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MQM?s vote bank not divided, claims Farooq Sattar

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Farooq Sattar on Monday said that the party’s vote bank is not divided, adding that if a change in Pakistan occurred it will be through the MQM-P’s platform. The MQM-P chief was addressing a workers’ convention in Punjab. He said that to make the local bodies system powerful, the party would approach the Supreme Court or high court. Sattar said that he welcomed Imran Khan’s statement, which supported MQM-P’s stance over powers of the local gove
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SpaceX rocket lifts off on first launch for US military

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Monday, carrying the company's first satellite for the US military, and breaking a 10-year monopoly held by a partnership of Lockheed Martin and Boeing. The 23-story tall rocket took off from its seaside launch pad at Kennedy Space Center at 7:15 am EDT (1115 GMT.) It will put into orbit a classified satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office, an agency within the Defense Department that operates the nation's spy satellites. Nine mi
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Shah Rukh speaks like a poet, Salman is incredible: Katrina Kaif

Bollywood’s lovely lass Katrina Kaif, who has been in news since her debut on Instagram a few days ago, is one of the few actresses to have starred opposite the three major Khans of the Bollywood.  Speaking at India Today's Mind Rocks Guwahati 2017, the actress got candid about working with Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan. About Salman Khan, she remarked, "He is a strong man. He will always set an example for people who look up to him. It is difficult to guess what he thinks. His st
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Musharraf predicts PMLN to win KPK in 2018 polls

LONDON: Former President and chief of All Pakistan Muslim League Gen (rtd) Pervaiz Musharraf said that a Pakistan Muslim-Nawaz win from the Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa is open to possibility. Speaking in a press conference here, he said that Pakistan Peoples` Party and PML-N can win the next general elections. “There are 90 percent chances that PMLN wins from Punjab and PPP from Sindh,” he added. He said that a political force is needed in Pakistan to defeat PPP and PML-N. Responding over a question
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Police injured in clashes with Paris May Day protesters

One French police officer was seriously burnt and two others injured in clashes at a May Day demonstration in Paris on Monday in which protesters threw Molotov cocktails and other missiles, the police said. Television pictures showed policemen trying to shake flames from their riot gear, and of tear gas enveloping the streets around Paris' Bastille monument. This year's May Day came less than a week ahead of the final round of a presidential election where voters must choose between the far-ri
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Organ trafficking: Two doctors remanded into FIA?s custody

LAHORE: Two doctors, who were operating an illegal organ clinic, have been sent into the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on a four-day physical remand. A local court, which was hearing the case, was informed that a case has been registered against the suspects as per the Human Organ Transplant Act. The equipment seized from the suspects has been sent to Islamabad for DNA testing.   The FIA wanted 14-day physical remand of the suspects; however, court ordered four-day physica
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Pak Army rejects Indian accusations of LoC violation, killing of soldiers

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Monday categorically rejected Indian Army’s accusations of killing two members of an Indian army patrol near Line of Control. “Pakistan Army did not commit any ceasefire violation on line of control or a BAT action in Buttal sector (Indian Krishna Ghatti Sector) as alleged by India. Indian blame of mutilating Indian soldiers' bodies are also false”, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. “Pakistan Army is a highly professional force and shall nev
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Yasir Hussain?s absolutely offensive 'joke' on child abuse leads to uproar

Actor Yasir Hussain on Saturday night made a crass joke about child molestation that has caught social media in a whirlwind of anger. When Ahsan Khan went up to the stage to receive his Hum Award for his role in Udaari – which raised the ultra delicate and less-talked-about issue of child molestation – Hussain said, “Itna khobsurat child molester, kash main bhi bacha hota. (Seeing such a good-looking child molester, I wish I was a child too!)” While some media outlets reported that the audienc
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Writ of state largely restored, Pakistan progressing towards enduring peace: COAS  

BARA/RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that, with the write of the state large restored, Pakistan is progressing towards enduring peace and stability. The army chief said this while speaking to soldiers as he spent the day with troops deployed along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber tribal agency. During his time with troops in Khyber agency on Monday, the COAS was briefed about operational preparedness and improved border security measures inclu
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Power shortfall: Previous govts displayed criminal negligence, says CM Shehbaz

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Monday criticised the previous governments over electricity shortfall plaguing the country, saying that those in power back then displayed ‘criminal negligence’. CM Punjab was addressing a ceremony in Lahore on Labour Day, where he said that the previous governments did not make adequate measures to overcome the problem. “Had they focused on working rather than looting, the country wouldn’t have been in the dark,” said CM Shehbaz. In the old day
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Nisar says vulnerability of high-security sites raise questions on security agencies? performance

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that if security is not adequate in a high-security area like Wah Cantt, then it could raise a question mark on the performance of intelligence and security agencies. An intelligence report expressing fears of a terrorist attack in Wah Cantt citing fears that terrorists could carry out an attack at the POF complex in the Wah Cantt area at a Labour Day ceremony at the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) complex. Nisar said that he
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Deepika?s no-show at Priyanka?s party fuels fallout rumours

Leading Bollywood ladies Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra have been making headlines after they appeared in big Hollywood projects – namely Baywatch and xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, respectively – but Indian media is abuzz with entirely something else. Citing alleged fallout gossip due to professional tussle on an international level, various media outlets have been reporting that the two stunning actresses are not on good terms and that that’s why the Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani star was ab
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Pakistan edge closer to direct qualification for World Cup 2019

Eighth-ranked Pakistan have extended advantage over ninth-ranked West Indies in the new ICC ODI team rankings annual update released May 1. The lead takes the Green Shirts closer to direct qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, since England plus the next seven highest-ranked sides as on 30 September 2017 will qualify automatically for the Cup. Both Pakistan and West Indies have lost points following the update – Pakistan slipped from 90 points to 88 points and the West Indies slid
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Afghan leadership assures strengthening relations with Pakistan: Ayaz Sadiq

ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday said that the Afghan leadership has assured cooperation in cementing bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. "The entire political leadership of Pakistan spoke with one voice for developing meaningful partnership between Afghanistan and Pakistan,” the speaker said while talking to media after returning from high-level parliamentary delegation's visit to Afghanistan. Sadiq said it was time Pakistan moved forwa
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Fears of terror bid in Wah Cantt on Labour Day

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has shunned an intelligence report expressing fears of a terrorist attack in Wah Cantt, saying he along with two other federal ministers would attend a Labour Day ceremony at the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) complex today despite the security fears. Intelligence agencies had given a report to the Interior Ministry citing fears that terrorists could carry out an attack at the POF complex in the Wah Cantt area. Three federal minis
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The first win is the hardest, Lauda tells Bottas

SOCHI: Valtteri Bottas waited 81 races for his first Formula One win to come along but it will get easier for the Finn after Sunday's success in Russia, according to former world champion Niki Lauda. "To win the first grand prix...is always the most difficult one," the retired triple champion and non-executive chairman of Bottas's Mercedes team, told reporters. "This I know out of my own experience. So every one that comes next, for him his life is easier. He has proven that he can win. "As s
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Malaria, wiped out in US, still plagues American travelers

US public health officials declared victory over malaria in 1951, but the mosquito-borne disease continues to infect and kill American travellers, a new study shows. From 2000 through 2014, more than 22,000 people with malaria were hospitalised in the US, including 182 who died from it, according to estimates published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Using hospitalisation data, researchers found an average of more than 2,100 US malaria cases a year – nearly double the
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PPP to start anti-government campaign from May 4: Kaira

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab president Qamar Zaman Kaira has announced to start an anti-government campaign this week. Speaking at an event held to commemorate Labour Day, Kaira said his party would organise a camp outside Minar-e-Pakistan on May 4 aimed at toppling the government. “The PPP would announce its next plan of action against [the PML-N] on May 4,” he said, adding, “If Shehbaz Sharif can put up a camp then why not us?” Taking aim at the current regime, the fo
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'Latin Lover' Tops 'The Circle,' 'Fate of the Furious' Rides to Third Straight No. 1

LOS ANGELES (via Variety.com): It has become a familiar story – The Fate of the Furious is, once again, the box office champ. The massively-popular eighth episode in the Fast and Furious franchise earned $19.4 million this weekend from 4,077 locations, placing it securely in first place during a sputtering weekend, anticipating the summer season. After winning the domestic box office for three straight weeks, the Universal movie's US total stands at $192.7 million. Not only that, Fate's global
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People like Ayyan Ali are taking country's wealth outside: Imran

KARACHI: People like model Ayyan Ali are taking bags full of the country's wealth outside, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan while addressing traders on Monday. "The more the tax increases the more incidents of theft and robbery will increase in the country," he said, adding traders are not even ensured security in the country. "The country cannot prosper, where traders are under constant threat of their children being kidnapped." Imran also compared the powers given to rep
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Authorities fail to rescue teenager trapped in 50-feet deep well in Karachi

KARACHI: Authorities were unable to rescue a 19-year old boy who fell in a 50-feet deep well on Sunday afternoon in Karachi. Authorities failed to rescue the teenager, identified as Faizan, even after 18 hours had lapsed since the incident took place near Sassi Toll Plaza. Locals engaged in rescue activities near Ghaghar Phatak where the teenager fell into the well. The District Council Chairman Salman Murad visited the site of the incident; however, he took no concrete measures for a rescue
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Muslim comedian Hasan Minhaj tears down Trump policies, piece by piece

Hasan Minhaj, commonly known for his role of the correspondent on The Daily Show program, ripped apart US President Donald Trump and his policies at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which took place in Washington on Saturday. The 25-minute-long game of heated taunts was initiated brilliantly by Minhaj. “No one wanted to do this. So of course, it landed in the hands of an immigrant. That’s how it always goes down. [And] I’ll be known in a few weeks, no. 830-287,” he said. “In the age of
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India?s Champions Trophy pullout unlikely

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) will meet on Sunday to consider an additional revenue offer from the game´s world governing body but regardless of what decision they come to, a Champions Trophy pullout by the holders looks unlikely. Unaccustomed to being snubbed at the International Cricket Council (ICC) meetings, the BCCI was outvoted 13-1 last week in its bid to stall a new revenue model which considerably slashes India´s share from global events in the 2015-2023 cycle. Read more:
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CM Sindh announces to distribute Rs500m among labourers

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah announced on Monday to distribute Rs500 million among labourers in the form of marriage, death and education grants. Addressing an event held to commemorate Labour Day at CM House, the chief minister said Rs 1 billion have been planned for labourers by the Workers Welfare Board. "The remaining Rs500 million are in the pipeline and will be distributed by this year among labourers," he maintained. "In fact this event has not been held just to mark Lab
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?Baghdaddy?: New York turns Iraq war into musical

NEW YORK: The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an Off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and tragedy into a farce that offers potent messages for Donald Trump´s America. "Baghdaddy" officially opens on Monday, telling the true story of an Iraqi defector, code named Curveball, whose claims about weapons of mass destruction became justification for the US-led invasion in 2003. "If you put ´Hamilton´ and ´The Office´ in a blender you would have this show," says prod
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