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Chief justice LHC appointed as Supreme Court judge

ISLAMABAD: The chief justice of Lahore High Court, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, stated a notification issued from the Ministry of Law and Justice Saturday. According to the notification, Justice Mansoor Ali has been replaced by a Lahore High Court judge, Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali, as chief justice of the said court. Besides, six persons have been appointed for a year as the additional judges of Sindh High Court. Those appointed include Kausar Sul
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2014 sit-in: ATC summons PTI?s Qureshi in case lodged against govt

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday summoned the petitioner, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in the murder case lodged against Nawaz Sharif and others on Saturday. The case was lodged after protesters were killed during the opposition's 2014 Islamabad sit-in.  Qureshi was sent the summons for February 26.  The police have submitted a report to the court pleading for the dismissal of the case due to lack of evidence. The report stated that the charges against the a
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Stage actress Sunbul shot dead in Mardan

MARDAN: A stage actress, Sunbul, was killed in an armed attack on Saturday, confirmed police officials.  Police officials said that up to three attackers entered the actress' residence in the city's Maltoon Town area and opened fire, fatally injuring the actress.  The attackers managed to flee after the attack. 
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PTI to support JUI-S chief Sami-ul-haq in Senate elections: sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f09e0f2a8eb83591be27a87a0adbde27.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8zLzIwMTggMTA6NTQ6MzQgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WN0hJTlJiWkpYQ0IwNlZON295c1pBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to support Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI
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Preserved in time: WWII bunker hidden under Paris train station

Originally built a few years before World War II for luggage storage, the underground bunker was repurposed after war broke out. Photo: AFP  PARIS: It lies hidden deep beneath Paris's bustling Gare de l'Est railway station, its sprawling subterranean rooms and sparse furniture pristinely preserved if a little dusty. Originally built a few years before World War II for luggage storage, the underground bunker was repurposed after war broke out. French railway historian Clive Lamming said its 19
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Saad Rafique says PML-N respects judiciary

Rafique said the present political situation in the country is the result of those using judiciary as a platform [to further their vested interests]-Photo:File1 MULTAN: Senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Saad Rafique on Saturday said that his party respects the judiciary and he has been jailed for efforts for restoration of judiciary. Addressing media here, the railways minister said Parliament, like the judiciary, also deserves respect, adding that any discord between institut
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Nawaz, Shehbaz products of dictatorship: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed remarked that his political opponents Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif are products of dictatorship. While speaking to media outside the Supreme Court, Sheikh Rasheed said that the remarks made by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz against the Supreme Court are quite embarrassing, adding that there is no hope for people such as Nehal Hashmi and Tallal Chaudhry. He also remarked that he is going to the apex court to unveil the LNG
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Supreme Court slams KDA over inaction in illegal encroachments case

KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday chided the Sindh government for failing to get thousands of amenity plots cleared of illegal encroachments in the city. Resuming hearing of the case at the Supreme Court?s Karachi Registry, a two-judge bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Maqbool Baqar expressed annoyance at the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) for failing to clear public recreational places of illegal encroachments and 'china cutting' (illegal carving). Justice Gulzar obs
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Karan Johar?s stylish makeover has the internet smitten

Karan Johar turned a lot of heads with his new futuristic yet suave avatar on the third day of Lakme Fashion Week, being held in India. Photo: Lakme Fashion Week  Karan Johar turned a lot of heads with his new futuristic yet suave avatar on the third day of Lakme Fashion Week, being held in India. The 44-year-old filmmaker went all out while walking the ramp for designer Falguni Shane Peacock. Karan Johar dazzled the runway dressed in a spectacular silver and black jacket but it was his out-o
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Aisam, Aqeel steer Pakistan to 3-0 win in Davis Cup Group I tie

Aisam ul Haq (L), Aqeel Khan (R)/File photo ISLAMABAD: Pakistan beat South Korea in the doubles contest to win the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tie by 3-0 at the Pakistan Sports Complex today. Aisam and Aqeel beat their South Korean rivals Soon Woo Kwon and Lim Yong Kyu 7-6, 6-4 (8-6) in the doubles to claim a 3-0 win in the tie. In the first match of the tie on Friday, Aisam had defeated the visitors? top player Soon Woo Kwon 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(8-6). In the second singles match, Aqeel had overco
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Poland's Mackiewicz: free spirit in love with 'killer mountain'

Picture taken on May 20, 2016 in Warsaw shows Polish mountaineer Tomasz Mackiewicz - AFP WARSAW: Polish mountaineer Tomasz Mackiewicz, whom France's Elisabeth Revol was forced to leave behind weak and bleeding on a Himalayan peak nicknamed "killer mountain" to save her own life, made a name for himself as a free spirit. "We've lost one of the most free and independent men out there," Polish mountaineer Wojciech Kurtyka said. Revol was facing death on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat when Polish elite
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India beat Australia to clinch ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup

This is India's record-breaking fourth ICC U-19 World Cup title  India thrashed Australia by eight wickets to lift a record-breaking fourth ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup title on Saturday. Given a lacklustre target of 217 by Australia, India sailed to a comfortable World Cup victory, driven along by an unbeaten 101 from Manjot Kalra. HM Desai contributed 47 not out. Deciding to bat first in overcast conditions at Mount Maunganui, Australia, on the back of two strong partnerships and a fightin
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US teen who stabbed classmate to please fictional character handed 40 years in mental hospital

Morgan Geyser and her friend Anissa Weier were both 12-years-old when they stabbed classmate Payton Leutner 19 times in 2014 in a woodland area near their home in a suburb of Milwaukee-BBC/Police photo  CHICAGO: One of two US girls who pleaded guilty to stabbing their friend to appease a fictional internet character, was sentenced to 40 years in a mental hospital on Thursday. Morgan Geyser and her friend Anissa Weier were both 12-years-old when they stabbed classmate Payton Leutner 19 times i
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Shah Rukh Khan takes Anushka and Katrina for a ride around town

Shah Rukh Khan in Zero teaser  Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif seem to be having the time of their lives on the sets of their upcoming film ?Zero?. The star trio recently went around the city of Mumbai in a rickshaw ride, and shared a snap from their adventure on social media. ?Best memories begin with insane ideas...Girls taking me along for a ride called #Zero @aanandlrai #Katrina @AnushkaSharma,? tweeted Shah Rukh Khan. ?The best ride in town with these t
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SC summons audit report in substandard stents case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the attorney general to submit the audit report pertaining to stents for cardiac patients in the country within a week. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar, resumed the hearing of the suo motu case pertaining to unregistered stents in the country. A coronary stent is a tube-shaped device placed in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart, to keep the arteries open in the treatment of coronary heart
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Anonymous bitcoin philanthropist donates $5 million to medicine foundation

A small toy figure is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency in this illustration picture, December 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files LONDON: An anonymous benefactor has donated $5 million (3.53 million pounds) in bitcoin to the California-based Open Medicine Foundation, the non-profit research organisation said on Friday. The OMF said it had received $4 million on Friday ? having received $1 million from the same donor last month ? via the account that it holds
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Apple overtakes Samsung in shrinking smartphone market: survey

WASHINGTON: Apple overtook Samsung in the fourth quarter as the largest smartphone producer in a declining global market for handsets, research firm IDC said Friday. A survey by IDC showed Apple -- which reported its quarterly data Thursday -- led all vendors with 77.3 million iPhones sold, giving it a 19.2 percent market share. Even though Apple´s fourth-quarter unit sales were down 1.3 percent from a year earlier, it was able to move ahead of South Korea´s Samsung, whose 74.1 million devices
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Tillerson warns Mexico to watch Russian election meddling

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a joint news conference in Mexico City, Mexico, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero  MEXICO CITY: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Mexico on Friday to pay attention to Russian meddling in elections around the world, following comments from another US official that there were signs of such interference in the country?s presidential race. Speaking in Mexico City, Tillerson said European counterparts had noticed that Russia had its f
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In first, Olympics chiefs invite Vatican 'God Squad' to IOC session

The Olympic rings ? with the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in the background ? at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, PyeongChang, South Korea, February 2, 2018. USA TODAY Sports/Rob Schumacher  VATICAN CITY: Some go for gold. Others go for God. For the first time, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has invited the Vatican to send a delegation to its general meeting next week in South Korea ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Games. The Vatican newspaper l?Osservatore Romano reporte
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Highs and heists: Where is cryptocurrency heading?

A Bitcoin (virtual currency) coin placed on Dollar banknotes is seen in this illustration picture, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files  TOKYO: A hacking theft that netted $530 million, a ban on Facebook advertising, regulation even in Russia, and more wild price swings: despite another stomach-churning week for cryptocurrencies, analysts say they are here to stay. While headline-grabbing hacks like that suffered by Japan?s Coincheck are likely to attract the attention of r
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CJP to head National Judicial Policymaking Committee meeting today

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar will preside over the meeting, to be held in the Supreme Court-Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policymaking Committee (NJPC) will hold a meeting on Saturday (today) to overview the performance of the judiciary in the country. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar will preside over the meeting, to be held in the Supreme Court. The meeting will discuss various matters pertaining to the judiciary, including recommendations to check delays in court cases. The
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Cheating encouraged in new Monopoly version

WASHINGTON: Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200: Just steal it. A new version of the decades-old board game Monopoly encourages players to cheat, but plastic handcuffs will leave them "locked up" if they are caught. The aim of the game remains as it has been since its creation in 1935: to become the richest player through buying properties and collecting rent. But a recent study "revealed that nearly half of game players attempt to cheat during Monopoly games, so in 2018, Hasbro decided it wa
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Spice Girls announce plans to work together again

The British 1990s pop phenomenon - Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Horner - plan to reunite  LONDON: The Spice Girls got back together on Friday for the first time since 2012 and announced plans to explore "incredible new opportunities" in the future. The British 1990s pop phenomenon -- Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Horner -- reunited at Horner´s house north of London, along with their former manager Simon Fuller
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Asma Rani murder case: Close aide of main suspect arrested

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/9694fe3e9d543df9d9d88640dff2e15c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8zLzIwMTggNTo1MzowMSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUE3eEJaWEJXWnRGbmZ2TW5vMzcvcFE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KOHAT: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a close accomplice of the prime suspect M
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