggle was not for personal gain but to achieve a H
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Miley Cyrus shares honest Christmas photo of her family after divorce settlement

Miley Cyrus shares honest Christmas photo of her family after divorce settlementTwenty nineteen may definitely not have been Miley Cyrus's year but that isn't stopping the singer from putting up an honest and brave face in front of the world as the year draws its curtains. Sharing a raw and honest photo of the Cyrus clan, the 27-year-old Wrecking Ball singer drops in a powerful caption wishing her followers a happy holiday, but with a darker, more nihilist twist, not shying away from embracing t
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