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Qatar Airways retaliate, suspend flights to Saudia Arabia

DOHA: In a tit-for-tat move Qatar Airways announced on Monday that it has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia with immediate effect. "Qatar Airways has suspended all flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" until 11:59 GMT the same day, a statement from the Doha-based carrier said. A spokesperson added it was unclear if the suspension would be extended. Qatar slammed the decisions of three Gulf states to sever ties with it, saying they were "unjustified" and aimed to put Doha under political

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Indian investigators launch fraud probe into leading news channel

Indian federal investigators launched a fraud probe on Monday into the founders of news channel NDTV, in a step the channel denounced as an attempt to muzzle free speech in the world's largest democracy. Two senior officials at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it had registered a case against NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife, Radhika Roy, for causing an alleged loss of INR 480 million ($7.45 million) to a bank. The company refuted the allegations and accused the CBI of "con

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Strengthening ties: COAS meets Japanese ambassador

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa (R) and Japanese ambassador Takashi Kurai (L) discussed matters of mutual interest with focus on regional security. Photo: ISPR RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Takashi Kurai on Monday, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The meeting was held at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi. Matters of mutual interest with focus on regional security were discussed during the meeting. T

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Strengthening ties: Japanese ambassador calls on COAS

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa (R) and Japanese ambassador Takashi Kurai (L) discussed matters of mutual interest with focus on regional security. Photo: ISPR RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Ambassador of Japan Takashi Kurai on Monday, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The meeting was held at the General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi. Matters of mutual interest with focus on regional security were discussed during the meeting, the ISPR s

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Major airlines announce end to Qatar-bound flights

Hamad International Airport in Doha. Photo: Reuters/File Dubai-based carrier Emirates said it will suspend all flights to and from Doha from Tuesday morning until further notice, joining UAE-based Etihad Airways in a similar move amid a diplomatic spat between Qatar and some of its Gulf neighbors. The move came after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism, opening up the worst rift in years among so

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Have nothing to do with leaked picture, clarifies Interior Ministry

A spokesperson of the Interior Ministry has said that a particular political party's claim that the ministry is behind the leaking of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz's interrogation picture is nothing but a baseless assertion.Β  Picture of Hussain Nawaz waiting before JIT session goes viral PML-N workers question who leaked the photo taken from a CCTV in Federal Judicial Academy A leaked picture of the premier's son waiting inside an interrogation room in what

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Militants in Philippines city dug in for protracted battle

Soldiers stand guard in Mapandi village on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters Islamist militants holed up in a southern Philippines town stocked weapons and food in mosques, tunnels and basements to prepare for a long siege, officials said on Monday as the battle for control of Marawi City came to the end of its second week. Their comments underlined the level of organisation among fighters linked to the Islamic State group, whose ranks of several hundred included foreigners from Indonesia, Malaysia

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Salman shares details of Shah Rukh?s cameo in Tubelight

The two Bollywood stars will share screen space after a really long time. Photo: Tubelight screenshotΒ  Bollywood?s King Khan Shah Rukh Khan will be making an appearance in Salman Khan?s new movie Tubelight and the fans can?t wait. The duo, which has worked together in movies such as Karan Arjun, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dushman Duniya Ka, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam and Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, will be seen on the screen after a really long time. Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan confirmed to star in

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Bill Cosby goes on trial for sexual assault

For decades Bill Cosby was "America's Dad," loved by millions for his role as an affable doctor and benevolent father on long-running hit TV sitcom "The Cosby Show." On Monday the disgraced 79-year-old goes on trial for aggravated indecent assault, accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a former university basketball director at his home in Philadelphia 13 years ago. PHOTO: AFP1 NORRISTOWN: Bill Cosby goes on trial Monday (today), accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his

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After London attack, Facebook says aims to be 'hostile environment' for terrorists

Facebook said it wanted to make its social media platform a "hostile environment" for terrorists in a statement issued after attackers killed seven people in London and prompted Prime Minister Theresa May to demand action from internet firms. Three attackers rammed a hired van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed others nearby on Saturday night in Britain's third major militant attack in recent months. May responded to the attack by calling for an overhaul of the strategy used to comb

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Police arrest two suspected target killers in Karachi

KARACHI: The police arrested two suspected target killers in a raid conducted in Karachi?s OrangiΒ Town on Monday. The arrested suspects confessed to killing 16 people, SP Orangi Town Abid Ali said. ?The suspects belong to Muttahida Qaumi Movement ?London. Suspects also confessed to firing at and injuring a Rangers officer, according to the police. In a separate operation conducted in near Paposh?s Khilafat Chowk, the authorities apprehended three suspects, including a drug peddler and fugitiv

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Diplomatic disorder: Saudi Arabia, other Arab states cut ties with Qatar

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (c) walks with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a welcoming ceremony upon Hamad al-Thani's arrival to attend a summit in Riyadh on Nov 10, 2015. Photo: Reuters Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism, opening up the worst rift in years among some of the most powerful states in the Arab world. The coordinated move dramatically escalates a dispute over Qa

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British general election: What the polls say

Surveys show that the gap between the two main political parties is narrowing but Theresa May's position as prime minister seems secure. Photo: INPHOΒ  LONDON: With just a few days to go until BritainΒ΄s general election, opinion polls reveal the outcome could be a lot tighter than had been predicted when Prime Minister Theresa May announced the vote six weeks ago. Although surveys show the gap between the main two political parties narrowing, MayΒ΄s position as prime minister seems secure. What

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British police detain more people over London Bridge attack

British police detained a number of people during early morning raids in east London on Monday as part of an investigation into an attack that killed seven people and injured around 50 on Saturday night. In the third major militant assault to hit Britain in less than three months, attackers rammed a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revellers in nearby bars. Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of the government's emergency response committee on Monday to discuss

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Imran Khan disqualification case: ECP adjourns hearing for indefinite time

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) adjourned the the hearing of requests seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Secretary General Jehangir Tareen till indefinite period on Monday. The five-member bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, ordered that the case will be heard after the Supreme Court?s gives its verdict on a similar case. During the case hearing, PTI?s legal counsel Naeem Bukhari had argued th

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Imran Khan disqualification case: ECP adjourns hearing indefinitely

Election Commission of Pakistan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) adjourned the the hearing of pleas seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Secretary General Jehangir Tareen for an indefinite period on Monday. The five-member bench, headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, ordered that the case will be heard after the Supreme Court gives its verdict in a similar case. During the hearing, PTI?s

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In shadow of deadly attacks, British election campaign resumes

After a militant attack on a nightlife district of London this weekend, British Prime Minister Theresa May will resume campaigning on Monday just three days before a national election which polls show is much tighter than previously predicted. May said Britain must be tougher in stamping out Islamist extremism after three knife-wielding assailants rammed a hired van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed others nearby, killing seven people and injuring 48. After the third militant attac

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Interior minister, IB involved in leaking Hussain Nawaz's picture: Fawad Chaudhry

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/35976a73d729b9dcee6f96a13f76ad3c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni81LzIwMTcgNjo0MTowNiBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUplZ05ETTI1ZnVBc3lEajBLV2JzQ2c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday alleged that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) were involved in the incident involvin

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Nehal Hashmi's contempt case to be heard in SC today

On Thursday, Nehal Hashmi had apologised to God and the judiciary for his threatening outburst while speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court. Photo:fileΒ  ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senator Nehal Hashmi?s controversial video, in which he allegedly threatened the Panama case?s Joint Investigation Team members and judiciary, has been submitted in the Supreme Court. The case pertaining to a contempt of court notice will be heard in the Supreme Court today. On

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Dr Asim will not be going abroad for treatment, rules SHC

Dr Asim at a NAB court in Karachi on May 27. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday ruled to continue inclusion of Dr Asim Hussain?s name in the Exit Control List (ECL). An SHC bench, headed by Justice Junaid Ghaffar, had on May 26 reserved its verdict in the Pakistan Peoples Party?s leader?s plea to remove his name from the ECL. On Monday, the bench rejected Dr Asim?s plea. Court reserves verdict on Dr Asim's ECL plea SHC bench rejects PPP leader's petition re

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Sindh to present upcoming fiscal year budget today

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the portfolio of the finance minister, is likely to present a deficit budget of Rs 1 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18 in the Sindh Assembly on Monday (today). In the provincial assembly session which is reported to convene at 3 PM, the Sindh cabinet would start off with according approval to budgetary estimates for the upcoming financial year and revised budget for the outgoing fiscal 2016-17. Opposition creates uproa

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Sindh to present Rs1 trillion budget for upcoming fiscal year today

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the portfolio of the finance minister, is likely to present a deficit budget of Rs1 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18 in the Sindh Assembly on Monday (today). Before the provincial assembly session, which is reported to convene at 3pm, the provincial cabinet would start off with according approval to budgetary estimates of the upcoming financial year and revised budget for the outgoing fiscal 2016-17. Opposition create

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Citing ?support for terrorism?, Saudi Arabia, other Gulf states cut ties with Qatar

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (c) walks with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a welcoming ceremony upon Hamad al-Thani's arrival to attend a summit in Riyadh on Nov 10, 2015. Photo: Reuters Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing the wealthy Gulf Arab state of supporting terrorism. The coordinated move dramatically escalates a simmering dispute over Qatar's support of the Muslim Brotherhood and adds accusatio

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Outrage and solidarity over 'cowardly' London attacks

PARIS: British and world leaders condemned the London attack Sunday, reacting with both outrage and solidarity, while Pope Francis urged believers in St Peter's Square to pray for the victims. Britain London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the attack was "a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors to our city enjoying their Saturday night," adding, "There is no justification whatsoever for such barbaric acts". Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed that the "terrible

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Indian Reserve Police's headquarter attacked in IoK

BANDIPUR: The Indian Reserve Police?s headquarter was attacked early morning on Monday in Indian occupied Kashmir?s Bandipur district, according to Indian media reports. The Indian security forces claimed to have killed four attackers in the resultant exchange.Β  A complete shutdown owing to a state curfew and other restrictions was observed in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) on May 28, against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmed Butt and 11 other youth by Indian troops, the K

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