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Three dead in Israeli attack on Syria military camp

DAMASCUS: An Israeli attack on a Syrian camp for pro-government forces killed three fighters near the Golan Heights on Sunday, an official from the forces said. The official told AFP that two fighters were also wounded in the attack on the Al-Fawwar camp near Quneitra in southwestern Syria, adding that it was unclear whether the damage was inflicted by an air strike or shelling. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group confirmed the early Sunday attack but had no further detail
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Bad corporate debts holding back India?s growth

NEW DELHI: The recent arrest of Vijay Mallya highlighted the problem of bad loans in India, but analysts say the tycoon´s unpaid debts are just the tip of an iceberg that is already holding back the country´s economic growth. The multimillionaire owner of a Formula One team and founder of the Kingfisher beer brand was arrested on Tuesday in Britain, where he fled a year ago after allegedly defaulting on loans from Indian state banks worth more than $1 billion. From the mid-2000s onwards, Mally
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North Korea says ready to strike US aircraft carrier

SEOUL: North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a US aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, as two Japanese navy ships joined a US carrier group for exercises in the western Pacific. US President Donald Trump ordered the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group to sail to waters off the Korean peninsula in response to rising tension over the North's nuclear and missile tests, and its threats to attack the United States and its Asian allies. The United States has not specified w
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Mashal murder case: Police arrest AWKUM employee who incited mob

MARDAN: An employee of Abdul Wali Khan University, wanted for inciting the mob to murder Mashal Khan over unfounded blasphemy allegations, has been arrested, Mardan police said on Sunday. The latest arrest of AWKUM employee, identified as Bilal Baksh, has taken the tally of total suspects in police custody to 34. According to Mardan DPO Mian Saeed, Bilal, a computer operator at the university, shouted slogans calling for the murder of Mashal Khan and incited the mob, which was beginning to gat
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Another case of Congo virus detected in Balochistan

QUETTA: A new case of Congo virus has been confirmed in Kohlu area of Balochistan, local hospital sources said on Sunday. A patient suspected of suffering from the Congo virus was admitted to Fatima Jinnah hospital three days ago. The patient remains under treatment at the hospital and has been declared to be out of danger, the sources said. This is the second case of the Congo virus reported in Balochistan during the ongoing month. At least 30 cases of the virus were detected in the province
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After Nawaz, Zardari's turn next for accountability: Imran Khan

DADU: Imran Khan on Sunday said that after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari's turn to be held accountable for corruption. Addressing members of the press in Dadu, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman alleged that the PM and Zardari were both corrupt. "Zardari has stolen the nation's money, it is his turn now," Khan said. "This country is being looted since the past 25 years." Commenting on the Supreme Court (SC) verdict on the Panam
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Go Nawaz Go to start from Friday: PTI Chairperson Imran Khan

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan said Go Nawaz Go will start from Friday. He said this while silencing the crowd that was chanting the slogan at the under-23 games at Hayatabad Sports Complex on Tuesday.   On the occasion, Imran congratulated Younis Khan on being the first Pakistani cricketer to make 10,000 runs in test cricket. "Sports is very necessary in life as it teaches you, not only how to win but to also accept your defeat," Imran said. "Had I not been involved
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Pakistani-American makes large investment in Detroit?s automotive sector

DETROIT: US auto parts maker Flex-N-Gate owned by Pakistani-American Shahid Khan will build a plant in Detroit in what local officials described on Monday as the first new investment by an automotive supplier in decades for Motor City, the cradle and former beating heart of the car industry. "This is the largest automotive supplier investment in Detroit in more than 20 years," Mayor Mike Duggan said at a groundbreaking ceremony under a light blue spring sky on Detroit's northeast side. "We're s
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Panama Verdict Polled: Majority believe verdict was 'in favour' of PM

55 percent respondents to a survey on the Panama case believe that the verdict was in favour of the Prime Minister while only 14 percent believe it was against him, the recent research revealed. The Supreme Court Announced its verdict on the Panama Papers case on April 20.  It announced a Joint Investigation Team would be formed to further probe the involvement of Sharif family in the Panama Gate scandal. Two of the judges of the bench were in favour of de-notifying the prime minister,
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Trump expresses good wishes, especially for PM Nawaz Sharif: Aizaz Chaudhry

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ambassador-designate to Washington Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry Monday called on United States President Donald Trump and presented him his credentials. “I presented my credentials to the US President Donald Trump today in a prestigious ceremony today,” the ambassador said in an exclusive conversation with Geo News. “I conveyed best wishes to the US president on behalf of Pakistan’s leadership and people and expressed the desire that the ties between the two countries
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Samsung's Galaxy 8 breaks Samsung's record of pre-orders

Just when the Galaxy S8 was finally available for general purchase last week, the flagship broke sales records before shipping a single unit. Amazing? Isn't it? Pre-orders for the S8 and S8+ were up 30 percent from last year's number of reservations for the S7 and S7 Edge, according to a statement Samsung provided us via email. While concrete sales numbers weren't disclosed, the company said the S8 had the most successful pre-sale period for a smartphone in Samsung's history.  The phone has
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China targets 35 million vehicle sales by 2025, NEVs to make up one-fifth

SHANGHAI: China is targeting 35 million vehicle sales by 2025 and wants new energy vehicles (NEVs) to make up at least one-fifth of that total, the industry ministry said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a market "road map" that China's urbanization drive and the overseas expansion of its automakers would help drive annual vehicle sales up around 25 percent from last year's total. Automakers in China, the world's largest automobile market with sales of 28
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North Korea puts on live-fire drill as US sub docks in South

SEOUL: North Korea conducted a big live-fire exercise on Tuesday to mark the foundation of its military, media reported, as a US submarine docked in South Korea in a show of force amid growing concern over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs. The port call by the USS Michigan came as a US aircraft carrier strike group steamed toward Korean waters and as the top envoys for North Korea policy from South Korea, Japan, and the United States met in Tokyo. Fears have risen in recent weeks that
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All eyes on Stuttgart as Sharapova poised for return

Not much fazes Roberta Vinci after 16 years on Tour but the maelstrom swirling around her opening match in Stuttgart against Maria Sharapova will test even the Italian's vast experience. Her 946th singles might ordinarily have been one to chalk off and forget about but standing over the other side of the net on Wednesday will be the former world number one on her return from a 15-month doping ban. Whatever else is happening on any other tennis court in the world will become irrelevant as Russi
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Elton John recovering from 'potentially deadly' bacterial infection

Elton John spent two nights in intensive care with a potentially deadly bacterial infection and has canceled all his concerts for the rest of April and May, his publicist said on Monday. The British musician, 70, became "violently ill" on a flight home from his recent South American tour, spokeswoman Fran Curtis said in a statement. The "Rocket Man" singer spent two nights in intensive care in the UK and is resting at home after being released on Saturday, the statement said. The infection wa
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Four TTP terrorists sentenced by military courts hanged: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Four hardcore terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism were executed at a jail in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, according to an ISPR press release. The convicts, found guilty of involvement in the killing of innocent civilians, attacking armed forces of Pakistan, and law enforcement agencies  (LEAs) were tried by military courts and awarded the death sentence.  Rehman Ud Din (son of Moamber) was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakist
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French artist succeeds in hatching eggs after one week

French artist Abraham Poincheval, who famously spent a week inside a rock and two weeks inside a bear sculpture, has succeeded in hatching chicken eggs after incubating them for some three weeks. Poincheval embarked on his latest project in late March of imitating a mother hen by incubating some 10 eggs with his own body heat inside a glass vivarium at Paris' Palais de Tokyo contemporary art museum. At the time, he estimated it would take 21-26 days for the eggs to hatch and the first did so
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WATCH: Nawazuddin Siddiqui reveals his true identity in this video

The Badlapur actor has come up with a perfect response to Sonu Nigam amidst the Azaan controversy. Recently, a new video was shared by Nawazuddin Siddiqui on his social media account where he attempts to strike at the heart of secularism. The Bollywood actor also makes an emotional appeal in the video which directly gets in the heart of the viewer. Nawaz made the video with Magic If Films (Shamas N Siddiqui who the business manager for the actor) and is titled Sixteen Point Six Six. The vide
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French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen steps down as her party's leader

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen stepped down as head of National Front on April 24. Pen announced her decision to temporarily “take leave” of the presidency of the National Front, the party founded by her father, remaining only the presidential candidate, after storming into the second round of the French presidential election. Ms Le Pen tweeted: “I take leave of the presidency of the @FN_officiel: I am only the candidate for the presidential.” "Je me mets en congé de la
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Final phase of sixth census begins across Pakistan

The second and final phase of the sixth national housing and population census began on Tuesday in 87 districts of the country. Addressing a news briefing in Islamabad, Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa said 87 districts including 21 each in Punjab and Sindh, 12 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, six Agencies of FATA, 17 in Balochistan and five each in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan will be covered in this phase. “The second phase will continue till May 24,” Bajwa said. Read more: SC dismisses requ
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Fires erupt at two different godowns in Karachi

KARACHI: Fires erupted in two different warehouses in Karachi late Monday, according to firefighting officials. A blaze erupted inside a tyre warehouse in Mauripur area. Fire tenders faced shortage of water, due to which water bowsers were called in, said Chief Fire Officer Tehseen Ahmed. Ahemd said the blaze in Mauripur is of third degree. Meanwhile, another blaze was reported in a tent godown in Malir's Memon Goth area. Three fire tenders are busing in extinguishing the fire. The chief fir
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Pakistan eye win as Shah strong, Misbah left on 99

KINGSTON: Yasir Shah ripped through the top order of the West Indies second innings in the final session of another long day to put Pakistan on course for victory at the end of the fourth day of the first Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Monday. After captain Misbah ul Haq became just the sixth batsman in Test history to be left stranded on 99 not out as Pakistan were dismissed for 407 in their first innings, the hosts, trailing by 121 runs, were reduced to 93 for four at stumps with Shah taki
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I will unconditionally stand with MQM-P if they resign from assemblies, says Kamal

KARACHI: Chairman Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Mustafa Kamal has said that he will stand ‘unconditionally’ with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) if the party resigns from all the assemblies. Speaking on Geo News' program 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath,' Kamal said: “If they (MQM-P) collectively resigns, the government will shake. It will be an international news that lawmakers from a party resign for the rights of a city. “I will then unconditionally stand with them,” he said, “I will be with
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Dawn leaks inquiry committee recommends Fatemi's removal as PM's aide

KARACHI: The inquiry committee formed to probe Dawn leaks has recommended in its report to remove PM's aide on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi and Rao Tehseen from their posts, sources confided to Geo News late Monday. The English-language daily, Dawn, had published a story on October 6, in which journalist Cyril Almeida had written about an alleged civil-military rift during the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting over the issue of tackling jihadi outfits. The story drew an outpour of crit
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Half of Brits back May ahead of snap vote: poll

LONDON: Half of Britons back Prime Minister Theresa May´s Conservatives ahead of a snap general election in June, according to a new opinion poll published Sunday. Polling company ComRes, which conducted the survey for the Sunday Mirror tabloid, said it was the first time the Conservatives had reached the symbolic 50 percent support mark since January 1991. The online poll put the Tories up four points on the previous week, while the main opposition Labour party was unchanged on 25 percent. T
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