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PM Nawaz Sharif addresses SCO summit in Astana

ASTANA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said it is a historic day today as he began his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Friday.  The SCO summit is being held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.  In the summit, Pakistan will become a permanent member of the six-member SCO, along with India.  With the inclusion of Pakistan and India, the SCO will have a total of eight states as permanent members ? after China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekis
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UK Election 2017 results: British PM loses majority, faces pressure to resign

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on Friday after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. May called the snap election in April in an attempt to extend her majority and strengthen her position, but her gamble backfired spectacularly after she failed to win enough seats to form a Conservative government. Sterling sank against the dollar and the euro as investors questioned who was now going to control the B
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Sterling dives, FTSE thrives after UK election shock

A one pound coin lies on a UnionFlag in this picture illustration shot on May 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters LONDON: Sterling tumbled as much as 2.5% on Friday, while the FTSE share index opened higher, after British voters denied any party a majority of seats in parliament, plunging the country into political chaos days before the start of Brexit talks. With no clear winner emerging from Thursday's election, Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on Friday, having failed to wi
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UK Election 2017: British PM loses majority, faces pressure to resign

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on Friday after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. May called the snap election in April in an attempt to extend her majority and strengthen her position, but her gamble backfired spectacularly after she failed to win enough seats to form a Conservative government. Sterling sank against the dollar and the euro as investors questioned who was now going to control the B
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UK Election 2017 seat-by-seat results

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on Friday after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. May called the snap election in April in an attempt to extend her majority and strengthen her position, but her gamble backfired spectacularly after she failed to win enough seats to form a Conservative government. Sterling sank against the dollar and the euro as investors questioned who was now going to control the B
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China ?gravely concerned? over reports of kidnapped nationals? killing

China said on Friday it is "gravely concerned" at reports that two of its nationals kidnapped in Quetta last month have been killed by their captors. The Chinese Foreign Ministry made the statement after reports surfaced that Daesh had claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and killing of the Chinese nationals. Two foreign nationals kidnapped from Quetta The husband and wife were working at a Korean language centre since the last year However, the reports have not been co
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Bangladesh and New Zealand hopes on the line

CARDIFF: Bangladesh and New Zealand head into their final group match of this year´s Champions Trophy desperate for victory but knowing even a win in Cardiff on Friday may not take either of them into the semifinals. Both teams have a point apiece in the one-day international tournament after they were each well beaten by England, while their respective matches with Australia ended in rain-induced no results. England are already into the last four and Australia will join them there if they def
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Sangakkara inspired Sri Lanka stunner, says Mathews

LONDON: Angelo Mathews says an inspirational session in the nets with Kumar Sangakkara laid the foundations for Sri Lanka´s stunning Champions Trophy victory against India. Sangakkara is retired from international duty, but the legendary Sri Lanka batsman is currently playing for Surrey and he took the opportunity to spend some time with his country´s emerging youngsters before Thursday´s crucial clash with India. Still in fine form with Surrey, Sangakkara opted against coming out of retiremen
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Thai man jailed for 35 years for defaming royals on Facebook

Prosecutions have continued under Thailand's new king Maha Vajiralongkorn, who took the throne in late 2016 after the death of his deeply revered father.  BANGKOK: A Thai man was jailed for 35 years on Friday for Facebook posts deemed insulting to the royal family, a watchdog said, in one of the harshest sentences handed down for a crime that insulates Thailand´s ultra-rich monarchy from criticism. A Bangkok military court convicted the 34-year-old on ten counts of lese majeste for posting pho
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Palestinian violinist brings music to young refugees

Two musicians perform in front of Palestinian schoolchildren during a festival organized by Palestinian musician Ramzi Aburedwan in East Jerusalem. Photo: AFP  JERUSALEM: As a boy, Ramzi Aburedwan found himself caught up in the first Palestinian uprising, a well-known photo at the time showing him holding stones to throw at Israeli soldiers. He has since become a respected musician and composer, who gives back to children from Palestinian refugee camps, like himself. Today, he provides musica
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Curfew imposed in IoK to prevent protests

An Indian policeman fires a teargas shell towards demonstrators during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar. Photo: REUTERS/file SRINAGAR: A curfew has been imposed in Indian-occupied Kashmir following a protest call by Kashmiri leaders on Friday. Moreover, restrictions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure were imposed in different districts of Kashmir Valley including Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, Baramulla, Badgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Kupwar
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Jamshed Dasti transferred to Multan jail

MUZAFFARGARH: Member of National Assembly (MNA) Jamshed Dasti and Meharpur Union Council (UC) Chairman Malik Ajmal were presented in the duty magistrate?s court late Friday night. Dasti and Ajmal were arrested earlier in the day by the Punjab Police for forcibly opening a canal in Muzaffargarh on May 28, following which the irrigation department lodged a case against the MNA. Jamshed Dasti forcibly opens a canal in Muzaffargarh on May 28.  The two men were transferred to Central Jail Multan o
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Fifth visit: Hussain Nawaz appears before JIT for questioning

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/265a3307379ff4a1966b342a7bef4d1b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni85LzIwMTcgNTo1MToxMCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPWpmanprWUhZWHRyUjdpNVZtb0ZxM1E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s son, Hussain Nawaz, reached the Federal Judicial Academy on Friday to appear for questioning before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team
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Qatar rejects 'baseless' terrorism designations by four Arab states

A traditional wooden fishing Dhow is seen in port near modern glass and steel buildings on the Doha skyline, Qatar February 9, 2010. Photo: Reuters 1 Qatar dismissed allegations of support for militancy on Friday after four Arab states, which cut ties with Qatar earlier this week, put the emirate on a "terror finance watch list". "The recent joint statement issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE regarding a 'terror finance watch list' once again reinforces baseless a
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Panama case JIT to quiz Hussain Nawaz for the fifth time today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s son, Hussain Nawaz, is expected to appear before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today. This will be the premier?s elder son?s fifth appearance before the high profile probe team in less than two weeks. Hassan Nawaz appears before JIT for the second time Premier?s younger son had earlier appeared before the probe team on June 2 On Thursday, Hussain?s younger brother, Hassan, made his second appearance before the JIT; w
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Rain, gusty winds expected at isolated parts of country: MET

Rain with gusty winds is expected at isolated places in the country today. Photo: Reuters/file  Rain, thunderstorm with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore , Faisalabad, Multan divisions, FATA, Islamabad, and Kashmir, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted on Friday. Hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next twenty-four hours. A westerly wave is conti
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Live UK Election 2017 results: British PM loses majority, faces pressure to resign

LONDON: Results have started coming in for Britain?s snap election with Prime Minister Theresa May poised for victory but losing her parliamentary majority. The exit poll showed May's Conservatives on course to fall from 330 to 314 seats, short of an overall majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two deadly terror attacks. The main opposition Labour party, led by leftist Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile is projected to increase its number of seats from 22
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'Serial' hero gets second chance in US court

Adnan Syed  ANNAPOLIS, United States: For the past 18 years he has spent behind bars, Adnan Syed has claimed he is innocent of murdering his ex-girlfriend in a case turned into a global sensation by a hit podcast. Now a US court is weighing whether the 37-year-old son of Pakistani immigrants can be retried, the outcome of a stunning reversal after the "Serial" series poked major holes in the prosecution´s case. The case was largely ignored in the media until it was taken up by the weekly podca
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Qatar says it won´t 'surrender' in Gulf row

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani - File photo  DOHA: Qatar said Thursday it will not "surrender" and rejected any interference in its foreign policy, defying its Gulf neighbours in an escalating dispute over its alleged support for extremists. In an interview with AFP, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said calls for a change in Qatari policy from Saudi Arabia and its allies, which cut diplomatic ties with Doha this week, were unacceptable. "No one has the right to intervene in
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Live UK Election 2017 results: Exit poll predicts hung parliament

LONDON: Results have started coming in for Britain?s snap election with Prime Minister Theresa May poised for victory but losing her parliamentary majority. The exit poll showed May's Conservatives on course to fall from 330 to 314 seats, short of an overall majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two deadly terror attacks. The main opposition Labour party, led by leftist Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile is projected to increase its number of seats from 22
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Key ingredient of life found circling infant stars

Two teams of astronomers said Thursday they have for the first time detected a key chemical building block of life swirling around infant stars that resemble our Sun before its planets formed. The molecule, methyl isocyanate, "plays an essential role in the formation of proteins, which are basic ingredients for life," said Victor Rivilla, a scientist at the Astrophysics Observatory in Florence, Italy, and co-author of a study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The
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Over 200 feeders trip after rain in Lahore, adjoining areas

LAHORE: Electricity supply in the provincial capital suffered heavy disruption after heavy rain in the wee hours of Friday caused over 200 feeders to trip. According to the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) spokesman, over 200 feeders tripped due to the heavy rain in Lahore. The weather turned pleasant following the rain, as sweltering temperature came down much to the relief of the residents of Lahore and adjoining areas. Although rain showers in Multan Road, Thokar Niaz and various are
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Australian police conducting 'counter-terrorism' raids

SYDNEY: Australian police were carrying out "counter-terrorism" raids in Melbourne early on Friday, just days after a deadly siege by a lone gunman in the country's second biggest city. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the raids were linked to the siege earlier this week that was claimed by the Daesh group. "I've been briefed very early this morning, a number of warrants are being executed in Melbourne as we speak," Andrews told Sky News. "We're obviously limited in what we can
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Cholera: the plague of the poor

Cholera, which has hit war-ravaged Yemen with 100,000 suspected cases and 789 deaths, is a highly contagious waterborne bacterial disease which can kill in a matter of hours. Caused by poor sanitation, it mainly affects poverty-stricken people, and goes hand-in-hand with misery, disaster and war. Cholera is an acute diarrhetic infection caused by a comma-shaped bacterium called Vibrio cholerae, transmitted through water or food that has typically been contaminated by human faecal matter. Desp
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Five challenges facing British PM

File Photo  LONDON: Whoever ends up becoming Britain´s new prime minister faces a daunting five years in office, with the negotiations of the country´s withdrawal from the European Union topping the list of priorities. Here are the five main challenges ahead: Brexit The Brexit negotiations are set to start around June 19, with Britain set to leave the bloc by the end of March 2019. First up will be the status of EU nationals resident in Britain, and of British citizens living elsewhere in
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