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Pakistan ready to work with US, says Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/59769f571248006b3341226b445d3029.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNi8yMDE3IDI6MTQ6MjMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1kUVZhdHgxc0hFQSt3aThpZTZzaG9nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] GUJRANWALA: United States has not given any trade privileges to Pakistan after 2001 that it wants to take back, Minister for Defence Khurram Dastgir said on Saturday. While addressi

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PTI worker assaulted by guards at party's chairman secretariat in Lahore

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e6dd4308f5ece2c6285844fbd8bf246e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNi8yMDE3IDE6NDU6MzcgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1BbEZZODAyY3FSVHRDNXJwQlpTOGJRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker was beaten up by guards at the party's chairman secretariat on Saturday.  A large number of party workers had reached the secretariat

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Intensive security operations conducted in Balochistan: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces in Balochistan have conducted intensive intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in the province and have foiled major terrorist activity, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). During the last four days, FC Balochistan has conducted IBOs in Summany, Kleri Dhal, Dera Bugti, Dashat areas of Balochistan. ISPR added that search operations were also carried out in different parts of Quetta. Several suspects were arrested during the operations and

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Pervaiz Malik requests ECP to withdraw notification

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a21a4dd278b4d52fc103188bb8772337.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNi8yMDE3IDE6MDM6MDkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1qSDdFTXBmZ2NwcDY3R2tIK2dWaGJ3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Mohammad Pervaiz Malik has requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to withdraw the notification issued on August 1.  The ECP can issue guide

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Nawaz files another review petition in SC against Panama verdict

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has filed another review petition against the Panama case verdict in the Supreme Court, requesting that the apex court overturn the July 28 verdict. The petition argues that the petitions filed by Sheikh Rasheed, Imran Khan and Siraj-ul-Haq did not mention FZE Capital and Nawaz was disqualified over a matter which was not included in the petitions. According to income tax laws, only an amount which has been received can be termed as salary, the pe

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Centurion Stokes rides his luck against Windies

Ben Stokes reached his sixth Test century/Getty Images LEEDS: England´s Ben Stokes made the most of being dropped twice to score a hundred that took the shine off an improved bowling display by the West Indies on the first day of the second Test at Headingley on Friday. Stokes´s score of exactly 100 was the cornerstone of England´s modest 258 all out. Yet a good day for the West Indies, 19 for one at stumps, could have been so much better. Both Stokes and England captain Joe Root, who made 59

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Compare census records of Army, Statistics Division: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition Khursheed Shah on Saturday raised reservations over the provisional report of the population census and said the records of the Statistics Division and the Pakistan Army should be compared.  Shah said the facts would come to the forefront once the two census records are compared. The opposition leader also demanded that the tenure of assemblies should be reduced to four years.   Pakistan's total population has been recorded at 207.774 million, according to

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Govt ministers repeatedly criticise Shaukat Khanum hospital: Imran Khan

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4597900a00fb388e4afa2fdb9bdbbadf.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNi8yMDE3IDEwOjQxOjUxIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9NjFHcXVCTzVWUU14QUljVEtmSDNVZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer hospital?s operations are transparent, adding that it is better not to malign

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Criticised ?weak points? of Panama case verdict, not judges, says Rafique

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/59470e7557e81c9a8f078391d6e2c5ed.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNi8yMDE3IDEwOjQ1OjEzIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9NUhIRDlad1dDWmZlSGJvNjV4eWhydz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has only criticised those parts of the Panama case judgement which it thi

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IHC allows Muslim convert to live with husband

Maria said that she accepted Islam out of her own will and has not been forcibly converted ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Saturday allowed a Muslim convert to continue living with his Muslim husband, after the woman?s family members had filed a case against the man and his family. In a written order, the IHC said that it had directed a meeting be held between Maria and her parents. The meeting, held for 40 minutes, ended without any agreement. The order said that Maria had prayed to th

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ECP issues final list, 44 candidates to contest for NA-120

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan issued on Thursday a finalised list of the candidates contesting for the upcoming NA-120 bypoll in Lahore. According to Returning Officer Mohammad Shahid, the schedule is finalised and election symbols have been allotted to the candidates. Shahid said that total 44 candidates will contest for the NA-120. A total of 220 polling stations and 573 polling booths have been formed for the bypoll falling on Sept 17. The RO, presiding officers and poll

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Hurricane Harvey forces Coldplay to postpone Houston show

Coldplay British rock band Coldplay was forced to postpone a concert in Houston scheduled for Friday night as the most powerful hurricane in a dozen years bore down on Texas, the band said on Friday. Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas coastline late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. Houston is not directly in the path of the storm, but it is expected to receive up to 20 inches of rain. ?We really wanted to

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Thailand's former PM Yingluck fled to Dubai: senior party members

Overthrown in 2014, Yingluck had faced up to 10 years in prison if found guilty BANGKOK: Thailand?s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison. Puea Thai Party sources said Yingluck left Thailand last week and flew via Singapore to Dubai where her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who lives in self-imposed exile to

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Macron spends ?26,000 on make-up in first 100 days

39 and fresh-faced: France´s President Emmanuel Macron PARIS: He´s only 39 and fresh-faced, but France´s President Emmanuel Macron has run up a make-up bill of 26,000 euros in his first 100 days in office, offering fresh ammunition to his critics. The bill, revealed by Le Point magazine and confirmed by the presidency to AFP on Friday, was paid to a freelance make-up artist for work since the centrist took power in mid-May. It recalled an embarrassing revelation about the balding former presid

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Five of Hamza Shehbaz?s family depart for London

LAHORE: Five members of Hamza Shehbaz?s family departed for London on Saturday, boarding a Pakistan International Airlines flight days after Chief Minister Punjab's son left for abroad. According to airport sources, those going to London include Hamza Shehbaz?s sister, children and wife. CM Punjab?s other son Suleman Shehbaz and Ishaq Dar?s daughter-in-law also accompanied the group, the sources further said. Hamza Shehbaz Sharif, left for London on August 22 ahead of the NA-120 by-election

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World XI coach wants Pakistani fans to ?see their heroes?

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a0c8f069bab5b795d24e45f05b81e2cb.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNi8yMDE3IDc6MzY6MjIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1VRHNJSmNtbTdTdUh4WmY2UTVXMGNRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LEEDS: World XI coach Andy Flower is looking forward to being involved in a series that enables Pakistan fans to "see their heroes" after years of being "starved" of international cri

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Pakistan's Sana Mir named ?Asia 21 Young Leader?

Sana Mir NEW YORK: Sana Mir, captain of the Pakistan women's cricket team, is among 30 remarkable professionals recently named "Asia 21 Young Leaders" by Asia Society, a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. Mir was selected for the 2017 class of Asia 21, Asia-Pacific foremost network of young leaders, with Asia Society noting that the cricket star challenged attitudes about women's participation in Pakistan?s male-dominated world of sport. In a press release,

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Robot ?Cyberknife? to help fight cancer at Karachi's JPMC

KARACHI: The Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre is utilising the help of an expensive robot who assists in diagnosing and treating cancer patients. Cyberknife is Pakistan?s only robot, whose services are being utilised to help the plight of cancer patients. According to the incharge Cyberknife Robotic Surgery at JPMC, Dr Tariq Mehmood the robot, bought with the help of patient aid foundation, private institutions and donors, can help treat any type of tumor. According to officials, in the wh

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Barcelona agree deal to sign Dembele from Dortmund

BARCELONA: Barcelona have completed the signing of attacking midfielder Ousmane Dembele from Germany´s Borussia Dortmund on a five-year-deal for a club-record 105 million euros ($124 million) plus add-ons, the Spanish team said on Friday. France international Dembele scored 10 goals and provided 20 assists in all competitions to help Dortmund finish third in the Bundesliga last season. The team also won the German Cup. A statement from Barca said Dembele would arrive in Barcelona on Sunday and

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McGregor vows Mayweather knockout as moment of truth nears

Saturday´s one-off bout is projected to be the richest fight in history LAS VEGAS: Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor vowed to knock out boxer Floyd Mayweather on Friday as a horde of Irish fans descended on Las Vegas for the trash-talking rivals´ cross-combat super-fight. McGregor, 29, will carry a substantial weight advantage into Saturday´s 12-round boxing contest at the T-Mobile Arena after a raucous weigh-in that saw him face-off with Mayweather for the final time before fight-night.

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Fanning political instability akin to conspiring against country, says Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that fanning political instability and doing politics for the sake of it will inevitably result in hampering economic development in the country. Iqbal said this while Talking to media after visiting the ?Sasta Baza? where a huge Fire took place on August 23, destroying various shops. ?The country saw a loss of Rs14 billion in the aftermath of the Panama verdict,? the interior minister lamented, while reiterating respect for the Panama

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Morning drizzle turns weather pleasant in Karachi

KARACHI: Light drizzle in different parts of the metropolis turned weather pleasant on Saturday morning. Several localities including Water Pump, Aisha Manzil, Kareemabad, Liaquatabad, Malir, Gurumandar and Numaish received light drizzle in the early hours of the morning. Four days after a thunderstorm lashed the city, poor drainage continued to hassle residents in Malir Kalaboard area, where pools of stagnant water remained. Roads in the locality faced damage due to stagnant rain water, ca

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Dengue outbreak in Peshawar claims another life, death toll rises to 8

PESHAWAR: Another dengue patient in the city has succumbed to the dengue virus, bringing the death toll to eight from seven on August 24. The deceased was under treatment in the Khyber Teaching Hospital. The outbreak continues to wreak havoc in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?s provincial capital as 69 new cases surfaced on Thursday. According to the Punjab government's spokesman, the medical teams working in Peshawar had treated 2,062 patients and screened 595 individuals as of Tuesday. Out of 595, 175 p

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MQM-London target killer arrested in CTD Karachi raid

KARACHI: The Counter-terrorism Department arrested on Saturday a target killer of Muttahida Quami Movement London in a raid conducted at Qasba Colony. The target killer, Irfan alias Mama was involved in several incidents of target-killing and attempted murder, according to SSP CTD Omar Shahid. The CTD personnel also recovered a huge cache of arms from the suspects? possession. Apart from this, 11 suspects were arrested from various areas of the city. The suspects were involved in target-kil

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North Korea fires short-range missiles: US military

Representational image  SEOUL: North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, the US military said, following weeks of heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang. The missile launches come as tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops take part in joint military drills in the South, which Pyongyang views as a highly provocative rehearsal for an invasion of its own territory. Two of the missiles failed in flight and the third blew up "almost immediately", said a

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