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Supreme Court once again rejects Nawaz Sharif's plea to merge corruption cases

Former PM Nawaz Sharif outside the accountability court hearing corruption references against him - File ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar once again rejected on Wednesday former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's plea to club the three corruption cases against him into one.  Nawaz, disqualified by the Supreme Court on July 28 last year in the Panama Papers case, had filed a petition in the apex court seeking to merge the three National Accountability Bureau (NAB) referen
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Ground breaking ceremony of PAF's Alamabad Welfare Project held at Swabi

ISLAMABAD: In a landmark event, PAF in collaboration with Rashidabad Memorial Welfare Organization (RMWO) launched a welfare project by the name of Alamabad near Swabi, on Tuesday. The mega project has been initiated for the welfare of the people of KPK in general and for the local populace of Swabi in particular, The News reported. Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman unveiled the plaque of Alamabad to mark the earth brea
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England's Hales turns back on Test cricket

Hales, who has registered 13 centuries in 107 first-class appearances, is slated to feature in the upcoming PSL  LONDON: Alex Hales has announced he is turning his back on Test cricket after signing a new limited-overs contract with county side Nottinghamshire following a similar decision by England team-mate Adil Rashid. Rashid last week said he intended to focus solely on shorter, white-ball cricket for Yorkshire this season and Hales has penned a deal until the end of the 2019 season that w
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Clooneys donate $500,000 to student gun reform march

George Clooney and his wife Amal, shown in this October 22, 2017 file photo, said they have been inspired by the "courage and eloquence" of the survivors of the latest US school shooting NEW YORK: Hollywood star George Clooney and his human rights lawyer wife Amal on Monday pledged $500,000 to help fund a student march on Washington, giving a huge boost to what is considered an unprecedented youth mobilisation against gun violence. The "March for Our Lives" is scheduled to take place on March 2
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Guess co-founder steps aside after groping claims from top model

Fashion giant Guess co-founder Paul Marciano. Image courtesy: The Blast via Getty LOS ANGELES: Paul Marciano, co-founder of fashion giant Guess, is relinquishing his day-to-day responsibilities after model Kate Upton accused him of grabbing her breasts and aggressively kissing her, the company said Tuesday. The 65-year-old Guess co-founder and creative director denies the allegations, but the company's board of directors has commissioned an investigation by outside lawyers into the claims of i
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Bitcoin nearly doubles in value from year's low hit in early February

A collection of Bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustration taken December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration1 NEW YORK: Bitcoin hit a three-week high on Tuesday and has surged nearly 100 percent from its lowest level this year, as its recovery continued after South Korea?s financial regulator eased its stance on cryptocurrencies, weeks after it considered shutting down digital currency exchanges. Analysts cited South Korean news agency Yonhap, which
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More bombs hit Syria's Ghouta, death toll highest since 2013

A young man rides a bicycle near damaged houses in the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh  BEIRUT: Pro-government forces pounded the rebel-held district of eastern Ghouta outside the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday, in a surge of violence that a war monitor said had killed at least 250 people since Sunday night. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was the highest 48-hour death toll in the Syria confli
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Trump moves to outlaw 'bump stocks' after Florida shooting

US President Donald Trump talks about banning devices that can be attached to semiautomatic guns to make them automatic, during a Public Safety Medal of Valor Awards Ceremony at the White House in Washington, US, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration would take steps to outlaw an accessory that enables a rifle to shoot hundreds of rounds a minute, as the White House added he may consider other firearms restrictions after la
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US says ready to talk Mideast peace; Abbas calls for conference

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, US, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson  UNITED NATIONS: The United States declared at the United Nations on Tuesday it was ?ready to talk? with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who rejected US-led Middle East peace efforts as ?impossible? after Washington?s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel?s capital. During a rare UN Security Council address, Abbas instead called
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Three alleged Daesh terrorists arrested in Lahore: CTD

File Photo LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested three alleged terrorists Tuesday night following a search operation carried out here in the city's Mughalpura area, a spokesperson for the force said. The three alleged terrorists are said to be part of Daesh, a militant outfit banned in Pakistan, the spokesperson noted. Explosive materials, weapons, and devices were also recovered from the detained suspects, the CTD official added.
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Messi breaks Chelsea duck to earn Barca 1-1 draw

Barcelona?s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their first goal against Chelsea with Andres Iniesta during the Champions League Round of 16 First Leg in Stamford Bridge, London, Britain, February 20, 2018. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers  LONDON: Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi finally opened his account against Chelsea with a 75th-minute equaliser to earn his side a 1-1 draw in a fascinating Champions League last 16, first leg duel at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Willian?s superb 62nd-mi
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Ronaldo rested for Leganes game, Modric and Marcelo injured

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo warms up before the La Liga Santander game against Real Betis in Estadio Benito Villamarin, Seville, Spain, February 18, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca  MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo will be absent from Real Madrid?s La Liga game at Leganes on Wednesday after being rested by coach Zinedine Zidane for the first time in the league this season. The Portugal forward missed Real?s first four games of the campaign due to suspension for pushing a referee but has started every le
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Tourists stranded as cyclone's tail hits New Zealand

Debris is carried by a river in Bainham, New Zealand, February 20, 2018. REUTERS via Facebook/Billy Haldane  WELLINGTON: Up to 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand's Golden Bay Wednesday after the remnants of Cyclone Gita buffeted the South Pacific nation, officials said. Authorities said they were considering sending ferries to ship the holiday-makers out of the remote South Island region after huge landslips closed the main highway. Elsewhere, the storm cut power to tens of thousand
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Sessions forms US cyber task force after election warnings

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends the National Sheriffs Association Winter Conference in Washington, US, February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files  WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced he would create a task force to examine how his Justice Department can better combat global cyber threats, including efforts to interfere with elections or damage critical infrastructure. Last week, leaders of US intelligence agencies warned that Russia will try to inter
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Tiger named as US Ryder Cup vice captain

Tiger Woods plays his shot from the ninth tee during the second round of the Genesis Open golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California, US, February 16, 2018. USA TODAY Sports/Orlando Ramirez/Files  Fourteen-times major winner Tiger Woods will serve as one of the vice-captains on the US Ryder Cup squad that will try to snap a 25-year drought on European soil later this year, Jim Furyk said on Tuesday. Furyk, who will serve as captain when holders United States battle
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'No consensus' on adding Pakistan to FATF watchlist: Khawaja Asif

Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov  PARIS: A US-sponsored resolution to the FATF to consider placing Pakistan on the watchlist of countries that financially aid terrorism remained inconclusive after the meeting here concluded on "no consensus", the country's foreign minister said. Khawaja Asif confirmed on Twitter that "no consensus [could be reached] for nominating P
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Adding Pakistan's name to FATF watchlist will impact war against terrorism: Ahsan Iqbal

PARIS: Pakistan's Interior Minister warned Tuesday night against adding the nation's name to a watchlist of countries that financially aid terrorism. Ahsan Iqbal, while speaking ahead of a meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), stressed that if Pakistan's name is added to the "watchlist", it will negatively impact the war against terrorism. FATF is a global body that combats terrorist financing and money laundering. Earlier, a delegation ? led by Syed Mansoor Shah, the Director-
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US president denies sexually harassing receptionist at Trump Tower

LEFT: Rachel Crooks speaks during the press conference held by women accusing Trump of sexual harassment in New York City, US, December 11, 2017. AFP/Getty Images North America/Monica Schipper/Files; RIGHT: US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington, US, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied allegations by a former receptionist that h
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US sanctions Burkina Faso-based group over terrorism threat

The United States has imposed sanctions on Burkina Faso-based Ansarul Islam, calling the militant group a terrorism threat after a string of attacks near the African country?s northern border with Mali, the US State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. The designation aims to deprive the group of resources by blocking any assets Ansarul Islam may have under US jurisdiction and prohibiting any Americans from entering in any transactions with the group.
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Sharif brothers want to dictate judgements again: Bilawal

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said the Sharif brothers want to "dictate judgements to the judiciary again." The PPP chairman, in his statement, said the Sharif family is not aware that Pakistan has changed. "We will not tolerate such attacks on or blackmailing the judiciary." He alleged that Sharif brothers had also been dictating verdicts against former premier Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari. Bilawal said that judges were blackmailed du
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Reham accuses Imran of being 'unfaithful': British media

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6b1fe3a5e8e832302c941a6283f20447.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMC8yMDE4IDU6MTM6MjIgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1VMVZPRUR3d0VmajBPSXZaaEt1Nlh3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Reham Khan, former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, has accused h
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Final list issued of candidates for Senate elections

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan issued on Tuesday a final list of candidates in the Senate elections on March 3. Sindh In the polling for assemblies in four provinces, 12 each from Sindh and Punjab, while 11 each from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan will contest. In the Senate elections, for Sindh?s 12 seats, 33 candidates will contest. Among those 33, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has 14 candidates, 12 from Pakistan People?s Party and three from Pak Sar Zameen Party. P
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Study finds new superbug typhoid strain behind Pakistan outbreak

LONDON: An outbreak of typhoid fever in Pakistan is being caused by an extensively drug resistant ?superbug? strain, a sign that treatment options for the bacterial disease are running out, scientists said on Tuesday. Researchers from Britain?s Wellcome Sanger Institute who analysed the genetics of the typhoid strain found it had mutated and acquired an extra piece of DNA to become resistant to multiple antibiotics. An outbreak of drug-resistant typhoid that began in Hyderabad in November 2016
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Constitution gives judiciary right to review legislation: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar Tuesday remarked that the constitution gives judiciary the right to review legislation made by the parliament. The remarks by the chief justice were made during hearing of media commission case by a three-member bench of the apex court. Justice Nisar said that he is again stating today, before media representatives, that the parliament is supreme, adding, "We have been told that we are interfering." "Parliament is supreme but there is ano
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Islamabad United?s Luke Ronchi expecting good competition in PSL 2018

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/46dbe46cce705d468d6d455c341eff09.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMC8yMDE4IDM6MDA6NDYgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT16RkxGcW5sZDNUUERxb2YzOGErWFhBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] DUBAI: New Zealand and Islamabad United player Luke Ronchi said on Tuesday that he is expect
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