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DG ISPR should refrain from commenting on economy: Iqbal

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The 2015 Iran nuclear deal

TEHRAN: US President Donald Trump was expected on Friday to declare a more aggressive strategy on a nuclear deal signed on July 14, 2015, by Iran and major world powers. Struck in Vienna by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- plus Germany, the deal established controls to prevent Tehran from developing an atom bomb. It was a breakthrough that ended a 12-year standoff with the West over Iran´s disputed nuclear programm
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Trump throws fate of Iran deal to Congress

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will unveil a more aggressive strategy to check Iran's growing power Friday, but will stop short of withdrawing from a landmark nuclear deal or declaring the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation. During a speech at the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Trump is expected to declare the 2015 agreement - which curbed Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief - is no longer in the US national interest. Offici
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PPP to hold rally in Islamabad on November 30

Pakistan Peoples Party leaders Farhatullah Babar (L), Nayyar Bukhari (M) and Qaim Ali Shah (R) while addressing a press conference on October 13, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab  KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party will hold a rally in Islamabad on November 30 to mark its 50th anniversary, announced party leaders during a press conference in Karachi on Friday. PPP, which was formed is 1967, has been around for 50 years, shared PPP leader Nayyar Hussain Bukhari. He remarked that PPP has sacrific
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Bird flu pours new misery on Dutch poultry farmers

HAGUE: Dutch poultry farmers, already left reeling by a contaminated egg scandal, were in a new flap Friday over an outbreak of bird flu with thousands of hens to be destroyed. "An outbreak of a variant of H5 bird flu has been detected in a poultry farm in Zeeland province," Economic Affairs Minister Henk Kamp said. All 42,000 egg-laying hens in the southern Netherlands farm will have to be culled "to stop the disease spreading" in accordance with European regulations, he added in a statement.
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Army describes freeing US-Canadian couple from Taliban

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Army said the captors of a US-Canadian family held by the Taliban fled on foot after troops shot at their vehicle's tyres, as it offered a fuller account Friday of the operation to rescue the hostages. American Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle, who were kidnapped while backpacking in Afghanistan in 2012 and had all three of their children in captivity, have left Pakistan after being freed, according to a US official. Pakistan has faced increased p
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Hero Asia Cup 2017: Pakistan draws against Japan

DHAKA: Pakistan and Japan played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in their Pool A encounter here at the Hero Asia Cup 2017 held at Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Friday.  Goals for Pakistan were scored by Mohammad Arslan Qadir (16?) and Mohammad Umar Bhutta (50?) while Kenta Tanaka (22?) and Heita Yoshihara (29?) scored for the Japanese. Both teams started the match aggressively as they looked to get the lead early on, however, the defence was solid in the first quarter for either te
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Country can only progress when democracy is strengthened: Abbasi

ATTOCK: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, while addressing the inauguration ceremony of Jhandial-1 gas project on Friday, said the country can only progress when democracy is strengthened.  "The country can only progress when democracy is strengthened, there is no other way," said Abbasi while addressing the attendees of the inauguration ceremony.  The premier also said that technocratic governments have never delivered, "nor can they".  Abbasi added the ruling party will continue to work
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Imran Khan reaches rally ground in Peshawar

Large number of people gathered at the rally ground in Peshawar.  PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan reached the rally ground to address the public in the city on Friday. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and other leaders of the party were also present at the rally ground. Police personnel were deployed on all four sides of the rally ground, situated near Ring Road, to ensure security throughout the event. Earlier, Election Commission of Pakistan had
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UK army chief meets COAS, appreciates Pakistan's role in fight against terror

The UK and Pakistan Army chiefs along with senior officials at GHQ, Oct 13, 2017. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: UK Army Chief of General Staff (CGS) General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday.  The UK CGS arrived in Pakistan today on a two-day official visit.  The two army chiefs discussed matters of mutual interest, including the strengthening of bilateral security and defence cooperation between the two armies during the meeting, a
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Steven Seagal meets 'The Punisher' Duterte, talks drug war

President Rodrigo Duterte with visiting American actor Steven Seagal (L) gestures during his courtesy call at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines October 12, 2017. Malacanang Presidential Photo-Reuters Video footage released by government channel RTVM showed Seagal animatedly talking to Duterte. Seagal, 65, was in the Philippines to look for a location for his upcoming movie which will be ?about illegal drugs and other crimes?, a presidential palace statement said. The st
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Family freed from Taliban captivity leaves Pakistan for Canada: sources

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Five killed in traffic accident near Kamra

RAWALPINDI: Five people were killed and several injured as a speeding van crashed into a tree near Kamra, Attock on Friday.  Officials of the National Highways and Motorway Police said the van driver lost control while attempting to overtake another vehicle and crashed into the tree.  Authorities are on site attempting to rescue the injured.   - This is a breaking story and will be updated as details come in - 
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Imran owns 300 kanals in Islamabad, police inform ATC

PTI Chairman Imran Khan giving an interview from his Bani Gala estate. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan owns 300 kanals (37.5 acres) of agriculture land in Mohra Noor, Bani Gala, in the federal capital's outskirts.  This was disclosed by Islamabad Chief Commissioner Zulfiqar Ali on Friday who submitted details of the properties owned by the PTI chief and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri in an anti-terrorism court.  The commissioner
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Sharapova marches into Tianjin semi-finals

Maria Sharapova beat Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 TIANJIN, CHINA: Maria Sharapova equalled her best performance since returning from a doping suspension as she breezed into the Tianjin Open semi-finals on Friday. The Russian easily defeated Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 in 64 minutes and the former world number one will face China´s Peng Shuai in the last four. Sharapova returned in April from a 15-month suspension for taking the banned substance meldonium. In her f
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Italy's Gucci bans fur, joining others in seeking alternatives

A model presents a creation by Gucci during the Autumn/Winter 2011 women's collection at the Milan Fashion Week February 23, 2011. REUTERS Gucci, part of Paris-based luxury group Kering, has paraded models down the catwalk in luxurious fur coats in the past and creative director Alessandro Michele brought in loafers and sling-backs lined with kangaroo-fur two years ago. But the brand said it would now join an alliance of fur-free companies, adding it would sell off remaining accessories and clo
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11 Indian crew missing after vessel sinks off Philippines: Japan

The cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region/File photo TOKYO: Eleven Indian crew members were missing on Friday after their cargo ship sank in the Pacific off the Philippines as a typhoon churned in the region, Japan´s coastguard said. The 33,205-tonne Emerald Star with 26 Indian nationals on board sent a distress signal early Friday as the Hong Kong-registered vessel was sailing some 280 kilometres (174 miles) east of the northern tip of the Phili
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Death toll from worst Vietnam floods in years rises to 54

Men evacuate a woman through a flooded road after a tropical depression in Hanoi, Vietnam October 13, 2017. REUTERS HANOI: At least 54 people died and 39 went missing as destructive floods battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the disaster prevention agency said on Friday. Vietnam is prone to destructive storms and flooding due to its long coastline. A typhoon wrecked havoc across central provinces just last month. The floods that hit Vietnam this week starting on Monday are the wo
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Pakistani, Afghan refugees take northern French town to cricket glory

Saint-Omer has become a rare centre of cricketing excellence in a country where football and rugby dominate-Reuters SAINT-OMER, FRANCE: On a rugby field overlooked by a towering cathedral, a group of young refugees has introduced a small northern French town to the beautiful game of... cricket. Saint-Omer lies 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of the Channel port of Calais, the main launchpad for attempts by migrants to smuggle themselves into England. As in many western European towns and citie
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Pakistan Army rescued US-Canadian family on US intelligence: FO

Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday commented on the recovery of the US-Canadian family from Taliban captivity during an operation by Pakistan Army. Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement that the Pakistan Army conducted the rescue operation based on US intelligence. The couple had been kidnapped in Afghanistan, he added. The Pakistan Army recovered five foreign hostages: a Canadian, his US national wife and their three
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PML-N attacked judiciary today for the second time: Imran Khan

PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Photo: Reuters/File  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz attacked the country's judiciary today for the second time. Posting his comments on Twitter, Imran said the commotion in the accountability court today was carried out protect the more that Rs30 billion 'loot' of the Sharif family that is stashed abroad. "Now we know the drama of darbari Ahsan Iqbal over the Rangers' presence
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Peshawar Zalmi sign former Liverpool FC doctor as medical adviser

Dr Zafar Iqbal with Luis Suárez Pakistan Super League franchise and 2017 champions Peshawar Zalmi have appointed renowned doctor Zafar Iqbal as the team?s medical adviser. Dr Zafar Iqbal has served as the team doctor of English Premier League club Liverpool FC and is currently the head of sports medicine at Crystal Palace FC. Dr Zafar Iqbal will advise both Peshawar Zalmi and Benoni Zalmi cricket teams on sports medicine and will also work with the Peshawar Zalmi Foundation on youth development
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Karachi ?least safe? among 60 cities in the world: report

Karachi experiences 'by far the most frequent and most severe terrorist attacks'-Reuters The Safe Cities Index 2017, produced by The Economist Intelligence Unit, has placed Karachi at the bottom of the list of the least safe cities of the world while Tokyo was designated the safest city, among the total of 60 countries. ?Although it performs poorly across all of the categories, it was dragged down by a very low level of personal security (60th). This is a reflection of a number of factors, but
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One policeman martyred, two injured in Quetta firing incident

QUETTA: One policeman was martyred and two others along with a boy were injured in a firing incident on Faqir Mohammad Road today.  According to the SSP Operations, the deceased policeman was in critical condition when he was brought to the hospital while the boy injured in the incident was a bystander.  The injured are being treated at Civil Hospital, Quetta, according to rescue officials.   Police are often targetted in gun and bomb attacks in the provincial capital.  Earlier today, the s
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Earthquake hits North Korea near nuclear test site

North Korea?s Punggye-ri nuclear test site. Photo: 38North.org SEOUL: A shallow 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near North Korea´s nuclear test site before dawn on Friday, weeks after Pyongyang´s biggest detonation, but South Korean experts said the tremor did not appear to be man-made. The tremor hit at 01:41 am (1641 GMT Thursday) with a depth of around five kilometres (three miles), the US Geological Survey said, with the epicentre located north of the Punggye-Ri testing site. "This event
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