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US Navy ship fires warning shots near Iranian vessel - official

A US Navy ship fired warning shots when an Iranian vessel in the Gulf came within 150 yards (137 meters) on Tuesday in the first such incident since President Donald Trump took office in January, a US official told Reuters. The last major incident was earlier in January, though there have been other instances when a US vessel fired a flare and another event in March when a US Navy ship was forced to change course after multiple fast-attack vessels from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard came too c
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Mattis blasts Pentagon over pricey Afghan uniforms

Washington: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has issued a sharp rebuke after the Pentagon wasted millions of dollars buying the Afghan army a pricey uniform that may have made soldiers easier to spot. According to a memo released Monday, Mattis told Pentagon procurement officials that the decision to buy the overpriced woodland green camouflage uniforms "serves as an example of a complacent mode of thinking." "Cavalier or casually acquiescent decisions to spend taxpayer dollars in an ineffectiv
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Sindh Rangers announce Rs10mn for information on policemen killers

KARACHI: Sindh Rangers on Tuesday announced a reward Rs10 million for information leading to the suspects involved in killing of policemen. The decision came during a meeting, chaired by DG Rangers Sindh, at Rangers Headquarters. The identity of those who provide the information would remain anonymous, the meeting decided.  The session was attended by IG Sindh, Aditional IG Karachi and other officers. In the meeting, it was also decided to constitute an integrated strategy for conducting j
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Russian govt may have armed Afghan Taliban, obtained videos suggest

Image courtesy CNN The Afghan Taliban have allegedly received new weaponry which appears to have been supplied by Russia, reported CNN in an exclusive.   The videos obtained by CNN show sniper rifles, Kalashnikov variants and other weapons which experts say have been stripped of any means of identifying their origin.  Two groups of Taliban, situated in the north and west of the war-torn country, say the weapons were supplied by Russian government sources.  Another group of fighters claim that
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Regional actors, hostile agencies using terror as policy tool, says army chief

RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday chaired a security meeting in Lahore and said regional actors and hostile agencies are fully involved in using terror as a policy tool. General Bajwa also said the key to defeating terrorism is participation at the national level. "We have fought terrorism as a nation. Key to success is national participation," the Inter-Services Public Relations quoted the army chief as saying.  Referring to the recent terror attacks in
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Trump attacks US attorney general as weak on Clinton emails

Trump has openly criticized Sessions for recusing himself from overseeing a federal probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian - File Photo  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions again on Tuesday, calling him "VERY weak" in pursuing intelligence leaks and failure to go after former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton over her emails. Trump's latest Twitter salvo followed a report in the Washington Post that the president and hi
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Kohli tells India to show Sri Lanka who's number one

GALLE: Two years ago Virat Kohli's India started a series in Sri Lanka as the team almost anyone could beat, on Wednesday they take to the field in Galle as the team to beat. India may have been nervous last time, but now Kohli says the side has come full circle with "no massive areas of concern" as they seek to strengthen their hold on number one Test nation status. Two years ago, India had not won a series in seven attempts. They lost the opening Galle Test and it was an electro-shock. They
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Real Madrid reach Mbappe deal with Monaco - report

MADRID: Real Madrid have reached agreement to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco for a world record 180 million euros ($210m, £160m), Spanish media reported on Tuesday. Sports daily Marca, citing sources close to the negotiations, said the teenage striker is expected to joining Real "in the next few days" on a six year deal. French newspapers Le Parisien and Nice Matin said Monaco had denied the report. But Marca insisted that Real are set to pay between 150-160m euros with add-ons of between 2
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Will bury MQM under every circumstance: Mustafa Kamal

KARACHI: Pak Sar Zameen Party Chief Mustafa Kamal said on Tuesday that his party will bury Muttahida Quami Movement under every circumstance. He was speaking to media after a meeting with British High Commission officials in Karachi. The PSP chief said that MQM founder is giving orders for killing of people from the British soil. ?Had MQM-Pakistan not been formed our workers would not have been martyred,? said Kamal. Kamal alleged that Farooq Sattar and Altaf Hussain are running MQM?s pol
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BMW says electric version of Mini to be built in Oxford ?

FRANKFURT: BMW on Tuesday said its plant in Oxford, England has been chosen as the location to produce an electric Mini in 2019. "The electric MINI?s electric drivetrain will be built at the BMW Group?s e-mobility center at Plants Dingolfing and Landshut in Bavaria before being integrated into the car at Plant Oxford, which is the main production location for the MINI 3 door model," BMW said in a statement on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that BMW's Oxford factory in England wa
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Better if Nawaz resigns before SC decision, says Shah

Khursheed Shah cautions parties supporting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif - Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Tuesday reiterated the demand for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign. ?It is better if Nawaz Sharif resigns before the Supreme Court decision,? Shah said. Shah also made it clear that parities in the opposition alliance were free in making their policy. However, Khursheed Shah cautioned those parties which would support Nawaz S
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Talks fail between Petroleum Ministry, striking oil tankers' association

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Talks between Ministry of Petroleum and representatives of All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association (APOTA) have failed, after they refused to comply with government orders pertaining to the use of substandard, unsafe vehicles for transportation of fuel. The mafia operating oil tankers in the country appears to have learnt nothing from tragic incident in Bahawalpur, which claimed lives of over 200 people on June 25. The incident occurred when an oil tanker, which was overturne
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SC orders blocking of CNICs, bank accounts of absconders

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday federal interior ministry, National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), home ministry Sindh to block CNICs and bank accounts of all absconders wanted in different cases. The three-member bench of the apex court?s Karachi registry, headed by Justice Mashir Alam, was hearing a case against suspect Shaukat Masih. The case was heard upon the appeal of the Sindh government against acquittal of the absconder. During the hearing, the prosecuto
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Toyota set to sell long-range, fast-charging electric cars in 2022: paper

The electric i-Road.Photo: Toyota Motors TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp is working on an electric car powered by a new type of battery that significantly increases driving range and reduces charging time, aiming to begin sales in 2022, the Chunichi Shimbun daily reported on Tuesday. Toyota's new electric car, to be built on an all-new platform, will use all-solid-state batteries, allowing it to be recharged in just a few minutes, the newspaper said, without citing sources. By contrast, current elect
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'Domesticated' elephant kills handler in Zimbabwe resort town

Photo: WEB VICTORIA FALLS: An elephant that gave tourist rides in the Zimbabwean town of Victoria Falls trampled his professional handler to death, the local tour operators´ association said Tuesday. Enock Kufandanda, 50, was killed on Saturday by a bull elephant called "Mbanje" ("marijuana" in the local Shona language). Parks and wildlife authority rangers shot and killed the elephant, reported to be about 30 years old, soon after it charged and killed Kufandanda. "We confirm the sad inciden
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Erdogan urges all Muslims to 'visit' and 'protect' Jerusalem

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: AFP ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged all Muslims to visit and protect Jerusalem after violence broke out over metal detectors that Israel installed and later removed from a sensitive holy site in the city. "From here I make a call to all Muslims. Anyone who has the opportunity should visit Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa mosque," Erdogan said in Ankara, adding: "Come, let´s all protect Jerusalem." He was referring to the site known to Je
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Resolution demanding PM's resignation presented in Sindh Assembly

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Khairunisa Mughal on Tuesday presented a resolution in the Sindh Assembly demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s resignation. Opposition parties ? Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz and Pakistan Muslim League - Functional ? walked out of the assembly as the bill was presented.  PPP leader Saeed Ghani came down hard on the ruling party in a statement during the session stating ?we want a respected leader as our PM.? 
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Microsoft Paint gets to live, saved by love of loyal users

A mountain scenery made on Paint, shared by user Valprine on Twitter It?s not yet the end! Microsoft has announced Paint will stay alive, after an outpouring of love across the internet managed to convince the company not to axe its 32-year-old program. The tech giant had announced on Monday its age-old Paint feature would be either removed or no longer developed, triggering an outcry as loyal users grieved over the potential demise of their old companion, which has been part of the Windows op
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Michael Kors to buy luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo for $1.2 billion

A store of shoe designer Jimmy Choo is seen in the mountain resort of St. Moritz, Switzerland March 15, 2016. Photo: Reuters LONDON: US retailer Michael Kors has agreed to buy luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo for $1.2 billion, snapping up a British brand launched in the east end of London and made famous by celebrity fans including Princess Diana. Founded in the 1990s by bespoke shoemaker Jimmy Choo, the brand is known for its stiletto heels and accessories and sells in cities from London to Paris,
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Families of Lahore blast victims demand justice

Pakistani mourners carry the coffins of blast victims during their funeral a day after a suicide bomb attack in Lahore on July 25, 2017 - AFP LAHORE: Anger was growing in Pakistan Tuesday as the grief-stricken relatives of 26 people martyred by a suicide bomber in Lahore a day earlier buried their loved ones and demanded the government publicly hang the masterminds of the attack. Families and residents in the bustling eastern city demanded action as they attended funeral prayers, and as the chi
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Mumbai building collapse kills at least four, many feared trapped

A four-storey building in the suburbs of Mumbai collapsed on Tuesday MUMBAI: A four-storey building housing a nursing home in the suburbs of the Indian city of Mumbai collapsed on Tuesday, killing at least four people with more than 30 feared trapped, fire and police officials said. "Rescue work with the help of rescue gear is in process," said P.S. Rahangdale, chief fire officer of the Mumbai Fire Brigade. "Removal of the topmost reinforced concrete slab is in progress, as is a search for tra
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Khawaja Asif denies PTI leader?s claim he ?hid? UAE employment

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. Photo: File Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar has claimed that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is also an employee of a Dubai-based company. Asif is a senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader who is also reportedly tipped to be the interim premier in case Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is sent packing by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case. Dar, who lost the 2013 General Elections to Asif in the NA-110 constituency, said Asif did not declare h
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Low-caste Hindu leader Kovind sworn in as India?s president

Newly elected President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, with his wife Kavita Kovind/EPA NEW DELHI: Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in as India´s president Tuesday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit community to be elected head of state. A former lawyer and state governor, Kovind was elected to the largely ceremonial position last week with more than 65 percent of the vote by members of India´s parliament and state assemblies. Kovind, accompanied by his wife, paid respects early Tue
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'Game of Thrones' author teases two possible new books in 2018

Co-executive producer George R.R. Martin at season premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones" in San Francisco, California March 23, 2015/Reuters  LOS ANGELES: Author George R.R. Martin has hinted at the possibility of not one but two new "Game of Thrones" books in 2018, whetting the appetites of fans who have been waiting for the next installment of the epic saga since 2011. Martin, whose "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels were adapted into HBO's hit medieval fantasy series "Game of Thrones," currently
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Verdict on ECP?s powers to hear contempt cases on Aug 10

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s (PTI) petition against the institution?s jurisdiction to hear contempt proceedings. The verdict on the case will be announced on August 10, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retd) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan announced on Tuesday. Only the High Court and Supreme Court can take up proceedings for contempt as per the Constitution, Khan's lawyer Babar Awan reasoned with the fiv
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