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  1. Waqas Dar
    CARDIFF: Brilliant bowling from Pakistani bowlers as Sri Lanka were all out for 236 runs in the virtual quarterfinal of Champions Trophy between the two teams at Cardiff on Monday.
    Hasan Ali ended resistance by tail-enders as he bowled out Lakmal, leaving Sri Lanka eight down after Junaid Khan and Mohammad Amir ripped through the opponent's middle-order picking up four wickets in quick succession. 

    Junaid picked up wickets of Thisara Perera and de Silva for just a single each, hastening the collapse after captain Angelo Mathews was bowled by Mohammad Amir on 39.
    Junaid Khan bowled a ripper to get rid of Dhananjaya de Silva. Mohammad Amir again bowled a brilliant ball while captain Sarfraz Ahmed took a sensational catch to get rid of well-settled Niroshan Dickwella.


    Hasan Ali struck in a déjà vu repeat of Wayne Parnell's wicket to dismiss Mendis, followed by debutant Fahim Ashraf who clean bowled Chandimal for a duck, as Pakistan put brakes on Sri Lankan batting early into the game.










    Junaid Khan earlier struck in his second over to dismiss opener Gunathilaka cheaply, after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first.

    The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament.
    Leg-spinner Shadab Khan made way for all-rounder Fahim Ashraf, who received his ODI debut cap earlier today. 
    Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston, after suffering a heavy defeat to India at the same venue days earlier.
    Sri Lanka upset India at The Oval with a stunning seven-wicket win after losing their opening match to South Africa earlier in the tournament.

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    ?Boost to players?

    Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, speaking to media ahead of the big game, said: "We had a good bowling meeting. We took wickets. If you take wickets, every good team feels under pressure."
    The Green Shirts were also inspired by playing in front of a partisan crowd, something they have rarely enjoyed in the recent past.
    "That is a feeling we miss, not playing in Pakistan," said Sarfraz. "Maybe that was a difference, the crowd was supporting us and that?s why the players were boosted."
    "It?s one of the top wins, to beat India," said Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews. "The bowlers did brilliantly to restrict India to 321. It was a very chaseable target.
    "Not many people expected us to win and that took a lot of pressure off us."
    Pakistan do have some recent knowledge of the ground having beaten England there by four wickets in a one-day international last year.
    Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim starred with both bat and ball in that Cardiff clash and he will hope for more success upon on his return ?home? -- he was born in the nearby town of Swansea.
    Playing XI 




  2. Waqas Dar
    QUETTA: Two terrorists of the proscribed Baloch Liberation Army were killed on Monday in and intelligence based operation carried out by FC Balochistan, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
    The military?s media wing added that the terrorists were involved in attacks on armed forces, target killings, kidnapping and planting of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the areas of Quetta, Margate and Sangaan in Balochistan.
    In a separate operation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), security forces recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from villages in the South Waziristan Agency and Dara Adam Khel.
    Recovered arms and ammunition include SMGs, Sakila gun, missiles, rifles, grenades, communication equipment, 82mm shells, 12.7mm rounds, 14.5mm rounds, rocket-propelled grenades, detonators and switches.   


  3. Waqas Dar
    TEHRAN: Iran has tracked down and killed several suspected militants including the alleged mastermind of twin attacks in Tehran last week, a security official and a minister have said.
    Dozens of suspects have been arrested since the attacks on Wednesday killed 17 people in the first assault in Iran to be claimed by the Daesh militant group.
    Police late Sunday killed four Daesh suspects in the southern province of Hormozgan, the ISNA news agency on Monday reported police chief Azizollah Maleki as saying.
    "Two of the killed criminals were foreign nationals... while the identity of other members is being investigated," Maleki said, adding that weapons and a Daesh flag were seized during the raid.
    Iran has said five Iranians, who had joined Daesh and travelled to its Iraq and Syria bastions, carried out Wednesday´s attacks on the parliament and the shrine of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
    Late Saturday, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said the alleged mastermind behind the attacks had been tracked down and killed outside the country.
    "The mastermind who controlled the team... who had fled outside the country... paid the price for his crimes, with the cooperation of intelligence services of allied countries," Alavi told state television, without providing further details.
    At least 41 Daesh suspects have been arrested since the attacks, according to Alavi, who said Iran has dismantled suspected militant cells with increasing frequency in recent months.
    In the entire year to March 2017 "we dismantled 45 cells, while in the past two-and-a-half months alone we have dismantled more than 25 terrorist cells," he said.
    Officials have reported the arrests of suspected Daesh members in and around Tehran, as well as in the country´s centre, southern governorates, and western provinces near the Iraqi border.


  4. Waqas Dar
    CARDIFF: Pakistan's seamers Junaid Khan and Mohammad Amir ripped through the Sri Lankan middle-order picking up four wickets in quick succession. 

    Sri Lanka are seven wickets down after Junaid Khan dismissed Thisara Perera for just one run. 
    Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews was bowled by Mohammad Amir on 39.
    Junaid Khan bowled a ripper to get rid of Dhananjaya de Silva. Mohammad Amir again bowled a brilliant ball while captain Sarfraz Ahmed took a sensational catch to get rid of well-settled Niroshan Dickwella.


    Hasan Ali struck in a déjà vu repeat of Wayne Parnell's wicket to dismiss Mendis, followed by debutant Fahim Ashraf who clean bowled Chandimal for a duck, as Pakistan put brakes on Sri Lankan batting early into the game.










    Junaid Khan earlier struck in his second over to dismiss opener Gunathilaka cheaply, after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first.

    The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament.
    Leg-spinner Shadab Khan made way for all-rounder Fahim Ashraf, who received his ODI debut cap earlier today. 
    Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston, after suffering a heavy defeat to India at the same venue days earlier.
    Sri Lanka upset India at The Oval with a stunning seven-wicket win after losing their opening match to South Africa earlier in the tournament.

    geo_embedgallery
    ?Boost to players?

    Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, speaking to media ahead of the big game, said: "We had a good bowling meeting. We took wickets. If you take wickets, every good team feels under pressure."
    The Green Shirts were also inspired by playing in front of a partisan crowd, something they have rarely enjoyed in the recent past.
    "That is a feeling we miss, not playing in Pakistan," said Sarfraz. "Maybe that was a difference, the crowd was supporting us and that?s why the players were boosted."
    "It?s one of the top wins, to beat India," said Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews. "The bowlers did brilliantly to restrict India to 321. It was a very chaseable target.
    "Not many people expected us to win and that took a lot of pressure off us."
    Pakistan do have some recent knowledge of the ground having beaten England there by four wickets in a one-day international last year.
    Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim starred with both bat and ball in that Cardiff clash and he will hope for more success upon on his return ?home? -- he was born in the nearby town of Swansea.
    Playing XI 




  6. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said on Monday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should resign before the Joint Investigation Team?s session on June 15 (Thursday), for which he has been summoned to record his statement.

    Imran Khan was speaking to media, where he said that the JIT is facing hurdles.
    The people who are subordinate to the PM and ruling party would not be able to investigate the matter, said the PTI chief.
    Imran said that Nawaz Sharif is a criminal and facing allegation of money laundering which is a serious offence.
    The PTI Chief demanded that the report of the issues faced by the JIT should be made public as well.
    ?No one trusts a PM abroad, who is facing criminal investigation back at home,? said Imran, adding that the Qatari letter is also a hoax, as the royal family members have refused to appear before the JIT.
    Meanwhile, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that PM is due to appear before the JIT on Thursday.
    Won?t be able to complete probe in time due to hurdles, JIT informs Supreme Court
    Special bench heard case related to leaking of Hussain's picture, hurdles faced by JIT
    Today, the Panama case JIT informed the apex court that it will be unable to complete its probe in the given 60-day time period due to ?difficulties? created by some state institutions.
    In a statement issued to the media on Sunday night, the PM House confirmed having received the summons from the JIT and said the premier would appear before it on June 15.
    The JIT has already questioned the premier's elder son five times and his younger son, Hassan Nawaz, twice. 
    The decision was hailed by the PTI chief, who took to Twitter to express his views.


    However, his opinion did not go well with former PM late Benazir Bhutto?s daughter Assefa Bhutto Zardari.









  7. Waqas Dar
    Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Monday said the joint investigation team (JIT) formed on orders of the apex court to investigate the allegations leveled in the Panama Papers and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan have no evidence against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
    The law minister further said the JIT is creating conflicts and is trying to disrespect the Sharif family.
    The report submitted by the JIT will not have any importance till it is accepted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, said Sanaullah while speaking to the media in Lahore.
    The law minister further claimed that witnesses appearing on behalf of Sharif family are being asked to become approvers.


  8. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: The Samjhauta Express sent to Attari, Amristar for Sikh pilgrims was returned empty as Indian authorities stopped them from coming to Pakistan for the Jor Mela, according to the foreign office spokesperson.
    A statement issued from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Indian authorities returned the train saying Pakistan had agreed on sending a special one for the pilgrims, not Samjhauta Express.
    The Indian authorities intercepted the pilgrims at the Attari border in Amritsar, read the statement.
    They were coming to Pakistan for the Jor Mela to observe the death anniversary of Guru Arjun Das, for which around 100 pilgrims were issued visa by the High Commission for Pakistan, it added.
    Foreign Office Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria stated Pakistan had made all the arrangements keeping in consideration the religious values of Sikhs.
    The statement further read that India did not hold human values important. Even the medical visa process was troublesome for Pakistanis, it added. ?In occupied Kashmir, human beings are used as shields,? it read. ?India has also targeted civilians along the Line of Control and Working Boundary.? 


  9. Waqas Dar
    A Palestinian family eats dinner in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip during a power cut on June 11, 2017 - AFP  JERUSALEM: Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after funding cuts by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a minister said Monday, worsening an already severe shortage in the Hamas-run enclave.
    The security cabinet decided Sunday to reduce the daily amount supplied to Gaza by around 45 minutes, Israeli media reported.
    Gazans currently receive only three or four hours of electricity a day, delivered from the territory's own power station and others in Israel and Egypt.
    Residents who can afford it use generators to power their homes or businesses in the impoverished Palestinian enclave of some two million people.
    Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan, also a cabinet member, told army radio the reduction was due to an ongoing row between Abbas and his rivals Hamas.
    Abbas has reportedly decided to slash electricity payments for Gaza in a further bid to pressure Hamas.
    But the reduction has also sparked fears of another upsurge in violence, with Israel and Hamas having fought three wars since 2008.
    Hamas has run Gaza since 2007, when it seized it in a near civil war from Abbas's Fatah following an electoral dispute over parliamentary polls.
    Abbas runs the Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognised Palestinian leadership based in the occupied West Bank.
    Multiple attempts at reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah have failed, but the Palestinian Authority (PA) has continued to pay Israel for some electricity delivered to Gaza.
    Abbas recently decided to "significantly reduce" payments for Gazan electricity, Erdan said.
    "It would be illogical for Israel to pay part of the bill," he said.
    A Palestinian street vendor at his beach-side stall in Gaza City during a power outage on June 11, 2017 - AFP  Israel and the PA cooperate in different areas despite the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israel views Hamas as a terrorist organisation and blockades Gaza.
    Electricity supply is a major concern in the hot and cramped territory, which is currently marking the holy Muslim month of Ramazan.
    "It is not definite this will cause a military confrontation. It is possible that the Palestinians begin to understand the catastrophe that Hamas means for them," Erdan said.
    According to Israeli media, the PA decided to cut electricity payments for Gaza in April.
    Hamas said then the "catastrophic decision" would have "dangerous" consequences.


  10. Waqas Dar
    Mum-to-be Shin Shin delighted huge crowds of well-wishers in Tokyo last month as she sat lazily munching on bamboo and playfully rubbed the husks on her furry belly before being moved into confinement - AFP  TOKYO: A Japanese zoo celebrated the first birth of a baby panda in five years Monday, with the tiny cub small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand.
    Eleven-year-old mum Shin Shin gave birth just before noon, officials at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo said in a statement.
    Pandas are born pink, hairless and weighing around 100 grams (three-and-a-half ounces) -- so small it can be difficult to determine their ***.
    "There have been cases where the *** of a panda has been found to be wrongly determined several years after its birth," a zoo spokesman told AFP amid the panda-monium.
    "It could take a while before we know."
    Zoo officials briefed hordes of waiting media about the birth of the new panda cub, as everyone from a local Chinese restaurant to the government's chief spokesman got in on the celebrations - AFP  Shin Shin, who mated with male Ri Ri in February, had another baby in 2012 -- the first time at the zoo in 24 years, but the cub died from pneumonia six days later.
    Footage from a camera inside the panda enclosure showed the moment of birth, when the screeching noises of the tiny baby could clearly be heard as Shin Shin scooped it up with her mouth.
    Zoo officials were not immediately able to give exact details about the size and weight of the cub as the proud mum, who tips the scales at 110 kilograms (240 pounds), protectively cuddled her new-born baby.
    "Most of the time the mother has been cradling her baby so we haven't been able to measure it precisely," a spokeswoman told AFP.
    "It's almost impossible to see the baby when she's being hugged by mum but we estimate it at about 150 grams."
    As a mother-to-be, Shin Shin delighted huge crowds of well-wishers in Tokyo last month as she sat lazily munching on bamboo and playfully rubbed the husks on her furry belly before being moved into confinement.
    Considered an endangered species, it is estimated fewer than 2,000 giant pandas remain in the wild, in three provinces in south-central China.


  11. Waqas Dar
    CARDIFF: Niroshan Dickwella and skipper Angelo Mathews kept Sri Lanka ticking after early domination by Pakistan pace attack in the must-win last group match of the Champions Trophy on Monday. 
    Hasan Ali struck in a déjà vu repeat of Wayne Parnell's wicket to dismiss Mendis, followed by debutant Fahim Ashraf who clean bowled Chandimal for a duck, as Pakistan put brakes on Sri Lankan batting early into the game.

    Junaid Khan earlier struck in his second over to dismiss opener Gunathilaka cheaply, after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first.

    The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament.
    Leg-spinner Shadab Khan made way for all-rounder Fahim Ashraf, who received his ODI debut cap earlier today. 
    Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston, after suffering a heavy defeat to India at the same venue days earlier.
    Sri Lanka upset India at The Oval with a stunning seven-wicket win after losing their opening match to South Africa earlier in the tournament.

    geo_embedgallery
    ?Boost to players?

    Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, speaking to media ahead of the big game, said: "We had a good bowling meeting. We took wickets. If you take wickets, every good team feels under pressure."
    The Green Shirts were also inspired by playing in front of a partisan crowd, something they have rarely enjoyed in the recent past.
    "That is a feeling we miss, not playing in Pakistan," said Sarfraz. "Maybe that was a difference, the crowd was supporting us and that?s why the players were boosted."
    "It?s one of the top wins, to beat India," said Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews. "The bowlers did brilliantly to restrict India to 321. It was a very chaseable target.
    "Not many people expected us to win and that took a lot of pressure off us."
    Pakistan do have some recent knowledge of the ground having beaten England there by four wickets in a one-day international last year.
    Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim starred with both bat and ball in that Cardiff clash and he will hope for more success upon on his return ?home? -- he was born in the nearby town of Swansea.
    Playing XI 




  12. Waqas Dar
    Norway has put forth a plan to ban the Muslim full-face veil - AFP  OSLO: The Norwegian government on Monday proposed a bill to ban the full-face Muslim veil in all schools, from nurseries to universities, saying it hinders communication between students and teachers.
    Norway's ruling coalition of conservative and anti-immigration rightwing parties had promised the ban last year, targeting the full-face veil called the niqab as well as burqas, balaclavas and masks.
    "We do not want clothes covering the face in nurseries, schools and universities," Minister of Education and Research Torbjorn Roe Isaksen said in a statement.
    "These clothes prevent good communication, which is important for students to receive a good education," he added.
    Norwegian authorities will consult over the coming months with those who could be affected by the draft law.
    Norwegian media reported the government can count on the support of most parties, saying the bill was expected to pass in the spring of 2018.
    Local authorities in Norway already have the power to ban the veil in schools, however, there is no uniform national policy. At this stage, the bill does not lay out consequences for disregarding the proposed law.
    The full-face veil is rather uncommon in Norway, even more so in schools, but the issue comes intermittently back into political debates.
    The Islamic Council, an umbrella organisation representing Muslims, hired a communication manager wearing a niqab, which sparked a heated discussion earlier this year.
    Legislative elections will take place on September 11 in the Nordic country.
    "Clothes covering the face, like the niqab and the burqa, have no place in Norwegian schools. It is a fundamental value to be able to communicate with each other," Per Sandberg, interim minister of immigration and integration, said.


  13. Waqas Dar
    RAWALPINDI: British High Commissioner Thomas Drew met on Monday Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa at the General Headquarters, according to an Inter-Services Intelligence Relations statement.
    According to army?s media cell, matters of mutual interest and regional security were discussed in the meeting.
    The meeting was held before the COAS departed for a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia along with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
    During the visit, the premier will hold discussions with senior officials of the kingdom on the ongoing crisis involving Qatar and Saudi Arabia and other Arab states.


  14. Waqas Dar
    Photo - Everyday Health  ISLAMABAD: The selective removal of Senescent cells (SnCs) from joints could reduce the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis and allow new cartilage to grow and repair joints.

    Health News reported that the findings suggest that SnCs accumulate with age in many vertebrate tissues and are present at sites of age-related pathology.
    Although SnC cells play an essential role in wound healing and injury repair, they often are not cleared from knee and cartilage tissue after an injury, thereby contributing to the development of osteoarthritis.
    They may also promote cancer incidence in tissues, the researchers said.
    The study may provide new insights into therapies targetingSnCs for the treatment of trauma and age-related degenerative joint disease, said Chaekyu Kim from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea.
    The study also presented a novel pharmacologic candidate that alleviates age-related osteoarthritis by selectively destroying SnCs.


  15. Waqas Dar
    ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wrote to the Supreme Court to form a commission to probe the Panama case even before he received the summons, said State Minister for Information Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday.
    The prime minister had assured the apex court that if called he and his family would appear before the court in accordance with the law, Aurangzeb said while talking to the media.
    The state minister was referring to the summons issued by the Panama case JIT to Prime Minister Nawaz, asking him to appear before the team on June 15. A statement issued by the Prime Minister House on Sunday confirmed the development.
    The premier has been asked to come to the Federal Judicial Academy ? temporary headquarters of the JIT ? at 11AM on Thursday, along with relative record and documents, according to the letter sent to the PM House by the JIT.
    While talking to reporters on Monday, Aurangzeb said that Prime Minister Nawaz has always stood by the judiciary and has shown cooperation, while many others summoned by the court have avoided attending over one reason or the other.
    Aurangzeb also lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan for stating on the social media that he forced the premier to appear before the Supreme Court. ?Imran Khan you yourself are fugitive from the Election Commission of Pakistan.?


  16. Waqas Dar
    CARDIFF: Junaid Khan struck in his second over to dismiss Sri Lankan opener Gunathilaka cheaply, leaving the opponent team one down for 26 after Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first in the must-win Champions Trophy group match.

    The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament.
    Leg-spinner Shadab Khan made way for all-rounder Fahim Ashraf, who received his ODI debut cap earlier today. 
    Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston, after suffering a heavy defeat to India at the same venue days earlier.
    Sri Lanka upset India at The Oval with a stunning seven-wicket win after losing their opening match to South Africa earlier in the tournament.

    geo_embedgallery
    ?Boost to players?

    Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, speaking to media ahead of the big game, said: "We had a good bowling meeting. We took wickets. If you take wickets, every good team feels under pressure."
    The Green Shirts were also inspired by playing in front of a partisan crowd, something they have rarely enjoyed in the recent past.
    "That is a feeling we miss, not playing in Pakistan," said Sarfraz. "Maybe that was a difference, the crowd was supporting us and that?s why the players were boosted."
    "It?s one of the top wins, to beat India," said Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews. "The bowlers did brilliantly to restrict India to 321. It was a very chaseable target.
    "Not many people expected us to win and that took a lot of pressure off us."
    Pakistan do have some recent knowledge of the ground having beaten England there by four wickets in a one-day international last year.
    Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim starred with both bat and ball in that Cardiff clash and he will hope for more success upon on his return ?home? -- he was born in the nearby town of Swansea.
    Playing XI 




  17. Waqas Dar
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    ISLAMABAD: The Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) informed the Supreme Court on Monday that it will be unable to complete its probe in the given 60-day time period due to ?difficulties? created by some state institutions.

    The JIT submitted its report to the special implementation bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and comprising Justices Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Ijazul Ahsan.
    The bench observed that if hurdles are created in the work of the JIT, they will not be able to complete their probe in time.
    Justice Ahsan remarked that some departments have been accused of changing records after the JIT informed the bench that some institutions are delaying providing relevant records.
    The bench sought a reply from the Attorney General?s Office over the JIT's objections.
    Leaked interrogation picture
    SC seeks reply from JIT over Hussain Nawaz's leaked picture
    PM's son submitted petition stating leaked picture, recording of proceedings a violation of law and JIT's code of conduct
    Earlier, while hearing the petition submitted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son Hussain Nawaz over his leaked picture and recording of the JIT?s proceedings, the bench perused the reply of the JIT on the petition.
    Justice Ejaz stated that the JIT has rejected most of the accusations levelled by the petitioner, adding that ?who leaked the picture and what action was taken against those responsible' is all in the report.
    When the petitioner's counsel objected to the recording of JIT proceedings, the bench observed that there is no bar on recording proceedings, adding that video recording is also carried out to produce accurate transcripts.
    Justice Ejaz observed that Khwaja Harris, Hussain's counsel, should look at the JIT's response if the Attorney General (AG) Office has no objections.
    To this, the additional attorney general replied that the JIT has no issues if the report is shared with the petitioner's counsel.
    The bench then directed Harris to peruse the report and submit his response on Wednesday. The bench also hinted during the hearing that it may release the report publicly. 
    The prime minister's elder son recently petitioned the Supreme Court against the JIT after a picture of him during the interrogation was leaked in the media. He has also pleaded the court to bar the JIT from recording its proceedings.
    Earlier, sources had said the JIT had completed its probe into the leaking of Hussain's picture by conducting inquiries against personnel responsible for the JIT secretariat's security as well as CCTV recording.
    Moreover, at an earlier hearing, the bench had directed the head of the JIT, Federal Investigation Agency Additional Director Wajid Zia, to submit in writing the hurdles being faced by them on Monday.
    Several officials and members of the Sharif family, including National Bank of Pakistan President Saeed Ahmad and the premier's relative Tariq Shafi, have accused the JIT of maltreatment.
    The JIT ? formed on May 6 in light of the Supreme Court?s April 20 judgment in the Panama case ? has 60 days to complete its investigation into the prime minister?s family?s financial dealings abroad.
    PM summoned on June 15
    The PM House, in a statement issued to the media on Sunday night, confirmed having received summons from the JIT and said the prime minister would appear before it on June 15.
    The JIT has already questioned the premier's elder son five times and his younger son, Hassan Nawaz, twice. 


  18. Waqas Dar
    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/34d01cac4fe4a6716c804caa50c8e8c4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xMi8yMDE3IDExOjE0OjAxIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9UlB5bS9ZNmk5d3V0cU10amE0SC9Jdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: It was a red-letter day of trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday, a day after news emerged of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif being summoned by the Panama Case JIT.

    Negative sentiment prevailed throughout the day and the benchmark KSE-100 index closed the day falling 1855 pips at 47,671. At one point it fell 1988 pips though recovered a bit by close. Thin volumes and choppy trade featured throughout the day.
    ?The market fell because of the call-up notice to PM Nawaz Sharif for attending a session with joint investigation team on 15 June. The market reacted to the news as no one was expecting this call,? said Zeeshan Afzal of Insight Securities.
    During the day only Rs 9 billion worth of 219 million shares exchanged hands. Market capitalization fell by Rs 320 billion to close the day at Rs 9,538 billion.
    According to Zeeshan Afzal, market does not like surprises and thus it reacted, but around these levels, valuation will come into play, which he thinks is attractive. 


  19. Waqas Dar
    KARACHI:  Reacting to news of the prime minister's summoning by the Panama case Joint Investigation Team, the Pakistan Stock Exchange showed a downward trend on Monday.
    The benchmark KSE 100-index fell by 1,855 points, showing a decline of 3.75%.
    The benchmark index closed at 47,671 points. Moreover, investors incurred losses worth Rs356 billion.
    About 219.1 million shares worth Rs9.26 billion were transacted today.
    A downward trend has been witnessed at the stock exchange for the last couple of weeks owing to various factors, including the recently presented federal budget 2017-18.
    Reports indicate the index has fallen around 10% since its high a few weeks ago. 


  20. Waqas Dar
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    ISLAMABAD: The special implementation bench of the Supreme Court directed the counsel of Hussain Nawaz to submit their response to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT)'s reply to their petition at the next hearing.
    The special bench was hearing issues related to the working of the JIT in the Panama case on Monday.
    Panama case: Supreme Court satisfied with JIT's second interim report
    High-profile probe team has spent 30 days investigating the premier's family's global money trail
    At the start of the hearing, the bench ? headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and comprising Justices Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Ijazul Ahsan ? perused the reply of the JIT on Hussain's petition.
    The prime minister's elder son recently petitioned the Supreme Court against the JIT after a picture of him during the interrogation was leaked in the media. He pleaded the court to bar the JIT from recording its proceedings.
    During the hearing on Monday, Justice Ejaz stated that the JIT has rejected most of the accusations levelled by the petitioner, adding that ?who leaked the picture and what action was taken against those responsible' is all in the report.
    When the petitioner's counsel objected to the recording of JIT proceedings, the bench observed that there is no bar on recording proceedings, adding that video recording is also carried out to produce transcripts. 

    Justice Ejaz observed that Khwaja Harris, Hussain's counsel, should look at the JIT's response if the attorney general office has no objections.
    To this, the additional attorney general replied that the JIT has no issues if the report is shared with the petitioner's counsel. 
    The bench then directed Harris to peruse the report and submit his response on Wednesday. 
    When taking up the issue of the hurdles faced by the JIT, the bench observed that if hurdles are created in the work of the JIT, they will not be able to complete their probe in time.
    Why do head of state institutions write to the court after their interrogation, questioned the bench.
    The bench also observed that some departments are accused of changing records after the JIT said some institutions are delaying providing relevant records. 
    Earlier, sources had said the JIT had completed its probe into the leaking of Hussain's picture by conducting inquiries against personnel responsible for the JIT secretariat's security as well as CCTV recording.  

    SC seeks reply from JIT over Hussain Nawaz's leaked picture
    PM's son submitted petition stating leaked picture, recording of proceedings a violation of law and JIT's code of conduct
    Moreover, at an earlier hearing, the bench had directed the head of the JIT, Federal Investigation Agency Additional Director Wajid Zia, to submit in writing the hurdles being faced by them on Monday.
    Several officials and members of the Sharif family, including National Bank of Pakistan President Saeed Ahmad and the premier's relative Tariq Shafi, have accused the JIT of maltreatment. 
    The JIT ? formed on May 6 in light of the Supreme Court?s April 20 judgment in the Panama case ? has 60 days to complete its investigation into the prime minister?s family?s financial dealings abroad. 

    PM summoned on June 15 
    The PM House, in a statement issued to the media on Sunday night, confirmed having received summons from the JIT and said the prime minister would appear before it on June 15.
    The JIT has already questioned the premier's elder son five times and his younger son, Hassan Nawaz, twice. 


  21. Waqas Dar
    JALALABAD: Three Afghan civilians were killed early on Monday morning when American troops opened fire after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, an official in eastern Nangarhar province said.
    A man and his two sons were killed in their house in Ghani Khel, a district in the south of Nangarhar, on the border with Pakistan, said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesperson for the provincial governor.
    "After the bomb blast hit them, the American forces then started shooting and killed one man and two children nearby," he said.
    The US military command in Kabul said it was investigating the reports.
    Civilian casualties have been running at near record highs as fighting spreads to more areas of Afghanistan, according to the United Nations.
    Afghan President Ashraf Ghani generally has been less vocal than his predecessor, Hamid Karzai, in publicly criticising the US military when troops are involved in incidents where civilians are killed.
    On Saturday, three American soldiers were killed and one wounded when an Afghan soldier opened fire on them in Nangarhar, where elite US troops have been helping Afghan forces battle Daesh militants.
    Also over the weekend, an American air strike in southern Afghanistan killed at least three Afghan policemen and wounded several others during a joint operation by Afghan and US special forces.
    The US and Afghan troops have been battling militants in Nangarhar province for months.
    Daesh in Afghanistan, has established a stronghold in the region, which borders Pakistan. US military officials estimate there are about 600 to 800 Daesh fighters in Afghanistan, mostly in Nangarhar, but also in the neighbouring province of Kunar.
    The increase in involvement by US troops and warplanes comes as US President Donald Trump's administration weighs whether to deploy more troops in the war-torn country.
    Reuters reported in late April that the US administration was carrying out a review of Afghanistan and there were conversations over whether to send between 3,000 and 5,000 US and coalition troops to Afghanistan.
    Deliberations include giving more authority to forces on the ground and taking more aggressive action against Taliban fighters. This could allow US advisers to work with Afghan troops below the corps level, potentially putting them closer to fighting, a US official said.


  22. Waqas Dar
    CARDIFF: Pakistan won the toss and decided to field against Sri Lanka, as the subcontinental titans face off in must-win Champions Trophy group match after producing two of the tournament?s biggest upsets so far.

    The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament.
    Leg-spinner Shadab Khan made way for all-rounder Fahim Ashraf, who received his ODI debut cap earlier today. 
    Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston, after suffering a heavy defeat to India at the same venue days earlier.
    Sri Lanka upset India at The Oval with a stunning seven-wicket win after losing their opening match to South Africa earlier in the tournament.

    ?Boost to players?
    Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, speaking to media ahead of the big game, said: "We had a good bowling meeting. We took wickets. If you take wickets, every good team feels under pressure."
    The Green Shirts were also inspired by playing in front of a partisan crowd, something they have rarely enjoyed in the recent past.
    "That is a feeling we miss, not playing in Pakistan," said Sarfraz. "Maybe that was a difference, the crowd was supporting us and that?s why the players were boosted."
    "It?s one of the top wins, to beat India," said Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews. "The bowlers did brilliantly to restrict India to 321. It was a very chaseable target.
    "Not many people expected us to win and that took a lot of pressure off us."
    Pakistan do have some recent knowledge of the ground having beaten England there by four wickets in a one-day international last year.
    Left-arm spinner Imad Wasim starred with both bat and ball in that Cardiff clash and he will hope for more success upon on his return ?home? -- he was born in the nearby town of Swansea.
    Playing XI 




  23. Waqas Dar
    KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued on Monday new currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr.
    The new notes will be available in the banks till June 23, according to SBP spokesperson.
    The fresh currency notes will be available at designated commercial bank branches called ?e-branches?.
    As many as 1,000 e-branches across 120 cities in Pakistan have been formed.
    The SMS service, which was launched to facilitate people in acquiring new currency notes before Eid, will also become functional from today onwards.
    The service charge is Rs1.50 plux tax per SMS.
    To use the SMS service, a person must text their CNIC number along with the desired e-branch ID [e.g. 3130205839863(space)KHI005] to 8877.
    After this, a person will receive an SMS containing redemption code, e-branch address and the code validity period.
    Redemption code received by the customer will be valid for two working days as per the mentioned dates in the SMS.
    The customer may then approach the concerned e-branch along with his/her original CNIC/Smart Card, a photocopy of the CNIC/Smart Card and transaction code received from 8877 to obtain fresh currency notes.
    An individual can obtain three packets of Rs10 and one packet each of Rs50 and Rs100 as per availability of stock.
    It is also notified that each CNIC/Smart card number or mobile phone number can only be used once.
    For any queries, the people may contact the SBP helpdesk at UAN (021) 111-008-877. 


  24. Waqas Dar
    Senator Rehman Malik remained the interior minister from 2008-2013. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson for Senator Rehman Malik stated on Monday that the former interior minister will soon be appearing before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT).

    The spokesperson explained that Malik, who left Pakistan for London on June 9, received a summons by the JIT on June 10 to appear on June 13.
    Malik will now be writing to the JIT to affix another date of appearance in front of the high-profile probe team, his spokesperson informed further.
    Malik, who remained the interior minister during the previous Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led federal government, is also a former bureaucrat. He is also a member of the Senate for the second time in a row from the PPP-Parliamentarians. At present, he chairs the Senate Committee on Interior and Narcotics while being a member of several others.
    Malik has also served in the Federal Investigation Agency at various posts, and later became the agency?s director-general.
    He was investigating Nawaz Sharif for corruption during the second government of Benazir Bhutto in the mid-1990s while being in the FIA. 
    The JIT is probing the international investments of the prime minister?s family in light of the Supreme Court?s April 20 judgment in the Panama case.
    The prime minister is also expected to appear before the JIT on Thursday, June 15, 2017. 


  25. Waqas Dar
    Virat Kohli during Ind vs SA match/ICC LONDON: Virat Kohli says India´s Champions Trophy demolition of South Africa was fuelled by his refusal to spare his players from criticism.
    Kohli´s side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in their final Group B fixture to set up a likely semi-final showdown with Bangladesh on Thursday.
    India had to win to avoid elimination after slumping to a shock loss against Sri Lanka, a spluttering performance that prompted Kohli to let his team know where they were going wrong.
    Rather than sugar-coat his comments to save his players´ pride, the India captain made it clear they had to improve and he was delighted with how they responded in the make or break clash on Sunday.
    "You have to be honest. You have to sometimes say things that hurt. That´s what I believe in," he said.
    "You have to lay it out in front of them that this is what we did wrong, including me, and we need to take it on the chin and accept it and prove it.
    "That´s why we are chosen among millions of people to play at this level. You have to be good enough to do that for the country and you have to be good enough to bounce back, as well.
    "You can´t do the same mistakes over and over again. That sort of mindset is really helping all of us to come together as a unit and make things happen.
    "It´s not about asking two, three players to do it. We are asking everyone to do it and everyone is responding really well.
    "Until you have a team effort, you cannot win games, especially in conditions that you are not familiar with. Today was a team performance."
    Experienced
    With India and Bangladesh joining hosts England in the last four and the winner of Monday´s Sri Lanka against Pakistan match taking the final semi-final berth, it´s been a strong tournament for the teams from the sub continent.
    Kohli acknowledged the amount of one-day cricket played in the region was a factor, but he has also been impressed with the way India have adapted to the English conditions.
    "Maybe because of how much limited-overs cricket we play, I think the players are getting more experienced in difficult situations," he said.
    "Maybe some of the teams have really surprised the opposition with the way they have batted and bowled in certain situations."
    South Africa captain AB De Villiers was one of three players run out as his side collapsed to 191 all out.
    De Villiers' unlucky patch continued/AFP De Villiers endured a miserable tournament, scoring only 20 runs, while his team came in for heavy criticism after losing twice in three matches.
    However, the 33-year-old insists he is still the right man to prepare the side for the 2019 World Cup.
    "It is always very disappointing when we lose but the way we lost was the most disappointing," he said.
    "Through soft dismissals we lost our way and that was the part that hurt the most. Run-outs happen but three in one innings is not how we want to play our cricket that is for sure.
    "I´m a good captain and I can take this team forward and win the World Cup I believe, I love doing it.
    "Not a lot of people believe me but I feel it is pretty close, it is very difficult to say that after a performance like this but that is what I believe in my heart."


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