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    In the local market gold moved up Rs2,600 to Rs93,400/tola from Rs90,800/tola. Photo: ReutersKARACHI: Gold prices hit an all-time high of Rs93,400/tola on Monday in Pakistan following tensions between United States and Iran, reported The News.
    Tehran and Washington are at loggerheads following the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani last week in Baghdad disrupting various investment markets.
    Read more: Trump warns Iran of 'major retaliation', threatens sanctions on Iraq
    In the local market, gold moved up Rs2,600 or 2.86 per cent to Rs93,400/tola from Rs90,800/tola, according to the publication.
    President All Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association Haroon Chand said the Iran-US tension was the major cause behind the increase in prices of gold in the international market, while other reasons also contributed.
    Local jewellers claimed the price of 10-gram gold also moved up Rs2,230 to Rs80,075. 
    In the international market, the prices of the yellow metal increased $26 to $1,578 per ounce, the highest in the last five months.
    Read also: Gold price reach record high of Rs90,800
    “Whenever there is uncertainty and a war-like situation around the world, people invest in gold, which is considered a safe haven,” Chand said. He said there were other reasons as well besides Iran-US tension.
    “The US is not increasing interest rate, nor are there any new jobs being created, so the dollar is also weakening and people are moving towards gold as a mode of investment,” he added.
    Chand added the performance of the real estate market in the US also remained below than expectations in 2019, which was also moving investment towards gold. Given the situation, the trader said, gold was likely to take international market beyond $1,600 per ounce.
    Muhammad Shafi Khan, a senior goldsmith, told The News that the sale of jewellery had also declined considerably in the last week. “Only investors are buying pure gold bars for investment purpose, while jewellery sale is down,” Khan said.
    Khan said the international market was moving around $1,590 per ounce, while 95 per cent to 99 per cent local people had no means to buy gold. “Less than one per cent are coming to buy gold. They have no issue with the price and can afford gold, while 99 per cent of the people are going for artificial jewellery,” he said.
    The goldsmith added the two to three days would be crucial. “If tensions increase and war starts gold can go to an all-time high,” he said. In the past, gold in the international market once peaked to $1,938 per ounce.
    “If the situation calms down, it can go down $1,500 or below,” he said. 


  2. ADMIN
    People sitting around wooden fire to keep them warm during chilled weather in city. Photo: APP/M. Saeed Qureshi    The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that there would be no rain for Karachi under the influence of a westerly disturbance which has caused widespread rain and snowfall in vast areas of Balochistan, reported The News.
    The metropolis has been gripped by a new cold wave due to cold and dry northwesterly winds over the last few days.
    “Karachi missed rain as a westerly disturbance passed Karachi by after causing heavy rains and snowfall in Balochistan, but cold weather has returned to Karachiites,” Chief Meteorological Officer Sardar Sarfraz said while speaking to The News.
    MET office official said Karachi’s weather, which had returned to normal a few days ago, would become cold again as chilly and dry winds from the northwesterly direction had started blowing again in the city.
    Read also: Freezing winds grip Karachi as winter cold intensifies
    Sarfraz added the cold wave was likely to continue for the next four days under the influence of Siberian winds. He added that temperature in the metropolis is likely to drop as low as eight °C on Wednesday night.
    “The mercury would drop during nights in the city while the daytime temperature would also remain low under the influence of northwesterly or Siberian winds,” Sarfraz said.
    The first day of the new year saw freezing winds grip the city as temperatures dropped to as low as 11°C.
    According to MET Office records, the lowest temperature recorded in the city was in January 1934, when the temperature dropped to zero degrees Centigrade.
    Earlier, the PMD had reported that the metropolis' cold spell was expected to intensify in January 2020. The warning had come after Karachi recorded its lowest temperature — at 9.2°C — in the current winter season on December 24.
    Prior to the current record, the city had recorded its lowest temperature this year at 9.5°C.
    Read also: Karachi shivers from coldest day of winter season 2019 as mercury drops to 9°C
    Record-breaking winterThe current winter season is on track to break records, as mercury in Peshawar dropped to a freezing -1°C after 36 years. Karachi, on the other hand, recorded its lowest (9.2°C), while Skardu reached a freezing -21°C in recent days.


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    US Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Photo: File WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Mark Esper denied on Monday that American forces would pull out of Iraq, after a US general's letter told the Iraqi government that troops were preparing to depart "in due deference to the sovereignty" of the country.
    "There is no decision whatsoever to leave Iraq... There has been no decision made to leave Iraq. Period," the US defence secretary said, one day after the Iraqi parliament voted in favor of ordering the US military out.
    "That letter is inconsistent with where we are right now," Esper added.
    The official letter from US Brigadier General William Seely, the commanding general of Task Force Iraq, indicated clearly that US forces were readying for departure.
    "In deference to the sovereignty of the Republic of Iraq, and as requested by the Iraqi Parliament and the Prime Minister, CJTF-OIR will be repositioning forces over the course of the coming days and weeks to prepare for onward movement," he wrote, referring to the coalition force fighting Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
    "We respect your sovereign decision to order our departure," said the letter, whose authenticity was confirmed to AFP by both Iraqi and US defence officials.
    But Pentagon Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said the letter was only a "draft" that shouldn't have been sent.
    He said it was "poorly worded" and was actually meant to indicate the US was shifting troops between bases, and not withdrawing.
    "It was a mistake, an honest mistake, a draft unsigned letter, because we are moving forces around," Milley told reporters.
    "This was a mistake," Milley said. "It shouldn't have been sent."
    On Sunday the Iraqi parliament — angered over a US drone strike two days earlier that killed a powerful Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, while he was in Baghdad — voted to support the US exit.
    Caretaker prime minister Adel Abdel Mahdi slammed the US strike as a "political assassination."
    In reaction President Donald Trump warned he would impose "very big sanctions" on Iraq if moved to expel US troops.
    "If they do ask us to leave — if we don't do it in a very friendly basis — we will charge them sanctions like they've never seen before," Trump said.
    Esper said on Monday that many Iraqis, including lawmakers who did not take part in Sunday's vote, appreciate the US presence.
    "I think the Iraqi people don't want us to leave. They know that the United States is there to help them become a sovereign, independent, prosperous country," he said.
    "It's a terrible situation the Iraqi people face in their country where they don't have control, where their country is being whipsawed by Tehran."


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    Photo: AFP/FileSEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday called for better relations with the North so leader Kim Jong Un can visit Seoul, despite Pyongyang's abandonment of its nuclear and missile test moratoriums.
    Moon's appeal came after Kim threatened a demonstration of a "new strategic weapon" at a four-day ruling party meeting last week, where he never mentioned South Korea.
    Since the breakdown of Kim's summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi last year, Pyongyang has repeatedly lashed out at the South, saying it has "nothing to talk" about any more with Seoul.
    But Moon, who has long favoured engagement with the nuclear-armed North, doubled down on his dovish approach.
    "I hope South and North Korea can make efforts together so that the conditions for Chairman Kim Jong Un's reciprocal visit can be arranged at an early date," Moon said in his annual New Year address.
    Also read: North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA
    The invitation for Kim to visit Seoul dates from the two leaders' last summit, in Pyongyang in September 2018, when the peninsula was basking in a diplomatic rapprochement.
    "I'm willing to meet repeatedly and talk ceaselessly" with the North, Moon said in his speech, which was broadcast live.
    He also suggested Pyongyang and Seoul should consult on fielding a unified team at the Tokyo Olympics in July, which would march together at the opening ceremony.
    The two Koreas' athletes took part together at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South two years ago, and subsequently formed a series of joint teams in other events.
    A possible joint bid for Seoul and Pyongyang to co-host the 2032 Summer Games was even mooted.
    But their sporting ties have since entered a deep freeze — North Korea gave up any prospect of its women's football team playing in Tokyo rather than take part in a qualifying competition in the South next month.


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    An important session of the National Assembly got under way around noon on Tuesday to legislate on the tenure of the services chiefs' tenure.
    Prime Minister Imran Khan made a rare appearance in the Lower House as the assembly passes three amendment bills to formalise the tenures of the army, navy and air force chiefs.
    Before the start of the voting, Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak took the floor to request the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to take back amendments it had suggested in the bills, saying he was making the request "keeping in mind the regional and national situation".
    Naveed Qamar, who spoke on behalf of the PPP in response to Khattak's request, noted that the amendments had been suggested to improve the bills but, after being approached by a government delegation and consulting with the rest of the opposition, the party had decided to withdraw them.
    Voting commenced shortly thereafter, with Speaker Asad Qaiser asking legislators to express their assent or dissent with 'Ayes' and 'Nays'. The bills were voted on clause by clause.
    Some opposition lawmakers, including MNAs from the Jamaat-e-Islami and representatives from erstwhile Fata walked out in protest over the bills. They had earlier announced they would not be supporting the bill on principle. All major parties had, however, lent their consent to it.
    In order to pass the bills, lawmakers in the lower house of Parliament on Monday adopted a resolution to suspend private members day to take up government business, reported The News. 
    The private members day was scheduled to be held today (Tuesday) but now has been deferred to Wednesday.
    The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence had been summoned on Monday to discuss amendments to the Army Act, Air Force Act, and Navy Act.
    The committee had to reconvene just three days after it initially 'approved' the three bills aimed at regularising the tenure of the services chiefs.
    Also read: COAS service extension: Army Act amendment bill to make future extensions airtight
    The committee had to be summoned again after it was established that the rules and regulations of parliament were violated in the January 3 session of the committee.
    After the National Assembly's approval, the bills will be approved by the Senate Standing Committee on Defence before bills are passed by the Senate.
    The bills would become acts of Parliament once signed by the president.
    Law Minister Farogh Naseem had said that all political parties including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N ) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have approved the amendment bills.
    PTI, PML-N hold meetings  Prior to the National Assembly session major parties held meetings to prepare strategy for the legislation.
    PM Imran chaired a meeting of parliamentary party of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and allied parties. All the MNAs were directed to ensure their presence in the assembly during the ongoing session.
    According to sources, PML-N reiterated its earlier decision of supporting the bills as decided by the party leadership.
    Former defence minister and senior PML-N leader Khawaja Asif said the members were bound to follow the party policy.
    Meanwhile, federal ministers Pervez Khattak and Azam Swati met with the PPP leaders and requested to maintain a peaceful environment in the assembly during the prime minister's presence.
    Changes sought in lawThe proposed amendments set the maximum age limit of the three services chiefs — chief of army staff, chief of air staff and chief of naval staff — at 64 years. If the bills get passed, the prime minister will have the power to extend the tenure of any service chief and the president will give his final nod to the extension or reappointment.
    Under clause 8B of Army Act Amendment Bill, the president, on the advice of the prime minister, may “reappoint the Chief of the Army Staff for an additional tenure of three (03) years, on such terms and conditions, as may be determined by the president on the advice of the prime minister, in the national security interest or exigencies, from time to time”.
    “Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law, or any order or judgement of any Court, the appointment, reappointment or extension of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), or the exercise of discretion by the appointing authority in this regard, shall not be called into question before any court on any ground whatsoever,” the bill states.
    Also read: Cabinet approves amendment to Army Act
    SC directs govt to legislate on COAS tenureBack in November 2018, the Supreme Court had asked the government to legislate on an extension in the COAS's services within six months, allowing General Qamar Javed Bajwa to stay in office until then.
    Prior to that, PM Imran in August had approved the extension in the COAS's services through an executive order. Former chief justice Asif Saeed Khosa had in late November taken up a petition challenging the extension in service of the COAS, deeming it 'in the public interest'.
    The court had subsequently suspended the notification of the extension in General Bajwa's tenure.
    Last month, after the top court issued the detailed verdict in the case, the government had filed a review petition in the SC, pleading the court to form a larger bench to hear the case, and requesting it to keep the proceedings in-camera.
    Side by side, it had launched the formalities to formulate a bill formalising the rules governing the army chief's extension and have it passed through parliament.


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    Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Photo: File KUALA LUMPUR:  Muslim countries should unite to protect themselves against external threats, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday after describing the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani as immoral.
    The world’s oldest premier, who has in recent months stoked diplomatic tensions by speaking out on issues concerning the Muslim world, also said the US drone attack on Soleimani was against international laws.
    Soleimani’s killing in Baghdad last Friday has sparked fears of a broader conflict in the Middle East. Mahathir, 94, said it could also lead to an escalation in “what is called terrorism”.
    “The time is right for Muslim countries to come together,” Mahathir told reporters.
    “We are no longer safe now. If anybody insults or says something that somebody doesn’t like, it is all right for that person from another country to send a drone and perhaps have a shot at me.”
    About 50 people including burqa-wearing women gathered outside the Iranian embassy in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, to shout “Down, Down USA”.
    Also read: Body of Iranian commander killed in US strike arrives for burial in southeast Iran: agency
    Mahathir has tried to maintain good relations with Iran despite US sanctions on the Middle Eastern country. An estimated 10,000 Iranians live in Malaysia.
    Last month, Mahathir hosted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a conference of Muslim leaders in Malaysia where they discussed boosting business, trading in each other’s currencies and keeping up with non-Muslim countries.
    Mahathir’s recent comments on the treatment of Muslims in India and his criticism of the Saudi Arabia-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation have soured Malaysia’s relations with both New Delhi and Riyadh.
    “I speak the truth,” Mahathir said. “You do something that is not right, I think I have the right to speak out.”


  7. ADMIN
    Foldable phones became a thing of last year and it was natural to see the foldable screen technology trickle down to laptops sometime soon. That day has finally come when Lenovo showed off its first foldable laptop that uses a prototype OLED display. It folds up like a folder and the company is looking to sell this as a commercial product sometime soon. The laptop is called the ThinkPad X1 Fold and will be available sometime this year. 
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    The display on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold uses a 13.3-inch 4:3 OLED panel and has a resolution of 2048 x 1536. That's roughly the same size as a 9.7-inch iPad and looks quite portable too. The device currently runs on Windows 10 Pro and not the Windows 10x; a specific operating system for folding devices that is scheduled to release later this year. It would be interesting to see if this foldable device by laptop would adopt that operating system. At the moment, the laptop uses a customised pop-up menu which can switch between a single full-screen mode to a dual-screen mode. 
    While using the X1 Fold as a tablet in portrait mode, users can use the touch screen display for keyboard input. It also comes with a Bluetooth keyboard that can be attached to the foldable device via magnets. There is an inbuilt kickstand to keep the foldable laptop upright while typing on the keyboard accessory. 
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    The obvious advantage of using a foldable laptop is convenience and the fact that it has a smaller footprint due to its folding capabilities. It weighs less than 1KG and can transform into a PC whenever required thanks to the different screen modes it supports. Currently, not much is known about the performance as Lenovo has not detailed the specific CPU it will be using. However, Lenovo claims it can last up to 11 hours on a single charge. 
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    Lenovo says that the X1 Fold will ship sometime in mid-2020 and will retail for $2,499 (Rs 1,79,397.50). The X1 Fold definitely comes with a hefty price tag especially considering it is still a prototype at this stage. However, since it is the world's first folding laptop, the price may not be a factor for tech enthusiasts who simply want to own something experimental, exclusive and innovative as the Lenovo X1 Fold. 

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  8. ADMIN
    WASHINGTON: Former White House national security advisor John Bolton, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday that he is willing to testify if subpoenaed in the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
    Democrats believe Bolton has direct knowledge supporting charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress by the president.
    But Bolton, a veteran Washington insider who was fired by Trump in September, has not publicly disclosed whether his testimony would be damaging or helpful to the president.
    Republican Senate chief Mitch McConnell said on Monday that a decision to call witnesses in the trial, expected to begin this month, should be made only after it has begun.
    Also read: US Senate returns amid standoff over impeachment trial
    Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, has declined to send the articles of impeachment passed by the House to the Senate until the ground rules have been established for the trial.
    "Based on careful consideration and study," Bolton said in a statement, "I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify."
    The House of Representatives has accused Trump of using military aid and other incentives as leverage to get Ukraine to investigate Democrat Joe Biden, his potential November presidential opponent.
    During the impeachment hearings in the House, National Security Council aides to Bolton said he had told them to talk to White House lawyers following Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Biden.
    Bolton is one of four Trump administration officials that Democrats want to provide testimony in the Senate trial.
    The White House claimed executive privilege to prevent the four — Bolton, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Trump assistant Robert Blair, and budget official Michael Duffey — from testifying before the House.
    Also read: Trump slams House's impeachment delay as 'so unfair'
    If forced to testify in the Senate trial, Republicans fear they could provide deeply damaging evidence against Trump, raising the risk that he will be convicted and removed from office.
    'Cover-up'Bolton's willingness aside, his subpoena and testimony are not a given.
    Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate and most are expected to support Trump in the trial.
    Issuing a subpoena would require majority support from the senators, meaning several Republicans would have to cross over and join Democrats.
    Republican Senator Mitt Romney said he would favor an appearance by Bolton.
    "I would like to be able to hear from John Bolton," Romney said. "He has first-hand information and that is something that I'd like to hear."
    In his statement, Bolton noted that the constitutional issue of Trump's ability to block his testimony was not resolved in court before the House voted to impeach Trump on December 18.
    Also read: US House speaker, Senate leader spar over Trump trial
    Even without a court ruling on the issue, Bolton suggested he would be ready to come forward.
    It was not clear whether the White House would again claim executive privilege to try and prevent his testimony.
    Citing the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said that a decision to call witnesses should be made only after the trial has begun.
    "And that's the way it should be done this time," he said.
    He denounced the House impeachment inquiry as "unfair" and accused Democrats of political brinkmanship at a time of rising tensions with Iran.
    "Even with tensions rising in the Middle East, House Democrats are treating impeachment like a political toy," he said. "At this dangerous time, House Democrats continue to play political games with their partisan impeachment of the commander-in-chief."
    Pelosi countered that Trump and McConnell "must allow key witnesses to testify" so Americans can "see the facts for themselves."
    Also read: Trump impeachment: What happens next?
    "The Senate cannot be complicit in the president's cover-up," she said.
    Democratic lawmaker Adam Schiff, who led the House impeachment inquiry, also called for Bolton to testify.
    "Bolton is an important witness to misconduct involving Ukraine that he called a 'drug deal'," Schiff said. "Bolton refused to testify in the House, following Trump's orders.
    "Now he is willing to come forward," he said. "The Senate must allow testimony from him, Mulvaney and others. The cover-up must end."


  9. ADMIN
    State Bank of Pakistan. Photo: File KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said during the first quarter of current fiscal year FY-20, Pakistan's economy moved progressively along the adjustment path, however, inflation reached the highest level during the last seven years, reported The News. 
    The central bank in its report said Pakistan’s economic growth was unlikely to meet the target of four per cent this fiscal, due to soft trends in agriculture and manufacturing production. The SBP also advised the government to address structural vulnerabilities to put the economy on a sustainable growth trajectory.
    Read more: SBP maintains interest rate at 13.25 percent
    Performance of commodity-producing sectors would likely remain subdued, the SBP said in its report. “In view of these developments, achieving the real GDP growth target of four per cent appears unlikely,” the SBP said.
    The central bank’s report spelt out in sharp detail the challenges being faced by the economy including mismatch related to exports quantum and earnings, delays in implementation of tax measures and weak management in food prices.
    Read also: Inflation jumps to near eight years high of 12.67pc on food cost
    “Most of the improvement in the current account has come from a reduction in the country’s import bill; exports have yet to contribute significantly, as healthy quantum gains are not supported by price trends,” the SBP said.
    Furthermore, while the drawdown in foreign exchange reserves has been reversed, the overall reserves position remains below the comfort level (in terms of import coverage).
    The report further highlighted that the average headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation reached 11.5 per cent in Q1-FY-20, extending the steep upward trend persistent since the beginning of FY-19. Not only this level was double the inflation observed in the same quarter last year, but it was also the highest level of quarterly inflation since Q4-FY-12.


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    National Assembly. Photo: FileThe National Assembly is expected to pass the the three amendment bills pertaining to the tenure of the serving chiefs of the armed forces today.
    The lower house of parliament will debate on the bills after the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defence had unanimously approved the three amendment bills on Monday.
    In order to pass the bills, lawmakers in the lower house of Parliament on Monday adopted a resolution to suspend private members day to take up government business, reported The News. 
    The private members day was scheduled to be held today (Tuesday) but now has been deferred to Wednesday.
    The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence had been summoned on Monday to discuss amendments to the Army Act, Air Force Act, and Navy Act.
    The committee had to reconvene just three days after it initially 'approved' the three bills aimed at regularising the tenure of the services chiefs.
    Also read: COAS service extension: Army Act amendment bill to make future extensions airtight
    The committee had to be summoned again after it was established that the rules and regulations of parliament were violated in the January 3 session of the committee.
    After the National Assembly's approval, the bills will be approved by the Senate Standing Committee on Defence before bills are passed by the Senate.
    The bills would become acts of Parliament once signed by the president.
    Law Minister Farogh Naseem had said that all political parties including the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party have approved the amendment bills.
    Changes sought in lawThe proposed amendments set the maximum age limit of the three services chiefs — chief of army staff, chief of air staff and chief of naval staff — at 64 years. If the bills get passed, the prime minister will have the power to extend the tenure of any service chief and the president will give his final nod to the extension or reappointment.
    Under clause 8B of Army Act Amendment Bill, the president, on the advice of the prime minister, may “reappoint the Chief of the Army Staff for an additional tenure of three (03) years, on such terms and conditions, as may be determined by the president on the advice of the prime minister, in the national security interest or exigencies, from time to time”.
    “Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law, or any order or judgement of any Court, the appointment, reappointment or extension of the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), or the exercise of discretion by the appointing authority in this regard, shall not be called into question before any court on any ground whatsoever,” the bill states.
    Also read: Cabinet approves amendment to Army Act
    SC directs govt to legislate on COAS tenureBack in November 2018, the Supreme Court had asked the government to legislate on an extension in the COAS's services within six months, allowing General Qamar Javed Bajwa to stay in office until then.
    Prior to that, PM Imran in August had approved the extension in the COAS's services through an executive order. Former chief justice Asif Saeed Khosa had in late November taken up a petition challenging the extension in service of the COAS, deeming it 'in the public interest'.
    The court had subsequently suspended the notification of the extension in General Bajwa's tenure.
    Last month, after the top court issued the detailed verdict in the case, the government had filed a review petition in the SC, pleading the court to form a larger bench to hear the case, and requesting it to keep the proceedings in-camera.
    Side by side, it had launched the formalities to formulate a bill formalising the rules governing the army chief's extension and have it passed through parliament.


  11. ADMIN
    England celebrate after Joe Denly dismissed Elgar. Photo: AFPSouth African opening batsman Dean Elgar insisted that he was "very confident" he should not have been given out on Monday during the second Test against England at Newlands.
    Elgar, who made 88 in the first innings, fell for 34 when he was given out caught behind by Jos Buttler off Joe Denly's occasional leg-spin, despite referring the decision.
    "I wouldn't waste a referral knowing that I've nicked it. I don't play cricket like that," the 32-year-old told Sky Sports.
    "I like to see myself as someone who takes their outs when they're definitely out.
    "It's a bit of an emotional time when those kind of things happen. Obviously I had to simmer down and watching the footage, I could still say that I haven't hit it."
    The left-hander pushed forward against Denly's delivery, with a faint 'spike' on UltraEdge enough for TV umpire Chris Gaffaney to uphold Paul Reiffel's on-field decision of out.
    South Africa closed the fourth day in Cape Town on 126-2 in pursuit of a world-record 438 for victory, with England needing eight more wickets on Tuesday to level the series at 1-1.
    "I'm going to reserve my comments because I don't want to get into trouble by the ICC, but as a player I can say that I'm very confident that I didn't nick it," added Elgar.
    "Sometimes you have those things go your way and sometimes you don't.
    "Unfortunately today, again I was feeling a million dollars, it just didn't work out for us. But saying that, we've still got guys in the shed."
    Elgar was England batsman Denly's first Test victim.


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    Prime Minister Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday gave approval for a Rs6billion relief package for Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to bring down the prices of essential commodities, The News reported.
    An official notification in this regard will be issued today.
    Sugar, which is being sold at a retail price of Rs75/kg in the open market will now be provided at Rs68/kg at the utility stores, suggests media report.
    Last year in November the government had decided to provide Rs6billion to the USC in a bid to provide relief to the people.
    The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by PM Imran on reducing the prices of essential goods. During the meeting, the prime minister had told the officials that providing relief to the people was the number one priority of the government. He added that his government will try to give special relief to low-income individuals and poverty-stricken families.
    'Inflation highest in seven years'The State Bank of Pakistan on Monday said during the first quarter of current fiscal year FY-20, Pakistan's economy moved progressively along the adjustment path, but inflation reached the highest level during the last seven years.
    The report further highlighted that the average headline CPI inflation reached 11.5 percent in Q1-FY-20, extending the steep upward trend persistent since the beginning of FY-19. 
    Not only this level was double the inflation observed in the same quarter last year, it was also the highest level of quarterly inflation since Q4-FY-12.


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    Australia's Marnus Labuschagne. Photo: AFPAustralia's Marnus Labuschagne has joined the stars of world cricket in just five months, soaring to fourth in the batting rankings from a nondescript 110th after seizing a freak opportunity with both hands.
    Labuschagne emerged from nowhere to become Test cricket's leading scorer last year with 1,104 runs, including 896 since November -- bettering the great Neil Harvey (834) for most runs scored by an Australian in a five-Test summer.
    The South African-born 25-year-old now shares rarefied air with cricket's elite, lagging only Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson in the international rankings.
    "I haven't really had a chance to stop and reflect on the summer that I have had," Labuschagne said after his double century against New Zealand last week in Sydney.
    "Looking at it, it has been a very special summer but the real privilege is playing in this team."
    None of this may have happened if Labuschagne had not grabbed his chance as a concussion substitute during Australia's Ashes campaign in England last August.
    It was during the second Test at Lord's when master Australian batsman Smith was felled by a vicious bouncer off England paceman Jofra Archer in the second innings.
    Smith's departure opened the way for Labuschagne to become the first concussion substitute in a Test match after a change in the International Cricket Council's regulations.
    He made the most of his opportunity, reeling off four consecutive half-centuries and finishing the Ashes series with 353 runs at 50.42 -- even earning comparisons with the stellar Smith.
    If Labuschagne's career took off during the Ashes, it has rocketed into the stratosphere this Australian summer.
    He peeled off two centuries against Pakistan, finishing the two-Test series with 347 runs at 173.50, and he was at another level against the Black Caps.
    The gum-chewing number three scored 143 in Perth before reaching his highest Test score of 215 in the third Test in Sydney.
    Captaincy calling "People like Marnus, you see someone with incredible work ethic, incredible hunger to get better, very coachable and incredible energy," said Australia coach Justin Langer, who plucked Labuschagne from relative obscurity to play for the national team.
    "He brings so much to the team, not just batting and bowling."
    Such has been Labuschagne's growing profile that Australia batting great Ricky Ponting has tagged him as a potential future Test captain.
    "Labuschagne is one that will come into the conversation in 12-18 months' time once he's properly established himself in the team," Ponting said.
    "He seems like the right sort of guy to maybe be a captain down the track at some point."
    Another former Australia captain Greg Chappell says Labuschagne has the temperament and technique to become one of Australia's best number three batsmen alongside Ponting, Don Bradman and himself.
    "He has always had a solid technique and shots on both sides of the wicket," Chappell said.
    "He is looking to score runs. He is not looking to survive.
    "He is always looking to get a single, looking to get off strike, looking for the bad ball... they are the traits that I have seen in nearly 70 years of watching cricket that the good players have."
    Labuschagne has been an avid watcher of team-mate Steve Smith's quirky batting technique and has adopted his extravagant 'light sabre leave', mimicking Smith's flourish after leaving the ball outside off-stump.
    Labuschagne understands the rich history of batting greats Australia has had coming in at one wicket down, declaring the role had been a "pinnacle one for Australia and there is a lot that comes with that".
    "The standard is so high. For me, it's about upholding that standard," he said.
    "That is making sure I am sticking to the process and trusting my game and not trying to be anyone else -- making that position mine in my own way."


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    Photo: FileLOS ANGELES: Dozens of Iranians and Iranian-Americans have reported being harassed or questioned for hours at the US border following heightened tensions over the US killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
    The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim advocacy group, said it had provided assistance to more than 60 travelers who were detained at length over the weekend and questioned about their political views at Washington state's border with Canada.
    Many of them were reportedly denied entry to the US due to a lack of capacity for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to detain them.
    One 24-year-old only identified as Crystal by CAIR said she was detained and interrogated for more than 10 hours with her family at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine, Washington, before being released early Sunday.
    Also read: NATO ambassadors to meet on Iran crisis: official
    She said when the family asked why they were being detained, CBP agents said, "It is just the wrong time for you guys."
    "These reports are extremely troubling and potentially constitute illegal detentions of United States citizens," said Masih Fouladi, executive director of CAIR's Washington chapter. "We are working to verify reports of a broad nationwide directive to detain Iranian-Americans at ports of entry so that we can provide community members with accurate travel guidance."
    However, CBP officials have disputed the reports, saying that long delays at the border were due to increased traffic because of the holiday season and a shortage of staff to process travelers.
    They also insist that the agency does not discriminate based on religion, race or ethnicity.
    'Constitutional and moral problems'"Social media posts that CBP is detaining Iranian-Americans and refusing their entry into the US because of their country of origin are false," CBP spokesman Michael Friel told AFP.
    He added that reports that the Department of Homeland Security and CBP had issued a directive to bar Iranian-Americans from entering the country were also false.
    A security official who did not wish to be identified said that the increased delays Iranian-Americans faced at the border were related to CBP "operating with an enhanced posture at its ports of entry to safeguard our national security."
    The delays at the border have been condemned by public officials, with many accusing the Trump administration of overreach.
    Also read: Mourners pack Tehran to grieve Iran general Soleimani
    "Washingtonians who happen to be Iranian-American were detained at the Canadian-US border for extended periods of time for no other reason than their ethnicity or country of origin," Washington Governor Jay Inslee said in a statement.
    "This is wrong and rife with constitutional and moral problems," he added. "No one should be treated differently due to where they come from, how they look or what language they speak."
    Senator Elizabeth Warren, a top Democratic candidate in the US presidential race, said she found the reports "deeply disturbing."
    "Iranian Americans have the same rights as all other US citizens and should be treated with dignity and respect at our border — not bigoted, xenophobic scrutiny," she said in a tweet.
    The increased scrutiny at the border comes after Iran vowed to avenge Soleimani's killing in a drone strike ordered by US President Donald Trump.


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    A burnt vehicle is seen on Quinlans street after an overnight bushfire in Quaama in Australia`s New South Wales state on 6 January. Photo: AFPFirefighters raced to quell massive bushfires in southeastern Australia Tuesday, taking advantage of a brief drop in temperatures and some much-needed rainfall before another heatwave strikes later this week.
    Exhausted volunteers fixed containment lines, cleared ground vegetation and carried out controlled burns before temperatures and winds were expected to pick up again by Friday.
    "It really is about shoring up protection to limit the damage potential and the outbreak of the fires over the coming days," said New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons.
    He described current conditions as "much more favourable" but warned "we are expecting hotter weather to return later in the week".
    Dozens of vast blazes continue to burn out of control across the east of the country and there are growing fears that two fires in New South Wales and Victoria could connect to form another uncontrollable megablaze.
    Rainfall on Monday offered modest relief, but it was not heavy enough to extinguish the fires, and in some places it hampered firefighters' preparations by making back-burning more difficult.
    Twenty-five people have died since the start of the disaster in September, more than 1,800 homes have been destroyed, and some eight million hectares (80,000 square kilometres) has burned, an area the size of Ireland or South Carolina.
    Smoke from the fires has been spotted more than 12,000 kilometres (7,400 miles) away in Chile and Argentina, weather authorities in the South American countries said.
    The cost of the disaster is still not clear, but the Insurance Council of Australia said claims worth Aus$700 million ($485 million) had already been filed and the figure was expected to climb significantly.
    The government has earmarked an initial Aus$2 billion ($1.4 billion) for a national recovery fund to help devastated communities.
    The human toll was again laid bare Tuesday, as firefighters held a memorial in Sydney for 36-year-old colleague Andrew O'Dwyer who died battling blazes in late December.
    Volunteers in bright orange fire suits lined the road as his cortege passed — with the coffin draped in a Rural Fire Service flag.
    Glimmers of hope Conditions in the next week are not expected to match the worst days of the crisis, but Fitzsimmons told public broadcaster ABC it was important not to "get lulled into a false sense of security".
    Many of the blazes are too big to be put out, so only sustained rainfall would end the crisis.
    "It was nice to see a cyclone forming. I shouldn't say — hopefully no damage — but it was nice to see a cyclone forming up the top end of (Western Australia)," said Fitzsimmons.
    "Hopefully (it is) a signal that we may see monsoon activity which will disrupt the dominant hot air mass continuing to influence so much of the weather."


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    The gold rate in Pakistan on January 07, 2020 per tola of gold was Rs 93,400, while the price of 10 grams of gold was Rs 80,075.
    Gold rates may be different in each Pakistani city at different times. The latest gold prices for different cities including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Faisalabad, and Quetta are available below.
    Pakistan's Cities24K Per Tola Gold Rates24K 10 Grams Gold Rates22K 10 Grams Gold RatesKarachiRs. 93,400Rs. 80,075Rs. 73,402LahoreRs. 93,400Rs. 80,075Rs. 73,402IslamabadRs. 93,400Rs. 80,075Rs. 73,402RawalpindiRs. 93,400Rs. 80,075Rs. 73,402PeshawarRs. 93,400Rs. 80,075Rs. 73,402FaisalabadRs. 93,400Rs. 80,075Rs. 73,402QuettaRs. 93,400Rs. 80,075Rs. 73,402

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    Iranians gather around a vehicle carrying the caskets of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani and others during a funeral procession after the bodies arrived in the northeastern city of Qom on January 6, 2020 following a ceremony in the capital Tehran. Photo:  AFP/FileDUBAI: The body of the senior Iranian military commander killed in a US drone strike in Iraq last week has arrived in his home town of Kerman in southeast Iran for burial, the official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday.
    State TV broadcast live images of thousands of people in the streets of the town, many of them dressed in black, to mourn Qassem Soleimani.
    Soleimani was widely seen as Iran’s second most powerful figure behind Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 80, who wept in grief along with hundreds of thousands of mourners who thronged the streets of Tehran for Soleimani’s funeral on Monday.
    Khamenei led prayers at the funeral in the Iranian capital, pausing as his voice cracked with emotion. Soleimani, 62, was a national hero even to many who do not consider themselves supporters of Iran’s clerical rulers.
    He was killed leaving Baghdad airport last Friday.
    Also read: Iraq mourns Iran's military chief Qassem Soleimani
    Mourners packed the streets, chanting: “Death to America!” — a show of national unity after anti-government protests in November in which many demonstrators were killed.
    The crowd, which state media said numbered in the millions, recalled the masses gathered in 1989 for the funeral of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
    The killing of Soleimani has prompted fears around the world of a broader regional conflict, as well as calls in the U.S. Congress for legislation to keep President Donald Trump from going to war against Iran.


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    We've all seen fake Nintendo Switch's out in the wild; however, a new portable gaming PC machine by Dell/Alienware was announced at CES today. It looks, works and has the same concept as the Nintendo Switch, but on steroids. It's called Alienware Concept UFO and is currently just at the prototype stage but looks like a finished product ready for commercial sale. It is probably the quintessential portable gaming PC we've all wanted, re-imagined Nintendo Switch style. 
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    Just like the Nintendo Switch, it has a tablet where one can slide in two controllers similar to the Joy-Cons on the Switch. However, the design of the controllers and the body of the UFO is slightly different than the Switch. It comes with two analog sticks, a D-Pad and four action buttons on the front of the device. On the top, there are the triggers and shoulder buttons similar to an Xbox One game controller. 
    © Twitter_LaptopMag
    The main difference here is that the Alienware UFO concept runs on Windows 10 and will run PC games at a resolution of 1200p. This means a larger games library at a higher resolution than the Nintendo Switch. The portable gaming device also comes with its own kickstand and can also output to larger displays without the need of a dock. The Alienware UfO comes with two USB-C ports; one at the top and bottom which can be used to output video to other displays, charge the device and use wired controllers, keyboard and mouse. 
    © Dell
    Dell has not detailed any of the components being used to power the Alienware UFO which could be a factor at determining the performance of the portable device. Due to which it is not possible to know the calibre of games it can run or what specifications are under the hood to figure out the graphics settings for each game. Sure, one cannot expect the Alienware UFO to deliver Desktop PC graphics but it would be interesting to see how much more powerful it is than the Nintendo Switch. We've already seen credible ports of games like Witcher 3, Elder Scrolls iV: Skyrim and Overwatch for the Nintendo Switch. It all depends on how well the games are optimised for the device and whether it can deliver a smooth lag-free experience.

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    The Golden Globes 2020 red carpet in a way followed 2018's all-black dress code (which was in solidarity with the Me Too movement) in terms of serving us with looks that were all (mostly) black. Even though there was no planned dress code this year, it looked like coincidentally people had worn similar-looking outfits. Most men were seen in Tuxedos. But obviously, all these tuxedos were styled in different ways, so it did not look like they were wearing a uniform.
    But these tuxedo-looks do present themselves to us as a guide on styling this formal silhouette. So here goes, different ways in which you could style your tuxedo, so it doesn't look like you're repeating outfits courtesy the Golden Globes.
    1. Jason Momoa © Getty Images
    Jason Momoa has always kept it casual. He's someone who can even make the tuxedo look chilled out, as he does in this look wherein he completes the look with chunky jewellery, a brooch and loose hair.
    2. Adam Driver © Getty Images
    Adam Driver, post the Marriage Story success, has kept it classic by going old school in the way of styling his tux with a simple black bow-tie. In the midst of trying out new combinations when styling your clothes, sometimes going back to the basics can really work out well.
    3. Kieran Culkin © Getty Images
    Another interesting way to style the tuxedo is to just add a white bow tie instead of a conventional black one and et voila! This not only breaks the monotony of the outfit but also adds a unique twist to the regular tux.
    4. Billy Porter © Getty Images
    Now, save this one for a bachelor's party or a party whose theme suggests that you can afford to go all out with your outfit. Billy Porter here has added a removable angle wing to his tux to stand out. Think of all the possibilities that you could work with when styling your tux for a theme like this.
    5. Nick Jonas © Getty Images
    Nick Jonas, here, has chosen a rather unconventional tie to go with his tux. He chose the Prada Bolo Tie that is literally just strings and locket with Prada insignia. There are plenty of unconventional options out there of bizarre ties and animated cuff links that can instantly quirk up your tuxedo.

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    Talk about turning back the hands of time and there is probably nobody better than Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo to do so. 
    In the first week of the new decade, Ronaldo is already looking to give us throwback goals not only with the way he was playing against Cagliari Calcio on Monday but even with the technology that he brought along to the Allianz Stadium.
    It's 2020 and Ronaldo's still rocking the iPod Shuffle 𤣠@brfootball pic.twitter.com/jBvZROY7Rz
    — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 6, 2020
    Ahead of the game, when the 34-year-old arrived at the stadium and was interacting with the fans, he was spotted with a retro iPod Shuffle which first came out in 2010. Known for its unique ability (or disability) to not let the user decide which song to play, the tiny music device with its 4GB (approximately 1,000 songs), became extremely popular 10 years ago. 
    And even though the Shuffles were discontinued in 2017, there demand didn't seem to fade and were easily available on resale for less than Rs. 2,000. 
    However, it wasn't just the iPod that looked like something from a decade ago. The Juventus Forward too looked like his old self as he registered his first hat trick of 2020 against Cagliari and made it an easy sail for his side. 
    Ronaldo's first game of the decade.

    Ronaldo's first hat-trick of the decade.

    Are you not entertained?! ð pic.twitter.com/PiMoQw3ljX
    — ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 6, 2020
    While being dominating in the first half of the match, the reigning champions were only able to get on the scoresheet in the 49th minute when Ronaldo stole the ball away from the defenders thanks to a massive blunder at the hands of Ragnar Klavan right in front of his goal. 
    The 2018-19 Serie A MVP scored his second goal off a penalty given to him thanks to some excellent dribbling by Paulo Dybala in traffic, which proved to be too much for the Cagliari defence to handle without fouling. 
    Ronaldo finished his hat trick, which is also his first in the history of the tournament with an easy grounded shot off a Douglas Costa assist in the 82nd minute. 

    After a 4-0 win at home, Juventus are now second in the Serie A standings behind Inter Milan with 45 points a piece.

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    Photo: FileLOS ANGELES: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continues to rule the cinematic universe, keeping its top ranking in North American theaters this weekend with $34.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday.
    That brought the three-week domestic total for the Disney film — marketed as a grand finale of the nine-film Skywalker Saga — to $451.6 million. It has taken an additional $468 million overseas, as it inches closer to the $1 billion mark overall.
    Holding onto the second spot again was Sony's Jumanji: The Next Level, an action sequel with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart, which took in $26.2 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period.
    Overall, it was an impressive weekend for Sony, which had three films in the top five. Its Little Women moved up from fourth last weekend to third, with a take of $13.6 million.
    The Greta Gerwig-directed version of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel has drawn strong reviews from critics.
    Many were irate that it missed out on nods for best director or best film at the weekend´s Golden Globes. Saoirse Ronan did get a best actress nomination for her role as Jo March, but lost to Renee Zellweger (Judy).
    Disney grabbed fourth spot with Frozen II. The animated musical about Queen Elsa and her gang took in $11.9 million in its seventh week out.
    With an accumulated global total of $1.3 billion, it has become the top-grossing animated film of all time, surpassing The Incredibles 2, Disney said.
    Yet another Sony movie, new release The Grudge, placed fifth at $11.4 million. The supernatural horror film is a remake of a 2002 Japanese movie.
    The movie got a rare "F" rating from audiences — the lowest possible grade. It is only the 20th film in 40 years to do so, according to the CinemaScore website.
    Rounding out the top 10 were:Spies in Disguise ($10.4 million)
    Knives Out ($8.9 million)
    Uncut Gems ($7.6 million)
    Bombshell ($4.1 million)
    Cats ($2.6 million)


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    PARIS: France´s foreign minister said Monday that Tehran must not retaliate over the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani in a US air strike, amid an escalating war of words between Iranian officials and President Donald Trump.
    "It is essential that Iran renounce any reprisals or retaliations," Jean-Yves Le Drian told BFM television, adding that "there is still a place for diplomacy, fortunately."
    "In all the talks I´ve held with other officials, no one wants a war," he added, while deploring "bad choices on all sides" for the "dangerous escalation" of tensions between Tehran and Washington.
    Le Drian said any counterstrikes against the US would jeopardise the viability of the coalition fighting the Daesh threat in Iraq and Syria, which he said must remain the region´s priority.
    He also urged Tehran to refrain from further steps to undo the 2015 accord curtailing its nuclear activities, ahead of an emergency meeting by EU foreign ministers on the Iran crisis this week.
    Paris will decide "in the coming days" whether it will renew sanctions against Iran for walking away from the deal, Le Drian said, after months of trying to uphold the deal despite Trump´s decision to abandon it.


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    "The North Atlantic Council will address the situation in the region," a NATO official said. Photo: nato.intBRUSSELS: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) ambassadors will meet at their Brussels headquarters on Monday as Middle East tensions mount after the United States forces killed a top Iranian general.
    "The North Atlantic Council will address the situation in the region," a NATO official said.
    "The secretary general decided to convene the meeting of NATO ambassadors following consultations with allies."
    Last week's killing of Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport surprised many of Washington's allies and triggered calls for de-escalation.
    US officials are due to give an update on the situation after Washington killed Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran's Middle East operations as commander of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, in a US drone strike at Baghdad airport.
    Tehran has vowed to avenge the commander, and US President Donald Trump has threatened "major retaliation" if any American targets are hit.
    Britain, France and Germany issued a joint statement late on Sunday urging Iran to "refrain from further violent action or proliferation" and criticising the "negative role" Tehran played in the Middle East through Soleimani's forces.
    The situation has also deteriorated in Iraq, where lawmakers have called for the 5,200 US soldiers deployed there to leave.
    Read more: Iraq calls for foreign forces to leave after U.S. killing of Iran commander
    NATO maintains a training mission in Iraq, preparing local forces to take on extremists, but this would be in doubt if coalition forces pull out.
    On Saturday, a NATO spokesman said the mission, which involves several hundred allied personnel, was continuing "but training activities are currently suspended."
    Another diplomat said the alliance would have to "wait and see" how Baghdad responds in the coming days.
    Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, shown in posters, who was killed in Iraq in a U.S. drone strike on Friday. Photo: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi"The big issue is the future of the NATO mission in Iraq after the demand of the Iraqi parliament yesterday to remove US-led coalition and foreign forces. We have to see what we will do now," a NATO diplomat told AFP.
    "From our point of view the parliament resolution is not binding. We take note of it, but have to wait what the government is going to do," the diplomat said.
    "We still think that the presence of international troops in Iraq should be continued in order to prevent a resurgence of Daesh. But we have to respect what the Iraqi government will eventually decide."
    He also confirmed that NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, had spoken by telephone with the US Secretary of Defence, Mark Esper, since Friday's strike.
    Iran was also warned not to flout the 2015 nuclear deal, which Washington pulled out of in 2018, after announcing further steps away from the beleaguered accord. 
    Related: Britain urges Iran to 'do the right thing'
    Trump vows to hit 52 Iranian targets if Iran retaliates
    Coalition scales back Iraq operations for security reasons: US


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    Pep Guardiola is preparing his Manchester City team to face Manchester United in the League Cup semi-finals. Photo: AFP/Lindsey ParnabyManchester City boss Pep Guardiola expects a repeat game plan from Manchester United in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Tuesday.
    United produced an exhilarating display of counter-attacking football to beat Guardiola's side 2-1 in last month´s Premier League derby at the Etihad Stadium.
    They meet again in the first leg of their semi-final at Old Trafford this week and City boss Guardiola feels he knows what to expect.
    "It will be quite similar," said Guardiola. "Of course at Old Trafford it will be quite different to here but they are a team that are built to run.
    Read more: Pogba set for operation in new injury setback
    "When they can run they are one of the best teams, and not just in England, I would say, because of the pace they have — (Daniel) James, (Mason) Greenwood, (Anthony) Martial, (Marcus) Rashford and (Jesse) Lingard.
    "I have the feeling they are going to run, one or two or three times, or as many times as possible, and we have to reduce the mistakes in the build-up. We have to be prepared for that but we have to do our game."
    United tore City's defence apart on numerous occasions on December 7 and could have had much more to show for their efforts than first-half goals from Rashford and Martial.
    Nicolas Otamendi pulled one back late on but United held on to inflict a defeat that dealt another blow to City's faltering Premier League title challenge.
    Read more: Arteta earns first win as Arsenal sink Man Utd, but Spurs, Chelsea stumble
    Despite United's win, City dominated in terms of possession and opportunities created and Guardiola did not feel his team did a lot wrong.
    Guardiola said: "I am not going to prepare our game just thinking, 'don't let them run'.
    "We have to go there and try to score a goal, play our game and try to get a good result from there.
    "Except the first minutes when we conceded three or four times when they could run, the rest of the game I liked a lot the game we played and the chances we created in many situations.
    "I would like to play quite similar."


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    Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's PDA at the Golden Globes was noted by all as they sat only a few feet apart from each other on Sunday. 
    The former flames who often ignite reconciliation rumours are linked to each other every now and then leaving fans gushing whenever they are sighted together.
    On Sunday, the internet went into a frenzy after Jennifer was seen giving the most heartwarming of reactions to her ex-husband Brad Pitt during his acceptance speech of the Best Actor award for his role in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
    Brad’s speech was filled with a plethora of jokes, one of which his ex-wife Jennifer also found chuckle-worthy.
    The Ad Astra star said that he wanted to bring his mother to the event, but didn’t as the tabloids romantically link him to any woman he is seen with.
    He said, "I wanted to bring my mom, but everyone I sit next to they say I'm dating." Jennifer Aniston chuckled at his statement and a section of the internet couldn't help but notice her reaction.
    Check out some of the fans’ tweets on Jen's reaction here  Brad Pitt also thanked Once Upon A Time In Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino and his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio.
    He made a reference to Leo's 1997 film Titanic and said, "My partner in crime, LDC. He's an all-star, he's a gentleman, and I wouldn't be here without you, man - Still I would have shared the raft."


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