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UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya 'atrocities'

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c7add36b4c57eff4df0943f7f3c8527c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xOC8yMDE3IDQ6Mzc6MzAgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1TQS83NXBUeTdmVWpwL3JGbUhRVFJBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pressure grew on Myanmar Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on its military, which is accused of drivin

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Maryam needs to be cautious in her speeches, says Rafique

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/3667f054aeb32f11cd77969b984aae82.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xOC8yMDE3IDQ6MDc6NTMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1BQWYyWFNEYyt1VGViUWN2V2hPMTJnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Minister for Railways and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique Monday said that Maryam Nawaz need

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Rohingya refugees tell of new violence; call for Myanmar sanctions

A Rohingya refugee boy carries his belongings as he walks to a makeshift camp in Cox's Bazar - Reuters  COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims fleeing a Myanmar military offensive arrived in Bangladesh on Monday with fresh accounts of violence and arson as a rights group called for sanctions and an arms embargo to stop what the United Nations has branded ethnic cleansing. The latest wave of violence in western Myanmar's Rakhine State began on Aug 25, when Rohingya insurgents attacked police

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Lawmakers visit GHQ, hold session with COAS

RAWALPINDI: A delegation of defence committees from the Senate and the National Assembly visited the General Headquarters on Monday, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The delegation also held a session with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The lawmakers were given a detailed briefing on the evolving security situation, including the situation on the country's borders. The delegation was led by Senator Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Qayyum, and also la

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1 killed, 17 injured in Chaman blast near Pak-Afghan border

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/337d45bd4d6e162685b79fd86aa17a24.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xOC8yMDE3IDI6MDM6NTEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1hQ3duMjY2c0w5d3ZtU3NoblFxUE5RPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] CHAMAN: At least one person was killed and 17 including security personnel injured in a blast near the Pak-Afghan border in Chaman on

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Google launches digital payments service in India

The payments app uses UPI, allows users to connect bank accounts to service. Photo: File NEW DELHI: Alphabet Inc?s Google on Monday launched a localized payments app for India as it tries to gain a foothold in the country?s rapidly-growing digital payments space. India?s crowded digital payments market, expected to grow ten-fold to $500 billion by 2020, received a shot in the arm after Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned old high-value notes last year, forcing people to use e-wallets and card p

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London Tube attack suspect identified as Syrian refugee

London Tube bomb suspect Yahyah Farroukh  LONDON: Police have identified one of the suspects being held in connection with the Parsons Green bombing as 21-year-old Syrian refugee Yahyah Farroukh. Farroukh was arrested on Saturday close to midnight in West London, according to The Sun. He was arrested under Britain?s Terrorism Act. The arrest was made after CCTV footage showed one of the suspects preparing form the London Tube bombing was broadcast on British TV. Yahya Farroukh was arreste

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Dismissed reserve policemen, teachers clash with police during protest

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c461f9ee14b5e74f165fcb8444a2534c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xOC8yMDE3IDEyOjQyOjQyIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9L05US3dEbUZBblFEWXlOOXViSWZPZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Dismissed reserve policemen and unpaid teachers clashed with police at the Karachi Press Club in the Saddar area of the metr

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Petition submitted in ECP over bogus votes: Yasmin Rashid

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d8b6e6fed3a57bc2fd3e535a6aee97f4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xOC8yMDE3IDE6MTE6MjQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1aMmxlM2szMTNtZUVHcDdua2dZcm93PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's candidate for NA-120 said a petition has been submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (E

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FDI in first two months of fiscal year climbed by 155%

State Bank of Pakistan - File Photo  KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) climbed by 155% in the first two months of the fiscal year, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a statement on Monday. During this period, FDI jumped to $457 million compared to $179 million. Net foreign investment rose by 37% to $301 million and the foreign outflow form the stock market amounts to nearly $150 million. According to the State Bank, investment from China was $258 million, US $202 million and $110 mi

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West Brom?s Barry equals Giggs? Premier League appearance record

West Brom midfielder Gareth Barry LONDON: West Brom midfielder Gareth Barry plans to play on for as long as possible after equalling Ryan Giggs´s Premier League appearance record at the weekend. The 36-year-old started in the Baggies´ 0-0 draw against West Ham on Saturday to draw level with the Manchester United legend´s mark of 632 games. Barry, who made his debut in 1998, will beat Giggs´s record if he features at Arsenal on September 25. "It´s a huge number when you think about it," Barry

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I told Nawaz will do politics a year before elections: Zardari

PESHAWAR: Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday that he had told former prime minister Nawaz Sharif that he would do politics not in the first four years of the government but in the final year before General Elections 2018. The former president addressed a crowd in Peshawar, also speaking about the recent by-polls in Lahore?s NA-120, where Kulsoom Nawaz emerged victorious. ?I don?t see the establishment backing me up,? said Zardari, adding th

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Rooney banned from driving after drink-drive guilty plea

Wayne Rooney STOCKPORT, UK: Former England captain Wayne Rooney was on Monday banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to drink driving. The Everton forward was stopped by police when driving a woman´s black Volkswagen Beetle at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) on September 1, while his pregnant wife and their three sons were on holiday. Rooney apologised for his "unforgivable lack of judgement" after his guilty plea at Stockport Magistrates´ Co

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India's Supreme Court hears plea against Rohingya deportation

The Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: India´s Supreme Court on Monday began hearing a plea challenging a government decision to deport up to 40,000 Muslim Rohingya who have fled Myanmar, a lawyer said. The petition was filed on behalf of two Rohingya living at a refugee camp in New Delhi since escaping Myanmar, where a military crackdown since August 25 has led to more than 400,000 Rohingya taking refuge in Bangladesh. The challenge came after India´s junior home minister Kiren Rijiju said las

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Fawad Khan named among 100 most handsome faces in the world

Fawad Khan Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan now has another achievement to add to his already overflowing list of accomplishments. The Humsafar star has made it to the 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2017, an independent critics list revealed by TC Candler on its official Instagram account. Among others included in the list are George Clooney, Robert Pattinson, Hrithik Roshan, Enrique Iglesias, Luke Evans, House?s Jesse Spencer,

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IG Sindh vows to improve police force with provincial govt support

AD Khawaja speaks to media in Sukkur  SUKKUR: Inspector-General Police Sindh AD Khawaja on Monday vowed to bring improvement in the police department with the cooperation of the Sindh government. Speaking to media here earlier today, AD Khawaja said it was not possible for the IG to operate without the support of the provincial government. ?IG is part of Sindh government. We have full backing of the Sindh government, that is why we are able to operate,? he said. The IG Police further pointed

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PPP challenges Benazir murder case verdict

Sardar Latif Khosa addressing the media on Sept 18, 2017. Photo: Geo News RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) challenged in the Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi bench on Monday the verdict of the anti-terrorism court in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.  On August 31, the court hearing the former prime minister's assassination case for over nine years cleared five accused in the case, sentenced two former police officials to jail and declared former president General (retd) Pervez Musharr

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Chikungunya cases on the rise in Karachi

KARACHI: The scare of Chikungunya turned into a bigger threat, as only this month alone, 67 people fell victim to the disease. Director Health KMC Dr Mohammed Taufiq, during a press conference gave details on the spread of the disease in the city. There exists the danger of an increase in cases and the citizens need to be cautious in this regard, he said. Current year, 3,462 suspected cases of Chikungunya emerged, he said. Director Health said that several times the issue of cleanliness h

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Nokia says to get sales boost after patent ruling

The headquarters of Finnish telecommunication network company Nokia is pictured in Espoo, Finland April 27, 2017. Lehtikuva/Vesa Moilanen/via REUTERS HELSINKI: Nokia will start to book additional revenue from the current quarter after a ruling by an arbitration court on payments from South Korea?s LG Electronics for using its smartphone patents. The Finnish company said it would also get a one-off payment, although it did not disclose any of the sums involved. The companies had started the arbi

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Rishi Kapoor?s precious RK studio catches fire

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/77a5b6a85cfbd29692e6f28ba442672f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xOC8yMDE3IDg6Mzk6MjYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0rWmtaN0dBSmVtU0ZXakYzNzViMXJBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Bollywood actor and director Rishi Kapoor ? who makes more news these days due to his unthinking yet vitriolic posts on social media ? braced a major blow as his family?s legendary RK

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Unrecognisable Aamir Khan looks like Tyrion Lannister in ?Thugs Of Hindostan?

Pictures of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan from the sets of his upcoming movie ?Thugs Of Hindostan? have gone viral on the internet, prompting many fans to observe he looks like an Indian version of Tyrion Lannister from ?Game of Thrones?. The 52-year-old actor was recently spotted navigating the sets dressed as a thug in tattered dhoti pants, a short kurta and jacket.

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Maryam off to London after successful NA-120 campaign

Maryam Nawaz pictured at the Lahore airport prior to her departure Sept 18, 2017. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, departed for London on Monday to see her ailing mother, Kulsoom Nawaz.  Kulsoom underwent surgery for throat cancer on September 1 after it was revealed that she is suffering from lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes on the left side of her neck. [embed_video1 url=http://

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Growing unease as India curbs the net to keep the peace

An Indian policeman checks the document of a motorcyclist during a curfew in Srinagar July 14, 2016. Photo: Reuters   MUMBAI: First he tried messaging friends, but WhatsApp was down. Then, the credit card readers at his clothing store weren?t working. Ride-sharing apps were offline too. Harsh Madhok, who runs a clothing business in Jaipur, a city of three million people, had read about internet shutdowns elsewhere in India. Now he was in the middle of one in his city in central India, as auth

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Court indicts Balochistan MPA Achakzai for running over traffic cop

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b6bdb2e049c2490262660e8d070e9fe9.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xOC8yMDE3IDg6MDM6MDMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1iRzdEQ2pXK0xGQUMyZ1Y2bEQ0QlRnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] QUETTA: A session judge?s court indicted on Monday Balochistan MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai in relation to the case against the lawmaker for running his vehicle over a traffic policeman

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Silva banned for two years

COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka batsman Chamara Silva has been banned for two years from all cricket-related activities for misconduct and violating ´spirit of the game´ during a domestic match, the country´s cricket board said on Sunday. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had formed an enquiry committee to investigate potential fixing angle in a Tier B first class match between Silva-led Panadura Cricket Club and Kalutara Physical Culture Club which saw unusual scoring rate. "Two teams have been found guilty

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