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Ishaq Dar refutes Imran?s allegations, calls them baseless

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/5f40276ee1a60f5c05dc0b248ab07821.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMjkvMjAxNyA1OjExOjMxIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9UUJFM2l6c05pTUtOWnl0OURLY2o0UT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s allegations, calling them baseless. The
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Fresh protests over economy in Iran, say officials

TEHRAN: Iranian officials reported fresh protests over the struggling economy on Friday, a day after dozens were arrested in second city Mashhad. First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri suggested hardline opponents of the government may be behind the demonstrations, which spread to Tehran and the city of Kermanshah in western Iran on Friday, though numbers reportedly remained small. "Some incidents in the country these days are on the pretext of economic problems, but it seems there is something
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Turkey begins freeing suspects linked to app used by coup plotters: media

FILE PHOTO: People wave Turkey's national flags as they attend a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the attempted coup in front of the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, Turkey July 16, 2017. REUTERS ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have begun freeing some suspects arrested for involvement in a coup attempt after they found that thousands had been unwittingly re-directed to a messaging app used by the plotters, media outlets reported on Friday. Turkey has identified 215,000 users of the ByLock
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Trump says Russia probe will be fair, but timeline unclear: NYT

US President Donald Trump talks to reporters before departing the White House for a visit to the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, US, December 21, 2017. REUTERS WEST PALM BEACH: President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes he will be fairly treated in a special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the US presidential election, but said he did not know how long the probe would last. The federal investigation has hung over Trump?s White House since he took office almost
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In world's worst cholera outbreak, vaccine talks hang in the balance

FILE PHOTO: A health worker reviews a list of patients admitted to a cholera treatment center in Sanaa, Yemen October 8, 2017. REUTERS LONDON/GENEVA: A cholera epidemic in Yemen, one of the worst ever recorded, is likely to surge again around March, giving global health experts a few months to get vaccines in to the war-torn country to try to limit the next wave of cases. Some three million doses of oral cholera vaccine are currently available in a global stockpile designed for such emergencie
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Thousands of Palestinians take part in anti-Trump protests

An Israeli soldier hurls a sound grenade at Palestinian demonstrators during clashes - Reuters GAZA: Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the occupied West Bank for the fourth Friday in a row in protests against US President Donald Trump?s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel?s capital. Palestinian health officials said at least 20 protesters were wounded by live fire, mostly along the Gaza border. An Israeli military spokeswoman said soldiers had shot at ?main instigators?
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Saira Naseer murder: Son, daughter-in-law sent on judicial remand

ISLAMABAD: The son of late Pakistan Muslim League-Functional leader Saira Naseer, whom he confessed to killing on Friday, has been sent to prison along with his wife on an eight-day judicial remand. Husri police presented Fahad Shah and his wife Sadaf before a civil judge?s court today. Shah complained to the judge about torture for obtaining the confessional statement, upon which the court ordered for the medical examination of the suspect. According to police spokesman, Sindh Home Minister
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Saudi Arabia releases two princes after graft probe

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has released two sons of late king Abdullah two months after they were detained in a sweeping anti-corruption purge, a source close to the government said Friday. "They have been released," the source said a day after a family member posted photos of Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, a former head of the Saudi Red Crescent, and Prince Mashal bin Abdullah, a previous governor of Mecca, on Twitter. Prince Turki bin Abdullah was the only brother left in detention, the source said,
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Gunman kills 9 in attack on Egypt church

Security forces stand guard at the site of attack on a church in the Helwan district south of Cairo. -Reuters. CAIRO: A gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least nine people in the latest apparent militant attack on the country's Christian minority. Health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told state television that the gunman was shot dead after killing nine people and wounding others, including a police officer. But the interior ministry said in a statement t
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NAB to probe reasons behind downfall of Pakistan Steel Mills

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/2c019e94c353d299f0f050ae98bb2de6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMjkvMjAxNyAzOjE5OjQ5IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9SmpSVm5EUjlGTkFhWGJnLy9ueXkzZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau has decided to run an inquiry into the reasons which led to the dismal state of the Pak
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Opponents' narratives reflect fear of Nawaz, generations: Maryam

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz said on Friday that all narratives of the opponents reflect fear of not just Nawaz Sharif, but his generations. "Several people are destined to be only frightened and kept crying," Maryam said in her tweets. Her statement was a reference to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) giving party ticket to Ali Tareen, son of its disqualified lawmaker Jahangir Tareen, to contest the by-poll on Lodhran's NA-154 constituency. Jahangir, forme
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Sharifs have old ties with Saudi Arabia, people shouldn?t object to visit: Khawaja Asif

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a0b0fa6ebcb9fcdec27121abf9ca81bc.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvMjkvMjAxNyAxOjAwOjA2IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9bng4TFBTU2llenNiYy8rNXdtVmNidz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, while responding to Leader of the Opposition Khursheed Shah?s statements on Shehbaz Sharif?
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Sports events possible now due to peace and stability in Pakistan: PM Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Friday that Pakistan has turned peaceful now which has made it possible to hold national level sports events. The prime minister was addressing the participants of the Quaid-e-Azam inter-provincial games? ending ceremony here. PM Abbasi said that due to the efforts of the civil-military leadership it is now possible to hold sports events peacefully. While congratulating the participants, the prime minister urged the youth to clinch medals
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Ishaq Dar is Nawaz Sharif?s frontman, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that the ideology of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is corruption and alleged that former finance minister Ishaq Dar is Nawaz's frontman.  Addressing a press conference here, the PTI chief read out some documents which he said prove the Sharif family has been looting the public for decades.  "It is all a mafia. They are all involved [in corruption]," the PTI chief alleged.  "Where is Ishaq Dar getting all the mo
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GB strike: Govt forms working group to examine taxation issues

ISLAMABAD: As the strike against the imposition of taxes in Gilgit-Baltistan entered its eighth day, the government formed a working group of the region's council to examine recommendations of a parliamentary committee, said a notification by GB's secretariat.  The group will examine taxation issues of the Gilgit-Baltistan legislative assembly and will prepare a working paper for the council's upcoming session.  The shutter-down strike in all four districts of Baltistan was called by the Centr
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Shehbaz Sharif is PML-N?s PM candidate for 2018 polls: Punjab law minister

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Friday that Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's prime ministerial candidate in the 2018 general elections.  In a press conference, Sanaullah said that he supports and endorses Railways Minister Saad Rafique?s recent statement. The statement, made on December 24, turned controversial when army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor on Thursday termed it "irresponsible".  On December 24, Rafique had prais
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I. Coast woman who swallowed over 1kg of cocaine held at Thai airport

An X-ray revealed more than 60 small packages in her stomach, filled with 1.2 kilogrammes (2.6 pounds) of cocaine-AFP (Photo: File) BANGKOK: A 27-year-old woman from the Ivory Coast has been arrested on the Thai island of Phuket after an airport X-ray found more than one kilogramme of cocaine in her stomach wrapped in scores of small packets. The woman was stopped by officials late Wednesday night at Phuket´s international airport after landing on a flight from Doha. An X-ray revealed more th
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?Not difficult at all? ? Kohli says about return to cricket post-marriage

Virushka at their Mumbai reception Newly-weds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are off to South Africa for India?s upcoming Test series, after tying the knot earlier this month in a private ceremony in Italy. The Indian skipper had opted out of the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka to get married to the Bollywood actor. Before leaving for South Africa, he was asked in a press conference how it feels to be back to cricket post the marriage celebrations. ?Not difficult at all, I was away for
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India's federal auditor slams Modi's slow Ganges clean-up

Hindu devotees offer evening prayers on the banks of the river Ganges in Haridwar, India, March 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters  NEW DELHI: India has spent less than a quarter of the funds available for a programme to clean up the Ganges river over the last two years, a federal audit has found, citing lapses in planning and financial management of a flagship scheme. The government had only used $260 million of the $1.05 billion earmarked for the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) programme betwe
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New Sri Lanka cricket coach bans music at training

Chandika Hathurusingha has decided to ban music during training sessions for the Sri Lankan cricket team/AFP COLOMBO: New Sri Lanka cricket coach Chandika Hathurusingha pledged to get tough with the under-performing national team -- including banning music in training -- while demanding "full control" over selection. With the 1996 World Cup winners coming to the end of their worst year in international cricket, Hathurusingha said he would impose strict discipline to make sure they are ready fo
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UK threatens Facebook, Twitter with sanctions in 'fake news' probe

The two companies failed to provide the necessary details in probe in Russian interference in the EU referendum-Reuters The UK Parliament has threatened Facebook and Twitter with sanctions if the social media giants fail to provide necessary information in the probe in Russian meddling in the EU referendum, the Guardian reported. The two companies have until January 18 to provide details regarding Russian interference and spreading of misinformation, Damian Collins, chair of the Department of C
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What happened when Katrina and Ranbir met at Virushka?s reception?

Katrina Kaif (left) Ranbir Kapoor (right) arriving at Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli's reception  It wasn?t too long ago when Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor were the most talked about couple in Bollywood. The two split and went their separate ways but had recently promoted their film Jagga Jasoos together. The two recently attended Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli?s reception in Mumbai and the situation was awkward. The two arrived at the reception one after the other and according to a source q
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Policeman killing case: MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai released on bail amid cheers

MPA Achakzai being greeted by supporters after his release (left); the traffic police official run over in June (right). Photos: Geo News   QUETTA: Balochistan Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Abdul Majeed Achakzai ? accused of fatally running over a traffic policeman in Quetta ? was released on bail today. The anti-terrorism court hearing the case had granted bail to the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) lawmaker on Thursday after ordering him to submit a Rs0.5 million surety bond.
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India should "strictly control" its border troops: Chinese military spokesman

"We hope the Indian side can earnestly implement the relevant agreements reached between the two sides on the border issue and strictly control its border defence troops and do more for the positive development of China-India military-to-military relationship," Col Ren Guoqian-AFP (Photo: File) Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesman Col Ren Guoqiang has said that India should ?strictly control? its troops and ensure implementation of border agreements to maintain peace along the border, Indian Expre
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Suspected NDS facilitator held, weapons recovered in Balochistan

A view of the recovered weapons. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: An Afghan national, suspected of being a facilitator of the National Directorate of Security ? Afghanistan's premier intelligence agency ? was apprehended, the army said on Friday. According to the Inter Services Public Relations, the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan, along with intelligence agencies, conducted intelligence-based operations in Musa Colony and Sangan areas of the province.  In Sangan, the FC recovered weapons and ammuniti
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