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46th martyrdom anniversary of Rashid Minhas to be marked today

Rashid Minhas. Photo: File LAHORE: The 46th Martyrdom anniversary of Rashid Minhas will be observed today (Sunday). On August 20, 1971, Rashid an under training pilot, was taxying T-33 Jet trainer for take-off, when a Bengali pilot instructor, Flight Lieutenant Mataur Rahman, forced his way into the rear cockpit. In mid-air Rahman knocked Minhas out, seized control of the aircraft and headed towards India. With just 40 miles of Pakistan territory remaining, Rashid regained consciousness and t

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Japan launches satellite for advanced GPS operation

A H-IIA rocket carrying Michibiki 3 satellite, one of four satellites that will augment regional navigational systems, lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo August 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters 1 TOKYO: Japan on Saturday launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit after a week-long delay, the government said. The launch of Japan's third geo-positioning satellite is part

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Hot, dry weather expected in most parts of the country on Sunday: MET

Photo: File The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday said hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours. Monsoon currents from the Bay of Bengal are penetrating northeastern parts of the country, and a westerly wave is likely to affect upper parts of the country during the next few days. Rain and thunderstorm with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, lower Sindh, FAT

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Three suspects shot dead in alleged police encounter in Karachi

KARACHI: Three suspects were shot dead during a police encounter at Super Highway Industrial Area, security officials said. Police explained that the deceased suspects were in the process of looting citizens. Hand grenade attack On the other hand, the number of people injured in a hand grenade attack in Lyari's Sango Lane has risen to five, police sources said. A 10-year-old boy was killed in the attack, Geo News reported earlier, while Hammad ? one of the wounded ? was moved to a private ho

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Huge fire breaks out in London apartment complex

A huge fire that broke out at an apartment complex in London's west side area late Saturday night is now under control, London Fire Brigade said. Over 60 firefighters were engaged in the attempt to douse the blaze, which took place in Bayswater's Kensington Gardens Square. London Fire Brigade responded to the call at around 6:50 PM (local time), it said, adding that more than eight fire tenders were deployed in the process. Two flats in the apartment complex were seriously damag

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BREAKING: Gunshots heard in Miami's Dolphin Mall

Several gunshots were heard in Miami's Dolphin Mall early Sunday morning, sources revealed. Some of the people present in the mall at the time took to Twitter to inform others of what has transpired. Reports suggest that there is an active shooter in the shopping place. On the other hand, a video also surfaced that allegedly shows the panic-stricken visitors running through the mall amid the sound of firing in the background. Geo.tv was able to speak to a witness at the scene. Alejandra Peña

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South African minister quits over women's claims of assault

South African deputy higher education minister Mduduzi Manana. Image Courtesy: Mail&Guardian PRETORIA: South Africa's deputy higher education minister Mduduzi Manana resigned on Saturday over accusations that he physically assaulted two women at a Johannesburg nightclub. The presidency said in a statement that head of state Jacob Zuma had "received and accepted" Manana's resignation. "The President has thanked Mr Manana for his contribution to the work of government during his term of of

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'They're our neighbours': Hometown of Spain attack suspects in shock

Spain's King Felipe VI (L) and Queen Letizia (2ndL) pay tribute to the victims of the Barcelona attack on Las Ramblas, Barcelona, on August 19, 2017, two days after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing 13 persons and injuring over 100. AFP/Lluis Gene  RIPOLL: In the Spanish border town of Ripoll, everyone knows each other ? making it all the more shocking to residents that extremists believed responsible for this week's deadly twin attacks lived among them. "You are neighbours your entire l

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Moroccan asylum seeker 'targeted women' in Finland knife attack

A woman plays a traditional Finnish string instrument, kantele, at the Market Square where several people were stabbed, in Turku, Finland, August 18, 2017. REUTERS/Tuomas Forsell  HELSINKI/TURKU: The Moroccan man arrested for killing two women in a knife rampage was an asylum seeker, who appeared to have targeted women in Finland's first terrorism-related attack, police and a Red Cross official said on Saturday. The 18-year-old suspect, arrested in the city of Turku following Friday's attack

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No shots fired at Nîmes station, investigating 'suspicious activity': police

Update [01:55 AM PST]: Local police took one person into custody late Saturday night in Nîmes, France; the person is reported to have been in possession of a non-lethal, alarm gun in his backpack. Update [01:46 AM PST]: Police confirmed no shots have been fired at the Nimes train station following a response to reports of armed men storming the area, sources said. While law enforcement agencies at present say the reports were unfounded, one person has been detained for "other reasons" followin

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Two dead in Austria as storm wrecks marquee

An aerial view shows the scene where an "extreme" storm wrecked a large marquee in Sankt Johann am Walde, Austria, on August 19, 2017. AFP/APA/Daniel Scharinger  VIENNA: Two people were killed in Austria and 120 injured, 20 of them seriously, when an "extreme" storm wrecked a large marquee, police said Saturday. The accident happened late Friday when around 650 people were celebrating inside the tent in Sankt Johann am Walde in the north of the country. "[The] extreme storm tore away most of

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SC requested to direct JIT members to appear before NAB: sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/47d07b2c2e50386d39fa6c1dc333fb2b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xOS8yMDE3IDY6MTI6MTIgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT15WGxVTDVnUVp6N28wazNndVJ4MVB3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has written to the Supreme Court to direct members of the Panama Papers case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to record their state

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10 dead as train derails in India

source: NBC News NEW DELHI: Ten people were killed and dozens injured when an express train derailed in north India on Saturday, an official said. Emergency workers were pulling people out of mangled, upended carriages and rushing the wounded to hospital after five coaches derailed early on Saturday evening. "Ten people have died and dozens have been injured. Most of the injured have been taken to the hospital," said P S Mishra, chief medical officer for the area, by phone. Police said the ca

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US CENTCOM commander appreciates efforts, sacrifices of Pak Army

RAWALPINDI: A delegation from the United States, led by Commander Central Command (US CENTCOM) General Joseph L. Votel visited North Waziristan Agency on Saturday and appreciated the efforts and sacrifices of Pakistan Army for re-establishing peace in the area, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The CENTCOM commander also realized the importance of Pak-Afghan bilateral border security cooperation. The delegation was briefed on the Army?s operations in the agency

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Sindh govt renames Civil Hospital Karachi after Dr Ruth Pfau

Dr Pfau, Pakistan?s ?Mother Teresa?, dedicated a lifetime to fighting leprosy in the country KARACHI: Sindh government has issued a notification renaming Civil Hospital to Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau ?in recognition of [her] services in medical field rendered". The hospital will be renamed with immediate effect. Dr Pfau, Pakistan?s ?Mother Teresa?, who dedicated a lifetime to fighting leprosy in the country, was laid to rest at Karachi's Gora Qabristan with full state honours on Saturday. Dr Ru

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Nearly 600 dead in South Asia floods

source: AFP NEW DELHI: Nearly 600 people have died and millions have been affected by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said Saturday, as relief and rescue operations continued. The latest floods and landslides in the subcontinent began in the second week of August, as the annual monsoon strengthened its grip over the northern and eastern parts of the region. Indian authorities sought military help in two districts of northern Uttar Pradesh state after fresh heavy rains left hundreds of

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Bangladesh sends back Rohingya boat carrying injured

DHAKA: Bangladesh coastguards Saturday turned back a boat carrying 31 Rohingya Muslim refugees escaping renewed army activity in their neighbouring Myanmar homeland, an official said. The push-back came after at least 500 Rohingya fled their villages in Myanmar´s Rakhine state, crossing the border to take shelter in refugee camps and hills in Bangladesh´s southeastern Cox´s Bazar district. A coastguard patrol boat found the boat on the Naf river, which acts as a border between Bangladesh and M

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Hamza, Maryam to work alongside Pervaiz Malik for NA-120: PML-N spox

LAHORE: Pervaiz Malik will lead the election campaign as the president of PML-N's Lahore chapter, said the party's spokesperson on Saturday. ?Maryam and Hamza will work alongside Pervaiz Malik, who will lead the election campaign as PML-N Lahore president,? said the spokesperson. The statement from PML-N added that the oppositions' wish of differences within the Sharif family will never be fulfilled.  Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, also rubbished rumours of any rift in the Sharif f

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MQM-P leader Abdul Rashid Godil to quit active politics

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Abdul Rashid Godil has decided to "maintain distance" from politics and will not contest next elections owing to security concerns. According to sources, Godil has decided to quit politics after family pressure. MQM leader Abdul Rashid Godil shot in Karachi MQM leader Abdul Rashid Godil shot in Karachi Godil was shot in the Bahadurabad area of the city in 2015. He was shot six times in the chest, jaw and neck. The MQ

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No clash between institutions, government: PM Abbasi

QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said that there is no clash between the institutions and the government. "There is no clash between the institutions and the government, this news only exists in the media," said the prime minister while addressing the media during his visit to Quetta.  The prime minister was on his first visit to Balochistan after assuming office. Referring to earlier statements made by PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, the premier said political partie

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PTI raises reservations over NA-120 by-polls

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman (PTI) on Saturday raised reservations over the upcoming NA-120 by-polls and said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not independent and works under the incumbent government.  PTI's candidate for NA-120, Yasmin Rashid, said the party has not been provided with updated voter lists and the lists provided are missing 35 blocks.  She also said that the PTI has submitted five petitions in ECP, but have yet to receive a reply after a passage of

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CM Punjab prohibits PML-N leaders from making statements against institutions

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed party leaders and officials to refrain from making comments against the country's institutions. In a statement, the chief minister said that the party officials should not engage in speculations which could harm the honour of national institutions. LHC dismisses contempt of court petition against Nawaz A lawyer representing the federal government during the hearing maintained that only the court who has been supposedly

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Knife attacker in Russian city wounds 8, shot by police

The incident took place in a city some 2,100 kilometres northeast of Moscow in the oil-rich Khanty-Mansi region. Photo: Reuters  MOSCOW: Russian police said Saturday that "terrorism" was not the main angle of the investigation after identifying the attacker who stabbed eight people on the streets of a far northern city of Surgut. A knife attacker stabbed eight people on the street in Russia?s far northern city of Surgut before being shot by police, investigators said today.  The male attacke

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ECP issues show cause notice to Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday issued a show cause notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan. The notice was issued to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the PTI chairman.  Imran has till August 23 to reply to the notice and the ECP has said that it has jurisdiction to hear contempt proceedings. At the last hearing on July 25, Khan's counsel Babar Awan had argued that only the high court and Supreme Court can take up proceedings fo

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Chaudhry Nisar to hold presser on Sunday

ISLAMABAD: Former Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar will hold a press conference on Sunday.  Nisar, on Saturday, announced that he will talk to the media at 5pm at Punjab House tomorrow.  Speculation runs rife that the former interior minister will discuss internal issues of his party, the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) in tommorow's press conference. Sources close to the former minister and senior PML-N leader told Geo News that Nisar is likely to speak about the country's politica

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