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WATCH: Shah Rukh Khan channels his inner Spidey

Looks like the release of Marvel?s latest venture Spider man: Homecoming has Bollywood's King Khan excited too.  In a promotional video for his upcoming movie, Jab Harry Met Sejal, Shah Rukh Khan can be seen trying to emulate Spider man?s upside down pose in a moving bus. The movie director Imtiaz Ali shared the video on his Instagram and captioned it ?Look who I found in the bus?. The movie, which also stars Anushka Sha
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Experts concerned over lack of Chikungunya awareness

ISLAMABAD: Health experts on Friday expressed concern and urged those responsible to formulate a Chikungunya management plan along with providing technical support to hospitals and creating awareness among the public to prevent being affected by the disease.  According to them, concerned departments need to improve their reporting systems, provide training on clinical management and diagnosis and vector control strategies. They said it was high time develop and maintain the Highlighting the n
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Elon Musk´s Tesla to build world´s largest battery in Australia

Tesla has built the world´s current largest battery, which came online in California in December, Musk said. Photo: AFP/file SYDNEY: Elon Musk´s Tesla will build what the maverick entrepreneur claims is the world´s largest lithium ion battery within 100 days, making good on a Twitter promise to ease South Australia´s energy woes. Billionaire Musk tweeted an offer to help build a battery farm in March after South Australia was hit with a total blackout when an "unprecedented" storm wrecked powe
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Bahawalpur oil tanker fire: OGRA holds private oil company responsible

On June 25, hundreds of people were killed and many others injured after a fire erupted in an oil tanker, which had overturned near Bahawalpur. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has held a private oil company responsible for Ahmedpur Sharqia oil tanker fire, which has claimed more than 200 lives so far. On June 25, hundreds of people were killed and many others injured after a fire erupted in an oil tanker, which had overturned near Bahawalpur. In a investigat
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SC orders to convert Karachi?s cinema back to Islamic centre

KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the cinema in the city?s Federal B. Area be converted back to the Islamic centre it originally was. In its ruling, the apex court instructed the concerned authorities to restore the Islamic centre, called Al-Markaz-i-Islami, back to its original condition. [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/864314e2d8e4e774233d2799119daf4d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny83LzIwMTcgNzo
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Electioneering in full swing as PS-114 by-poll nears

The main contenders for the the PS-114 by-poll. Photo: The News KARACHI: The by-polls in the city?s PS-114 constituency have turned into a do-or-die contest among the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement- Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Campaigning in the constituency is in full swing as the major political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, are holding corner meetings and rallies to mobilise the voters and gain their trust ahead of
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Trudeau hangs out with Coldplay, Shakira at Global Citizen Festival

Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie speak at Global Citizen Festival in Hamburg The ever-sunny Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a quick stop at the Global Citizen Festival on the eve of the G20 summit in Hamburg, to chill with none other than British rockers Coldplay and pop star Shakira. Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire made a powerful statement on gender equality and the importance of empowering women and girls in the fight for justice at the Global Citizen Festival ? an event that
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Tariq Bajwa appointed new State Bank governor

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/5b3b0d4642962f42cd0c77e83548871a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny83LzIwMTcgNzoyMjoyNyBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVVVd3lyUEx2d21CYWtEdXY0ZUtDR1E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed former bureaucrat Tariq Bajwa as the new governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The approval to this effect was given by Presi
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Qatari letters have no legal value, says Sheikh Rasheed

KARACHI: Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rasheed remarked that the letters from Qatar, which were provided as evidence by the Sharif family in the Panama papers case, have no legal value. The politician was speaking during Geo Pakistan transmission on Friday. He also said that hearsay has no legal value in the court. However, the ruling Sharif family had still spun the Panama case around the letters from Qatar. [embed_video1 url=http:/
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Hundreds show support for former Thai PM as rice scheme trial nears an end

Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court for a trial on criminal negligence, which looks into her role in a debt-ridden rice subsidy scheme during her administration, in Bangkok, Thailand July 7, 2017. Photo: REUTERS  BANGKOK: Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at a Bangkok court to shouts of encouragement from her supporters on Friday, two weeks before the final stages of a case about her involvement in
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World leaders brace for tough talks with Trump on climate, trade

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes US President Donald Trump before bilateral talks on the eve of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 6, 2017. Photo: Steffen Kugler/Courtesy of Bundesregierung/Handout via REUTERS HAMBURG: Leaders from the world's top economies will try to bridge deep differences with US President Donald Trump on climate change and trade today as a Group of 20 summit gets under way in Germany amid the threat of violent protests. The meeting in the port city of Hambur
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Punjab CM sends Rs10 billion defamation notice to Imran Khan

Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif and PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent a Rs10 billion defamation notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday. The notice, which has been filed under sections 4 and 9 of the Defamation Ordinance, 2002, states that Imran falsely accused Shehbaz of making him a financial offer for his 'silence over the Panama Papers case'. The petition states that ?the facts and circumstances giving rise
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Martyrdom anniversary of Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed today

Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The martyrdom anniversary of Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed is being observed today. Awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for the commitment and courage he demonstrated in the Kargil War in 1999, Lalak Jan was born on April 1, 1967 and enlisted in the army on December 10, 1984. He was serving in the Northern Light Infantry Regiment when the Kargil War broke out in 1999 and fought from the forefront to thwart heavy Indian attacks. In May 1999, he willing
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Ton-up Root turns South Africa tide in first Test as captain

Joe Root acknowledges crowd after reaching his hundred/AFP LONDON: Joe Root marked his first innings as England captain with a superb 184 not out against South Africa at Lord´s on Thursday. England were 357 for five at stumps, having collapsed to 76 for four before lunch on the first day of the opening Test of a four-match series. But Root´s 12th hundred in 54 Tests, and third at Lord´s, justified his decision to bat first after winning the toss in what was England´s first match at this level
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PM to inaugurate first unit of Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant today

A view of the under-construction plant in September 2016. Photo: File  JHANG: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate the first unit of the Haveli Bahadur Shah Power Plant with a production capacity of 760 megawatts of electricity in Jhang today. The total production capacity of the Combined Cycle Power Plant is 1230 MW and it is fueled by Liquefied Natural Gas. The first unit has been made operational in a record period of 21 months, according to the government. Ha
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Aisam, Mergea off to a winning start at Wimbledon

Aisam and Mergea at Wimbledon Pakistan tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea saw their Wimbledon Men?s Doubles campaign off to a winning start on Thursday. Aisam and Mergea outclassed Austro-Croatian duo of Weissborn and Marcan 4-6,7-6,7-6, 6-3 to win the first round of Wimbledon?s Men?s Doubles fixtures in the sweltering London heat. The fourth day at Wimbledon was overshadowed by US star Bethanie Mattek-Sands? horrific knee injury on Court 17,
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Fire erupts in Indian embassy official?s house in Islamabad

Fire erupted after the generator kept at the patio of the house overheated. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: A fire erupted in the outer boundary of the house of an Indian embassy official early Friday morning, which was eventually put out by rescue teams and fire brigade officials. The fire erupted after the generator, kept in the patio of the house, overheated. The fire spread till the gas meter and the trees, near the house, also caught fire. The house is located in Sector 6-II.  A
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Jurisdiction can?t be withdrawn after acceptance, Qatari prince told

Qatari Prince Hamad bin Jassim. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: In its latest and last communication to Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al-Thani, the JIT considers the verification and investigation of Qatari Prince?s letters important for Hussain Nawaz and Hasan Nawaz. The latest JIT?s communication dated July 4 and addressed to the Qatari prince did not mention any relevance of Thani?s probe with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. However, on the question of jurisdiction, the letter candidly conveyed to
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Fire erupts in factory at New Karachi Industrial Area

KARACHI: A plastic factory located in New Karachi Industrial Area caught fire, early morning on Friday, Geo News reported. Fire brigade and rescue personnel are trying to douse the fire with the help of 7 fire tenders and 2 fire bowsers. According to sources, due to the intensity of the fire, parts of the building collapsed after burning for a considerable amount of time. Human casualties are not reported yet.
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Kohli clinches match, ODI series against Windies

India captain Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten century as his team crushed West Indies by eight wickets to clinch their one-day international series in the final match on Thursday. Kohli scored 111 at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, securing victory in style with a six as India won at a canter with 79 balls to spare to take the five-match series 3-1. India scored 206 for two wickets in reply after West Indies won the toss and batted, compiling 205-9 off their allotted 50 overs on a good battin
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Mars surface 'more uninhabitable' than thought: study

Hopes of finding life on Mars, at least on the surface, were dealt a blow Thursday by a study revealing that salt minerals present on the Red Planet kill bacteria. In lab tests on Earth, the compounds known as perchlorates killed cultures of the bacteria Bacillus subtilis, a basic life form, a research duo from the University of Edinburgh?s School of Physics and Astronomy reported. Perchlorates, stable at room temperature, become active at high heat. Mars is very cold. In the new study, Jenni
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US architect creates paper 'forest' inside museum

Jeanne Gang has dedicated her life to using architecture and design to connect people of various backgrounds who otherwise would not interact. So when the architect noticed how difficult it was to hear someone standing just 10 feet (three meters) away in the Great Hall of Washington's cavernous National Building Museum, she set about tackling how to change this feeling of "being out in the open in a giant agricultural field." Her answer: building three tall, interconnected domed structures usi
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Samsung Electronics expects record-high second quarter profits

Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects profits to jump 72 percent in the second quarter to a record high, amid soaring memory chip prices and increased demand for smartphones. Operating profit is estimated at 14 trillion won ($12.1 billion) in the April-June period, up from 8.14 trillion won a year earlier, the tech giant said. It marks the all-time high quarterly operating profit ever posted by Samsung Electronics, surpassing the previous record 10.1 trillion won set in the third quarter
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After assault suit, Kesha returns with impassioned ballad

Kesha attends the Billboard Women in Music 2016 event on December 9, 2016, in New York City, US. AFP/Angela Weiss/File Photo  NEW YORK: The singer Kesha ? who galvanised the music industry with her legal battle against a producer she alleges raped her ? returned Thursday with an impassioned ballad about finding spiritual strength. The 30-year-old pop star became a radio fixture with her 2012 album Warrior that featured the feel-good hits "Die Young" and "Tik Tok" but said she afterwards plung
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Germany back atop FIFA rankings with Confederations Cup win

Germany leapfrogged Brazil and Argentina to move back atop the Fifa rankings released yesterday thanks to the team winning the Confederations Cup last week. The world champions beat Chile 1-0 in the Russia-based tournament a year out from the 2018 World Cup to ensure a first return to the top of the rankings in more than two years. Brazil fall to second and Argentina third, just ahead of European champions Portugal. Fifa rankings as of July 6 1. Germany (+2 places) 2. Brazil (-1) 3. Argent
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