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Former Israeli PM Olmert released from prison

Olmert after being released from prison. Photo: Reuters  Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, 71, was released on parole on Sunday from a prison in Ramle, near Tel Aviv, after serving 16 months in jail for corruption. Olmert was found guilty in 2014 of accepting bribes from real estate developers when he was Jerusalem's mayor, before his 2006-09 term as prime minister and head of a centrist political party. On Sunday, a parole board decided to cut short his 27-month term, a common pract
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India suppressing facts by calling Jadhav a ?common prisoner:? FO

Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday said India is suppressing facts by calling spy Kulbushan Jadhav a ?common prisoner.? A statement released by the FO rejected Indian External Affairs Ministry's statement on Jadhav and said Pakistan is working to implement a two-way agreement and will implement on the consular access agreement in its true essence. It further stated that Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) sent Jadhav t
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Mahershala Ali to star in True Detective Season 3: report

Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is nearing a deal to play the lead on the third season of HBO?s True Detective, according to the Tracking Board. Though Ali?s deal hasn?t closed yet, insiders are confident that it will.  The third season of True Detective has not received a greenlight yet either, but given the fact that the show is one of the crown jewels in HBO?s programming lineup, insiders say it is definitely expected to return, reported The Tracking Board. HBO has a tradition of casting high-
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Modi cancels registration of 100,000 companies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the statement after meeting accountants late Saturday. Photo: Reuters/File  India has canceled the registration of more than 100,000 companies which were "in violation of laws", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, in the latest effort by the government against "black money" and tax evasion. The decision was taken based on an extensive data analysis conducted by the government after Modi in November announced a sudden ban on high-value currency banknotes. More t
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Prison break: Karachi Central Jail assistant superintendent arrested

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/619201569e998a1476eb1b517ef5403a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8yLzIwMTcgNzowNDoxNCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPWw2WGt0MGNzYTRDdjROeldhVExJdkE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Karachi Central Jail Assistant Superintendent Ayaz Salik was arrested on Sunday over charges of terrorism. According to the Additional IG Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD)
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Death toll from Bahawalpur oil tanker inferno climbs to 197

BAHAWALPUR/LAHORE: Three more victims of the Ahmedpur East oil tanker fire succumbed to injuries on Sunday, taking the death toll to 197. According to focal person and director emergency at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Dr Amir Mahmood, so far eight people have succumbed to burn wounds at at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. A total of 23 injured were shifted to Jinnah Hospital on June 27. Five of them patients passed away the very next day. At present 14 people are being treated at the hospital of which
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Monsoon currents penetrating eastern parts of country: PMD

Photo: Web A seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan on Sunday with weak monsoon currents penetrating in eastern parts of the country. Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. However, rain-thundershowers with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Mirpur Khas divisions, Islamabad, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.
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Rana Sanaullah calls for JIT to ascertain who paid for Raymond Davis's release

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has called for the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to ascertain who paid Rs240 million to pay the heirs of victims of CIA contractor Raymon Davis as per the Diyat law. Talking in Geo News programme JIRGA, he said there was pressure to not register an FIR against Davis after he had shot dead two men in January 27, 2011 but the Punjab government went on with it and lodged a case. Pakistan Peoples Party?s Qamar Zaman Kaira said the US government
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Man kills sister, brother-in-law over domestic dispute in Khanewal

KHANEWAL: A man opened fire on his sister and brother-in-law after breaking and entering into their house here late Saturday night, Geo News reported. Suspect Muhammad Amjad broke into Noreen Bibi?s house in Mauza Ali Sherwahan ? that falls under Thatta Sadiqabad police station?s jurisdiction ? and shot at his sister and her husband Muhammad Ajmal, both of whom died on spot. However, the suspect managed to escape arrest and fled the scene. Police, in this regard, has said that the incident se
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PM's cousin to appear before JIT today

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/cae6a89324995d7ec6e48b19c57341f6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8yLzIwMTcgNDoxMzowNiBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUM0bVFwVE96SEpVMkttWEZNbUlhd1E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's cousin, Tariq Shafi, will appear once more before the Panama Papers case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today.  Sources said the team has pr
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2,000 evacuated after scare at Paris's main airport

Paris's biggest airport Charles de Gaulle was evacuated due to security fears (Image courtesy: Daily Star UK)  ROISSY-CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT: At least 2,000 people were evacuated from Paris's main airport on Saturday and eight flights cancelled after an individual went into a "restricted area" without going through security controls, airport sources said. "We had to evacuate to 'decontaminate' the zone, meaning check to make sure no object had been left," said one of the sources. The evacu
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Trump administration stalls on transgenders in military

A participant holds up a flag combining US and rainbow flags during the WorldPride 2017 parade in Madrid on July 1, 2017. AFP/Gerard Julien  WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has delayed a plan to accept transgender recruits into the military, putting on hold a divisive integration effort that could reverberate in other aspects of American public life. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced Friday evening he would impose a six-month delay on accepting transgender recruits into the armed fo
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Pope shakes up Vatican by replacing conservative doctrinal chief

Newly-elected Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller of Germany smiles as he holds a news conference to unveil his book 'Poor for the Poor: The Mission of the Church', with the preface written by Pope Francis, in downtown Rome, Italy, February 25, 2014. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo  VATICAN CITY: In a major shake-up of the Vatican's administration on Saturday, Pope Francis replaced Catholicism's top theologian, a conservative German cardinal who has been at odds with the pontiff's vision of a more incl
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Two suspects, including target killer, arrested in Karachi

KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies on Saturday night conducted various search operations and detained two suspects, Geo News reported. A target killer was taken into custody during a search operation carried out in Tori Bangash area?s Khalil Market, Superintendent of Police (SP) Orangi Abid Ali Baloch said, adding that the suspect has been identified as Ahsan, who operated under the alias Sonu. The arrestee, who belongs to a political party, has been allegedly involved in various cases of targ
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Personal dispute leaves one dead in Karachi?s Manghopir

KARACHI: One person was killed during a firing incident here on Manghopir?s Murree Road area, Abid Ali Baloch ? the Superintendent of Police (SP) Orangi ? said. The victim has been identified as Raheem Bugti, security officials commented. Police also mentioned that the firing incident occurred over a personal dispute; however, no arrests have been made as of reporting time.
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Qatar says Arab states' demands 'made to be rejected', says open to talks

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends a news conference in Rome, Italy, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi  ROME: Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha's foreign minister said on Saturday, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country's sovereignty. However, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani ? speaking to reporters in Rome ? added Doha was still read
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Police car hits bike, kills woman in Quetta

QUETTA: A woman was allegedly killed in a road accident involving a police mobile here on Spini Road late Saturday night, Geo News reported. A police mobile reportedly hit a motorcycle on the city?s Spini Road, which left one woman dead. No further casualties or injuries have been disclosed yet. Security authorities immediately took notice of the incident, police explained, adding that the son of the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) ? who was driving the police vehicle at the time of the
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On rainy 150th birthday, nation celebrates the meaning of Canada

Emery Litynsky, 2, holds a Canadian flag during the East York Toronto Canada Day parade, as the country marks its 150th anniversary with 'Canada 150' celebrations, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mark Blinch  OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off celebrations on Saturday to mark the country's 150th birthday amid heavy security as many citizens braved incessant rains and long delays to reach the main site in the nation's capital. About 500,000 people were
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Mosul mosque lies in rubble

The leaning minaret of Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque survived conquests by the Mongols and the Ottomans, neglect under Saddam Hussein, and air raids during the Iran-Iraq War and the US invasion in 2003. But after three years of Daesh rule, it is now little more than a pile of stones at the center of a shattered city. By all accounts except their own, the terrorists rigged the mosque and its 850-year-old tower with explosives and blew them up last week as advancing Iraqi forces came within steps
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India involved in spreading terrorism in Pakistan: FO spokesperson

Kashmiri people are struggling for their basic right to self-determination, says spokesperson. ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakria on Saturday said India was involved in spreading terrorism in Pakistan and India?s oppressive activities in India-occupied Kashmir (IOK) had been exposed to the world. The spokesperson, while speaking to PTV, said India was involved in terror financing and terror activities in Pakistan and the arrest of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav was proof of Indian
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Could Apple´s next big thing be a car?

SAN FRANCISCO: Is an Apple Car about to hit the road? The California technology colossus behind the iPhone has confirmed its interest in self-driving cars, but experts are trying to deduce the secretive company´s plans for traction in a market where others have been speeding along. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, contemplated putting the company´s hardware and software smarts to work in a car nearly a decade ago, according to reports in trade press. Speculation about an Apple C
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Parachinar bombings: CCTV video shows suspected suicide bomber

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8015889711d7f88f70ff1c0eb3acd241.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8xLzIwMTcgNTowMToxMiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUhEOWEyMk9IVmh0S1p2MkkwSGMxbGc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: The CCTV footage of the suspected suicide bomber, who was the second one to blow himself up in Parachinar on June 23 has emerged, showing him trying to assimilate in the crow
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Imperative for Indian troops to pull back for any meaningful dialogue: China

China accused Indian border guards of crossing into its territory from the state of Sikkim. BIEJING: China?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that is imperative for Indian troops to pull back to the India side of the border before any meaningful dialogue can take place between China and India. ?It is imperative that the Indian troops pull back to the Indian side of the boundary. That is the precondition for any meaningful dialogue between China and India.? Earlier, China accused Indi
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Seventeen wounded in US nightclub shootup

MIAMI: Seventeen people were wounded in a nightclub shootup in the southern US state of Arkansas, police said Saturday. Some of the victims may also have been trampled when gunfire rang out inside the Power Ultra Lounge in downtown Little Rock around 2:30 am, local KATV reported. "We do NOT believe this incident was an active shooter or terror related incident," the Little Rock police department wrote on Twitter. "It appe
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US cinema offers Pakistani food, makes Americans drool

Having your favourite movie coupled with yummy food is a divine feeling, but this feeling amplifies when a movie-goer gets to have ?desi? food instead of popcorn and soda. Luckily, this is exactly what?s on the cards in a cinema in the US ? hard to believe right? Let us give you more insight on this placating bit of news, especially for those who are cinephiles and foodies alike. Renowned American comedian of Pakistani origin, Kumail Nanjiani, has helped devise a desi menu for a cinema in Tex
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