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Sri Lanka tour good omen for international cricket revival: Zaheer Abbas

'Asian Bradman? Zaheer Abbas  ISLAMABAD: ?Asian Bradman? Zaheer Abbas on Monday welcomed the Sri Lankan cricket board?s clearance to tour Pakistan, saying it was good news for a cricket-loving nation and would help revive international cricket here. Talking to APP, Zaheer said he has interaction with many foreign players and they are keen to play in Pakistan. Sri Lanka cricket board on Sunday approved a tour to Pakistan, with its chief Thilanga Sumathipala saying that after a security assessme
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Flag hoisting ceremony held at Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi

ISLAMABAD: A flag hoisting ceremony was held at Pakistan High Commission (PHC) in New Delhi, India on Monday to celebrate 70th independence anniversary of the country. The day was celebrated by the participants with national spirit and enthusiasm. Pakistan's flag was raised by Acting High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah at an impressive ceremony held on the Chancery's lush green lawns ,a message received here from New Delhi said. Partition at 70: the numbers that divided a subcontinent
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COAS affirms support for Kashmiris against Indian atrocities: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited forward bases at the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, the military?s media wing said. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, General Bajwa affirmed continued support for Kashmiris against Indian atrocities and said the army is with the Kashmiris in their struggle. The Army Chief said there is no better way to celebrate independence than by defending the country, according to the ISPR statement. Indian atrociti
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India smash Sri Lanka to sweep series

Ashwin grabbed four wickets as India won by an innings and 171 runs/AFP PALLEKELE: Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed four wickets on Monday as India crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 171 runs inside three days to complete their first three-Test series sweep on foreign soil. Ashwin and paceman Mohammed Shami shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 181 during their follow-on in an extended second session in Pallekele. Sri Lanka had crumbled for 135 in response to India´s 487 in the fir
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Real Madrid to appeal Ronaldo card: Zidane

Ronaldo was sent off for trying to win a penalty in a challenge from Samuel Umtiti BARCELONA: Real Madrid will appeal Cristiano Ronaldo´s second yellow card for diving in the Spanish Super Cup first leg at Barcelona, coach Zinedine Zidane said after the Portuguese showed the best and worst side of his game in Real´s 3-1 win. Ronaldo spent 24 minutes on the pitch after not starting the game at the Nou Camp but still had the biggest impact. The 32-year-old, who was given a hostile reception by B
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China approves plan to promote unified nuclear reactor brand

Representational image  SHANGHAI: China has approved a plan from its two state nuclear developers to promote a single integrated nuclear reactor brand that will help speed up construction and strengthen their ability to compete in markets overseas. China is in the middle of an ambitious nuclear programme that could bring total capacity to as much as 200 GW by 2030, and it also aims to win more projects abroad. But approvals have been slow with a variety of new advanced reactors subject to repea
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Maria Toorpakai wins Jashan-e-Azadi Squash Championship

Maria Toorpakai Wazir/file photo  LAHORE: Pakistan's top female squash player Maria Toorpakai Wazir marked the country?s 70th birthday by lifting the trophy of the National Jashan-e-Azadi Squash Championship 2017. The decorated squash player defeated fellow countrywoman Faiza Zafar 3-0 to claim the National Jashan-e-Azadi Squash title on Monday. In the men?s competition, Tayyab Aslam won the Championship by defeating Farhan Zaman 3-2. The squash tournament was inaugurated at the Punjab Squash
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Air show marks Independence Day celebrations in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: An air show is under way in the federal capital featuring aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force, as well as Turkey and Saudi Arabia. President Mamnoon Hussain, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, senior civil and military officials, as well as a large section of the public, are in attendance at the event, which is being narrated by a Turkish official.  The event is being held at the Fatima Jinnah Park in relation with the Independence Day of Pakistan being observed today.  The special app
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Live in the air: Momina Mustehsan performs on a PIA flight

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/74d2df95b685317a93ed5075a5948590.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xNC8yMDE3IDg6Mjc6MjggQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1naE1MdU5vTXI4akhpaFNIZ3pnLytRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Not only in the streets and on roads, Independence Day was also celebrated in the air, when Momina Mustehsan held a concert on a Pakistan International Airlines flight. The famous s
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Battles between Philippine extremists, government-backed separatists kill 25

PHOTO: File  MANILA: Fighting between government-backed separatist rebels and pro-Daesh militants have killed at least 25 people in the southern Philippines, the army said on Monday, as the military battles to restore order on the troubled island of Mindanao. Soldiers provided artillery support for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), a Muslim rebel group with which the government has signed a peace agreement, to try to tackle extremists, spokesman Colonel Gerry Besana said. The MILF and
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Sindh governor pays tribute to Quaid-e-Azam

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair, in a special Independence Day message on Monday, said the movement for the creation of Pakistan is remembered on this day. ?Quaid-e-Azam came to this house after partition; he lived here and also made decisions that changed the fate of our nation,? he informed. Zubair paid tribute to Mohammad Ali Jinnah and his colleagues in the Muslim League who strived for Pakistan?s independence. ?Those were difficult times. We should work hard and take Pakistan
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Tourists rescued by elephants from flooded Nepal safari park

KATHMANDU: Elephants were pressed into service to rescue hundreds of foreign tourists trapped in a Nepal jungle safari park, officials said on Monday, as the death toll from flash floods and landslides after four days of heavy rains rose to 70. In Sauraha, 80 km (50 miles) south of Kathmandu, the Rapti River overflowed its banks, inundating hotels and restaurants and stranding some 600 tourists. Sauraha, on the fringe of Chitwan National Park, is home to 605 greater one-horned rhinoceroses, or
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Partition at 70: the numbers that divided a subcontinent

People watch fireworks in Lahore to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day on the 70th anniversary of the country's creation/AFP NEW DELHI: As Pakistan marks 70 years of independence, here is a look at some of the numbers behind this defining event known as Partition. 190 The number of years the British ruled in India, first through the East India Company and then the Crown. The Company, however, had managed trading posts in India for more than a century before assuming more official control af
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Nawaz?s rally was against institutions: Khursheed Shah

SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday lashed out at Nawaz Sharif for staging rally which was ?against state institutions?. Addressing an event earlier today, Shah recalled the occasion when Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari were removed from office. ?Nawaz and Shehbaz played a big role in disqualifying Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari, do they not remember that time?? he remarked. ?When we were trying to [abolish] Articles 62, 63
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After criticism, White House says Trump condemns KKK, neo-Nazis

White nationalists carry torches during the rally CHARLOTTESVILLE: US President Donald Trump´s remarks condemning violence at a white nationalist rally were meant to include the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups, the White House said on Sunday, a day after he was criticized across the political spectrum for not explicitly denouncing white supremacists. US authorities opened an investigation into the deadly violence in Virginia, which put renewed pressure on the Trump administration to take an un
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Victim in Virginia melee wept for social justice, her boss says

An undated photo from the Facebook account of Heather Heyer, who was killed August 12, 2017 when a car rammed into a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, US. Photo: Reuters  Heather Heyer came to downtown Charlottesville with her friends to make a stand against white nationalists who converged on the Virginia college town to demand the city keep a statue honouring a Confederate war hero, her boss said on Sunday. The 32-year-old paralegal wanted to send a clear message to t
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Sporting stars send Independence Day greetings on Pakistan?s 70th anniversary

As Pakistan turns 70 today, the nation?s sporting stars wished a very happy Independence Day to mark the occasion. The victorious Champions Trophy squad shared their greetings: Cricket greats shared their wishes:  International cricketers Cameron Delport and Jason Roy who starred in Pakistan Super League also wished a very happy Independence Day to the
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Want Independence Day to be celebrated in world parliament: Maleeha Lodhi

NEW YORK: The officials and leaders of over 190 member countries of the United Nations should experience the fervour with which Independence Day of Pakistan is celebrated, Pakistan?s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi said. While speaking to Geo News, Lodhi said they have organised a grand event as they wanted Pakistan?s independence to be celebrated in general assembly of the UN, which is also called the parliament of the world. By participating in the celebrations, officials and leaders of
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Pakistan, China agree to enhance bilateral cooperation in education, infrastructure

PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chinese Vice Premier shake hands during the latter's visit to Pakistan  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Sunday signed a number of documents to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of education and infrastructure development. The documents were signed at the PM House in a ceremony during the visit of Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang here. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chinese Vice Premier after both the leaders he
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Independence Day ceremonies under way across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The main flag-hoisting ceremony is under way at the Convention Centre. President Mamnoon Hussain hoisted the national flag following which the national anthem was recited. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa and other senior civil and military leaders are in attendance. China's Vice Premier Wang Yang, who is on a visit to Pakistan, is the guest of honour.  Speaking at the
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17 dead in Burkina Faso restaurant ´terrorist attack´

Photo: Reuters  OUAGADOUGOU: Seventeen people have been killed and eight injured in a "terrorist attack" on a restaurant in Burkina Faso´s capital, the government said Monday. Witnesses said three gunmen arrived at a Turkish restaurant in a pickup truck on Sunday evening and opened fire on customers seated outside. The government then launched a counter-assault, with gunfire heard into the night. "A terrorist attack at Istanbul restaurant on Ouagadougou´s Kwame Nkrumah Avenue claimed 17 victi
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Saudi budget deficit halves after reforms, oil rebound

Saudi Arabia's budget deficit halved in the first six months of this year, the finance ministry said Sunday, following sweeping spending cuts and a stabilisation in oil prices. The ultra-conservative kingdom has moved to diversify its traditionally oil-dependent economy following a sharp fall in crude prices. The budget deficit dropped by 51 percent to 72 billion riyals ($19.2 billion, 16.2 billion euros) in the first half of 2017, the finance ministry announced. "This result reflects an impr
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Venezuela opposition rejects 'military threat'

The opposition coalition in Venezuela on Sunday rejected "the military threat by any foreign power," two days after US President Donald Trump said he was considering such an option against the crisis-hit South American nation. The coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable, did not mention Trump's name, but its message was clear. It said in a statement it rejects "the use of force, or the threat of applying such force, by whatever country against Venezuela." Trump's comment on Friday that his
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Zverev stuns Federer to win Montreal Masters

Alexander Zverev shocked second seed Roger Federer in straight sets in the Montreal Masters final to win his fifth title of the season and announce himself as an emerging star for the US Open. The 20-year-old German used his booming serve to overpower Federer 6-3, 6-4 Sunday as the Swiss superstar never got a chance to get into the match. "I tried to be aggressive as I can," said Zverev. "If Roger starts being aggressive with his forehand and backhand then it is not going to be an easy day for
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At least 94 dead in monsoon disasters in Nepal and India

Monsoon floods and landslides have killed at least 94 people across Nepal and India but officials fear that figure could rise sharply as rescuers search for dozens believed lost under mud and in submerged villages. Authorities Sunday upgraded the death toll from flash flooding across landlocked Nepal to 49 as the water kept rising, forcing thousands to flee for higher ground. "Another 17 are missing. Search and rescue works are underway but the water levels have not declined yet," said Shankar
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