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Special security measures in place ahead of PM Nawaz Sharif?s JIT appearance

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/16bbb551f65fd7d9db18fa98077ce86b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xNS8yMDE3IDQ6MzQ6MzkgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1oZWpJYmtta1FoaVBmT3RIY3JCaTF3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Extraordinary security arrangements have been put in place in and around the Federal Judicial Academy where Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be questioned by the Joint In
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Facebook to add fundraising option to 'Safety Check'

The Facebook logo is displayed on the company's website in Bordeaux, France, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo  Facebook said on Wednesday it would soon allow its US users to raise and donate money using its "Safety Check" feature, to make it easier for people affected by natural disasters and violent attacks to receive help. "Safety Check," launched in 2014, allows Facebook users to notify friends that they are safe. The feature was used for the first time in the United Stat
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Continental air prevails over most parts of country: MET

A continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country on Thursday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. However, a shallow westerly wave is still affecting Kashmir and its adjoining areas. Hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24-hours, while very hot weather is expected in upper Sindh, south Punjab, and Sibbi division. However, rain and thunderstorm are expected at few places in Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sargodha,
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Don´t waste time, EU Brexit chief tells Britain

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir  BRUSSELS: EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has warned London not to waste time, as Brussels waits for embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May to name a date for talks. In an interview with a group of European newspapers, Barnier lamented that it was already three months since May had formally triggered the two-year process of Britain leaving the European Union (EU)
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Apartment building blazes around the world

PARIS: At least 12 people were killed Wednesday when a massive fire tore through a West London apartment block. The death toll, which police warned was likely to rise, already surpassed that of a residential tower blaze in Camberwell, south London in July 2009, when three children and three adults perished. Following are other major apartment building fires around the world this century. Dhaka, Bangladesh | Death toll: 120 June 3, 2010: About 120 people died in a massive fire that hit a den
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Russia launches space freighter to ISS

Russia on Wednesday launched an unmanned Progress cargo ship carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. "The Soyuz-2.1A booster rocket with the Progress MS-06 cargo ship launched successfully from Baikonur cosmodrome at 12:20 Moscow time (0920 GMT)," Russian space agency Roscosmos said in a statement on its website. The cargo ship, carrying more than two tonnes of essential supplies including fuel, air and equipment and parcels for as
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Artificial intelligence may help doctors keep up with new research

?Smart? search programs can ease the process of systematically reviewing new medical research, a key step in getting the best practices from laboratories to doctors' offices, US researchers say. The Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) says clinical practice guidelines should be based on a systematic review of the evidence, lead author Dr Paul Shekelle from RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, told Reuters Health by email. ?We know that clinical practice guidel
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London mayor says questions need to be answered after deadly tower block fire

Smoke billows as firefighters tackle a serious fire in a tower block at Latimer Road in West London, Britain June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall  London Mayor Sadiq Khan said questions will need to be answered over the safety of tower blocks after several people were killed on Wednesday when a fire engulfed a 24-storey building. Some residents said they had been advised they should stay in their flats in the event of a fire, while the block's residents association had previously warned it was wo
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'Plankton explosion' turns Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait turquoise

A sudden change in the colour of the Bosphorus Strait that divides the continents of Europe and Asia in Turkey's largest city Istanbul has surprised residents, with scientists putting it down to a surge in a species of plankton across the Black Sea. The sudden transformation of the usually blue waters of the Bosphorus to a milky turquoise since the weekend had alarmed some residents. Some took to social media to express fears that there had been a pollution spill while others even suggested it
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Mayweather, McGregor agree to August super fight

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor -- the kingpins of their respective sports -- announced Wednesday they would fight on August 26 in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old Mayweather announced the fight on his Instagram account with a graphic saying "IT'S OFFICIAL!!!" showing pictures of both fighters and listing Las Vegas as the location. McGregor sent out a tweet stating "THE FIGHT IS ON." He also included photos of the pair. MMA promoter Dana White said the b
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Greece pushed to take bailout deal without debt relief

Greece faced pressure Wednesday to accept a bailout deal with no new debt relief so that it can meet huge repayments and avert a fresh crisis this summer. After months of bickering, Greece's eurozone creditors and the International Monetary Fund are on the verge of breaking a deadlock when they meet in Luxembourg on Thursday. "On Thursday, we will manage to achieve that," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, the eurozone's most influential official, told Bloomberg news agency. But Athe
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Dylan accused of lifting passages of Nobel lecture

A writer has charged that rock legend Bob Dylan lifted sections of his Nobel Prize lecture from SparkNotes, the free online study guide aimed at students. Dylan, the surprise winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, last week delivered a long-awaited lecture that was a requirement to receive the eight million kroner ($923,000) prize from the Swedish Academy. Author Andrea Pitzer, examining his lecture for the news site Slate, said she found striking similarities between Dylan's quotations fro
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US lawmaker, others shot on baseball field by man angry with Trump

Police investigate a shooting scene after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington in Alexandria, Virginia, US, June 14, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts  ALEXANDRIA, VA.: A man who had posted angry messages against President Donald Trump and other Republicans on social media opened fire on Republican lawmakers practising for a charity baseball game on Wednesday, wounding a senior US House member and three other people. The gunman, a 66-yea
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Keep on trucking: Art on the move in Pakistan

They pollute the roads and chug along at a snail's pace, but to their Pakistani owners, the rickety trucks are moving pieces of art, commanding attention with garish portraits of flowers, Islamic art, and snow-capped Himalayan peaks. South Asian "truck art" has become a global phenomenon, inspiring gallery exhibitions abroad and prompting stores in posh London neighbourhoods to sell flamboyant miniature pieces. Yet, closer to home, some people sneer and refuse to call it "art". For the dri
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At least 20 people being held hostage in Somalia's capital after suicide bomb attack

MOGADISHU: Gunmen were holding at least 20 people hostage in a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said, after a suicide bomber rammed a car next door and militants stormed inside in an attack claimed by Al Shabaab militants. Police cordoned off the whole district surrounding Mogadishu's Pizza House, which is adjacent to the Posh Hotel where the suicide bomber attacked first, witnesses said. Posh Hotel is the only venue with a discotheque in the capital. "The fighters
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Federer 'not shocked' by Haas loss

Roger Federer insisted he was not shocked by his defeat to 39-year-old Tommy Haas at the Stuttgart grass court tournament on Wednesday in his first match after almost three months out of action. Haas, a former world number two but now down at 302, won 2-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 for just his fourth victory in 17 meetings against his close friend. Federer, building up for an assault on an eighth Wimbledon title, hadn't played since March, skipping the entire clay court season. It was just the second
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Panamagate: JIT summons Captain (R) Safdar on June 24

Captain (R) Safdar, son-in-law of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. ? Geo News file ISLAMABAD: The joint investigation team (JIT), constituted by the Supreme Court to probe businesses and financial dealings of the Sharif family, has summoned Captain (R) Safdar, son-in-law of PM Nawaz Sharif, to appear before it, sources confided to Geo News Wednesday. Sources said Captain (R) Safdar has been summoned by the investigation team on June 24. They added that the premier's son-in-law will appear before t
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Imran submits details of money sent by Jemima in SC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has submitted documents detailing trail of money sent by his ex-wife, Jemima Goldsmith, to purchase land for his Bani Gala residence in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Supreme Court has been hearing a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi regarding ?foreign funding? of the PTI and served notices to Imran Khan and his party in May, over issues relating to money trail surrounding purchase of the
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Panama Papers: PM Nawaz to appear before JIT on Thursday

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6c01aa640b57094f5c7d056f03cd7e0b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xNC8yMDE3IDY6MDM6NTIgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1GWStWSEhyeHF5di9zRWRYL3N4bzVBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be questioned on Thursday by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), set up by the Supreme Court to investigate corruption claims that surfaced followin
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Social media melts down over Pakistan's historic win

KARACHI: Pakistan registered their eight-wicket historic win against England at Cardiff on Wednesday. The victory sees the green shirts making it to the final of the ?mini World Cup? for the first time ever. Social media was overjoyed with Pakistan performance in the match. Here are some of the reactions:
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Felicitations pour in over historic Pakistan win in Champions Trophy

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez (L) and Babar Azam (R) celebrate after winning the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against England in Cardiff on June 14, 2017. ? AFP KARACHI: Felicitations have been pouring in from all corners after Pakistan defeated England by eight wickets at Cardiff on Wednesday, making it to the final of Champions Trophy 2017. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif felicitated the Pakistan cricket team and the nation over the historic win, as the Green Shirts made it to the Champions Trop
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Unilateral actions are counter-productive, says army chief

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday said unilateral actions, such as drone strikes, are counter-productive and against the spirit of cooperation and intelligence sharing, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  ?Pakistan Army is capable of taking effective measures if actionable intelligence is shared,? said the statement from the military?s media wing. Gen Bajwa further said that focus is now towards transforming operationa
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Salman Khan detests the idea of war

Despite Bollywood actor Salman Khan being all too busy these days with the promotion of his upcoming film ?Tubelight?, he still has some time to share his thoughts on the subject of war. The film depicts the ordeal of someone who lost a loved one to war. Salman Khan recently during the promotion of his film expressed his opinion on warmongering. Salman said those who ask for war should go fight it themselves. ?Take this gun and go to war. (They will realise it) and it will get over in a day. T
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Senior US lawmaker, four others shot at baseball practice

ALEXANDRIA: At least five people people including a top Republican congressman were wounded in a Washington suburb early Wednesday morning when a shooting erupted as they practiced for an annual baseball game between lawmakers. Senior congressman Steve Scalise was shot in the hip, according to fellow Republican lawmaker Mo Brooks who told CNN at least two law enforcement officers and one congressional staffer were also shot in the incident in Alexandria, Virginia. "Five people were transported
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Hasan Ali fulfills father?s wish of dismissing Eoin Morgan

Hasan Ali celebrates taking the wicket of England´s Eoin Morgan for 33 runs during the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final cricket match between England and Pakistan - AFP Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali fulfilled his father?s wishes when he dismissed English skipper Eoin Morgan in Pakistan?s semi-final match against England in Cardiff on Wednesday. ?The wicket of captain Eoin Morgan is necessary and God willing my son will take it,? Hasan Ali?s father told Geo News.
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