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Curfew imposed in IoK to prevent protests

An Indian policeman fires a teargas shell towards demonstrators during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar. Photo: REUTERS/file SRINAGAR: A curfew has been imposed in Indian-occupied Kashmir following a protest call by Kashmiri leaders on Friday. Moreover, restrictions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure were imposed in different districts of Kashmir Valley including Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, Baramulla, Badgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora and Kupwar
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Jamshed Dasti transferred to Multan jail

MUZAFFARGARH: Member of National Assembly (MNA) Jamshed Dasti and Meharpur Union Council (UC) Chairman Malik Ajmal were presented in the duty magistrate?s court late Friday night. Dasti and Ajmal were arrested earlier in the day by the Punjab Police for forcibly opening a canal in Muzaffargarh on May 28, following which the irrigation department lodged a case against the MNA. Jamshed Dasti forcibly opens a canal in Muzaffargarh on May 28.  The two men were transferred to Central Jail Multan o
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Fifth visit: Hussain Nawaz appears before JIT for questioning

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/265a3307379ff4a1966b342a7bef4d1b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni85LzIwMTcgNTo1MToxMCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPWpmanprWUhZWHRyUjdpNVZtb0ZxM1E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s son, Hussain Nawaz, reached the Federal Judicial Academy on Friday to appear for questioning before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team
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Qatar rejects 'baseless' terrorism designations by four Arab states

A traditional wooden fishing Dhow is seen in port near modern glass and steel buildings on the Doha skyline, Qatar February 9, 2010. Photo: Reuters 1 Qatar dismissed allegations of support for militancy on Friday after four Arab states, which cut ties with Qatar earlier this week, put the emirate on a "terror finance watch list". "The recent joint statement issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE regarding a 'terror finance watch list' once again reinforces baseless a
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Panama case JIT to quiz Hussain Nawaz for the fifth time today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s son, Hussain Nawaz, is expected to appear before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) today. This will be the premier?s elder son?s fifth appearance before the high profile probe team in less than two weeks. Hassan Nawaz appears before JIT for the second time Premier?s younger son had earlier appeared before the probe team on June 2 On Thursday, Hussain?s younger brother, Hassan, made his second appearance before the JIT; w
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Rain, gusty winds expected at isolated parts of country: MET

Rain with gusty winds is expected at isolated places in the country today. Photo: Reuters/file  Rain, thunderstorm with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore , Faisalabad, Multan divisions, FATA, Islamabad, and Kashmir, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted on Friday. Hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next twenty-four hours. A westerly wave is conti
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Live UK Election 2017 results: British PM loses majority, faces pressure to resign

LONDON: Results have started coming in for Britain?s snap election with Prime Minister Theresa May poised for victory but losing her parliamentary majority. The exit poll showed May's Conservatives on course to fall from 330 to 314 seats, short of an overall majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two deadly terror attacks. The main opposition Labour party, led by leftist Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile is projected to increase its number of seats from 22
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'Serial' hero gets second chance in US court

Adnan Syed  ANNAPOLIS, United States: For the past 18 years he has spent behind bars, Adnan Syed has claimed he is innocent of murdering his ex-girlfriend in a case turned into a global sensation by a hit podcast. Now a US court is weighing whether the 37-year-old son of Pakistani immigrants can be retried, the outcome of a stunning reversal after the "Serial" series poked major holes in the prosecution´s case. The case was largely ignored in the media until it was taken up by the weekly podca
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Qatar says it won´t 'surrender' in Gulf row

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani - File photo  DOHA: Qatar said Thursday it will not "surrender" and rejected any interference in its foreign policy, defying its Gulf neighbours in an escalating dispute over its alleged support for extremists. In an interview with AFP, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said calls for a change in Qatari policy from Saudi Arabia and its allies, which cut diplomatic ties with Doha this week, were unacceptable. "No one has the right to intervene in
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Live UK Election 2017 results: Exit poll predicts hung parliament

LONDON: Results have started coming in for Britain?s snap election with Prime Minister Theresa May poised for victory but losing her parliamentary majority. The exit poll showed May's Conservatives on course to fall from 330 to 314 seats, short of an overall majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two deadly terror attacks. The main opposition Labour party, led by leftist Jeremy Corbyn, meanwhile is projected to increase its number of seats from 22
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Key ingredient of life found circling infant stars

Two teams of astronomers said Thursday they have for the first time detected a key chemical building block of life swirling around infant stars that resemble our Sun before its planets formed. The molecule, methyl isocyanate, "plays an essential role in the formation of proteins, which are basic ingredients for life," said Victor Rivilla, a scientist at the Astrophysics Observatory in Florence, Italy, and co-author of a study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The
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Over 200 feeders trip after rain in Lahore, adjoining areas

LAHORE: Electricity supply in the provincial capital suffered heavy disruption after heavy rain in the wee hours of Friday caused over 200 feeders to trip. According to the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) spokesman, over 200 feeders tripped due to the heavy rain in Lahore. The weather turned pleasant following the rain, as sweltering temperature came down much to the relief of the residents of Lahore and adjoining areas. Although rain showers in Multan Road, Thokar Niaz and various are
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Australian police conducting 'counter-terrorism' raids

SYDNEY: Australian police were carrying out "counter-terrorism" raids in Melbourne early on Friday, just days after a deadly siege by a lone gunman in the country's second biggest city. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the raids were linked to the siege earlier this week that was claimed by the Daesh group. "I've been briefed very early this morning, a number of warrants are being executed in Melbourne as we speak," Andrews told Sky News. "We're obviously limited in what we can
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Cholera: the plague of the poor

Cholera, which has hit war-ravaged Yemen with 100,000 suspected cases and 789 deaths, is a highly contagious waterborne bacterial disease which can kill in a matter of hours. Caused by poor sanitation, it mainly affects poverty-stricken people, and goes hand-in-hand with misery, disaster and war. Cholera is an acute diarrhetic infection caused by a comma-shaped bacterium called Vibrio cholerae, transmitted through water or food that has typically been contaminated by human faecal matter. Desp
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Five challenges facing British PM

File Photo  LONDON: Whoever ends up becoming Britain´s new prime minister faces a daunting five years in office, with the negotiations of the country´s withdrawal from the European Union topping the list of priorities. Here are the five main challenges ahead: Brexit The Brexit negotiations are set to start around June 19, with Britain set to leave the bloc by the end of March 2019. First up will be the status of EU nationals resident in Britain, and of British citizens living elsewhere in
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A hung parliament in Britain?: What happens next

File Photo LONDON: An exit poll following Britain´s general election on Thursday suggested the country could be heading for a "hung parliament", in which no party has an overall majority. Here is what would happen next if the forecast is confirmed by the full results, most likely due on Friday. - If this does translate into a hung parliament when results come through, Theresa May as incumbent prime minister will have the first shot at trying to form a government -- either as a minority or in
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Chimps are not people, cannot be freed from custody: NY court

NEW YORK: Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded on Thursday, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary. The 5-0 decision by the Appellate Division in Manhattan is the latest defeat for the Nonhuman Rights Project and its lawyer Steven Wise in a long debate over whether caged chimpanzees are actually legal "persons" entitled like humans to bodily liberty. Tommy and Kiko, the chimpanzees in
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Sterling sinks after May seen falling short of majority

File Photo  NEW YORK: Sterling suffered its biggest fall in eight months, sliding more than 2 cents against the US dollar after an exit poll unexpectedly showed Prime Minister Theresa May falling short of an overall parliamentary majority in Britain's election. As the shock projection raised questions about how Britain will advance with its plan to leave the European Union, the pound sank by almost 2 percent against the euro before steadying at around 1.5 percent down on the day. "The market w
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Pound tumbles as exit poll suggests British hung parliament

File Photo  NEW YORK: The British pound fell sharply Thursday after an exit poll suggested Prime Minister Theresa May´s Conservatives could lose their majority after losing seats in the general elections. The British currency was trading at $1.2751, down 1.5 percent from the day-before level. An exit poll released shortly after the vote ended showed conservatives were set to win 314 seats -- a loss of 16 -- followed by Labour on 266 -- a gain of 32 -- the Scottish National Party on 34 and the
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Polls close for UK general election 2017

geo_embedgallery Polling closed at 10 pm (2100 GMT) on Thursday for Britain?s snap general election, which will shape the United Kingdom?s future as it leaves the European Union. Polls opened at 7 am (0600 GMT) and voting continued until 10 pm (2100 GMT), in which about 47 million residents registered to vote across the United Kingdom. Guide to UK election Prime Minister Theresa May called for an early election to be held on June 8, saying she needed to stre
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UK Election 2017: Exit poll predicts hung parliament

geo_embedgallery LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May is poised to win Britain´s snap election but lose her parliamentary majority, a shock exit poll suggested Thursday, in what would be a major blow for her leadership as Brexit talks loom. The poll showed May´s Conservatives on course to fall from 330 to 314 seats, short of an overall majority in the 650-seat House of Commons, after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two deadly terror attacks. The main opposition
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Halep, Ostapenko to clash for French Open title

PARIS: Simona Halep set up a French Open final against Jelena Ostapenko on Thursday, taking her to within touching distance of a first Grand Slam title and the world number one spot. Romanian third seed Halep, the runner-up to Maria Sharapova in 2014, claimed a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over Karolina Pliskova, the second-seeded Czech. Unseeded Ostapenko downed Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-3 on her 20th birthday to become the first Latvian finalist at a major. The eventual champion on Saturday w
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India are not invincible, says Kohli

India´s Virat Kohli looks dejected after the match - Reuters   LONDON: India captain Virat Kohli said his team were not invincible after the defending champions allowed Sri Lanka to chase down a target of 322 to win a pulsating Champions Trophy match at The Oval on Thursday. India, inspired by Shikhar Dhawan's superb 125, racked up a healthy total of 321 for six but Sri Lanka knocked off the runs with eight balls left to leave Group B wide open. All four teams in the section have two points go
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Mathews joy as Sri Lanka rock India

Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews (L) and Asela Gunaratne celebrate victory at the end of the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Sri Lanka at The Oval in London - AFP  LONDON: Angelo Mathews saluted Sri Lanka´s underdogs after they staged a brilliant run chase to stun Champions Trophy holders India by seven wickets on Thursday. Mathews' side were written off by many experts in the build-up to the crucial Group B clash at The Oval, but they ignored the doubters to keep alive their b
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Sharif, Modi exchange pleasantries in Astana

Prime Minister Modi inquired about Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s health and that of his family ASTANA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday exchanged pleasantries with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. India media quoting sources said Prime Minister Modi inquired about Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s health and that of his family. The Indian prime minister inquired about Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s health as it was t
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