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Faryal Talpur won't contest Senate election, says Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Thursday that MNA Faryal Talpur will contest an election for Sindh Assembly, and not the Senate. Speaking on Geo News show Capital Talk, the PPP chairman refuted the reports of MNA Faryal Talpur contesting senate elections, saying it was a perfect example of fake news. ?Fake News is nothing new for us in Pakistan, especially PPP has been affected by it in the past,? Bilawal said, when asked about spread of fake news
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Heads of electric supply companies removed over skyrocketing rockets

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1b4091df67a877f3c12b719a2ef67dc2.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xLzIwMTggMjo1MDo0MiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUdBZFdnQWhiczhWeUJvRGVZS1FhQVE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: The power division has removed from position heads of four electric supply compan
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Imran congratulates SC after Hashmi's disqualification

Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan. File photo ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated the Supreme Court for disqualifying PML-N's Nehal Hashmi for "his abuse and threats to the senior judiciary and their families". The apex court earlier today announced its verdict in the contempt case of Senator Nehal Hashmi, sentencing him to one-month imprisonment and Rs50,000 fine. The court also ruled that Hashmi stood disqualified from holding public off
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CAS overturns doping bans on 28 Russian athletes

Matthieu Reeb, Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration f - REUTERS ZURICH: Twenty-eight Russian athletes have had their Olympic doping bans overturned and their results from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi reinstated after their appeals were upheld by sport?s highest tribunal on Thursday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said in a statement that it had found insufficient evidence during last week?s hearing in Geneva that the 28, banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC),
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Naqeebullah's family denies reports of settlement with Rao Anwar

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/5b76985d915f8711ad0da08b249d5c04.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xLzIwMTggMTI6NDk6NTEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1DOGlFNnlsVDM1UG1TaDU0YUl0TEd3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The cousin of Waziristan native Naqeebullah, Noor Rehman, on Thursday denied report
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Uncomfortable with contempt of court verdict for politicians: Bilawal

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Capital Talk. Photo: Geo News screen grab KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said he was uncomfortable with the use of contempt of court and suo motu especially when it comes to disqualification of politicians. He was referring to the disqualification of PML-N?s Nehal Hashmi announced Thursday. The PPP chairperson would be speaking on Geo News show Capital Talk that will be aired Thursday evening. While speaking about H
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SC orders re-arrest of Shahrukh Jatoi, others in Shahzeb murder case appeal

Shahzeb Khan/File photo ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered its verdict in the Shahzeb Khan murder case appeal, ordering the re-arrest of Shahrukh Jatoi, Siraj Talpur and others.  With its verdict, the Supreme Court nullified the Sindh High Court's (SHC) decision ordering a retrial of the case in a lower court sans terrorism charges, after civil society representatives challenged the SHC verdict before the apex court earlier this year. Announcing its decision after reserving it
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Aasma rape-murder case: Samples of 243 suspects sent for DNA test

The crime scene/File photo MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police on Thursday confirmed it has received the forensic report from the Punjab Forensics Laboratory in the rape and murder case of four-year-old Aasma. In the latest development in the ongoing investigation against the brutal incident, Mardan Regional Police Officer DIG Awal Khan said the police has received the DNA test report on the case and has sent samples of 243 suspects to the laboratory for cross matching. Aasma was reported
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Stanford university scientists discovers cancer ?vaccine? which makes tumours vanish

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine in the US are starting a clinical trial using human patients this month, as a combination of a tiny segment of DNA and a specific antibody injected into a solid tumour has been shown to remove not only the target tumour but also others in the body in mice, Science Translational Medicine journal reported. The combination therapy prompts the body?s own immune system to tackle tumors. ?When we use these two agents together, we see the elimi
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Pak-Afghan issue has to be resolved bilaterally: Khawaja Asif

FM Khawaja Asif and Afghan envoy Omar Zakhilwal. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Thursday that although a third party can offer guidance, at the end of the day the Pak-Afghan issues have to be resolved by the two neighbours themselves.  He made the remarks while addressing the media after a visit to the Afghan embassy.  "This is our common fight and a shared problem which has to be solved together," he said, adding that Pakistan will make all-out efforts to as
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Cuteness alert: Sania Mirza wishes happy birthday to Shoaib Malik

The power couple of Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza is a fan favourite both sides of the border  Love is in the air for our favourite Indo-Pak celebrity couple! Tennis star Sania Mirza wished her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik a very happy birthday in the most adorable way, making their fans go gooey-eyed. As the batsman turns 36 today, Sania posted a beautiful portrait of the couple on Twitter. In the picture, the two are donned in classy white outfits, with beaming smiles on their faces.
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Body of KP child maid exhumed, sent for postmortem

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/bae77960d5af3a376df020494f3f0b9b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xLzIwMTggOTo1Njo0MSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPStTbVhsN0c0Q0dXa01pTzdybFZtVEE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ABBOTTABAD: The body of 11-year-old Misbah, who was employed at the house of a Khyber Pakhtu
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ECP restores registration of 13 political parties, including MQM-P

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) restored on Thursday the registration of as many as 13 political parties, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). Speaking before the ECP, MQM-P's counsel Barrister Farogh Naseem requested that their party?s registration was suspended for not submitting the Rs0.2 million fees, adding that the party had erred as it was not aware of the new laws but now it has completed all the formalities. The ECP in its decision restored MQM-Pa
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SC takes notice of foreign bank accounts held by Pakistanis

The Supreme Court of Pakistan  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu notice of funds deposited in foreign bank accounts and foreign assets held by Pakistani citizens. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Mian Saqib Nisar remarked that many Pakistanis in positions of power hold accounts in foreign banks and have been looting the country?s money and transferring it abroad through illegal channels. The CJP observed that the money looted and deposited in overseas bank accounts
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Asma Rani murder case: YDA demands KP govt to arrest killers in 72 hours

Young Doctors Association protesting outside Peshawar Press Club on Asma Rani's murder. Photo: Geo News  PESHAWAR: The Young Doctors Association?s (YDA) Peshawar chapter demanded on Thursday the arrest of the suspects in the Asma Rani murder case in 72 hours and threatened to halt their services in government hospitals. Asma Rani, a third-year MBBS student at Abbottabad Medical college, was in her hometown Kohat on vacation when Mujahidullah Afridi opened fire on her, SHO KDA Police Station G
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Model Kate Upton accuses Guess exec of sexual harassment

Supermodel Kate Upton has accused fashion giant Guess' co-founder Paul Marciano of sexually harassing women. WASHINGTON: Supermodel Kate Upton has accused fashion giant Guess' co-founder Paul Marciano of sexually harassing women. Upton, 25, did not cite a specific incident in her criticism Wednesday of Guess co-founder and creative director Marciano, who is 65. Upton, who was once the face of Guess, became the latest star to add her voice to the global #MeToo campaign against sexual misconduc
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DI Khan assault case: PHC orders police to arrest prime suspect in three weeks

he Peshawar High Court ordered the DIG Headquarters Sher Alam Khan to arrest within three weeks the prime suspect involved in stripping and parading a 16-year-old in Dera Ismail Khan. Photo: file PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court ordered the DIG Headquarters Sher Alam Khan to arrest within three weeks the prime suspect involved in stripping and parading a 16-year-old in Dera Ismail Khan. A two-member bench, comprising PHC Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Qalandar Ali Khan, heard the case
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PM Abbasi inaugurates Digi Skills programme for ICT training of youth

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/477e4a0d66760ed0971bf6fdc09154ee.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xLzIwMTggODozNDo0NCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVlHSWR3UEF6UThWUHNwZlFSUFdFV3c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated the Digi Skills programme on Thur
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Leave gym, focus on men instead: Alia advises Katrina

While Bollywood is famous for rivalries between top actresses, the budding friendship between Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt is defying this stereotype. While Bollywood is famous for rivalries between top actresses, the budding friendship between Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt is defying this stereotype. On a recent talk show, BFFs with Vogue, the two actresses were asked to give love advice to each other. Speaking to Katrina, Alia quipped, "Leave the gym and focus on men instead." On this Katrina
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Nehal Hashmi?s unconditional apology should have been accepted: Sanaullah

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday spoke out against the one-month jail term awarded by the Supreme Court to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Nehal Hashmi over contempt of court. ?Nehal Hashmi?s unconditional apology should have been accepted,? the minister said, after the apex court ordered a one-month imprisonment sentence and Rs50,000 fine as it rejected Hashmi?s appeal for pardon. The court also ruled that Hashmi stands disqualified from holding public offi
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SpaceX blasts off Luxembourg government satellite

SpaceX on Wednesday blasted off a four-ton secure military communications satellite called GovSat-1, a partnership between the government of Luxembourg and the satellite operator SES MIAMI: SpaceX on Wednesday blasted off a four-ton secure military communications satellite called GovSat-1, a partnership between the government of Luxembourg and the satellite operator SES. The prime minister and deputy prime minister of Luxembourg were in Florida for the launch, along with the prince and princess
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Muhammad Aurangzeb new HBL president and CEO

Muhammad Aurangzeb is a respected and seasoned banker with more than 30 years of diverse experience with leading global banks in Pakistan and overseas. Photo: Bloomberg The Board of the Habib Bank Limited (HBL) has approved the appointment of Muhammad Aurangzeb as the President and CEO of HBL, according to a stock exchange filing on Thursday. The letter, however, adds that the appointment is ?subject to approval of the Fit and Proper Test by the State Bank of Pakistan.? Aurangzeb is a "res
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All Blacks legend Carter hints Japan will be last hurrah

Dan Carter currently plays for French club Racing 92, after a legendary career with the All Blacks  HONG KONG: All Blacks great Dan Carter dropped a clear hint that he will retire in 2020 after his upcoming stint in Japan -- but said he had no ambitions to coach his world-beating national team. Speaking to AFP in Hong Kong, where Carter arrived this week with his French club Racing 92, for the Natixis Cup exhibition fixture against South Africa´s Sharks, the 35-year-old said retirement was loo
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New Zealand to probe abuse of children in state care

WELLINGTON: New Zealand ordered a high-level inquiry into historical abuse of children in state care Thursday, saying past failures must be acknowledged to prevent it happening again. The establishment of the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care meets an election commitment from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who took power in October. It follows years of lobbying from former state wards who say they suffered sexual, physical and emotional abuse while in care. Ardern said the
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Petrol bomb thrown at Suu Kyi's lakeside villa: Myanmar govt

A petrol bomb was thrown at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday while she was away from her home, a government spokesman said. Photo; file A petrol bomb was thrown at the lakeside Yangon compound of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday while she was away from her home, a government spokesman said. "It was a petrol bomb," spokesman Zaw Htay confirmed to AFP, without giving further details on a possible motive for a small but rare attack targetin
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