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Pakistan?s Sachal Jazz Ensemble performs in UN General Assembly

Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi with UN Deputy General Secretary Amina Mohammad and Sachal Band. Photo: Maleeha Lodhi's Twitter account  NEW YORK: The hall of United Nations General Assembly echoed with the sound of Pakistani music when Sachal Jazz Ensemble performed to mark the 70th Independence Day of the country. According to United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed, the organisation appreciated and acknowledged Pakistan?s efforts for peace. Amina was present a
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Trudeau felicitates Pakistanis on Independence Day

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau felicitated Pakistanis in Canada and around the world as the community celebrated Pakistan?s 70th Independence anniversary with zeal and fervour. ?Today, we join Pakistani communities in Canada and around the world to celebrate seven decades of Pakistan?s independence,? Trudeau said in a statement issued on Independence Day. ?Our two countries established a diplomatic relationship shortly after Pakistan was declared
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India's Independence Day: Kashmiris observe Black Day today

PHOTO: File  SRINAGAR: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and across the world observe India?s Independence Day as Black Day today, the Kashmir Media Service reported. The day will be marked by a complete strike in occupied Kashmir, a call for which has been jointly given by the resistance leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Muhammad Yasin Malik. Protest rallies and different functions will be held in the territory and in world capitals to highligh
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Federer?s pullout from Cincinnati hands number one spot to Nadal

Nadal will take the number one position from Briton Andy Murray Roger Federer has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open with a back injury, meaning Rafa Nadal will return next week as the world number one for the first time since 2014. Federer, who has participated in the Ohio warm-up tournament for the US Open on seven occasions, said he had picked up the injury in Montreal, where he lost to Germany´s Alexander Zverev in the final. "I am very sorry to pull out of the Western and Southern Open as
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Country set for hot, humid weather on Tuesday: MET

PHOTO: File The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday said hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours. However rain and thunderstorm are expected at a few places in Malakand, Hazara, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, and adjoining hilly areas. Weather in the past 24 hours The weather remained hot and humid in most parts of the country on Monday. However, rain and thunderstorm occurred at scattered places in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Barkhan, Isl
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Ronaldo handed five-match ban for referee push

Ronaldo has 10 days to appeal the ban MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo was hit with a five-match ban by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Monday for pushing the referee after being sent off in Real Madrid´s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup, first leg win over Barcelona. The World Player of the Year received an automatic one-match ban for his dismissal on Sunday and an extra four games for his reaction towards referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. Ronaldo was also fined 3,805 euros ($4,500) and has 10 da
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312 dead as mudslides, flooding sweep through Sierra Leone capital

Bystanders and rescue personnel gather beside a flood damaged building in an area of Freetown on August 14, 2017, after landslides struck the capital of the West African state of Sierra Leone. AFP/Saidu Bah FREETOWN: At least 312 people were killed and more than 2,000 left homeless on Monday when heavy flooding hit Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown, leaving excavators to pull bodies from the rubble and overwhelming the city's morgues. An AFP journalist saw several homes submerged in Regent vi
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UN condemns Charlottesville violence, says no place for racism

An effigy of US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, a skeleton, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are displayed as demonstrators protest against hate, white supremacy groups, and Trump on Sunday, August 13, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. AFP/Joshua Lott  UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday condemned violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in the southern US college town of Charlottesville in Virginia. "We're against all racism and bigotry," UN s
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COAS hosts annual Independence Day dinner for soldiers, retired officers

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa hosted a dinner late Monday night to honour the retired army men and officers currently serving in the military, Geo News reported. The dinner is an annual tradition followed every Independence Day ? August 14 ? wherein retired army officials and soldiers join their hands to commemorate the festive spirit of freedom and the country?s sovereignty. COAS Gen. Qamar Bajwa expressed his well wishes to everyone present at the event, mar
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Pak Army's Museum in Rawalpindi opens to overwhelming patriotic response

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Monday opened its Rawalpindi Museum to the public on the event of the country?s 71st Independence Day, Geo News reported. Throngs of patriotic citizens swarmed the museum, which has on display numerous attractions, including a list of martyrs, Nishan-e-Haider gallery, and Kashmir Corner. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the visitors showed immense interest in the military?s history, which, it explained, has been recorded and chronicled sa
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Buffett divests stake in General Electric

Warren Buffett, February 26, 2017. AFP/Steve Pope NEW YORK: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has sold off its stake in General Electric, according to US regulatory papers filed Monday. Berkshire had previously held 10.4 million shares in the US industrial giant, according to earlier securities filings. But GE was no longer listed among the 20 or so Berkshire stakes, according to the company's filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shares of General Electric are down nearly 20
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Man accused of killing Virginia protester admired Nazi death camp: classmate

James Fields walked into the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, on a school trip two years ago and told a classmate he was "where the magic happened." The account was one of several describing Fields' white supremacist views that emerged in telephone and Facebook interviews on Monday, two days after his arrest on a murder charge for ramming his car into a group of people objecting to neo-Nazis rallying in Charlottesville, Virginia. Several students who attended Randall K. Coop
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One killed, eight wounded as car rams into Paris pizzeria

PARIS: A car ploughed into the outdoor terrace of a pizzeria in the town of Sept-Sorts ? located in the city's east ? early Tuesday night, killing an eight-year-old girl and injuring several other people, local media outlets reported. The vehicle wounded at least eight others, BFM TV said, adding that the driver has subsequently been detained. At present, it is unclear whether this incident was terrorism-related or not. A local official from the Seine-et-Marne prefecture declined to comment.
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Pakistan's 70th Independence Day celebrated in Jordan

AMAN: A flag-hoisting ceremony was organised here on the occasion of 70th Independence Day at the Chancery premises on August 14, 2017. Lt. Gen. (retd) Shafaat Ullah Shah ? the Ambassador of Pakistan ? hoisted the national flag during the ceremony, wherein messages from the country's President and Prime Minister were shared with the audience. This image ? taken on August 14, 2017 ? shows the Pakistani Ambassador to Jordan hoisting the flag of Pakistan at the Pakistani Embassy in Aman, Jordan.
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SpaceX launches super-computer to space station

Dragon cargo ship blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. -AFP MIAMI: SpaceX on Monday blasted off its unmanned Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station, carrying a host of science experiments and the most powerful computer ever sent into orbit. "Three, two, one, and liftoff," a SpaceX commentator said as the white Falcon 9 rocket climbed into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 1631 GMT. Three minutes after launch, the rocket separated as planned, with the long, tall
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Aamir Khan?s magical role transformations impress Katrina Kaif

Aamir Khan is a jack of all trades ? some of which he has actually mastered. The Bollywood actor?s magical transformation for movie roles has garnered him much praise and it seems that none other than Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif is also quite smitten. The actress, who is collaborating with the 'Dangal' actor once again, has been seen holding discussions regarding diets with him, according to a Bollywood Life report. The two stars will be seen together in upcoming film 'Thugs of Hindostan'. On
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Blast martyrs four security personnel in Balochistan's Harnai district

QUETTA: An explosion targeting a security forces vehicle in Balochistan's Harnai district martyred four security personnel and injured four on Monday.  The explosion destroyed the vehicle and martyred four security personnel, said Tehsildar Mank Khan.  He added that the explosion was done via remote control.  The injured were transferred to Civil Hospital Khost, added the tehsildar.  The area was cordoned off after the explosion by security forces and a search operation was launched.    Chi
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Roadside bombing kills 12 civilians in south Yemen

ADEN -A roadside bomb killed 12 civilians and wounded four in southern Yemen on Monday when a blast targeting a military car hit their vehicle instead, a security source said. Two other people, including a soldier, were killed Monday in separate attacks also in southern Yemen, where the army has launched an offensive against Al-Qaeda. The deadliest attack was in Daleh province. "The bomb was planted on a road in the Qaataba district of Daleh and hit a civilian vehicle instead," killing 12 civ
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Websites of various govt ministries hacked

Various government websites were hacked by what appeared to be Indian hackers and were defaced by pro-India messages. The websites of Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Climate Change, Ministry of Inter-provincial coordination and others were hacked by a group calling themselves ?LuluSec India?. There has been no comment from the government on the matter as yet. Hackers from both sides of the border have hacked and defaced government websites on a number of occasions. In early January, a govern
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CM Punjab takes grandchildren shopping on Independence Day

LAHORE: Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif celebrated the spirit of Independence Day by taking out his grandchildren shopping for the occasion. In a Facebook post, the CM Punjab shared his views saying that passing on traditions to children and future generations is an important part of independence day celebrations. In his message he wished everyone a good day. "Passing on the traditions to our children and succeeding generations is an important part of celebrations marking independence day... T
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Yasin Malik detained as Pakistan celebrates Independence Day

Yasin Malik- File photo SRINAGAR: Indian security forces took under custody on Monday Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik as Pakistan celebrated its 70th Independence Day. In Indian occupied Kashmir, Pakistan's Independence Day was celebrated with the singing of Pakistan's national anthem and shouting of "Long Live Pakistan" slogans in Srinagar, Shopian, Islamabad, Pulwama, Kulgam, Badgam and other districts. Special prayers were offered for safety and integrity of Pakistan and freedom of Jammu and
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In pictures: PAF?s air show on Independence Day

KARACHI: The Pakistan Air Force held spectacular air shows at Karachi's Sea View Beach to celebrate the country's 71st Independence Day on Sunday. The air show featured aircraft of the PAF, as well as aerobatic teams from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Air show marks Independence Day celebrations in Islamabad, Karachi The events are being held to celebrate the country's Independence Day The special appearance of 'Solo Turk' ? the famous aerobatic team of the Turkish Air Force ? a
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We need to respect people?s mandate: Nawaz Sharif

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan was not treading the path of democracy set down by the country?s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Addressing the media on Monday at Iqbal's mausoleum, he added that the country was founded on the basis of democracy, but was broken into pieces as democracy and law were sidelined. However, he further said, that the time has come to bring Pakistan on the path of progress.  ?On the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan we have to vow to always re
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