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Articles 62, 63 require parliament's review: PM Khaqan Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said he wanted Parliament to examine the issue of Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution, and that he would hold consultations with other political parties for amendment in the constitutional articles. The statement from the newly-elected prime minister comes days after Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) chief and former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was disqualified by the Supreme Court under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution.

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PTI submits plea in IHC asking for ban on Nawaz's GT road rally

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf submitted a petition on Monday asking for a ban on the protest rally of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, which is said to depart from the capital to reach Lahore on Wednesday. PTI local leader Usman Basra submitted the application to the high court against the former PM?s rally. The leader made the federal government, district administration, PML-N and Nawaz Sharif party in the application. He mentioned in the application that the rally is tantamount

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Truck explodes in Lahore, several injured

LAHORE: An mysterious explosion took place when a truck hit high-tension wires at Lahore?s Sagian bridge on Monday. According to rescue sources, several people have been injured.  Two wounded have been shifted to Munshi hospital, sources said. According to CP city, the explosion took place in a truck loaded with fruits. He said that it is suspected that the truck contained explosive material. A nearby three-storeyed building completely collapsed due to the intensity of the explosion. The

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Bollywood lures Apple, Amazon and Netflix in Eros library sale

Source: Eros International MUMBAI: Indian movie production house Eros is in early talks with Apple, Amazon and Netflix to sell its film and music library, a source familiar with the matter said. Global content streaming companies are jockeying to boost their Indian television, movie and music offerings in the world's fastest growing Internet services market. The Eros library includes blockbusters from the Hindi film industry, known as Bollywood, such as 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', 'Dabangg' and 'Baji

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Nigeria church shooting kills 11

ABUJA: Gunmen killed 11 people and wounded 18 others in a church in southeastern Nigeria on Sunday in an attack arising from a feud between members of the local community, officials said. However, police believe that a man the gunmen were hunting for was not present in the church and so escaped the attack. The attackers struck the church in Ozubulu early in the morning, said Garba Umar, head of police in Anambra state. They were believed to have been trying to kill a local man, who was not id

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Netflix buys comic book publisher run by 'modern-day Stan Lee'

US video streaming company Netflix Inc said on Monday it bought comic book publisher Millarworld, home to titles such as "Kick-Ass" and "Kingsman," in its first ever acquisition. Millarworld, run by Scottish writer Mark Millar with his wife Lucy, will give Netflix a host of character franchises with which to develop films, TV series and children's shows. Millarworld has developed three of its franchises ? "Wanted," "Kick-Ass" and "Kingsman" ? into films that have garnered nearly $1 billion in

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IHC rejects petition asking for placement of Sharif family on ECL

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed a petition requesting that the names of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family be added to the Exit Control List (ECL).  The court termed the petition non-maintainable. The petitioner had pleaded the court to add names of Nawaz Sharif, Hussain Nawaz, Hassan Nawaz, Maryam Nawaz, Capt (retd) Safdar and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's name be added to the ECL.  The petition was filed days after the apex court had ordered Nawaz

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Iran says arrested Daesh group planning attacks

DUBAI: Iranian security forces have broken up a group linked to Daesh which was planning attacks on religious centers in the country and trying to hide weapons in home appliances, state news agency IRNA reported on Monday, The agency said the operation was conducted jointly with another country's agents and a total of 27 suspects were arrested. The agency did not name the other country. Daesh claimed responsibility for an attack in June in which suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the Iranian

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Sharapova gets China Open wildcard

PARIS: Maria Sharapova has accepted an invitation to make her seventh appearance at the China Open in Beijing. The five-time Grand Slam champion missed Wimbledon and the entire grasscourt season with a thigh injury, then was forced to withdraw from her comeback tournament in Stanford with an arm injury last week. The Russian has still only played four tournaments since returning in April from a 15-month doping ban for the use of meldonium. "I´m very happy to announce that I will return to Bei

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Ruckus during Ayesha Gulalai?s NA address

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Ayesha Gulalai addressed a session of the National Assembly on Monday which was marred by ruckus created from the PTI benches.  Gulalai, addressing the assembly after taking permission from the deputy speaker, said that she was elected on merit and would continue her duties as a lawmaker.  She added that she gave voice to weak women and added that she never compromised over integrity. ?Imran is not a deity that he cannot be criticised, cha

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Imran demands NAB file Hudaibiya Mills appeal in court

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday demanded that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) file an appeal in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case under the apex court's verdict.  "We demand that NAB file the appeal in high court as demanded by the Supreme Court," said the PTI chairman while addressing a press conference.  Referring to former prime minister's Nawaz Sharif's plans to reach Lahore via GT Road, Imran said that the plan is a means to pressurise NAB by

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Pakistan?s condition won?t change until public?s does: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sar Zameen Party Chief Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that the condition of the country will not change until unless the state of the general public does. The PSP chief was speaking to media in Karachi, where he also announced the party?s mandate. Kamal said that the party?s election symbol is ?Dolphin?, adding that the 27 points presented in the mandate are linked with one another. He further said that in Pakistan, governance is impossible to find. Mustafa Kamal said that no p

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Do not intend to pressurise any state institution, Saad Rafique

GOJRA: Minister for Railways and PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Monday said that the PML-N does not intend to pressurise any state institution but they were not treated justly.  Addressing a press conference, the senior PML-N leader further said that prime ministers have been ousted for various reasons and the practice should stop. "The mandate of the people should be respected," said Rafique.  He also said that they did not get justice, and no individual should be treated unjustly.  "

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Positive long term effects being achieved through Radd-ul-Fasaad, says army leadership

RAWALPINDI: The Army leadership on Monday acknowledged the positive long term effects being achieved through Operation Radd-ul Fasaad, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, during the monthly Corps Commanders Conference, also appreciated the successful conduct of Operation Khyber-4 in the "most inhospitable terrain of Rajgal". Undertaking a comprehensive review of the internal and external security situation, th

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Malia Obama?s bizarre dance moves at Lollapalooza festival break the internet

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ed698667edb4064ba7ccbcd7cf00225f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC83LzIwMTcgMTA6Mjg6MTQgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1wUm0vSDFFNXdrdkFVZ2wrVDhzTUt3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] With just a few weeks to go before she starts classes at Harvard, Barack Obama?s eldest daughter Malia is making sure not to miss a single moment of fun. The former first daughter

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Gulalai should return embezzled money, says her former assistant

PTI leaders address news conference in Peshawar Press Club.  PESHAWAR: The public might forgive Ayesha Gulalai if she returned the embezzled money and apologised, said the former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA?s ex-assistant Noor Zaman. Addressing a news conference on Monday, Zaman claimed he had evidence of Gulalai misappropriating from the amount she received for progress work in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He added that he would take up the issue with National Accountability Bureau and KP Ehtesab Com

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Taliban, Daesh jointly massacred 50 civilians: Afghan officials

File photo of the aftermath of a bombing in Afghanistan  KABUL: The Taliban and Daesh group jointly massacred dozens of civilians in an Afghan village, officials said Monday, highlighting rare co-operation between the insurgents that could increase the strain on Afghanistan´s beleaguered security forces. The fighters killed more than 50 men, women and children in the remote Sayad district of northern Sar-e Pul province on Saturday after overrunning the Afghan Local Police (ALP) -- a government-

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Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman calls on PM Abbasi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c0e3a161786b7fe6372aaae767e372ec.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC83LzIwMTcgMTA6Mjk6NDggQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1uQ1pFZmVia2h0eW9GczdJSjM5TFRBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday. The air chief briefed the prime minister regarding operational preparedness of Paki

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Reham's allegations tool to malign Imran: Murad Saeed

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/24d51bbd8fdf3d4ad7a9e111665b05e6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC83LzIwMTcgOTo1MTo1NyBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPWIxU0ZHQmx3dUJ3bXJJMHY3NVVRaEE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Murad Saeed on Monday said Imran Khan's former wife Reham Khan wants to malign the PTI chief by assassinating his character. Saeed challenged Reha

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Pakistani community holds parade in New York to celebrate Independence Day

Pakistani community during Pakistan Day parade in New York NEW YORK: Chanting 'Jeeway Jeeway Pakistan', a large number of Pakistani-Americans gathered on Sunday for the Pakistan Independence Day Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their homeland, with Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry urging them to contribute towards further strengthening of Washington-Islamabad relations. Ambassador Chaudhry, who was the chief guest at the parade, told the gathe

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Pakistan committed to goal of nuclear weapons-free world: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is committed to the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world through the conclusion of a universal, verifiable and non-discriminatory, comprehensive convention on nuclear weapons, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday. In a press statement on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty), the Foreign Office said the Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament (CD), the world's single multilateral disarmament negotiating body, remains the mos

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Lawyers announce 3-day strike to mourn Quetta Civil Hospital tragedy

QUETTA: Balochistan High Court Bar Association (BHCBA) on Monday announced a three-day lawyers? strike to mark the first anniversary of August 8, 2016 Civil Hospital suicide bombing, which killed 73 people including 56 lawyers and left scores injured. BHCBA president Shah Mehmood Jatoi, speaking to Geo News, said lawyers began their province-wide strike today and will boycott the court duties during the three-day strike. The lawyers? community will also observe a ?black day? tomorrow, August

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Chris Pratt and Anna Faris announce separation

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris LOS ANGELES: Action star Chris Pratt and comic actress Anna Faris announced their separation after eight years of marriage in a joint statement on Sunday. The couple, whose son Jack turns five this month, said they were "disappointed" to be making the announcement after trying "for a long time" to save their relationship. "Our son has two parents who love him very much and for his sake we want to keep this situation as private as possible moving forward," the stateme

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Electoral reforms bill likely to be presented in National Assembly today

ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited Election Bill 2017, aimed at further strengthening the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and ensuring credible polls, is likely to be presented in the National Assembly on Monday. The government had formed a parliamentary committee on electoral reforms headed by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in 2014, which drafted the bill after deliberations for more than two years. The electoral reforms bill had been finalised after 118 meetings, 25 of the main parliamentary comm

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Russian vote meddling led to ?serious mistrust?: Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson MANILA: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday he had told his Russian counterpart that Moscow´s meddling in the US presidential election had created "serious mistrust" between the two countries. After meeting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila, Tillerson said he had also warned him Washington was deciding on a response to the Kremlin´s decision to order a cut in the size of the US mission in Moscow. "Russian meddling in the elections was cert

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