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Imran applauds Yasmin Rashid's determination, says she fought against govt-backed PML-N

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said PTI candidate for NA-120, Dr. Yasmin Rashid, fought against the government-backed PML-N and applauded her courage and determination. He also said the PML-N was backed by the federal and provincial government, a claim oft repeated by PTI in the run-up to the by-polls.  The PTI chief also thanked all PTI workers, especially women, who worked "tirelessly in the election campaign". He had earlier today urg
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Maryam Nawaz congratulates supporters for NA-120 win

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has congratulated workers and supporters for voting in favour of her party in the much-hyped by-election in NA-120, Lahore-III. "I congratulate you PML-N tigers," she said, while speaking to supporters. "Nawaz Sharif called me before arriving here and asked me to thank people of the constituency." The PML-N leader said the people in the constituency have proven that they love Nawaz Sharif, adding, "Now, it's the time for Imran K
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Victory shows people reject Nawaz's disqualification, says Saad Rafique

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) leader Saad Rafique on Sunday claimed that the party?s victory in the NA-120 constituency shows the nation?s decision to reject former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s disqualification. ?We are thankful to the people of Lahore,? he said. ?People of Lahore have helped Begum Kulsoom Nawaz reach the National Assembly.? He insisted that Nawaz draws massive support from the nation, and his only ?crime? [for which he was disqualified from holding public o
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Yasmin Rashid vows to approach courts against ECP

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/facf480bd6359942815e83b0d5f339aa.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xNy8yMDE3IDU6NTU6MDkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1HaWlSZTlWeWZLc0laMWx5dE1kOUVRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Dr. Yasmin Rashid Sunday vowed that she would be approaching the courts against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over alleged
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Pakistani-American students win prestigious Hult Prize challenge

Hanaa Lakhani, Moneed Mian, Hasan Usmani, and CEO Gia Farooqi with former US President Bill Clinton. Photo: Hult Prize Foundation  Four Pakistani-American students have made Pakistan proud by winning the prestigious Hult Prize challenge and a $1 million award in seed capital. Rutgers University graduates Hanaa Lakhani, Moneed Mian, Hasan Usmani, as well as CEO Gia Farooqi, are one step closer to turning their idea for tackling the global refugee crisis into reality with Roshni Rides ? a transp
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Pakistan beats Thailand to qualify for Group-I of Davis Cup

Pakistani Aisam Qureshi returns the ball to Thai opponent Trongcharoenchaikul Wishaya during the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group-II Tennis singles final match at the Sports Complex in Islamabad - AFP  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan qualified for Group-I by beating Thailand 3-2 in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group-II final played here at grass courts of the Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday. In the first match of the reverse singles, WishayaTrongcharoenchaikul outclassed Aisam ul Haq by 7-5, 7-6, 4-6, 6-7,7-6
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Improved Arsenal hold Chelsea to goalless draw

Chelsea´s Cesc Fabregas with Arsenal´s Alexis Sanchez after the match - Reuters  Arsenal produced a vastly-improved away performance to have the better of a 0-0 draw with Premier League champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. After defeat at Stoke City and a thrashing at Liverpool, Arsene Wenger?s side showed far more steel and hit the post through Aaron Ramsey as well as having Shkodran Mustafi?s headed goal disallowed as they had the better of the chances. Tempers frayed near the end
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Nawaz doesn't know how to govern country, says Zardari

PESHAWAR: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari Sunday said that neither did Nawaz Sharif know how to govern the country in the past, nor has he learnt now. Addressing party workers here, the former president said his party will stabilise the country and make it stand on its feet again. Criticising technocrats in the country, he said they had not been blessed with intellect, adding, "This is a country, not a public limited company". "Difficulties do encounter countries,
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Villagers make a giant tech code using trees in China

People in Xilinshui village, in the northern Hebei province of China, have created a giant QR code from trees to raise its profile, South China Morning Post reported. The code, which has been created using 130,000 Chinese junipers, can also be scanned from above on a phone or tablet. The visitors who capture the code will be connected to village's tourism account on WeChat. The vast design measures 227m (744ft) along each side, and the trees are between 80cm and 2.5m in height.  Photo: Xinh
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Voters went missing from NA-120 constituency, claims Nawaz

LONDON: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday claimed he has received complaints from the NA-120 constituency and alleged that some voters went missing from the constituency in the run-up to the by-polls.  Nawaz's claim was not echoed by PML-N leaders in Lahore. Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique had called for an extension in polling time citing high security, traffic and Sunday being a holiday as reasons for many people not being able to cast their votes on time. Responding to a
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Formula One: Hamilton wins crucial, chaotic Singapore GP

SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton won a chaotic and rain-hit Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday to seize control of the Formula One world championship as his title rival Sebastian Vettel crashed out on the first lap. Ferrari´s Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, and Red Bull´s Max Verstappen all went out just after the start of the first wet race in Singapore, which saw three safety cars and finished with only 12 drivers. It all played perfectly into the hands of Mercedes driver Hamilton, who went from fifth on th
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'Saturday Night Live' delivered laughs, now it's looking for Emmys

Alec Baldwin (L) as Donald Trump and Melissa McCarthy (R) as Sean Spicer have been two of the most memorable characters on Saturday Night Light. Photo: file  LOS ANGELES: Saturday Night Live found laughter and lampoonery in America?s fraught political and social scene and on Sunday the satirical sketch show looks set to reap the benefits at the Emmy awards, the highest honours in television. Led by Alec Baldwin?s withering impersonations of US President Donald Trump and Melissa McCarthy?s winn
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Four killed in market explosion in Afghanistan: officials

KHOST: Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an explosion at a mobile phone market in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest attack to hit the war-weary country. The deadly blast comes as the Afghan government considers a plan to arm 20,000 civilians to fight the Taliban and other insurgent groups which have gained ground since US-led NATO combat troops left in 2014. "The blast happened at around noon in a market where people go to download music and vide
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Rain and evictions add to Rohingya misery

geo_embedgallery UKHIA: Heavy monsoon rain heaped new misery Sunday on hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya stuck in makeshift camps in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar, as authorities started a drive to force them to a new site. With food and water shortages already making life tough, torrential rain brought back swamp-like conditions to many parts of the border town of Cox´s Bazar which have become a magnet for the Rohingya. About 7.7 centimetres (
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US pursuing a failed strategy in Afghanistan, says Asif

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that the Trump administration's "militaristic approach" in Afghanistan represented a failed policy, and he called for talks with the Taliban to bring peace to the war-torn country. Asif, who is heading to New York to participate in the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, told The Wall Street Journal newspaper in Islamabad that he could not understand how the American military could succeed now in Afghanistan when it had
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Iran won´t bow to US ´bullying´ on nuclear deal: Khamenei

Iran will not give in to US "bullying" as Washington attempts to undermine Tehran´s nuclear deal with world powers, the Islamic republic´s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday. Photo: AFP  TEHRAN: Iran will not give in to US "bullying" as Washington attempts to undermine Tehran´s nuclear deal with world powers, the Islamic republic´s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday. "Iran, which is a powerful nation, will not give in to pressure and will not bow," Khamenei said
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India Prime Minister Modi inaugurates controversial dam project

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India?s biggest dam on Sunday, ignoring warnings from environment groups that hundreds of thousands of people will lose their livelihoods. The controversial Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river in the country?s western state of Gujarat that will provide power and water to three big states was dedicated to the people of India by Narendra Modi. The project has been beset by controversies since the laying of the foundation stone by Prime Ministe
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Imad Wasim retains top spot in ICC T20I ranking

All rounder Imad Wasim retained top spot among bowlers, while Team Pakistan ranked second in the latest ICC rankings issued for T20I. Meanwhile, Middle order batsman Babar Azam moves up to career-best sixth position in T20I rankings. The 22-year-old has risen 21 spots after his player of the series performance helped complete a 2-1 victory over the World XI in the Independence Cup series played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In the latest rankings update, which also takes into account perf
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Aid group warns of death among Rohingya in Bangladesh

COX?S BAZAR: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could die due to a lack of food, shelter and water available for the huge numbers of them fleeing violence in Myanmar, an aid agency warned on Sunday. Nearly 410,000 members of the Rohingya Muslim minority fled from western Rakhine state to Bangladesh to escape a military offensive that the United Nations has branded a ?textbook example of ethnic cleansing?. ?Many people are arriving hungry, exhausted and with no food or water,? Mark Pierce, Banglad
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Windies humble England in T20

West Indies celebrate after taking the wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow during their T20 match at the Emirates Riverside stadium in Durham, England. (Reuters)  West Indies laid down a significant marker ahead of the ODI series as they comfortably beat England by 21 runs in their sole Twenty20 fixture at Chester-le-Street on Saturday. West Indies got off to a quick-fire start and were 106-1 midway through their innings before Liam Plunkett and Adil Rashid took three wickets apiece to restric
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British Airways plane searched at Paris airport after 'security alert'

PARIS: Passengers were evacuated from a British Airways plane at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Sunday morning ?for a security reason?, an airport official said. Flight BA303 was due to take off and fly to London?s Heathrow airport when the plane was evacuated, the official said. ?The incident is being dealt with,? the official added, without going into further detail. The plane was surrounded by police and fire vehicles after passengers were informed shortly before take off that a "di
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Somali book fair offers respite from bombs

MOGADISHU: Long associated with pirates, famine and bombs, Somalia showed a different face to the world this week as it welcomed foreign writers for the first time to its annual book fair. The event took place for the third time in the scarred seaside capital Mogadishu, but until now security was too precarious for overseas authors to take part. Their participation is a sign that things are changing as government troops, backed by African Union peacekeepers, claw back territory from insurgents
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Stars flock to Emmys for television´s big night

Actors Shemar Moore (L) and Anna Chlumsky present Emmy nominees for Lead Actress In a Drama Series at the Television Academy, on July 13, 2017, in Los Angeles/ HBO's sci-fi western "Westworld" and NBC's "Saturday Night Live" led the field for TV's Primetime Emmy awards Thursday, with 22 nominations.-AFP LOS ANGELES: Television´s biggest stars were dusting off their designer frocks and getting suited and booted Sunday for their chance to snag the biggest prizes for the small screen. With awards
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In a first, Britain selects Urdu-language film ?My Pure Land? for Oscar

Photo credit:Independent For the first time, Britain has nominated an Urdu-language film as its pick for 2018 Oscar in the category of foreign-language film, according to international media reports. The film, shot mostly in Pakistan, is a debut production from director of British-Pakistani origin, Sarmud Masud. The story has a strong feminist theme and revolves around the lives of a mother and daughter. The two women take up arms to defend their home against a 200-bandit militia trying to t
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Second man arrested over London train attack: police

LONDON: A second man has been arrested by police investigating Friday?s bomb attack on a London underground train, police said. The 21-year-old man was arrested in the west London suburb of Hounslow just before midnight on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police force said in a statement. He was detained under Britain?s Terrorism Act and taken to a south London police station, the force added on Sunday. Earlier, police arrested an 18-year-old man in relation to the London train bombing that injure
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