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SC rejection of Qatari letter means Sharif lied in court: Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday accused Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of lying in court, saying that all five judges on the bench of the Panama Papers case had rejected the Qatari letter presented by the legal team of the PM's family. In a message sent out to his 5.3 million Twitter followers, Imran thanked party workers and supporters for "the record crowd that participated in launch of PTI's Go Nawaz Go campaign". Imran claimed that all five judges of

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Oxford University names rehearsal room after Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Britain’s Oxford University has announced to name one of its rehearsal rooms to honour Pakistani musician Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, making him the first South Asian artist to receive such a tribute. In this regard, Oxford University’s Faculty of Music has arranged a concert on May 25, wherein the famed singer will bring to stage the magic of the 600-year-old qawwali tradition. The event is geared to raise funds for the aforementioned department’s work and will be held in the institute’s Sheld

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PML-N threatens to drag Imran to court over claim of Rs10bn offer

LAHORE: Responding to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan's speech on Friday, Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said Imran Khan was about to fall in a hole he was digging for others. "PTI's legal accountability will start from May 3," he said. "If Khan is unable to validate his allegation of the Rs 10bn offer with a proof, we will take the liar to the legal and public's court." The minister remarked that disgrace and ill-fate are PTI's fate. "Imran and his comrades

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Karachi no longer held hostage by one man: Chaudhry Nisar

KARACHI: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, on Saturday, said that a single person had held Karachi hostage before the government was able to drive out criminals from the city. “One person held the city hostage; if he ordered the city to be set on fire, it was set on fire,” the minister said, referring to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder while addressing the Sindh Rangers’ passing out parade in Karachi. He said the decision to extend the paramilitary force’s special policing powers in Sin

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Heatwave to continue in Karachi for 3-4 days: Met department

KARACHI: The ongoing heatwave in the city is predicted to continue for three to four days, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) stated on Saturday. The hot and dry weather is forecasted to persist for at least the next 24 hours, it added. Temperatures are expected to go as high and low as 26° and 38-40° Celsius, respectively, Geo News reported. The humidity level in the air was registered at 69%, PMD mentioned. It was reported earlier that sea breeze – that usually keeps Karachi’s wea

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Blaze reignites in building on Karachi's I.I. Chundrigar Road

KARACHI: A fire that broke out early on Saturday at a building on I.I. Chundrigar road in Karachi, reignited after the fire department controlled. A man who was trapped inside the building was rescued, the fire department told Geo News. The man did not sustain any serious injuries.  Rescue activities are underway, as the fire department continues to make efforts to contain the fire.  Five fire tenders, a fire snorkel and water bouser fought the fire for three hours, on the fifteenth and sixte

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Fire doused at shoe shop, warehouse in Lahore

LAHORE: A fire broke out early morning in a shoe shop located in Lahore's Masti Gate, Moti Bazaar vicinity on Saturday. Fire brigade and rescue services promptly doused the fire. Images from fire in a shoe shop in Moti Bazaar The blaze erupted due to a short-circuit, rescue sources told Geo News. The fire gutted down the cardboard warehouse Read more: Blaze reignites in building on Karachi's I.I. Chundrigar Road Earlier at 2 AM, a fire erupted in a cardboard warehouse in the city. The f

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Blaze reignites at building on Karachi's I.I. Chundrigar Road

KARACHI: A fire that broke out early on Saturday at a building on I.I. Chundrigar road in Karachi, reignited after the fire department controlled. A snorkel, five fire trucks, and a water bouser fought the fire for three hours, on the fifteenth and sixteenth floor of Saima Trade Tower, following which it was reported under control. However, the blaze reignited an hour after it was reported under control by rescue sources.  The blaze erupted between 5.30 AM and 6.00 AM, rescue sources told Geo

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Fire breaks out at building on I.I. Chundrigar Road in Karachi

KARACHI: A fire broke out, early on Saturday, on the fifteenth and sixteenth floor of Saima Trade Tower on I.I. Chundrigar road in Karachi. The blaze erupted between 5.30 AM and 6.00 AM, rescue sources told Geo News. Firetrucks promptly reached the site within ten minutes after the fire brigade department was alerted. Five fire trucks engaged in dousing the fire for three hours, following which it was reported under control. No casualties were reported, however, two guards who were trapped o

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Four killed in Abbottabad road crash, several wounded

ABBOTTABAD: At least four people were killed and several wounded in a traffic accident in Abbottabad early Saturday, according to police and rescue sources. The incident took place near Havelian, when six vehicles, including a trailer and a van, collided with each other, police said. As a consequence, four people were reported killed in the wake of crash, rescue sources said. Scores of others were also said to be wounded in the mishap. The bodies and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.

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Prehistoric human DNA is found in caves without bones

International scientists have uncovered prehistoric human DNA from caves without bones, an advance that could shed new light on human history and evolution. The study published in the journal Science is based on 85 samples from sediments dating to the Pleistocene, a period that extended from 550,000 years ago until 14,000 year before the modern era. The samples came from eight caves in Belgium, Croatia, France, Russia and Spain. These archeological sites are already well known to have been oc

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Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough

Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices are too inaccurate to be useful, according to a small study. About 70 percent of the time, home monitors weren’t accurate within 5 mmHg, which is considered clinically important, researchers say. And 30 percent of the time the devices were 10 mmHg off the mark. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, "is the number one cause of death and disability in the world," s

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Deforestation from a tree's perspective at the TED conference

A pair of filmmakers at the prestigious TED Conference used virtual reality to allow people to experience the ravages of deforestation -- from the perspective of a tree. A presentation Thursday simply titled "Tree" combined sound, sight, smell and touch to let people feel first-hand what is lost when lush forest burns down. "It was very real: At one point I was going to take the headset off and ask about the fire," TED attendee Elle Luna said after trying "Tree." "Your thinking mind sort of st

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Dark political vision comes true in new Gorillaz album

Creating the latest album of his virtual band Gorillaz, Damon Albarn had what he considered a dark, sci-fi vision -- Donald Trump as president of the United States. Then it came true. "I wanted to make a kind of science fiction record. But more a social fiction, sort of anticipation," said the Britpop icon best known as the frontman of Blur. "There were several options and I chose the worst case scenario," he told AFP over a meal on a visit to Paris. "I wanted to make a social fiction record,

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MQM-London should now contest elections in UK, says Zubair

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair has said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London is not registered as a political party in Pakistan and so it should now contest election in the United Kingdom. The statement by the Sindh governor was made during a ceremony at the British High Commission here on the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. On the occasion, British Hugh Commissioner Thomas Drew and his deputy, Belinda Lewis, said that the UK wishes to coordinate with Pakistan regarding China-Paki

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Murray, Nadal reach Barcelona semi-finals

Andy Murray gained revenge on Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas and nine-time champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open on Friday. Ramos-Vinolas beat the world number one on Murray's return from an elbow injury in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters last week. He threatened to repeat that upset when he served for the match in the third set, but Murray battled back to edge out the world number 19 by 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) after three hours on court. "It was obvious

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Pope Francis pleads for 'holy' peace during Egypt visit

Pope Francis pleaded for peace in a visit to Egypt on Friday as he attended a service in solidarity with the embattled Coptic minority at a church bombed by Daesh. The pontiff walked to the Saint Peter and Saint Paul church in Cairo in a procession led by standard-bearing clergy, after meeting Coptic Pope Tawadros II at his headquarters. Security forces in the capital were on high alert under a state of emergency following a series of church bombings claimed by IS. On April 9, the militants b

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'Mentally ill' software engineer shoots man dead in Karachi

KARACHI: A 'mentally ill' software engineer gunned down a man in Karachi before being killed by police late Friday, officials said. Saqib Jamal, 30, reportedly fired four shots on a man, Wasim, who had come to his house in FB Area. The suspect later took his own family into hostage. Police, when informed, reached the site of incident, but they too were fired upon by the suspect, resulting in injuries to a cop. The suspect was eventually killed in retaliation by police. SP Gulberg Bashir Broh

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US growth hits 3-year low in Trump's first quarter

US growth slid to its lowest level in three years in the first quarter, a disappointing start to Donald Trump's presidency as it reaches the 100 day mark. GDP increased 0.7 percent in the first three months of the year as consumer spending and government expenditures tumbled to their lowest levels in years, the Commerce Department reported Friday, presenting preliminary data. Though only slightly below the 0.8 percent increase in the same quarter of last year, the result was down sharply from

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Brazil protesters, police clash in first general strike in decades

Brazilian protesters torched buses, clashed with police in several cities and marched on President Michel Temer's Sao Paulo residence on Friday amid the nation's first general strike in more than two decades. Unions called the strike to voice anger over Temer's efforts to push austerity measures through congress, bills that would weaken labour laws and trim a generous pension system. The blackened hulls of at least eight burned commuter buses littered central Rio de Janeiro as police launched

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Mourinho thanks Van Gaal for United spirit

Jose Mourinho's depleted Manchester United side face Swansea at Old Trafford on Sunday with the manager praising the spirit shown by his exhausted squad. Louis van Gaal, Mourinho's predecessor as United manager, is not remembered with any fondness by the majority of the club's supporters. But Mourinho believes the Dutchman succeeded in pulling together a squad of strong characters, although their resilience is now being tested as United maintain their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier L

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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile in defiance of world pressure

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a US push for tougher international sanctions to curb the Asian country's nuclear threat. "North Korea fired an unidentified missile from a site in the vicinity of Bukchang in Pyeongannam-do (South Pyeongan Province) early this morning," the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, adding that the missile "is estimated to have failed." A US defense official confirmed North Korea had fired a missile. The launch comes

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Car bomb blast kills three in central Baghdad: medics

BAGHDAD: A car bomb attack on a traffic police compound in central Baghdad Friday killed at least three people and wounded seven, security and medical sources said. The blast took place in Karrada, a neighbourhood that has been repeatedly targeted in recent years. "At least three people were killed and seven wounded," a hospital official told AFP. The toll was confirmed by a police official who said several policemen were among the victims. One of the deadliest bombings to hit Karrada occurr

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Marriyum relates Imran's popularity to persistent lies, provocative statements

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb, on Friday said PTI chief Imran Khan was becoming popular for continuously telling lies and making provocative statements. Commenting on the PTI’s rally in Islamabad, Marriyum said, “Imran Khan, I congratulate you for addressing once again the empty chairs in pitch-dark night illuminated with flood lights to conceal empty seats.” She said that Imran Khan had been restricted or detained at the international airpor

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Sharapova welcomes new anti-doping drive, happy for more tests

Maria Sharapova, who is rebuilding her career after a 15-month doping ban, on Friday welcomed plans to nearly double the number of annual drug tests and ramp up funding as part of a fresh drive to root out tennis cheats. The former world number one also said she was happy to be tested more. The new measures come into effect on May 1 and players will be scrutinised via a biological passport programme, while more samples will be placed into long-term storage, allowing reanalysis, officials said.

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