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Four martyred in Indian firing along LoC

RAWALPINDI: Four innocent citizens, including two women, were martyred in Indian forces unprovoked firing along Line of Control on Thursday, according to Inter Services Public Relations.  Indian Border Security Force resorted to unprovoked firing of mortars targeting civilian population along Working Boundary in village Bini Sulariyan in Charwa Sector, said Pakistan Army's media cell.  Pakistan Rangers Punjab befittingly responded on posts targeting civil population.  Indian violation of the

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Hope fading survivors as Mexico search enters third day

A woman watches as rescue teams search for survivors at a school where an earthquake left at least 21 children dead. Photo: AFP MEXICO CITY: Mexico waited with bated breath on Thursday for signs of life in the rubble of a collapsed school as a desperate search for survivors of a devastating earthquake entered a third day. The country´s civil protection organization put the death toll following Tuesday´s 7.1 magnitude quake at 233 people, but that toll was expected to rise. As rescue workers

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Begum Kulsoom discharged from ICU: Maryam

Maryam Nawaz (left), Begum Kulsoom Nawaz (center), and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif (right). Photo: Maryam Nawaz Twitter LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader and daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday tweeted that her mother Begum Kulsoom Nawaz had been discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU).  Begum Kulsoom Nawaz was admitted to a hospital in London on Wednesday evening for a third surgery as part of her throat cancer treatment. "[My mother] i

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Musharraf, not PPP, hiding from courts: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) vice president Sherry Rehman Thursday appealed for swift justice for former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, according to a press statement issued by the party. Speaking to the media outside Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi bench, Rehman told newsmen that today was the first hearing on the pleas submitted by former president Asif Ali Zardari in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. "It has been 10 years since Benazir Bhutto?s assassination an

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Let's call it a tie: PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi explains his 'casual' attire at UN

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi doesn't wear ties very often.  The PM, who is currently attending the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, was criticised for his 'casual' look.  While speaking at Council of Foreign Relations, PM said that he has been taught to wear a tie on the day of marriage or funeral.  Speaking about his attire, the PM remarked "I went to school in California. So in California, the said you only wear a tie on the day you get married or you die. So it?s

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Afghan president says Trump war plan has better chance than Obama´s

NEW YORK: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump´s strategy to win the war in Afghanistan will work where his predecessor´s failed because the Afghan army is stronger and Trump wants a regional approach. Ghani also said that former President Barack Obama "did not have a partner in Afghanistan," implicitly criticising former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who frequently disdained US policy and the US-led international military force. "President Trump is n

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Islamabad among popular destinations for British travellers

Pakistan federal capital, Islamabad, is among the list of popular destinations for British travellers, Telegraph reported.  According to Skyscanner, Islamabad is more popular destination among British travellers than Madrid, Ibiza and Berlin.  The research is based on bookings made on the website, which is based on flight comparison, this year and bookings up until September 11. The top 10 destinations in the list are Amsterdam, New York, Bangkok, Dublin, Dubai, London, Malaga, Barcelona, Ali

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German envoy calls on COAS, discusses mutual interest affairs

RAWALPINDI: German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler Thursday met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters GHQ, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The two figures discussed affairs of mutual interest including security situation, the ISPR said in a statement. On the occasion, Ambassador Kobler said that Germany is grateful to Pakistan for its fight against terrorism, the statement read. He assured of his continued efforts in i

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PM Abbasi to address UNGA after Trump, BRICS statements

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will address the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. His address will come mere weeks after the revised US policy was announced by President Donald Trump.  On August 22, Trump alleged that Pakistan, a frontline state and a key ally of Washington's in the 16-year long war on terror, was offering safe haven to "agents of chaos." During the same address, Trump also cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more US troops to Af

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UK airport seeks to reunite lonely teddies with owners

Glasgow Airport's appeal to reunite young passengers with their teddies. Photo: Glasgow Airport  GLASGOW: Hundreds of children separated from their beloved teddy bears are being given the chance to be reunited under an initiative launched by Glasgow Airport on Thursday. The Scottish airport published a video line-up of its lost teddies collection and invited children to identify and reclaim their soft toys. "Lost teddies at Glasgow Bearport," read the appeal. "Glasgow Airport is asking the

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North Korea shrugs off Trump threat as ´dog´s bark´

SEOUL: North Korea´s foreign minister has brushed aside US President Donald Trump´s fiery threat to destroy his nation, comparing it to a "dog´s bark" and suggesting Pyongyang would not be deterred by the rhetoric. Trump used his stormy maiden address at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday to warn the North that Washington would "totally destroy" it if the US or its allies was attacked. The bellicose speech came after months of escalating tensions over advances in the rogue weapons pr

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PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi addresses UN General Assembly tonight

NEW YORK/KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be addressing the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, in what will be his debut into the highest international diplomacy after having taken over the office last month. Abbasi arrived in New York on Monday to lead the country's delegation to the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. The prime minister is expected to state Pakistan's position on key international issues, including the Jammu an

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Muharram moon sighted, Ashura on October 1

ISLAMABAD: A zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Thursday that the moon of Muharram-ul-Haram has been sighted and the Ashura would fall on October 1 (Sunday).  The zonal committee also informed this to the Ruet-e-Hilal Central Committee, which is also meeting for the sighting the moon of Muharram-ul-Haram.  The central committee is being presided over by its Chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.   

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Iran's Khamenei slams Trump's 'gangster and cowboy' speech

TEHRAN: Iran´s supreme leader on Thursday lashed out against US President Donald Trump describing the speech he delivered at the UN this week as full of "gangster and cowboy" rhetoric. "The reason behind the foolish, very ugly, insolent and disorderly speech with cowboy and gangster wording... is their anger (and) desperation," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in reference to Trump and the US administration. In remarks to a top clerical body, the Assembly of Experts, carried by his website, Khamen

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Musharraf trying to save his own skin: Saeed Ghani

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4625d6b3836f5f55496a30c06a8a913f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yMS8yMDE3IDI6MDU6MDMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1Vc1lGUjMzaHk3WCs5M0pOWjAyVWdRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Leader Saeed Ghani said on Thursday that former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf is trying t

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Boxer Amir Khan's estranged wife hints at reconciliation

British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan (right) and Faryal Makhdoom (left). Photo: File British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan's estranged wife has hinted at a reconciliation in a lengthy message on twitter. Faryal Makhdoom claimed that her daughter and unborn child do not deserve 'a broken home,' the Daily Mail reported. In a twitter post, she said it was time for her and Khan to put their 'differences behind.' The pregnant model also apologised for the conflicts with Khan's family. She disclosed that

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British PM May pays tribute to Benazir Bhutto at UNGA

British Prime Minister Theresa May addressing the United Nations General Assembly. -AFP NEW YORK: British Prime Minister Theresa May, in her address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, paid a tribute to slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.  ?This year is the tenth anniversary of the death of the woman who introduced me to my husband and who is known well to many of us in the United Nations. Benazir Bhutto was brutally murdered by people who actively rejected the values that al

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Country cannot progress without justice, says Imran Khan

JHELUM: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan said that the country cannot progress in the absence of justice while addressing a rally in Jhelum on Thursday. A society only progresses when it favours it poor, he said. He also said that change comes from grass root levels, he claimed: "When the standard of living of the poor rises then it raises the standard of the society." "China helped 0.5 million out of poverty, this is called economic justice," the PTI chief added.  However, th

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Aid shipment blocked as Rohingya humanitarian crisis deepens

Photo: Reuters SITTWE: An attack on an aid shipment in Myanmar´s violence-wracked Rakhine state and a deadly Red Cross truck crash in Bangladesh on Thursday hampered desperately needed relief efforts for Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution. Communal tensions remain high across Rakhine where raids by Rohingya militants at the end of last month sparked a massive army crackdown, driving more than 420,000 people into Bangladesh in what the UN has called a campaign of "ethnic cleansing". Tens of

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Peace has won in North Waziristan, says army chief

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said peace has won in the North Waziristan Agency (NWA) after a cricket match was held in the tribal area.  General Bajwa also thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Peshawar Zalmi, the participating teams and all others involved in the "successful conduct of historic event".  The army chief further said that the match proved that Pakistanis are a peace loving nation. "World saw today how a resilient nation ove

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Sindh High Court orders opening of Aisha Bawany College

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the immediate opening of Aisha Bawany Government College and instructed police officials to accompany officials to ensure the same. The decision was taken by a two-member bench of the SHC and the court said the college should be opened till the final verdict is passed in the case.  Additionally, the court also instructed the concerned authorities to continue teaching activities at the educational institution.  Notices were also issued to IG Si

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LHC order is step towards victory: TuQ

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek Chief Tahirul Qadri said on Thursday that the Lahore High Court?s verdict asking Punjab government to make Model Town incident?s report public, is a step towards victory. He was holding a press conference where he spoke after the court?s order. He said that since three and half years no progress was made in the incident which claimed over a dozen lives and wounded many. ?But we bear no ill-will towards judiciary,? he said. Model Town incident was the worst cas

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Two more die of dengue fever in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Two more people lost their lives to the dengue virus on Thursday, bringing the death toll from the outbreak in the city and surrounding areas to 30, the Department of Health said. The latest victims of the outbreak had been under treatment at Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar. A total of 400 patients are under treatment at hospitals across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Department of Health stated. The KP government has been struggling to overcome the dengue outbreak, as th

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Zardari behind Benazir, Murtaza Bhutto's murders: Musharraf

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a88ab366d2b372b5dffff567386be75a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yMS8yMDE3IDEwOjUzOjIwIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9U0QxeStlOVJXbXRKU0c0YUJCWmFWQT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has blamed Pakistan Peoples Party supremo and former president Asif Ali Zardari for the murder of his wife and former premier Benazir Bhutto.  In a video message, M

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PM Abbasi held positive meetings with world leaders: FO

NEW YORK: Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria said on Thursday Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi?s held positive meetings with world leaders along the sidelines of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The FO Spokesman said that the meeting between the prime ministers of Pakistan-India PMs is not in the schedule. Moreover, Zakaria said that Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa will leave for Moscow in the first week of October. The visit is a continuation of hig

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