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PM Nawaz should decide to step down by tonight: Shah

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1e57f7fb59cf1a09982e2b16982ab752.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8yMi8yMDE3IDk6NTM6MTcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1lQVhXQnpvOHVnMWtXZjgrYnhRT3JBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] SUKKUR: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah said on Saturday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should decide to step down from his post by tonight. Shah, speak

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Terrorists' hideouts on mountain near Pak-Afghan border cleared: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: The Inter Services Press Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday said a major achievement was achieved last night in Operation Khyber 4 when troops including SSG successfully cleared the highest mountain top Brekh Muhammad Kandao near Pak-Afghan border. Many terrorists were killed, with a few managing to escape to Afghanistan, the ISPR press release said. Terrorists? hideouts were cleared, and caches of IEDs, arms and ammunition were recovered. ?The forces have established posts at ov

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Entire PML-N is united behind Nawaz Sharif: Khawaja Asif

Federal Minister Khawaja Asif- Reuters file photo  ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Khawaja Asif said the entire Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) is united behind Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. ?In the past political parties would crumble in such situations,? Asif said while appearing on Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath. When asked if the party had made a decision on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s replacement if he was disqualified, Asif replied: ?There is no candidate nor has there been any spe

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PM failed to prove his innocence: Shah Mehmood Qureshi

PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had been allowed a second chance in the Supreme Court but he failed to prove his innocence in the Panama Papers case. ?Nawaz Sharif has failed to prove his innocence. He is no longer ?Saadiq? and ?Ameen? and stands to be disqualified,? Qureshi said while addressing media here earlier today. The PTI leader claimed the PM failed to submit his money tr

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Trump warns Iran over detained Americans: White House

US President Donald Trump reacts as he leaves a Made in America roundtable meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 19, 2017/Reuters WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned that Iran would face "new and serious consequences" unless all unjustly detained American citizens were released and returned, the White House said in a statement on Friday. Trump urged Iran to return Robert Levinson, an American former law enforcement officer who disappeared more than 10 years ag

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PM appoints Dr Musharraf Rasool Cyan as PIA chief: sources

KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif late Friday appointed former bureaucrat Dr Musharaf Rasool Cyan as Pakistan International Airline's new Chief Executive Officer. The summary to appoint Cyan as the national airline's chief was approved in a meeting between Adviser to the PM on aviation Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi and the premier on Friday, sources told Geo News. Cyan ? who has no prior aviation experience ? was selected from the three names suggested for the position, sources said. He h

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Six dead in worst Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed for years

Palestinian protesters react to water canon and tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank city of Bethlehem July 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters  JERUSALEM: Six people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence for years, prompted by new security Israeli measures at Jerusalem's holiest site. Three Israelis were stabbed to death in a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, hours after three Palestinians were killed in violence promp

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Bitcoin averts split as miners back new software upgrade

NEW YORK: Digital currency bitcoin on Friday averted a split into two currencies after its network supported an upgrade to its software that would enhance its ability to process an increasing number of transactions. Bitcoin's miners have signalled their support for the so-called Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) 91, avoiding a split of bitcoin into two blockchains. The miners represent a network of computer operators who secure the blockchain or a public ledger of all bitcoin transactions BIP

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Eastern parts of country to receive monsoon showers today: MET

Photo: File Strong monsoon currents will start to penetrate eastern parts of the country from Saturday. A westerly wave is persisting over upper and central parts of the country and likely to prevail during the next few days. Rain-thunderstorm (isolated heavy falls) with gusty winds are expected at a number of places in Kashmir, Upper Punjab (Rawalpindi , Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions), Islamabad, Hazara, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad divisions while at scattered places in FATA, Kh

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Hijab cosplay takes off as Muslim women embrace fan culture

Cosplayers prepare for a cosplay event at a mall in Petaling Jaya, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin  JAKARTA: After donning a blue Cinderella dress, Sind Yanti carefully arranges her pale yellow "hijab", or traditional headscarf, into folds that resemble hair. "Wearing a hijab should not be a barrier for anything. We are free to be creative," said the 24-year-old Indonesian designer after posting selfies of her latest "cosplay" outfit. She is among a growing num

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Linkin Park singer died on friend Chris Cornell's birthday

NEW YORK: Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington killed himself on the birthday of his late friend Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, highlighting the close friendship between the two troubled singers. Fellow rockers and the nu metal band's legions of fans voiced shock and rolled out tributes after the 41-year-old Bennington was found hanging at his Los Angeles home on Thursday. A number of fans pointed out on social media that Thursday would have been the 53rd birthday of Cornell, who similarly d

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'Walking Dead' sets stage for war? and an elderly Rick

(L-R) Actors Lennie James, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan speak onstage at the 'The Walking Dead' panel during Comic-Con International 2017 at San Diego Convention Center on July 21, 2017, in San Diego, California. AFP/Kevin Winter SAN DIEGO: Hit zombie series The Walking Dead thrilled fans Friday with a preview of the all-out war to come between Rick's people and the malevolent Saviors in the hotly-anticipated eighth season. US network AMC debuted a five-minute trailer

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Russian envoy overheard saying he discussed campaign with Sessions: Washington Post

Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kislyak arrives for a Donald Trump for President campaign event at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo  WASHINGTON: Russia's ambassador to Washington was overheard by US spy agencies telling his bosses he had discussed campaign-related matters, including issues important to Moscow, with Jeff Sessions during the 2016 presidential race, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing current and former US of

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Indian musician plays guitar as doctors perform brain surgery

Musician Abhishek Prasad said he felt normal and awake on the operating table. Image Courtesy: BBC via PTI  Musician Abhishek Prasad strummed his guitar throughout his neurosurgery to help doctors zero in on the part of the brain being operated on during the first such procedure in India. The 37-year-old had been suffering from musician's dystonia, a neurological movement disorder that leads to involuntary muscle contractions. Prasad had to be kept conscious during the surgery as the doctors

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Lana Del Rey's still got summer blues, but lusts for life

NEW YORK: Lana Del Rey emerged on the music scene as a haunting figure. She was Born to Die, in the words of her breakthrough album, and darkness permeated her sound and worldview. Five years after Born to Die, the prolific singer on Friday put out her fourth major-label album, whose title ? Lust for Life ? would appear to show the inverse mindset. Yet for the 32-year-old singer, sorrow and joy are intricately interconnected. On Lust for Life, she enjoys the world's pleasures all the while fee

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Trump to host Lebanese Prime Minister: White House

LEFT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo; RIGHT: US President Donald Trump poses for a photo in his office in Trump Tower, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Washington next week for talks on issues including refugees and combatting terrorism, the White

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Linkin Park US tour canceled after suicide of Chester Bennington

LOS ANGELES: Rock band Linkin Park on Friday cancelled its North American tour after the suicide of frontman Chester Bennington on Thursday. "We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Chester Bennington. The Linkin Park One More Light North American Tour has been cancelled and refunds are available at point of purchase. Our thoughts go out to all those affected,? tour promoter Live Nation said in a statement. Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, 41, dead in apparent s

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Police chief resigns amid uproar over killing of Australian

The police chief in Minneapolis resigned Friday amid an uproar over the death of an Australian woman who had called to report a possible sexual assault and was shot by a responding officer. Chief Janee Harteau faced criticism over her handling of the incident last Saturday night, which ignited an international outcry. She did not appear before TV cameras until Thursday, saying she had been on vacation at a remote mountain location. Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges said she asked for the chief's

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Fears mount over Venezuela as death toll passes 100

International fears over Venezuela's growing unrest soared on Friday as prosecutors said the death toll in months of anti-government protests had passed 100, and a political gridlock between President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition worsened. The climbing tally of fatalities, rising to 103 since April, underscored the spiraling chaos in the oil-rich but increasingly impoverished South American nation. Stakes have risen further with the United States threatening economic sanctions if Maduro p

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Moscow lawyer who met Trump Jr. had Russian spy agency as client

Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya speaks during an interview in Moscow, Russia, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kommersant Photo/Yury Martyanov  MOSCOW: The Russian lawyer who met Donald Trump Jr. after his father won the Republican nomination for the 2016 US presidential election counted Russia's FSB security service among her clients for years, Russian court documents seen by Reuters show. The documents show that the lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, successfully represented the FSB's interests i

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'She?s really woke': GoT's Sophie Turner talks Littlefinger's schmoozy schemes

Jon Snow (L), played by Kit Harington, and Sansa Stark (R), portrayed by Sophie Turner. While fans of Game of Thrones are revelling (or reeling) from the seventh season's first episode and news of Kit Harington-Rose Leslie going the next step in their relationship, there may be another tiny happy thing to enjoy. Sophie Turner ? the face behind the confused, abused, and frankly, a bit stupid Sansa Stark of Winterfell ? recently made an appearance at a San Diego Comic-Con panel and underscored th

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Qatar emir ready for Gulf crisis talks with conditions

This photo, taken on December 6, 2016, shows Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attending a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP/Stringer DOHA: Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for talks to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led bloc so long as his country's sovereignty is respected. "We are open to dialogue to resolve the outstanding problems", as long as Qatar's "sovereignty is respected", Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ham

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Sean Spicer: Five memorable moments of now ex-White House Press Sec

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on April 11, 2017. AFP/Brendan Smialowski  WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer abruptly resigned on Friday after a tumultuous six months in the spotlight. Here are five memorable moments from Spicer's tenure ? one of the shortest ever for a White House spokesman: 'Largest audience' ever Spicer's stint as White House spokesman got off to a rocky start. Just a day into Trump's presidency, he summoned White House reporters and

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Special counsel asks White House to save Trump Jr., Russian meeting documents

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The special counsel investigating possible collusion between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia has asked White House officials to preserve any records of a meeting last year between the president's son and a Russian lawyer, according to a source with knowledge of the request. The special counsel, Robert Mueller, sent a document preservation request to the White House, saying the June 2016 meeting that Donald Trump Jr. had in Trump Tower in New York is relev

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US State Department to clamp ban on travel to North Korea

The 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel, the highest building under construction in North Korea, is seen from inside another hotel's room in Pyongyang, North Korea May 7, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo WASHINGTON/SEOUL: The US government on Friday said it will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea due to the risk of "long-term detention" in the country, where a US student was jailed while on a tour last year and later died. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has authorised a "Geographical

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