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By  Reuters Published: October 29, 2018 17 SHARES   SHARE   TWEET   EMAIL A Lion Air airplane takes off at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta April 29, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS JAKARTA:  A brand new Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea Monday, officials said, moments after it had asked to be allowed to return to Jakarta. The Boeing-737 MAX, which went into service just months ago,  vanished from radar 13 minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, plunging into the Java Sea. Video footage apparently filmed at the scene of the crash showed a slick of fuel on the surface of the water. PHOTO: AFP Disaster agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho tweeted pictures of debris, including what appeared to be an emergency slide and various parts of a smashed mobile phone. Authorities were still searching for the remains of the plane, which lost contact with air traffic control around 6:30 am (2330 GMT), en route to Pang...

By  Mohammad Shahzad Published: October 29, 2018 107 SHARES   SHARE   TWEET   EMAIL PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif. PHOTO: AFP LAHORE:  The remand of PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif was extended till November 7 on Monday by an accountability court in the Ashiana Housing Scheme case. The country’s top accountability watchdog had arrested the former Punjab chief minister over his alleged involvement in the multi-billion rupee housing scheme scam. Shehbaz was produced before accountability judge Anjumul Hasan amid heavy security. During the hearing, National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) prosecutor asserted that the bureau needed to detain the opposition leader for further investigation However, the defence counsel, comprising Advocate Amjad Pervaiz and Azam Nazir, objected to extending the remand. The accountability court had earlier granted a 14-day remand to NAB on October 16. Shehbaz sent on 10-day remand by accountability court in Ashiana scam Shehbaz...

  Entertainment Desk Published: October 29, 2018 8 SHARES   SHARE   TWEET   EMAIL PHOTO: FAKHRE ALAM/TWITTER Singer Fakhr-e-Alam, who has been journeying across the globe as part of his project called  Mission Parwaaz , has been detained at the Russian airport. The message was shared by noted TV actor Faysal Quraishi on Twitter. “Please tweet on my behalf,” the message read. “I am detained at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport because my visa expired by 2 hours and date changed.” Alam further added that he is being forced to return to Japan. “I cannot go to Japan because I had single entry visa. I appeal to Pakistan’s government to request Russian government to allow me to continue my journey to Alaska.” He further added, “I don’t want to give up  Mission Parwaaz . I need Pakistan’s support to carry on our flag to finish this. I have been in a room without food or water. No Wi-Fi. They didn’t give me my phone for 6 hours.” According to  Express News , Fore...

By  Salman Siddiqui Published: October 29, 2018 30 SHARES   SHARE   TWEET   EMAIL Representational image. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI:  The country’s banking system was once again the target of a cyber-attack. Banks’ ATM cardholders and online users, particularly those maintaining accounts at Bank Islami, need to become extra cautious while doing financial transactions. According to industry sources, ABL and JS Bank have also restricted ATM overseas transaction. In its immediate response to the security breach, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) temporarily “restricted usage of its cards for “overseas transactions (only),” the central bank said in a statement late on Sunday night. The account and card holders may, however, conduct such transactions within Pakistan, a central bank official cautiously told   The Express Tribune. Gang involved in robbing people at ATMs arrested in Karachi “As a result of security breach of payment cards of one of the banks in Pakista...

Imran has not lost hope on Saudi aid PM will undertake two-day visit to Riyadh from Oct 22 By  shahbaz rana Oct.19,2018 ISLAMABAD:  Prime Minister Imran Khan would visit Saudi Arabia — his second in less than five weeks — to seek financial aid, with the aim to avoid the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme, or at least negotiate with the fund from a position of ‘strength’. “The prime minister will visit the Gulf country from October 22 to 23,” said sources in the PM’s Office. The visit will take place two weeks before the start of talks with the IMF for a bailout package, scheduled for November 7. “The prime minister will try to convince the Saudi royal family to approve some financial assistance, as the country is in looking fo at least $5 billion in cash from Saudi Arabia and China,” said the highly-placed government sources. Pakistan faces a total financing gap of $12 billion for the remainder period of th...

Afghan elections: what to expect? AP Afghanistan is holding parliamentary elections on Saturday despite deep security concerns and ongoing fighting in as many as 20 out of the country's 34 provinces. The polls come amid a  particularly vicious campaign  by the Taliban and the militant Islamic State (IS) group, which have been staging near-daily attacks. Besides the security challenges, there have also been concerns over the transparency of the vote and for the first time, the election commission has equipped polling stations with biometric identification systems. Take a look:  Afghan-style democracy faces test in legislative election Here is a look at the elections, the figures and key issues in the vote: How many seats, how many candidates and polling stations? There are 2,565 candidates vying for 249 seats in the lower house of parliament, including 417 women candidates. Voters will be able to cast ballots at more than 19,000 polling stations in 33 provinces. Of those, ...

By  Entertainment Desk Published: October 8, 2018 3 SHARES   SHARE   TWEET   EMAIL Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan, on Sunday, responded to the youngest Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai when he was invited to Oxford University recently. The principal of the prestigious institution, Alan Rusbridger, requested Khan to pay a visit to Oxford on Twitter and wrote, “Can we tempt you to (visit) Oxford University to talk to our students at Lady Margaret Hall( at the campus)? They love you.” To which, the 21-year-old, who has started her second academic year at the university, responded, “Still waiting!” The multi-award winner wrote back to Malala, “Most certainly would love to do it. Meeting you will be a privilege.” He then added, “Will put my team to schedule it sooner than soon.” If met, Khan will be the latest addition to the string of celebs Malala has met. Last year, the activist met another global icon Priyanka Chopra, who was in absolute awe of her....