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Catalonia's leader rules out snap election, crisis deepens

MADRID/BARCELONA: Catalonia?s leader Carles Puigdemont on Thursday said he would not hold a new regional election to break the deadlock between Madrid and separatists wanting to split from Spain, sharpening a political crisis that could spill into direct confrontation. Puigdemont had been expected to announce an election to head off moves by Madrid to take direct control of the autonomous region in the next few days. But, speaking in the courtyard of the regional government headquarters in Ba
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Trader killed by wife, daughter in Sukkur

The trader, identified as Abdul Rauf Khokhar, was murdered on October 21. Photo: Geo News screen grab  SUKKUR: The police revealed on Thursday that a trader?s wife, daughter and nephew were involved in his murder. The trader, identified as Abdul Rauf Khokhar, was murdered on October 21 and the family had claimed that Khokhar was shot during a robbery. However, conflicting statements of the family members aroused the suspicion of the police. After investigating his family it was revealed that
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Eight die after consuming poisonous milk in Muzaffargarh

MUZAFFARGARH: As many as eight people have died after reportedly consuming poisonous milk in Wahlot area between Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh, Geo News reported on Thursday. The Deputy Commissioner Saif Anwar also shared that additional nine people are currently seeking treatment in the same case; seven have been admitted to Nishtar Hospital Multan while two are being treated in Dera Ghazi Khan's  District Headquarter Hospital.  The case was reported after 13 members of a family reported feelin
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Second phase of Pakistan Motor Rally concludes in South Waziristan

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/8369ff922478c86207298dc9321e59dc.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMjYvMjAxNyA1OjQ3OjExIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9c2NxUEFZNURHWG5DYXlCT3p0YkRUdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] RAWALPINDI: The second of phase of Pakistan Motor Rally, organised by the Pakistan Army to commemorate 70th year of the country's ind
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Maula Jatt 2 producers, actors served legal notices

The producers and cast of Maula Jatt 2, a sequel to the Pakistani cult classic, have been served with legal notices, Geo News reported Thursday. The upcoming movie stars Pakistan?s heartthrobs Fawad Khan and Hamza Ali Abbasi along with Mahira Khan and Humaima Malik. Maula Jatt?s producer Sarwar Bhatti claimed that the sequel producers can?t use the name of the movie, music and characters without getting prior approval from him. The sequel is said to be directed and written by Bilal Lashari
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Saudi Arabia to invest $1 billion in Virgin Galactic

Saudi Arabia?s Public Investment Fund on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment in British billionaire Richard Branson?s company Virgin Galactic. Photo:AFP file. RIYADH: Saudi Arabia?s Public Investment Fund on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment in British billionaire Richard Branson?s space tourism company Virgin Galactic. The announcement on the sidelines of an investment summit in Riyadh comes nearly a month after the Virgin Group founder said he would invest in the kingdom?s Red
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European Parliament calls in experts over sexual harassment

The European Parliament called Thursday for a committee of outside experts to investigate sexual harassment. Photo:AFP file. STRASBOURG, FRANCE: The European Parliament called Thursday for a committee of outside experts to investigate sexual harassment at the institution, as the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood continues to make waves at the EU. The parliament?s procedures for dealing with allegations of unwanted sexual advances have come under scrutiny this week amid increasing talk of ha
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US-led strikes claim another 51 civilian lives: coalition

WASHINGTON: An ongoing review of air and artillery strikes found another 51 civilians were killed by the US-led coalition in Iraq and Syria, pushing the total toll to at least 786. In a statement Thursday, the coalition said that in September it completed an analysis of 127 reports of civilian deaths dating back to when international operations to defeat the Islamic State group got underway in late 2014. Most reports were deemed "non-credible" or duplicative, but 16 had merit, the coalition fo
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Bridge is not a sport, EU court rules

LUXEMBOURG: The game of bridge may flex the intellectual muscles but the EU´s top court ruled on Thursday that it is not a sport because it involves "negligible" physical activity. Beloved by seniors and requiring a sharp memory, a keen analytical brain and near telepathic understanding with one´s playing partner, bridge is one of the world´s most popular card games. But the European Court of Justice ruled that these mental gymnastics were not enough to classify the game as a sport, rejecting
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Russian helicopter crashes at sea in Arctic, 8 aboard: Norway

A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway?s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Thursday. Photo: AFP file. OSLO: A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway?s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Thursday, Norwegian rescue services said. The fate of those on the helicopter was not immediately known. The aircraft went down two or three kilometres from Barentsburg, a Russian mining community in the archipelago, the rescue services sa
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Spain anticipates public service 'resistance' to power takeover

MADRID: Spain Thursday urged Catalonia's regional civil servants to cooperate with officials sent from Madrid, as it anticipated "resistance" to its plans to take control of the region's institutions. Unless Catalonia abandons all secessionist moves, the Spanish senate is set to launch measures on Friday to depose the regional government and take over its institutions, police and public broadcaster by Saturday. Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Friday suspended a planned announcement ahead o
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Boycott, shooting and tear gas mar Kenya election re-run

KISUMU, Kenya: Kenyan opposition supporters skirmished with police and threw up burning barricades in pockets of the country on Thursday, seeking to derail President Uhuru Kenyatta?s likely re-election with a low voter turnout. The election commission said the majority of polls had opened but voting would be delayed until Oct. 28 in four of Kenya?s 47 counties - all in the opposition-supporting west - due to ?security challenges?. The repeat election is being closely watched across East Afric
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Dabangg 3 to go on floors next year, says Arbaaz Khan

The latest movie in the Dabangg franchise will go on floors mid-2018, shared filmmaker Arbaaz Khan, adding that the movie has already been scripted, reported Indian media. "Yes, we have started scripting the film and I think we will start shooting 'Dabangg 3' by the middle of the next year," the Hello Brother actor told the media during the trailer launch of his new movie, Tera Intezaar. When asked if Arbaaz will cast his Tera Intezaar co-star Sunny Leone in an item number, such as Munni Badn
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Twitter bars ads from Russia's RT, Sputnik

WASHINGTON: Twitter announced Thursday it was banning advertisements from Russia-based media outlets RT and Sputnik, in response to US intelligence findings that the groups sought to spread misinformation during the 2016 presidential elections. A Twitter statement said the decision was made "as part of our ongoing commitment to help protect the integrity of the user experience on Twitter." The response comes amid increased pressure on Twitter and other internet firms to police their platforms
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Fake degree: SC seeks explanation on appointment of DG NAB Lahore

LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday sought an explanation from the NAB chairman on the appointment of DG NAB Lahore, who allegedly possesses a fake degree. The matter of DG NAB Lahore Major (retd) Salim Shehzad's appointment on the basis of a fake degree surfaced during the hearing of a suo moto case pertaining to illegal appointments in the anti-graft body. The petitioner pleaded the court that Shehzad's degree, dating back to 2002, is written in the Calibri font, noting the fo
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Greece to claim 'stolen' antique vases on sale in London

Jean-David Cahn?s stand, which included two vases linked to a Sicilian dealer, at the Frieze Masters fair in Regent?s Park in early October. Photograph: Christos Tsirogiannis ATHENS: Greece's culture ministry on Thursday said it would seek to reclaim two "stolen" 2,300-year-old antique vases recently put on sale in London. "Two marble funerary vessels, made by Classical-era Attic workshops, were recently put on sale at the Frieze Masters art exhibit in London," the ministry said in a statement.
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Scientists discover 'fish lizard' fossil in India

An excavated ichthyosaur skeleton near Lodai village in the Kutch district of Gujarat state in western India. -AFP  AHMEDABAD: Indian scientists said Thursday they had identified a prehistoric marine reptile fossil discovered in a western desert region known as the subcontinent's Jurassic Park. The 150-million-year-old marine reptile known as "ichthyosaur" is the first of its kind found in India and was unearthed by a team of local and German geologists. The 5.5-metre specimen was uncovered i
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Thais bid final goodbye to beloved King Bhumibol

Mourners hold images of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Photo: AFP BANGKOK: A solemn but colour-splashed procession streamed through Bangkok?s historic heart on Thursday as Thailand bade farewell to King Bhumibol Adulyadej in an elaborate, ritual-laden funeral that gripped a nation mourning the loss of its chief unifying figure. Some 300,000 black-clad mourners packed the streets from early Thursday, many weeping and prostrating themselves on the ground as a golden chariot carrying the r
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Imran only knows how to criticise, says Zardari

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, while addressing a workers' convention in Lahore on Thursday, lashed out at his political opponents; Imran Khan and Nawaz Sharif.   On Imran, he said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief does not know anything else apart from criticising his opponents.  He also remarked that Imran has apologised again while referring to Imran's apology to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which was submitted earlier in the day.  Someo
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Army chief visits PAF Mushaf, witnesses multinational exercise

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday visited Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mushaf airbase and witnessed the ongoing multinational exercise at the recently established Air Power Centre of Excellence (ACE). The exercise, ACES meet 2017, has the participation of the Royal Saudi Air Force and the Turkish Air Force, with observers from eight other countries. The two-week long exercise started on October 16, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
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PPP woman MPA visits Peshawar polling stations armed with SMG

Pictured is PPP MPA Nighat Orakzai (center) carrying a Kalashnikov assault rifle in Peshawar. ? Geo News  PESHAWAR: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Nighat Orakzai was seen on Thursday visiting various polling stations in Peshawar armed with a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Orakzai is a PPP member of the KP Assembly on a reserved seat for women. She visited various polling stations, both for males and females, in National Assembly constituency NA-4 Peshawar, wi
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PTI chief addresses workers' convention in Lahore

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreen-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan is addressing workers convention in Lahore.  As soon as general elections end, intra-party elections will be held on the basis of PTI's membership card, he said. 
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There is no religious extremism in Pakistan, says Fazl

QUETTA: Chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Thursday said there has been no religious extremism in the country. Addressing Mufti Mahmood Conference here, he said state forces have played their role in eradicating terrorism from the country. However, he maintained that had the JUI-F, religious figures and seminaries not cooperated, then the country would not have been rid of this menace. "Seminaries and clerics are only subjected to criticism; their role isn't a
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History shows unjust verdicts bring shame to courts: Maryam

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Leader Maryam Nawaz remarked that history shows that unjust verdicts have brought a bad name and shame to courts and arbitrators. In a series of tweets, she said: ?Unjust verdicts have brought a bad name and shame to courts and arbitrators.? She further added: ?Whenever a person stands before an arbiter's court, then that person and the arbiter should know that they stand before God in His court.? Members of Sharif family have often al
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Russia?s opposition newspaper plans to ?arm journalists?

Editors of Russia?s opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta said Thursday they were planning to give their employees weapons training and arm them. Photo: AFP MOSCOW: Editors of Russia?s opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta said Thursday they were planning to give their employees weapons training and arm them with "traumatic" or less lethal weapons to protect themselves against possible attacks. The decision comes amid a spike in violence against dissenters in Russia, including this week?s attack on a
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