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Nisar set to expose PML-N ‘infighting’

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ISLAMABAD: Estranged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stalwart Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is set to further embarrass his party leaders at a press conference today (Sunday), where he is expected to spill the beans on critical national issues and matters associated with his role as the country’s interior minister. His spokesperson’s announcement that the former interior minister would address a presser at Islamabad’s Punjab House on Sunday came the same day newspapers reported a spat between former information minister Pervaiz Rashid and the erstwhile senior minister. Mr Rashid had indirectly criticised…

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‘An attack on Japan is an attack on US,’ says US top general

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The United States’ (US) most senior military officer on Friday said North Korea understands that any attack on Japan is equal to one on the US itself and vice versa. General Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held talks with his Japanese counterpart at the defence ministry in Tokyo, wrapping up a regional tour during heightened tensions with North Korea. Tokyo remains on alert against potential military provocations by Pyongyang after North Korea threatened to fire missiles towards the Pacific island of Guam, US territory, which would…

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Denmark charges imam for comparing gays to paedophiles

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Danish prosecutors have charged a 49-year-old imam for making public remarks against homosexuals, whom he compared to paedophiles. Prosecutor Jan Reckendorff says the unidentified imam violated Denmark’s penal code in interviews in June 2016 following the attack at Orlando’s Pulse gay nightclub, where 49 people were shot dead. Reckendorff said Friday the remarks “were so rough” that a court of law must now decide whether Danish law has been violated. No date for a trial was immediately set. The imam faces a fine or up to two years in jail…

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Bannon out as Trump’s chief strategist

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United States President Donald Trump on Friday finally parted ways with controversial far-right chief strategist Steve Bannon, after weeks of speculation and as the administration reels from the fallout over Trump’s response to a violent white supremacist rally. Seen as the driving force behind Trump’s nationalist-populist agenda — making him a hero of the so-called “alt-right” and a bete noire for centrists — Bannon’s presence at the White House has been contested from the start. He was the latest in a series of high-profile casualties in Trump’s inner circle, including…

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Kashmir not a piece of real estate, says Mirwaiz after release from house arrest

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KARACHI: After 57 days under house arrest, Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was released and allowed to attend Friday prayers at Jama Masjid in Srinagar. The Mirwaiz had been under house arrest since June 23. On Friday afternoon, the chairman of the Awami Action Committee tweeted a photo from his official and verified account @MirwaizKashmir and said: “#Housearrest ends after 57 days, spoke at #JamaMasjid. GOI must realise aggression& repression can never resolve anything but only aggravate it.” An hour later, he tweeted again and said: “For the past 70years…

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Nisar sees red as Pervaiz Rashid reflects on interior ministry’s ‘failings’

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KARACHI: A somewhat veiled criticism by senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz politician Pervaiz Rashid of former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan caused the latter to hit back, saying he did not know why “some people have put the burden of all their mistakes and blunders on the ministry of interior and the establishment”. In a TV interview, the first salvo was fired by Mr Rashid who sounded a little upset with the fellow Pindiite, Chaudhry Nisar, on what the interior ministry could and could not have done during Nawaz Sharif’s third…

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Renowned Philanthropists Bilquis Edhi and Faisal Edhi arrives in Norway

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Report by Syed Sibtain Shah Renowned Pakistani social activist and philanthropist late Abdul Sattar Edhi’s widow Ms Bilquis Edhi and her son Faisal Edhi have arrived in Oslo, the capital of Norway. They were received by Chairman Pakistan Union Norway Ch Qamar Iqbal and the union’s delegation in Oslo, the capital. Senior journalists Atta Ansari and a number of Norwegian Pakistanis were also present. They will participate in a graceful ceremony arranged by the union in connection with 70th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence in Norway. The event will be held on  Saturday, 19thAugust 2017.…

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General Musharraf for better image of Pakistan abroad

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  Oslo: Exclusive Interview by Overseas Tribune Former President Pervez Musharraf has asked the government of Pakistan to make country’s better abroad. In an exclusive interview with Overseas Tribune Executive Editor Syed Sibtain Shah, he said, government is not fulling its responsibility on foreign policy. Musharraf is currently visiting Oslo, the Norwegian capital on invitation of Pakistan Union Norway led Ch Qamar Iqbal in order to participate in Pakistan’s Day celebration in the country. He said, it is duty of sitting government to take steps for making the foreign policy…

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Not the only one responsible for confrontation between institutions, Nawaz says

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I am not the only one responsible for preventing a confrontation between institutions, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said during an interview with BBC Urdu which aired Thursday. Answering a question about worsening relations between different institutions of the state, Sharif said that he was not in favour of taking a collision course but it was everyone’s responsibility to ensure that the need does not arise. His clarification came amidst mounting criticism from opponents that he has been riling up his loyalists against state institutions after his ouster by the Supreme Court.…

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At least two dead as van rams into pedestrians in Barcelona

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A white van jumped the sidewalk on Thursday in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district, killing at least two and injuring several people as it rammed into a summer crowd of tourists and residents, police said. A person suspected of driving a van into pedestrians on one of the busiest streets of Barcelona on Thursday was holed up in a bar, a Spanish police source said. “One of the attackers is holed up in a bar,” said the source, who declined to be named, adding that police were looking for a…

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Musharraf arrives in Norway: Pakistan Union Norway invites him

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Oslo, August 17, 2017 Former President General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf has arrived in Oslo, the Norwegian capital city Thursday. He will participate in a gathering in connection with 70th celebrations of Pakistan’s Day arranged by Pakistan Union Norway. Musharraf was received by a delegation of Pakistani community headed by Pakistan Union Norway’s Chairman Ch Qamar Iqbal. The delegation was comprising Syed Zaki ul Hassan, Sheikh Fawad Anwar, Malik Pervez, Naveed Khawar, Dr Jameel Talat, Haji Asghar Dhakar, Afzal Dhakar, Haji Akram Sikriali, Shahid Munir, Shahzad Ghafoor, Nadeem Rashid, Ch Yar,…

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Australian leader wears burqa to Senate to push for ban, draws criticism from lawmakers

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Australian senator and leader of the right-wing One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, wore the burqa to the Senate chamber for the daily questioning time session on Thursday, The Guardian reported. According to the daily, Hanson’s move — meant to push for a ban on the burqa — caused commotion in the chamber and drew strong criticism from Australian attorney general George Brandis who issued a warning that the action may be offensive to the “religious sensibilities of other Australians”. “Senator Hanson, I’m not going to pretend to ignore the stunt that you…

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US blacklists Hizbul Mujahideen as terrorist group

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The United States added the Kashmiri separatist group Hizbul Mujahideen to its blacklist of terrorist organisations on Wednesday, amidst renewed protests against Indian oppression in the region. US authorities had already designated the group’s leader, Syed Salahuddin, a “global terrorist”, but he is still able to operate in Kashmir, where his group has strong support. The State Department designation bans US citizens and residents from dealing with the group and any assets found to belong to the Hizbul Mujahideen in areas under US jurisdiction will be frozen. “Today’s action notifies…

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Norwegian girl while horse riding on Pakistan’s Independence Day in Oslo: She hopes for future of “Dzhigitovka”

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By Syed Sibtain Shah There are many hobbies in the world but some people select special hobbies for them. Silje Landrø Botten is 22-year Norwegian girl who has hobby of a specific horse riding game. It is not a simple horse riding but riding while doing some specific tricks from the back of the horse. Silje who is from Drobak, Norway, plays “Dzhigitovka”, a basically Russian game trick of riding on horse. It is important to mention that horse riding is a sports but not a usual game. It is a…

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Despite of heavy rain, protest held in Brussels against Indian brutalities in IHK

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Kashmir Council Europe (KC EU) organized a protest demonstration to mark the “Black Day” on 15th August 2017 (Tuesday) in front of Indian Embassy in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. It is important to mention that Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world observe the Indian Independence Day as “Black Day’’ on Aug 15 every year. Despite of  very bad weather and raining, a large number of people from all walks of life including  representatives of different organisations in the Belgium and other…

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