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MQM-P's PIB faction elects Farooq Sattar as convener

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/aa6b2fb3baddc077f279c6e2eb2bd18e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xOS8yMDE4IDU6MDQ6NDAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1nM0RJRll5SDBuMnVRRjQyYnNEM0lnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan's (MQM-P) PIB faction on Sunday elected Dr Faro
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Rochdale stun Spurs to force FA Cup replay

Rochdale's players, and their mascot, celebrate after Ian Henderson scores the opening goal  LONDON: Lowly Rochdale scored deep into stoppage time to deny Tottenham Hotspur victory as their FA Cup fifth-round tie ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday. It seemed Spurs had done enough to book their place in the quarter-finals when in-form England striker Harry Kane, on as a substitute, scored from the penalty spot with two minutes of normal time remaining to make it 2-1 to the visitors. But R
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SC to resume hearing contempt cases against Tallal, Daniyal today

State Interior Minister Tallal Chaudhry (left) and Federal Privatisation Minister Daniyal Aziz. Photo: File    ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will resume hearing today the contempt of court cases against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Tallal Chaudhry and Daniyal Aziz today. The apex court had initiated contempt proceedings against Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudhry on account of "derogatory and contemptuous speeches/statements" with regard to the court, accordin
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Florida students to march on Washington in call for gun reform

The "March for Our Lives" will take place on March 24, with sister rallies planned across the country, a group of students told ABC News? "This Week."  WASHINGTON: Students who survived a mass shooting at their Florida school on Sunday announced plans to march on Washington in a bid to "shame" politicians into reforming laws that make firearms readily available. The "March for Our Lives" will take place on March 24, with sister rallies planned across the country, a group of students told ABC N
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Iran postpones hunt for plane lost in mountain blizzard

Relatives of passengers onboard a plane that crashed in Iran gather near Tehran's Mehrabad airport  TEHRAN: The hunt for a plane that disappeared with 66 people onboard in Iran´s Zagros mountains was stopped until morning as blizzard conditions made progress impossible for rescue teams, state television said Sunday. "With the wind intensifying, and with snow, rain and darkness, it is not possible for rescue and relief teams to reach high altitudes and the search operation has been postponed un
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Kohli limps off as India beat South Africa in first T20

Shikhar Dhawan turns the ball towards the leg side/BCCI Virat Kohli limped off the field before India completed another dominant performance over South Africa in the first Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were mainly responsible for India?s 28-run win, just two days after the tourists completed a 5-1 thrashing of the hosts in a one-day international series. India captain Kohli left the field 13 overs into South Africa?s innings aft
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Oxfam says former Haiti director admitted hiring sex workers

LONDON: The former Oxfam country director at the centre of a prostitution scandal admitted to paying for *** at his charity-funded residence during an internal inquiry into the allegations, a report released Monday by the British organisation said. Roland van Hauwermeiren, who led Oxfam's team in Haiti, was one of three staff members who resigned over allegations they hired young *** workers following the devastating 2010 earthquake there. The 68-year-old Belgian has denied organising orgies
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England win battle, but Munro ensures New Zealand win the war

Colin Munro goes aerial, New Zealand v England, Trans-Tasman T20 tri-series, Hamilton, February 18, 2018/AFP/Getty Images HAMILTON: An aggressive Colin Munro belted New Zealand into the Twenty20 tri-series final against Australia despite England claiming their final round-robin match by two runs in Hamilton on Sunday. Munro plundered the England attack at the top of the New Zealand innings, equalling the sixth-fastest half-century of all time in cricket´s shortest form as he raced past 50 in j
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Hospitalized older adults less often tested for flu

Even though elderly people have the highest rates of hospitalization and death from influenza, a US study suggests that older patients may be less likely to get tested for flu in the hospital. Researchers examined data on 1,422 adults hospitalized with a respiratory illness or a high fever at four hospitals in Tennessee during the flu seasons from 2006 to 2012. The study team tested all the patients for influenza, regardless of whether the patients? doctors had ordered tests. Overall, only 399
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PTI confirms Imran Khan's marriage with Bushra Maneka

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has confirmed party chairman Imran Khan?s third marriage with Bushra Maneka. The party issued pictures of Imran's nikah with Bushra Maneka, in which close relatives of Bushra Bibi are seen. Imran?s political secretary Awn Chaudhry is also witnessed in the images. Imran's friend Zulfi Bukhari and Awn Chaudhry confirmed that the nikah was solemnised by Mufti Saeed in Lahore on Sunday (today).
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Skiers caught in Swiss avalanche rescued: police

File photo VIENNA: Two skiers who were caught in an avalanche in Switzerland near the border with France have been rescued with only minor injuries, police in the canton of Valais said on Sunday. The police initially reported that 10 people were missing but revised that down to two, saying a member of the group who called in the accident was unaware most of the group were safe. A police spokesman also said the group were on touring skis, which can be used to climb and descend slopes, not hikin
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Imran objects to Supreme Court's verdict in Panama case

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Sunday objected to Supreme Court's verdict in Panama Papers leaks case, which disqualified Nawaz Sharif on the basis of Iqama. In an interview with a private news channel, Khan said the court gave a "weak verdict" on the basis of Iqama (employment contract), instead of Panama Papers. On July 28, 2017, Nawaz Sharif had stepped down as the prime minister of Pakistan after being disqualified from holding public office by the Supreme Cou
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Prosperity can?t come in Nawaz, Zardari governments: Maulana Fazl

HYDERABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) leader Maulana Fazl ur Rehman said on Sunday said that prosperity can?t come in the country under the governments of Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari. The JUI-F leader speaking in a party gathering said that he has always raised its voice against the prevailing feudalism in Sindh. He added that the poor farmers of the province are forced to work under the feudals, adding that the government has invested all its resources on counter-terrorism initiat
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FC Balochistan conducts IBOs, five terrorists apprehended: ISPR

QUETTA: Frontier Corps Balochistan conducted on Sunday Intelligence-based operations in various parts of Balochistan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations statement. According to the army?s media cell, the security personnel apprehended five terrorists during raids in the province?s Bostan, Dera Murad Jamali, Sibi, Pishin, Lehri and Chathar areas. A huge amount of arms and ammunition including rockets, sub-machine guns, mines, and explosives were recovered, said the ISPR statement. The IB
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COAS offers condolences over loss of lives in Iran plane crash

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed his condolences on the loss of lives in tragic Iranian plane crash, informed Pakistan Armed Forces spokesperson Major Gen Asif Ghafoor. All 66 passengers and crew aboard a plane that crashed in central Iran on Sunday are believed to have been killed. The plane operated by Iranian carrier Aseman Airlines crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Semirom after taking off from Tehran?s Mehrabad air
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Poland PM's comments on 'Jewish perpetrators' not Holocaust denial: government statement

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visits the Ulma Family Museum of Poles Who Saved Jews during WWII in Markowa, Poland February 2, 2018.    WARSAW: Poland?s government said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki?s comments saying Jews were perpetrators in World War Two as well as Poles and others, which were condemned by Israel, were not intended to deny the Holocaust. Poland sparked international criticism over its stance on the facts of the Holocaust when it passed a law imposing jail t
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Salman Mujahid cries character assassination, seeks probe into 'fake' video

MQM-P lawmaker Salman Mujahid Baloch. KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) lawmaker Salman Mujahid Baloch Sunday appealed to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general to take notice of a "fake" video being spread on social networking platforms aimed at his character assassination. In his statement, Baloch denied any links to the video being spread on social networking sites and in Whatsapp groups. "This is a fake video and it does not feature me," he said. The MQM
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Question of Maryam?s leadership never came up in party: PM Abbasi

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi speaking to Geo News. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Friday that Nawaz Sharif is the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the question about Maryam Nawaz?s leadership has not yet surfaced as she doesn?t hold any party position and is nor an elected member. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Geo News, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan should exp
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Iran's Zarif says Israel's 'myth of invincibility' has crumbled

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018. REUTERS  MUNICH: Iran?s Foreign Minister said on Sunday the shooting down of an Israeli jet after it bombed an Iranian site in Syria had shattered Israel?s ?so-called invincibility?, reacting to a critical speech delivered earlier by Israel?s premier. ?Israel uses aggression as a policy against its neighbours,? Mohammad Javad
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Amitabh Bachchan writes unique 'job application' to work with Katrina, Deepika

Bollywood?s beloved superstar Amitabh Bachchan?s unique job application has left a smile on the faces of his fans and followers on twitter. The megastar took to the micro-blogging website to share a picture of a news piece on how the two leading ladies of Bollywood, Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif, are too tall for actors like Aamir Khan and Shahid Kapoor. Bachchan shared a unique solution for the ?height problem? along with his ?job application.? Amitabh Bachchan wrote: ?Job Application :
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Will act if necessary not just against Iran?s proxies but against Iran itself: Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu holding what he said was a piece of the Iranian drone shot down by Israel. Photo: MSC  MUNICH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would act against Iran, not just its allies in the Middle East, if needed, reiterating that Tehran was the world?s greatest threat. Holding a piece of what he said was an Iranian drone after its incursion into Israeli airspace earlier this month, Netanyahu told the Munich Security Conference: ?Israel will not allo
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India's City Union Bank CEO says suffered cyber hack via SWIFT system

A man using a mobile phone passes the logo of global secure financial messaging services cooperative SWIFT at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Canada Oct 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters  MUMBAI: India?s City Union Bank said on Sunday that ?cyber criminals? had hacked its systems and transferred nearly $2 million through three unauthorised remittances to lenders overseas via the SWIFT financial platform. The comments come after the small private lender on Saturday had disclosed i
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Two Palestinian teenagers killed as Israel strikes Gaza 'in retaliation'

A wounded Palestinian man arrives at the Rafah hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 17, 2018. Photo: AFP  GAZA: Israeli fire killed two Palestinian teenagers in Gaza, local health officials said on Sunday, after Israel launched attacks against 18 targets allegedly belonging to militant groups in the enclave in response to an explosion that wounded four Israeli soldiers. The flare-up, which started on Saturday and had died down by Sunday morning, was one of the biggest in the Gaza S
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Canada?s Trudeau begins India trip with Taj Mahal visit

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with his family in front of Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Photo: Reuters AGRA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau toured on Sunday the Taj Mahal with his wife and children as he began a week-long visit to promote trade and investment with India. Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire and their three children posed for a family portrait before marvelling at the legendary marble monument frequently visited by foreign leaders during roadshows to India. It was Tru
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Final round of Cholistan Desert Rally underway

geo_embedgallery Gallery photos: Geo News The final round of the thirteenth four-day Cholistan Desert Rally is underway in the Cholistan Desert. One hundred and seventeen motor drivers, including three female and three foreigners, are participating in different rounds of the rally. Following the first vehicle's flag-off at 8am tod
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