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Pakistan sets rules for banks wanting to be fully Shariah compliant

Pakistan's central bank has issued guidelines covering how banks that want to be fully-fledged Shariah compliant can achieve that status, setting a three-year time frame for applicants to complete the process. The rules aim to accelerate the growth of Islamic banking in the Muslim-majority country. The sector enjoys double-digit growth but lags conventional banks in terms of size and profitability. Islamic banks follows religious principles such as bans on interest and pure monetary speculati
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Anti-polio drives begins in KP, tribal areas

A child being administered anti-polio drops in Peshawar. Photo: Reuters  PESHAWAR: A three-day polio immunisation campaign will begin in twelve districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two tribal agencies today. According to officials, 3.2 million children up to five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops in Peshawar, Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Batagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Shangla, Swat, and Lower Dir, Chitral, Khyber and South Waziristan agencies. A six-day special anti-polio cam
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Trump's son met Russian lawyer after promise of information on Clinton: NY Times

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks with his son Donald Trump Jr. during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, US, January 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters   President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., agreed to meet with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the 2016 election campaign after being promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three advisers to the White House. Trump's then-campaign chairman, Paul
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Trump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism

US President Donald Trump waves as walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington, US, from the G20 Summit in Hamburg, July 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters   US President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not think it could happen, hours after his proposal was harshly criticised by Republicans who said Moscow could not be trusted. Trump said on Twitter early on Sunday that he and Russian President Vladim
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Royal Jordanian, Kuwait Airways see US laptop ban lifted

A traveler walks past a sign for Royal Jordanian airline at JFK International Airport in New York, US. Photo: REUTERS Royal Jordanian and Kuwait Airways are the latest Middle East carriers to be exempted from an in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights to the United States. The Jordanian and Kuwaiti airlines join Emirates, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airline, which each last week announced a lifting of the ban. In March, the United States banned lapt
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DG ISPR thanks ?Ronaldinho and Friends? for Pakistan visit

DG ISPR with Ronaldinho during reception hosted by the Army Chief Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor thanked Ronaldinho and the accompanying group of international football legends for visiting Pakistan to take part in exhibition matches. In a Twitter post early Monday morning, Major General Asif Ghafoor also extended thanks to the group of footballers for showing the world, through their visit, that Pakistan is a peaceful and loving country. ?T
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Upper, central parts of country affected by monsoon currents: MET

Photo: Web  The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday said a seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan. Moderate monsoon currents are penetrating in central and upper parts of the country. Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most plain areas of the country today. However, rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds is expected at scattered in places in Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions, Kashmir, while at isolated places in Malakand, Peshawar, Kohat, Sargodha, Faisalabad
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Panama case JIT's final report due today

JIT head FIA Additional Director Wajid Zia at an earlier Supreme Court hearing. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) will submit its final report to the Supreme Court?s special implementation bench today. The JIT, formed on May 5 in light of the Supreme Court?s April 20 judgment, was tasked to ascertain the money trail of the Sharif family-owned properties in Park Lane, London. The members of the high-profile probe team were busy Sunday preparing the report, a
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Huge crowd rallies in Istanbul against Turkey's post-coup crackdown

ISTANBUL: Turkey's main opposition leader told a huge protest rally on Sunday that the country was living under dictatorship and pledged to keep challenging the crackdown launched by the authorities after last year's failed military coup. Addressing hundreds of thousands of people waving Turkish flags and banners demanding justice, Kemal Kilicdaroglu said his 25-day march from Ankara to Istanbul - culminating in Sunday's rally in Istanbul - was the first stage of a long campaign. "We will be b
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Light rain overnight in various areas of Karachi turns weather pleasant

File KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of the metropolis received light showers in the wee hours of Monday. Several of those commuting on motorcycles slipped due to the slippery roads following the rain in various areas including Shahrah-e-Faisal, MA Jinnah Road. Areas of Gurumandir, Lasbela, Saddar, II Chundrigar, Urdu Bazar also experienced light showers. The overnight rain caused several roads across the city to flood up with water. According to Met office, the process of l
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Wildfire in California canyons spreads overnight

A fast-moving wildfire burned overnight through thousands of acres of steep terrain near California's central coast, officials said on Sunday, as high temperatures and parched vegetation fuelled dozens of blazes in the US West and Southwest. The Alamo Fire has engulfed about 23,900 acres in the area of the border between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, a few miles from the city of Santa Maria, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire for sh
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Crackdown against kite flyers in Lahore, 20 arrested

LAHORE: At least twenty kite flyers were arrested in a crackdown on Sunday by the police and cases were registered against them. Despite a ban on kite-flying in Lahore and frequent crackdown operations by the police since five months, some people still continue making and flying kites, while disobeying the law. According to police officials, in crackdown operations across various areas of Lahore, 20 kite flyers were arrested. The police also seized huge amounts of kites, rolls and strings, and
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Four Indian troops killed, two check posts destroyed by Pak Army on LoC: ISPR

File RAWALPINDI: Five innocent people, including four women, were martyred and four others including three girls were injured on Burhan Wani?s first death anniversary, when Indian border troops opened unprovoked fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rawalakot sector, while in retaliation Pakistan Army destroyed two Indian check posts and killed four troops, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The latest incident of cross-border firing came on the day when thousands of Kashmiris obser
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Trump says time to work 'constructively' with Russia

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he wanted to work "constructively" with Russia, including on cyber security, despite confronting Vladimir Putin over alleged meddling in last year's American elections. While ruling out easing sanctions so long as the two countries remain at odds over Syria and Ukraine, Trump said it was time for US-Russia relations to move forward, even though members of his own party said he should be mulling new punishments. Two days after his first face-to-face talks w
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Outbreak of hantavirus infections kills three in Washington state

Five people have been stricken with the rare, rodent-borne hantavirus illness in Washington state since February, three of whom have died, in the state's worst outbreak of the disease in at least 18 years, public health officials reported on Thursday. The three fatal cases also mark the highest death toll from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Washington state during a single year since the respiratory ailment was first identified in the "Four Corners" region of the US Southwest in 1993. The di
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Silence over whether Grenfell Tower materials passed safety test

LONDON: The cladding system used on London's Grenfell Tower would only have met British regulatory standards if the two main materials had passed a key safety test together, according to a Reuters analysis of the building code and data on the materials. Three weeks after the June 14 fire, neither the two companies involved in the cladding on the Grenfell Tower nor the local authority which enforces the building codes have addressed questions from Reuters about whether that test was ever conduct
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Lewis ton carries West Indies to thumping T20 win over India

Evin Lewis blazed his second hundred against India to lead the West Indies to a rampaging nine-wicket victory in the one-off T20 international at Sabina Park on Sunday. Replying to the tourists' challenging total of 190 for six, Lewis stole the spotlight from returning local hero Chris Gayle with a blistering unbeaten 125 in taking the home side to 194 for one with nine balls to spare. It was the first T20 international hundred scored by a West Indian in the Caribbean, and puts the left-handed
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'Spider-Man' casts a wide web to top weekend box office

"Spider-Man: Homecoming," Sony's newest addition to the growing library of summertime superhero yarns, spun up an impressive opening in North American theaters this weekend, with ticket sales for the three-day weekend estimated at $117 million. That would give the film the third-largest opening so far this year, behind "Beauty and the Beast" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2." Sony, along with Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, spent a hefty $175 million to make the film, but global sales
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England beat South Africa to win first Test

LONDON: England beat South Africa by 211 runs to win the first Test at Lord´s on Sunday. South Africa, set 331 to win, collapsed to 119 all out with more than a day to spare as England went 1-0 up in this four-match series and gave Joe Root a victory in his first Test as England captain. Off-spinner Moeen Ali did the bulk of the damage with a Test-best return of six for 53 in a match where he took 10 wickets in total. Root himself rescued England from a top-order collapse to make 190 in a fi
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No one can fight political battle better than PML-N: Maryam Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Responding to political adversaries of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, Maryam Nawaz Sunday said that in a political battle, no one could fight better than the PML-N. On her twitter account, she tweeted while addressing PML-N political opponents, ?If you have turned it into a political battle, no one can fight it better than PML-N.? She further said ?All daughters must be brave.? Earlier, Maryam Nawaz Sharif hit back at critics who slammed a female security official for ?breaking prot
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Ishaq Dar denies ?secret marriage? rumours

KARACHI: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday denied reports suggesting that he has secretly married a Member National Assembly, informed his spokesperson. The spokesperson called the rumours, ?baseless?, adding that another rumour surrounding on media saying that he has agreed to become a witness against Sharif family is also completely untrue. Dar has also rejected that his family has applied for US citizenship. The statements were in a reaction to a claim made by a journalist in his r
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PM postpones visit to Dasu due to bad weather

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his visit to Kohistan (Dasu), which was earlier scheduled for Monday due to bad weather, according to a statement by the PM office on Sunday. The statement further said that the new dates for the premier?s visit would be announced later. Tomorrow is also an important day as the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT), tasked to probe the prime minister?s financial dealings abroad, will submit its final report to the Supreme Court?s speci
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Govt ministers threatened not to accept SC verdict, alleges Imran

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/815269205dae9039a77e1fff84d7868b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny85LzIwMTcgMjo0ODo0MSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXUyWU13SmRocVYwNXYweU5XVHZMYkE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Sunday alleged the government ministers of threatening to not admit verdict of the Supreme Court in Panama Leaks case, af
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Rooney rejoins Everton from Manchester United

Manchester United's former England soccer captain Wayne Rooney has rejoined boyhood favorites Everton from their Premier League rivals, the Merseyside club said on Sunday. "Everton can confirm that Wayne Rooney has rejoined the club from Manchester United on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee," said a statement on Everton's website (www.evertonfc.com). Rooney has expressed his excitement on joining his former club. Rooney has rejoined Everton 13 years after leaving the Merseysi
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Pakistan is a safe place ? it?s a good country to visit: Ryan Giggs

LAHORE: Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs said on Sunday that the exhibition matches are giving a message to the world that Pakistan is a safe country. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the much-anticipated second leg of the seven-a-side series at Fortress Stadium, Giggs said: ?We are happy to be here, we are enjoying it and hopefully we will be able to send a message to the world that Pakistan is a good and safe place to visit.? He further added that the players are very happy t
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