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Indian national Uzma reaches home following IHC orders

Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan.  A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India. Uzma touched the ground to pay respect to her homeland after crossing the border. Photo: Geo News screen grab  A video of Uzma reachi

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Uzma reaches India safe and sound

Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan.  A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India. A video of Uzma reaching India in a black car, which was surrounded with journalists, also surfaced on Indian news channel, Times Now.

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Campus where Mashal Khan murdered reopens

MARDAN: The garden campus of Abdul Wali Khan University ? where student Mashal Khan was brutally murdered by a violent mob on April 13 ? was reopened on Thursday. Strict security arrangements were in place at the varsity as classes resumed. The university was closed down following the student's killing on alleged charges of blasphemy.  Pro vice chancellor of the varsity, Dr Jehanzeb Khalil, told the media the police and local administration are helping the university in their endeavour to r

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Campus where Mashal Khan was murdered reopens

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7c2b2195677f907b3d5f4b199718bca3.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8yNS8yMDE3IDc6MDA6NTEgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1KTU1pNmhEdFZMcitpZEtlZ0toT3BRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] MARDAN: The garden campus of Abdul Wali Khan University ? where student Mashal Khan was brutally murdered by a violent mob on April 13 ? was reopened on Thursday. Strict security

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Investigations under way to recover Chinese nationals from Quetta

QUETTA: Police have registered a case over the kidnapping of two Chinese nationals who were abducted from Quetta?s Jinnah Town on Wednesday. The case, which has been registered by Jinnah Town police, includes charges of kidnapping and terrorism. Moreover, a three-member investigation team under the leadership of DIG Counter-Terrorism Department has been formed to probe the case, informed Balochistan Inspector General of Police Ahsan Mehboob. The team also includes SSP Investigation and SP

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Russians discussed how to influence Trump via his aides: NYT

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, then-incoming White House national security adviser, speaks at the U.S. Institute of Peace ''2017 Passing the Baton'' conference in Washington on January 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/file Senior Russian intelligence and political officials discussed how to influence Donald Trump through his advisers according to information gathered by American spies last summer, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, Citing three current and former US officials familiar with

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Classes resume at QAU following students? clashes

Police attempting to quell the clashes - Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Classes at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) resumed on Thursday after they were suspended following clashes between students? groups over the weekend. A notification issued by the varsity banned has all students? councils on campus. On Saturday, around three dozen students were injured after clashes erupted between students? groups from Sindh and Balochistan. After being called in, police resorted to tear gas shelling

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Manchester terror attack: Remembering those who went to enjoy but never returned

People take part in a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena, in Trafalgar Square, London, Britain May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville  MANCHESTER: Twenty-two people were killed in Monday's suicide attack on a Manchester pop concert, including an eight-year-old girl, teenagers and several parents who had come to collect their children. Here are the victims named so far in what was the deadliest terror attack in Britain since the 2005 London bombings. 'Beautifu

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Disney's beloved 'Bambi,' still breaking hearts at 75

Disney bewitched generations of children with its pioneering animated film, Bambi, which was released in August 1942. Photo: courtesy Disney A timeless tale of an adorable fawn and his forest pals, or the death of childhood innocence? Either way, and nearly 75 years on, Disney classic "Bambi" packs as powerful a punch as it ever has. The Walt Disney Company bewitched generations of children and children-at-heart with its pioneering animated film, released in August 1942, about a wide-eyed young

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In first under Trump, US warship challenges Beijing's claims in South China Sea

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey prepares for a replenishment-at-sea in the South China Sea. Photo: courtesy US Navy/Handout via Reuters A US Navy warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, US officials said on Wednesday, the first such challenge to Beijing in the strategic waterway since US President Donald Trump took office. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the USS Dewey traveled cl

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Bangladesh confident of Champions Trophy chances

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza (L) has his confidence high as the team warms up. Photo: AFP DUBLIN: Bangladesh still have two more warm-up matches before their Champions Trophy opener but captain Mashrafe Mortaza admits their five-wicket victory over New Zealand sends them to England with confidence high. "The warm-up games will be important, wickets will be different from here but we will learn something from the games against Pakistan and India, so they are two big games," said Mortaza,

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Egypt blocks 21 websites, including Al Jazeera: state news agency

Egypt has banned 21 websites, including the main website of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television, for "supporting terrorism", state news agency MENA and security sources said on Wednesday. Reuters tried to access five websites named by local Egyptian newspapers and broadcasters, including the Al Jazeera website, and found them all inaccessible. There was no immediate official comment available. An official from the National Telecom Regulatory Authority could not confirm or deny the news, but sai

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No cops barred from attending home ministry?s meeting, clarifies Sindh IG

KARACHI: No police officers have been stopped from attending Thursday?s meeting called by the newly reappointed Sindh home minister Sohail Anwar Sial. This was said in a statement by the Sindh Inspector General AD Khawaja, wherein he alleged that some elements want to achieve their nefarious objectives by spreading misinformation. The statement was released by the spokesperson of the Sindh Police, who explained that officers leaving their designated headquarters for the meeting must inform t

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Case registered over kidnapping of foreign nationals

QUETTA: Police registered a case over the kidnapping of foreign nationals, who were abducted from Quetta?s Jinnah Town on Wednesday. The case, which has been registered by Jinnah Town police station SHO, includes charges of kidnapping and terrorism. Moreover, a three-member investigation team under the leadership of DIG Counter-Terrorism Department has been formed to probe the case, informed Inspector General of Police Balochistan Ahsan Mehboob. The team also includes SSP Investigation and

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Morgan ton leads England to opening win over South Africa

England's Eoin Morgan celebrates making a century Action Images via Reuters / Jason Cairnduff England captain Eoin Morgan's century led his team to an impressive series opening 72-run victory against top-ranked South Africa in their opening one-day international at Headingley on Wednesday. England made 339 for six in their 50 overs and then bowled out the tourists for 267 with five overs to spare. With the Champions Trophy starting next week, tournament hosts England look in fine shape with b

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Eight arrested during police raids in Karachi

KARACHI: Five suspects, including drug dealers and street criminals, were arrested during an operation in Nazimabad early Thursday night, police said. Suspects ? identified as Waleed Iqbal, Hasan (nicknamed Mama), Shamroz, Rasheed, and Jan Mohammad ? were part of the Asad Pathan Group in Lyari Gang War, security officials said, adding that weapons, contraband, and a motorcycle stolen from North Karachi were recovered. Police mentioned that Waleed Iqbal, the street criminal, has been involved i

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10 arrested during police raids in Karachi

Five suspects were arrested during an operation in Nazimabad. Photo: file  KARACHI: Ten suspected criminals were arrested during raids in different areas of the city early Thursday morning.  Five suspects, including drug dealers and street criminals, were arrested during an operation in Nazimabad, the police said. Suspects ? identified as Waleed Iqbal, Hasan alias Mama, Shamroz, Rasheed, and Jan Mohammad ? were part of the Asad Pathan Group of Lyari gang war, security officials said, adding th

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Manchester bomber's father says he did not expect attack

Ramadan Abedi, the father of Salman Abedi, the bomber who killed 22 concert-goers in an attack in Manchester, gestures as he speaks to Reuters in Tripoli, Libya, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Hani Amara TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY  TRIPOLI: The father of the bomber who killed 22 concert-goers in an attack in Manchester told Reuters in the Libyan capital on Wednesday that he had last spoken to his son some five days ago, by phone, and "everything was normal". Ramadan Abedi, who was detained by a Tripoli coun

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Man Utd fans celebrate triumph after tragedy

A crowd of Manchester United fans were cheering outside a Stockholm stadium on Wednesday as their team won the Europa League, a relief for the supporters after the Manchester terror attack 48 hours earlier. "It's fantastic to see them winning. We were always confident that we would win," said George Malloy, a 69-year-old from Dublin. "I think it will be a good lift for the people of Manchester," he added. Manchester fans were screaming and whistling in joy, while their Ajax counterparts were

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British police make seventh arrest after Manchester bombing

Police identified 22-year-old Salman Abedi as the suspected suicide bomber who detonated bombs as throngs of teenagers poured out of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Image: AFP  MANCHESTER: British police said on Wednesday they had arrested a seventh person in connection with Monday's suicide bombing in Manchester that left 22 people dead, following searches at an address in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, central England. "As it stands, six men and one woman have been arrested in co

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United outclass Ajax to win Europa League on emotional night

STOCKHOLM: Manchester United's Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a goal in each half as their team comfortably outclassed Ajax Amsterdam to win an emotional Europa League final 2-0 and qualify for the group stages of the Champions League. A minute's silence held for the victims of Monday's suicide bombing at a pop concert in Manchester in which 22 people died turned into applause as chants of "Manchester" and "We'll Never Die" bellowed out from the English supporters before the match.

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Woman arrested after Manchester terror attack: police

Police identified 22-year-old Salman Abedi as the suspected suicide bomber who detonated bombs as throngs of teenagers poured out of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Image: AFP  MANCHESTER: British police arrested a woman in here on Wednesday, following searches in the north of the city, as part of their investigation into a terror attack at a pop concert in the city, bringing the total number of arrests to five men and one woman. "A woman has been arrested [at an address] in

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PM Nawaz to inaugurate first unit of Sahiwal Coal Power Project today

SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will inaugurate first 660 MW unit of the Sahiwal Coal Power Project on Thursday. Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said this during a meeting with a Chinese delegation of Huaneng Group in Lahore on Wednesday. According to Radio Pakistan, the delegation also included the Chinese team members working on the power Project. Shehbaz Sharif felicitated the Chinese delegation on completion of the project ahead of the time frame. The Chines

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PM Nawaz inaugurates first unit of Sahiwal Coal Power Project

SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the first 660 megawatt (MW) unit of the Sahiwal Coal Power Project on Thursday. The 1320MW capacity plant ? said to be part of the early projects of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor ? was completed in 22 months.  The premier ? accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Punjab Governor Rafique Rajhwana and State Power Minister Abid Sher Ali ? was also given a tour of the plant, which has been developed by a Chines

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PM's cousin accuses Panama JIT member of harassment

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Tariq Shafi, cousin of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has accused a member of the Panama case joint investigation team (JIT) of harassing him. Shafi's lawyer wrote a letter to JIT head, Wajid Zia, apprising him of mistreatment of his client by some members of his team. He stated that a JIT member threatened his client with serious consequences if didn't withdraw the affidavit submitted by him in the Supreme Court. It is pertinent to note here that Tariq Shafi has submitted an

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