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Traffic, daily life resume as protesters end demonstrations

KARACHI:(Net News/ Media 92 News) Blockades by religious parties were cleared Friday night from multiple areas of the city after the government and the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) reached an agreement to end days-long protests after the Supreme Court’s order to release Asia Bibi The sit-in near Star Gate area, on the metropolis’ Shahrah-e-Faisal, concluded and traffic resumed after roads were …

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Schools re-open across Punjab as protesters end demonstrations

LAHORE:(Net News/ Media 92 News) Education institutes across Punjab re-opened today (Saturday) after the government and religious parties reached an agreement to end days-long protests after the Supreme Court’s order to release Asia Bibi. “Schools will remain open in the province today [Saturday] as per routine,” a spokesperson for the Punjab school administration said adding, “Educational activities are to resume.” …

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‘Godfather’ of Hong Kong film, producer behind Bruce Lee, dies

(Net News/ Media 92 News)Raymond Chow, the film producer credited with bringing kung fu legend Bruce Lee to the silver screen and widely regarded as the “godfather” of Hong Kong cinema, has died aged 91, reports said Saturday. Chow co-founded the Golden Harvest studio in 1971 and was seen as largely responsible for bringing the city´s films to an international …

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PM Imran meets Chinese counterpart, delegation-level talks under way

BEIJING:(Net News/ Media 92 News) Imran Khan, who is on his first official visit to China after assuming charge as prime minister, met his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang and delegation-level talks are currently under way between the two countries. PM Imran and his Chinese counterpart are leading delegations of their countries. The Pakistani delegation includes Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi …

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PM Imran to depart for first official visit to China today

This will be PM Imran Khan’s first official visit to China after assuming office in August this year/file photo ISLAMABAD/BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan will depart for Beijing today for a five-day visit during which he will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and other leaders. The premier was earlier scheduled to visit China from November …

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Corruption looms large in Madagascar presidential poll

Madagascar votes on November 7, with Hery Rajaonarimampianina a front-runner for re-election. Photo: AFP Angry residents in a rural Madagascar town line up along a road construction brandishing a banner emblazoned with the words “stop property plunder!” in a bid to halt expropriation of their land. For hundreds of local families, the protest alongside a motorway promised by Hery Rajaonarimampianina, …

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World Cup expansion possible for 2022: FIFA president Gianni Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino speaks during the inauguration of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) new headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on October 30, 2018. Photo: AFP KUALA LUMPUR: FIFA president Gianni Infantino said expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams was “feasible” on Wednesday, as hosts Qatar pledged to come to a decision in the early part of next year. …

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Another executive out amid sexual harassment tension at Google

Alphabet declined to give details about Rich DeVaul´s departure from the company. Photo: AFP Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday confirmed that an executive accused of sexual harassment left the company without an exit package as tension over its handling of such matters heightened. Word that Rich DeVaul, a director at X lab devoted to “moonshots” such as internet service from …

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George RR Martin reveals title of ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel

George RR Martin arrives for the season premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones in San Francisco, California, US on March 23, 2015. Photo: Reuters A Song of Ice and Fire series author George RR Martin has confirmed that the Game of Thrones prequel starring Naomi Watts, will be called The Long Night. Martin revealed the news on Twitter while welcoming …

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Five labourers shot dead in Gwadar

The deceased and the injured hail from Karachi, Sukkur, Peshawar and Khuzdar. Photo: Geo News screengrab GWADAR: Five labourers were shot dead by unidentified persons on Wednesday night while they were working in Jiwani area of the port city of Gwadar. According to Levies officials, the labourers were busy working at the construction site of a private housing scheme in …

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