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Trudeau to meet with Trump as trade talks heat up

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Washington next week to meet US President Donald Trump just as continental trade talks are expected to heat up, his office announced Tuesday. The prime minister will press Trump on "international security and our vital trade and economic relationship," said a statement. Trudeau will continue trade talks in Mexico after his Washington stop. Canadian, Mexican and US trade representatives last week trumpeted strides made in a third r

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Army soldier martyred in Khyber Agency by cross-border firing from Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: A soldier of the Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom after terrorists fired from across the Afghan border on an Army border post, a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Tuesday.  The incident occurred at the recently cleared area around Mustil pass, an important passage from Afghanistan into Rajgal, in Khyber Agency. The martyred soldier was identified by ISPR as Naib Subedar Azher Ali, whose funeral prayers will be offered at Peshawar Garrison.  Deceased has bee

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Unbreakable sequel: Disney, Universal team up for Shyamalan's next film

Universal Pictures and Disney?s Buena Vista International are teaming for M Night Shyamalan?s latest movie, Glass. The movie is the sequel to Unbreakable (2000), which starred Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson, and will follow-up events from the movie Split (2017), which starred James McAvoy. Unbreakable was released by Disney's Touchstone label while Split was released by Universal. Shyamalan had sought Disney?s permission for a surprise cameo of Willis?s character from Unbreakable in Split.

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US-led strike kills 18 civilians in Syria's Raqqa

BEIRUT: A US-led coalition air strike killed at least 18 civilians on Tuesday in Daesh's former stronghold of Raqqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. "International coalition planes targeted water wells where a group of civilians were gathered in the north of Raqqa city, killing at least 18 civilians," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said. The Britain-based group said four children were among the dead. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of Kurdish

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Indian tycoon Mallya appears in UK court on new charges

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya appears in court. -AFP LONDON: Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya appeared in a London court on Tuesday after being rearrested earlier in the day amid an ongoing extradition request from India, where he is accused of fraud. The flamboyant financier, who co-owns Formula One team Force India, appeared at Westminster Magistrates´ Court after Indian authorities laid further money laundering charges. Dressed in a blue jacket and black trousers, Mallya spoke only to confirm his na

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Pakistani tycoon's unique way of showing investors 'his country is safe'

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/739a869d5398016035774e36f9a8fd03.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMy8yMDE3IDI6NDk6MTAgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1naW1rZlRHNDhGeFNDY0VpTngvOHhnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] A Pakistani tycoon travelled all the way to snow-capped peaks in northern Pakistan to convince investors, clients, and company execut

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Parliament House goes pink for breast cancer awareness

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b038f4768ca9113dd1a3a766739462a4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMy8yMDE3IDI6NDg6MjMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1lNGZ1OFh5M1ZmWEdxU3RDcUNiQitBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The Parliament House has been donned with pink lights to create awareness regarding breast cancer. For three days, passe

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No amendment in law regarding finality of Prophethood: PML-N's Zahid Hamid

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f3126bac3c11a5ea7c0a5a22ff2f35ae.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMy8yMDE3IDI6NDM6MTQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1ZVlBPUmJPVW5GUlk1S0o4bWNHTFlBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday denied allegations of changing a clause in the Election Act regarding belief in the fina

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UK's Red Arrows to perform in Karachi air show

RAWALPINDI: World famous Royal Air Force (RAF) aerobatic team Red Arrows would participate in an air show at Karachi's Sea View beach on October 5.  The JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft would also participate in the air show, said a press release by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).  "The blue skies of Karachi would turn red with the presence of Royal Air Force team which is famous for its jaw-dropping formation aerobatics," said the PAF.  The event will be open to the general public and would star

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UK's Red Arrows to perform in Karachi air show

RAWALPINDI: World famous Royal Air Force (RAF) aerobatic team Red Arrows would participate in an air show at Karachi's Sea View beach on October 5.  The JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft would also participate in the air show, said a press release by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).  "The blue skies of Karachi would turn red with the presence of Royal Air Force team which is famous for its jaw-dropping formation aerobatics," said the PAF.  The event will be open to the general public and would star

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Allama Iqbal University launches free education programme for transgender community

The transgender community faces discrimination in Pakistan and finding employment is a challenge. Photo: Bhasker Solanki   ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU ) has inaugurated a programme to deliver free education to transgenders.  AIOU is known for the uplifting of marginalized sections of the society, The News reported. The varsity's Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Shahid Siddiqui, in a comment, said, ?We have decided to launch a programme for the amelioration of transgender p

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JI to approach court over Elections Bill 2017

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8e0c45f6903dc2c6e86fb085392d47f9.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMy8yMDE3IDEyOjQ0OjAwIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9QmVCNm9TK0ZtL0xMbC91cUNRV1hZdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami announced on Tuesday to approach the court over the controversial Elections Bill 2017, which was passed in

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Gravitational wave pioneers win 2017 Nobel Physics Prize

US scientists Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics for their pioneering role in the detection of gravitational waves, prize organisers said on Tuesday. Ripples in the fabric of space-time first predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein, gravitational waves sparked a revolution in astrophysics when their first detection was announced early last year. The teams involved in the discovery quickly emerged as favourites for Tuesday´s prize. "This is someth

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Bearish trend continues as PSX closes below 41,500 points

KARACHI: A bearish trend at the Pakistan Stock Exchange was witnessed as the KSE-100 index closed below 41,500 points on Tuesday after witnessing a negative change of 2.15 per cent. The index lost 903 points during the day's trading session with investors trading shares valuing more than Rs5.74 billion. The market closed at 41,115 points, reaching a high of 42,043 points during the day's trading. A constricted trading session was witnessed with KSE-100 volume trading 62.8 million shares today

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Metro, roads disrupted in Catalonia pro-independence protest

People raise hands and shout slogans outside People's Party (PP) regional headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, October 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters  BARCELONA: Barcelona metro stations were closed, pickets blocked main roads and civil servants walked out on Tuesday in response to a strike called by pro-independence groups after hundreds were injured in a Spanish police crackdown on a banned independence referendum. The stoppages, originally billed as a region-wide general strike but disavowed by the c

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Qatari female jockey gallops into male-dominated world

Female Qatari jockey Maryam Al-Subaiey (L) participates in a horse race at the Racing and Equestrian Club in Doha, in February 2017. Photo: AFP  A Qatari woman who created ripples by appearing on television without a headscarf has broken new ground as a jockey in the conservative Gulf country, where men usually hold the reins. Maryam al-Subaiey has defied expectation and tradition ? as well as any fear of controversy ? to pursue her "dream" of racing horses, which even a nasty fall this year c

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Zafar Mahmood Abbasi appointed new Naval Chief

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appointed Vice-Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi as the new chief of naval staff on Tuesday. Abbasi has also been promoted to the rank of Admiral. Abbasi will take charge after the retirement of current Navy Chief Admiral Zakaullah on October 6. According to details, the prime minister appointed Abbasi as new chief and sent the summary to President Mamnoon Hussain, which was immediately signed. 

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Morrison, Elliott heap praise on Lahore Qalandars? Rising Stars program

LAHORE: Former New Zealand all-rounder Grant Elliott and prominent commentator Danny Morrison arrived here on Tuesday ahead of Lahore Qalandars? Rising Stars matches. Addressing a press conference along with Lahore Qalandars owner Rana Fawad and Director of Cricket Aqib Javed, Elliott and Morrison heaped praise on the PSL franchise?s grass-roots talent development program.  Bahawalpur Rising Stars will take on Layyah in the first Pool-B match as the Rising Stars tournament resume

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Law amended only to make a person party president: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition Khursheed Shah said on Tuesday that a law was amended just to make one person president of a party, in an apparent reference to the newly-introduced Elections Bill 2017, under which Nawaz Sharif got re-elected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president. The Opposition leader in the National Assembly was speaking to media in his chambers. Shah, while criticising the role of the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, said that an investiga

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Uber boss to meet London transport chief in bid to keep license

FILE PHOTO: A photo illustration a London taxi passing as the Uber app logo is displayed on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph in central London.   LONDON: Uber?s new global boss Dara Khosrowshahi will meet London?s transport regulator on Tuesday as the taxi-hailing app fights to keep its license in one of its most important foreign markets. Transport for London (TfL), which runs and regulates the capital?s transport system, shocked Uber last month by deeming it unfit

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Starc set for comeback from injury

Mitchell Starc in action/AFP Australia pace spearhead Mitchell Starc is set to make a return to competitive cricket for New South Wales against South Australia in a one-day match on Friday. The left-arm fast bowler has been out since June after suffering a recurrence of a foot injury during the Champions Trophy with Australia. Australia´s assistant coach David Saker confirmed Starc and Josh Hazlewood would feature in first-class cricket before the home Ashes series against England, starting i

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They should have told people there was nothing in Panama Papers: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the people should have been told that there was nothing against him in the Panama Papers, and thus the Iqama excuse was used to disqualify him.  He was addressing a meeting of the party's general council which elected him the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president for four years earlier.  He said there is anger in his heart too ? to say so otherwise would be hypocrisy.  Referring to the amendment and passing of the Electoral

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Have to complete projects initiated by Nawaz: PM Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi while lauding Nawaz Sharif?s term, said on Tuesday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz?s manifesto is to complete the projects laid by the former prime minister. The PM was addressing the PML-N general council session at Convention Centre Islamabad. He said that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged; however, to this day people do not accept the charges against him. ?The court gave a verdict against us on July 28 but history is a witness that no one

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All four chapters of PML-N elected Nawaz: Shehbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that all the provincial chapters of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz elected Nawaz Sharif as president, leaving no chance for the opposition to show resistance. The CM Punjab was addressing general council of PML-N at convention centre Islamabad, where Nawaz was unopposed re-elected president of the party. He said no one opposed the dictator that took over on October 12, 1999 and also introduced Provisional Constitution Order (PCO). ?Is ac

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Two policemen suspended for assaulting Karachi citizen

Screengrab of the video.  KARACHI: Police on Monday suspended its two personnel for using abusive language and assaulting a citizen who was reportedly taking pictures of a VIP protocol on Shahrah-i-Faisal. Superintendent of police (SP) Malik Ehsan said that the officials belonging to Security-I have been suspended for abusive behavior and physical assault. A police spokesperson informed that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh AD Khowaja directed Ehsan to conduct an inquiry and submit a de

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