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JIT transgressed authority, threatened witnesses: Rana Sanaullah

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah alleged on Thursday that the Supreme Court's constituted Joint Investigation Team probing Sharif family transgressed their mandate as it threatened the summoned witnesses. He said that the JIT is fighting virtually with every institution of the country, further adding that the popular political leadership cannot be separated from the masses. Earlier, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for questi
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Seven killed, dozens hurt in China kindergarten blast

BEIJING: An explosion rocked a kindergarten in eastern China on Thursday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, authorities said, as state media published images showing bloodied and unconscious victims. The blast occurred near the kindergarten and victims were taken to hospital, according to the Fengxian county government in Jiangsu province. Images circulating online showed that the force of the blast tore people´s clothes off and one woman was seen clutching her child, who is i
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Two US Navy vessels arrive in Doha for joint exercise: Qatar News Agency

Two US Navy vessels have arrived in Doha to take part in a joint military exercise with the Qatari Emiri Navy, reported Qatar News Agency (QNA) QNA. But it was unclear if the arrival of the two warships was planned before the Gulf rift or was a sign of support from the Pentagon. Qatar, a major ally of the US and other Western countries, has been in the spotlight since four major Arab powers, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, severed their ties with the country and accused it of supporting terro
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Imran Khan reacts to PM Nawaz appearing before JIT

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Thursday reacted to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presenting himself before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT).  Khan criticised the prime minister for reading a prewritten speech outside the Federal Judicial Academy, terming that alone as confirmation that the prime minister did not reveal anything new before the JIT. "They had only one defence, which was the Qatari letter, since the Qatari is not coming that defence has collapsed
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Asset declarations to ECP: Nawaz owns over Rs1.6b, Imran Rs1.4b

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday disclosed assets of National Assembly members for the year 2016 that had been submitted at the commission. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is said to own assets worth more than Rs1.6 billion. According to the ECP details, the premier?s son Hussain Nawaz sent more than Rs230 million to his father from outside the country. The Sharif family?s estate in Lahore?s Raiwind locality is priced at Rs4 million while his Upper Mall Lahore prop
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Ranbir Kapoor fails to recognise Taimur Ali Khan

Bollywood?s heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor remarked that he failed to recognise his own nephew, Taimur Ali Khan, who is the son of Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan. The actor, who has been busy promoting his upcoming venture Jagga Jasoos as well as shooting Sanjay Dutt?s biopic, told the media that the last time he met Taimur was when the infant was three-months-old. He further said that he couldn?t recognise Taimur when he saws his recent pictures online. He also added that the little toddler has
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?Lucky charm? Fakhar wants to face India in final

Fakhar acknowledges crowd after reaching fifty against England  Young batting sensation Fakhar Zaman, who has helped transform Pakistan into a fearsome team in a matter of just a few days, cannot wait to unleash his power hitting in the Champions Trophy finale on Sunday. The aggressive opener, when asked about who he wanted to face in the final, beat about the bush a bit before finally revealing his preference. ?May the best team win,? he said in an interview to the ICC, before admitting that
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'History is being made': Politicians react after PM appears before JIT

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif before meeting the JIT. -Maryam Nawaz twitter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif became the first sitting prime minister on Thursday to appear before a Joint Investigation Team, formed by the Supreme Court to investigate alleged corruption by the first family, following the Panama Papers revelations.  'Nawaz Sharif's reply to JIT very simple' Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar termed the premier's response to the JIT as simple. The senior PT
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Slack is a platform where employees can send messages, collaborate, organize and share files

On the flick of a flurry of switches, a studio on a gray industrial estate in East London lights up to reveal hundreds of bright neon artworks. Owned by 43-year-old artist Marcus Bracey, the gallery in Walthamstow, called 'God's Own Junkyard', houses the collection of four generations of his family who have made, bought and displayed neon works. The pieces are accompanied by kitsch memorabilia that Bracey has collected from film sets and car boot sales across Britain, leaving just enough room
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Britain´s Labour urges protest to force PM May from power

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: AFP/file  LONDON: A senior lawmaker in Britain´s opposition Labour Party has called for a million people to take to the streets to force a second election that he said would remove Prime Minister Theresa May from power, the Daily Mirror reported. After days of political turmoil sparked by her botched gamble on a snap election, May´s Conservative Party is in talks with a small Northern Irish Protestant party on securing the support of its 10 members i
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Hollywood´s Rebel Wilson wins defamation case

Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson on Thursday won a lengthy defamation case against an Australian publisher that portrayed her as a serial liar. Photo: AFP/file  SYDNEY: Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson on Thursday won a lengthy defamation case against an Australian publisher that portrayed her as a serial liar, which she said cost her lucrative movie roles. The 37-year-old "Pitch Perfect" star sued Bauer Media over eight articles in Woman´s Day, Australian Women´s Weekly and OK Magazine in 2015, which
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Judge orders environmental review of Dakota oil pipeline

A federal judge ordered an environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline on Wednesday. Photo: inhabitat.com WASHINGTON: A federal judge ordered an environmental review of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline on Wednesday in a dramatic twist that opens the possibility that the project could be halted. US District Judge James Boasberg in Washington said the US Army Corps of Engineers did not fully consider the effects of a possible oil spill on the fishing and hunting righ
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Volkswagen Japan executive arrested on drug charges

TOKYO: A German executive working at Volkswagen´s Tokyo office has been arrested on drug charges, the automaker said Thursday. Thomas Siebert, 53, was detained on Wednesday on suspicion of using an unspecified drug, the company said, with media reports suggesting it was cocaine. "We deeply regret the fact that an employee of our company has been taken into police custody for a personal matter," Volkswagen Group Japan KK said in a statement. "We will fully cooperate during the investigation an
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EU pulls plug on mobile roaming charges

The EU has abolished mobile phone roaming charges. Photo: AFP PARIS: The European Union rang in the end of cross-border roaming charges for mobile phone users in the 28-nation bloc on Thursday, hailing it as "one of (its) greatest and most tangible successes". The move, more than a decade in the making, comes in time for the summer holidays when millions of Europeans will be on the move, and is a public relations success at a time when the EU is under pressure from Brexit and other problems.
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Messaging startup Slack said to draw interest from Amazon: Bloomberg

Slack Technologies Inc, a corporate messaging and collaboration software startup, has received inquiries about a potential takeover from technology companies including Amazon.com Inc, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. A deal could value the company at least $9 billion, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. Slack is a platform where employees can send messages, collaborate, organize and share files. The technology also integrates with a wide variety of business software -
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10 times Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner gave us some serious BFF goals

It's hard to be friends with somebody in Hollywood for so long, but not when it comes to Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner.  Despite all the jealousy and catfights in the fashion world, these two supermodels never fail to amuse their fans with their irreplaceable friendship which not only makes people jealous but also gives us some major BFF goals. Let's ch
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PM accorded warm welcome in Saudi Arabia: FO

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c731cebc8f5b471edd6285bce3a46c81.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xNS8yMDE3IDk6MTk6NTEgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1yejMyeEZScnBSdWtJOG9SYnhYaWhRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Nafees Zakaria explained on Thursday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received a warm welcome during his recent visit to Saudi Ar
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Bangladesh steps up search for landslide victims

CHITTAGONG: Emergency workers in Bangladesh on Thursday stepped up the search for victims of the country´s worst ever landslides, with mounting claims that the disaster was made worse by unchecked development. Rescuers found two more bodies, including that of a woman, apparently washed away, taking the death toll from floods and landslides across southeast Bangladesh to 154. "We think she was washed away by strong currents during Tuesday´s landslides," local fire chief Didarul Alam told AFP.
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Facebook finally lets you put GIFs in comments

Facebook keeps on updating its social website with interesting features which sometimes turn into annoying ones. But this time Facebook has got an update which we all were long waiting for. Can you guess? It's the sweet reaction GIF which has finally got its place on Facebook. After a months-long test of the feature, Facebook has announced that it's finally rolling out support for GIFs in Facebook comments. Interesting! Isn't it? From toda
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Death toll of 12 expected to rise in London tower block fire

The death toll in a fire disaster that destroyed a 24-storey block of flats in London was expected to rise on Thursday, with many people still missing and firefighters facing hazardous conditions as they searched the charred carcass. Smoke was still wafting out of the shell of the Grenfell Tower on Thursday morning, 30 hours after fire engulfed the building in the early hours of Wednesday and turned it into a huge flaming torch in a matter of minutes. Authorities have confirmed 12 deaths, but
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Bangladesh take on India in historic semi-final clash

BIRMINGHAM: Bangladesh face off against title defenders India in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Thursday. The winner of the game would play Pakistan in the tournament finale on Sunday. Pakistan thrashed hosts England by eight wickets on Wednesday to reach their first ever final of the Champions Trophy and their first ICC final in eight years. This is Bangladesh?s first ever semi-final appearance in an ICC tournament. India captain Virat Kohli, speaking in a
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Australian PM pokes fun at Trump in leaked audio

SYDNEY: Australia´s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has taken a comical swipe at Donald Trump, mimicking the US president´s mannerisms and even making reference to the Russia scandal. In a leaked audio recording that comes just months after a tetchy phone call between the two leaders rattled ties soon after Trump took power, Turnbull is heard making fun of the US president´s idiosyncratic speaking style. "The Donald and I, we are winning and winning in the polls," Turnbull said in a closed eve
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PM has appeared before JIT as a suspect: PTI's Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: It is a historic day today, said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday after the prime minister appeared for questioning before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT). Talking to the media, Chaudhry clarified that the premier has been summoned by the JIT and did not do so on his own accord. Thus, he should be considered a suspect, he claimed. ?How did the prime minister?s kids become billionaires in their teens?? asked Chaudhry, adding tha
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AJK govt to unveil Rs94.14 billion budget today

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government will present its budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018 today (Thursday) in the legislative assembly with a development outlay of more than Rs22 billion, almost double compared to the current fiscal year. The legislative assembly will meet with Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir in the chair at a temporary hall in Member's Hostel as the assembly building is proposed to be reconstructed and an amount has been allocated in the federal public sector d
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Ariana Grande to be Manchester?s first honorary citizen for raising £3 million

After the horrendous attack which struck Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester, Grande had the most positive response to the victims as the singer helped organise One Love Manchester in aid of victims. Ariana Grande is to become the first honorary citizen of Manchester for helping to raise millions of pounds for victims of the Manchester Arena attack. According to the council leaders, the US pop star exemplified the ?resilient and compassionate? way the city had responded to the terror atrocit
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