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Girl stabbed 23 times by classmate awaits justice even after a year

LAHORE: A girl, who was almost killed after being stabbed 23 times by her classmate in Lahore, has appealed the society to raise voice in her support and the judiciary to grant justice by re-examining her case. Khadija Siddiqui, a law graduate, was stabbed by her classmate, Shah Hussain, on Lahore's Davis Road, on May 3, 2016. The suspect fled the scene, but was captured on a mobile cam by an eye witness. A few days later, Khadija identified her perpetrator and got him booked on charges of att
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Pak-Afghan reps held flag meeting at Chaman border: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: One-star border flag meeting was held between representatives of Pakistan and Afghanistan at the Friendship Gate Chaman today, informed ISPR. The Pakistani delegation was led by DIG FC Balochistan and the Afghan delegation was represented by former Brigadier Afghan Border Police. During the meeting Afghan delegation asked the Pakistani troops, deployed within its international border at Killi Jahangir and Killi Luqman, to move out from the area before conducting census survey. Howe
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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to maintain ceasefire in border meeting

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to maintain a ceasefire till a consensus is reached during a one-star border flag meeting between representatives of both countries at the Friendship Gate Chaman, ISPR said on Wednesday. The Pakistani delegation was led by DIG FC Balochistan and the Afghan delegation was represented by former Brigadier Afghan Border Police. During the meeting Afghan delegation asked the Pakistani troops, deployed within its international border at Killi Jahangir and K
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No politician treated 'more unfairly,' Trump says

Donald Trump gave vent to frustrations over his mounting political problems Wednesday, declaring that no president in US history had been treated "more unfairly." During a commencement address at the US Coast Guard Academy, Trump urged graduating cadets to follow his example and "fight, fight, fight. Never, ever, give up. Things will work out just fine." "Look at the way I've been treated lately. Especially by the media. No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been trea
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Arab Fashion Week brings unisex minimalism to Dubai

DUBAI: Designers, buyers and influencers have descended on Dubai for Arab Fashion Week, a five-day event dedicated to ready couture and resort wear for women, men and those who refuse a label. The show opened Tuesday night with Jordanian-Canadian sensation Rad Hourani, known for his unisex designs, Palestinian-American Jenanne Filat and her menswear lineup straight out of Arkansas, and runway darlings Marchesa. Hourani sent his models down the catwalk in geometric, binary-transcending design
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Newly freed, WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning looks to ´exciting´ future

Fort Leavenworth, United States: Chelsea Manning, the transgender army private jailed for one of the largest leaks of classified documents in US history, was released from a maximum-security prison in Kansas Wednesday after seven years behind bars. With little fanfare, Manning, 29, walked out of Fort Leavenworth´s military jail at 2 am to start a new life, after former president Barack Obama commuted her 35-year sentence just days before leaving office. "After another anxious four months of wa
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Pakistan registers protest with UNMOGIP over Indian ceasefire violations

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Wednesday registered a protest with United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) over recent unprovoked ceasefire violations (CFVs) and targeting of civilian population by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC), the Inter Services Public Relations said. The UN military observers were invited to the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters (GHQ) to register Pakistan's protest over the ceasefire violations and targeting of civilian population b
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Pakistan protests detention, torture of embassy officials by Afghan spy agency

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday summoned the Afghan Deputy Head of Mission to protest over the detention of two employees of Pakistan embassy in Afghanistan. According to sources, Afghanistan’s spy agency National Directorate of Security took into custody Protocol Assistant Hassan Khanzada and driver Syed Muneer Shah along with their car from a shop. The agency kept them in confinement for three hours, during which they were also tortured, sources said. The employees were finally r
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Corps Commander Peshawar visits Kurrum Agency

PESHAWAR: Commander Peshawar Corps Lt Gen Nazir Ahmed Butt visited forward areas of Kurram Agency and was given a detailed briefing on the prevailing security situation in the area, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. Commander laid the foundation stone of Army Public School (APS) Parachinar. For quality education of the locals, establishment of an APS was announced by COAS during his visit to the agency on Jan 22, 2017. Corps Commander also interacted with tribal elder
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Trump in trouble after reports he asked fired FBI director to drop investigation

US President Donald Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to end the agency's investigation into ties between former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia, according to a source who has seen a memo written by Comey. The explosive new development on Tuesday followed a week of tumult at the White House after Trump fired Comey and then discussed sensitive national security information about Daesh with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Comey memo, first repor
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Dramatic rise of online activity risking health of young people: WHO

WASHINGTON: High use of computers and social media is leading to an increasing risk of ill-health, says a new report issued by the World Health Organisation. The study, Adolescent obesity, and related behaviors: trends and inequalities in the WHO European Region 2002–2014, based on the findings of a questionnaire sent to more than 200,000 children in 42 countries. And it found a steep increase between 2002 and 2014 in the proportion of children and young people using technology for two hours o
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We won't allow 'RO elections' this time, says Zardari

PESHAWAR: Former president and Pakistan People's Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday said that this time his party will not allow RO elections in the country and will only take a sigh after having received election results. Speaking to newsmen in Peshawar, Zardari said the last general elections in the country were that of returning officers, noting that his party did not campaign for the polls in 2013. "We will launch a full-fledged election campaign this time. Bilawal and I will cam
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Enemies of CPEC behind terror incidents, says CM Balochistan

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri on Wednesday said that the enemies of Pakistan are panic-stricken because of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project and they were behind recent terror incidents in the province.   Speaking to the press he said that an agreement has been signed in the Beijing for an international airport in Gwadar, further adding that in the Chinese capital he has also signed for Gwadar Expressway and port city projects.    “All eyes globally are
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Goods transporters end strike after 10 days

KARACHI: Goods transporters in Karachi have called off their 10-day strike and a formal announcement will be done at 6PM on Wednesday (today), Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair told Geo News. Zubair admitted that some transporters still have concerns. He added that cargo vehicles will be provided security. The goods transporters had refused to carry goods from the ports to the markets, with the containers standing full at Karachi International Container Terminal and Pakistan International Contain
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PTI protest against load-shedding partially continues in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: A protest by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday against electricity load-shedding and overbilling in the province partially subsided after one group of protesters called off their demonstration. Earlier in the day, charged PTI workers led by the party's MNA from South Waziristan, Ayesha Gulalai Wazir, and local district leadership, stormed the WAPDA House in Peshawar during their protest against power cuts.   "The federal government receives taxes from the citizens but
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PTI's Naeem-ul-Haque apologises over tweet on Tariq Fatemi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Spokesperson Naeem-ul-Haque apologised over his tweet regarding the former special assistant to the prime minister, Tariq Fatemi. While talking to the media on Wednesday, Haque said other leaders of PTI, including Shireen Mazari and Shah Mehmood Qureshi also posted similar statement. He questioned whether Mazari and Shah Mehmood would also apologise. In his tweet, Haque had claimed Fatemi was accompanying the prime minister to China, despite being dismissed
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Man accused in fatal accident identified as former bureaucrat's son

KARACHI: A man involved in the killing of a motorcyclist in a road accident was identified as the son of a former provincial bureaucrat on Wednesday.   Asif Sikandar — in his statement to the Boat Basin police — had initially said the car belonged to Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani, however, on Wednesday he changed his statement. Sikandar, in his new statement, said that the car belonged to the Speaker’s staff officer Zulfiqar Dehar. The accused is the son of former Secretary Local
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Filed review application on transporters? strike: CM Sindh

SEHWAN: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said on Wednesday that a review application has been filed in the court pertaining to goods transporters’ strike in the city. “We are sympathetic to the problems of goods transporters,” he remarked while speaking to the media during a trip to Sehwan The development comes as the goods transporters strike entered its 10th day on Wednesday. The movement of ships has been temporarily closed as there is no more space at ports to hold more containers. The
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Pune stun Mumbai to reach IPL final

MUMBAI: Young Indian spinner Washington Sunder claimed three wickets to help Rising Pune Supergiant reach their maiden Indian Premier League final after beating Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the first qualifier on Tuesday. Chasing 163 for victory, table-toppers Mumbai faltered against a disciplined Pune bowling attack to end on 142 for nine in 20 overs. Parthiv Patel top-scored with 52. Put into bat first, Pune´s batsmen were also at the receiving end of some inspired Mumbai bowling as they str
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Suicide bombers storm Afghan state broadcaster

JALALABAD: Suicide bombers stormed the national television station in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, triggering gunfights and explosions as journalists remained trapped inside the building, officials and eyewitnesses said. At least two people were killed and 14 others wounded in the ongoing assault, which underscores the growing dangers faced by media workers in Afghanistan. No insurgent group has so far claimed responsibility for the raid in Nangarhar province, a hotbed of
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Judicial enquiry be launched into APS attack: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: A judicial enquiry should be launched into the Army Public School massacre that took many innocent lives on December 16, 2014, said opposition leader Khursheed Shah in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The opposition leader said he met parents of the deceased schoolchildren with Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari. "The promises made to the parents have not been fulfilled." He added mothers of the deceased still mourn the killing of their children. Therefore, Sh
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Want to relinquish post in the best interest of the force: AD Khawaja

KARACHI: AD Khawaja, on Wednesday, expressed his wish in the Sindh High Court (SHC) to voluntarily step down as the Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh in the best interest of the force. A two-member bench led by Justice Munib Akhter heard the case after the hearing was delayed on Tuesday to a strike call by the lawyers.  Advocate Shahab Osto submitted his credentials to the court as Khawaja's legal counsel and submitted his client’s request to end the stay order that requires Khawaja to cont
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Films in the running for the Palme d´Or at Cannes

CANNES: From the tale of a mysterious beast to a migrant who finds he can levitate after being shot on a border fence, these are the 19 movies competing in the main competition at this week´s Cannes film festival which gets under way on May 17: Wonderstruck Photo: courtest Wonderstruck Todd Haynes in back in period mode after his huge hit "Carol" with the first of two Amazon-backed movies to have made the cut. Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams star in the story of two deaf children living
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Want to relinquish post in the force's best interest: AD Khawaja

KARACHI: During the hearing of the removal of Sindh's Inspector General Police (IGP) in the Sindh High Court on Wednesday, AD Khawaja's lawyer said that his client wants to voluntarily step down from his position. "AD Khawaja wishes to return to the federal government so that the provincial government can appoint an IGP of its choice," the lawyer said. He requested the court to end the stay order and remove his client's name from the respondents' list. "The court can neither remove Khawaja's
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First British-Pakistani wins best actor BAFTA

British Pakistani actor Adeel Akhtar created history by becoming the first non-white male to win the best actor British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. The actor was recognised for his powerful depiction of a father, Shahzad, who murders his daughter in a so-called honour killing in BBC Three drama Murdered By My Father. The moment was savoured by the show’s screenwriter Vinay Patel, who shared a picture with Akhtar and wrote “"First non-white fella to win a #Bafta TV award
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