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CIA showed proof of nuclear proliferation by Dr Qadeer, claims Musharraf

Dr AQ Khan (left) and Gen (retd) Musharraf Former president General (retd) Pervaiz Musharraf has claimed that it was the most disappointing day of his life when the director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) showed him proof of nuclear proliferation by Pakistani physicist and nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. In an interview to a private news channel, the former president said Dr Khan, in a meeting with him, cried and apologised, asking for help. The former president said he told the
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PM Abbasi to chair NSC meeting today on new US policy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will chair a National Security Committee meeting today to devise a policy in response to the revised US policy on Afghanistan laid out in the recent speech by US president Donald Trump. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet on Wednesday, which was the first cabinet meeting following Trump?s ?anti-Pakistan? comments during his South Asia policy speech last week. Trump's Afghan policy to meet with failure: PM Prime Min
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Nawaz leaves for London to meet ailing wife

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for London on Wednesday morning to meet his ailing wife. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader will be abroad with his wife and sons during Eid. Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of PML-N leader, is reportedly under treatment for throat cancer. Kulsoom is PML-N's nominated candidate for NA-120 after the seat fell vacant following Nawaz's disqualification and ouster from PM office on Supreme Court's July 28 verdict. Meanwhile, Maryam Nawa
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Hope springs for Holder as Windies shock England

West Indies´ Shai Hope (2L) is followed by England´s captain Joe Root and the England squad as he leaves the field after winning the second international Test match between England and the West Indies - AFP  LEEDS: West Indies captain Jason Holder said he had never lost belief in his side after they vindicated his faith with a stunning five-wicket win over England in the second Test at Headingley. The West Indies chased down a seemingly tough target of 322 with more than four overs to spare o
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More than 2 million Muslims gather for Hajj pilgrimage

MAKKAH: More than two million Muslims from around the world will start the hajj pilgrimage at Islam´s holiest sites Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey. This year sees pilgrims from Shiite Iran return after a hiatus following a diplomatic spat between the Islamic republic and Sunni arch-rival Saudi Arabia. It also comes with the Gulf mired in political crisis and Islamic State group jihadists under pressure in Iraq and Syria. Saudi authorities have mobilised vast resou
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Transgender shot dead, dozens of suspects held in Karachi

KARACHI: A transgender was shot dead by unknown men in Karachi late Tuesday, while police rounded up over two dozen suspects including a female robber from different areas in the city, officials said. The transgender, Chanda, was shot dead in Defence's Shahbaz Commercial area, when unknown men opened fire on a number of transgenders standing in the street. One of the fellows of the deceased said a vehicle with tinted glasses and private security guards first passed by them, from which unknow
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Houston native Beyonce pledges to help Harvey relief

Beyonce, one of the most famous natives of Houston, has pledged generous but unspecified aid after the fourth most populous US city was ravaged by mega-storm Harvey. The pop superstar, in a statement to the Houston Chronicle, said she was working out details with her team and her Houston pastor "to implement a plan to help as many as we can." Beyonce -- whose net worth with her husband, rap mogul Jay-Z, is estimated at $1 billion -- said that Texas was "in my prayers" in a post to her more tha
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Nadal, Osaka shine as rain causes US Open havoc

Rafael Nadal took his US Open first-round record to 13-0 but Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka stole the headlines by knocking out defending champion Angelique Kerber as torrential rain caused more than 50 matches to be shelved Tuesday. As players ran for cover from drenched outside courts where just 90 minutes of action was possible, and only three matches completed, Osaka's big-hitting game flourished under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium. The world number 46, born in Japan to a Haitian father a
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Harvey damage estimated at $42 bn, among most costly US storms

Damage from Hurricane Harvey could put it among the top five most costly US storms ever, with failing dams and levees driving up loss forecasts, data modeling showed Tuesday. Estimates for total economic costs and damage shot up overnight to $42 billion from $30 billion, as flooding began to spread to Louisiana and flood control measures became overwhelmed, according to Chuck Watson, founder of the disaster modeling firm Enki Research. While authorities still focused on rescuing survivors on T
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Oil sees slight recovery after hit from storm Harvey

Crude prices recovered slightly in in Asian trade Tuesday a day after heavy falls caused by the impact of monster storm Harvey on a key US oil-producing region. Harvey battered into Texas on Friday as a Category Four hurricane, tearing down homes and businesses on the Gulf Coast, and triggering massive floods. The storm caused the closure of many oil platforms in the Gulf, and about a fifth of the region's oil output remained shut down, according to US authorities. With markets Monday fearing
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Report reveals high level of drug use in athletics

Over 30 percent of athletes who competed at the 2011 world championships admitted to having used banned substances in the past, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned study released on Tuesday. The study, conducted by researchers from Germany?s University of Tuebingen and Harvard Medical School in 2011, found that more than 30 percent of world championship participants and over 45 percent of athletes at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games said they had taken banned drugs. The researchers ask
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Widespread rain, thunderstorm likely in lower Sindh

A lightning bolt is seen above a residential neighborhood during rain in Karachi, Pakistan. ? Reuters ISLAMABAD: Widespread rain and thunderstorm coupled with gusty winds is expected to hit lower Sindh, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said Tuesday, after Karachi witnessed onset of rain spell. The PMD said that there have been chances of isolated heavy to more heavy falls in lower Sindh, including Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad and Karachi divisions, on Wednesday. Scattered places in Punjab, K
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Some birds smell to navigate, experiment shows

At least one species of sea-faring bird uses its sense of smell to navigate over ocean waters, according to a novel experiment described in a study released Tuesday. Temporarily deprived of the ability to smell, Scopoli's shearwaters had trouble finding their way home after embarking from the Spanish island of Menorca to forage, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports. The olfactory-challenged birds easily flew nearly 200 kilometres (125 miles) to the Catalan coast to gather foo
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Sharapova gets down to business at US Open

Maria Sharapova begins to explore just how well she can finish at the US Open on Wednesday after a successful and emotional Grand Slam comeback following a 15-month doping ban. The 30-year-old Russian, who ousted second seed Simona Halep in her opener, faces Hungary's Timea Babos for the first time in the second round of the year's final Grand Slam tournament. And with Halep and British seventh seed Johanna Konta both ousted already, Sharapova would not see another top-10 foe until potentially
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Bangladesh court jails Rana Plaza owner for graft: prosecutor

Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana (L) is being escorted by security personnel ahead of a court appearance in 2015. ? AFP  DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Tuesday jailed the Rana Plaza owner for three years for graft, the first of many charges laid against him after the garment factory complex collapsed in 2013 and killed more than 1,130 people. Sohel Rana was given the maximum three-year sentence by a special court in Dhaka for failing to declare his personal wealth to Bangladesh's anti-graft commission,
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Britain's Liverpool airport back to normal after suspect package found

Photo: The Sun LONDON: Britain's Liverpool airport was evacuated earlier on Tuesday while a bomb disposal team dealt with a suspect package and now it is safe and it is "business as usual", a spokesman for the airport said. The spokesman said the evacuation was a precautionary measure and now flights were coming in as usual. Earlier, passengers arriving at the airport were being kept on their planes after a security alert which was described as a "police incident", the local Liverpool Echo ne
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Number of injured police officers in London carnival jumps to 31: sources

Photo: express.co.uk LONDON: The number of police officers injured during Notting Hill Carnival in London has jumped to 31, Metropolitan Police sources informed Geo News Tuesday. The officers received injuries across both days on Sunday and on Monday, Metropolitan Police said on its website. Officers have also seized a number of weapons, including knives, CS spray, batons and a hammer during the two-day festival. "The attacks on police are unacceptable. It was against our expectations," Assis
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On Katrina anniversary, New Orleans braces for Harvey

NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans on Tuesday marked 12 years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the US Gulf Coast, as the low-lying coastal city braced for a potentially-devastating new impact by Harvey later this week. As the storm churned over warm Gulf waters, meteorologists predicted that Harvey would make landfall for a second time late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning over Louisiana, the state directly to the east of Texas. Two inches of rain had already fallen by Tuesday morning in Louisiana
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French women´s world boxing champion Duchemin dies at 26

France´s women´s world featherweight champion Angelique Duchemin died aged 26 on Tuesday. Photo: File  PERPIGNAN: France´s women´s world featherweight champion Angelique Duchemin died aged 26 on Tuesday after suffering a heart problem in training. Duchemin fell ill at her boxing club in Thuir in the Pyrenees Orientales region on Monday evening. She received a cardiac massage before being rushed to hospital in Perpignan, the head of the local boxing federation Jacques Rovira told AFP. She pas
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VW recalling 281,000 vehicles due to defect

In another blow to its image, German car maker Volkswagen announced a recall of 281,000 vehicles in the US due to a faulty fuel pump that could shut off and cause an accident, but replacement parts are not available. Photo: AFP  WASHINGTON: The US branch of embattled German carmaker Volkswagen announced Tuesday it was recalling 281,000 vehicles to fix a faulty fuel pump in another blow to the company´s image. While the number is far smaller than the 11 million cars worldwide recalled in the "di
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Bulgaria seizes contaminated eggs from Germany

Photo: File SOFIA: Authorities in Bulgaria have seized a tonne of powdered eggs contaminated with the same chemical that has led to millions of poultry products being recalled across Europe, the country´s food safety agency said Tuesday. The agency said it was informed by German officials earlier this month that a 500-kilogramme (1,100 pounds) batch of powdered eggs originating in Germany and used to make mayonnaise and ice cream was contaminated with the insecticide fipronil. A second batch,
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Draw lessons from border stand-off, Chinese military warns India

BEIJING: A day after both India and China pulled back their troops, ending a nearly 70-day-long dispute on the remote Doklam Plateau, China's army has warned India to "draw lessons from the stand-off," said a statement from Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. "We remind India to draw lessons from the stand-off, abide by established treaties and the basic principles of international law, and work together with China to safeguard peace and stability along the border an
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Indian High Commission issues medical visa to ailing Pakistani newborn

Rouhaan suffers from a cardiac ailment. Photo: Twitter  A newborn Pakistani baby suffering from a cardiac ailment, Rohaan, was issued a medical visa hours after Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj announced the Indian government?s intentions to do so on twitter. Rohaan?s mother, Mehwish Mukthar, had requested a medical visa for her son on Monday and had said "my child knows no borders". "My son needs treatment. Why [does] he suffer. Request issuance of urgent medical visa," Mukh
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UN chief in Ramallah says two-state solution cannot be abandoned

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (R) is welcomed by Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah to Ramallah on August 29, 2017. Photo: AFP  RAMALLAH: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remained the only viable option as he made his first visit to the West Bank since taking office. Guterres spoke after meeting Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah in Ramallah following talks with Israeli leaders the previous day. "
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Will take Shehbaz to NAB: Imran

CHAKWAL: The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday said he will take Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for corruption in Multan.  Addressing a rally, to launch PTI's membership drive 2017, Imran said NAB should get ready to sentence Shehbaz, as it won't be able to get away with pardoning the Nawaz clan this time around.  Lashing out at NAB, and its Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, the PTI chief said the nation does not
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