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Imran criticises ?private citizen Maryam getting official protocol?

PTI Chairman Imran Khan addressing an event in Chitral. Photo: Geo News CHITRAL: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan criticised the ?buildup? to Maryam Nawaz?s appearance before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today. Addressing an event in Chitral, the PTI chief said they [Sharif family members] are being called in a criminal investigation in light of the April 20 Supreme Court judgment. ?She?s a normal citizen but 2,500 security personnel were deployed to give h
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Maryam Nawaz front-woman in Panama saga, alleges Fawad Chaudhry

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesman Fawad Chaudhry hit back at Prime Minister?s daughter Maryam Nawaz after she said the investigators had no case against the Sharif family following her appearance before the joint investigation team (JIT) on Wednesday. Speaking to the media, Chaudhry dismissed Maryam?s comments as ?ridiculous? and alleged that she kept changing her statements. ?The Sharif family is not used to giving answers. Maryam Nawaz is the front-woman in all this [Panama]
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Salman Khan to make cameo in Shah Rukh Khan?s next movie

MUMBAI: It seems like Salman Khan will be returning the favour and appearing in a cameo role in the next Shah Rukh Khan movie. Shah Rukh Khan had made a cameo appearance in Salman Khan's Tubelight.  According to reports, Salman will be dancing alongside Shah Rukh in one of the songs for the movie. Rehearsals for the dance have already begun and ace choreographer Remo D?Souza have put all his other commitments on hold. Salman is also scheduled to make a guest appearance in Judwaa 2 starring V
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VIDEO: Maryam Nawaz speech after appearing before Panama case JIT

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif spoke to the media after appearing before the Panama Case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for nearly two hours. Maryam said she answered all questions by the JIT honestly and asked them what we were being accused of? ?They did not have an answer,? she said. 
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Electronics ban on flights from Turkey to U.S. lifted: Dogan agency

An illustration picture shows a laptop on the screen of an X-ray security scanner, April 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters   A three-month-old ban on taking electronic devices such as laptops onto aircraft cabins on flights from Turkey to the United States was lifted on Wednesday, the private Dogan news agency reported. On March 25, the United States banned electronic devices larger than a mobile phone from cabins on direct flights to the United States from 10 airports in the Middle East, North Africa a
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Imran critical of ?private citizen Maryam getting official protocol?

Police officer seen saluting Maryam Nawaz Sharif as she arrived at the Federal Judicial Academy - Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday voiced his criticism of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif "getting official protocol with police saluting" as she made her way to appear before the Panama Case Joint Investigation Team (JIT). Prior to Maryam Nawaz?s arrival at the Federal Judicial Acad
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US dollar climbs to Rs108 in interbank market

KARACHI: The US dollar surged to its 2.5-year-high against the Pakistan Rupee in the interbank market on Wednesday, touching Rs108. After closing at Rs104.90 on Tuesday, the dollar gained Rs3.12 to hit Rs108 today. In the curb market NBP exchange quote was Rs105.90/106.40, lower than the interbank rate.
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Zardari calls for defeating religious extremism on ?day of shame?

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has labeled July 5 as ?a day of shame and horror? for the country and urged the nation to unite against religious extremism, militancy and sectarianism. ?July 5 is a day of shame and horror in the history of the country as it was on this day 40 years ago when the nation was hijacked by Bonaparte,? he said in his message for the 'Black Day' ? as July 5 is being observed by the PPP ? to mourn the day the party?s founder Zulfiqar
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SC rejects bail of Sindh Police officers involved in Rs50m corruption case

The Supreme Court of Pakistan. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the bail petition for two senior Sindh police officers charged with a Rs50 million corruption case. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference against two senior Sindh police officials, AIG Finance Fida Hussain Shah and AIG Logistics Tanveer Ahmed, alleging that they generated bogus bills to get funds worth Rs50 million as fuel allowance for vehicles of the Sindh Police. After the
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Women?s World Cup: Pakistan up against Australia in crunch game

Pakistan captain Sana Mir (L), Australia captain Meg Lanning (R) Pakistan, still seeking their first win of the ICC Women?s World Cup 2017, face an unbeaten Australia at Grace Road, Leicester on Wednesday. Six-time champion Australia have won all of their first three matches in the tournament so far. Pakistan, however, are looking to end the losing streak after falling short against South Africa, England and India. The Sana Mir-led team impressed in the bowling department against India, with N
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Dirty water use puts nearly a billion at risk: study

Representative image: Reuters  Untreated wastewater from cities is used to irrigate 50 per cent more farmland worldwide than previously thought, leaving some 885 million people exposed to the risk of diseases, including diarrhoea and cholera, a study said on Wednesday. Crops covering almost 36 million hectares - an area roughly the size of Germany - are irrigated with water from rivers and lakes used by cities within 40km (25 miles) upstream to discharge sewage, according to an international te
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Asia seeks safe harbors from Korea tension; Fed words awaited

A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters   Asian share markets were subdued for a second session on Wednesday as simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula supported safe-harbors including the yen, bonds and gold. A holiday in the United States and a dearth of major data kept activity muted, though minutes of the Federal Reserve's last meeting due later in the day could provide some impetus. Among the few releases in Asia was t
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Ramiz Raja urges ICC for Test ?window?

LONDON: Former Pakistan batsman Ramiz Raja has urged the International Cricket Council to set aside a two-month window solely for Test matches in a bid to preserve the longest form of the game. While crowds for Tests in countries such as England remain strong, Raja, a member of the influential MCC world cricket committee, fears interest in Asia is "dwindling" thanks partly to the rise of lucrative domestic Twenty20 competitions such as the Indian Premier League. "I feel that the ICC has a dec
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Fashion's 'kaiser' Karl Lagerfeld crowned king of Paris

Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo awards the Grand Vermeil De La Ville De Paris medal to German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld after Chanel 2017-2018 fall/winter Haute Couture collection show in Paris on July 4, 2017. AFP/Patrick Kovarik  PARIS: They call him the "kaiser", and Karl Lagerfeld came as close as you can come to being crowned king of Paris on Tuesday when the French capital awarded the fashion designer its highest honour. The 83-year-old was given the Grand Vermeil medal by Mayor Anne Hi
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PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for Tajikistan on two-day visit

Nawaz Sharif and Emomali Rahmon at the 13th ECO Summit in Islamabad on Mar 1, 2017. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will embark on an official two-day visit to Tajikistan today at the invitation of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. The prime minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Water and Power Minister Khawaja Asif, Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz and Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir.  The delegation also includes officials of the National
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Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting

Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting Qatar announced plans for a steep rise in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) production capacity on Tuesday that suggested it was ready for a protracted dispute with Gulf neighbours, but Doha said it was doing all it could to reach an agreement. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain were due to meet on Wednesday to decide whether to continue sanctions they imposed on Qatar on accusations it was aiding terrorism an
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Strict security measures ahead of Maryam's appearance before JIT

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e5638f795ee06a27b9fd57e156b16841.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny81LzIwMTcgNDoxNjozOSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTgwZis4ek5XQUhlVDRYZWpDTUlKNUE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Strict security measures are in place around the Federal Judicial Academy where the prime minister?s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, is set to appear today after being summoned by
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Moderate monsoon currents penetrating upper, eastern parts of country: MET

Photo: Web The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Wednesday said moderate monsoon currents are penetrating upper and eastern parts of the country. A seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan and a shallow westerly wave continues to affect upper parts of the country. The westerly wave is likely to persist during the next 48 hours, the PMD said. Rain/thundershowers (isolated heavy falls) with gusty winds are expected at scattered places of Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Haz
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Eight dead, 23 injured as bus, tractor trolley collide in Layyah

The bus that collided with a tractor trolley on Crore Road, Layyah, on its way from Karachi to Pindi on July 5, 2017. GEO  LAYYAH: Eight people died and 23 were injured in a traffic accident here on Crore Road late Tuesday night, Geo News reported. The accident occurred when a passenger bus ? en route from Karachi to Pindi ? and a tractor trolley met collision on Crore Road, near the city's adjoining forest, police explained. Of the wounded, 15 were transferred to the THQ hospital whereas ei
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France unveils debt-cutting, pro-business reform plan

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe leaves the Elysee Palace after a defence meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer  PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe unveiled an ambitious programme of tax cuts and reduced public spending on Tuesday designed to boost investment and end the country's reliance on state borrowing. Philippe put spurring entrepreneurship at the heart of his first policy speech to the National Assembly after presidential and parliamentary e
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Hot-dog contest, fireworks, beachgoing mark July 4 holiday

Confetti falls as Joey Chestnut (C) wins Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Coney Island. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly  NEW YORK: Americans celebrated the July Fourth holiday on Tuesday with the reopening of a New Jersey beach closed to everyone but the governor after a government shutdown, a record-setting hot-dog eating contest and fireworks displays across the country. Beachgoing, baseball, and fireworks ? Fourth of July traditions ? were embraced throughout the
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Detained Bahrain activist at risk of torture: Amnesty

Image courtesy: Twitter DUBAI: Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Bahraini authorities to release a detained human rights activist it said was at "high risk of torture". Ebtisam Al-Saegh had retweeted a post on Monday criticising security forces' treatment of women and blaming the king. Amnesty said she was arrested at her home Monday night and taken to a prison in Manama. "We fear that she is at high risk of torture as long as she remains in custody," it added. The rights group said Al-S
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Japan's Abe urges G20 to work together on climate change

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his office in Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged the G20 states in a newspaper article to work together on continuing climate protection policies, such as the 2015 Paris agreement from which the United States is withdrawing. The G20 summit, which will be held in Hamburg on Friday and Saturday, comes after a G7 in May that showed deep divisions between the President Donald Trump-le
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Turkey protests Berlin art installation targeting Erdogan

Activists against the upcoming G20 summit present a Mercedes car with a banner featuring (L-R) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and reading "Do you want this car? Kill dictatorship" in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on July 3, 2017. AFP/John MacDougall  Turkey on Tuesday condemned as incitement to violence an art installation in front of the German Chancellery that portrayed President Tayyip Erdogan as a dictator,
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Denied US visas, all-girl Afghan robotics team to watch their creation compete via Skype

Members of the Afghan robotics girls team ? that was denied entry into the United States for a competition ? work on their robots in Herat province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Shoib  HERAT: Two Afghan girls refused visas to the United States for a robot-building competition said on Tuesday they were mystified by the decision, as the contest's organisers said teams from Iran and Sudan, as well as a de facto Syrian team, had gained visas. The unusual story of the Afghan all-girl
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