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Shafiq survives lbw scare in tense chase

Asad Shafiq in action during Dubai Test DUBAI: Asad Shafiq, after scoring a sure-footed century, remained the only hope as Pakistan staggered trying to save the Test series in the opening session of the final day of Dubai Test on Tuesday. Shafiq brought up his 100 off 151 balls, as he and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed took Pakistan past 200, chasing a target of 317 in a thrilling final day of the day-night Test. Sarfraz, however, fell to a Perera delivery for 68 off 130. Mohammad Amir was the next t
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LHC orders to file case to recover missing Turkish family

No FIR has been filed in the case as yet and the whereabouts of the Turkish family remain unknown LAHORE: The Lahore High Court ordered on Tuesday the relevant authorities to file a case to recover the director of Rumi Forum and former principal of Pak-Turk Schools, Mesut Kacmaz, who along with his wife and two daughters, went missing from his residence in Wapda Town on September 27. The court was hearing petitions, filed by Turkish citizen Orhan and others, challenging the deportation of teach
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All eyes on Sarfraz, Shafiq as Pakistan look to save series

Asad Shafiq in action during Dubai Test DUBAI: All hopes rest on Asad Shafiq and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed as Pakistan look to save the Test series against Sri Lanka by clinching an improbable victory in the second Test in Dubai on Tuesday. Both Shafiq and Sarfraz hit fighting half-centuries on Monday to thwart Sri Lanka and set up an enthralling finish to the second and final day-night Test in Dubai. Shafiq scored an unbeaten 86 while skipper Ahmed was 57 not out as they lifted Pakistan from a pe
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Iran has 'all options on table' if US blacklists Revolutionary Guards: ISNA

LONDON: A top aide to Iran?s Supreme Leader warned the United States on Tuesday against designating the elite Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, saying Tehran has ?all options on table?, news agency ISNA reported. ?The Americans are supporting Daesh (Islamic State). That?s why they are angry with the Revolutionary Guards. But they are too small to be able to harm the Revolutionary Guards,? Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran?s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted a
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Motorcycle production on the rise in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The production of motorcycles in the country witnessed a sharp increase of 34.81 per cent during first two months (July-August) of 2017-18 as compared to same period last year. Motorbike production jumped to 324,824 units in July- August (2017-18) from the production of 240,937 units in the same period of last year, according to latest data released by Pakistan Automotive Manufacturing Association (PAMA). The breakup figures show that production of Honda motorbikes increased by 36.
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Karachi?s weather to remain hot and dry over next 24 hours

KARACHI: The weather of the city will remain hot and dry over the next 24 hours, the meteorological department said on Tuesday. The met department said that the maximum temperature would be 39-40 degree Celsius while the minimum temperature will be 23 degree Celsius. The level of humidity in the air is 26 percent, according to the weather department. Experts suggest that people should schedule to their outings after peak sunlight hours ? from 10 to 4 pm ? wearing caps, shades and sunblock to
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Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed

Russia has staged air strikes in Syria in support of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad since 2015/AFP  MOSCOW: A Sukhoi military jet crashed while trying to take off from Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria on Tuesday, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying. "The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke up while accelerating for takeoff... The plane's crew did not have time to eject and died," the spokesman said. He did not clarify how many people die
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Iran says US would aid terrorism if it declared Revolutionary Guards terrorist

LONDON: Iran said on Tuesday that the United States would be ?joining the terrorists? camp? if it chose to designate its elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) a terrorist organization. US President Donald Trump is expected to announce this week his final decision on how he wants to contain Iran?s regional influence. He is also expected to designate Iran?s most powerful security force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp as a terrorist organization. ?The world should be thankful to the Revolutio
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Mohammad Amir was ?misused? ? Atiq-uz-Zaman rages at team management

Atiq-uz-Zaman KARACHI: Head coach of SSGC cricket team, Atiq-uz-Zaman on Tuesday lashed out at the Pakistan team management for ?misusing? fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who broke down towards the end of the Test series against Sri Lanka in UAE and was ruled out of the upcoming ODI series. ?The team management did not handle Mohammad Amir properly,? the departmental coach said, claiming that the bowler, who has represented SSGC in domestic cricket, was ?misused? and ?overworked?. ?He has been pl
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PAC session: Khursheed Shah irked at PIA?s dismal state

Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition Khursheed Shah chaired the Public Accounts Committee session on Tuesday where he got indignant at the national carrier Pakistan International Airlines? dismal state of affairs. During the session, the PAC chairman inquired regarding the working of the national airline and the details of the PIA chief consultant. ?How did the PIA appoint a convicted man as the chief consultant?? said the PAC chairman, adding that the person i
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After 14 years in unjust confinement, 'murder convict' to walk free

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, heading the three-member bench hearing the case, observed that the prosecution failed to prove their case. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted a man 14 years after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in Karachi's Korangi area. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, heading the three-member bench hearing the case, observed that the prosecution failed to prove their case. Shaukat was accused of murdering a man named Sagheer in 2003, for whic
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Melania calls Trump's first wife 'attention-seeker'

Melania calls Trump's first wife Ivana 'attention-seeking' WASHINGTON: US First Lady Melania Trump accused her husband´s first wife Ivana of making "attention-seeking and self-serving noise" Monday, after the former Mrs Trump jokingly referred to herself as the first lady while trying to sell her memoirs. In an interview with ABC News to promote her new book -- "Raising Trump" -- the 68-year-old Ivana Trump attempted a little joke when describing her longstanding relationship with the 45th US p
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Election campaigning underway in Japan as Abe takes on Hope

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), who is also ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader, shout slogans with a local candidate (L) and a supporter during an election campaign rally in Fukushima, Japan. Photo: Reuters  TOKYO: Election campaigning in Japan began in earnest on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking to repel an upstart new party that has pledged to rid the government of cronyism in a challenge to Abe?s near-five year hold on power. The Oct. 22 lower house election pits A
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Gunmen open fire at Kenya university, injuring several students: witness

MOMBASA: Several students have been injured in Kenya after gunmen opened fire at the Technical University of Mombasa?s campus in coastal Kwale county. A witness who did not want to be named told Reuters she and several other students had fled their bus when gunmen opened fire on them and had seen blood-covered students being carried from the building as police descended on the campus. Police did not immediately answer calls seeking comment.
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Pakistan Women squad announced for NZ series

LAHORE: The interim Women's Cricket Selection Committee headed by former coach Basit Ali has announced the 14-member squad along with four reserves, which would feature in the ICC Women?s Championship Round 1 against New Zealand Women. The three ODIs and four T20Is are scheduled to be held from October 31, 2017 to Nov 14, 2017 in Sharjah. Squad (1) Ayesha Zafar (2) Bibi Nahida (3) Javeria Wadood (VC) (4) Bismah Maroof ( C) (5) Sidra Amin (6) Iram Javed (7) Aliya Riaz (
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Ayesha Gulalai to continue being a PTI member, lawyer tells ECP

Gulalai announced to quit the party in early August after levelling allegations of harassment and corruption against the PTI chief-Geo News ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday asked the lawyer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan whether disgruntled PTI MNA Ayesha Gulalai has formally left the party. The ECP was hearing a reference against Gulalai filed by the party for defying orders. ?Did Ayesha Gulalai say she is leaving the party or has she left
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Qandeel Baloch murder: Investigation officer dismissed

MULTAN: The officer investigating the murder of model Qandeel Baloch was dismissed on Tuesday for not submitting the final challan after passing of 15 months? time. Chief Police Officer Chaudhry Muhammad Saleem dismissed sub-inspector Noor Akber of Muzzafarabad police station in Multan upon failure to submit challan to the court. The court had repeatedly ordered Akber to submit challan so that the case could proceed further. Sub-inspector Akber every time asked for extension in time for inv
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Rescue 1122 launches moto-ambulance service in Lahore

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated on Tuesday a motorcycle ambulance service that will be operated by the Punjab Emergency Service ? Rescue 1122.  Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Sharif said these 900 first responders will be able to reach remote areas of Lahore where a proper ambulance cannot go.  The service is initially being launched in Lahore only and will then phase out to the nine divisional headquarters of the province. These rescuers will be able to admin
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Tareen disqualification case: Revenue dept record will show actual picture, observes CJ

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen has been an agriculturist since 1978. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, is hearing the petition filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi seeking the disqualification of Tareen and PTI Chairman Imran Khan for non-disclosure of his assets and ownership of offshore companies. As the hearing began, Tareen's cou
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Dean Jones named as interim Afghan coach

KABUL: Former Australia batsman and cricket commentator Dean Jones will coach Afghanistan in their upcoming Hong Kong tour, officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of the team´s rising fortunes. Jones, who visited Kabul last month to commentate on the Shpageeza Twenty20 tournament, will take charge for Afghanistan´s four-day Intercontinental Cup game from October 20-23, and could become a permanent fixture, the Afghan cricket board said. "(The) Afghanistan Cricket Board has appointed Dean
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PIA losses surge to $4 billion

The country?s flagship carrier Pakistan International Airlines is slipping further into losses by each passing day, and the management appears to have no clue how to saving the ?sinking Titanic?. Advisor to Prime Minister on Aviation, Sardar Mehtab Abbasi told Geo News the airline?s losses have surged to $4 billion, because neither the government nor the airline?s management or its employees are ready to own it. Sardar Mehtab, however, expressed hope the airline would be able to turn around i
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Will test new NAB chairman with Rs200b case: Sheikh Rasheed

RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League Chief Sheikh Rasheed said on Tuesday that he would test the newly-appointed National Accountability Bureau Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal with a case worth Rs200 billion. Rasheed said that he would reveal the details of the Liquified Natural Gas issue agreement with Qatar soon. ?I will reveal details of the 15-year-old copies of the contract with Qatar,? he said, adding that he had to visit three countries to obtain the necessary documents of the case. Sp
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New 'Star Wars' trailer: a hint at Leia's fate?

LOS ANGELES: Lucasfilm debuted its highly anticipated second trailer for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" on Monday, hinting at dark times ahead for the Resistance and possibly even the end of Leia. The footage from the eighth installment in the blockbuster space opera, due for release on December 15, dropped during ESPN´s Monday Night Football halftime show. The 154-second clip follows a trailer released in April which teased Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) teaching Rey the ways of the Force. This
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Teachers absent from classes in state-run colleges across KP

Government College, Peshawar. Photo: File  PESHAWAR: Educational activities in state-run colleges across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have come to a halt owing to a strike call by government teachers.  The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Professors and Lecturers Association, in a meeting held on Monday, had announced a boycott of classes across the province until its demands are met by the government.  The association has rejected the board of governors system being devised by the government for public colleges
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Trump's popularity is slipping in rural America: poll

OHIO: Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed US President Donald Trump in last year?s election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a handful of disappointments with the man he helped elect. The 70-year-old retired banker said he is unhappy with infighting and turnover in the White House. He does not like Trump?s penchant for traveling to his personal golf resorts. He wishes the president would do more to fix the healthcare syst
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