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Senate chief threatens to resign on disagreement over amendment

Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Friday threatened to resign after expressing his displeasure over the re-voting on an amendment to Article 60 of the Constitution. According to reports, Law Minister Zahid Hamid requested the Senate chairman to give him permission to move a motion on re-voting on Article 60, in his response Rabbani said that he cannot give his permission over the matter, as the voting has already been done on the matter once. Meanwhile, P
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Pakistan Test squad for Sri Lanka series to be announced tomorrow

Pacer Mohammad Abbas during a practice match at Gaddafi Stadium, Sep 22, 2017/PCB Twitter  LAHORE: The national squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka will be announced on Saturday, said chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq. Fitness concerns continue to loom over Test opener Azhar Ali and leg-spinner Yasir Shah ahead of the two-Test series beginning from September 28. Yasir Shah struggled to impress team management and coaches at the training camp at the Gaddafi Stadium, and is due to un
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Fearing far-right surge, Merkel urges Germans to vote on Sunday

An election campaign poster for the upcoming general elections of the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) with a headshot of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is displayed in Wustermark near Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters  BERLIN: Fears that apathy could boost the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an election on Sunday have driven Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival to urge their backers to go out and vote. With many voters viewing a fourth term for Merke
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Film hated by Israel culture minister candidate for Oscars

Israeli director Samuel Maoz, whose movie "Foxtrot" is now a candidate for the Oscars, receives the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on September 9, 2017-AFP Israeli film "Foxtrot," which Culture Minister Miri Regev has castigated as an insult to the military, has won the country's best film award, making it a candidate for the Oscars. The surreal and complex movie by director Samuel Maoz includes what could be seen as a critical view of the Israeli military. It also won the Grand
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Bangladesh?s Rubel flies to South Africa after ID mix-up

Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain DHAKA: Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain flew out to join the tour of South Africa on Friday after his departure was delayed by a bizarre case of mistaken identity involving a look-a-like namesake with a criminal record. Rubel departed nearly a week late after officials proved he was not the unknown man barred by South African authorities, who had the same name, similar personal details and looked identical in his photo. "We received (from South African
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Yoko Ono won't let it be, forces 'John Lemon' drink to re-brand

LONDON - It wasn?t exactly instant karma when Beatle John Lennon?s widow, Yoko Ono, heard about a Polish beverage company?s new drink called ?John Lemon?. She threatened legal action alleging that it infringed on the trademark of her late husband. The company has now agreed to change its drink?s name to ?On Lemon?, after lawyers acting for Ono wrote to distributors warning they faced costs of up to 5,000 euros ($5,998) a day and 500 euros for every bottle sold if they infringed the trademark.
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Spain police detain man accused of link to Barcelona attacks

Spanish police on Friday detained a man they said had a close relationship with a number of those involved in last month?s attacks in Barcelona when militant used a van to hit pedestrians and carried out a follow-up attack, killing 16. The Moroccan man, 24, is a resident in Spain and had connections to a cell which took part in the attack, especially the imam Abdelbaki Es Satty, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Police are looking at the man?s part in the acquisition of materials, spe
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Late-night TV show host Kimmel blasts US senator over healthcare bill

89th Academy Awards - Oscars Awards Show - Jimmy Kimmel host. REUTERS/ WASHINGTON: Television talk show host Jimmy Kimmel called out a Republican US senator pushing the party?s latest healthcare overhaul plan, saying the lawmaker had ?lied right to my face? about efforts to scrap Obamacare by backing a measure that would strip coverage from many Americans. Kimmel, who became part of the debate on US healthcare legislation in May after emotionally discussing his newborn son?s emergency heart sur
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World Bank approves $114 million to support IDPs in Pakistan

An internally displaced child plays outside a camp in Hangu, Feb 13, 2014/AFP ISLAMABAD: The World Bank approved US$114 million on Thursday to significantly expand support for families affected by militancy-related violence, improve child healthcare and establish systems for emergency response and safety net delivery in the affected areas of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan. The World Bank approved a US$75 million credit for the original FATA Temporarily Displaced Persons
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Model Town commission report holds no legal value, says state interior minister

State Minister Talal Chaudhry speaking to media on September 22, 2017. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry said on Friday there is no legal value of the Justice Baqar Najafi Commission Report on the Model Town incident. Speaking to journalists, Chaudhry said the best thing which can happen from the commission report is the filing of FIR and a trial ? both of which have already happened. He questioned the release of only one commission report, saying "in fact,
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Pakistan desires deeper ties with Russia in diverse fields: Khawaja Asif

Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and Khawaja Asif/File photo ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discussed mutual efforts for strengthening of Pakistan-Russia relations and the prevailing international and regional security situation. In a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister on the sidelines of the 72nd UNGA session in New York on Friday, Khawaja Asif expressed Pakistan's desire for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia in diverse
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Apple's iPhone 8 sees muted launch in Asia

(L-R) iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X and iPhone 8 models are displayed during an Apple launch event in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2017. REUTERS SYDNEY/TOKYO: Apple Inc?s launch of iPhone 8 kicked off in a less lively mood in Asia, versus previous debuts, as fans held out for the premium iPhone X due out in early November. Hundreds of people usually gather at Apple?s Sydney city store with queues winding down the town?s main street, George Street, when there is a new product release. But
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Bangladesh's PM at UN urges ?safe zones? for Myanmar?s Rohingya

Bangladesh´s PM addressing UNGA  UNITED NATIONS: Bangladesh´s prime minister on Thursday proposed creating UN-supervised safe zones inside Myanmar to protect Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing a military crackdown to seek refuge in her country. "These people must be able to return to their homeland in safety, security and dignity," Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the UN General Assembly. The United Nations says more than 420,000 Rohingya have fled for safety to Bangladesh in the face of an arm
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Gazain Marri detained from Quetta airport after returning from exile

A supporter of Marri holding a welcome banner at the airport of Friday. Photo: Geo News  QUETTA: Gazain Marri, son of the late nationalist leader of Balochistan Khair Baksh Marri, was taken into custody by law enforcement perosnnel after he landed at Quetta airport on Friday morning.  Marri had gone into self-imposed exile around 18 years ago. He is accused of Justice Nawaz Marri's murder and facilitating banned militant organisation Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). Justice Nawaz Marri, a Ba
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Trump's travel ban to expire on Sunday

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order/File photo: Reuters  WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump´s contentious travel ban expires Sunday with little clarity over whether America´s door will reopen for travelers from six majority-Muslim countries. Based on the policy, US embassies or representatives in Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen should resume granting visas to their nationals planning to visit the United States for work, study, pleasure or to emigrate. But some thin
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Faulty devices help keep Iran in nuclear deal limits - report

A Russian worker walks past the Bushehr nuclear power plant, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran October 26, 2010. REUTERS WASHINGTON: Frequent breakdowns of advanced uranium enrichment devices have inadvertently helped Iran comply with restrictions in the international agreement curbing its nuclear program, according to a new report by a Washington-based think tank. Iranian compliance also is due to tougher policing by US President Donald Trump?s administration of the 2015 pact to prevent Te
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?No response? from Sindh govt hampers Afridi?s cricket academy plans

Shahid Afridi speaks about his plans for a cricket academy in Karachi  MIRANSHAH: Pakistan's former all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Thursday said he wants to set up a cricket academy in Karachi but received no response from the Sindh government when he sought its help in this regard. Afridi, who starred in the Peace Cup match organised by the Pakistan Army, PCB and Peshawar Zalmi in North Waziristan, shared his future plans with senior journalist Hamid Mir. Asked why the Sindh government failed t
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Presented Pak?s stance with clarity to international community, says PM Abbasi

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi while speaking in his press conference at New York. Photo: Geo News   NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Friday that he had 27 meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly's (UNGA) 72nd session in New York, where he presented detailed stance of Pakistan with clarity on various issues to the members of international community. Speaking in a press conference, along with Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif and Permanent Representative to t
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Ashes candidate Haseeb Hameed breaks finger

England´s selectors now face an anxious wait to discover the extent of Hameed´s injury LONDON: Haseeb Hameed, a contender for England´s Ashes tour to Australia, suffered a fractured finger batting for Lancashire against Middlesex at Lord´s on Thursday. "We can confirm that @LancsCCC opener Haseeb Hameed has fractured a finger on his right hand at Lord´s," said a statement on Lancashire´s Twitter feed after close of play in their County Championship match. The opener retired hurt a
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Benazir's daughters call Musharraf 'murderer', ask him to face courts

Slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's daughters have rejected former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf's accusations against their father, Asif Zardari.   In a video message on Thursday, Musharraf claimed Zardari was behind Benazir's assassination on December 27, 2007 as well as the killing of Benazir's brother, Murtaza Bhutto, in September 1996.  In the message, Musharraf had especially appealed to Benazir and Zardari's children, Bilawal, Bakhtawar, and Aseefa, to heed hi
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Complete text of PM Abbasi?s speech at UNGA

PM Abbasi addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York Below is the complete text of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's address to the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday: "Mr. President, For over 70 years ? despite the Cold War, the nuclear arms race and scores of regional conflicts ? our world was able to avoid a global conflagration. This can be ascribed in large measure to the adherence by most States to the pr
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Puerto Rico devastated and powerless after Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria has left a devastated landscape of ruined homes, flooded roads and downed trees and power lines in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN: On a good day it´s a Caribbean paradise but Puerto Rico looked Thursday like it had been to hell and back after suffering the fury of Hurricane Maria. Roads were turned to mucky brown rivers that people ply with kayaks and small boats. Houses were blown away like matchsticks in the storm´s 155 mph (260 kph) winds. Rubble and downed trees and power lines now bl
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Yadav hat-trick gives India big win in 2nd ODI

Kuldeep Yadav became only the third Indian to take an ODI hat-trick, India v Australia, 2nd ODI, Kolkata, September 21, 2017/ICC Twitter  KOLKATA: Kuldeep Yadav´s maiden hat-trick and a fluent 92 by Virat Kohli helped India cruise to a 50-run win over Australia in the second one-day international in Kolkata on Thursday. Yadav once again combined with fellow wrist spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to dismiss the visitors for 202 in 43.1 overs while chasing 253 and earn India a 2-0 lead in the five-match
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White House seen easing limits on drone strikes: NY Times

Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is preparing to relax Obama-era rules on drone strikes and commando raids, paving the way for more frequent operations against Daesh and other militant groups, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing officials familiar with the internal deliberations. President Donald Trump?s advisers have proposed relaxing a rule that generally limits drone strikes and raids to high-level militants deemed to pose a ?continuing and imminent threat? to
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Death toll from Indian firing in Kashmir rises to six

RAWALPINDI: The death toll from Indian firing across the Line of Control on Thursday has risen to six, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.  The six civilians who were martyred include four women whereas a total of 26 people, including 15 women and five children, were injured along the Working Boundary in Charwah and Harpal sectors.  ISPR DG Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor shared on Friday morning a picture of the injured being treated:  On Thursday evening, four citizens,
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