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MM Alam: the outstanding hero of the 1965 war

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/cc5daae937534d21f5543de850d80f89.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS81LzIwMTcgNjoxNjoyNSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVpHQlRkYms0RmZXV3MxdjR5M2tKWXc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] Though the valiant armed forces of Pakistan played an exceptional role in the 1965 war, but the enemy can never forget the way PAF pilot MM Alam blew it into tatters with his F-86 f
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An ode to minorities in Pakistan's armed forces

Pakistan was formed in the name of providing refuge to the minorities of pre-partition India i.e. the Muslims, but the nascent country opened its doors to people of all other religions. Although the country went on to become an Islamic republic, its minority population continued to serve and represent the country in every field, including education, arts, literature, science, and even defence. But with the passage of time, intolerance is taking roots and so being Pakistani has become synony
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Trump ends amnesty for 800,000 young immigrants

President Donald Trump on Tuesday ended an amnesty for 800,000 people brought to the United States illegally as minors, leaving their future in serious doubt and triggering a political firestorm. The US leader -- who had promised to end the Obama-era program "with great heart" -- ordered a phase out of an amnesty for those brought to the United States under the age of six, many of whom know no other country. The so-called "Dreamers" now have between six months and just over two years until the
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Taylor Swift soars atop US chart, ends 'Despacito' reign

Taylor Swift's vengeful new track topped the US singles chart Tuesday with the year's highest one-week sales, halting the historic reign of global sensation "Despacito." "Look What You Made Me Do," a dark dance track that is the first single off Swift's upcoming album "Reputation," pushed "Despacito" to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week through Thursday. The pop superstar's song has broken the one-day streaming record on Spotify -- to which Swift recently returned after a
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Rare photos from 1965 Pakistan-India war

In the early hours of the morning of September 6, 1965, Indian forces crossed the international boundary and invaded Pakistan without a formal declaration of war.  For the 17 days that followed, the armies of the two neighbouring countries were locked in a ferocious battle until intervention by the United Nations seperated them. The following rare photographs shed light on the conflict and showcase the glorious spirit of the people of Pakistan and the bravery of its armed forces as it defende
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Tree surgeon branches out with own 'Little Britain' in Germany

Gary Blackburn, a 53-year-old tree surgeon from Lincolnshire, Britain, poses atop of a demilitarised Centurion tank he bought from the Swiss army at his British curiosities collection called "Little Britain" in Linz-Kretzhaus, south of Germany's former capital Bonn, Germany, August 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters File  KRETZHAUS: An English tree surgeon has reacted to Brexit by transforming his German home into a quirky homage to Britain, complete with red telephone boxes and a life-size model of Queen
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Dutchman gets back lost WWII letters via Facebook

Photo: File THE HAGUE: A Dutchman who lost his briefcase filled with passionate letters written by his father during World War II has been reunited with his precious cargo Tuesday after a massive Facebook search. Adrien Mueller was handed back the letters -- written by his father who served in the German army during the war -- by a couple who discovered the case on a railway platform at central Utrecht station on Sunday, Dutch media said. Mueller was on his way home to the southern Dutch town
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Facebook takes the next step to monetise WhatsApp: WSJ

Facebook Inc is gearing up to make money from WhatsApp, the messaging service used by more than a billion people every day, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. WhatsApp will be testing new features to make it easier for people to communicate with businesses they want to reach on WhatsApp, the messaging service said on a blog post.  ?We?re building and testing new tools via a free WhatsApp Business app for small companies and an enterprise solution for bigger companies operating at a l
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Madhuri to make international music debut with 'The Film Star'

Bollywood?s ?Dhak Dhak Girl? Madhuri Dixit is all set to release her first-ever English language Extended Play (EP), The Film Star. The EP will be launched with the debut single, ?Tu Hai Mera.? The special ode ?Tu Hai Mera? is a special effort from the actress who ruled the hearts of fans across the world for all the love and support she?s received from them, Bollywood Hungama reported. A fusion of classical Indian folk music with western pop lyrics and beats, the play will bring together the
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Category 5 Hurricane Irma nears Caribbean

Image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Irma which picked up strength and has become an "extremely dangerous" Category Five hurricane as it approached the Caribbean. -AFP  MARIGOT: Irma strengthened Tuesday into a "potentially catastrophic" Category Five hurricane, meteorologists warned, with tiny tourist islands first in line for possible devastation as it barrelled towards the Caribbean. The monster hurricane coming on the heels of Harvey, whic
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Zika virus could offer new tool to fight brain cancer

MIAMI: The Zika virus can wreak havoc on the brain of a developing fetus, but its destructive power may also be harnessed to fight a stubborn form of adult brain cancer, researchers said Tuesday. Early studies have shown the mosquito-borne virus can destroy cells responsible for glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer. Glioblastoma affects 12,000 people per year in the United States, and was recently diagnosed in US Senator John McCain. The standard treatment is chemotherapy and ra
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BRICS statement not foreign policy failure, says Asif

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said the BRICS declaration, which named terrorist groups in the South Asia region, cannot be termed as a failure of the country's foreign policy. Speaking on Geo News programme 'Capital Talk', Asif said the declaration was not against Pakistan, however, he added that a new foreign policy will have to be formed with regards to the regional situation. Asif further said the policy should only be meant to safeguard the interests of the nation an
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Lego to cut 1,400 staff as decade-long sales boom ends

COPENHAGEN: Lego said it would lay off 8 percent of its staff and revamp its business after reporting its first fall in sales in more than a decade on Tuesday. The Danish toymaker announced a 5-percent decline in mid-year revenue a month after abruptly removing its chief executive, suggesting it is facing its biggest test since flirting with bankruptcy in the early 2000s. Lego said it could not promise a return to growth in the next two years, a jolting acknowledgement for a group widely admir
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Hajj success opens way for talks with Saudi, says Iran

TEHRAN: Iran thanked Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for its handling of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, saying it opened the way for negotiations between the regional rivals. "We thank Saudi Arabia... for adopting a new approach in dealing with Iranian pilgrims," said Ali Ghazi-Askar, the head of the Hajj organisation in Tehran, according to the state broadcaster. Some 86,000 Iranian pilgrims took part last week in the Hajj. They were unable to attend in 2016 after talks collapsed over security concerns.
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Pakistan concerned about terrorism threat in South Asia: FO responds to BRICS? statement

Foreign office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said that Pakistan is concerned regarding the presence of groups like Daesh, ETIM, MIU in the ungoverned spaces in Afghanistan. Photo: file   ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seriously concerned about the threat posed by terrorism and extremism in the South Asian region, said Foreign Office Spokesman Nafeez Zakaria on Tuesday while responding to the statement released by the BRICS leaders. ?Many terrorist groups based in the region, including in Afghanistan,
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Pakistani students win big at World Scrabble Championship 2017

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/247c41b7dc07d92c556195144ef13b7e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS81LzIwMTcgMjoxNzoyOSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVlQMkE2eURZaVF6dmNGN0oxSXQ5Nnc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] LONDON: Pakistani students have won five out of six world titles at MSA Junior World Scrabble Championship 2017 held in Nottingham. Ahad Riaz won the title in Under-18 category, whi
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Abdul Razzaq signs contract with Afghan cricket league

Former test cricketer Abdul Razzaq has signed a contract with the Afghan cricket league, it emerged on Tuesday. Razzaq will be a part of the team Amo Sharks participating in the Shpageeza Cricket League. Earlier, former cricketer Shahid Afridi had announced on Twitter that he will also play in the upcoming Afghan league. However, PCB sources had informed Geo News that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was not happy with Afridi's decision.  In this regard, PCB has decided to not issue non-obj
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Would have faced difficulties if PTI formed federal govt in 2013: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan shared that he has learnt a lot during his party's tenure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Photo: file   KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan said that he would have faced countless difficulties if the party had formed a government in the centre after the 2013 general elections. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Khan reasoned that if he would have formed the federal government in 2013, he would have faced difficulties due to inexperienced
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Pakistan?s foreign policy failed to make an impact: Khursheed Shah

Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah spoke to the media after attending an inauguration ceremony in Sukkur on Tuesday. Photo: Geo News screen shot  SUKKUR: Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah on Tuesday weighed in on Pakistan?s foreign policy and remarked that it failed to make an impact. Shah, who was speaking to media in Sukkur, said that Pakistan has been fighting terrorists from the start yet it is being called a ?terrorist? state. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been claiming from the start th
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Grave consequences for Punjab govt if firing FIR not registered: PTI

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) candidate for NA-120 Yasmin Rashid. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) candidate for NA-120 Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday threatened the Punjab government to be prepared for grave consequences if it failed to register a First Information Report (FIR) for a firing incident on her party office on Sunday. The police arrested three people on charges of firing in the air in front of the offices of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and PTI NA-120 candidate
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Syria army breaks Daesh siege on Deir Ezzor: state media

DAMASCUS: Syria's army broke a years-long Daesh siege on the government enclave of Deir Ezzor city on Tuesday, entering into a military base, state media said. "The Syrian Arab Army has advanced on the Brigade 137 base front on the western side of Deir Ezzor city and broken the siege imposed by the Daesh organisation," state news agency SANA said. Syrian government troops and allied fighters, backed by Russian air support, have been advancing for weeks towards Deir Ezzor city, capital of oil-r
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British soldiers among four neo-Nazi terror suspects arrested in UK

LONDON: Some of the four alleged members of a banned British neo-Nazi group arrested on Tuesday for terror offences are serving soldiers, Britain´s defence ministry said. National Action became the first far-right group to be outlawed by the government in December last year, six months after the assassination of lawmaker Jo Cox by a far-right sympathiser. The four suspects are being held "on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism," Brit
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Palestinian family evicted from Jerusalem home of 50 years

geo_embedgallery JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Tuesday evicted a Palestinian family from the east Jerusalem home in which they lived for over half a century, making way for Israelis deemed the legal occupants. Plans for the eviction had been criticised by the European Union, United Nations and various Western governments, though not the United States. Fahamiya Shamasneh, 75, told AFP police arrived unannounced before dawn and forced her out of the house along with
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Maryam to continue campaigning in NA-120 on Tuesday

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, will continue campaigning for the upcoming by-elections in NA-120 for her mother Begum Kulsoom Nawaz on Tuesday.  Maryam will lead a rally in the constituency and is also expected to address a gathering of PML-N workers.  The ballot papers for the upcoming by-elections will be printed from September 10, with a five-day training course for polling staff commencing from September 6.  The polling scheme for the by-polls has also been issued by the
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Malaysia summons Myanmar ambassador over violence in Rakhine State

Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017/REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday summoned Myanmar´s ambassador to express displeasure over violence in Myanmar´s Rakhine State, which has displaced nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims. Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said the latest incidents of violence showed that the Myanmar government had made "little, if any" progress in finding a peaceful solution to problems fa
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