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Nawaz chairs meeting on NA-120, other issues at Raiwind

Nawaz Sharif at a lawyers' convention in Lahore on Friday. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif is chairing a meeting of his party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), at his residence in Jati Umra, Raiwind. Sources said the meeting is being attended by several ministers and party leaders, including Saad Rafique, Daniyal Aziz, Marriyum Aurangzeb and Javed Latif. The participants of the meeting will discuss the party?s strategy regarding the upcoming NA-120 by-election in Lahore, as well
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PM to visit US in Sept for UN General Assembly session: sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8d9457162cedefcab04a05805e7e70d2.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yOC8yMDE3IDEwOjM0OjQ2IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9V25lUU1mNXNJMndTZG1kSE1zSWVFdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be proceeding to the US in the third week of September, sources revealed on Monday. Abbasi will be heading to New York to attend
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Braving security fears, Chinese seek 'Silk Road' riches in Pakistan

LAHORE: Zhang Yang, a businessman from Chongqing in southwest China, is searching online forums for fellow stout-hearted entrepreneurs willing to cast aside security concerns and join him on a scouting mission to Pakistan. Zhang, 48, is one of a growing number of Chinese pioneers sensing an opportunity across the Himalayas in Pakistan, where Beijing has pledged to spend $57 billion on infrastructure projects as part of its ?Belt and Road? initiative. Numbering in the thousands, this second wav
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India and China agree to end border standoff at Doklam, India says

NEW DELHI: India and China have agreed to an ?expeditious disengagement? of troops at a disputed border area where their soldiers have been locked in stand-off for more than two months, the South Asian nation?s foreign ministry said on Monday. The decision comes ahead of a summit of the BRICS nations - a grouping that also includes Brazil, Russia and South Africa - in China early next month, which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend. ?In recent weeks, India and China hav
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HBL to close down New York branch after hefty fine by US govt

The New York branch of a private bank of Pakistan has been sent a fine notice of over $620 million by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), it emerged on Monday. The fine is going to be imposed for violation of the compliance programme, according to the NYDFS. The bank management has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange of the incident and pledged to immediately seek recourse from the concerned authorities. After the decision of imposing the fine, the bank has decided t
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NAB to challenge Zardari?s acquittal in corruption case: sources

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will be challenging the acquittal by an accountability court of Pakistan Peoples Party supremo Asif Ali Zardari in a corruption case. Sources informed on Monday that the NAB has decided to file an appeal in the Lahore High Court against the Rawalpindi accountability court?s decision to acquit Zardari in a case related to the illegal accumulation of assets. Sources added that the NAB?s prosecution branch is working on drafting the appeal. On
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Order NAB to reopen Hudaibiya case, AML chief petitions SC

Sheikh Rasheed. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed, one of the three petitioners in the Panama Papers case, has submitted a petition in the Supreme Court against National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) failure to reopen the Hudaibiya Paper Mill case.  The petition states that on July 21, during hearing of the Panama Papers case, NAB had informed the apex court it would reply in seven days regarding reopening of the Hudaibiya case. However, the bureau failed to r
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Inquiry under way into ?corruption? at Multan?s Nishtar Hospital

Nishtar Hospital, Multan  MULTAN: Five people have been arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in relation to an ongoing inquiry over corruption at Multan?s Nishtar Hospital. Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after learning of ?corruption worth millions? in purchasing of medicines at the hospital, has ordered a detailed investigation into the matter. A notification issued on August 26 stated that the internal audit wing director of the department of specialized healthcare and
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PTI MNA Gulzar Khan passes away

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Gulzar Khan passed away on Monday, according to family sources. Sources said the bureaucrat-turned-politician was suffering from heart ailment and passed away at his native home in Masho Gogar, in Peshawar's Badhaber area.  His funeral prayers will be held at 4pm in his native town.  Khan was leading the group of PTI's 'dissident MNAs' who had objected to party chairman Imran Khan's call to resign en masse from the National Assembly during the 2014
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Uber board picks Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi as new CEO

FILE PHOTO - CEO of Expedia, Inc. Dara Khosrowshahi attends the Allen & Co Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho July 13, 2012. Reuters SAN FRANCISCO: Uber Technologies Inc on Sunday chose Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive of travel company Expedia Inc, as its chief executive, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter, handing him the challenge of leading the ride-services company out of a nearly year-long crisis. Khosrowshahi, 48, would take on the daunting task of mending
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Rain-thunderstorm to hit Karachi, other areas this week: PMD

Lightning strikes a Karachi neighbourhood last week. Photo: Reuters  Karachiites should brace for impact as weather forecasts predict a continuous spell of rain in the port city from Tuesday till the weekend.  Pakistan Meteorological Director Abdul Rasheed, talking to Geo News, said it is premature to say whether the rain will be heavy or light, but added that from Monday the temperature will spike in the metropolis and the sea-breeze may also halt on Tuesday. He said Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin
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'Robber' killed in police encounter in Karachi

KARACHI: A suspected robber was killed in a police encounter in Lines Area late Sunday, officials said. The suspect was said to be involved in over 100 robberies and his name was also included in the police?s most-wanted list, claimed officials. Police said that three robbers were looting valuables from citizens when the incident occurred. Officials said two of the remaining robbers fled the scene following the shootout. According to SSP East Irfan Baloch, three robbers were looting citizens
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At Maltese festival, climbing the greasy pole is part of the fun

ST JULIAN?S: For more than a century, locals in the small Maltese town of St Julian?s have celebrated their patron saint by running up a steeply angled log, smeared with lard, protruding over the sea. The goal is to grab increasingly difficult-to-reach flags. The unconventional form of worship is the centerpiece of the Feast of St. Julian, which takes place in late August, and dates back to the 1800s. Men, women and children take part in the contest, running up a 30-foot-long pole, known as t
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Kendrick Lamar wins big, but absent Taylor Swift steals VMA show

LOS ANGELES: Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran won the top prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Sunday, but an absent Taylor Swift and lifetime achievement honoree Pink dominated the show. An angry Swift took on her critics in the world premiere of the music video for her first solo single in three years, ?Look What You Made Me Do.? The satirical music video depicted Swift, 27, crawling out of a grave and declaring her old self dead in a portrayal of a hard-edged artist with nothing left
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Indian city barricaded as ´rape guru´ awaits sentencing

SIRSA: Supporters of an Indian guru ended a tense standoff with soldiers Sunday after the "godman" was convicted of rape, but authorities are bracing for more trouble on the eve of his sentencing after rioting by devotees left 36 dead. Thousands of followers of Ram Rahim Singh had congregated in the spiritual headquarters of his sect in the northern state of Haryana over the weekend and refused to leave, despite calls from police and troops for them to disperse. Singh´s loyalists had gone on
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?We are not going anywhere?: Tillerson?s message to Afghan Taliban

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday said the new US strategy was intended to send a strong message to the Taliban that ?we are not going anywhere?. Speaking to US media, he said that the ?conditions on the ground? in Afghanistan would determine the number of American troops in the war-torn country. Tillerson said that US President Donald Trump had been very clear that the new policy was a dramatic shift from a time-based military strategy to a conditions-based strategy. President
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President Trump's Afghan policy to meet with failure, says PM Abbasi

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday reiterated that US President Donald Trump's newly announced Afghanistan policy will be met with failure. In an interview to a foreign news channel, PM Abbasi said that Pakistan's position has been very clear that there is no military solution to the Afghan conflict and the neighbouring state can have peace only through a political solution. ?From day one we have been saying very clearly the military strategy in Afghanistan has not worked and it wi
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Sony to reboot 'Starsky and Hutch'

Sony is planning to reboot 1970s cop series "Starsky and Hutch" with "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn set to oversee the project, US media reported Thursday. Gunn will also write the "character-driven, hour-long procedural" with his brother, Brian Gunn, and cousin Mark Gunn, the Hollywood Reporter said, with all three executive producing.executive producing. James Gunn may also direct, subject to availability, according to entertainment website Deadline. Sony's television subsidi
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Smoking tied to frailty in older adults

Older adults who smoke are more likely to become physically frail than their counterparts who are former smokers or never used tobacco products, a recent study suggests. Researchers studied people age 60 or older in the UK who had not yet developed so-called frailty, a term that describes a lack of robustness and physical reserves that leaves a person more vulnerable to disability when they become ill or experience an injury like a fall.leaves a person more vulnerable to disability when they be
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Face scans, robot baggage handlers - airports of the future

Passengers' baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration -- this could be the airport of the future. It's a vision that planners hope will become reality as new technology is rolled out, transforming the exhausting experience of getting stuck in lengthy queues in ageing, overcrowded terminals into something far more pleasant. The Asia-Pacific has been leading
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Real streak halted by Valencia draw

Real Madrid needed a late strike from Marco Asensio to prevent a shock defeat but still saw their relentless winning streak ended by Valencia in a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Asensio had got the hosts off to the perfect start after just 10 minutes, but Carlos Soler rounded off an excellent Valencia team move to level shortly after. Valencia stunned the Bernabeu when Geoffrey Kondogbia, who joined the club this week on a season-long loan from Inter Milan, swept home R
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CPEC challenges Indian sovereignty: India Army Chief General Rawat

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said in his speech on Saturday that the multi-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) challenges Indian sovereignty, the Times of India reported. Speaking at Savitribai Phule Pune University, General Rawat in his lecture titled, "India's challenges in the current geo-strategic construct", said that: ?The CPEC passing through POK (sic) challenges India's sovereignty." He also blamed China for the ongoing border skirmish with Indian forces at Doklam
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'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' director Tobe Hooper dies

Movie director Tobe Hooper, best known for "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and "Poltergeist" horror films, died in California on Saturday, US media reported. He was 74. The cause of the director's death in the town of Sherman Oaks was not announced, the Hollywood industry magazine Variety reported. Hooper, a native of Austin, Texas, was a college professor and documentary producer before branching out in 1974 to direct "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," one of the most influential films of the hor
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More than 440 dengue patients in different KPK hospitals

PESHAWAR: The death toll due to dengue virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reached to 10, while more than 400 people in hospitals across the province were tested positive for the disease. According to Dengue Response Unit, with 31 new cases in the province, the total number of affectees are now 2,994 peoples. The response unit further stated that 443 patients are under treatment in different hospitals of the province. Moreover, in Peshawar, dengue larvae have also been found near Chowk Shadi Pir
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Harvey floods Houston as residents hunker down for days of rain

Tropical Storm Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston that inundated homes and submerged highways on Sunday as residents of the fourth most populous U.S. city hunkered down in anticipation of several more days of "unprecedented" rainfall. Harvey came ashore late on Friday as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years and has killed at least two people. The death toll is expected to rise as the storm triggers additional tidal surges and tornadoes, with parts of the regi
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