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IoK woman sent back as goodwill gesture by Army

RAWALPINDI: A woman from Indian Occupied Kashmir, identified as Azmat Jan, was sent back home on Tuesday after she crossed over the Line of Control near Chirikot, according to Inter-Services Public Relations.  Azmat, who is married to Muhammad Shakeel and lives in Degwar Maldialan, was returned to IoK at Rawala-Poonch crossing point on humanitarian grounds. Photo: ISPR  Azmat, who is married to Muhammad Shakeel and lives in Degwar Maldialan, was returned to IoK at Rawala-Poonch crossing point
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Dengue claims two more lives in KP, death toll rises to 52

PESHAWAR: Dengue claimed two more lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 52 in the province. According to the Dengue Response Unit of the health department, the deceased have been identified as 65-year-old Mehar Taj, wife of Jumma Khan, and 70-year-old Aslam, son of Mukarram Umar. The deceased were admitted to Khyber Teaching Hospital on October 5, 2017. The DRU also informed that around 1790 dengue tests were conducted on Tuesday, out of which 368 were found to be
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Tears in Damascus as Syria misses shot at World Cup

DAMASCUS: Syrians in Damascus collapsed into tears of disappointment Tuesday as their war-torn country's hopes of qualifying for its first ever football World Cup were dashed during extra time against Australia. The prospect of the Syrian team qualifying for football's biggest contest brought thousands of cheering fans into public squares and cafes across parts of the country, including the capital Damascus. Excitement had been building for days, and students lobbied to have lectures reschedu
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Iran warns US on designating Guards terrorist group

Iranian revolutionary guard corps chant slogans during Friday prayers in Tehran in 2006. Photo: Reuters TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday that the United States would be siding with Daesh if it designated the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation. "The Guards are the defender of the nation," government spokesperson Mohammad Bagher Nobakht told reporters, adding that if the US wants to put the Guards on the terrorist list, it puts itself in the camp of terrorists. "Any country that wants to
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Liverpool's Mane out for up to six weeks

LONDON: Liverpool forward Sadio Mane could be out of action for up to six weeks after picking up a hamstring injury on international duty, the club said on Tuesday. A statement on the club's website said he was substituted just before the end of Senegal´s 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over the Cape Verde Islands on Saturday. "It has now been confirmed that he picked up an injury during that fixture that could keep him out of action for up to six weeks," the statement said. Mane's absence is a
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Close call: passing asteroid to test Earth's warning systems

PARIS: A house-sized asteroid will give Earth a near-miss Thursday, passing harmlessly inside the Moon´s orbit while giving experts a rare chance to rehearse for a real-life strike threat. Dubbed 2012 TC4, the space rock will shave past at an altitude of less than 44,000 kilometres - just above the 36,000-km plane at which hundreds of geosynchronous satellites orbit the Earth. That represents about an eighth of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. NASA's Mike Kelley, who leads the exe
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Overseas Pakistanis remit $4.8bn in first 3 months of FY18

KARACHI: Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $4,790.01 million in the first three months (July to September) of fiscal year 2018 (FY18), compared with $4,740.37 million received during the same period in the preceding year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said in a statement. The SBP said that during September 2017, the inflow of workers' remittances amounted to $1,293.88 million, which is 33.79 per cent lower than August 2017 and 19.75% lower than September 2016. The country-wise details fo
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Israel to advance plans for nearly 4,000 settler homes: official

JERUSALEM: Israel is to advance plans for nearly 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank as part of a push to greatly boost settlement growth, an Israeli official said Tuesday. The approvals are to include units in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron for the first time in years. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that "3,736 housing units will be approved at different stages of planning and construction". He did not give a timeframe or a precise breakdown but sai
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WWF urges need to promote water efficiency in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Pakistan is water-stressed country and is nearing the threshold of water scarcity, said World Wide Fund-Pakistan Director General Hammad Naqi Khan. Access to safe drinking water in rural and urban areas is declining and provision of potable water is a key issue that people face, he pointed out while speaking at WWF-Pakistan?s media briefing session on Tuesday. He also said that the implementation of laws pertaining to industrial effluents generated from the textile and leather indus
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Here?s how Bollywood stars reacted to Padmavati?s trailer

We can't stop obsessing over the trailer of the much-awaited Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone-starrer Padmavati, which was released recently.  Ranveer Singh's portrayal of Alauddin Khilji in the magnum opus overshadowed Shahid Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the trailer and the epic movie soon became the talk of the town.  Bollywood celebrities expressed their support for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie and its stars.  Ranveer Singh Humbled by the response, Ranveer penned down an emotional
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Chandimal hails Sri Lankan spirit

DUBAI: Skipper Dinesh Chandimal praised the fighting spirit and ability to learn from mistakes which lifted his players to a series whitewash over Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday. Barely two months ago the Sri Lankan team was routed 3-0 at home by world number one Test team India, but Chandimal said his players and management switched gears both on and off the field. "We are over the moon," said Chandimal who won his first series as captain. "Those were tough times for everyone but we learn a lot
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Big Boss participant files police complaint against Salman Khan

Zubair Khan claims that Salman threatened him that he would not be able to work in the industry anymore once he leaves the house. Photo: File   The eleventh season of the biggest Indian reality show, Bigg Boss, is back and it is as entertaining as ever. Spoiler ahead!  A participant who was evicted from the house this week has filed a police complaint against the host of the show, Salman Khan, reports Times of India. Amid all the bickering, arguments, and abusing in the house, rumours are ab
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Prime accused in electrocution of teenage couple still at large

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/fc8614c75c2e978f82a3b1c74cf0bea6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTAvMjAxNyAyOjUzOjM5IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9aUpsL0VoVk1EL2JVUm1xdVFhbFVDdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: The prime accused, who ordered electrocution of a teenage couple in Karachi in August this year, has fled to tribal areas, a
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Senate unanimously passes Election (Amendment) Bill 2017

ISLAMABAD: The Senate unanimously passed the Election (Amendment) Bill, 2017 on Tuesday, restoring the finality of Prophethood declaration to its original form. The bill, which was moved by Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid, has already been passed by the National Assembly. Speaking on the occasion, Hamid thanked other political parties for helping rectify the mistake in the Elections Act, 2017. He said the declaration in the nomination papers had been restored to its original form thro
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North Korean missiles will be able to reach US after modernization: Ifax cites Russian lawmaker

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters File   MOSCOW: North Korea?s leadership has told Russian lawmakers that it possesses a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000 kilometres (1864.11 miles) that will be able to reach US territory after moderni
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Heartburn symptoms tied to psychological factors in some patients

Heartburn sufferers who don?t feel better with standard treatment, but who have no detectable reflux, tend to have greater distress and worse quality of life, according to a new study. Photo:File  Heartburn sufferers who don?t feel better with standard treatment, but who have no detectable reflux, tend to have greater distress and worse quality of life, according to a new study. In contrast, symptoms in patients with confirmed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that didn?t respond to acid-
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IMF raises Japan growth forecast for 2017 to 1.5 pct

Japan´s economy expanded in the April-June period, marking six straight quarters of gains in its longest winning streak for more than a decade. Photo: Reuters  TOKYO: The International Monetary Fund Tuesday raised its growth forecast for Japan´s economy this year and next, but warned that a shrinking labour force and weak inflation will be a drag on the country´s prospects. The IMF said it now expects the world´s number three economy to post 1.5 percent GDP growth in 2017 and 0.7 percent next
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Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS

An H-2A rocket carrying Japan's fourth and final quasi-zenith satellite, the Michibiki No. 4, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on October 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters  TOKYO: Japan on Tuesday launched a fourth satellite for a new high-precision global positioning system (GPS) it hopes will encourage new businesses and help spur economic growth. The fourth Michibiki satellite lifted off from Japan?s southern Tanegas
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Kulsoom Nawaz to undergo chemotherapy, confirms Maryam

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and wife of party head Nawaz Sharif, Kulsoom Nawaz, will undergo chemotherapy, confirmed her daughter, Maryam Nawaz, on Tuesday.  In a series of tweets, Maryam shared: "Ami being prepared for her first chemotherapy session. Thank you for your valuable prayers for her. Means a lot to us." Maryam also shared a picture of her parents and wrote: "In sickness & in health .......A solemn vow." Kulsoom Nawaz is undergoing treatment
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PSX closes in red, loses more than 450 points

KARACHI: A bearish trend at the Pakistan Stock Exchange was witnessed as the KSE-100 index closed below 41,000 points on Tuesday after witnessing a negative change of 1.19 per cent. The index lost 489 points during the day's trading session with investors trading shares valuing more than Rs5.47 billion. The market closed at 40,610 points, reaching a high of 41,112 points during the day's trading. A constricted trading session was witnessed with KSE-100 volume trading 121.7 million shares toda
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FATA must be merged with KP, says Asif Zardari

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that it is important to merge the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a PPP Workers Convention, the former President lashed out at the ruling party, declaring that ?these people would have sold the country if it were up to them.? Referring to the July 28 verdict of the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case, Zardari said that the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ke
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Pakistan keen on working with World Health Organization: PM

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan looks forward to working closely with World Health Organization (WHO) to fight diseases, disability and ensuring equity in the provision of health services, said Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday. During a meeting with Director General WHO Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at PM Office, PM Abbasi remarked that Pakistan has made significant achievements in healthcare, which are acknowledged by international technical forums. He added that the country's national hea
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India may allow female Haj pilgrims to travel without male guardian

Nearly half of an estimated 170,000 pilgrims who went for the annual religious celebration in Saudi Arabia from India this year were women. Photo: Reuters  MUMBAI: Indian women over the age of 45 and travelling in groups of four will be able to go for the Islamic haj pilgrimage without a male guardian next year if the government adopts proposed reforms. Women meeting these criteria will no longer have to be accompanied by a mahram, or close male relative, such as a father, husband, brother or
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Naval chief meets army chief at GHQ

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi on Tuesday, said a statement released from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  Matters of professional interest were discussed and the army chief congratulated Admiral Zafar on assumption of command of Pakistan Navy. On arrival at the GHQ, the naval chief laid a floral wreath on the Martyr's Monument.  On Saturday, former naval chief Admiral Zakaullah
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Batting disappointed us, we were prepared: Sarfraz

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f62a16e9a5cfae9c3961f5d001cbce21.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTAvMTAvMjAxNyAxMjo1NzoyNyBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVoyZWVrd2ZycGNRR2pxTDlRdHFpdkE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] DUBAI: Pakistan Test captain Sarfraz Ahmed said that the team was fully prepared but the batting performance disappointed them.
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