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    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/35976a73d729b9dcee6f96a13f76ad3c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni81LzIwMTcgNjo0MTowNiBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUplZ05ETTI1ZnVBc3lEajBLV2JzQ2c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday alleged that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) were involved in the incident involving Hussain Nawaz?s leaked picture.

    A picture of Hussain Nawaz waiting before a session with the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad went viral on social media, raising questions as to who leaked the photo.
    Picture of Hussain Nawaz waiting before JIT session goes viral
    PML-N workers question who leaked the photo taken from a CCTV in Federal Judicial Academy
    Responding to the PTI leader?s allegation, Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry said, ?The Judicial Academy falls under the Supreme Court?s (SC) domain hence it [SC] is responsible for all matters pertaining to the JIT.?
    He added that the government is not associated with any matters pertaining to the Supreme Court, and emphasised that Hussain Nawaz?s picture is ?pleading for justice.?




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    On Thursday, Nehal Hashmi had apologised to God and the judiciary for his threatening outburst while speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court. Photo:file  ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senator Nehal Hashmi?s controversial video, in which he allegedly threatened the Panama case?s Joint Investigation Team members and judiciary, has been submitted in the Supreme Court.
    The case pertaining to a contempt of court notice will be heard in the Supreme Court today.
    On May 31, a video had surfaced of Hashmi's speech to workers in which he threatened the prime minister's unidentified 'enemies'.
    He had remarked, ?You will not be spared; you are in service now but remember you will retire tomorrow.?
    Later, the prime minister had suspended Hashmi?s party membership and directed him to tender his resignation from the Senate.
    The controversy also moved the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar to take a suo motu notice of Hashmi's outburst.
    On June 1, Hashmi was served a contempt notice by a Supreme Court bench over his controversial remarks. 
    Speaking to the media outside the court, Hashmi had said "I ask Allah and and the Supreme Court for forgiveness." He claimed that he was talking against a particular mindset and not the judiciary, adding that "I am the biggest defender of the supremacy of the judiciary."
    On June 3, the Attorney General of Pakistan Ashtar Ausaf also initiated action to file a criminal case against Hashmi.
    According to sources, the Attorney General had written a letter to the Sindh government for the purpose. Hashmi would be booked under the sections 168, 228, and 505 of Pakistan Penal Code.
    Nehal Hashmi threatens those investigating PM?s son, warns of consequences
    PML-N Sindh leader was addressing Youm-e-Takbeer event
    SC serves contempt notice to Nehal Hashmi, compares outburst with mafia threats
    Former PML-N member's outburst cost him his Senate seat, party membership










    Hashmi?s controversial remarks
    In the video, Hashmi, in a speech to workers in Karachi at a Youm-e-Takbeer event, threatened the prime minister's unidentified 'enemies'.
    "The one you are investigating is the PM's son," roared Hashmi. "Those investigating us [must know] we will observe your day of judgment,? he stated further.
    In the video, Hashmi also lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan, casting doubts over the money trail of his Bani Gala estate. ?We will reduce the space in this country for your kids and your family," he added.  


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    Dr Asim at a NAB court in Karachi on May 27. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday ruled to continue inclusion of Dr Asim Hussain?s name in the Exit Control List (ECL).

    An SHC bench, headed by Justice Junaid Ghaffar, had on May 26 reserved its verdict in the Pakistan Peoples Party?s leader?s plea to remove his name from the ECL. On Monday, the bench rejected Dr Asim?s plea.
    Court reserves verdict on Dr Asim's ECL plea
    SHC bench rejects PPP leader's petition regarding power of attorney for his son
    Dr Asim ? out on bail in cases of corruption and terrorism ? had requested the court to allow him to travel out of the country for surgery. 
    At the hearing before the SHC reserved the verdict, the federal government had opposed the removal of Dr Asim?s name from the no-fly list, informing the two-judge bench that the accused has been put on the ECL on the order of the court as well as on recommendations of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

    [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ed787a37718a031f6afc765d38018bf0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni81LzIwMTcgNToxMjozMSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPURwL0Q4dnhtaEtMYVJLUEtvNFJZU2c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] Dr Asim ? a former federal minister and close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari ? faces trial in two cases of alleged corruption of over Rs450 billion and another of allegedly facilitating and treating terrorists at his medical facility ? Dr Ziauddin Hospital.

    The NAB prosecutor had informed the bench at the last hearing that Dr Asim had been granted bail in the corruption cases on medical grounds, following which the court had directed him to deposit his passports and also directed the Interior Ministry to place his name on the ECL.
    Ch Nisar, NAB chairman have personal vendetta against me: Dr Asim
    PPP leader alleges that NAB prosecutors are being influenced by NAB chairman, Interior Minister
    Dr Asim was released from the sub-jail at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre in Karachi on March 31 this year after obtaining bail in all the cases lodged against him. He was initially arrested by the Rangers in August 2015 and then transferred into police custody.


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    KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the portfolio of the finance minister, is likely to present a deficit budget of Rs1 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18 in the Sindh Assembly on Monday (today).
    Before the provincial assembly session, which is reported to convene at 3pm, the provincial cabinet would start off with according approval to budgetary estimates of the upcoming financial year and revised budget for the outgoing fiscal 2016-17.
    Opposition creates uproar during Punjab Assembly?s budget session
    Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghous?s budget speech was constantly marred by sloganeering from the opposition benches
    It is expected that the Sindh government would face a shortfall ranging between Rs12 billion to Rs16 billion in meeting its overall expenses in the upcoming financial year.
    The provincial budgetary estimates for non-development expenses are expected to be Rs 665 billion, while the overall development budget will be around Rs346 billion.

    As per its provincial share under the National Finance Commission Award, the government is likely to be allocated Rs 627 billion from the federal government, whereas it is likely to collect Rs200 billion under provincial taxes.
    A sum of over Rs 42 billion, collected with foreign assistance, will be reserved for ongoing development projects of the province.
    How do Pakistanis see Budget 2017-18?
    We spoke to the common Pakistani and this is what they had to say
    In the upcoming financial year, the Sindh government is to spend an amount of around Rs320 million on projects to be developed in the province with the centre?s assistance.
    The district Annual Development Programme (ADP) is likely to stand at Rs30 billion, with an upward revision of Rs0.05 billion than the previous financial year.
    The provincial ADP would stand at approximately Rs245 billion, with an increase of around Rs45 billion compared to the passing year. The budget is also expected to include new expenditures worth around Rs20 billion.
    The government is likely to announce around 46,000 government job vacancies. This would include 14,000 vacancies to regularise the services of lady health workers and 10,000 new jobs in the police force.
    The ongoing Karachi development package in the next financial year is likely to contain 14 new projects for which a sum of Rs10 billion is likely to be allocated.


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    KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the portfolio of the finance minister, is likely to present a deficit budget of Rs 1 trillion for the fiscal year 2017-18 in the Sindh Assembly on Monday (today).
    In the provincial assembly session which is reported to convene at 3 PM, the Sindh cabinet would start off with according approval to budgetary estimates for the upcoming financial year and revised budget for the outgoing fiscal 2016-17.
    Opposition creates uproar during Punjab Assembly?s budget session
    Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghous?s budget speech was constantly marred by sloganeering from the opposition benches
    It is expected that the Sindh government would face a shortfall ranging between Rs12 billion to Rs16 billion in meeting its overall expenses in the upcoming financial year.


    The provincial budgetary estimates for non-development expenses are expected to be Rs 665 billion, while the overall development budget will be around Rs346 billion.

    As per its provincial share under the National Finance Commission award, the government is likely to be allocated Rs 627 billion from the federal government, whereas it is likely to collect Rs200 billion under provincial taxes.
    A sum of over Rs 42 billion, collected with foreign assistance, will be reserved for ongoing development projects of the province.
    How do Pakistanis see Budget 2017-18?
    We spoke to the common Pakistani and this is what they had to say
    In the upcoming financial year, the Sindh government is to spend an amount of around Rs320 million on projects to be developed in the province with the centre?s assistance.
    The district Annual Development Programme (ADP) is likely to stand at Rs 30 billion, with an upward revision of Rs 0.05 billion than the previous financial year.
    The provincial ADP would stand at approximately Rs245 billion, with an increase of around Rs 45 billion compared to the passing year. The budget is also expected to include new expenditures worth around Rs 20 billion.
    The government is likely to announce around 46,000 government job vacancies. This would include 14,000 vacancies to regularise the services of lady health workers and 10,000 new jobs in the police force.
    The ongoing Karachi development package in the next financial year is likely to contain 14 new projects.


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    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (c) walks with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a welcoming ceremony upon Hamad al-Thani's arrival to attend a summit in Riyadh on Nov 10, 2015. Photo: Reuters Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing the wealthy Gulf Arab state of supporting terrorism.
    The coordinated move dramatically escalates a simmering dispute over Qatar's support of the Muslim Brotherhood and adds accusations that Doha even backs the agenda of regional arch-rival Iran.
    The three Gulf states announced the closure of transport ties with Qatar and gave Qatari visitors and residents two weeks to leave their countries.
    Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of backing militant groups and spreading their violent ideology, in an apparent reference to its influential state-owned satellite channel Al Jazeera.
    (Qatar) embraces multiple terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at disturbing stability in the region, including the Muslim Brotherhood, Daesh and Al-Qaeda, and promotes the message and schemes of these groups through their media constantly, the state news agency SPA said.
    On its state news agency, Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, said Qatar's policy "threatens Arab national security and sows the seeds of strife and division within Arab societies according to a deliberate plan aimed at the unity and interests of the Arab nation."
    There was no immediate Qatari reaction to the announcements, but it has denied supporting terrorism or Iran in the past.



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    PARIS: British and world leaders condemned the London attack Sunday, reacting with both outrage and solidarity, while Pope Francis urged believers in St Peter's Square to pray for the victims.

    Britain
    London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the attack was "a deliberate and cowardly attack on innocent Londoners and visitors to our city enjoying their Saturday night," adding, "There is no justification whatsoever for such barbaric acts".

    Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed that the "terrible incident in London" was being treated as "a potential act of terrorism" and said she would hold emergency ministerial talks later in the day.
    Andy Burnham, newly-elected mayor of Manchester ? where a suicide bomber killed 22 people on May 22 at a concert by US singer Ariana Grande ? said, "Terrorism will not break us."
    Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, "Brutal and shocking incidents reported in London. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. Thank you to the emergency services."
    Scottish Nationalist Party leader Nicola Sturgeon, "Dreadful news from London. My thoughts are with all those affected."
    Germany


    Chancellor Angela Merkel, "Today we are united across borders in horror and mourning, but also in determination," she said in a statement. "For Germany, I reiterate that in the fight against all forms of terrorism, we are resolutely at Britain's side".

    US
    President Donald Trump, "Whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the UK, we will be there - WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS!"
    State Department called the assaults "cowardly attacks targeting innocent civilians" and added, "The United States stands ready to provide any assistance authorities in the United Kingdom may request."
    Ariana Grande, who was to be joined by stars including Justin Bieber and Katy Perry at a benefit show in Manchester Sunday night less than 24 hours after the London attack, tweeted simply, "Praying for London."
    Russia
    President Vladimir Putin "expresses his profound condolences for the British people and condemns the terrorist attack carried out hours ago in London," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies.
    Turkey
    Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, "This treacherous attack once again highlighted that cooperation in the fight against all types of terror must be carried out decisively."
    Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, "Baghdad, Kabul, and now London. We condemn terror wherever it happens. We shall defeat terror by a joint fight."
    European Union
    European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, in a letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May, "I know that the people of London will carry on defiantly, just like the people of Manchester showed us such a short time ago. The European Union, its Member States and its allies around the world will stand with them in solidarity."
    France
    President Emmanuel Macron, "In the face of this new tragedy, France is more than ever at Britain's side. My thoughts go out to the victims and their loved ones."
    Canada
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during a reception with the parliamentary press, said, "Canadians stand united in sending our love and support to our friends in London."

    In his statement on social media, he said, ?These hateful acts do not deter us; they only strengthen our resolve. Canadians stand united with the British people. We will continue to work together with the United Kingdom and all our allies to fight terrorism and bring perpetrators to justice."
    Multiple terrorist attacks in London: what transpired?
    British police say they are dealing with the incident at London Bridge
    Arab League
    Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit called for "immediate and strong action from the international community" in order "to break the forces of terrorism and extremism" which "represent one of the biggest challenges the contemporary world faces".
    The Netherlands
    Prime Minister Mark Rutte, "London is in mourning, once again, after a cowardly attack. And we are in mourning with her. Our thoughts and our heart are with the victims and their families".
    The Vatican
    Pope Francis, "May the Holy Spirit bring peace to the whole world, cure it of the plagues of war and terrorism, which even last night in London has struck innocent civilians."
    "Let us pray for the victims and those close to them," he added.
    Italy
    Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, "In memory of the victims and the injured, we stand together in a shared commitment to combatting terrorism.
    "You are not alone," Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said.
    Australia
    Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, "Prayers and resolute solidarity are today as always with the people of Britain in the face of the shocking terrorist attacks in London."
    New Zealand
    Prime Minister Bill English, "New Zealand's thoughts are with the victims of today's attack, along with their families and friends. Our hearts go out to you. Too many lives are being taken by terrorists set on inflicting pain and suffering on innocent people."


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    SRINAGAR: Indian troops martyred four Kashmiri youth in Bandipore district early Monday morning.
    According to the Kashmir Media Service, at least four youth were martyred by the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a shoot out near its camp in the Sumbal area of the district.
    An Indian police official, while talking to media in Srinagar, claimed that a paramilitary CRPF camp was attacked and Indian forces killed four militants at the Housing Irrigation Colony in Sumbal, the KMS reported. 
    A complete shutdown owing to a state curfew and other restrictions was observed in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) on May 28 against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmed Butt and 11 other youth by Indian troops, the Kashmir Media Service reported.
    Read more: Complete shutdown observed in IoK 
    The two-day strike in the valley was called by the joint Hurriyet leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Mohammad Yasin Malik against the killings and use of brute force on civilians by Indian troops.
    The leaders also called for a march to Tral to pay tribute to Sabzar and other youth martyred by Indian troops in Pulwama and Baramulla areas.


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    BANDIPUR: The Indian Reserve Police?s headquarter was attacked early morning on Monday in Indian occupied Kashmir?s Bandipur district, according to Indian media reports.
    The Indian security forces claimed to have killed four attackers in the resultant exchange. 
    A complete shutdown owing to a state curfew and other restrictions was observed in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) on May 28, against the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmed Butt and 11 other youth by Indian troops, the Kashmir Media Service reported.
    Read more: Complete shutdown observed in IoK 
    The two-day strike in the valley was called by the joint Hurriyet leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Mohammad Yasin Malik against the killings and use of brute force on civilians Indian by troops.
    The leaders also called for a march to Tral on Tuesday to pay tribute to Sabzar and other youth martyred yesterday by Indian troops in Pulwama and Baramulla areas.


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    Russia?s President Vladimir Putin attends a presentation of the final stage of the preparations for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin  WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has no knowledge of a reported pre-inauguration proposal by Jared Kushner ? US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top aide ? to set up a secret, bug-proof communications channel with the Kremlin.

    In an interview aired on NBC's Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly, Putin again flatly denied US intelligence agencies' assessment that Russia meddled via hacking and other means in the US election to help Trump win. He said there may have been non-Russian hackers from anywhere that simply blamed Russia.
    This charge ? and even more damning suggestions that the Trump administration actually colluded in such an effort ? are at the core of a high-stake probe by a US special counsel and congressional committees. Trump's most ardent critics are already talking about impeachment.

    The remarks were the latest in a series of denials from Moscow that have had little impact so far on a political crisis in the United States over potential links between Russia and Trump's inner circle.

    Putin also said he had no idea if the Russian ambassador to Washington had held contacts with the Trump campaign before the November election.
    "I'm being honest. Do you think that from all over the world and the United States, the ambassador reports to me every day who he eats with or meets with," Putin said.
    The Washington Post had reported that in a New York meeting in December with Russian ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak, the 36-year-old Kushner suggested setting up a back channel of communications with Moscow.
    Putin, in the interview with Kelly in St. Petersburg, said, "I don't know about this proposal. No proposal like that came to me."
    The Russian president said that had there been a proposal and it was appealing to the Russians, his foreign minister would have told him.
    "There wasn't anything to talk about," Putin said through an interpreter.
    "For me, this is just amazing. You create a sensation out of nothing and out of this sensation, you turn it into a weapon of war against the current president. Well, this is, you know, you're just, you people are so creative over there. Good job. Your lives must be boring," said Putin.
    Former CIA Director John Brennan last month said he had noticed contacts between Trump's campaign associates and Russia during the 2016 election and grew concerned Moscow had sought to lure Americans down "a treasonous path".

    In the interview, Putin also said he had only a brief and passing acquaintance with former US national security adviser Michael Flynn, though the two sat next to each other at a dinner in Moscow in 2015.

    Russia?s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets supporters in Moscow, December 1, 2011. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool  Putin minimised his contact with Flynn, who was fired by Trump in February after offering misleading descriptions of conversations he had had before the inauguration with ambassador Kislyak.
    In addition, Putin told NBC that regardless of Trump's previous travel to Russia as a businessman, he had had no relationship with him and had never met him. Putin noted that executives from perhaps 100 American companies were currently in Russia.
    "Do you think we're gathering compromising information on all of them right now or something?" Putin asked, before saying: "Have you all lost your senses?"
    A routine meeting
    Putin told Kelly that the dinner, where the two met, was routine.
    "I made my speech. Then we talked about some other stuff. And I got up and left. And then afterward I was told, 'You know, there was an American gentleman, he was involved in some things. He used to be in the security services.'"
    "That's it," Putin said. "I didn't even really talk to him. That's the extent of my acquaintance with Mr. Flynn."
    Pictures show the two men at a table for 10 at an event sponsored by Russian television network Russia Today (RT), which French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced as a source of "lying propaganda" in the recent French election and US officials consider a state-run propaganda outlet and purveyor of disinformation about the US.

    An oft-published photo of him sitting next to Putin at a gala dinner, however, seems to hint he had close relations.

    The contacts Flynn and other Trump aides had with Russian officials and bankers are drawing intense scrutiny, particularly after US intelligence agencies concluded that Russian hackers meddled in the American election.

    When the Senate intelligence committee in May demanded that Flynn provide a list of any contacts with Russian officials during the presidential campaign and transition, Flynn invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination and refused.
    Trump has strongly defended Flynn, saying his former aide was the victim of a witch hunt.
    Senators will be grilling ex-FBI chief James Comey, who was fired four years into his 10-year term, on Thursday about an Oval Office meeting in February at which, Comey later told aides, Trump asked him to end the investigation into Flynn and possible Russia links. He quotes Trump as saying, "I hope you can let this go."


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    A continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country on Monday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
    A westerly wave is expected to enter upper parts of the country today and likely to persist during the next 2-3 days.
    Explore: 7 easy hacks to beat the heat
    Hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next twenty-four hours the PMD forecasted, while very hot weather conditions are expected over plain areas of Punjab, KP, and upper Sindh.
    However, dust, thunderstorm, and rain with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala divisions, upper FATA, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.
    Past weather:
    The weather remained very hot and dry in most parts of the country.
    Rainfall in the last 24 Hours (mm):
    NIL.
    Today's highest temperatures:
    Noorpurthal, Bhakkar 52°C, D.I khan, Sibbi, 51, Sargodha, Risalpur 50°C, Mianwali & D.G khan 49°C.
    A record temperature of 51°C was observed in D.I khan on Monday. The last highest recorded temperature in the city was 50°C on 20 June in 1986.


    Data Courtesy: Pakistan Meteorological Department


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    Better treatment strategies for pediatric cancers are helping survivors live longer, with fewer serious health problems related to their treatment, US researchers said on Friday.
    The finding, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, is based on analysis of data from 23,600 participants in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
    Overall, severe health conditions arising within 15 years of childhood cancer diagnosis fell to 8.8 percent of survivors in the 1990s, from 12.7 percent in the 1970s, the study found.
    The findings show that childhood cancer survivors who were given more modern treatment approaches, such as reduced exposure to radiation and lower doses of chemotherapy, were faring better, said Todd Gibson of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, who led the study.
    "Not only are more children being cured, but they also have lower risk for developing serious health problems due to cancer treatments later in life," he said in a statement.
    The researchers focused on severe, disabling, life-threatening or fatal health problems that occurred within 15 years of being diagnosed with a pediatric cancer between 1970 and 1999.
    The biggest declines in health problems related to treatment occurred in survivors of Wilms' tumor, a rare kidney cancer. In this group, serious complications fell to 5 percent of survivors in the 1990s, from a high of 13 percent in the 1970s.
    IMPROVEMENTS
    In survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, latent complication rates fell to 11 percent, from 18 percent in the 1970s. Improvements were also seen for astrocytoma, the second most common childhood cancer, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer.
    There were no reductions in long-term side effects among survivors of neuroblastoma, acute myeloid leukemia, soft-tissue sarcoma and osteoscarcoma.
    The biggest improvements were seen with regards to endocrine conditions such as diabetes, thyroid disease or growth hormone deficiency. The researchers saw endocrine problems fall to 1.6 percent for childhood cancer survivors surveyed in the 1990s, compared with 4 percent in the 1970s.
    The emergence of secondary cancers fell to 1.6 percent in the 1990s, compared with 2.4 percent in the 1970s.
    Gastrointestinal and neurological conditions also improved. But there was no improvement in rates of heart or lung conditions, which the researchers said served as a reminder of the need for close follow-up in childhood cancer survivors.


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    Background image: A woman attaches a sign near London Bridge after attackers rammed a hired van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbed others nearby killing and injuring people in London, Britain. June 4, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls  The United Arab Emirates on Sunday warned its citizens against travelling to Britain after the London Bridge attack, the third in the country linked to militants in three months.

    The warning was based on the ministry's assessment of risks and threats following the attack, state news agency WAM reported citing Ahmed Al Ham Al Dhaheri, the Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC).

    The ministry urged its citizens in Britain to "take extreme caution while moving from one place to another and to avoid public places during this period".
    UAE citizens in the UK "would be informed about any development related to their security while abroad", it added.
    Earlier, the UAE Embassy in the UK had informed that there was no UAE citizen among the victims of the London terror attacks.


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    World leaders convene at UN headquarters next week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change.
    The Ocean Conference in New York from June 5-9 will attempt to rally nations big and small to make meaningful changes to preserve what is arguably the Earth's most important resource, experts say.
    US President Donald Trump's recent decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord is anticipated to be a hot topic at the talks, which no high-ranking US officials are expected to attend.
    But despite Trump's decision Thursday to end US participation in the Paris deal, which drew worldwide condemnation, experts at the Pew Charitable Trust said the United States has been a part of crafting a broad "call to action," and is expected to sign it.
    "We are committed to halting and reversing the decline in the health and productivity of our ocean," says the three-page document, which also expresses alarm at the impact of climate change on the ocean.
    The call to action is expected to be signed and released at some point during the week-long conference, which will bring government officials, ocean advocates and some heads of state to New York.
    The US pullout from Paris means other nations will lead the way at the UN talks, particularly small island nations that have the most to lose from rising seas.
    "How can you worry about someone who is not in the room?" said Ambassador Ronny Jumeau, permanent representative to the United Nations for the Seychelles islands.
    "Look at who is here, who is sitting in the front row, and say, 'Now what are we going to do about this?'"
    Ocean woes

    The world just marked its three hottest years in modern times. And the oceans have absorbed about one third of the carbon dioxide released by human activities, protecting the planet from the full brunt of climate change.
    Melting glaciers and sea ice at the poles threatens swell sea level to the point of washing away entire islands and populated coastlines -- home to 37 percent of the planet's population -- in the coming decades.
    Just 20 inches (half meter) of sea level rise could displace 1.2 million people from islands in the Caribbean Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
    Recent studies have shown the troubling extent of plastic pollution, even in the most remote parts of the world.
    An uninhabited island in the south Pacific, Henderson Island, thousands of miles from civilization was recently shown to be piling up more than 3,500 pieces of plastic per day.
    Every year, more than eight million tons of plastic washes into the oceans, costing at least $8 billion in damage to marine ecosystems and killing an estimated one million sea birds, 100,000 sea mammals and untold numbers of fish.
    And famous coral reefs, such as Australia's Great Barrier Reef, are suffering from hot temperatures like never before in modern times, with mass bleaching and die-offs continuing unabated for the past two years.
    "Small island states cannot afford to be dismayed or feel down or depressed about any of this," said Jumeau during a UN press conference.
    "We are reaching out to all the friends of the oceans that you can think of to meet the challenges that we face."
    Call to action

    Previous global meetings on problems facing the oceans have taken place, but the World Wildlife Fund's John Tanzer described this one as "historic" because the talks are under the auspices of the United Nations for the first time.
    "The reality is that oceans have been in steep decline for at least the last 50 or 60 years," Tanzer, global oceans lead at WWF, told AFP.
    "Here we are in 2017, and it is impossible to talk of anywhere in the world's oceans as being pristine," he said.
    Specifically, nations will talk about how to meet the 2015 UN-adopted Sustainable Development Goal 14, to "conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources."
    Targets include protecting at least 10 percent of coastal and marine environments by 2020, reducing ocean pollution and strengthening ways to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
    A recent report found that illegal fishing in the Pacific has reached a "staggering" value of up to $740 million a year, with much of the problem blamed on fleets from the US, Asia and Europe that under-report their catches.
    Individual nations and advocacy groups are already announcing voluntary steps they will take to conserve oceans and protect marine life.


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    Thousands of delirious Real Madrid fans called for Cristiano Ronaldo to win a fifth Ballon d'Or on Sunday as the Spanish giants paraded the Champions League trophy for a record 12th time.
    Ronaldo scored twice in Real's 4-1 thrashing of Juventus in Cardiff on Saturday as Madrid became the first side to retain the Champions League.
    Sporting a newly cropped haircut, Ronaldo was the star of a spectacular lights and firework show as 81,000 fans crammed into Real's Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
    "Cristiano Ballon d'Or," the Portuguese sang along with the fans as he was lifted into the air by his teammates.
    Ronaldo is the hot favourite to win the annual award for the best player in the world for a fifth time that would see him equal Barcelona rival Lionel Messi's record as Real also beat out Barca to win La Liga.
    "The truth is it has been a spectacular season," added Ronaldo.
    It is the first time Madrid have won both La Liga and the Champions League in the same season for 59 years.
    "Thanks for the love you have shown since the first match," said Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.
    "We knew this season was going to be different.
    "The team has worked hard from the first minute...we have done a marvellous double."
    Earlier, overseen by strict security measures, the Madrid squad greeted local government dignitaries before parading the famous trophy in an open top bus around the Cibeles fountain in the city centre where thousands of fans had gathered.
    "The players have entered into the legend of Real Madrid and of football, as has our coach," said club president Florentino Perez, as he reserved special praise for Zinedine Zidane.
    "He is the only one to win two consecutive Champions Leagues," added Perez. "That is why he is already the best coach in the world."
    The Frenchman, who won the Champions League as a legendary player for Real between 2001 and 2006, has enjoyed spectacular success since taking his first role in senior management just 18 months ago.
    "I want to thank all of you," Zidane told fans as chants of his name rang around the Bernabeu.
    "This is what we are here for. It has been a spectacular year thanks to you and in the end we won the double."
    A third Champions League win in four years has drawn comparisons to the great Real side that won the first five editions of the European Cup between 1955 and 1960.
    "I feel like this is the best team in history," Alvaro Mora, a fan who had travelled over 500 kilometres from the southern city of Almeria to take in the celebrations, told AFP.
    And like Real's performance on the pitch at the Principality Stadium as they tore the Italian champions apart with goals from Casemiro and Marco Asensio adding to Ronaldo's double, there was no sign of the Madrid fans' tiring of success.
    "It is the best thing that could happen," said Colombian shop worker Jose Ordonez, 54, who took in the festivities with his two sons.
    "We promised to return and we have returned as champions," added Ramos as the squad visited the home of Madrid's local government and the city hall.
    "I hope to return many more times and that we can celebrate many more titles."




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    TURIN: More than 1,500 people were injured, three seriously, after a bomb scare triggered a stampede among Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in Turin, local authorities said Sunday.
    In an update on Saturday's dramatic events in a square packed with supporters watching the Cardiff match on a giant screen, the local prefecture said 1,527 had been treated for mainly minor injuries.
    Three people were in a serious condition, including a young boy of Chinese origin who was crushed after tripping as he tried to run.
    "We were buried under bodies," his sister told reporters outside the hospital where he was reported to be in a coma with chest injuries.
    AFP reporters who witnessed the scenes said the panic seemed to have been triggered by fireworks, followed by one or more people shouting that a bomb had exploded -- a notion that quickly filtered through the crowd.
    The incident compounded a miserable night for fans of Turin-based Juventus, who lost the final 4-1 to Real Madrid.
    It also underlined the impact recent acts of terror are having on a jittery public across Europe, and the dilemmas now faced by organisers of any mass gathering of people following the Bataclan, Paris and Manchester concert attacks.
    "This is a city that lives with anxiety and panic is something that is very difficult to control," said Turin Prefect Renato Saccone.
    Beer bottles

    The scare in Turin came just minutes before another deadly attack unfolded in London with assailants driving a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then going on a stabbing spree before being shot dead by police.
    "Even if there have been no Islamist attacks in Italy, the panic of last night shows they are achieving their objectives even here," said Roberto Calderoli, a Senator for the Northern League.
    Several thousand fans had turned up to watch the match in the Piazza San Carlo in downtown Turin.
    As fear took hold, a rush towards exit points quickly accelerated and the square emptied so quickly it was left strewn with hundreds of shoes ripped off people's feet as they ran.
    The square was still dotted with shoes, clothes, bags and patches of blood on Sunday morning. The high number of cuts was blamed on beer in glass bottles having been freely available before and during the match from unlicensed vendors.
    "We heard a noise, then there was a movement of people like a wave and everyone started falling over each other," said Luca, one of the fans caught up in the drama.
    "I have got blood on me from the people who fell on top of me, people were screaming, jumping over each other," he told AFPTV. "It was really awful - we really thought it was Manchester again."
    Heysel memories

    Some of the injuries occurred after a railing around the entrance to an underground car park beneath the square gave way under the weight of the crush, causing some of those injured to fall up to two metres (nearly seven feet) onto tarmac.
    Local media cited older Juventus supporters present as saying the panic had evoked painful memories of the 1985 Heysel disaster, in which 39 mostly Italian fans died when they were crushed by a collapsing wall before the start of that year's European Cup final, against Liverpool.
    Another fan, Giulio, said he had been knocked to the ground. "Everyone just trampled over me. I got separated from all my friends. I don't have the slightest idea what happened."
    Fellow supporter Filippo took refuge in a restaurant in a neighbouring square. "They gave us something to drink and we stayed there until it was calm outside and we went back to find the shoe my daughter had lost."
    "It was very stressful," added Gaetan. "With everything that is going on nowadays, it's only to be expected. We just panicked and tried to get out of there."


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    Police forensics officers work on London Bridge in London on June 4, 2017, as investigations continue following the terror attack on the bridge and at the nearby Borough Market on June 3. AFP/Odd Andersen  LONDON: Daesh claimed responsibility Sunday for an attack by knife-wielding men who mowed down and stabbed revellers in London, killing seven people before being shot dead in a barrage of police gunfire.
    Saturday night's rampage at a popular nightlife hub around London Bridge by three men wearing fake suicide vests was the third deadly terror attack in Britain in less than three months and came only days before a general election.
    British Prime Minister Theresa May blamed "evil" ideology and vowed to crackdown on extremist content online worldwide, as police detained 11 people following two raids in east London.

    National campaigning for Thursday's vote was suspended for the day out of respect for the victims, including 48 people being treated in hospitals for injuries.
    Of those, 21 are still in a critical condition.
    One Canadian national and one Frenchman were among the fatalities and seven French citizens were among the injured.
    No details have been released about the perpetrators, who were shot dead within minutes by police.
    Eight officers fired an "unprecedented" 50 rounds at the three attackers, according to Mark Rowley, head of national counter-terrorism policing, who said that a member of the public also suffered a gunshot wound.
    Detectives were still investigating whether the assailants acted alone, and Rowley said their identities would be released "as soon as operationally possible".
    Police launched raids in the ethnically diverse London suburb of Barking in the hours after the rampage, arresting seven women and five men aged between 19 and 60 at two properties.
    A 55-year-old man was later released.
    'Copying one another'
    May said the attack was driven by the same "evil ideology" behind last week's Manchester suicide bombing that left 22 people dead, and the Westminster attack in March, which killed five.
    "The recent attacks are not connected, but we believe we are experiencing a new trend in the threat we face," she said after chairing an emergency ministerial meeting.
    She warned that perpetrators are inspired to attack "by copying one another".
    The assailants ran people over on London Bridge before lunging seemingly at random at the crowds gathered around Borough Market, which is full of restaurants and bars.
    Gerard Vowls, 47, said he saw a woman repeatedly stabbed, and threw chairs, glasses, and bottles at the attackers in a bid to stop them. "They kept coming to try to stab me? they were stabbing everyone. Evil, evil people," he told The Guardian newspaper.
    Multiple terrorist attacks in London: what transpired?
    British police say they are dealing with the incident at London Bridge
    Police arrest 12 over London attacks that killed 7
    At least 48 people were injured in the attack, the third to hit Britain in less than three months








    Another witness named Eric told the BBC he had seen three men get out of the van and thought they were going to help tend those who had been run over. Instead they "started kicking them, punching them, and took out knives. It was a rampage really," he said.
    An Australian was among those hospitalised, while a Spaniard escaped with light injuries.
    French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is due to visit Britain on Monday to speak to the injured French nationals after President Emmanuel Macron said France was "more than ever at Britain's side".
    Among those stabbed was a London Transport Police officer, who was one of the first responders on the scene and received injuries to his face.
    A vigil for the victims will take place at nearby Tower Bridge on Monday evening.
    'Praying for London'
    Britain was already on high alert following the recent attack on a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande in Manchester, north-west England, in which seven children were among the dead.
    Grande, who headlined a benefit concert in Manchester on Sunday, alongside stars including Pharrell Williams and Justin Bieber, tweeted that she was "Praying for London".
    "A lot of people suffered and I had some second thoughts coming, especially with what happened last night in London," ticket holder Abdullah Mala, 34, told AFP. "But we got to move on."
    The national threat level was raised to maximum after the Manchester attack and troops were deployed at key public sites, but reduced to its second-highest level last weekend.
    Prime Minister May, who served as interior minister for six years before taking office after the Brexit vote last summer, said Britain's response to the terror threat must change.
    "We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are," she said, adding there was "far too much tolerance of extremism in our country."
    The ruling Conservatives and the main opposition Labour party suspended national campaign events for the day, but May insisted the election would go ahead as planned on Thursday.
    Saturday's rampage is the latest in a string of attacks to hit Europe, including in Paris, Berlin, and Saint Petersburg, and the French, German and Russian leaders sent messages of support.


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    The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but key risks could still threaten the outlook, the World Bank said Sunday.
    Rising trade protectionism and policy uncertainty, primarily in the United States under President Donald Trump, pose important cautions for the outlook.
    For the first time in four years, the latest edition of the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects has not downgraded the growth forecast even as new problems have emerged.
    The report said that "despite substantial policy uncertainty," the global economy still is expected to grow by 2.7 percent for 2017, rising to 2.9 percent in 2018 and 2019.
    "Global growth is firming, contributing to an improvement in confidence," the report said. "A recovery in industrial activity has coincided with a pick-up in global trade, after two years of marked weakness."
    The seven largest emerging market economies -- China, Brazil, Mexico, India, Indonesia, Turkey and Russia -- remain the key engine for the world economy.
    As a group, emerging market and developing economies are expected to grow 4.1 percent this year, led by India, which is expected to expand by 7.1 percent, and China, at 6.5 percent.
    Meanwhile, Russia and Brazil are expected to return to growth after contracting for the past two years.
    Advanced economies are continuing to grow but at a more modest pace, with the United States expected to expand by 2.1 percent this year, the euro area by 1.7 percent and Japan by just 1.5 percent.
    However, "Substantial risks cloud this outlook," the World Bank cautioned.
    "Increased protectionism, persistent policy uncertainty, geopolitical risks or renewed financial market turbulence could derail an incipient recovery."
    Although the report does not mention Trump by name, it notes that proposed tax cuts and infrastructure spending could boost the US economy but were not factored into the forecast since they remain undefined.
    "In contrast, should substantial changes in trade policies emerge, they might trigger retaliatory measures, damaging activity in both the United States and its trading partners," the report warned, and they "could derail a fragile recovery in trade."
    In addition, restrictive US immigration policies could reduce growth.
    Just the suggestion by the Trump administration of "major shifts" in these areas can have an impact.
    "Even without concrete changes, uncertainty about the direction and scope of US policies could affect prospects for the US economy and its main trading partners."
    The UK exit from the European Union also poses risks to the outlook, especially given the unknown outcome.
    "A further increase in policy uncertainty from already high levels could dampen confidence and investment and trigger financial market stress," the World Bank said.
    Meanwhile, rising debt and deficits in emerging market economies remain a concern, making them "more vulnerable to financing shocks."


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    It took a long time for Wonder Woman to get her due.
    Long after such male characters as Superman, Batman, Iron Man and even Aquaman and Ant-Man made the leap from comic books to the silver screen -- and 76 years after she first appeared in print -- "Wonder Woman" the film made a splashy debut this weekend on North American screens, netting just over $100 million.
    The Warner Bros. and DC Comics film had generated a huge buzz, based partly on a critical reception that was unusually warm for a superhero film; it got a 93 percent rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website. The movie was helped as well by the attraction of Israeli star Gal Gadot, known for her part in the popular "Fast and Furious" series, as the fit and fearless Amazonian.
    The film's estimated $100.5 million take for the three-day weekend helped director Patty Jenkins break another glass ceiling, with the best domestic opening for a female director.
    And it placed the movie far above the second-leading film, another new release, "Captain Underpants: The First Epic movie," which took in $23.5 million, according to website Exhibitor Relations.
    "Underpants," an animation from Fox, is a different kind of superhero movie: Based on a popular series of children's books by Dav Pilkey, it tells the story of two students who use hypnosis to persuade the school's principal he is a superhero.
    In third place was Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales," the fifth installment in the popular franchise starring Johnny Depp. It took in $21.6 million, just over a quarter its previous week's net.
    In fourth was another Disney production, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," at $9.7 million. The lighthearted story of a band of misfit space adventurers -- played by Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel -- has taken in $355.5 million domestically since it opened on May 5.
    "Baywatch," a Paramount production starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in a story about deeply tanned and ridiculously fit California lifeguards who uncover a murky criminal plot, placed fifth at $8.5 million.
    Rounding out the top 10 were:
    "Alien: Covenant" ($4.0 million)
    "Everything, Everything" ($3.3 million)
    "Snatched" ($1.3 million)
    "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" ($1.2 million)
    "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" ($1.2 million)


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    US President Donald Trump holds a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, US. March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump came under fire on Sunday for criticising London's mayor in the aftermath of attacks in the city that killed seven people and injured at least 48 others.

    In a tweet, Trump seized on comments by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who said Britons should not be alarmed to see more police on the streets after three men drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing others nearby.

    "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'" Trump tweeted.

    "We must stop being politically correct and get down to the business of security for our people. If we don't get smart it will only get worse," Trump said.
    In response, a spokesperson for the London mayor said Khan "is busy working with the police, emergency services and the government to coordinate the response to this horrific and cowardly terrorist attack."
    "He has more important things to do than [to] respond to Donald Trump's ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context his remarks urging Londoners not to be alarmed when they saw more police ? including armed officers ? on the streets," the spokesperson said.
    Former Vice President Al Gore, speaking on CNN's State of the Union program, said he thought Trump's tweet misrepresented what the mayor had said.
    "I don't think that a major terrorist attack like this is the time to be divisive and to criticise a mayor who's trying to organise his city's response to this attack," Gore, a Democrat, said.
    Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat and the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN that it "troubles" him to see the kinds of tweets Trump has put out in the aftermath of the London attacks.
    'Full support'
    Earlier, Trump offered US help to Britain and promoted his controversial travel ban as an extra level of security for Americans. "Whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the U.K., we will be there - WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS!" Trump wrote on Saturday.
    Trump also spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May to offer condolences and offered Washington's "full support" in investigating and bringing the perpetrators to justice, the White House said in a statement.
    In addition, the American president cited the London attacks to push his controversial March 6 executive order that would temporarily ban entry into the United States of people from six predominantly Muslim countries.
    The ban has been blocked in the courts and Trump's legal team has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate it.
    Trump has said the travel ban is needed to protect Americans from terrorist attacks. Critics say his reasoning is flawed and assail the ban as discriminatory.

    Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press program, former Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, "A travel ban will be cannon fodder to the recruiters. It's the worst thing we could do."
    Republican Senator Susan Collins told the CBS program Face the Nation that she thought Trump's travel ban was "not the right way to go" because it is too broad.
    The US State Department said it was monitoring the security situation and advised Americans in Britain to heed the advice of local authorities and maintain their security awareness.

    The US Department of Homeland Security issued a statement late Saturday saying "At this time, we have no information to indicate a specific, credible terror threat in the United States."
    Law enforcement officials in major US cities said they were not aware of any threats but were on alert.


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    PARIS: The lights at the Eiffel Tower will be switched off Sunday night to honour victims of the attack in the heart of London that killed seven people and injured 48, the company running the monument said on Twitter.
    "Tonight, at 1245 am, I will turn my lights off to pay tribute to the victims of the London attack," the Eiffel Tower's Twitter feed said.
    The Paris landmark has been switched off twice already this week, once for the victims of suicide blasts in Baghdad that killed at least 42 people and most recently to honour the 90 people killed in a huge truck bomb in Kabul.


  22. Waqas Dar
    LONDON: The terror attack in central London that left seven people dead was the latest in a string of strikes to hit Britain in recent years.

    Here is a rundown of major terror incidents since 2005.

    Manchester Arena bombing (May 2017)
    Police officers relocate floral tributes in St Ann's Square in Manchester, north-west England on May 23, 2017, laid as a mark of respect to those in killed and injured following a deadly terror attack at the concert at the Manchester Arena the night before. AFP/Ben Stansall  A suicide bomber blows himself up outside a pop concert by American teen idol Ariana Grande in Manchester in north-west England, killing 22 people and injuring 116.
    Seven of the victims were under the age of 18.

    The attack was carried out by 22-year-old Salman Abedi, a Manchester-born university drop-out of Libyan origin. The attack was claimed by Daesh.
    Westminster Bridge attack (March 2017)
    Armed police officers man a security cordon as members of the emergency services work on Westminster Bridge, alongside the Houses of Parliament in central London on March 22, 2017, during an emergency incident. AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas  March 22: Five people are killed and more than 50 wounded when a man rams his car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London before crashing into the barriers surrounding parliament and then stabbing a police officer to death.
    The attacker, 52-year-old British Muslim convert Khalid Masood, is shot dead by police at the scene. Investigators describe the lone-wolf attack as "terrorism".

    Lawmaker murdered (2016)
    Police stand guard on the perimeter of the crime scene outside the library in Birstall, northern England where Labour MP Jo Cox was shot on June 16, 2016. AFP/Oli Scarff  June 16: British Labour lawmaker Jo Cox is shot and stabbed to death by a Nazi sympathiser just days before the historic vote to leave the EU. Far-right white nationalist Thomas Mair is later sentenced to life in prison for her murder.
    London Underground stabbing (2015)
    A police officer stands guard outside Leytonstone station in north London on December 6, 2015, a day after three people were stabbed in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident". AFP/Leon Neal  December 5: A paranoid schizophrenic stabs two people at London's Leytonstone Underground station, two days after Britain's first air strikes on Daesh in Syria. The knifeman, Somali-born Muhaydin Mire, 30, is sentenced to life behind bars. The police say the incident is a "terrorist" attack.
    British soldier slain (2013)
    The coffin of murdered Fusilier Lee Rigby is carried by soldiers after his funeral service at Bury Parish church in Greater Manchester. Image: The Independent  May 22: British soldier Lee Rigby, 25, is hacked to death by two Britons of Nigerian descent near an army barracks in London. Witnesses say the attackers encouraged them to film the scene before being injured and arrested by police.
    In February 2014, Michael Adebolajo, 29, is sentenced to life in prison for the murder while Michael Adebowale, 22, receives a minimum of 45 years behind bars.
    Northern Ireland shootings (2009)
    Brian Shivers guilty of Massereene soldiers' killings. Image: BBC March 2009 sees a sudden resurgence of political violence in Northern Ireland with two soldiers shot dead outside their barracks by republican militants as they went to collect a pizza delivery, the first such slaying since 1997. Two days later a police officer is shot dead by a different paramilitary republican faction.
    Glasgow airport attack (2007)
    June 30: Two men in a burning vehicle ram into the main terminal of Glasgow Airport in Scotland. An Indian driving the car suffers serious burns and later dies. The passenger, Iraqi doctor Bilal Abdulla, 29, is jailed in December for at least 32 years for plotting to murder hundreds of people.
    Suicide bombers hit London transport (2005)
    July 7: Four British suicide bombers inspired by Al-Qaeda attack London's Underground network and a bus during rush hour, killing 52 people, as well as themselves, and wounding 700.
    It was the deadliest attack on British soil since a Pan Am airliner blew up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing a total of 270 people including 11 on the ground, in 1988.
    The London attack took place just a day after the city was awarded the 2012 Olympics.


  23. Waqas Dar
    MANCHESTER: Cheers drowned out tears in Manchester on Sunday as Ariana Grande was joined by fellow music stars for a charity concert where fans vowed to face down fears of terrorism after two deadly attacks in Britain.
    "Let the world hear your resilience," Pharrell Williams told a sell-out crowd of 50,000 who had gathered to remember victims of a May 22 suicide bomb attack on Grande's concert in the city.
    The hastily-organised "One Love Manchester" event became one of the biggest single gatherings of musical talent this year, as stars lined-up for the concert dedicated to the 22 people killed and 116 injured, many of them children.
    Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, Take That, Liam Gallagher, and Little Mix were among those who hit the stage, as fans held "We stand together" and "For our angels" signs.
    Mumford & Sons frontman Marcus Mumford opened the show after the crowd fell silent for a minute.
    Less than 24 hours before the concert got underway, Britain was rocked by another terrorist attack, in central London, in which seven people were killed and 48 injured.
    Grande tweeted "Praying for London" while her manager Scooter Braun said the concert would go ahead "with greater purpose".
    Dancing police officers

    Fans flocked to the Old Trafford cricket ground for the show, many of them with tears rolling down their cheeks during the performances.
    In one heartfelt moment, Grande was joined on stage by children from a local school, some of whom were at the targeted Manchester Arena concert, as the group performed her hit song "My Everything".
    Grande and Coldplay's Chris Martin performed "Don't look back in anger", the track by Manchester Britpop band Oasis which crowds sang during vigils in the days following the bombing.
    Additional security measures were put in place for the concert, with police warning that everyone would be searched.
    But there was also a jovial atmosphere, as police officers and security guards danced with music fans.
    Revellers dressed for the occasion, with many wearing tops featuring a bee -- a symbol for Manchester -- and slogans expressing their love for the city.
    "We're here to show our support to Manchester more than anything. These people aren't going to dampen our spirits," said 34-year-old Abdullah Mala.
    His eight-year-old daughter Hannah had left the Grande concert just before the deadly bombing and said she was "happy to be back" to see some of pop's biggest names.
    Overcome the fear

    Proceeds from the concert will be donated to a fund set up to help the victims' families.
    Rachel Jea, 32, said she was at Grande's previous Manchester concert and felt it was important to attend Sunday's show to regain trust after the bombing.
    "Our grandparents went through world wars so that we could live in freedom and now it's starting again. It just shouldn't be like this," she told AFP.
    Her nine-year-old daughter Scarlet adopted a defiant tone, telling others not to be afraid. "We need to try and find a way to overcome the fear. I'm really happy to come tonight, it is good for Ariana, it wasn't her fault what happened."
    Grande, who described herself as "broken" following the May 22 bombing, had immediately returned to the US, interrupting her Dangerous Woman world tour and later promising to return for the charity concert.
    On Friday the 23-year-old singer made a surprise visit to injured fans being treated at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
    Sunday's concert was held on the eve of the first funeral of Manchester attack victims.
    The coffin of Eilidh MacLeod, a 14-year-old victim of the bombing, was flown to the Scottish island of Barra and carried across a beach by mourners on Sunday ahead of the funeral.
    Unscrupulous applications

    Those who had attended Grande's May 22 concert were offered free tickets to the Sunday show, while the 35,000 tickets put up for sale on Thursday at £40 each ($51, 46 euros) sold out in minutes.
    "Over 10,000 unscrupulous applications", however, were made for free tickets, Ticketmaster said, with people applying despite not having attended the original concert.
    Others tried to resell their tickets on eBay for £1,200. The online auction platform has since then pledged to immediately remove any item "which profits in any way from the tragedy in Manchester".
    The BBC, Twitter, Apple, YouTube and MTV streamed the concert live, making it available to viewers in 180 countries.


  24. Waqas Dar
    KARACHI: Experts have opined that Pakistani batsmen were playing old-fashioned cricket and domestic cricket needs to be streamlined to yield better results in future.

    Speaking in Geo News special transmission on Sunday, former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar regretted, "Pakistan has shown such immaturity in run chase against India that it appeared as if we had raised our hands."
    He said that scoring 300 runs in modern-day cricket has become an easy task but Pakistani batsmen were still playing a "conventional, old-fashioned" brand of the game.

    Muhammad Yousuf criticised the decision to not induct Junaid Khan in playing 11, saying, "It was an injustice to him". He added that Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur should be questioned about his "planning", which could not be witnessed during the match.

    Former cricketer Sikandar Bakht said domestic cricket in the country needs to be restructured in view of getting better results. He lamented that the domestic tournaments are being held without planning.
    Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan said though winning or losing is part of the game, it was painful to see Pakistan lose against India without competing.
    He said that it was necessary to restructure Pakistan cricket to come out of the dire situation. "As long as, our cricket structure is not streamlined, the vacuum between India and Pakistan cricket will continue to increase."
    Khan further said streamlining cricket was not possible without the appointment of Pakistan Cricket Board chief on merit.
    "We will continue to face disappointment resulting from defeats like today's," he added.


  25. Waqas Dar
    KARACHI: Experts have opined that Pakistani batsmen have still been playing old-fashioned cricket and that domestic cricket needs to be streamlined to yield better results in future.

    Speaking in Geo News special transmission on Sunday, former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar regretted, "Pakistan has shown such immaturity in run chase that we have raised our hands."
    He said that scoring 300 runs in modern-day cricket was a common thing, but Pakistani batsmen were still playing conventional game.
    Muhammad Yousuf criticised the decision to not induct Junaid Khan in playing 11, saying, "It was injustice with him". He added that Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur should be questioned about his "planning", which could not be witnessed during the match.
    Former cricketer Sikandar Bakht said domestic cricket in the country needs to be streamlined to yield better results. He lamented that tournaments are held without planning.
    Former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan said the he knew winning or losing was part of the game, but it was painful to see Pakistan lose against India without competing.
    He said that it was necessary to restructure Pakistan cricket to come out of present situation. "As long as, our cricket structure is not streamlined, the vacuum between India and Pakistan will continue to increase.
    Khan further said streamlining cricket was not possible without appointment of Pakistan Cricket Board chief on merit.
    "We will continue to face disappointment resulting from defeats like today's," he added.


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