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  1. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani said on Tuesday that restrictions placed on social media can lead to anarchy in the country.

    The Chairman Senate was addressing students at a private university in Islamabad. He said that for different classes exist separate levels of justice.
    ?If we had respected the constitution then the institutions would have been strong,? said Rabbani.
    ?One channel to express views is opened, which is also being restricted over the pretext of state institutions,? said Rabbani.
    The Chairman Senate said that the authorities are closing down the avenues of communication on their own.
    He said that Pakistan was supposed to be a welfare state but it has turned out to be a security state.
    The Chairman Senate criticised the government saying that former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf was not presented before the courts.
    ?Musharraf is dictating courts from abroad,? said Rabbani giving the example of the former military ruler.
    The Ministry of Interior has launched a crackdown on blasphemous and profane content on social media.

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6fc05ebe71a7545dd5a5d64a781f4f99.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8yNS8yMDE3IDE6MjM6MTEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT02LzQ4Rzd4dmtLS21qeVUycDFXTFJnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar on Wednesday had directed the chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to prepare a framework for regulating the use of social media and targeting blasphemous and sacrilegious content.

    Nisar directs PTA to prepare SOPs to tackle sacrilegious content on social media
    He has also asked FO to get in touch with OIC for convening a meeting on the issue of blasphemous content
    Chairing a high-level meeting here, he directed that initial draft of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) should be prepared in a week's time for further consideration.
    The Interior Minister had earlier said that there is no crackdown on social media, adding that the platform needs thorough checks and balances.
    ?Let me assure you with all the force in my command there will be no restriction on the social media but yes there will be red lines in line with the law and constitution of Pakistan,? said Nisar.


  2. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Thursday refuted claims that Saudi Arabia did not provide Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif a chance to address the international summit held in the country early this week.
    Addressing the Foreign Office?s weekly press briefing, Zakaria said that leaders of 30 countries were not able to address the international Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia due to lack of time.
    He said that Saudi king Shah Salman had also apologised to all participants who were not able to address the summit.
    ?Muslim Ummah is united and will remain so. Claims that Saudi Arabia didn?t give a chance to Pakistan to address [the summit] is wrong,? the Foreign Office spokesman said.

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/fb3053c0b77346bc2a26f1db0094c750.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8yNS8yMDE3IDEyOjM2OjA3IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9dXZOTVRIZ3dHbGpndG8waXQ2ZXoxUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center]
    Condemning the situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir, he said that Indian troops continue to violate human rights in the valley and condemned the Indian forces' use of innocent Kashmiris as human shields.

    ?Muslims are facing difficulties while observing their religious duties in IoK,? he pointed out.
    Reiterating the need for the international community to resolve the issue, he said that the ?international community should take notice of Indian atrocities in Kashmir.?
    India has also closed down about 36 television channels in IOK to suppress the voice of the people, he claimed. "The international community needs to play an important role in solving the Kashmir issue," he had remarked.
    Recently, the intensity of atrocities against Kashmiris have increased with troops using people as human shields and firing pellets at women and children.
    The Kashmir war goes viral

    ICJ has no jurisdiction over national security matters: FO
    Zakaria says that India did not give a positive response to Pakistan?s request regarding access to Jadhav?s accomplices








    Zakaria further said that Pakistan has received no request regarding consular access about Indian citizen Sheikh Nabi Ahmed arrested in Pakistan last week.
    Commenting about retired colonel Habib, who went missing in Nepal in April, the spokesman said that Pakistan is in contact with the Nepali government and has also contacted Indian High Commission for cooperation.


  3. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Thursday refuted claims that Saudi Arabia did not provide Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif a chance to address the international summit held in the country early this week.
    Addressing the Foreign Office?s weekly press briefing, Zakaria said that leaders of 30 countries were not able to address the international Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia due to lack of time.
    He said that Saudi king Shah Salman had also apologised to all participants who were not able to address the summit.
    ?Muslim Ummah is united and will remain so. Claims that Saudi Arabia didn?t give a chance to Pakistan to address [the summit] is wrong,? the Foreign Office spokesman said.

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/fb3053c0b77346bc2a26f1db0094c750.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8yNS8yMDE3IDEyOjM2OjA3IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9dXZOTVRIZ3dHbGpndG8waXQ2ZXoxUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Condemning the situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir, he said that Indian troops continue to violate human rights in the valley and condemned the Indian forces' use of innocent Kashmiris as human shields.

    ?Muslims are facing difficulties while observing their religious duties in IoK,? he pointed out.
    Reiterating the need for the international community to resolve the issue, he said that the ?international community should take notice of Indian atrocities in Kashmir.?
    India has also closed down about 36 television channels in IOK to suppress the voice of the people, he claimed. "The international community needs to play an important role in solving the Kashmir issue," he had remarked.
    Recently, the intensity of atrocities against Kashmiris have increased with troops using people as human shields and firing pellets at women and children.
    The Kashmir war goes viral

    ICJ has no jurisdiction over national security matters: FO
    Zakaria says that India did not give a positive response to Pakistan?s request regarding access to Jadhav?s accomplices








    Zakaria further said that Pakistan has received no request regarding consular access about Indian citizen Sheikh Nabi Ahmed arrested in Pakistan last week.
    Commenting about retired colonel Habib, who went missing in Nepal in April, the spokesman said that Pakistan is in contact with the Nepali government and has also contacted Indian High Commission for cooperation.


  4. Waqas Dar
    Photo: Canadian Post  Canadian Post issued a special Eid stamp to recognise two important festivals celebrated by Muslims, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha.
    The gesture seeks to celebrate the Muslim community in Canada. The stamps were unveiled to members of the Muslim communities in Montréal and in Richmond Hill, Ont., north of Toronto, according to Canadian Post press release.
    The Eid stamp is one of the three new religious stamps Canada Post has announced this year to mark Canadian diversity of faiths, customs and celebrations.
    Earlier in the year, Canada Post and India Post had collaborated to issue two stamps marking Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. One stamp from each country will be released on the same day in the fall of 2017.
    Moreover, Canada Post had also announced to issue a Hanukkah stamp this year, recognising the Jewish faith?s celebration in December.
    ?Stamps have been a wonderful tool for us to capture our history, our heroes, our events, our accomplishments and events that have not been positive in our history but we have captured them on our stamps because history has been near and dear to Canada Post?s heart,? said Deepak Chopra, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Post, while addressing the ceremony.
    ?I often say that we are the unofficial historian of Canada.?
    The stamp's deep blues and warm gold as well as its geometric pattern are seen in Islamic architecture, reads its description on Canadian Post. Photo: IQRA.CA On the design of the stamp, Canadian Post writes ?the Arabic script on the stamp reads ?Eid Mubarak,? which translates to ?Have a happy Eid? or ?Have a blessed Eid.? It appears under a pointed arch, which symbolises the division between sacred and worldly space in Muslim culture.?
    The description added, ?the stamp?s deep blues and warm gold and yellows, as well as its geometric pattern, are seen in Islamic architecture. The new moon atop the stamp signifies the start of Eid.?
    The 28mm by 35 mm stamp has been designed by Doreen Colonello and Erin Enns of Entro Communications and printed by Colour Innovations,


  5. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Launching the Economic Survey 2016-17 on Thursday at a press conference, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the Pakistani economy had grown by 5.3%, missing the growth target of 5.7%.

    "After almost 10 years, we have exceeded 5% GDP growth. In 2013, we were in the range of 3% growth, and within 4% in the next couple of years. This year, the Pakistani economy has grown by 5.28%, rounded off to 5.3% GDP growth," said the finance minister.

    The finance minister said that the Pakistani economy had crossed $300 billion for the first time. He added that the growth target for the next financial year is 6% of the GDP.


    Dar said the agricultural sector had grown by 20%, the services sector by 60%, and industry by 21%.

    Budget 2017-18?s salient features revealed
    Budget will be presented on Friday, May 26
    Breaking down the total GDP growth, the industry contributed 5.02%, agricultural sector added 3.46%, while the services sector contributed 5.98% to the total economic growth, he said.

    "We are now targeting growth of six percent next year," he said.




    Dar said the Pakistani economy was "understated, according to our estimates and even international experts?". He said this was largely due to a number of factors, including the input-output coefficient methodology being used to determine the economy which needs to be updated.


    The minister stated that the per capita income is $1,629, saying it ?will become better as the economy grows.?

    The electricity and gas sector grew by 3.4%, large scale manufacturing (LSM) grew by 5.46%, construction grew by 9.05% while cotton production increased by 10.7%, the minister informed.

    From a figure of Rs14.3 trillion in 2013, the national debt now stands at Rs20.8 trillion ? less than 60% of the GDP.  



    The government also met its budget deficit target of 3.8pc, with the actual deficit registering at 3.7pc.

    However, it missed its trade deficit target of Rs20.4bn, with the actual deficit widening to Rs24bn in the period under review.
    The current account deficit expanded to $7.25bn in fiscal year 2016-17, and is expected to reach 2.7% of GDP by the end of the fiscal year.
    Remittances are expected to reach $19.5bn in the outgoing fiscal year, while foreign direct investment is expected to reach $2.58bn.
    The minister stated that forex reserves have reached nearly $21 billion. 
    Poverty declined from 34% in 2011 to 29% in 2017, he stated further.
    In the first 10 months of the outgoing fiscal year, exports fell by 2.3% while imports increased by 19.88%.
    Sharing figures related to the war on terrorism, the minister said the losses from the war exceed Rs123 billion, adding that 25,000 people have been martyred and 25,000 injured in this war.

    A Pakistan Army soldier in North Waziristan during Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Photo: Reuters  ?In June 2014 a decision was taken [to launch operation Zarb-e-Azb],? said Dar, terming it a big decision taken by their government taken in the interest of the country. ?It was delayed by the previous two governments. but we took it and paid the price. For the past several years, as is the case this year, we have been allocating Rs90-100 billion for the rehabilitation, reconstruction, transportation, sustenance allowance and wheat distribution of the temporarily displaced persons [from conflict areas].?
    Moreover, he apprised that the amount is also used for the raising of 57 wings of the civil armed forces ? which are supposed to take over operations after the withdrawal of army from conflict areas.?
    Answering a question, Dar said the day our exports become 10% of GDP all our economic woes will be resolved. 

    The minister also expressed hope of Pakistan joining the G-20 group of countries in the upcoming future. 


  6. Waqas Dar
    The stairwell where Ahmad was reportedly attacked. Photo source: 7 News A Pakistani woman was found wounded and in an unconscious state on the stairwell of an apartment block in Perth, Australia a few days back.
    According to 7 News, the woman was found lying in a pool of her own blood which was also smeared on multiple levels of the stairwell.
    Mehreen Ahmad, in her 30s, was studying primary education.
    Police alleged Eduargo Santos Abrahao Filho, a man she had been introduced to earlier that night, attacked her.
    It was alleged that Ahmad and Eduargo Santos were with a group of friends who ended up in the apartment on Murray Street. Later, Ahmad left to get cigarettes but never returned, it was reported. 
    The incident remained unclear but Ahmad ended but in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Perth.
    Ahmad's parents flew in from Dubai to be with her. 


  7. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Launching the Economic Survey 2016-17 on Thursday at a press conference, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the Pakistani economy had grown by 5.3%, missing the growth target of 5.7%.
    "After almost 10 years, we have exceeded 5% GDP growth. In 2013, we were in the range of 3% growth, and within 4% in the next couple of years. This year, the Pakistani economy has grown by 5.28%, rounded off to 5.3% GDP growth," said the finance minister.

    The finance minister said that the Pakistani economy had crossed $300 billion for the first time. He added that the growth target for the next financial year is 6% of the GDP.
    Budget 2017-18?s salient features revealed
    Budget will be presented on Friday, May 26
    Dar said the agricultural sector had grown by 20%, the services sector by 60%, and industry by 21%.
    Breaking down the total GDP growth, the industry contributed 5.02%, agricultural sector added 3.46%, while the services sector contributed 5.98% to the total economic growth, he said.
    "We are now targeting growth of six percent next year," he said.
    Dar said the Pakistani economy was "understated, according to our estimates and even international experts?". He said this was largely due to a number of factors, including the input-output coefficient methodology being used to determine the economy which needs to be updated.
    The minister stated that the per capita income is $1,629, saying it ?will become better as the economy grows.?

    The electricity and gas sector grew by 3.4%, large scale manufacturing (LSM) grew by 5.46%, construction grew by 9.05% while cotton production increased by 10.7%, the minister informed.

    From a figure of Rs14.3 trillion in 2013, the national debt now stands at Rs20.8 trillion ? less than 60% of the GDP.  

    Sharing figures related to the war on terrorism, the minister said ?In June 2014 a decision was taken [to launch operation Zarb-e-Azb].? He termed it a big decision taken by their government in the interest of the country. ?It was delayed by the previous two governments. We accordingly paid the price. For the past several years, as is the case this year, we have been allocating Rs90-100 billion for the rehabilitation, reconstruction, transportation, sustenance allowance and wheat distribution of the temporarily displaced persons.?
    Moreover, he apprised that the amount is also used for the raising of 57 wings of the civil armed forces ? which are supposed to take over operations after the withdrawal of army from conflict areas.?


  8. Waqas Dar
    A woman looks at flowers for victims of the Manchester Arena attack. Photo: Reuters  British police have stopped sharing information on the suicide bombing in Manchester with the United States, the BBC reported on Thursday, because of fears that leaks in the US media could hinder the hunt for a possible bomb-maker still at large.
    If confirmed, the halt to the sharing investigative details with Britain's most important defense and security ally would underscore the level of anger in Britain at leaks to the US media of details about the police investigation.
    British Prime Minister Theresa May will raise the issue with US President Donald Trump on Thursday (today), a government source told Reuters, after the New York Times published detailed pictures of the crime scene in Manchester where 22 people were killed.
    The pictures included the remains of the suspected bomb, the rucksack worn by the suicide bomber and showed blood stains amid the wreckage.
    The BBC said Manchester Police hoped to resume normal intelligence relationships soon but is currently furious.
    After the deadliest attack in Britain since July 2005, police are hunting for accomplices whom they suspect helped Salman Abedi build the bomb that killed 22 people on Monday in a crowded concert hall in the northern English city of Manchester.
    British police have arrested two more men in connection with the Manchester attack, taking the number of people in custody to eight, Greater Manchester police said.
    Britain views the US as its closest ally, and the two countries also share intelligence as part of the "Five Eyes" network which also includes Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
    After Trump defended his decision to discuss intelligence with the Russians during a White House meeting, Prime Minister Theresa May said last week that Britain would continue to share intelligence with the United States.


  9. Waqas Dar
    US President Donald Trump walks with President of the European Council Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Reuters   U.S. President Donald Trump met the heads of European Union institutions in Brussels on Thursday ahead of a summit of NATO leaders at the military alliance's headquarters in the city later in the day.
    Trump, on the fourth leg of his first foreign trip since taking office, was greeted by European Council President Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister who chairs meetings of the 28 EU leaders. Also joining the talks will be the bloc's chief executive, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
    Trump, who voiced scepticism while campaigning about the EU's value and hailed Britain's Brexit vote to quit the bloc, will hear a call from European leaders for him to maintain Washington's longstanding support for integration on the continent, as well to support free trade and efforts to combat climate change.


  10. Waqas Dar
    UKIP leader Paul Nuttall (right) campaigns in Clacton-on-sea, Britain. Photo: Reuters Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) will unveil its policy pledges on Thursday, restarting an election campaign which was suspended after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured dozens more in the northern city of Manchester.
    Britons are due to vote on June 8, with the latest polls, published before Monday's attack, showing Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives comfortably ahead of the main opposition Labour Party, albeit with a narrowing lead.
    The two main parties will restart their national campaigns on Friday but UKIP, which was key to securing Britain's exit from the European Union, said the best response to the attack was to begin as soon as possible.
    "We took the decision that the best way to show these people that we will not be beaten, that they will not win, is to get back into the saddle," UKIP leader Paul Nuttall told BBC radio.
    Opinion polls providing the first insight into whether the bombing has affected voting preferences are due in the coming days.
    Before the attack in Manchester, May was forced to backtrack on her plan to force elderly people to pay more for their social care after her party's opinion poll lead halved in just a few days.
    At the last election in 2015, UKIP received nearly 13 percent of the vote but picked up just one parliamentary seat due to an electoral system in which smaller parties with support spread across the country rather than concentrated in certain areas are at a disadvantage.
    Since then, the party has haemorrhaged around half of its support, losing its raison d'etre since Britons voted to leave the EU and enduring two divisive leadership battles to replace charismatic figurehead Nigel Farage.
    The party is focusing its campaign on its "one in, one out" promise to bring down immigration and said it would make sure the government does not backtrack on commitments such an end to the freedom of movement of people after Brexit.
    "UKIP is the insurance policy for the country to ensure that we get the Brexit that people voted for last year," Nuttall said.


  11. Waqas Dar
    File photo- Reuters   A person in Germany treated with Roche Holding AG?s new multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus has been diagnosed with an often-deadly brain infection after switching from another medication earlier this year, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.
    Roche said it was investigating a case of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in a patient previously being treated for three years with Biogen Inc?s Tysabri and who had received a single dose of Ocrevus in February.
    Roche is trying to determine the source of the illness but MS drugs that suppress the immune system can increase the risk of serious infections.
    Ocrevus was approved in the United States in March.
    Roche said the case of the rare brain disease that is usually fatal or disabling was reported as a carry-over from Tysabri, also known as natalizumab, by the physician who had been treating the patient.
    Biogen issued a statement that made no mention of the possible Tysabri connection to the case.
    "Biogen is aware that a patient taking Ocrevus has been diagnosed with PML, and we are currently assessing the information to confirm the reported PML," Biogen spokesman Matt Fearer said in a statement.
    He added that there are many unknowns around the safety of long-lasting drugs of this type "including occurrence and management of opportunistic infections."
    Ocrevus is an integral part of Roche?s strategy to replace revenue from older blockbuster cancer medicines Rituxan, Avastin and Herceptin whose patents are expiring, leaving them increasingly exposed to cheaper versions called biosimilars.
    "Patient safety is Roche?s highest priority and we are gathering more details about the case and the patient?s history," Roche said. "We will continue to share information with healthcare providers and global health authorities as we know more."
    The patient who developed PML had previously tested positive for John Cunningham virus, a common virus that is normally harmless but which can lead to the brain disease in MS patients who have weakened immune systems.
    Dozens of patients undergoing treatment with Tysabri have been diagnosed with PML. Use of the drug was temporarily halted a decade ago, but resumed after patients for whom the medication was effective demanded its return and regulators added restrictions to its use.
    Roche has said no PML cases emerged during its trials of Ocrevus, but the company included warnings to patients taking the medication that there was a risk they could get the disease.


  12. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said that Indian troops continue to violate human rights in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK).
    Addressing the Foreign Office?s weekly press briefing on Thursday, he also condemned the Indian forces' use of innocent Kashmiris as human shields.
    ?Muslims are facing difficulties while observing their religious duties in IOK,? he pointed out.
    Reiterating the need for the international community to resolve the issue, he said that the ?international community should take notice of Indian atrocities in Kashmir.?
    Zakaria has often raised the human rights violation issue in IOK. He had remarked that extremist organisation RSS tried its best to suppress the voice of people in IoK during his press briefing on May 18, adding Pakistan condemns the Indian massacre of innocent Kashmiris.
    The Kashmir war goes viral

    ICJ has no jurisdiction over national security matters: FO
    Zakaria says that India did not give a positive response to Pakistan?s request regarding access to Jadhav?s accomplices








    India has also closed down about 36 television channels in IOK to suppress the voice of the people, he claimed. "The international community needs to play an important role in solving the Kashmir issue," he had remarked.

    Recently, the intensity of Indian troops' atrocities in IOK have increased with troops using people as human shields and firing pellets at women and children.


  13. Waqas Dar
    Spider-man:Homecoming will release on July 7 across the world. Photo: Sony Marvel's upcoming movie Spider-man: Homecoming has garnered enough buzz and impressed everyone with its trailers. 
    However, while the vibe regarding the movie continues to be positive but Marvel's latest movie poster seems a bit hard to digest. 
    The poster is too crowded and seems fan-made. Some of the characters appear twice on the poster including Peter Parker, Tony Stark and Adrian Toomes.
    Naturally, Twitterati had a field day making fun of the poster.
    Some raised valid concerns. 

    Some thought there weren't enough characters in the new poster. 

    Silver lining?
    Some made interesting suggestions. 
    However, it is so weirdest thing is that the initial posters of the movie, different scenes of Spidey hanging around NYC, were simple and pretty cool. 
    Photos: Sony  Interestingly, the same day the international poster for the movie was released and it packs a superpowered punch. 
    Photo: Sony The movie will release across the world on July 7. 


  14. Waqas Dar
    File photo: AFP NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board has sent a security officer to England amid concerns over team safety in the Champions Trophy following the Manchester bomb attack.

    Acting president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CK Khanna confirmed to AFP that Neeraj Kumar, security incharge and consultant of its anti-corruption unit, left for England on Tuesday.
    "Neeraj Kumarji was anyhow supposed to travel with the team but had to go early after the attack," a senior BCCI official told AFP.
    "He will definitely go to the venues where India is scheduled to play and assess the security," the official added.
    Kumar, a former Delhi Police Commissioner, was the head of security when the ICC World T20 Championship was hosted by India last year.
    A suicide bomb attack rocked Manchester on Monday, killing 22 people at the end of a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena.
    All teams are now wary ahead of the 50-over tournament that begins June 1. Holders India start their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in Birmingham on June 4.
    The BCCI are in touch with the International Cricket Council regarding security in England as Virat Kohli and his side leave for the eight-team event late Wednesday.
    "We sent out a message (to ICC) raising our concerns about security of the Indian team´s travel, accommodation and the playing (area)," BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary told reporters.
    Chaudhary said the ICC "responded to it within two hours. They have been sensitised about our concern".
    ICC to review security for Champions Trophy after Manchester attack
    ICC to assess security measures for the upcoming mega tournament in line with threat levels
    The ICC released a statement Tuesday regarding security measures taken with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
    "The security situation has been very much front and centre of our preparations and we constantly review our procedures to guarantee they are as effective as possible to keep everyone safe," said an ICC statement.


  15. Waqas Dar
    Police scrambled to close down a network around the Manchester suicide bomber with arrests in Britain and Tripoli. Photo: Reuters   Police scrambled to close down a network around the Manchester suicide bomber with arrests in Britain and Tripoli on Wednesday, as details about the investigation were leaked to US media, infuriating authorities who fear a second attack is imminent.
    British-born Salman Abedi, 22, who was known to security services, killed 22 people at a concert venue packed with children on Monday.
    Authorities believe he had help in building the bomb, which photographs published by the New York Times showed was sophisticated and powerful, and that his accomplices could be ready to strike again.
    Manchester police arrested five men and one woman on Wednesday, bringing the total held for questioning to seven, and searched multiple addresses in northern and central England.
    Explosives were found at one site, the Independent reported, citing security service sources.
    A source said British investigators were hunting for anyone who may have helped build the suicide bomb.
    City council employees move flowers from the townhall in Albert Square to St Ann's Square in Manchester. Photo: Reuters  "I think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating," police chief Ian Hopkins said outside Manchester police headquarters.
    "And as I've said, it continues at a pace. There's extensive investigations going on and activity taking place across Greater Manchester as we speak."
    Abedi, who was born in Manchester in 1994 to Libyan parents, blew himself up on Monday night at the Manchester Arena indoor venue at the end of a concert by US pop singer Ariana Grande attended by thousands of children and teenagers.
    Police in Tripoli on Wednesday arrested Abedi's younger brother and his father, who said he did not expect the attack.
    "I spoke to [Salman Abedi] about five days ago ... there was nothing wrong, everything was normal," Ramadan Abedi told Reuters, moments before he was arrested.
    Messages and floral tributes left for the victims of the attack on Manchester Arena lie around the statue in St Ann's Square in central Manchester. Photo: Reuters  A spokesman for the local counter-terrorism force said his brother Hashem Abedi was arrested on suspicion of links with Daesh and was suspected of planning to carry out an attack in the Libyan capital.
    The first arrest made in Britain on Tuesday was reported by British and US media to be Abedi's older brother.
    Earlier, interior minister Amber Rudd said the bomber had recently returned from Libya. Her French counterpart Gerard Collomb said he had links with Daesh and had probably visited Syria as well.
    US LEAKS
    Authorities in Britain have become increasingly angered by US leaks from the investigation, including the bomber's name on Tuesday and the photos of blood-stained fragments from the bomb on Wednesday.
    British police chiefs said the breaches of trust between security service partners were undermining their efforts.
    Rudd had earlier scolded US officials for leaking details.
    A community support officer places flowers near Manchester Arena in Manchester, Britain. Photo: Reuters  "The British police have been very clear that they want to control the flow of information in order to protect operational integrity, the element of surprise, so it is irritating if it gets released from other sources, and I have been very clear with our friends that should not happen again," she said.
    But, hours after the warning, the New York Times published the detailed photographs.
    A government source told the Guardian newspaper, "Protests have been lodged at every relevant level between the British authorities and our US counterparts."
    British Prime Minster Theresa May will meet US President Donald Trump at a NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, but officials said she would cut short the second leg of her trip to the G7 summit in Italy.
    The Manchester bombing has raised concern across Europe.
    Cities including Paris, Nice, Brussels, St. Petersburg, Berlin and London have suffered militant attacks in the last two years.
    SOLDIERS ON THE STREETS
    The 22 victims in Manchester included an eight-year-old girl, several teenage girls, a 28-year-old man and a Polish couple who had come to collect their daughters.
    Britain's official terror threat level was raised to "critical", the highest level, late on Tuesday, meaning an attack was expected imminently.
    But with just over two weeks to go until a national election, May's Conservatives and political parties said they would resume campaigning in the coming days.
    The Manchester bombing was the deadliest attack in Britain since July 2005, when four suicide bombers killed 52 people in coordinated attacks on London's transport network.
    A soldier and an armed policeman pass Big Ben in London, Britain. Photo: Reuters  Rudd said up to 3,800 soldiers could be deployed on Britain's streets, taking on guard duties to free up police to focus on patrols and investigation. An initial deployment of 984 had been ordered, first in London and then elsewhere.
    Soldiers were seen at the Houses of Parliament, May's Downing Street residence and at the London police headquarters at New Scotland Yard.
    The Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace, a draw for tourists, was canceled because it requires support from police officers, which authorities decided was not a good use of resources given the threat level.
    A source close to the bombing investigation told Reuters that the focus was on whether Abedi had received help in putting together the bomb and on where it had been done.
    The bomb used in the attack appeared to contain carefully packed shrapnel and have a powerful, high velocity charge, according to leaked photographs from the investigation published by the New York Times.
    The BBC reported that security services thought the bomb was too sophisticated for Abedi to have built by himself.
    Police arrested three people in South Manchester, one woman in North Manchester, a man in the nearby town of Wigan, and another man in the central English town of Nuneaton.
    CANCELED TOUR
    People take part in a vigil in central Manchester. Photo: Reuters  Ariana Grande's representative said on Wednesday she was suspending her tour to assess the situation and to "pay our proper respects to those lost". The US singer had been scheduled to perform two shows at London's O2 arena this week.
    Chelsea soccer club said it had canceled a victory parade that had been set to take place on Sunday to celebrate its Premier League title.
    Several high-profile sporting events are coming up in Britain, including the soccer FA Cup final at London's Wembley Stadium and the English rugby club competition final at Twickenham on Saturday and the UEFA Champions League final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on June 3.
    Britain also has a national election scheduled for June 8.
    All campaigning was suspended after the attack, although major parties said they would resume some activities on Thursday and national-level campaigning on Friday.
    The government said a minute's silence would be held at all official buildings at 1000 GMT (6.00 a.m. ET) on Thursday.
    Greater Manchester Police said they were now confident they knew the identity of all the people who lost their lives and had made contact with all the families. They said they would formally name the victims after forensic post-mortems, which would take four or five days.
    The bombing also left 64 people wounded, of whom 20 were receiving critical care for highly traumatic injuries to major organs and to limbs, a health official said.
    France, which has repeatedly been hit by devastating militant attacks since 2015, extended emergency powers.


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    Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. 
    A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India.
    Uzma touched the ground to pay respect to her homeland after crossing the border. Photo: Geo News screen grab  A video of Uzma reaching India in a black car, which was surrounded with journalists, also surfaced on Indian news channel, Times Now.
    On Wednesday, Islamabad High Court had allowed Uzma to return back home and even handed over her original immigration form, which her husband Tahir Ali had submitted to the court on Tuesday.

    On Wednesday, Islamabad High Court had allowed Uzma to return back home and even handed over her original immigration form, which her husband Tahir Ali had submitted to the court on Tuesday.

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    On May 19, Uzma had submitted a six-page reply to the high court and reiterated her earlier claims and said that she was forced to sign the Nikkahnama [nikkah papers] with Tahir.
    The reply also claimed that Tahir?s affidavit was based on lies, and requested that Uzma be allowed to travel to India as her visa will expire on May 30.
    How it started?
    Security forces surrounded Uzma as soon as she reached India after crossing the Wagah Border. Photo: Geo News screen grab  The case of Indian woman Uzma?s marriage to Pakistani man Tahir became more confusing as it was unraveled in front of the media.
    It came to the forefront after her husband claimed that Indian High Commission has stopped her wife from leaving the premises during their visit to apply for visa on May 7.
    Uzma, who belongs to New Delhi, and Tahir 'fell in love' in Malaysia, after which she travelled to Pakistan on May 1 via the Wagah Border, and got married to him on May 3, according to Tahir.
    Uzma allowed to return to India
    IHC also returns original immigration form to Indian national
    Later, Indian High Commission claimed that Uzma has been staying there out of her own will.
    Following this, Uzma remarked that she was forced to marry Pakistan citizen Tahir Ali at gunpoint. She further remarked that she was unaware that Tahir was married and was the father of four children while speaking to the media.
    However, these claims were challenged by her husband, who even provided details of a private conversation in which Uzma seemed to know about his first marriage.
    Uzma had claimed that she was forced to marry Pakistani man Tahir Ali at gunpoint. Photo: Geo News screen grab  Moreover, their Nikkah video also surfaced in which there were no signs of violence or intimidation.
    Later, Uzma?s brother, Waseem Ahmed, in a statement had claimed that Uzma had only travelled to Pakistan just to see Tahir. However, she informed him that she was coerced into marriage, adding that she was berated, beaten and threatened by Tahir.


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    Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. 
    A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India.
    A video of Uzma reaching India in a black car, which was surrounded with journalists, also surfaced on Indian news channel, Times Now.
    On Wednesday, Islamabad High Court had allowed Uzma to return back home and even handed over her original immigration form. Photo: Geo News screen grab  On Wednesday, Islamabad High Court had allowed Uzma to return back home and even handed over her original immigration form, which her husband Tahir Ali had submitted to the court on Tuesday.

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    On May 19, Uzma had submitted a six-page reply to the high court and reiterated her earlier claims and said that she was forced to sign the Nikkahnama [nikkah papers] with Tahir.

    Indian woman Uzma coerced into marriage, claims brother
    Waseem Ahmed said that Uzma had only travelled to Pakistan just to see Tahir
    The reply also claimed that Tahir?s affidavit was based on lies, and requested that Uzma be allowed to travel to India as her visa will expire on May 30.
    How it started?
    The case of Indian woman Uzma?s marriage to Pakistani man Tahir became more confusing as it was unraveled in front of the media.
    It came to the forefront after her husband claimed that Indian High Commission has stopped her wife from leaving the premises during their visit to apply for visa on May 7.
    Uzma, who belongs to New Delhi, and Tahir 'fell in love' in Malaysia, after which she travelled to Pakistan on May 1 via the Wagah Border, and got married to him on May 3, according to Tahir.
    Uzma allowed to return to India
    IHC also returns original immigration form to Indian national
    Later, Indian High Commission claimed that Uzma has been staying there out of her own will.
    Following this, Uzma remarked that she was forced to marry Pakistan citizen Tahir Ali at gunpoint. She further remarked that she was unaware that Tahir was married and was the father of four children while speaking to the media.
    However, these claims were challenged by her husband, who even provided details of a private conversation in which Uzma seemed to know about his first marriage.
    Uzma had claimed that she was forced to marry Pakistani man Tahir Ali at gunpoint. Photo: Geo News screen grab  Moreover, their Nikkah video also surfaced in which there were no signs of violence or intimidation.
    Later, Uzma?s brother, Waseem Ahmed, in a statement had claimed that Uzma had only travelled to Pakistan just to see Tahir. However, she informed him that she was coerced into marriage, adding that she was berated, beaten and threatened by Tahir.


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    Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. 
    A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India.
    A video of Uzma reaching India in a black car, which was surrounded with journalists, also surfaced on Indian news channel, Times Now.
    On Wednesday, Islamabad High Court had allowed Uzma to return back home and even handed over her original immigration form. Photo: Geo News screen grab  On Wednesday, Islamabad High Court had allowed Uzma to return back home and even handed over her original immigration form, which her husband Tahir Ali had submitted to the court on Tuesday.
    On May 19, Uzma had submitted a six-page reply to the high court and reiterated her earlier claims and said that she was forced to sign the Nikkahnama [nikkah papers] with Tahir.
    Indian woman Uzma coerced into marriage, claims brother
    Waseem Ahmed said that Uzma had only travelled to Pakistan just to see Tahir
    The reply also claimed that Tahir?s affidavit was based on lies, and requested that Uzma be allowed to travel to India as her visa will expire on May 30.
    How it started?
    The case of Indian woman Uzma?s marriage to Pakistani man Tahir became more confusing as it was unraveled in front of the media.
    It came to the forefront after her husband claimed that Indian High Commission has stopped her wife from leaving the premises during their visit to apply for visa on May 7.
    Uzma, who belongs to New Delhi, and Tahir 'fell in love' in Malaysia, after which she travelled to Pakistan on May 1 via the Wagah Border, and got married to him on May 3, according to Tahir.
    Uzma allowed to return to India
    IHC also returns original immigration form to Indian national
    Later, Indian High Commission claimed that Uzma has been staying there out of her own will.
    Following this, Uzma remarked that she was forced to marry Pakistan citizen Tahir Ali at gunpoint. She further remarked that she was unaware that Tahir was married and was the father of four children while speaking to the media.
    However, these claims were challenged by her husband, who even provided details of a private conversation in which Uzma seemed to know about his first marriage.
    Uzma had claimed that she was forced to marry Pakistani man Tahir Ali at gunpoint. Photo: Geo News screen grab  Moreover, their Nikkah video also surfaced in which there were no signs of violence or intimidation.
    Later, Uzma?s brother, Waseem Ahmed, in a statement had claimed that Uzma had only travelled to Pakistan just to see Tahir. However, she informed him that she was coerced into marriage, adding that she was berated, beaten and threatened by Tahir.


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    MARDAN: The garden campus of Abdul Wali Khan University ? where student Mashal Khan was brutally murdered by a violent mob on April 13 ? was reopened on Thursday.

    Strict security arrangements were in place at the varsity as classes resumed.
    The university was closed down following the student's killing on alleged charges of blasphemy. 
    Pro vice chancellor of the varsity, Dr Jehanzeb Khalil, told the media the police and local administration are helping the university in their endeavour to resume classes.
    Dr Khalil said the semester will likely continue during the summer break so course work is completed after the closure of the entire varsity following Mashal?s killing.
    Mardan university reopens after Mashal's killing; police recover arms from hostel
    Classes resume at main campus, while remaining two campuses will reopen on May 24, 25
    The main campus of the varsity was opened on Monday, and its shankar campus reopened on Wednesday. Before its opening on Monday, police conducted a search operation in the main campus and recovered several arms, ammunition and drugs from the hostels. 


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    MARDAN: The garden campus of Abdul Wali Khan University ? where student Mashal Khan was brutally murdered by a violent mob on April 13 ? was reopened on Thursday.

    Strict security arrangements were in place at the varsity as classes resumed.
    The university was closed down following the student's killing on alleged charges of blasphemy. 
    Pro vice chancellor of the varsity, Dr Jehanzeb Khalil, told the media the police and local administration are helping the university in their endeavour to resume classes.
    Dr Khalil said the semester will likely continue during the summer break so course work is completed after the closure of the entire varsity following Mashal?s killing.
    Mardan university reopens after Mashal's killing; police recover arms from hostel
    Classes resume at main campus, while remaining two campuses will reopen on May 24, 25
    The main campus of the varsity was opened on Monday, and its shankar campus reopened on Wednesday. Before its opening on Monday, police conducted a search operation in the main campus and recovered several arms, ammunition and drugs from the hostels. 


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    Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, then-incoming White House national security adviser, speaks at the U.S. Institute of Peace ''2017 Passing the Baton'' conference in Washington on January 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/file Senior Russian intelligence and political officials discussed how to influence Donald Trump through his advisers according to information gathered by American spies last summer, the New York Times reported on Wednesday,
    Citing three current and former US officials familiar with the intelligence, the newspaper said the conversations focused on Paul Manafort, then the Trump presidential campaign chairman, and Michael Flynn, a retired general who was then advising Trump.
    US congressional committees and a special counsel named by the Justice Department this month are investigating whether there was Russian interference in the 2016 US election and the possibility of collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia.
    The controversy has engulfed Trump's young administration since he fired FBI Director James Comey two weeks ago amid the agency's investigation of possible Russia ties. Moscow has repeatedly denied the allegations and Trump denies any collusion.
    The New York Times report was the latest indication of the depth of concerns within the US intelligence community about Russian efforts to tip November's election toward Trump as he battled Democrat Hillary Clinton.
    On May 18, Reuters reported that Flynn and other advisers to Trump?s campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race, citing current and former US officials.
    On Tuesday, former CIA Director John Brennan told lawmakers he had noticed contacts between associates of Trump's campaign and Russia during the campaign and grew concerned Moscow had sought to lure Americans down "a treasonous path."
    In its report, the New York Times said some Russians boasted about how well they knew Flynn, who was subsequently named Trump's national security adviser before being dismissed less than a month after the Republican took office.
    Others discussed leveraging their ties to Viktor Yanukovych, the deposed president of Ukraine living in exile in Russia, who at one time had worked closely with Manafort, who was dismissed from Trump's campaign, the newspaper reported.
    FORMER TRUMP AIDE TO TESTIFY
    Separately, Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Trump's presidential campaign, told Reuters via text message that he would testify before the House Intelligence Committee but was "still working out details."
    "Nothing (is) fully confirmed at this stage," Page wrote, adding that if invited, he would also testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, but had yet to receive such a request.
    ABC News, which first reported on Page's planned testimony, said he would testify before the House panel on June 6. A spokesman for the committee declined comment on whether Page would testify.
    In a letter to the panel seen by Reuters, Page accused Brennan of offering a "biased viewpoint" in Tuesday's testimony.
    On Wednesday morning, the top Democrat on the committee said it would subpoena Flynn in its probe into alleged Russian meddling in the presidential election after he declined to appear before the panel.
    "We will be following up with subpoenas, and those subpoenas will be designed to maximize our chance of getting the information that we need," Representative Adam Schiff told journalists at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.
    The leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday they would subpoena two of Flynn's businesses after he declined to hand over documents in its separate Russia probe.
    Flynn, a retired general, is a key witness in the Russia investigations because of his ties to Moscow.
    He was fired from his position at the White House in February, after less than a month on the job, for failing to disclose the content of talks with Sergei Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the United States, and misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations.


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    Police attempting to quell the clashes - Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Classes at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) resumed on Thursday after they were suspended following clashes between students? groups over the weekend.

    A notification issued by the varsity banned has all students? councils on campus.
    On Saturday, around three dozen students were injured after clashes erupted between students? groups from Sindh and Balochistan. After being called in, police resorted to tear gas shelling and baton charge to disperse the students.
    Later, FIRs were also registered against several students at the Secretariat Police Station on the complaint of a QAU official. The students were accused of possession of illegal weapons, wreaking havoc and attempted murder.  

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    QUETTA: Police have registered a case over the kidnapping of two Chinese nationals who were abducted from Quetta?s Jinnah Town on Wednesday.
    The case, which has been registered by Jinnah Town police, includes charges of kidnapping and terrorism.
    Moreover, a three-member investigation team under the leadership of DIG Counter-Terrorism Department has been formed to probe the case, informed Balochistan Inspector General of Police Ahsan Mehboob.
    The team also includes SSP Investigation and SP Saddar.



    Two foreign nationals kidnapped from Quetta
    The husband and wife were working at a Korean language centre since the last year
    Police are collaborating with other law enforcement agencies for the safe recovery of the kidnapped Chinese nationals, the province's top cop remarked.
    Balochistan government spokesperson Anwarullah Haq Kakar, talking to Geo News, said investigations are under way to trace the couple. He added that authorities are doing their best to ensure the couple is not smuggled out of the city by the perpetrators. 
    The couple were kidnapped while they were eating food at a local eatery on Wednesday afternoon. 

    The husband and wife, identified as Li Zang Hing and Ming Leassi Ha, were working at a Korean cultural centre near Jinnah Town and had been teaching Korean language to locals for more than a year.



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    People take part in a vigil for the victims of an attack on concert goers at Manchester Arena, in Trafalgar Square, London, Britain May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville  MANCHESTER: Twenty-two people were killed in Monday's suicide attack on a Manchester pop concert, including an eight-year-old girl, teenagers and several parents who had come to collect their children.
    Here are the victims named so far in what was the deadliest terror attack in Britain since the 2005 London bombings.
    'Beautiful little girl'
    Eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos from Leyland in Lancashire, north-west England, is the youngest victim among those named so far.
    Saffie Rose Roussos, the eight-year-old who was killed in the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook) She attended the concert with her mother and older sister. Friends said they are both being treated at a hospital.
    Chris Upton, the headteacher at the Tarleton Community Primary School, described Roussos as "a beautiful little girl".
    "She was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly," he said.
    'Centre of attention'
    Martyn Hett, a public relations manager, was killed in the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook) Public relations manager Martyn Hett, from Stockport near Manchester, had appeared on television shows like Come Dine With Me and Tattoo Fixers.

    His brother Dan confirmed his death on Twitter saying, "They found my brother last night. We are heartbroken".
    His friend Russell Hayward said, "Our wonderful, iconic and beautiful Martyn didn't survive."

    "He left this world exactly how he lived: centre of attention."

    Christina, a friend of Hett, wrote a heartfelt and poetic eulogy.
    Hett even tweeted just sometime before his untimely death.
    'Family was her life'
    Michelle Kiss was a loving wife to Tony and mother to Dylan, Elliot, and Millie, her family said in a statement.
    Michelle Kiss, one of the 22 victims of the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook) "Family was her life and we are all obviously devastated by her loss. She has been taken away from us, and all that love her, in the most traumatic way imaginable," they said.
    A young girl is being comforted by a rescue team member. The girl was later confirmed to be Kiss' daughter. (Image: The Mirror)  A young girl seen being comforted by a rescue official in a viral picture circulated earlier is now confirmed to be Kiss' daughter. 
    'Having an amazing time'
    Olivia Campbell, 15, had been enjoying the concert with her friend Adam. He survived and is under treatment at a hospital.
    Olivia Campbell, one of the 22 Manchester bombing victims. (Image: Facebook) "RIP my darling precious gorgeous girl Olivia Campbell taken far far too soon," her mother Charlotte wrote on Facebook.


    "Go sing with the angels and keep smiling mummy loves you so much."

    A screenshot of Campbell's memorialised Facebook profile. Facebook has memorialised Campbell's profile.
    The social networking website 'memorialises' accounts of deceased or killed with the help of verified family members, who contact or are contacted by Facebook directly.
    Campbell's mother said they had spoken two hours before the blast, adding, "She'd just seen the support act and said she was having an amazing time."
    'Lovely young student'
    Georgina Callander, believed to be 18, had been studying health and social care. Her school, Runshaw College in Lancashire, confirmed her death.
    Georgina Callander, a loyal Ariana Grande fan, was killed in the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook)  Her former school, Bishop Rawstorne academy, brought together students to pray for her and remember her life.
    Callander met Grande two years before her death. (Image: Facebook)  "Georgina was a lovely young student who was very popular with her peers and the staff and always made the most of the opportunities she had at the school," it said.
    Just before the Ariana Grande concert, Callander had responded to the American singer's tweet, saying, "SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU TOMORROW".

    Friends waiting for daughters
    Alison Howe, 45, and Lisa Lees, 47, from Oldham outside Manchester, were killed while waiting in the foyer to pick up their daughters, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported.

    Alison Howe, another of the 22 victims of the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook) 



    Lisa Lees was also killed in the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook)
    Their girls, both aged 15, are believed to be safe.


    Howe's stepson Jordan Howe confirmed his stepmother's death on Facebook, writing, "They took a caring beautiful mum and step-mother away from us all she was amazing to us all."



    Lees' brother Lee Hunter wrote a heartbreaking message on his Facebook account, stating she's "gone but never ever forgotten" and that he will"miss [her] so much".
    Polish couple
    A Polish couple living in Britain were killed as they went to collect their daughters, Poland's Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said.
    Waszczykowski said their daughters were unhurt.

    Marcin (L) and Angelika (R) Klis, the Polish couple killed in the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook)  Polish media identified them as Marcin and Angelika Klis.


    The couple's daughter Alex Klis had posted a picture of her parents on Facebook, asking people to let her know if they saw them after the blast.
    A screenshot of Marcin and Angelika Klis' memorialised Facebook profiles. Both Marcin and Angelika Klis' Facebook profiles have been memorialised.
    "The parents went to pick up their daughters after the concert and unfortunately this morning we received news that they did not survive the explosion," he told RMF Radio.



    Alex Klis later posted a note of gratitude for the condolences.
    'One in a million'
    John Atkinson, 26, from Bury in Lancashire, was named by friends as one of those killed.
    John Atkinson, identified by his friends as one of the Manchester bombing victims. (Image: Facebook) John was "one in a million and loved by so many", wrote Hayley Turk, who organised an online fund for his family.
    A screenshot of Atkinson's memorialised Facebook profile. "A true gentleman," she added.
    'Happiest she has ever been'
    Kelly Brewster was also killed in the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook) Kelly Brewster, from Sheffield, northern England, was confirmed as one of the victims by her partner Ian Winslow.



    "Kelly really was the happiest she has ever been and we had so many things planned together. My daughter Phoebe will be absolutely devastated like we all are," he wrote on Facebook.

    A screenshot of Brewster's memorialised Facebook profile. Media reports indicated Brewster died shielding her 11-year-old niece from the blast.
    Bright, popular teenager
    Nell Jones, one of the 22 victims of the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook) Nell Jones, 14, died at the scene, her school in nearby Cheshire confirmed.


    The teenager was a "very bright and popular student", said Holmes Chapel headteacher Denis Oliver.

    'Delightful' pupil
    Sorrell Leczkowski, 14, from Leeds, northern England, was "a delightful member of the school community", said Elaine Silson, the head of Allerton High School, in a letter to parents.
    "Our staff and students are very upset," she said.
    Sorrell Leczkowski was killed in the Manchester bombing. (Image: Facebook) Leczkowski's mother Samantha and grandmother Pauline, who had 15 hours of surgery to remove shrapnel, are among the injured.
    Waiting for friend's daughter
    Jane Tweddle, 51, a school receptionist, was waiting for a friend's daughter when the blast happened, her friend Mark Taylor told BBC radio.
    51-year-old Jane Tweddle was waiting for a friend's daughter when the Manchester bombing took place; she died on spot. (Image: Facebook)  Jane Bailey, head of South Shore Academy in Blackpool on the Lancashire coast, said she was a "truly wonderful friend and colleague".


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    Disney bewitched generations of children with its pioneering animated film, Bambi, which was released in August 1942. Photo: courtesy Disney A timeless tale of an adorable fawn and his forest pals, or the death of childhood innocence? Either way, and nearly 75 years on, Disney classic "Bambi" packs as powerful a punch as it ever has.
    The Walt Disney Company bewitched generations of children and children-at-heart with its pioneering animated film, released in August 1942, about a wide-eyed young deer and his doting mom.
    But the shocking image of young Bambi curled up next to the doe after she is slain by hunters has become as iconic as any scene in cinema history, credited with opening up taboo conversations about death and helping youngsters cope with bereavement.
    The shocking image of young Bambi curled up next to the doe after she is slain by hunters is credited to open up taboo conversations about death and helping youngsters cope with bereavement. Photo: Disney It also kindled former Beatle Paul McCartney's interest in animal rights and has served as the template for every harrowing Disney death since, from Mufasa in "The Lion King" to Hiro's brother Tadashi in "Big Hero 6."
    "You're creating a sense of what life was like for these animals in the forest and loss was part of it," production designer Paul Felix told journalists at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, California.
    "To be honest about the vision you had for the film, you couldn't leave that out. It's just a question of how it's done, how you prepare an audience for something like that."
    Horror movie? 
    Felix, who has been touching up the animation for a diamond anniversary Blu-ray and DVD version on sale in June, first saw Bambi as an adult and says the movie remains "deeply revered, a real touchstone" at Disney.
    It's just a master class. It also had this most amazing use of color in it but I couldn't even think about that for, like, 10 more years because there was so much to be learned," he says.
    Even at Disney, "Bambi" was hardly alone in exploring childhood trauma, following the dead parents, murderous stepmothers and children-donkey transformations of "Dumbo," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Pinocchio."
    But "Bambi" often leads lists of the saddest moments in cinema, and even moved Time magazine to include the movie among its top 25 horror movies of all time, alongside "Frankenstein," "The Exorcist" and "Night of the Living Dead."
    Whole new world: Aladdin?s live action could be a musical
    It?d be tough not to make [Aladdin] a musical, says movie director
    In a departure from form, Walt Disney used real children to voice the young characters in what became -- and would remain -- the impresario's favorite of the company's groundbreaking animated films.
    Born in Depression-era Texas and raised in Memphis, Donnie Dunagan, now 82, was brought in to voice young Bambi after impressing with a role in "Son of Frankenstein" (1939) opposite Boris Karloff.
    It proved to be his fifth and final credited role and, by the age of 13, he was earning a full time living as a lathe operator before enlisting as a Marine and becoming a war hero.
    'Good eye contact' 
    Dunagan remembers the company -- and Walt Disney himself -- as lacking in the pomposity the young star had seen at other studios during his short film career.
    "I didn't know he was the captain of the whole thing. He was a worker, he was all over the place, helping, pitching in, a very keen personality, good eye contact all the time," Dunagan told AFP.
    Peter Behn, also 82, was four when he went for the part of Bambi. He didn't get it due to what Disney describes as an "overly rambunctious" voice but was instead offered the role of the deer's playful rabbit companion Thumper.
    The son of a successful screenwriter, Behn had already appeared in three short films but, like Dunagan, went into the military and then worked as a real estate broker before retiring to the mountains of Utah with his second wife.
    "If you go out in public, I guarantee you, you can ask 10 people if they have ever seen the movie and at least nine of them will say they have," he said.


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