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Salma Hayek says Hollywood treats actresses like monkeys

CANNES: Salma Hayek laid into Hollywood sexism on Tuesday, saying the system treats actresses like performing monkeys and wants to get rid of them once they realise they are smart. The Mexican star of "Frida" and "Desperado" lambasted the "macho" attitudes of Tinseltown, where fewer than seven percent of films are made by women. "Hollywood is not going to change and give it to women because it is all guys," she said. "From the beginning, I realised I wasn?t being treated equally as an actres

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South Africa expresses concerns after Manchester attack

LONDON: South Africa´s team manager said his side had "genuine concerns" about remaining in England following the deadly terror attack in Manchester, but there are no immediate plans to return home. Daesh claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack at the end of a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena on Monday that killed 22 people, including children. Britain´s deadliest terror attack for 12 years took place just two days before the start of a three-match one-day s

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Manchester concert attack: Suicide bomber identified as Salman Abedi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e4dd58aeeff3d5a5c0f819c256052a7a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8yMy8yMDE3IDU6MTY6NDMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1QWm1sZGtnaVdaOUovOWNsTXQ3NHVBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] MANCHESTER:The suicide bomber who killed at least 22 people and wounded 59 at a packed concert hall in the English city of Manchester has been identified by US officials as Salman A

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Pakistan?s Sania Nishtar eliminated in vote for top WHO post

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) was electing its new leader Tuesday, with the race narrowed to two finalists who have vowed to shake up the fiercely criticised agency. After one round of voting WHO member states eliminated former Pakistani health minister, Sania Nishtar, several diplomats with direct knowledge of the closed-door result told AFP. That left former Ethiopian health minister Tedros Adhanom and British doctor and UN veteran David Nabarro as the remaining candidates to

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Will respond to hostile actions along our frontiers: COAS

General Bajwa presiding over the 75th annual formation commanders' conference held at the GHQ. ? ISPR RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, while appreciating high state of operational readiness and morale of troops on Tuesday, asserted that any hostile action anywhere along the country's frontiers shall be responded "most befittingly," in spite of desire for peace with our neighbours. The COAS today presided over the 75th annual formation commanders' conference held

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Manchester suicide bomber identified as Salman Abedi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e4dd58aeeff3d5a5c0f819c256052a7a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8yMy8yMDE3IDU6MTY6NDMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1QWm1sZGtnaVdaOUovOWNsTXQ3NHVBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] MANCHESTER:The suicide bomber who killed at least 22 people and wounded 59 at a packed concert hall in the English city of Manchester has been identified by US officials as Salman A

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Katrina?s gym video gives fans major workout goals

Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif has come a long way since her 'Namaste London? days. Be it an item number about 'Sheila?s Jawani' or showing acrobatic moves in the song ?Kamli?, the actress has always flaunted her killer dancing moves at every stage with quite ease. This makes one wonder how the woman keeps up with her fitness regime to maintain flexibility and entertain fans with her flawless dance steps. The actress today posted a video of her gym workout, urging fans to practice an exercise wh

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Celebrities voice horror, heartache at UK concert attack

LONDON: The suicide bombing at a concert by Ariana Grande in Britain that killed 22 people, including children, sparked an outpouring of grief and condolences from pop stars and other celebrities around the world. Here are some of the reactions: Ariana Grande The US pop star, who had just finished performing at an arena in the northwestern English city of Manchester, when the bomb exploded, tweeted that she was "broken" by the attack. "From the bottom of my heart, I am so so so

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Pakistan not to jeopardize ties with Iran: Ayaz Sadiq

NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq - File photo  ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq said on Tuesday Pakistan will not take any measures which will endanger its ties with its southwestern neighbour, Iran. The NA Speaker was speaking in Lahore, where he said that US President Donald Trump in his speech at the Arab summit did not praise Pakistan?s sacrifices in the war on terror. There were several other leaders at the summit who did not agree with Trump?s views, he said. On the topic of Kulbhu

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SHC orders specifying three routes for heavy traffic in Karachi

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered concerned authorities to specify three routes for the passage of heavy traffic through Karachi. Issuing a written verdict in the heavy traffic case, the court allowed passage of heavy traffic from three routes in the megapolis. Heavy vehicles, after implementation of the court orders, would be able to move on the routes from Super Highway to New Karachi Industrial Area, from National Highway to Jam Sadiq Bridge and from Northern Bypass to

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Zardari?s close aide Noor Alam joins PTI

ISLAMABAD: Close aide of co-chairman Pakistan People?s Party Asif Ali Zardari Noor Alam on Tuesday Tuesday joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Noor Alam was also the Member Organizing Committee of the party and an ex-MNA from Peshawar. Talking to the media, party chairman Imran Khan claimed that many others from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) also intend to join PTI. ?Many others want to leave PML-N but are scared that they will also be treated like Chaudhary Aijaz?, he added. PPP l

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Trump administration expected to reduce military aid to Pakistan

US President Donald Trump - Reuters file photo  WASHINGTON: The Trump administration?s budget proposal would convert some of the United States? foreign military grants to loans, part of a larger effort to slash spending on diplomacy, aid and programmes abroad by more than 29 per cent, the White House said on Monday. Mick Mulvaney, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, in a briefing with reporters on Monday said that aid to Pakistan would be reduced, though he did not

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Manchester terror attack: What we know

geo_embedgallery MANCHESTER:  At least 22 people, including children, died in a suicide bombing at a pop concert packed with teens in the British city of Manchester late Monday. Here is what we know so far about the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005. What happened? Police said they were called at 2133 GMT to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena during a concert by pop star Ariana Grande, who is

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No crackdown on social media, only demand checks and balances: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said on Tuesday said that there is no crackdown on social media, adding that the platform needs thorough checks and balances. The Interior Minister was addressing a press conference at Islamabad where he discussed details of a meeting with all representative bodies of media including APNS, CPNE and PBA. ?Let me assure you with all the force in my command there will be no restriction on the social media but yes there will be red lines in line with the

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Woman throws acid on husband for contracting second marriage

VEHARI: Police have registered a case against a woman who threw acid on his husband for contracting a second marriage. The incident took place in a village in Vehari. According to the acid attack victim Imran Ashraf, who sustained 35% burns on his body, his wife Yasmeen was upset over his second marriage and threw a bucket of acid on him while he was asleep. He was immediately shifted to the District Headquarters hospital, from where he was shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan. The woman has

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James Bond star Roger Moore dies aged 89: family

Moore was best known for playing James Bond ? File Photo  British actor Roger Moore, who will forever be remembered for playing James Bond, died Tuesday aged 89, his family announced in a statement on Twitter. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer," they said. From Saint to 007 Roger Moore was never one to boast about his acting ability but then the facts spoke for the

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James Bond star Roger Moore dies aged 89

Moore was best known for playing James Bond ? File Photo  British actor Roger Moore, who will forever be remembered for playing James Bond, died Tuesday aged 89, his family announced in a statement on Twitter. "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer," they said. From Saint to 007 Roger Moore was never one to boast about his acting ability but then the facts spoke for the

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No attack on social media, only demand checks and balances: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said on Tuesday said that there is no crackdown on social media, adding that the platform needs thorough checks and balances. The Interior Minister was addressing a press conference at Islamabad where he discussed details of a meeting with all representative bodies of media including APNS, CPNE and PBA. ?Let me assure you with all the force in my command there will be no restriction on the social media but yes there will be red lines in line with the

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Offshore companies case: Imran Khan submits reply in Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan submitted the reply and affidavit on the offshore companies in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. He stated that whatever money he made between 1971 and 1992 was earned by playing cricket. The affidavit reads that Imran bought a one-bedroom flat in London for Great Britain Pounds 117,000, a mortgage that was paid off in six years. When the flat was bought, an offshore resident did not have to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) over a property

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LHC takes notice of Khadija stabbing case

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Tuesday took notice of the Khadija case and has asked a sessions judge to submit a report on the case. On May 3 last year, Khadija was allegedly stabbed 23 times by her classmate, Shah Hussain, on Lahore?s Davis Road. Over a year since the horrific incident, she still awaits justice and appeals to society to raise its voice for her. Justice Mansoor Shah has directed judicial magistrate Mubashir Hussain Awan to conduct daily heari

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Di Maria, Pastore homes raided in PSG tax probe

This file photo taken on April 09, 2017 shows PSG Argentinian forward Angel Di Maria - AFP1 PARIS: Investigators raided the headquarters of Paris Saint-Germain and the homes of the club's Argentinian stars Angel Di Maria and Javier Pastore on Tuesday in a tax fraud probe, legal sources said. French prosecutors launched the investigation in December following revelations by the "Football Leaks" website concerning financial transactions and other details involving top football players. Di Mari

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Major network of target killers busted in Balochistan

QUETTA: A major network of target killers was busted on Tuesday as the Law Enforcement Agencies arrested two top commanders, along with their accomplices in the south-western province. According to sources, the suspects aligned with a proscribed organisation were involved in terrorist attacks, including target killings across the province and acted as facilitators in over 24 militant attacks. The sources further claimed, that confessional video statements of the suspects have been released. H

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Huge network of target killers busted in Balochistan

QUETTA: A huge network of target killers was busted as the Law Enforcement Agencies arrested on Tuesday two top commanders, along with their accomplices, of a proscribed organisation in the south-western province. According to sources, the suspects were involved in perpetuating terrorist attacks, including target killings, throughout the province and were facilitators in above 24 militant attacks. The sources further informed that confessional video statements have been released of the suspec

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Army says Indian claims of destroying Pakistani posts along LoC are false

File photo  RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Tuesday denied claims made by Indian army of destroying Pakistani posts along the Line of Control (LoC). Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a tweet: "Indian claims of destroying Pakistani post along LoC in Naushera Sector and firing by Pakistan Army on civilians across LoC are false." Indian army had claimed it had fired and damaged Pakistani posts along the LoC. Earlier this month, Pakistan Army categorically d

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Gulgee, wife murderers awarded life sentences

The murders took place 10 years ago, in December, 2007 when the three were found strangled to death at Gulgee's home in Clifton - File photo 2 KARACHI: Additional Judicial Magistrate South on Tuesday announced life imprisonment for two accused in the murder case of renowned artist Ismail Gulgee, his wife, and maid. The murders took place 10 years ago, in December, 2007 when the three were found strangled to death at Gulgee's home in the Clifton locality of Karachi following a burglary. The c

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