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Britain, Libya make terror arrests after Manchester attack

MANCHESTER: Britain raced Wednesday to track down a militant network suspected of orchestrating the Manchester concert attack, as the suicide bomber?s father and brother were arrested in Libya and grisly information emerged of how he engineered the deaths of young pop fans. British soldiers fanned out to guard key sites as investigators tried to piece together the last movements of bomber Salman Abedi, a Manchester-born university dropout who died at the scene of Monday?s explosion. Images pu
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Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets

DUBLIN: Bangladesh chased down New Zealand´s 270-8 to win the final match in the tri-series by five wickets with 10 balls to spare on Wednesday. It was the first win of the series, which also involved Ireland, for the Asian side who finished on 271-5.
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Stalin´s theatre director grandson who rejected dictator's name dies at 75

MOSCOW: Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin´s theatre director grandson Alexander Burdonsky has died at 75, the Moscow theatre where he worked for 45 years said Wednesday. Burdonsky kept a low profile and used his mother´s surname. He said he had never visited Stalin´s grave by the Kremlin wall. Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky marked Burdonsky´s death with a telegramme praising his "many-faceted talent" and "artistic taste." Burdonsky was the son of Stalin´s youngest son Vasily, an airforce pil
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Jones says Sharjeel's dot balls not suspicious

LAHORE: Islamabad United coach Dean Jones on Wednesday testified at a tribunal hearing spot-fixing charges against Sharjeel Khan, saying two dot balls played by the batsman during a Pakistan Super League match were not suspicious from a cricketing perspective. The allegation relates to a match played between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi held in Dubai in February, in which Sharjeel scored a single off four deliveries including two dots. The Pakistan Cricket Board has accused him of agre
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´I´d never make it in Bollywood,´ says Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt and Shah Rukh Khan chat during a session for War Machine in Mumbai-Photo: NDTV MUMBAI: Brad Pitt told Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan that he doesn´t have the moves to star in Bollywood films as he promoted his new movie "War Machine" in Mumbai on Wednesday. "I wouldn´t make it Bollywood because I can´t dance or sing," said the American actor during an event with Khan in front of journalists in India´s financial capital. Bollywood Hindi language movies are renowned for elaborate dance
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Hussain Nawaz has no reason to object over Panama JIT: Imran

KANDHKOT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said that as representatives of all institutions in the Joint Investigation Team on Panama Leaks are principally under Prime Minister Nawaz, it should be the PTI to express reservations rather than Hussain Nawaz. While addressing a charged crowd at Anaj Mandi Ground on Wednesday he said that the reason behind unemployment and lack of education in the province is that the money meant to be invested in Sindh is laundered abroad. ?We don?t h
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PM approves budget recommendations for FY 2017-18

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday approved budget recommendations for the year 2017-18. The prime minister chaired a high-level meeting here, at which Finance Minister Ishaq Dar briefed the participants on Budget Strategy for Financial Year 2017-18, read a PM Office statement. On the occasion, PM Sharif said, "Our government has focused on infrastructure development but at the same time, accorded top priority to the social sector also." He said the unprecedented growth in th
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Manchester bomber was part of a network: police

A Jewish woman named Renee Rachel Black and a Muslim man named Sadiq Patel react next to floral tributes in Albert Square in Manchester, Britain-Reuters  The Manchester suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert venue packed with children was part of a network, the city's chief of police said on Wednesday as troops were deployed across Britain to help prevent further attacks. Police made three new arrests and searched an address in central Manchester in what police chief Ian Hopkins descr
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Finance Minister to launch Economic Survey, a pre-budget document tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will formally launch the Economic Survey 2016-17 on Thursday. The minister will share the key economic indicators and the performance of different sectors of the economy with the media here at a press conference. The Finance Minister will also provide an overview of the economic progress made in recent years in Pakistan, official sources said. He will highlight the main features of the comprehensive reforms agenda undertaken by the pre
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Cricket great Tendulkar's life brought to silver screen

A hotly anticipated film about the life of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar hits cinemas this week but the batting great says he might find watching it an unsettling experience. "I am used to seeing myself on a big screen inside the stadium, not inside a movie theatre," Tendulkar told AFP ahead of Friday's release of "Sachin: A Billion Dreams" The docudrama, directed by Emmy-nominated British filmmaker James Erskine, took four years to make and traces Tendulkar's life from aspiring cric
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Finance Minister to launch Economic Survey today

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, will formally launch the Economic Survey 2016-17 on Thursday. The minister will share the key economic indicators and the performance of different sectors of the economy with the media here at a press conference. The Finance Minister will also provide an overview of the economic progress made in recent years in Pakistan, official sources said. He will highlight the main features of the comprehensive reforms agenda undertaken by the pre
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Nisar directs PTA to prepare SOPs to tackle sacrilegious content on social media

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar on Wednesday directed the chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to prepare a framework for regulating the use of social media and targeting blasphemous and defamatory content. Chairing a high level meeting here, he directed that initial draft of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) should be prepared in a week's time for further consideration. The meeting was attended by secretary interior, chairman PTA, advocate general, chairma
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Indian Army targets UNMOGIP vehicle at LoC: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Indian Army once again committed ceasefire violation at Line of Control, targeting United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) vehicle in Khanjar Sector, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. According to ISPR, the vehicle was carrying UNMOGIP Officers Major Emmanual of Philippine and Major Mirko of Croatia on a visit to LoC with UNMOGIP blue flag hoisted as per procedure. Both officers remained safe as they were off the vehicle in ne
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Indian Army targets UN military observers' vehicle at LoC: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Indian Army once again committed ceasefire violation at Line of Control, targeting United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) vehicle in Khanjar Sector, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. According to ISPR, the vehicle was carrying UNMOGIP Officers Major Emmanual of Philippine and Major Mirko of Croatia on a visit to LoC with UNMOGIP blue flag hoisted as per procedure. Both officers remained safe as they were off the vehicle in ne
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'Just a game of cricket', says Kohli of India-Pakistan clash

MUMBAI: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday played down the hype surrounding the hotly-anticipated India-Pakistan clash. "As a cricketer, you can?t even think of the non-striker when you are facing a ball, so forget about things that are not in our control," Kohli said of playing Pakistan amid a tense political climate between the rivals. "Yes, an India-Pakistan game is always exciting for all the fans watching but for us as cricketers, it?s just a game of cricket." India begin their Cha
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JI resumes protest against KE at Shahra-e-Faisal

File photo KARACHI: Jamat-e-Islami members started gathering to protest against K-Electric on Wednesday at Karachi?s Shahra-e-Faisal. To deal with any kind of situation, a contingent of police and an armored vehicle has reached the area. A water canon is also present at the site of the protest. Earlier, JI Emir Hafiz Naeem announced that the party would protest against loadshedding, over-billing and looting of billions of rupees by KE. He had further said that if efforts were made to stop the
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JI to resume protest against KE at Shahra-e-Faisal

File photo KARACHI: Jamat-e-Islami is all set for its protest against K-Electric on Wednesday at Karachi?s Shahra-e-Faisal. To deal with any kind of situation, a contingent of police and an armored vehicle has reached the area. A water canon is also present at the site of the protest. Earlier, JI Amir Hafiz Naeem announced that the party would protest against loadshedding, over-billing and looting of billions of rupees by KE. He had further said that if efforts were made to stop the peaceful
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FIA trained 12,458 individuals to control cyber crimes

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arranged training of 12,458 individuals from all walks of life to serve purpose of controlling cyber crimes during last four years. National Response Centre for Cyber Crimes (NR3C) arranged these trainings on digital forensic comprehension for interpreting forensic reports, evidence extraction methods and laws application to judicial community. Official sources on Wednesday said concerned wing of FIA also registered 894 cases since January 2013
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Spain Supreme Court confirms Messi fraud sentence

MADRID: Spain´s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona football star lodged an appeal. The Argentina international and his father Jorge Horacio Messi were in July 2016 found guilty of using companies in Belize, Britain, Switzerland and Uruguay to avoid paying taxes on 4.16 million euros of Messi´s income earned from his image rights from 2007-09. The income relate
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PTI to display political power in Kandhkot today

KANDHKOT: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is all set to display political strength in Kandhkot on Wednesday. PTI Chairman Imran Khan will address the participants at Anaj Mandi ground. The preparations have been finalised for the party?s rally scheduled in the city. Strict arrangements of security have been put in place at the venue. For participants, walkthrough gates have also been installed at the main routes leading to the ground. At the venue, more than 10,000 chairs have been placed and the
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Woman arrested on charges of smuggling US space technology to China

A California woman was arrested on Tuesday on federal charges of conspiring to procure and illegally export sensitive space communications technology to her native China, the US Justice Department said in a statement. Si Chen, also known as Cathy Chen, 32, could face a prison term of up to 150 years if convicted of all charges contained in the 14-count indictment returned against her by a federal grand jury on April 27, the department said. She pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in US Distri
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Man with knife arrested outside Buckingham Palace

The man was arrested by police on The Mall outside Buckingham Palace - Photo: The Telegraph LONDON: A man with a knife was arrested from outside the Buckingham Palace just before the Queen passed, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The arrest came as soldiers were deployed outside the British parliament for guard duty after the government raised its terror threat level following an attack that killed 22 people in Manchester on Monday. Armed soldiers will replace police at key sites under t
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Pakistan Railways announces concession in fares ahead of Ramzan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday announced a reduction in rail fares ahead of Ramzan. "A twenty percent reduction in fares for all classes of all Pakistan Railways trains will be applicable from Ramazn 1st till Ramzan 20th," Rafique announced. The minister said that the pays and pensions of railway staff have been increased by Rs20 billion, and also demanded that railway police's compensations should be at par with the provincial police. "Pakistan State Oil a
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Sindh govt bans swimming in Karachi beaches

A policeman in Karachi warns visitors from swimming too far into the sea. Photo: AFP KARACHI: The Sindh government on Wednesday banned swimming in Karachi's beaches after continuous cases of drowning surfaced in the last several days.   The ban will last for six months unless otherwise stated, according to sources. The provincial government usually bans swimming in the sea as a preventive measure during public holidays such as Eid when people throng beaches.  On Tuesday, at least six people d
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Sindh govt bans swimming at Karachi beaches

A policeman in Karachi warns visitors from swimming too far into the sea. Photo: AFP KARACHI: The Sindh government on Wednesday banned swimming at Karachi's beaches after continuous cases of drowning surfaced in the last several days.   The ban will last for six months unless otherwise stated, according to sources. The provincial government usually bans swimming in the sea as a preventive measure during public holidays such as Eid when people throng beaches.  On Tuesday, at least six people d
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