Imran's #Phateechar comment fires up social media

Imran's #Phateechar comment fires up social media

Imran Khan's statement declaring foreign players who participated in the Pakistan Super League 'phateechar' incited fury and an...

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Malaysia says foiled attack on Arab royalty ahead of Saudi king's visit

Malaysia says foiled attack on Arab royalty ahead of Saudi king's visit

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday said suspected militants from Yemen arrested late last month ahead of a visit by Saudi King Salman wer...

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Turkey transfers state assets to sovereign wealth fund

Turkey transfers state assets to sovereign wealth fund

ISTANBUL: The Turkish government has ordered the transfer of tens of billions of dollars worth of state assets to a sovereign wealth fund, in a huge shake-up of its holdings aimed at financing ambitious infrastructure projects. The assets being transferred to the sovereign wealth fund range from w...

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Armed assailants kill one, injure Shaukat Basra at PPP rally

Armed assailants kill one, injure Shaukat Basra at PPP rally

BAHAWALNAGAR: A Pakistan Peoples Party rally came under fire as a result of which one person was killed while senior leader of the party from Punajab, Shaukat Basra, was injured in the incident, on Monday. According to details, Basra was attending a rally organised by the Pakistan Peoples Party at...

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Nawaz inaugurates 75km Karachi-Hyderabad motorway

Nawaz inaugurates 75km Karachi-Hyderabad motorway

KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the M9 motorway linking Karachi to Hyderabad on Friday, claiming that the government had m...

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U.S. warns North Korea of 'overwhelming' response if nuclear arms used

U.S. warns North Korea of 'overwhelming' response if nuclear arms used

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump's defense secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an "effective and overwhelming" response if Pyongyang chose to use nuclear weapons, as he reassured Seoul of steadfast U.S. support at the end of a two-day visit. "Any attack on the United St...

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Profile: The rise and fall of ruthless gangster Baba Ladla

Profile: The rise and fall of ruthless gangster Baba Ladla

KARACHI: Wanted in scores of heinous crimes in various police stations of Karachi, notorious gangster Baba Ladla was killed on Thursday in a Rangers operation along with his two aides in Karachi's Lyari's area. Born in Chakiwara in October 1977, Noor Mohammad alias Baba Ladla was mentored by anoth...

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UN Security Council to hold urgent talks on Iran missile test

UN Security Council to hold urgent talks on Iran missile test

United Nations, United States: The UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Tuesday on Iran´s test-firing of a medium-range missile, dipl...

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You're fired: Trump sacks top govt lawyer who defied 'Muslim ban'

You're fired: Trump sacks top govt lawyer who defied 'Muslim ban'

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump fired the federal government's top lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinar...

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Angry mob burns robber alive in Karachi

Angry mob burns robber alive in Karachi

KARACHI: Enraged citizens in Karachi's Landhi area nabbed a robber red handed and then burnt him alive after torturing. According to ...

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Trump’s ‘shameful’ Muslim Ban fuels anger on social media

Trump’s ‘shameful’ Muslim Ban fuels anger on social media

KARACHI: Donald Trump's executive order to ban people from seven Muslim countries and to build a wall along Mexico have received critic...

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NASA unveils spaceship hatch 50 years after fatal Apollo 1 fire

NASA unveils spaceship hatch 50 years after fatal Apollo 1 fire

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA: NASA on Friday marked the 50th anniversary of its moon program's fatal Apollo launchpad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three astronauts inside their spaceship during a routine pre-launch test. NASA astronauts Virgil "Gus" Grisso...

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Serena wins Australian Open for 23rd grand slam crown

Serena wins Australian Open for 23rd grand slam crown

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams beat her sister Venus 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open final on Saturday to win her 23rd grand slam singles title and become the most successful tennis player in the open era. The 35-year-old American's victory gave her a seventh Melbourne Park crown and sent her clear of ...

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China foreign minister says wants to manage disputes with U.S.

China foreign minister says wants to manage disputes with U.S.

BEIJING: China wants dialogue with the new U.S. administration to manage disputes and promote bilateral relations, but only on the basis of respecting each other's core interests, like the "one China" principle, China's foreign minister said. U.S. President Donald Trump, who was inaugura...

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Aussie bowler suffers ´brain bleed´ after hit

Aussie bowler suffers ´brain bleed´ after hit

SYDNEY: Australian paceman Joe Mennie suffered a "minor brain bleed" and fractured skull after a ball hit his head during trainin...

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Panama Leaks: SC rejects Maryam Nawaz's statement

Panama Leaks: SC rejects Maryam Nawaz's statement

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected the statement of Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday as it did not bear the signature of the Prime Minister's daughter.  As the Supreme Court of Pakistan resumed its hearing regarding the Panama Leaks and Prime Minister's disqualification case, Maryam Naw...

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Scandal, gaffes mar ex-UN chief's presidential prospects in South Korea

Scandal, gaffes mar ex-UN chief's presidential prospects in South Korea

SEOUL: It has been an inauspicious return to crisis-plagued South Korea for former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, once the odds-on favourite to be the next president, who has been ensnared in a family corruption scandal and struggled with a sceptical press. Ban, 72, has been unable to capitalise on his m...

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Nadal holds off rising talent Zverev to reach last 16

Nadal holds off rising talent Zverev to reach last 16

MELBOURNE: Rafa Nadal held off a fierce challenge from one of the hottest prospects in the game when he outlasted German teenager Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open on Friday. The Spaniard, champion here in 2009, needed to be at his resilient best t...

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Samsung chief faces long day as South Korean court weighs arrest warrant

Samsung chief faces long day as South Korean court weighs arrest warrant

SEOUL: The head of South Korea's giant Samsung Group faces a long day in court on Wednesday as a judge decides whether he should be arr...

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Stimulant boosts function in patients recovering from depression

Stimulant boosts function in patients recovering from depression

LONDON: People recovering from depression but struggling with its effect on memory, concentration and cognitive function may benefit from t...

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At least 10 dead in van collision in Jhelum

At least 10 dead in van collision in Jhelum

At least 10 people were killed in a car crash on GT Road in Jhelum on Sunday,  Ten others were injured, out of which three are in critica...

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Istanbul nightclub attacker identified as Uzbek IS militant: reports

Istanbul nightclub attacker identified as Uzbek IS militant: reports

The attacker who shot dead 39 people on New Year's night at an Istanbul nightclub has been identified as an Uzbek member of the militan...

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Pakistan´s once-booming textile industry struggles to bounce back

Pakistan´s once-booming textile industry struggles to bounce back

FAISALABAD: As Pakistan slowly emerges from a long-term power crisis, its once booming textile sector is scrambling to find its feet -- but...

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Nine things Obama will be remembered for

Nine things Obama will be remembered for

WASHINGTON:  As Barack Obama prepares to leave office on January 20, here are nine things his presidency may be remembered for:  Making h...

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