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Pakistan always remained at forefront of others? wars: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that Pakistan always fought the wars of others, facing the brunt of it being at the forefront. The minister for interior and development was addressing a ceremony in the capital. ?A country cannot prosper without peace even if the best technocrats take leadership,? he said. Iqbal said that during the Soviet-led war in Afghanistan, Pakistan participated thinking it would benefit the country, however, others reaped the benefits. ?We were
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England unsure of best Ashes line-up, admits Strauss

Champagne corks ready to be popped as Joe Root lifts the trophy, England v West Indies, 3rd Investec Test, Lord's, 3rd day, September 9, 2017/Getty Images NOTTINGHAM: England supremo Andrew Strauss has admitted his side will head to Australia for the defence of the Ashes in just over a month´s time still uncertain over their best Test-match XI. But he insisted Joe Root could join him as a victorious England captain "Down Under" despite the lack of "absolute clarity" regarding the composition of
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NAB stops Sharif family from sale, transfer of properties

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has stopped the Sharif family from the sale or transfer of its properties, sources informed Geo News. According to NAB officials, a letter, written with the approval of NAB DG Lahore, has been sent to Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam, and sons Hussain and Hasan. The letter states that as per the National Accountability Ordinance 1999?s Section 23, Nawaz Sharif and his children are ordered to refrain from selling or transferring their properties
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LHC to hear Model Town case on Sep 25

Lahore High Court. Photo: File LAHORE: A full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) will hear the petition on Model Town incident case on September 25. A three-member bench of LHC headed by interim Chief Justice Yawar Ali will hear the petition demanding Model Town report to be made public. Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri has continuously demanded that the Justice Baqir Najfi Commission report on the Model Town incident be made public, asking what is Shehbaz Sharif afraid of if he
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The spy who came in from the North

Former North Korean spy Seo Ok-Ryol sits for an interview in the hokme of a friend in Gwangju/AFP GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA: Condemned to death twice for spying, Seo Ok-Ryol spent three decades in prison, most of it in solitary confinement. Now aged 90, the only thing he wants to do before he dies is go home -- to North Korea. Born in the South, where he still has relatives, then a soldier and spy for the North -- where he left a wife and two children -- Seo epitomises the enduring divisions of the
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Peace Cup will prove Pakistan is a peaceful country: DG ISPR

DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor at the match in Miranshah  MIRANSHAH: Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Thursday that the hosting of Peace Cup matches will prove to the world that Pakistan is a peaceful country. Speaking on the sidelines of the cricket match between Pakistan XI and UK Media XI in Miranshah, DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor noted that life is back to normal in FATA, and residents of FATA have all facilities available to them. DG ISPR vowed
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Sheikh Rasheed disqualification case: Hearing adjourned for two weeks

Awami Muslim League Leader Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned disqualification case against Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rasheed for two weeks. The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan heard the case on the petition of former Member National Assembly and local Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Malik Shakeel Awan. The court accepted the request of Rasheed's lawyer to adjourn the hearing. Shakeel Awan
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British police make sixth arrest in Tube bomb investigation

Emergency personnel attend to a person after an incident at Parsons Green underground station in London, Britain, September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters  LONDON: British detectives have arrested a 17-year-old youth in connection with a bomb attack on an underground train in London last week that injured 30 people, bringing the total number of arrests to six, police said on Thursday. The young man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday in Thornton Heath, south London. The other arrests had tak
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Google pays tribute to Noor Jehan on 91st birthday

KARACHI: Global search engine Google, as per its tradition of honouring iconic personalities, turned its doodle into legendary Pakistani singer Noor Jehan on the occasion of her 91st birthday. Jehan, who is also known as the ?Queen of Melody?, was born on this day in 1925 in Punjab?s Kasur. In a career spanning over decades, the legendary singer had reportedly recorded around 10,000 songs. Jehan?s biggest claim to fame was her role in lending her voice to boost morale of Pakistani forces du
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Pakistan cannot condone US drone attacks on its soil: PM

PM Abbasi during the session. Photo: CFR  NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, in a talk at a US think tank on Wednesday, said Pakistan cannot condone US drone attacks on its soil. Speaking during a meeting at the Council of Foreign Relations, Abbasi said the US needs to treat India and Pakistan equally, adding that Pakistan does possess nuclear weapons but they cannot fall into the hands of terrorists. Abbasi, elected prime minister last month after the disqualification of Nawaz Sha
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Dual citizenship: Court issues arrest warrants for Nadia Gabol, Farahnaz Ispahani

KARACHI: A sessions court issued on Thursday arrest warrants of former MNA Farah Naz Isphani and ex-MPA Nadia Gabol, in relation to dual nationality case. The court heard the case today, in which the two former lawmakers failed to appear despite repeated summons. The court while issuing the arrest warrants due to the lawmakers? repeated absence, ordered that the two should be produced before it on September 23. During the hearing, Naz Ispahani?s advocate said that his client is abroad for med
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Malala meets Priyanka Chopra and can?t contain her excitement

Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai couldn?t contain her excitement when she met Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra at the Global Goals Awards at the UN General Assembly. Malala took to Twitter to share her fan moment with the Quantico star, captioning the picture: ?Can?t believe I met @priyankachopra!? and adding an excited emoji at the end. Priyanka, who is Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, responded: ?Oh @Malala no words will be enough. I can?t believe I met you! You?re just a youn
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OIC expresses solidarity with Kashmiris at New York session

Indian forces clash with civilians in occupied Kashmir/File photo: AFP NEW YORK: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed solidarity for the people of Indian occupied Kashmir on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Contact Group of the OIC met in New York on Wednesday where it voiced support for the Kashmiris facing Indian aggression in the occupied valley and demanded that the Security Council act on its resolutions in support of the Kas
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New Zealand election too close to call

Jacinda Ardern speaks to Auckland University students on Sept. 1/Getty Images WELLINGTON: New Zealanders go to the polls Saturday in a cliffhanger election that sees conservative Prime Minister Bill English battling a challenge from charismatic young rival Jacinda Ardern. No party has formed a majority government in New Zealand since proportional voting was adopted in 1996 and this election is unlikely to change that. But English and his National party looked set to be in the driving seat unt
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Fuel shortage plagues commuters in Lahore

A large number of motorcyclists standing in long queues to get fuel in Rawalpindi. Photo: APP   LAHORE: Disagreement over fuel price between government and oil distributing companies resulted in severe fuel shortage for the residents and commuters of Lahore, Geo News reported. According to reports, oil distributors hold the view government should raise fuel prices as the current fuel price is putting their businesses in loss, however, at the other end the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of
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Cricket for peace: UK Media XI win toss, field against Pakistan XI in North Waziristan

An aerial view of the Younis Khan cricket stadium in Miranshah. Photo: Peshawar Zalmi UK Media XI won the toss and opted to field against Pakistan XI in Miranshah, a town in the North Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The match, being held at the picturesque Younis Khan Stadium in Miranshah, is part of a series titled Peace Cup, organised by the Pakistan Army, Pakistan Cricket Board and PSL franchise Peshawar Zalmi. Prominent players in action include Inzamam ul Haq
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Emma Stone honed dance skills to play tennis great Billie Jean King

LOS ANGELES: Emma Stone admits she?s never been a sports player, so when she was asked to play former world tennis No. 1 Billie Jean King in the movie ?Battle of the Sexes,? the Oscar-winning actress approached it from a different direction - dancing. King, by contrast, who pioneered the fight for equal pay in tennis more than 40 years ago, pictured herself in Stone?s position as she worked with the actress to portray her character. ?I tried to put myself in Emma?s shoes. That?s really taking
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Dr Abdus Salam's bust unveiled at IAEA headquarters

ISLAMABAD: A bust of Pakistan's first Nobel Laureate, physicist Dr Abdus Salam, was unveiled at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna on Wednesday. According to details, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano unveiled the bust of Pakistan's renowned physicist Dr Salam during IAEA's 61st general conference which is currently under way in Vienna, a Foreign Office (FO) handout said. The bust will be placed at the IAEA HQ alongside those of other notable figures, most of
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Former Indian great hopes for India-Pakistan ?restoration?

Junaid Khan and Shadab Khan shake hands with Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli, India v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, final, The Oval, London, June 18, 2017/Getty Images MANCHESTER: India great Farokh Engineer would like to see "relations restored" in a "delicate" situation with Pakistan so the arch-rivals can resume bilateral cricket series. Amid the current glut of international cricket, one of the more remarkable statistics is that India and Pakistan have not played a Test against each other since
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Hurricane Maria clobbers Puerto Rico, plunges island into darkness

Women walk against the wind before the arrival of Hurricane Maria in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters   SAN JUAN: Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to strike Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years, carved a path of destruction through the US territory on Wednesday, causing severe flooding and plunging the island into darkness as the storm?s death toll in the Caribbean rose to at least 10. Maria, the second major hurricane to rage through the region this month, was
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Afghan president says Trump war plan has better chance than Obama's

Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, US, September 19, 2017/REUTERS 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 and a harder line with Pakistan. Ghani also said that former President Barack Obama ?did not have a
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May, Macron, Gentiloni push for quick removal of extremist online content

UNITED NATIONS: Leaders of France, Italy and the United Kingdom urged social media companies on Wednesday to more swiftly remove ?terrorist content? from the internet, with the aim of stopping it from being uploaded in the first place. ?The tech companies have made significant progress on this issue, but we need to go further and faster to reduce the time it takes to remove terrorist content online,? British Prime Minister Theresa May said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly of w
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Mexico rescuers work into night to save trapped girl as quake toll tops 230

MEXICO CITY: Mexican rescuers on Wednesday laboured for a second night amid the rubble to save possible survivors of the country?s most lethal earthquake in a generation, including a girl trapped under a school in Mexico City, as the death toll exceeded 230. Television stations broadcast live the painstaking, hours-long attempt to rescue the girl after crews at the school in the south of the city reported seeing her hand move. They threaded a hose through debris to get her water. The girl?s na
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Britain face Spain in 2018 Davis Cup opener

Spain will host Great Britain in the first round of the 2018 Davis Cup, while this year's finalists France and Belgium were drawn against the Netherlands and Hungary respectively on Wednesday. Australia, beaten 3-2 by Belgium in last weekend's semi-final, will start next year's campaign at home to Germany with the United States, the record 32-time champions, travelling to Serbia. The opening round will be held February 2-4, just a week after the conclusion of the 2018 Australian Open in Melbou
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Malala meets PM Abbasi, seeks support to promote education in Pakistan

NEW YORK: Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. The activist for female education sought PM's support to promote education in rural areas, especially in Swat. She urged the present government should make education its manifesto. While admiring Malala's contribution towards education and her efforts to raise the status of g
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