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  1. Waqas Dar
    US President Donald Trump - Reuters file photo  WASHINGTON: The Trump administration?s budget proposal would convert some of the United States? foreign military grants to loans, part of a larger effort to slash spending on diplomacy, aid and programmes abroad by more than 29 per cent, the White House said on Monday.
    Mick Mulvaney, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, in a briefing with reporters on Monday said that aid to Pakistan would be reduced, though he did not give concrete details.
    ?[The] State [Department] still has some flexibility to come up with a final plan on that, but I do know that writ large we have proposed to move several countries from a direct grant programme to a loan guarantee programme,? he said.
    US military assistance to partners and allies reached $13.5 billion in 2015, or 28 per cent of all US foreign aid spending that year, according to the Congressional Research Service. Most grants through the Foreign Military Financing [FMF] programme go to Pakistan, Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.
    The cuts to programmes under the State Department are in part meant to fund an increase in military spending. The White House budget documents showed total defence spending for the 2018 fiscal year at $603 billion, about 3 per cent higher than President Barack Obama?s proposed 2018 fiscal year defence budget.
    The $603 billion includes funding for nuclear weapons programmes at the Department of Energy and other national defence programmes as well as the Department of Defence. The Pentagon?s specific defence request is for $574.5 billion, an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to fiscal year 2017.
    Under President Donald Trump?s proposal, the United States would spend 29.1 per cent less on the State Department and ?other international programmes? in the 2018 fiscal year compared to 2017, a decrease of US$11.5 billion. That decrease includes a re-shaping of the way some countries receive military aid from the United States.
    Foreign military financing gives countries loans or grants to buy US military equipment. The State Department decides which countries are given the financing while the Pentagon executes the decisions.
    Under the Trump proposal, many current grants would instead be converted to loans. ?We do change a couple of the foreign military programmes from direct grants to loans,? said Mulvaney.
    ?Our argument was instead of ? giving somebody US$100 million, we could give them a smaller number worth of loan guarantees and they could actually buy more stuff.?
    Military aid to Israel and Egypt, two close US allies in the Middle East and the biggest recipients of US military assistance, will remain unchanged, Mulvaney said.
    The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the proposal, said the foreign military grants could affect Pakistan, Tunisia, Lebanon, Ukraine, Colombia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
    Congress ultimately controls the government purse strings and may reject some or many of the Trump administration?s proposals. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have criticised the size of the cuts to the State Department and US Agency for International Development.


  2. Waqas Dar
    KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered concerned authorities to specify three routes for the passage of heavy traffic through Karachi.
    Issuing a written verdict in the heavy traffic case, the court allowed passage of heavy traffic from three routes in the megapolis.
    Heavy vehicles, after implementation of the court orders, would be able to move on the routes from Super Highway to New Karachi Industrial Area, from National Highway to Jam Sadiq Bridge and from Northern Bypass to Karachi Port.
    The SHC ordered the IG Sindh and DIG Traffic to make transportation of heavy vehicles possible on specified routes.
    Water tankers, fuel-supplying and day-to-day goods delivery vehicles are exempted from the ban.
    Meanwhile, the provincial government submitted its report on the implementation of court orders. The report stated that oil tankers in the city can be moved to Zulfikarabad oil terminal.
    It said the Borad of Revenue, Office of Member Land Utilisation and Sindh Home Department have been directed to send a joint summary of land for heavy traffic on entrances to the city.
    The government, in its report, said that entry points would be made for heavy vehicles on entrances to the city.
    Police and bomb disposal squad (BDS) would also be deployed on these points to thoroughly check all vehicles.


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    ISLAMABAD: Close aide of co-chairman Pakistan People?s Party Asif Ali Zardari Noor Alam on Tuesday Tuesday joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

    Noor Alam was also the Member Organizing Committee of the party and an ex-MNA from Peshawar.
    Talking to the media, party chairman Imran Khan claimed that many others from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) also intend to join PTI.
    ?Many others want to leave PML-N but are scared that they will also be treated like Chaudhary Aijaz?, he added.
    PPP leader Mustafa Khar decides to join PTI
    He will be putting an end to his decades long association with PPP
    Former Sindh CM Liaquat Jatoi to join PTI
    The leader to officially announce the decision during a rally on April 22 at his hometown










    He said that new people bring new life to the party, adding that background check of the newcomers is checked.
    Talking about the social media issue, he said that it cannot be banned.


  4. Waqas Dar
    geo_embedgallery MANCHESTER:  At least 22 people, including children, died in a suicide bombing at a pop concert packed with teens in the British city of Manchester late Monday.

    Here is what we know so far about the terror attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005.
    What happened?
    Police said they were called at 2133 GMT to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena during a concert by pop star Ariana Grande, who is popular with teenagers and pre-teens.
    According to police, the blast occurred "within the foyer area of the stadium", although the venue said it was in a public area outside. Prime Minister Theresa May said it was near one of the arena exits.
    The arena foyer connects the 21,000-capacity auditorium with Victoria train and tram station, a major transport hub on the northern edge of the city centre. It remained closed on Tuesday lunchtime.
    Witnesses described a "huge bomb-like bang" and scenes of panic as young fans rushed out and parents waiting outside searched frantically for their children.
    Armed police patrol near Manchester Arena on May 23, 2017 following a deadly terror attack in the city in northwest England - AFP2 Who is behind it?
    Authorities are treating the attack as a terrorist incident.
    Police chief Ian Hopkins had said earlier that a sole attacker had set off an "improvised explosive device" and died in the process.
    The Daesh militant group claimed responsibility on Tuesday through its social media channels. 
    May said earlier that police know the attacker´s identity but would not yet confirm it publicly, adding: "They now need to know whether he was acting alone or as part of a wider group."
    Manchester police later announced the arrest of a 23-year-old man in the south of the city, saying only that it was connected to the investigation into the attack.
    The bombing is the latest in a string of attacks that have hit Europe in recent years, several claimed by Daesh.
    Britain's threat level remains at "severe", meaning an attack is highly likely, but this will remain under review, May said.
    Britain´s Prime Minister Theresa May (C) walks with Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Ian Hopkins (R) and Britain´s Home Secretary Amber Rudd (L), as she arrives at the police force´s headquarters in Manchester - AFP  Who are the victims?
    At least 22 people were killed and 59 injured, including "many children and young people", May said.
    Georgina Callander, 18, was the first victim to be named after her school, the Runshaw College Sixth Form Center in Lancashire, confirmed the news on its Facebook Page.
    "It is with enormous sadness that it appears that one of the people who lost their lives in Monday's Manchester attack was one of our students here," it said, adding that she was studying health and social care.
    The prime minister condemned the attack for its "appalling sickening cowardice" and for "deliberately targeting innocent defenceless children and young people".
    A floral tribute and a teddy bear are pictured alongside police tape near to the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, northwest England on May 23, 2017 following a deadly terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert - AFP   Other attacks in the UK

    The incident is Britain´s second terror attack in less than two months.
    On March 22, five people were killed and more than 50 injured when a man drove into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in central London, before crashing into the fence surrounding parliament.
    The attacker, 52-year-old Khalid Masood, fatally stabbed a police officer before being shot dead by police outside the Houses of Parliament.
    The deadliest bomb attack on British soil took place on July 7, 2005 when four British suicide bombers inspired by Al-Qaeda attacked London´s transport system, killing 52 people and wounding 700.



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    ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said on Tuesday said that there is no crackdown on social media, adding that the platform needs thorough checks and balances.
    The Interior Minister was addressing a press conference at Islamabad where he discussed details of a meeting with all representative bodies of media including APNS, CPNE and PBA.
    ?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.


    He said that the social media has a lot of reach, adding that the platform has no code of conduct and our values are under threat from it.
    Nisar said that no restrictions are being placed on social media.
    ?Strict action would be taken against those who post offensive content even if they belong from the PML-N,? said Nisar.
    He said that he had ordered action against those posting insolent things about Pakistan Army, adding that such posts had been appearing since two months.
    He said that Pakistan has done a lot against blasphemous content.
    Crackdown to continue against anti-military, judiciary posts
    Nisar said that those who tweet or post any anti-military/judiciary posts will be caught and questioned.
    They are free to bring their lawyers, said Nisar, adding that if they deny then forensics of laptops etc will be done to investigate further.
    He said if found guilty, action will be taken against them.
    The interior minister said those who were called to be questioned over suspicious social media activity had not been harshly questioned by the FIA.
    The minister said that eight IDs have been identified who have posted such content and six were interviewed while the rest are in the process of being interviewed.
    He said that every organisation has SOPs but social media has none. In view of this, regular meetings will be held with media bodies, monitoring would continue and SOPs will be formed accordingly.
    ?Since army?s tweet and clarification later on, I personally witnessed posts on social media,? said Nisar, adding that he found them disconcerting.
    Nisar said about today?s press conference said that it was agreed upon to implement the recommendations of the meeting.
    The meeting?s agenda revolved around evolving a consensus policy to safeguard national security interests of Pakistan.
    The federal minister said that there was consensus over the recommendations, adding that progress would be made over them soon.
    He said that the participants of the meeting agreed over a code of conduct regarding the national security.
    On Monday, a high-powered delegation comprising of senior officer bearers of PBA called on Interior Minister.
    The delegation was headed by Chairman PBA, Mian Aamer Mehmood and comprised Sultan Lakhani, Mir Ibrahim Rahman, Shakeel Masud Hussain and Tahir A. Khan.
    The Minister had said that efforts are underway to ensure that independent media progress and prospers in an open and transparent manner and the government should make every effort to support and facilitate the progress of an independent media that serves as the strength not only of the nation but also of democracy and rule of law in the country.


  6. Waqas Dar
    VEHARI: Police have registered a case against a woman who threw acid on his husband for contracting a second marriage.
    The incident took place in a village in Vehari.
    According to the acid attack victim Imran Ashraf, who sustained 35% burns on his body, his wife Yasmeen was upset over his second marriage and threw a bucket of acid on him while he was asleep. He was immediately shifted to the District Headquarters hospital, from where he was shifted to Nishtar Hospital in Multan.
    The woman has since fled and police are engaged in locating her whereabouts.


  7. Waqas Dar
    Moore was best known for playing James Bond ? File Photo  British actor Roger Moore, who will forever be remembered for playing James Bond, died Tuesday aged 89, his family announced in a statement on Twitter.
    "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer," they said.
    From Saint to 007
    Roger Moore was never one to boast about his acting ability but then the facts spoke for themselves -- he played James Bond in more films than any other man.
    Known for his ironically raised eyebrow and deadpan quips, Moore's take on the suave superspy was more tongue-in-cheek than that of his manly predecessor Sean Connery.
    But he outgunned Connery and all the other actors to have played 007 by taking the role he fondly called "Jimmy Bond" in a record number of seven films.
    Moore was also one of the last of the old-style movie stars, who counted Frank Sinatra and David Niven among his friends and lived in luxury in Switzerland and the French Riviera.
    He went on to become a real-life hero as an ambassador for UNICEF, even as he downplayed his own talents.
    "I´m not that cold-blooded killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs," he once said.
    Moore played James Bond in more films than any other man ´Not done badly´

    Born Roger George Moore, on October 14, 1927 in the London suburb of Stockwell, he was the only son of a police constable and his wife, and had a happy childhood.
    "I´ve not done badly for a boy from Stockwell, where I used to gaze at the silver screen in wonderment, little realising I´d be a part of this magical world," he wrote in his autobiography, "My Word Is My Bond."
    Moore began his acting career as an extra in the 1940s before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
    He landed an MGM studio contract but only had supporting roles during the 1950s.
    Moore in The Saint  It was not until the following decade that he achieved worldwide fame, starring in British television show "The Saint" as smooth-talking adventurer Simon Templar.
    He also played alongside Tony Curtis in the 1970s crime series "The Persuaders".
    Moore said in his autobiography he had been approached about playing James Bond, novelist Ian Fleming´s fictional secret agent, as early as 1967.
    But it was not until 1973 that he finally won the role -- despite, at 45, being two and a half years older than Connery, the man he replaced.
    Moore made his debut in "Live and Let Die", after the producers made him lose weight, get fit and cut his hair.
    He followed it with "The Man With the Golden Gun" (1974), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), "Moonraker" (1979), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) and "Octopussy" (1983) before bowing out after "A View to a Kill" in 1985, when he was 57.
    "Sadly, I had to retire from the Bond films," Moore said at a ceremony to award him a star on Hollywood´s "Walk of Fame", just ahead of his 80th birthday. "The girls were getting younger and I was just getting too old."
    Moore said his most enjoyable Bond experience came in "The Spy Who Loved Me", memorable for a cast of villains that included "Jaws" played by Richard Kiel -- who died in 2014 -- and gadgets including a Lotus Esprit sports car which doubled as a submarine.
    "I think ´The Spy Who Loved Me´ was the best, or rather the one I enjoyed doing the most," Moore told AFP in an email interview in 2007. "It had great locations. And I was exceedingly happy working with Lewis Gilbert, the director."
    He had less fun with the actress Grace Jones on "A View to a Kill".
    "I´ve always said that if you´ve nothing nice to say about someone, then you should say nothing. So I´ll say nothing," he recalled.
    While fans debate which actor proved to be the best incarnation of 007, Moore revealed he had never discussed the subject with the other actors.
    Even when Connery emerged from retirement in 1983 to appear in the ´unofficial´ Bond film "Never Say Never Again" -- released in the same year as Moore´s "Octopussy" -- the two actors did not discuss the subject.
    That was partly due to a mutual friend, Michael Caine, advising them not to be suckered into joining a media-driven "Battle of the Bonds".
    "Sean and I never discussed our experiences... not even with the leading ladies!" Moore said. "Actors don´t really sit around discussing the parts they´ve played -- just in case someone says ´That was crap!´"
    But he later admitted he was a big fan of the current Bond, British actor Daniel Craig.
    "Daniel Craig is the hardest, then Sean," he said in an interview.
    Self-deprecating
    Moore acted in other films both during and after the Bond years but none had anything like the success of 007.
    He was always self-deprecating when it came to his own skills, once joking: "I have three expressions, left eye, right eye and none moving at all."
    Moore also enjoyed the high life, with a group of celebrity friends and homes in southwestern Switzerland and Monaco.
    But in recent years Moore had become known for his humanitarian work, through activities as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, helping raise funds for under-privileged children.
    He was awarded a knighthood in 2003 in recognition of his work with the organisation.
    He was also an active campaigner against the production of foie gras.
    In 1993 he underwent surgery for prostate cancer, in 2003 he was fitted with a pacemaker, and in 2013 he was diagnosed with diabetes.
    In 2014 he published "Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown" titled "One Lucky Bastard" in the United States.
    In 2015 he was number 38 in British GQ magazine´s 50 best-dressed men.
    Moore was married four times and is survived by two sons and a daughter.
    During his first two marriages -- to ice skater Doorn Van Steyn and singer Dorothy Squires -- he once admitted he had been physically abused.
    His children were all with Italian actress Luisa Mattioli, whom he married in 1969 divorced in 1996. He married Kristina Tholstrup, a Swede, in 2002.


  8. Waqas Dar
    Moore was best known for playing James Bond ? File Photo  British actor Roger Moore, who will forever be remembered for playing James Bond, died Tuesday aged 89, his family announced in a statement on Twitter.
    "It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer," they said.
    From Saint to 007
    Roger Moore was never one to boast about his acting ability but then the facts spoke for themselves -- he played James Bond in more films than any other man.
    Known for his ironically raised eyebrow and deadpan quips, Moore's take on the suave superspy was more tongue-in-cheek than that of his manly predecessor Sean Connery.
    But he outgunned Connery and all the other actors to have played 007 by taking the role he fondly called "Jimmy Bond" in a record number of seven films.
    Moore was also one of the last of the old-style movie stars, who counted Frank Sinatra and David Niven among his friends and lived in luxury in Switzerland and the French Riviera.
    He went on to become a real-life hero as an ambassador for UNICEF, even as he downplayed his own talents.
    "I´m not that cold-blooded killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs," he once said.
    Moore played James Bond in more films than any other man ´Not done badly´

    Born Roger George Moore, on October 14, 1927 in the London suburb of Stockwell, he was the only son of a police constable and his wife, and had a happy childhood.
    "I´ve not done badly for a boy from Stockwell, where I used to gaze at the silver screen in wonderment, little realising I´d be a part of this magical world," he wrote in his autobiography, "My Word Is My Bond."
    Moore began his acting career as an extra in the 1940s before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
    He landed an MGM studio contract but only had supporting roles during the 1950s.
    Moore in The Saint  It was not until the following decade that he achieved worldwide fame, starring in British television show "The Saint" as smooth-talking adventurer Simon Templar.
    He also played alongside Tony Curtis in the 1970s crime series "The Persuaders".
    Moore said in his autobiography he had been approached about playing James Bond, novelist Ian Fleming´s fictional secret agent, as early as 1967.
    But it was not until 1973 that he finally won the role -- despite, at 45, being two and a half years older than Connery, the man he replaced.
    Moore made his debut in "Live and Let Die", after the producers made him lose weight, get fit and cut his hair.
    He followed it with "The Man With the Golden Gun" (1974), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), "Moonraker" (1979), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) and "Octopussy" (1983) before bowing out after "A View to a Kill" in 1985, when he was 57.
    "Sadly, I had to retire from the Bond films," Moore said at a ceremony to award him a star on Hollywood´s "Walk of Fame", just ahead of his 80th birthday. "The girls were getting younger and I was just getting too old."
    Moore said his most enjoyable Bond experience came in "The Spy Who Loved Me", memorable for a cast of villains that included "Jaws" played by Richard Kiel -- who died in 2014 -- and gadgets including a Lotus Esprit sports car which doubled as a submarine.
    "I think ´The Spy Who Loved Me´ was the best, or rather the one I enjoyed doing the most," Moore told AFP in an email interview in 2007. "It had great locations. And I was exceedingly happy working with Lewis Gilbert, the director."
    He had less fun with the actress Grace Jones on "A View to a Kill".
    "I´ve always said that if you´ve nothing nice to say about someone, then you should say nothing. So I´ll say nothing," he recalled.
    While fans debate which actor proved to be the best incarnation of 007, Moore revealed he had never discussed the subject with the other actors.
    Even when Connery emerged from retirement in 1983 to appear in the ´unofficial´ Bond film "Never Say Never Again" -- released in the same year as Moore´s "Octopussy" -- the two actors did not discuss the subject.
    That was partly due to a mutual friend, Michael Caine, advising them not to be suckered into joining a media-driven "Battle of the Bonds".
    "Sean and I never discussed our experiences... not even with the leading ladies!" Moore said. "Actors don´t really sit around discussing the parts they´ve played -- just in case someone says ´That was crap!´"
    But he later admitted he was a big fan of the current Bond, British actor Daniel Craig.
    "Daniel Craig is the hardest, then Sean," he said in an interview.
    Self-deprecating
    Moore acted in other films both during and after the Bond years but none had anything like the success of 007.
    He was always self-deprecating when it came to his own skills, once joking: "I have three expressions, left eye, right eye and none moving at all."
    Moore also enjoyed the high life, with a group of celebrity friends and homes in southwestern Switzerland and Monaco.
    But in recent years Moore had become known for his humanitarian work, through activities as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, helping raise funds for under-privileged children.
    He was awarded a knighthood in 2003 in recognition of his work with the organisation.
    He was also an active campaigner against the production of foie gras.
    In 1993 he underwent surgery for prostate cancer, in 2003 he was fitted with a pacemaker, and in 2013 he was diagnosed with diabetes.
    In 2014 he published "Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown" titled "One Lucky Bastard" in the United States.
    In 2015 he was number 38 in British GQ magazine´s 50 best-dressed men.
    Moore was married four times and is survived by two sons and a daughter.
    During his first two marriages -- to ice skater Doorn Van Steyn and singer Dorothy Squires -- he once admitted he had been physically abused.
    His children were all with Italian actress Luisa Mattioli, whom he married in 1969 divorced in 1996. He married Kristina Tholstrup, a Swede, in 2002.


  9. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar said on Tuesday said that there is no crackdown on social media, adding that the platform needs thorough checks and balances.
    The Interior Minister was addressing a press conference at Islamabad where he discussed details of a meeting with all representative bodies of media including APNS, CPNE and PBA.
    ?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.


    He said that the social media has a lot of reach, adding that the platform has no code of conduct and our values are under threat from it.
    Nisar said that no restrictions are being placed on social media.
    ?Strict action would be taken against those who post offensive content even if they belong from the PML_N,? said Nisar.
    He said that he had ordered action against those posting insolent things about Pakistan Army, adding that such posts had been appearing since two months.
    He said that Pakistan has done a lot against blasphemous content.
    Nisar said about today?s press conference said that it was agreed upon to implement the recommendations of the meeting.
    The meeting?s agenda revolved around evolving a consensus policy to safeguard national security interests of Pakistan.
    The federal minister said that there was consensus over the recommendations, adding that progress would be made over them soon.
    He said that the participants of the meeting agreed over a code of conduct regarding the national security.
    On Monday, a high-powered delegation comprising of senior officer bearers of PBA called on Interior Minister.
    The delegation was headed by Chairman PBA, Mian Aamer Mehmood and comprised Sultan Lakhani, Mir Ibrahim Rahman, Shakeel Masud Hussain and Tahir A. Khan.
    The Minister had said that efforts are underway to ensure that independent media progress and prospers in an open and transparent manner and the government should make every effort to support and facilitate the progress of an independent media that serves as the strength not only of the nation but also of democracy and rule of law in the country.


  10. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan submitted the reply and affidavit on the offshore companies in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
    He stated that whatever money he made between 1971 and 1992 was earned by playing cricket.
    The affidavit reads that Imran bought a one-bedroom flat in London for Great Britain Pounds 117,000, a mortgage that was paid off in six years.
    When the flat was bought, an offshore resident did not have to pay Capital Gains Tax (CGT) over a property?s sale.
    ?In 1983, the deponent (Imran) did not know whether he would be a resident in the UK at the time of its sale.? The document added that this is why Imran was advised that the flat be placed under an offshore company which would not have to pay any CGT. ?The deponent was the sole owner of the flat and no other asset was placed under Niazi Services Limited.?
    It further stated the London flat had been rented out to a person called Van Der Loo who occupied the flat but did not pay the rent. The person also damaged the property and it had to be repaired before it could be sold.
    However, the document added, no rent was received after October 2001. ?Keeping Niazi Services alive was a fruitless exercise after the sale of the flat.?
    Moreover, Imran has informed the court that after retiring from cricket in 1992, his income was from cricket commentary, lectures and royalty from books.
    ?The deponent as chairman PTI has certified that account of PTI to be correct, true and accurate based on the certificate received from abroad.?





  11. Waqas Dar
    This file photo taken on April 09, 2017 shows PSG Argentinian forward Angel Di Maria - AFP1 PARIS: Investigators raided the headquarters of Paris Saint-Germain and the homes of the club's Argentinian stars Angel Di Maria and Javier Pastore on Tuesday in a tax fraud probe, legal sources said.

    French prosecutors launched the investigation in December following revelations by the "Football Leaks" website concerning financial transactions and other details involving top football players.
    Di Maria and Pastore are being investigated in connection with the probe into the use of tax havens to hide earnings from the marketing of image rights, the sources said.
    The leaks also targeted Real Madrid´s Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United´s Paul Pogba.
    The Paris head office of PSG as well as its administrative offices were raided, the source told AFP, confirming a report by French investigative newspaper Mediapart.
    According to the newspaper, the raids were the first in connection with the tax evasion allegations contained in the leaks published in December by Mediapart along with a consortium of media outlets known as European Investigative Collaborations.
    The paper alleged that Di Maria, who joined PSG in August 2015 from Manchester United, had pocketed at least 5.1 million euros ($57.2 million) between 2013 and 2016 through offshore transactions.
    According to Mediapart, PSG signed a contract with an offshore company in Panama through which it took a share of the player´s earnings, although the club told the paper it had never received a commission from any tax haven company.


  12. Waqas Dar
    LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Tuesday took notice of the Khadija case and has asked a sessions judge to submit a report on the case.
    On May 3 last year, Khadija was allegedly stabbed 23 times by her classmate, Shah Hussain, on Lahore?s Davis Road. Over a year since the horrific incident, she still awaits justice and appeals to society to raise its voice for her.
    Justice Mansoor Shah has directed judicial magistrate Mubashir Hussain Awan to conduct daily hearing of the case within 30 days.
    The chief justice has also asked the director-general of the district judiciary to submit a weekly report on the case.
    Sharing her story on Geo News earlier, Khadija had said, ?..I am standing my ground because if I let go, then this would create more such avenues."
    Despite being caught on video, Hussain continues to roam free as he was able to secure a bail due to belonging to an influential family, according to Khadija.
    The sessions court granted Hussain bail on December 1, 2016, after he had spent two months behind bars. Khadija then filed an appeal against the court's decision, but it was dismissed.


  13. Waqas Dar
    QUETTA: A major network of target killers was busted on Tuesday as the Law Enforcement Agencies arrested two top commanders, along with their accomplices in the south-western province.
    According to sources, the suspects aligned with a proscribed organisation were involved in terrorist attacks, including target killings across the province and acted as facilitators in over 24 militant attacks.
    The sources further claimed, that confessional video statements of the suspects have been released.
    Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti lauded the raid by the security forces which unearthed the network.
    Bugti said that one of the caught commanders, Saeed Ahmed alias Taqwi is the mastermind behind the civil hospital tragedy which claimed more than 70 lives, mostly from the lawyers? fraternity.
    The home minister said that efforts are underway for the recovery for Secretary Higher Education, who had been abducted in March 2017, by unknown men from the provincial capital.
    Also read: Balochistan drifts back to worst violence

    He expressed determination that the authorities won?t rest until the last terrorist is caught from the province. 
    Suicide bombing at Quetta's Civil Hospital leaves 70 dead
    CM Balochistan says RAW was involved in the suicide attack. Daesh militant group claims responsibility
    Balochistan - Pakistan's largest province in terms of land area - has been plagued by an insurgency and sectarian killings for several years now. However, security forces have conducted effective operations across the province cracking down on militants.
    This has led to a considerable drop in militancy in the province but scattered attacks are still reported at times.
    A major terrorist attack at the Civil Hospital Quetta in August had left over 70 people dead - majority of which were members of the legal fraternity. The incident drew an outpour of anger with renewed calls for action against militants.
    Security forces have since then intensified intelligence-based and combing operations in the province in an effort to establish peace in the province.


  14. Waqas Dar
    QUETTA: A huge network of target killers was busted as the Law Enforcement Agencies arrested on Tuesday two top commanders, along with their accomplices, of a proscribed organisation in the south-western province.

    According to sources, the suspects were involved in perpetuating terrorist attacks, including target killings, throughout the province and were facilitators in above 24 militant attacks.
    The sources further informed that confessional video statements have been released of the suspects.
    Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti lauded the raid by the security forces which unearthed the network.
    Bugti said that one of the caught commanders, Saeed Ahmed alias Taqwi is the mastermind behind the civil hospital tragedy which claimed more than 70 lives, mostly from the lawyers? fraternity.
    The home minister said that efforts are underway for the recovery for Secretary Higher Education, who had been abducted in March 2017, by unknown men from the provincial capital.
    Also read: Balochistan drifts back to worst violence

    He expressed determination that the authorities won?t rest until the last terrorist is caught from the province. 
    Suicide bombing at Quetta's Civil Hospital leaves 70 dead
    CM Balochistan says RAW was involved in the suicide attack. Daesh militant group claims responsibility
    Balochistan - Pakistan's largest province in terms of land area - has been plagued by an insurgency and sectarian killings for several years now. However, security forces have conducted effective operations across the province cracking down on militants.
    This has led to a considerable drop in militancy in the province but scattered attacks are still reported at times.
    A major terrorist attack at the Civil Hospital Quetta in August had left over 70 people dead - majority of which were members of the legal fraternity. The incident drew an outpour of anger with renewed calls for action against militants.
    Security forces have since then intensified intelligence-based and combing operations in the province in an effort to establish peace in the province.


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    File photo  RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army on Tuesday denied claims made by Indian army of destroying Pakistani posts along the Line of Control (LoC).

    Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a tweet: "Indian claims of destroying Pakistani post along LoC in Naushera Sector and firing by Pakistan Army on civilians across LoC are false."
    Indian army had claimed it had fired and damaged Pakistani posts along the LoC.

    Earlier this month, Pakistan Army categorically denied Indian army?s accusations of killing two members of an Indian army patrol near the LoC.
    ?Pakistan Army did not commit any ceasefire violation on line of control or a BAT action in Buttal sector (Indian Krishna Ghatti Sector) as alleged by India. Indian blame of mutilating Indian soldiers' bodies are also false?, an ISPR statement said.


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    People were evacuated from the shopping centre after a 'big bang' was heard. Photo: courtesy Reuters  MANCHESTER: A shopping centre in Manchester, England, was evacuated and witnesses said they heard a "big bang" on Tuesday, just hours after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 59 in the same area of the city.
    Scores of people ran away from the centre, a Reuters witness said.
    "There are people coming out holding hands," a Reuters photographer said.
    Great Manchester Police would not comment when contacted for Reuters.


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    The murders took place 10 years ago, in December, 2007 when the three were found strangled to death at Gulgee's home in Clifton - File photo 2 KARACHI: Additional Judicial Magistrate South on Tuesday announced life imprisonment for two accused in the murder case of renowned artist Ismail Gulgee, his wife, and maid.

    The murders took place 10 years ago, in December, 2007 when the three were found strangled to death at Gulgee's home in the Clifton locality of Karachi following a burglary.
    The court awarded three consecutive life sentences to the two accused, Akram and Anwar, who were both employed as domestic help at the Gulgee residence.
    According to police, the bodies of the victims were three days old when they were found. Following the murders, Akram who was the driver of the couple and Anwar went missing, but were arrested from a local hotel two months later. A suitcase filled with Gulgee's paintings were recovered from their possession.
    Following the arrests, the prosecution maintained that the two accused had murdered the couple when they robbed the house, and killed the maid the following day when she appeared for work.


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    K-Electric chairperson says duration of load-shedding during Ramzan will be reduced- File Photo KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah appealed to K-Electric on Tuesday to reduce the duration of load-shedding to the minimum possible.
    ?K-Electric should have solved its operational problems before the arrival of the summer season,? the CM said during a meeting with K-Electric officials.
    Also present on the occasion, K-Electric Chairperson Waqar Siddique assured the chief minister that duration of power outages in the city will be reduced during Ramzan.
    The citizens of Karachi have suffered due to unannounced load-shedding for extended hours and an increase in the duration of announced outages.
    However, industrial areas will not receive electricity from 11 PM till 7 AM, a K-Electric spokesperson said.
    The outages are also a result of six electricity breakdowns that occurred within the past 20 days. 



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    PTI's lawyers raised objections over Hanif Abbasi's petition. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan remarked that the case on foreign funding of his political party is not worthy of being heard by the Supreme Court.

    This was stated by PTI?s legal counsel Anwar Masood during case hearing on Tuesday. He added that he is making the statement after consulting with his client
    A three-member Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar, is hearing the case on a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi. 
    During the case proceedings, PTI?s lawyer raised objections over the petition.
    The opposing counsel raised their concerns and remarked that ?Imran Khan failed to implement orders of the court,? adding that he even failed to submit a reply pertaining to the notice.
    The court had issued written notices related to Imran Khan and Jemaima?s bank accounts details. The court had granted him till May 19 yet the leader failed to do so, pointed out Abbasi?s legal counsel.
    The CJP also reasoned if ECP has the authority to probe into foreign funding cases of political parties. ?Does ECP not have the right to probe foreign funding charges after the elections?? He asked.
    He remarked, ?Elections are held after every five years. If an inquiry into foreign funding comes to the front after four-and-an-half years, then can ECP not probe it??
    PTI lawyer also remarked that parties? account details are submitted every year. Upon which, CJP asked him, ?can ECP not raise question over foreign funding after the year has passed??
    CJP pointed out that the political parties ordinance seeks to make the culture of political parties transparent.
    Imran disqualification case: SC warns against using hearings for political gains
    Justice Bindial said that this would affect the dignity of the SC in the eyes of a common man
    Justice Umar Ata Bindial pointed out that ECP has the right to hold elections then it also has the complete right to investigate parties? funds too.
    Justice Faisal Arab remarked that it is not necessary that parties show foreign funding in their accounts.
    He added, a party which does not take foreign funding is questioning the jurisdiction of ECP. 
    Thieves create commotion to hide their crime: Fawad Chaudhry
    PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry said that political opponents creating noise to hide their crimes. Photo: Geo News screen garb  PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry remarked that thieves create commotion to hide their crimes while speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court.
    Taking a jibe at his political opponents, he said that they are using a ?shor machao policy? [create commotion].
    ?We don?t know about the funds of the other parties. Funds of all the parties should be made transparent.?
    He also said, ?if you want to see our funds, then let us see your funds too.?
    He also said that the party has nothing to hide and it has made all its accounts online, on its website. ?We are the only party to have done so.?

    PML-N leaders bash Imran Khan
    Speaking to the media, Hanif Abbasi said that Imran Khan managed to evade search yet again. ?Verdicts are coming against Imran Khan yet he is not willing to come to courts.?
    Imran Khan?s lawyer accepted that they took around USD 600,000. Imran Khan took money for the well-being of people affected by floods and then spent it on his party.
    When it comes to what he wants Imran Khan says that institutions should be surrounded, he remarked.
    On the other hand, PML-N leader Daniyal Aziz said that three weeks have passed and Imran Khan has still not submitted his money trail. Imran Khan even failed to submit the money trail of his house in Bani Gala, he added.


  20. Waqas Dar
    The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 on display in Cardiff. Photo: ICC The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday it will work with the relevant authorities to review security measures for the upcoming Champions Trophy and Women?s World Cup, after a deadly terrorist attack in Manchester sent shockwaves through the country.

    In a statement issued in the aftermath of the attack, the ICC said it will assess its security in line with the threat levels.
    ?Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the horrific attack in Manchester. The ICC and ECB place safety and security at the ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Women?s World Cup this summer as the highest priority.
    ?We operate on advice from our Tournament Security Directorate ? in conjunction with the ECB and relevant authorities ? to ensure that we have a robust safety and security plan for both tournaments. We will continue to work with authorities over the coming hours and days and review our security in line with the threat levels,? the statement read.
    22 killed in 'suicide attack' at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester
    British police say lone attacker died at venue
    ?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,? the ICC statement added.
    London, Birmingham and Cardiff are the three venues which will host the ICC Champions Trophy matches in England and Wales from June 1-18.
    At least 22 people, including some children, were killed and 59 wounded when a suicide bomber struck as thousands of fans streamed out of a concert by US singer Ariana Grande in Manchester late Monday night.
    Police said the attacker detonated the explosives shortly after 21:33 GMT at Manchester Arena, which has the capacity to hold 21,000 people. 
    Britain remains on its second-highest alert level of "severe", meaning an attack by militants is considered highly likely. British counter-terrorism police have said they are making on average an arrest every day in connection with suspected terrorism.



  21. Waqas Dar
    Sterling slipped on Tuesday after a suspected suicide attack killed at least 22 people and wounded 59 at a pop concert in the English city of Manchester, while the euro held gains made after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was "too weak".
    Despite the explosion, at a concert by US singer Ariana Grande, European markets were poised for a positive, albeit subdued, start.
    Financial spreadbetter CMC Markets expected Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE to open up 0.1 percent, and Germany's DAX .GDAXI and France's CAC 40 .FCHI to start the day little changed.
    The attack came just two-and-a-half weeks before an election that British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to win easily, although polls showing that the contest was tightening added to sterling's woes.
    Sterling eased almost 0.2 percent to $1.2978 GBP=D3. It fell 0.3 percent on Monday.
    The pound dropped 0.4 percent to 144.06 yen GBPJPY=, after losing 0.2 percent on Monday.
    If the blast is confirmed as a terrorist incident, it would be the deadliest attack in Britain by militants since four British Muslims killed 52 people in suicide bombings on London's transport system in July 2005.
    The impact on other areas of the market was limited, with Britain's FTSE futures FFIc1 inching slightly lower, while S&P E-mini futures ESc1 slipped 0.2 percent.
    "We could see a bout of nervousness...but it's likely to be minor," said Shane Oliver, head of the investment strategy at AMP Capital in Sydney. "Ever since 9/11, the impact on markets from terrorist events has been declining."
    The euro EUR=EBS hit a six-month high overnight after Merkel said the currency, made "too weak" by the European Central Bank's monetary policy, helped explain Germany's relatively high trade surplus.
    The common currency was little changed at $1.1231 after jumping as much as 0.5 percent and closing 0.3 percent higher on Monday.
    MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS gave up gains after hitting its highest level since June 2015 to trade 0.2 percent lower.
    Japan's Nikkei .N225 closed down 0.3 percent.
    Korean shares .KS11, which hit an all-time high on Tuesday, were last up 0.3 percent.
    China's CSI 300 index .CSI300, swinging between gains and losses, were last up 0.3 percent after earlier losses on concerns over a regulatory crackdown on risky lending practices. The Shanghai Composite .SSEC lost 0.5 percent.
    Hong Kong's Hang Seng .HSI lost 0.15 percent after earlier rising to its highest level since July 2015.
    Overnight, Wall Street closed as much as 0.8 percent higher, driven by defense and technology stocks, after US. President Donald Trump announced arms deals and other investments with Saudi Arabia over the weekend that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said could add up to $350 billion.
    An uncertain political climate in the United States continued to weigh on the dollar.
    The dollar was 0.3 percent lower at 110.945 yen JPY=.
    The dollar index .DXY, which tracks the greenback against a basket of trade-weighted peers, was flat at 96.97.
    A gauge of U.S. economic activity that improved in April to its highest level since late 2014 helped limit the dollar's losses.
    The White House is set to deliver Trump's first full budget to lawmakers later on Tuesday. The plan would cut $3.6 trillion in government spending over 10 years, balancing the budget by the end of the decade.
    Presidential budgets are often ignored by Congress, which controls federal purse strings.
    But the budget plan, which proposed the sale of half the country's strategic oil reserves, weighed on crude futures, offsetting optimism over expectations that other major oil producers would agree to extend supply curbs this week.
    Global benchmark Brent LCOc1 retreated 0.8 percent to$53.44 a barrel.
    US crude futures CLc1 gave up all their earlier gains to edge lower to $50.71, after hitting their highest level in more than a month earlier in the session.
    The weaker dollar lifted gold slightly. Spot gold XAU= climbed 0.1 percent to $1,261.56 an ounce in its third straight session of gains.


  22. Waqas Dar
    Jang Media Group has had the honour to be showcased two years in a row for their groundbreaking work and 2017 was no exception - Screengrab   MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off the online giant's biggest event of the year -- I/O Developers' Conference -- by announcing a host of new services and products including new features like Google Lens, Google Assistant for iPhones and Google Play Protect for Android users.

    During The Mobile Web: State of the Union (Google I/O '17), Google product management vice president Rahul Roy Chowdhury, shared that the mobile web was gaining momentum from Travel to Ecommerce to Online Publishers.
    Jang Media Group was in the enviable position in 2016, when Rahul shared a list of early Google partners and adopters who had launched a progressive web app.

    At the time Geo.tv along with the Washington Post was featured in that category. A first for any Pakistani Media Company and a first from Pakistan.
    Jang Media Group has had the honour to be showcased two years in a row for their groundbreaking work and 2017 was no exception.

    From an early adopter to being continually invested in innovating, the Jang Media Group made it to the list of technology companies being at the forefront of cutting edge technology ahead of many global publishers and brands. Jang Media Group was also featured in the Google Developers summit in 2016 in Amsterdam, where the underlying technical aspects were showcased in the largest developer-centric summit.
    Given the market dynamics in Pakistan and in other emerging markets, with the average user being limited by space on their smartphones and patchy networks, the PWA bridges the gap of having up to date information with limited connectivity and being able to access information even in offline mode after an initial visit to the site.
    In the Pakistani context, this makes sure that users get bandwidth optimised content, fast and efficiently with lower data charges at the core, driving affordable innovation for all Pakistanis and democratising access to information.


  23. Waqas Dar
    Police submitted a 53-page report to the Supreme Court on Tuesday- File Photo  ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar remarked that organ trafficking is a huge menace in society while hearing a suo moto case on illegal trafficking of kidneys on Tuesday.

    CJP also said that people who are forced to sell their organs are being exploited.
    During proceedings, police submitted a 53-page report to the three-member bench, which is being headed by the CJP.
    According to the report, organ trafficking is also common in Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. There are many villages in Punjab where most people have just one kidney, the report revealed.
    The organ donors are shown as fake family members of the traffickers, according to the report.
    The Islamabad SSP said that the ordinance passed in 2009, which aims at regulating removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues, does not apply to the federal capital.
    Identified rackets involved in organ trafficking: FIA
    KARACHI: Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) Deputy Director Jamil Ahmed on Tuesday said that the gangs involved in organ trafficking have been identified.
    Pieces of you: Buying a kidney in Punjab











    SSP also remarked that registered institutions are involved in the menace of organ trafficking but the police do not have the authority to probe those. However, FIA has the authority to investigate those institutions.

    After reading the report, CJP told the SSP ?this is an important problem and we need more information on the issue.? All the institutions should work together to eliminate this menace, he said.
    The court ordered Attorney-General, the four provinces, GB and Kashmit AGs to submit replies on the report prepared by SSP Islamabad. 


  24. Waqas Dar
    Picture: Suhail Anwar Sial  KARACHI: The Sindh Government on Tuesday appointed Suhail Anwar Sial as Sindh's home minister and added the Agriculture and Mineral department to his portfolio.
    The additional portfolio of Information Department was assigned to the Minister of Transport Sindh Nasir Hussain Shah, while the department of Religious Affairs and Zakat and Ushr was added to Dr Sikandar Mendhro's portfolio, as per the notification issued by the Sindh government.
    The ministers' portfolios were shuffled on the instructions of Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Pary Asif Ali Zardari. 


  25. Waqas Dar
    Picture: Suhail Anwar Sial  KARACHI: The Sindh Government on Tuesday appointed Suhail Anwar Sial as Sindh's home minister and added the Agriculture and Mineral department to his portfolio.
    The additional portfolio of Information Department was assigned to the Minister of Transport Sindh Nasir Hussain Shah, while the department of Religious Affairs and Zakat and Ushr was added to Dr Sikandar Mendhro's portfolio, as per the notification issued by the Sindh government.
    The ministers' portfolios were shuffled on the instructions of Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Pary Asif Ali Zardari. 


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