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Zayn Malik reveals how he was interrogated at US airports

Zayn Malik who gained world wide fame as a member of One Direction and recently as a solo artist has revealed in a recent interview how he was interrogated at US airports.   Zayn was interrogated twice when he traveled to the US as a member of One Direction.  Recently, in an interview, Zayn Malik opened up about the incident and said that he was subjected to interrogation when he traveled to the US in the beginning. The Pillowtalk star said he had to undergo questioning and "further processi
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Voice, video calls unblocked in UAE

Photo: AFP  Instant messaging service WhatsApp?s voice-calling service, earlier blocked in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was operative early Thursday according to local media reports. WhatsApp groups and social media pages were abuzz with the new development that left the expatriate community in UAE elated. In November last year, WhatsApp officially rolled out the video-calling service, but mobile phone users in UAE could not access the service due to regulatory compliance. Voice over Inter
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Pakistan expects gratitude not hostility from Afghanistan: Maleeha Lodhi

Maleeha Lodhi asserted that Pakistan is committed to not allow its territory to be used for terrorism against other countries. Photo: Geo News  NEW YORK: Pakistan hosts over two million Afghan refugees. We expect gratitude and not hostility from Afghan government, said Ambassador of Pakistan to the United Nations Dr Maleeha Lodhi while addressing the 15-member UN Security Council on Wednesday. She remarked that Taliban ?safe havens? are inside Afghanistan not outside, given that large areas of
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PFA raids, seals sweetmeat production units

geo_embedgallery LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Thursday sealed two sweetmeat production units in Lahore and Rawalpindi. The department sprang into action to crack down on sweetmeat vendors in the province ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Nearly 240 kilogrammes (kg) of ready-to-sell sweetmeat and 400 kilogrammes of inferior quality ingredients were disposed of, PFA Director General Noorul Amin Mengal.
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IHC summons PM?s principal secretary in contempt case

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/0ce881de6c1d669fd648cabe3981b291.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMi8yMDE3IDg6MjI6NTUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1YMGNiYnlPcGREZzNWNktORU5HTkJ3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has summoned Prime Minister?s Principal Secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad on August 1 after the government reissued the notification placing five
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Pakistan will not tolerate any drone attacks on its territory: FO

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f0811ef8978fdc9d260e1970a12d21ac.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMi8yMDE3IDg6MDk6MTMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1XWWpPd3ZWQ3E0eTAwN21OYzBOTDRBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not tolerate any drone attacks on its territory, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Thursday that while referring to an Iranian
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Bairstow stars as England thrash South Africa in first T20

England players shake hands with South Africa players at the end of the match/AFP SOUTHAMPTON: Jonny Bairstow made a dashing 60 not out as England thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Southampton on Wednesday. England, set just 143 to win, reached their target for the loss of only one wicket with 33 balls left. Opener Alex Hales was 47 not out, his unbroken second-wicket stand with Bairstow worth 98 runs. But the foundations for a victory which put Engl
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Daesh blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared 'caliphate'

Photo: Reuters  Daesh militants on Wednesday blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its famous leaning minaret, Iraq's military said in a statement, as Iraqi forces seeking to expel the group from the city closed in on the site. It was from this medieval mosque three years ago that the militants' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a self-styled "caliphate" spanning parts of Syria and Iraq. ''Blowing up the al-Hadba minaret and the al-Nuri mosque amounts to an official acknowledgement
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New Zealand?s Ronchi retires from international cricket

WELLINGTON: New Zealand wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi has retired from international cricket but will continue to play in franchise-based Twenty20 tournaments around the world, the country´s cricket board said on Thursday. The 36-year-old played four one-day internationals and three T20 matches for Australia in 2008 and 2009 before switching his allegiance back to his native New Zealand in 2013.  Ronchi went on to play four tests, 85 ODIs and 32 T20 matches in total with this month´s Champions Tro
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Pop stars release song to raise funds for London fire victims

Some of the biggest names in British music, including Stormzy, Robbie Williams and The Who, released a charity single on Wednesday to raise funds for people affected by the fire at a tower block in west London. The song, a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water", also features performances from Leona Lewis, James Blunt and a large choir made up of local people, some of whom survived the blaze. A total of 79 people died in the fire, which swept through the 24-storey Grenfell
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Massive cobra slithers into man's home, spends 3 days inside

What if a huge cobra intrudes into your house and starts living there?  Well, something similar happened with a Malaysian man. Derrick Koh witnessed a massive cobra entering his home in the Batu Pahat District of Johor, Malaysia and all he could do was to film it. At first, the snake was creeping around outside Koh's home, but it eventually found its way to the house's entrance. The massive cobra slithered up the doo
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Russian defense minister's plane buzzed by NATO jet over Baltic

A plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was buzzed by a NATO F-16 fighter jet as it flew over the Baltic Sea, but was seen off by a Russian Sukhoi-27 military jet on Wednesday.Photo: Global News  A NATO F-16 fighter jet buzzed a plane carrying Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as it flew over the Baltic Sea, but was seen off by a Russian Sukhoi-27 military jet, Russia said on Wednesday, an account partly disputed by NATO. The Baltic Sea has become an area of rising tension
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PTI Swabi president challenges intra-party polls in ECP

A A very low turnout was witnessed in the party's recently held intra-party polls. Photo: Reuters  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Swabi District President Shah Malik Yousafzai has challenged the party?s recently held intra-party polls. In a petition submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday, Yousafzai said the PTI intra-party elections were illegal. He urged the ECP to declare the intra-party polls illegal and order for the exercise to be held afresh. Ear
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CTD arrests person involved in killing policemen in Kohat

KOHAT: The counter terrorism department has arrested the person involved in killing Lachi SHO in an attack on a police van late at night on May 20. According to a press release issued on Thursday, Counter Terrorism Department Kohat personnel arrested the reported target killer, Ayaz, from Warshand, Lachi in Kohat. The attack had taken place when a police team led by the killed SHO of Lachi, Khanullah, was returning from an operation carried out to arrested wanted persons in Kamal Khel.
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Man attacks wife with knives over domestic issue in Lahore

Photo: File LAHORE: A woman on Thursday accused her husband for attacking her with knives and chopping off her hair in Lahore?s Subzazar vicinity. The victim?s family lodged a complaint against her husband Babar, following which the police arrested the accused. Tayibba, 28, was shifted to Jinnah Hospital for treatment. Multan: Woman burnt by husband dies MULTAN: A woman, who was burnt by husband and his sister-in-law at MDA Chowk, died at the burns unit of Nishtar Hospital here on Tues
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure

Uber Technologies Inc Chief Executive Travis Kalanick, co-founder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under pressure from investors after a string of setbacks. Kalanick's departure caps a tumultuous period for the world's largest ride-services company that has revolutionized the taxi industry and challenged transportation regulations worldwide. The resignation sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley and leaves Uber's board of directors with
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Two holdouts prevented Cosby guilty verdict

Two holdout jurors prevented comedian Bill Cosby from being found guilty on two of three counts in his sexual assault trial and deliberations were so tense that jurors burst into tears, a jury member told ABC News in a report on Wednesday. Only one juror thought the 79-year-old entertainer was guilty on the third charge, the jury member said in describing the 52 hours of deliberations that ended in a mistrial on Saturday. Cosby is facing a second trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assau
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Police kill three commanders of Baba Ladla group in Karachi encounter

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a5e3839413e645db0c478721f97803a4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8yMi8yMDE3IDY6NDE6MzYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT01eitpTjQ0VUgvb2E5cndEWW11aTJ3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The police early Thursday killed three gang-war suspects in a shootout in Karachi?s Chakiwala vicinity. The deceased suspects, involved in various murders, robberies, and
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Trump, new Saudi crown prince share hardline views on Iran but risks abound

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Photo: Reuters  WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia's new crown prince and likely next king shares US President Donald Trump's hawkish view of Iran, but a more confrontational approach toward Tehran carries a risk of escalation in an unstable region, current and former US officials said. Iran will almost certainly respond to a more aggressive posture by the United States and its chief Sunni Arab ally in battlefields where Riyadh and Tehran are engaged in a regional
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Pakistani citizens gasp for clean air

Fast-growing Pakistan is home to some 200 million people and suffers from some of the worst air pollution in the world, thanks to its giant population plying poorly maintained vehicles on the roads and unchecked industrial emissions. Photo: AFP  ISLAMABAD: Furhan Hussain moved to Islamabad seeking fresher air, only to find Pakistan´s leafy capital in a semi-permanent haze. Frustrated, he joined a vanguard of citizens monitoring pollution themselves amid a void in government data. Fast-growing
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After pointed criticism, Tillerson urges Gulf demands be sent to Qatar

The United States hopes Arab countries involved in a diplomatic split with Qatar will soon present Doha a list of "reasonable and actionable" demands to move the crisis toward a resolution, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday. Tillerson's comments came in a short statement a day after the State Department bluntly questioned the motives of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in announcing their boycott of Qatar on June 5, saying it was "mystified" the Gulf states had not
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Henna, bangles and traffic jams: Eid-ul-Fitr shopping craze intensifies

A lady selection bangles while shopping for preparation of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at Latifabad Market in Hyderabad With Eid-ul-Fitr just around the corner, women and men alike are in the final phase of their shopping, be it clothes, shoes or food items. Whether it is women or children wishing to get the best outfits, or men buying the perfect kurta shalwar for the joyous occasion, shopping malls and clothing brands see a considerable rush and a spike in their sales. In the twin cities of Islama
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ASF seizes contraband from man at Rawalpindi airport

RAWALPINDI: The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Thursday seized contraband from a local travelling to Bahrain via a private airline. According to the ASF, 1KG ice and heroin were seized from the accused, Saeed Shah, in the operation at Benazir Bhutto International Airport. Shah, who hails from Mardan, was hiding illegal drugs in his baggage, an ASF spokesperson said. The accused was taken to ASF control room for further investigation.  Heroin recovered from Umrah passengers at Lahore ai
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Snapshot: Punjab?s education roadmap

On June 2, the government of Punjab unveiled a budget of Rs1.970 trillion for fiscal year 2017-18. Of this Rs345 billion have been kept aside for primary and higher education.  The allocation, says Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is an uptick of almost 20% from last year?s amount reserved for education. The next day, Sharif held a round table to reevaluate Punjab?s school reform roadmap, launched in 2010 to drive dramatic improvements in school enrolment and student achievement.  Below
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Indian forces martyr three unarmed Kashmiri citizens in IoK

The incident happened late Thursday after two Kashmiri youth were martyred in Baramulla district earlier during the day. Photo: Reuters  SRINAGAR: Indian forces martyred three unarmed Kashmiri citizens in Pulwama district of Indian occupied Kashmir on Thursday, the Kashmir Media Service reported. The three citizens were martyred in Pulwama district's Kaakpoora vicinity where Indian forces used explosives to destroy a house. Abdul Hameed, Shariq Ahmed, and Irshad Ahmed lost their lives in the
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