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Pakistan’s quest for peace must not be misconstrued as sign of weakness: PM

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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><img alt="Pakistan’s quest for peace must not be misconstrued as sign of weakness: PM" src="https://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2016-10-27/l_160334_045959_updates.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><i><u>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, strongly condemning the recent unprovoked ceasefire violations on the Working Boundary and LOC by Indian forces, on Thursday said that Pakistan’s quest for peace must not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness.</u></i></span></span></div>
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“I strongly condemn the recent unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian forces at the Working Boundary in Chaprar and Harpal sectors and on the LoC (Line of Control) in Bhimber sector resulting in shahadat of two civilians and injuries to nine civilians. These violations, if continued, will not go unpunished,” he added.</div>
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“We have exercised maximum restraint; our quest for peace must not be misconstrued as a sign of weakness. We are a peace loving nation; we believe in resolution of all the outstanding issues and disputes through dialogue,” the Prime Minister said.</div>
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He said, “As a responsible sovereign state, we have been endeavoring for regional peace and stability for the collective betterment and prosperity of the residents of South Asia. It is unfortunate that our initiative and efforts have not been reciprocated by India.”</div>
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“India should investigate the recent incident and share the findings with Pakistan, instruct its troops to respect the ceasefire in letter and spirit, and refrain from intentionally targeting the villages and maintain peace on the Working Boundary and the LoC,” he added.</div>

Pakistan’s quest for peace must not be misconstrued as sign of weakness: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, strongly condemning the recent unprovoked ceasefire violations on the Working Boundary and LOC by I...

Pakistan reeling at 47-2 as England eye series leveling win

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Pakistan were 47 for two at lunch on the fourth day, needing a further 518 runs to reach their unlikely victory target of 565.</div>
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Anderson, England´s all-time leading wicket-taker, removed both Shan Masood (one) and Azhar Ali (eight) in a spell of two wickets for four runs in eight balls.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Mohammad Hafeez was 24 not out and Younis Khan 12 not out.</div>
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Left-handed opener Masood fell to Anderson for the sixth time in Tests when he edged the paceman straight to England captain Alastair Cook at first slip.</div>
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Anderson, returning to Test cricket after missing Pakistan´s 75-run win in the series opener at Lord´s with a shoulder injury, then had Azhar plumb lbw as the batsman aimed across the line to leave Pakistan 25 for two.</div>
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They should have been 32 for three when Younis, then on three, edged all-rounder Ben Stokes only for the normally reliable Cook to drop a seemingly routine two-handed slip chance.</div>
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Earlier, Cook (76 not out) and Joe Root (71 not out) took England to 173 for one in their second innings before the skipper declared.</div>
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England, already with a huge lead of 489 runs, resumed on 98 for one after Cook had decided against enforcing the follow-on on Sunday.</div>
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Cook, who scored 105 in England´s mammoth first innings 589 for eight declared, was 49 not out and vice-captain Root, whose Test-best 254 was the cornerstone of that total, 23 not out.</div>
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Left-handed opener Cook cover-drove Rahat Ali for the seventh boundary of his innings to complete a 55-ball fifty. It was his fastest in Tests, surpassing a 56-ball effort against India in Mohali in 2008.</div>
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Root struck three legside fours in four balls from left-arm quick Rahat before another boundary, a slog-sweep off leg-spinner Yasir Shah, took him to a 38-ball fifty.</div>
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Root´s 10th four, a reverse sweep off Azhar, saw England´s second-wicket duo complete a century partnership. The stand was worth 105 in 85 balls when Cook called a halt after he and Root had added 75 runs in just nine overs on Monday.</div>
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Shah, who took 10 wickets at Lord´s, finished with second-innings figures of none for 53 in nine overs following his first-innings return of one for 213 in 56 overs.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />That gave him an expensive match haul of one for 266.</div>

Pakistan reeling at 47-2 as England eye series leveling win

MANCHESTER: James Anderson struck twice on his Lancashire home ground as England eyed a series-levelling win in the second Test against Pak...

PPP Leadership Decided to Extend Special Powers to Rangers in Sindh

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<img alt="Rangers" src="http://i1.wp.com/thepakmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/5666cda340499.jpg?resize=696%2C418" style="background-color: transparent;" />The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership in a meeting held the other day in Dubai has decided to extend special policing powers of the paramilitary Rangers force.</div>
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Former president and PPP’s co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari chaired the meeting with Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and gave approval for the long overdue decision of extension of the Rangers’ stay in Sindh.</div>
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According to PPP officials, it was also decided in the meeting to provide special policing powers to Rangers as well.</div>
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Extending policing powers to Rangers has become a bone of contention between the provincial and federal governments.</div>
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Zardari directed the Sindh Government to approve a summary related to the extension of Rangers’ powers in Karachi immediately.</div>
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Rangers and the Sindh government are at crossroads over several cases including the arrest of former PPP minister Dr Asim Hussain who has been in the paramilitary custody for almost a year now.</div>
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However, the row deepened when Asad Kharal, an alleged ‘front man’ of the key party leaders was arrested by the paramilitary force near Hyderabad.</div>
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Muhammad Ali alias Asad Kharal was accused of corruption worth millions of rupees.</div>
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The move was followed by CM Sindh Shah expressing dissatisfaction in a meeting with Corps Commander Karachi Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar over the Rangers exceeding powers in Sindh.</div>
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Since 2013, forces leading an operation against criminals in Karachi under powers bestowed on the paramilitary force under Article-147, the Pakistan Rangers Sindh conducted multiple targeted operations in interior Sindh during which 533 suspects were arrested. Those detained were handed over to the Police and various law enforcement agencies.</div>

PPP Leadership Decided to Extend Special Powers to Rangers in Sindh

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership in a meeting held the other day in Dubai has decided to extend special policing powers of the ...

Amjad Sabri laid to rest in Karachi

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Funeral prayers for slain qawwal Amjad Sabri were offered at Liaquatabad road, one day after he was gunned down in the city. Afterwards, the qawwal was laid to rest in Karachi's Paposh Nagar graveyard. </div>
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The body of the deceased was shifted from the morgue to his house, where his friends, family and relatives will paid their final respects. </div>
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Amjad Sabri had been provided the ritualistic <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">ghusl</em> or purifying bath before burial this morning. </div>
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The ambulance carrying Sabri's body was thronged by hundreds of supporters, who wanted to see a glimpse of the legendary singer. The atmosphere was one of grief and tragedy, as almost everyone gathered to pay their respects were in tears. </div>

Amjad Sabri laid to rest in Karachi

KARACHI: Thousands showed up to pay their final respects and offer funeral prayers for slain qawwal Amjad Sabri on Thursday, who was laid to...

Renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down in Karachi

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Funeral prayers for slain qawwal Amjad Sabri were offered at Liaquatabad road, one day after he was gunned down in the city. Afterwards, the qawwal was laid to rest in Karachi's Paposh Nagar graveyard. </div>
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The body of the deceased was shifted from the morgue to his house, where his friends, family and relatives will paid their final respects. </div>
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Amjad Sabri had been provided the ritualistic <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">ghusl</em> or purifying bath before burial this morning. </div>
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The ambulance carrying Sabri's body was thronged by hundreds of supporters, who wanted to see a glimpse of the legendary singer. The atmosphere was one of grief and tragedy, as almost everyone gathered to pay their respects were in tears. </div>

Renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down in Karachi

KARACHI: Thousands showed up to pay their final respects and offer funeral prayers for slain qawwal Amjad Sabri on Thursday, who was laid ...

Khawaja Asif calls Shireen Mazari a ‘Tractor Trolley’

<img alt="Khawaja Asif calls Shireen Mazari a ‘Tractor Trolley’" src="http://www.thenews.com.pk/assets/uploads/updates/2016-06-08/l_126259_095156_updates.gif" title="Khawaja Asif calls Shireen Mazari a ‘Tractor Trolley’" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #252525; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 1.28571rem; line-height: 1.4; text-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly witnessed a ruckus on Wednesday when outspoken federal minister Khawaja Asif called names on the central leader of PTI Shireen Mazari.</strong><br />
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Khawaja Asif called Mazari a ‘tractor trolley’ while speaking in the house over the issue of load-shedding. “Mr. Speaker! Tell the tractor trolley to be quit,” the minister said.</div>
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While briefing the National Assembly about power situation in the country, he said there is no load-shedding in the country during Iftar and Sehr. In the meantime, PTI MNAs rejected the minister’s claims and raised voice. On that, Khawaja Asif called Shireen Mazari as tractor trolley and called her aunty. On hearing harsh comments, tears rolled down from Shireen Mazari’s eyes.</div>
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Shireen Mazari said men should not be allowed to refer to women by using such insulting words.</div>
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 “the members of the National Assembly (NA) must know the code of ethics of the session and I hold no reservations against the speaker as he always gives due time to party members to speak,” she said.</div>
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To calm down the situation, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq expunged the words from the assembly proceeding on request of Pakistan Peoples Party’s senior leader Naveed Qamar. Khawaja Asif, however, has not taken back his words as demanded by opposition members.</div>

Khawaja Asif calls Shireen Mazari a ‘Tractor Trolley’

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly witnessed a ruckus on Wednesday when outspoken federal minister Khawaja Asif called names on the central le...

Pak envoy in India barred from entering a diplomatic meeting

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The diplomatic gathering was arranged by United Nations and Pakistani High Commissioner was invited to attend the meeting.</div>
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The justification given by the authorities was that the Hindu extremist organisation RSS had threatened against allowing the Pakistani high commissioner into the gathering.</div>
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Officials at Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi say that this is fourth time the invitation has been canceled.  It is also said that this is against the diplomatic norms.</div>

Pak envoy in India barred from entering a diplomatic meeting

NEW DELHI: Pakistani High Commissioner in India Abdul Basit was not allowed to enter a diplomatic gathering in Nagpur, Indian media reported...

Operation Zarb-e-Azb to be completed this year, vows COAS

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoU-xr1g0r-3zQWFLyPQjOszDrJjAzfr9-9qJPs9AZ6XN_MVaMeOar6g3XIcRAipi85HCOEIYBrx9qGu3MxNYP1fnA1RVHmj2UHTSA8mkUMnK1IhWSUtJ1GDnmLOoWKjPG3-9ZJUM12U/s1600/l_107079_093256_updates.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPoU-xr1g0r-3zQWFLyPQjOszDrJjAzfr9-9qJPs9AZ6XN_MVaMeOar6g3XIcRAipi85HCOEIYBrx9qGu3MxNYP1fnA1RVHmj2UHTSA8mkUMnK1IhWSUtJ1GDnmLOoWKjPG3-9ZJUM12U/s640/l_107079_093256_updates.jpg" width="640" /></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said that failure was not an option in the war against terrorism and vowed that Operation Zarb-e-Azb would be completed this year.</strong><br />
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In an informal conversation with media at the Parliament House, the army chief reflected on the ongoing activities of the Pakistan army and said that the operation to root out terrorism was progressing successfully.</div>
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“I have earlier said that 2016 will mark the elimination of terrorism,” he said.</div>
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Gen Raheel Sharif said that 99 percent terrorism had been brought under control and that the remaining one percent would be eradicated as well.</div>
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Talking about Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in the north-western FATA region, he said that the return of 56 percent IDPs has been completed.</div>
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He said that the system of governance needs to be established in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the army has assured the people of FATA that terrorists will never return to the region.</div>
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He added that long-term peace and rehabilitation of IDPs is the highest priority. </div>
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The army chief said that drone attacks violate Pakistan’s sovereignty.</div>
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Gen Raheel Sharif said that Pakistan army’s efforts against terrorism were lauded during his recent visit to Turkey where he witnessed multinational military exercises. </div>
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The army chief said that Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman is making efforts for the resumption of the US-Pakistan deal to purchase at least eight F16 fighter jets, amounting to $700 million.</div>
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The COAS in a visit to the Parliament House on Wednesday met with the executive parliamentarians in the capital.</div>
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The army supremo met with Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and exchanged civilities.</div>
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Gen Raheel also met with other politicians including Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani, Speaker National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi and other parliamentarians.</div>

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NEC meeting approves Rs1675 bn development budget

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkLGa3LTmqxep2kbqGFNW6q1YzsjwTv7e2t7p4IEvw12MtpK60Al4S68rwMTxSK1cUGWpQmINde0WHS9hDLvq8st7vAUILn_DRMy5sqPFnSWMOppvISEXLsKTCs88toMK2Ss1Fp43G54/s1600/l_123977_021332_updates.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkLGa3LTmqxep2kbqGFNW6q1YzsjwTv7e2t7p4IEvw12MtpK60Al4S68rwMTxSK1cUGWpQmINde0WHS9hDLvq8st7vAUILn_DRMy5sqPFnSWMOppvISEXLsKTCs88toMK2Ss1Fp43G54/s640/l_123977_021332_updates.jpg" width="640" /></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #252525; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 1.28571rem; line-height: 1.4; text-align: justify;">London: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday presided over a meeting of the National Economic Council through a video link from London where he is to undergo an open heart surgery on Tuesday.</strong><br />
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The NEC meeting considered the proposed Annual Development Plan (ADP) and the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).</div>
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Sources said the meeting approved development budget of Rs 1675 billion for the fiscal year 2016-2017.</div>
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The meeting was attended by federal ministers, chief ministers of the four federating units, governor and chief minister of Gilgit Baltistan and others.</div>
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The prime minister applauded Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and his team for preparing a development plan in line with the economic growth of the country. He said the China Pakistan Economic Corridor has the potential to raise the GDP.</div>
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Chief ministers of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Zafar Iqbal Jhagra interacted with the prime minister and conveyed their wishes for his speedy recovery from ailment.  </div>
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Following the NEC meeting, the prime minister presided over the meeting of his cabinet and approved budget proposals.</div>
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Later on, he told media outside the Pakistan High Commission that he was not staying in London on his own accord. He said Pakistan would have achieved GDP target if it had not missed on targets in agriculture, expressing hope that economic situation would improve due to government's policies.</div>

NEC meeting approves Rs1675 bn development budget

London: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday presided over a meeting of the National Economic Council through a video link from London wher...

'US-led coalition troops assisting Kurds in new offensive'

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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhvw2dueX2aT2M3qGLWrg1GTFEmjPI0tSyyXJ4kf-oav9Ph9Vc-q4mimJrQ1LieUbs_H2O9erm75-rGsAim9iqpsNZvxpnK-W7gsDd4TXs2kehNy9H55Z8ORuAXM1Ni1QU_2kqEtCCZg/s1600/l_106888_115449_updates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: transparent;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhvw2dueX2aT2M3qGLWrg1GTFEmjPI0tSyyXJ4kf-oav9Ph9Vc-q4mimJrQ1LieUbs_H2O9erm75-rGsAim9iqpsNZvxpnK-W7gsDd4TXs2kehNy9H55Z8ORuAXM1Ni1QU_2kqEtCCZg/s640/l_106888_115449_updates.jpg" width="640" /></a>BAGHDAD: Servicemen from the US-led coalition are assisting Kurdish Peshmerga forces in a new offensive in Iraq that aims to retake a handful of villages from Daesh (Islamic State) east of their Mosul stronghold, a coalition spokesman said.</strong></div>
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Soldiers were seen loading armored vehicles outside the village of Hassan Shami, a few miles east of the frontline, a Reuters correspondent reported. They told people present not to take photographs.</div>
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They spoke in English but their nationality was not clear. Reuters had earlier reported that they were American but this could not be confirmed officially.</div>
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"US and coalition forces are conducting advise and assist operations to help Kurdish Peshmerga forces," US Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad told Reuters, commenting on the ground deployment of coalition soldiers seen near the battle front.</div>
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He said he could not confirm which country those seen by Reuters were from.</div>

'US-led coalition troops assisting Kurds in new offensive'

BAGHDAD: Servicemen from the US-led coalition are assisting Kurdish Peshmerga forces in a new offensive in Iraq that aims to retake a handf...

Noushki drone attack case registered against US officials

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz6Bv-XA51P2SH6kf9ihMT5T5aFRsC_C5d_I8mAJO75AkAD3OTt6xbpPxIEN6-I3_sSY57zc9uTC-7D9xv0AfR_PXi-aXaakRvW9a8_dEMv-wLeKpNQQ2znQ80Rq0-HMrxxJiH32akTw/s1600/l_106882_104852_updates.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz6Bv-XA51P2SH6kf9ihMT5T5aFRsC_C5d_I8mAJO75AkAD3OTt6xbpPxIEN6-I3_sSY57zc9uTC-7D9xv0AfR_PXi-aXaakRvW9a8_dEMv-wLeKpNQQ2znQ80Rq0-HMrxxJiH32akTw/s640/l_106882_104852_updates.jpg" width="640" /></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">QUETTA: Pakistani officials on Sunday registered a case against American officials for the US drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in Noushki area of Balochistan earlier this month.</strong><br />
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The FIR, however, does not mention any US officials by name.</div>
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The FIR, a copy of which is available with Geo News, was lodged at the Levies police station in Mal Noshki area of Balochistan, some 30 kilometers from the site of the drone attack, on behalf of Mohammad Qasim, a brother of driver Mohammad Azam who was allegedly bringing the militant commander in his taxi from Iran to Pakistan.</div>
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Driver Mohammad Azam also perished in the missile attack.</div>
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The complainant has sought legal action against US officials, who he said claimed responsibility for the attack through the media.</div>
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The FIR has been lodged on different counts including murder, terrorism and laws that deal with explosives.</div>
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Muhammad Qasim complained that he was informed on May 21 at 3:00 pm that the vehicle was blown up in an explosion that killed his brother and passenger Wali Muhammad, a false identity assumed by Mansour.</div>

Noushki drone attack case registered against US officials

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Seeking 'clarification' of US strike on Afghan Taliban leader: foreign office

<img src="http://www.thenewstribe.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/NAFEES-ZAKARIA-1-660x330.jpg" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Foreign Office said it was "seeking clarification" about a US drone strike against Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday, after US officials said Mansour was likely killed in an air strike.</strong><br />
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"I have seen the reports. We are seeking clarification," Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement.</div>
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He added that Pakistan wanted the Afghan Taliban to return to the negotiating table to end the long war in Afghanistan.</div>
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"Military action is not a solution," he added.</div>
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US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was notified of the air strike which took place a day earlier, but declined to elaborate on the timing of the notification.</div>

Seeking 'clarification' of US strike on Afghan Taliban leader: foreign office

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Foreign Office said it was "seeking clarification" about a US drone strike against Afghan Taliban leader ...

Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strike near Pak-Afghan border

<img height="480" src="http://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Mullah-Akhtar-01-10-650x488.jpg" width="640" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">The United States conducted a drone strike on Saturday against the leader of the Afghan Taliban, likely killing him close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region in a mission authorised by US President Barack Obama, US officials said.</strong><br />
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The death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour, should it be confirmed, could further fracture the Taliban—an outcome that experts cautioned might make the insurgents even less likely to participate in long-stalled peace efforts.</div>
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The mission, which included multiple drones, demonstrated a clear willingness by Obama to go after the Afghan Taliban leadership now that the insurgents control or contest more territory in Afghanistan than at any time since being ousted by a US-led intervention in 2001.</div>
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Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook confirmed an air strike targeting Mansour in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region but declined to speculate on his fate, although US officials speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters he likely was killed.</div>
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"We are still assessing the results of the strike and will provide more information as it becomes available," Cook said.</div>
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The US drones targeted Mansour and another combatant as the men rode in a vehicle in a remote area, said another US official speaking on condition of anonymity.</div>
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US special operations forces operated the drones in a mission authorized by Obama that took place at about 6 am EDT (1000 GMT), the official said. That would have placed it at Saturday at 3 pm in Pakistan.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Afghan govt, intelligence confirms Taliban chief's death</strong></span></div>
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Afghan government Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah issued the highest level confirmation that Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour had been killed in the attack by US.</div>
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Abdullah said Mansour was killed in a drone strike when his car was attacked at 04:30 pm on Saturday.</div>
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Afghanistan's main intelligence service, the National Directorate for Security also said that it had confirmed Mansour's death.</div>
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Pakistan's Foreign Office said it was "seeking clarification" about the US drone strike against the Afghan Taliban leader.</div>
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"I have seen the reports. We are seeking clarification," Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said in a statement.</div>
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He added that Pakistan wanted the Taliban to return to the negotiating table to end the long war in Afghanistan.</div>
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"Military action is not a solution," he added.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pakistan, Afghan leaders notified: Kerry</strong></span></div>
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Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry said that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour posed a "continuing imminent threat" to US personnel in Afghanistan and to Afghans, and was a threat to peace.</div>
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"Yesterday, the United States conducted a precision air strike that targeted Taliban leader Mullah Mansour in a remote area of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Mansour posed a continuing, imminent threat" to US personnel and Afghans, Kerry told a news conference in the Myanmar capital.</div>
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"This action sends a clear message to the world that we will continue to stand with our Afghan partners as they work to build a more stable, united, secure and prosperous Afghanistan."</div>
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Kerry said the leaders of both Pakistan and Afghanistan were notified of the air strike but he declined to elaborate on the timing of the notifications, which he said included a telephone call from him to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Confirmation from Senior Taliban commander</strong></span></div>
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Meanwhile, a Taliban commander close to Mansour, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, denied Mansour was dead.</div>
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"We heard about these baseless reports but this not first time," the commander said.</div>
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"Just wanted to share with you my own information that Mullah Mansour has not been killed."</div>
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But news agency the Associated Press reported that a senior Taliban commander had confirmed Mullah Akhtar Mansour's death in the drone strike.</div>
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Mullah Abdul Rauf, who recently reconciled with Mansour after initially rebelling against his ascension to the leadership, said that Mansour died in the strike late Friday "in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area," the Associated Press reported.</div>
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In December, Mansour was reportedly wounded and possibly killed in a shootout at the house of another Taliban leader near Quetta in Pakistan.</div>
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"The opportunity to conduct this operation to eliminate the threat that Mansour posed was a distinctive one and we acted on it," a State Department official said.</div>
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There has been no official confirmation from US authorities.</div>

Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strike near Pak-Afghan border

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US House decides on conditional military aid for Pakistan

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<img alt="US House decides on conditional military aid for Pakistan" height="384" src="http://i.dawn.com/medium/2016/05/573e8aac018d4.jpg" width="640" />WASHINGTON: The United States (US) House of Representatives on Thursday voted 277 to 147 in favour of a defence policy bill seeking to increase restrictions on military aid for Pakistan unless certain conditions are met.</div>
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The House, expressing frustration over what they term Islamabad's failure to crack down on the Haqqani network, passed the $602 billion National Defense Authorization Act 2017, or NDAA late on Wednesday.</div>
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The NDAA will block $450 million in aid to Islamabad unless it does more to fight the militant group, which lawmakers see as a major threat to US forces in Afghanistan.</div>
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The bill requires the Pentagon to certify that Pakistan is conducting military operations to disrupt the Haqqani network, not letting the network use North Waziristan as a safe haven and actively coordinating with Afghanistan's government to fight the network along their border.</div>

US House decides on conditional military aid for Pakistan

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Kidnapper leaves child at Edhi Centre Karachi

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The girl was handed over to her father by Edhi officials.</div>
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According to reports a fight broke out between a rickshaw driver and the child’s parents on Tuesday. When the fight got dirty the rickshaw driver picked up the girl and fled, police said.</div>
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Her parents filed a complaint at the Samanabad Police Station.</div>
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Kidnapper leaves child at Edhi Centre Karachi

KARACHI: A three-year-old girl was left at the Edhi Centre by her alleged kidnapper on Wednesday. The girl was handed over to her father...

Sparks fly as NA starts debate on Panama Papers scandal

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<img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDcm8tFK5RJwwEvz1K7X0OsdoIL-LzFefrH2VufsaTnyg0VoHL4aZsyVFPhDjFc-Slbbw_jF1Z5kXly7O8almnRPQ8-ldjfGpyeWd-tpHOV7Xu5-zZe9Sg_LI6lh_MJ-SizAZft7o30Q/s640/l_106099_105237_updates.jpg" width="640" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">ISLAMABAD: Opposition and government lawmakers delivered fiery speeches and took jibes at each other on the floor of the National Assembly on Wednesday as the House began its debate on the Panama Papers scandal.</strong></div>
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Opposition lawmakers returned to the House today, ending their boycott following Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's speech in the National Assembly earlier this week.</div>
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At the start of the session today, NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq informed the House that it was decided in a meeting of parliamentary parties to suspend the Question Hour as the members wanted to discuss the Panama Papers scandal.</div>
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Leader of the Opposition Khursheed Shah criticized the prime minister, saying questions being raised against Nawaz Sharif were because of his own family’s mistakes.</div>
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"Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should have asked his children to come forward and explain,” said Shah, who was the first to speak on the floor of the House today.</div>
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Sparks fly as NA starts debate on Panama Papers scandal

ISLAMABAD: Opposition and government lawmakers delivered fiery speeches and took jibes at each other on the floor of the National Assembly ...

ڈاکٹر عبدالقدیر کا خاندان بھی پاناما پیپرز میں شامل

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پاناما پیپرز کے مطابق ڈاکٹر عبد القدیر خان کے بھائی عبد القیوم خان، عبد القدیر خان کی اہلیہ ہندرینہ اور ان کی دو بیٹیاں، دینہ اور عائشہ خان بہامس میں رجسٹرڈ وحدت لمیٹڈ نامی آف شور کمپنی کے مالک ہیں۔</div>
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اگرچہ ان کا نام انٹرنیشنل کنسورشیم آف انویسٹی گیٹو جرنلسٹس (آئی سی آئی جے) کے آن لائن کیے جانے والے ڈیٹا میں موجود نہیں ہے، تاہم اس کا نام گروپ کو حاصل ہونے والے بڑے ڈیٹا بیس میں موجود ہے۔</div>
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وحدت لمیٹڈ، مئی میں ایٹمی دھماکے سے چند ماہ قبل جنوری 1998 میں رجسٹر ہوئی اور 12 اکتوبر کی بغاوت کے بعد، 31 دسمبر 1999 میں اسے غیر رجسٹر کرادیا گیا۔</div>

ڈاکٹر عبدالقدیر کا خاندان بھی پاناما پیپرز میں شامل

کراچی: پاکستان میں جوہری پروگرام کے بانی ڈاکٹر عبد القدیر خان کے خاندان کا نام بھی پاناما پیپرز میں آگیا۔ پاناما پیپرز کے مطابق ڈاکٹر عبد ...

آف شور کمپنیاں:'تحریک انصاف سب سے بڑی ملزم'

<img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikK_TREc3Mrc5O8ZR0GRjA2JFhgRmlf0uDlqEjveo7AiiiY-p0aZTctglXnnnNW-QiUHj6hvhXO1wc8otued0GeruuHpIftxnZrNzsS3RjHPWKvuLl-wUL_LPDf6T_NywDn6YI2lTxOCE/s640/cf4df3fe.jpg" width="640" /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: NafeesWebNaskhRegular, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.5;">اسلام آباد: پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) کے چیئرمین عمران خان کی آف شور کمپنی کے انکشاف کے بعد وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات پرویز رشید نے انھیں آڑے ہاتھوں لیا اور پاکستان میں آف شور کمپنیوں کا 'بانی' اور تحریک انصاف کو سب سے بڑی 'ملزم جماعت' قرار دے دیا۔</span><br />
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یاد رہے کہ گذشتہ روز لندن کے ہیتھرو ایئرپورٹ پر صحافیوں سے گفتگو میں عمران خان نے اپنے کرکٹ کھیلنے والے دنوں میں ٹیکس بچانے کےلیے 1983 میں ایک آف شور کمپنی بنانے کا اعتراف کیا تھا۔</div>
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ان کا کہنا تھا کہ انہوں نے یہ آف شور کمپنی اپنے اکاؤنٹنٹ کے مشورے پر لندن میں فلیٹ خریدنے کے سلسلے میں بنائی تھی۔</div>
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انہوں نے کہا کہ 'میں پہلے ہی اپنی کمائی پر 35 فیصد ٹیکس ادا کررہا تھا تو مزید ٹیکسوں سے بچنے کے لیے میں نے یہ آف شور فرم بنائی جو کہ میرا حق تھا کیوں کہ میں برطانوی شہری نہیں تھا۔'</div>

آف شور کمپنیاں:'تحریک انصاف سب سے بڑی ملزم'

اسلام آباد: پاکستان تحریک انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) کے چیئرمین عمران خان کی آف شور کمپنی کے انکشاف کے بعد وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات پرویز رشید نے انھیں آڑے...

Ali Haider Gilani rescued from captivity in joint Afghan-US operation

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s son Ali Haider Gilani has been recovered in a joint operation by Afghan and US forces ...

PTI Aleem Khan claims media trial being run against him

<img alt="PTI Aleem Khan claims media trial being run against him" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-05-09/l_105454_112252_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="PTI Aleem Khan claims media trial being run against him" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Aleem Khan said that he has declared all of his assets.</strong><br />
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In a fiery press conference held on Monday, Aleem Khan said that he has never hidden that he owned an offshore company.</div>
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He added that for the NA-122 elections he had submitted details of his offshore company and four flats in London. “I have declared that I own $ 381,000. Half of my assets are in my wife’s name. But other politicians should also declare their assets.”</div>
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He said that he had remained a minister for five years. “But not a single corruption case has been filed against me.”</div>
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He alleged that media cell had been established at the PM House.</div>
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Waving a copy of the Jang newspaper at the press conference, he alleged that a vile media campaign was being run against him.</div>
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Responding to the allegation, The News journalist Umer Cheema, who first blew the whistle over money stacked in offshore accounts by the rich and influential in Pakistan, said, “In all of my stories I have taken Aleem Khan’s account. In my stories I have stated that despite Aleem Khan’s declaration that he has not been named in the Panama Papers, his name is very much there.”</div>

PTI Aleem Khan claims media trial being run against him

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Aleem Khan said that he has declared all of his assets. In a fiery press conference held on Monday...

More prominent Pakistanis named in Panama Papers

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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">ISLAMABAD: As the much-awaited list of Pakistanis owning offshore companies is released today, the close associates of politicians and families of celebrities are set to capture more attention than the businessmen including those who registered companies only to open accounts in Swiss banks.</strong></div>
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Identities of some of the high-profile figures suspected to be linked with offshore companies are still being ascertained and will therefore be published after a complete investigation.</div>
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The list to be released by The News will be the most comprehensive as painstaking efforts were made to find the last Pakistani buried in the 11.5 million files of the Panama Papers shared by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Nevertheless, it can’t be claimed with confidence that all of them have been fished out.</div>
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Right from the family of Zulfi Bokhari, a key financier of Imran Khan, to Irfan Puri, an oil czar equally close to the PPP/MQM leadership and presently in Dubai jail; from Tariq Islam, a cousin of Benazir Bhutto, to the son of former health minister Naseer Khan; from the family of famous Seth Abid to the son of Admiral (retd) Muzaffar Hassan; and from the Port Qasim Authority’s former MD and NRO beneficiary Abdul Sattar Dero to the former president of Karachi chamber of commerce, Shaukat Ahmed, are in the list.</div>
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Mother of Oscar award winner, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy; a billionaire owner of Sachal studio Izzat Majeed; wife of Ghous Akbar; and fashion designer Zehra Valliani along with her brother, an asset manager, Fawaz Valliani have also been identified as owners of offshore companies.</div>
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Wamiq Zuberi of the Business Recorder and his wife, former PPP senator Rukhsana Zuberi, have been identified among those invested in an offshore company, a fact Wamiq acknowledged. He explained that they stopped investing after being defrauded and that the company was owned by somebody else who was murdered in Islamabad.</div>
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Although Abdul Aleem Khan of the PTI has been claiming with confidence that he didn’t figure in the Panama Papers and The News story about his offshore company was based on his assets declarations, his name is very much in the record.</div>

More prominent Pakistanis named in Panama Papers

ISLAMABAD: As the much-awaited list of Pakistanis owning offshore companies is released today, the close associates of politicians and fa...

CIA Pakistan chief suspected he was poisoned after OBL raid: report

<img alt="CIA Pakistan chief suspected he was poisoned after OBL raid: report" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-05-06/l_105302_122711_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="CIA Pakistan chief suspected he was poisoned after OBL raid: report" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">Shortly after the US raid in Abbottabad that killed Osama Bin Laden, the CIA's top operative was pulled out of Pakistan because he suspected he was poisoned, claims a recent report published in a US newspaper.</strong><br />
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In 2011, Mark Kelton, now 59 and retired, served as the Central Intelligence Agency's station chief in Pakistan for less than seven months — a period of tense relations between the US and Pakistan.  </div>
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It was the second such departure in seven months from the post, after his predecessor was forced to leave when his identity was revealed by media after being named in a lawsuit.</div>
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According to the Washington Post, the CIA official started experiencing health problems shortly after the US military raid on the Al Qaeda chief's compound in May.</div>
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He was pulled out of the country by July in a move vaguely attributed to health concerns and his strained relationship with Islamabad. But, according to the report, the CIA station chief was so violently ill that he was often doubled over in pain.</div>
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"Trips out of the country for treatment proved futile. And the cause of his ailment was so mysterious, the officials said, that both he and the agency began to suspect that he had been poisoned,” reports the Washington Post.</div>
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The CIA official at first thought he had come down with a digestive disorder many Americans catch when they visit South Asia. But by July, Kelton was in what one official described as a “severe medical crisis.”</div>
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Less than seven months after arriving in Pakistan, the CIA official informed his bosses that he could no longer continue the job.</div>
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The story has been rejected by Pakistani officials, who dismissed all accusations of the country's intelligence agency being involved in foul play.</div>
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“Obviously the story is fictional, not worthy of comment,” said Pakistan Embassy spokesman Nadeem Hotiana. “We reject the insinuations implied in the allegations.”</div>
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US officials also admitted that the CIA never saw proof of Kelton's suspected poisoning.</div>
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“We have uncovered no evidence that Pakistani authorities poisoned a US official serving in Pakistan,” CIA spokesman Dean Boyd said.</div>
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According to the Washington Post report, some of Kelton’s colleagues also remained skeptical that the CIA official was poisoned, believing instead that Kelton’s condition was more likely caused by bad food or job pressure.</div>
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Kelton has now retired from CIA and his health has recovered after abdominal surgery.</div>

CIA Pakistan chief suspected he was poisoned after OBL raid: report

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Billboards be removed from Karachi’s public places within 15 days: SC

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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img alt="Billboards be removed from Karachi’s public places within 15 days: SC" height="356" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-05-06/l_105296_102956_updates.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" width="640" />KARACHI:  The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, cantonment boards and other authorities concerned to remove within 15 days all the billboards installed without permission on public property within their jurisdiction.</strong></div>
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“There is no law which permits the KMC, DMC, cantonment boards or any other agency in Karachi to install billboards or hoardings on  public property,” a three-member bench headed by Justice Mian Saqib Nisar observed in a matter regarding illegal advertising signboards in the city.</div>
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“Such an act on the part of the permission granting agency is against the civil rights of  citizens. The civil rights of citizens cannot be hampered by erecting billboards or hoardings on the civic amenity meant for the use and benefit of the public at large; besides, such an act would endanger the life and property of the common man.”</div>
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The bench further observed that no billboard could be permitted to be installed on any public property by any authority under the garb of by-laws, as that would militate against the civil rights of the public at large.</div>
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It said billboards/ hoardings installed on public property under any licence or lease “shall be uprooted by June 30, 2016” by the concerned advertising agencies that owned those poles or display materials or by contractors if they owned such material or by the authorities with whose permission the billboards or hoardings had been put up.</div>
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The apex court observed that trees on roads and greenbelts were cut off for the installation of hoardings. It noted that public property included roads, sidewalks, overhead bridges, underpasses, overhead pedestrian bridges, walkways, greenbelts, pedestrian lanes and storm water drains, which could not be allowed to be used for the installation of billboards.</div>

Billboards be removed from Karachi’s public places within 15 days: SC

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Multiple torture marks found on MQM worker Aftab Ahmed's body, post-mortem report confirms

<img alt="Multiple torture marks found on MQM worker Aftab Ahmed's body, post-mortem report confirms" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-05-05/l_105242_105207_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Multiple torture marks found on MQM worker Aftab Ahmed's body, post-mortem report confirms" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">KARACHI: Multiple torture marks were found on Muttahida Qaumi Movement worker Aftab Ahmed’s body, a postmortem report confirmed on Thursday.</strong><br />
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Over 35 percent of the body was covered in bruises and abrasions, the postmortem report, a copy of which is available with Geo News said.</div>
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Bruises in reddish and reddish black colours were present at various parts of the body including the chest, thighs, skull and buttocks, the report said.</div>
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The skin had received multiple abrasions, it added.</div>
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A nail of the left toe was partially torn off, it stated.</div>
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The ankles of the body were swollen and red, the report said.</div>
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The postmortem report said that the cause of death could not be ascertained.</div>
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Specimens of various body parts had been sent for lab tests, a Geo News reporter confirmed.</div>

Multiple torture marks found on MQM worker Aftab Ahmed's body, post-mortem report confirms

KARACHI: Multiple torture marks were found on Muttahida Qaumi Movement worker Aftab Ahmed’s body, a postmortem report confirmed on Thursday....

Turkish PM Davutoglu exits as Erdogan aims at stronger presidency

<img alt="Turkish PM Davutoglu exits as Erdogan aims at stronger presidency" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-05-05/l_105249_124622_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Turkish PM Davutoglu exits as Erdogan aims at stronger presidency" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced on Thursday he would not stand again as leader of the ruling AK Party, bowing out as President Tayyip Erdogan accelerates his drive for a stronger presidency set to reshape the political landscape.</strong><br />
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In a speech defending his record as prime minister but also vowing loyalty to Erdogan, Davutoglu said he had kept his party and the government intact during a tumultuous period in Turkey and pledged that "strong" AKP government would continue.</div>
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After a meeting of the party´s executive committee, Davutoglu told a news conference that under the current circumstances he would not run for the leadership of the AKP at an extraordinary party congress on May 22. "I am telling our members, up until today I was leading you. From now on, I am among you," he said, vowing to continue his political struggle as an AKP lawmaker.</div>
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Davutoglu´s departure plunges Turkey into political uncertainty just as Europe depends on it for help in curbing a migration crisis and as Washington draws on the NATO member´s support in fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.</div>
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Turkey could now face an early general election this year as Erdogan pushes ahead with plans to strengthen the presidency. Davutoglu had offered only lukewarm support for Erdogan´s vision and his departure follows weeks of tensions.</div>

Turkish PM Davutoglu exits as Erdogan aims at stronger presidency

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced on Thursday he would not stand again as leader of the ruling AK Party, bowing out a...

PML-N slams PTI leader Aleem Khan over undeclared assets

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In a press conference held on Monday PML-N leaders Maryam Aurangzeb and Talal Chaudhry brought forth the details submitted by PTI’s Aleem Khan to the Election Commission of Pakistan.</div>
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Maryam Aurangzeb said that the financial details Aleem Khan had told media in a press conference had not been submitted to the ECP.</div>
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The PTI leader has no property overseas and his assets within the country are worth 509.7 million rupees, according to the details given to the ECP on September 11, 2015. The details revealed that Aleem Khan earned a total of 6.5 million rupees in the financial year 2014, and gave taxes worth 1.167 million rupees.</div>
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Maryam Aurangzeb claimed that the PTI leader had said that he did not declare the assets due to the issue of mortgage, adding that the section of mortgage on forms was left unmarked.</div>
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The details to the ECP further mentioned that Aleem Khan’s house is worth 139.4 million rupees and that is named under a company, while there is no mention of the business abroad.</div>

PML-N slams PTI leader Aleem Khan over undeclared assets

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) announced that it will approach the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investiga...

Pakistan announce probables for England tour; Afridi dropped

<img height="478" src="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-50862474,width-400,resizemode-4/50862474.jpg" width="640" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday announced the names of 35 probable players for the upcoming England tour, dropping former T20 skipper Shahid Afridi, opener Ahmed Shehzad and middle-order batsman Umar Akmal from the list.</strong><br />
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Afridi had resigned from captaincy after Pakistan failed to put up a decent show in the World T20 in India, but announced that he would continue playing international cricket.</div>
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Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq-led selection committee was in Faisalabad monitoring players’ performances during Pakistan Cup and shortlisted the names of 35 performers.</div>
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Those shortlisted include players from the Pakistan international and ‘A’ sides.</div>
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“We are scheduled to play only six or so T20s in the coming year so we thought it is better to give chance to youngsters,” Inzamam said at a press conference. “In the meantime, Afridi will also get some time to rest and hopefully will regain his form.”</div>
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Pakistan cricket’s troublemakers Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal have been also axed from the tour probables.</div>
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“Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal had discipline issues and their performances weren’t up to the mark either,” Inzamam said.</div>
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The selection committee has informed the PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan regarding the shortlisted players and it is likely that Afridi won’t be selected for the team’s training camp either.</div>
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Afridi, commenting on the list of probable players announced by Inzamam, took it to Twitter and said: “Appreciate the approach by selection committee; happy that youngsters are getting a chance.”</div>

Pakistan announce probables for England tour; Afridi dropped

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Stage set for PTI's show of power in Lahore despite govt disapproval

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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img alt="Stage set for PTI's show of power in Lahore despite govt disapproval" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-05-01/l_104971_111844_updates.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; width: 100%;" title="Stage set for PTI's show of power in Lahore despite govt disapproval" />LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was almost set to put up its power show at Mall Road in Lahore on Sunday afternoon despite the government's disapproval and warnings of security risks.</strong></div>
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Around 2:00PM in the afternoon, a large stage had been prepared near the Punjab Assembly and seats laid out for participants, some of whom had already arrived at the venue in spite of scorching temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius.</div>
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Due to the extreme weather, the PTI had given special instructions to workers and supporters, asking them not to bring children to the rally.</div>
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The weather was expected to cool down later in the evening.</div>
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Party sources said PTI chairman Imran Khan would address the public gathering around 8:30 PM.</div>

Stage set for PTI's show of power in Lahore despite govt disapproval

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was almost set to put up its power show at Mall Road in Lahore on Sunday afternoon despite the g...

Amir can get UK visa if PCB, ECB jointly appeal to visa officer: lawyer

<img height="480" src="http://www.sportstarlive.com/multimedia/dynamic/02718/mohammadamircroppe_2718321b.jpg" width="640" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">LONDON: Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Amir will get visa to enter the United Kingdom only if Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the England Cricket Board (ECB) present a joint application to the Entry Clearance Officer in the British High Commission when the convicted cricketer applies for the UK visa, a leading immigration lawyer said on Sunday. </strong><br />
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Solicitor Dr Akbar Malik told Geo News that as per immigrations rules in the UK, Amir can apply for the visa after April 2017. He explained that Amir was convicted and sentenced in November 2011 and sentenced to less than 12 months.</div>

Amir can get UK visa if PCB, ECB jointly appeal to visa officer: lawyer

LONDON: Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Amir will get visa to enter the United Kingdom only if Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the England Cri...

Police nabs Lyari gangsters, target killer in Karachi search operation

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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies nabbed 10 suspects in a series of raids on Saturday.</strong></div>
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The suspects included six people from the Lyari gangs and a target killer who belonged to a political party, police said.</div>
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In an early morning raid in Khokarapar area a suspect identified as Naveed was arrested.  According to police officials, Naveed with his aides had killed a policeman. He was shifted to an unknown place for interrogation.</div>
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In a separate incident, intelligence officials arrested an alleged target killer Rehan alias Top during a raid at Buffer Zone area. The suspect confessed to 15 murders. He was also involved in land-grabbing and China cutting, police said.</div>
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During a search operation in Lyari six people were arrested. The suspects were identified as Naresh, Soraj, Shamu and others. Naresh was arrested from a hospital in an injured condition, police said.</div>
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The suspects had allegedly carried out a hand grenade attack in the Dasti lane area.</div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Local court gives sentences to political party workers</strong></span></div>
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A local court announced 10 years of imprisonment to two members of a political party for carrying illegal weapons. The suspects named Taimur and Shabbir were given imprisonment under the charges of Attempted Murder and Arms Act.</div>
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The convicts had been arrested from the Sir Syed Police jurisdiction in February 2013.  </div>

Police nabs Lyari gangsters, target killer in Karachi search operation

KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies nabbed 10 suspects in a series of raids on Saturday. The suspects included six people from the Lyari ...

Documentary on Lal Masjid slammed with a ban

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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-04-30/l_104942_105849_updates.jpg" />A documentary which features Lal Masjid Cleric Maulana Aziz was slammed with a ban on Friday.</strong></div>
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A notification by the Central Board of Film Censors did not grant the film permission to be aired at a film festival scheduled from April 29-30, at the National Council of Arts, Islamabad.</div>
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 “The film contains dialogues which projects a negative image of Pakistan,” the notification said</div>
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The film titled ‘Among the Believers’ follows Maulana Aziz’s quest to impose a strict version of Sharia law throughout the country. In his network of seminaries which provides free food and shelter, children as young as four years of age are radicalized. The film charts the lives of two of his teenage students who are pawns in his ideological war. </div>
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“It is a deeply worrying trend that our government is censoring Pakistani artists. After being screened in over 20 countries and winning 12 awards we are shocked that ‘Among the Believers’ has been banned from screening in its own country,” said the director Mohammed Ali Naqvi.</div>
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He added, “Aside from following Maulana Abdul Aziz and his Lal Masjid network for five years, the film features the stories of Pakistanis that have never been shared before.  Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy  (activist), Tariq (a village chief who runs a school), and Zarina (a student) stand up against extremist ideology without any support. Our team has taken immense risks to feature these voices to effect change in our country. “</div>
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Documentary on Lal Masjid slammed with a ban

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Three homeless men stabbed to death in Faisalabad

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The deceased were identified as Mushtaq, Akram and Ghullam Asghar.</div>
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One of them was a local while two others had migrated a few weeks back in search of a better livelihood, police said.</div>
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The bodies have been shifted to a hospital and investigation is underway.</div>

Three homeless men stabbed to death in Faisalabad

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Lahore administration suggests venue change for PTI’s May 1 rally

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<img alt="Lahore administration suggests venue change for PTI’s May 1 rally" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-04-29/l_104874_123129_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Lahore administration suggests venue change for PTI’s May 1 rally" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) officials on Friday rejected Lahore district administration’s proposition to change the venue of the rally on May 1, saying that party Chairman Imran Khan has already announced the schedule of the public gathering.</strong><br />
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Imran Khan in his address on April 24 in Islamabad, had announced to hold the next rally at Lahore’s Charing Cross.</div>
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The officials from Lahore’s district administration met with a PTI delegation today. In the meeting, the administration officials proposed that the venue for the PTI rally should be changed owing to security reasons. The officials suggested Nasir Bagh, Samanabad Doongi ground, and Gaddafi Stadium as three other possible venues.</div>
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The administration clarified that the Lahore High Court has banned rallies and gatherings on Lahore’s Mall road.</div>
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Lahore administration suggests venue change for PTI’s May 1 rally

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) officials on Friday rejected Lahore district administration’s proposition to change the venue of...

Helicopter with 13 people on board crashes off Norwegian coast

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<img alt="Helicopter with 13 people on board crashes off Norwegian coast" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-04-29/l_104875_125227_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Helicopter with 13 people on board crashes off Norwegian coast" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">OSLO: A helicopter with 13 people on board was completely destroyed after crashing off the west coast of Norway on Friday and no survivors have yet been found, rescue </strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">officials said.</strong><br />
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The helicopter was on its way back from the Gullfaks B oil platform, operated by Statoil, in the North Sea when it crashed. </div>
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"The helicopter is completely destroyed," a spokesman for the Rescue Coordination Centre for Southern Norway said. "Rescue services are doing all they can to find people alive. "There were 11 passengers and two crew onboard, Statoil and rescue officials said.</div>
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"We have not yet found any survivors. We are still looking," the local police official coordinating operations, Morten Kronen, told Reuters.</div>
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Helicopter with 13 people on board crashes off Norwegian coast

OSLO: A helicopter with 13 people on board was completely destroyed after crashing off the west coast of Norway on Friday and no survivors ...

Police arrest five people after toxic sweets kill 26 in Layyah

<img alt="Police arrest five people after toxic sweets kill 26 in Layyah" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" src="https://www.geo.tv/assets/uploads/updates/2016-04-26/l_104648_103754_updates.jpg" style="width: 100%;" title="Police arrest five people after toxic sweets kill 26 in Layyah" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #606060; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;">LAYYAH: Police arrested five people on Tuesday in connection to an incident of mass poisoning which killed 26 people.</strong><br />
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The arrests were made during a raid at a chemical factory at Chowk Azam where sulphonylurea was produced. Police suspects that traces of this chemical were present in the sweets which the people ate.</div>
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The arrested men include the owner of the factory.</div>
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The incident took place at a family function at the residence of Umar Hayat in Chak 105/TDA area on Sunday. Hayat reportedly brought sweets from a nearby sweetshop located at Chowk 111 to celebrate the birth of his grandson. Five persons died on the spot after eating the alleged poisonous sweets, while several others fell unconscious.</div>
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At least 40 people were reported to have been affected after consuming the poisonous sweets, and were rushed to the hospital.</div>
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Hospital administration confirmed the death of three more patients today admitted at the Nishtar Hospital, where eight other patients are still being treated, raising the toll to 26.</div>
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The dead include children, women and men, including eight persons from the same family.</div>

Police arrest five people after toxic sweets kill 26 in Layyah

LAYYAH: Police arrested five people on Tuesday in connection to an incident of mass poisoning which killed 26 people. The arrests were mad...