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Web Monitoring Desk Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May was working to fill out the ranks of her minority government Saturday after an election that proved disastrous for her Conservative Party and complicating for Britain’s exit from the European Union. May’s office has said that the most senior Cabinet members including Treasury chief Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd will keep their jobs, but she is expected to shuffle the lower ranks of ministers. Several ministers lost their seats in Thursday’s election, which saw the Conservatives lose their majority in Parliament. May’s party won 318…

Web Monitoring Desk Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Pakistan is capable to defeat all threats irrespective of the front. He was interacting with the troops during his visit to LOC in Muzaffarabad sector where he was given a detailed by the local Commander regarding operational situation, Indian ceasefire violations and response by Pakistani troops. The Army Chief appreciated the operational readiness of troops and their exemplary high morale and motivation for fulfillment of assigned mission. General Bajwa also hailed Kashmiris on both sides of the LOC for their determination against Indian brutalities and reiterated that…

Web Monitoring Desk Pakistan and Sri Lanka head into their concluding Champions Trophy group match knowing it’s a virtual ‘quarter-final’ after producing two of the tournament’s biggest upsets so far. Monday’s match in Cardiff has the look of a ‘dead rubber’ about it after Pakistan suffered a 124-run thrashing by arch-rivals and Champions Trophy title-holders India in their opening Group B match. But now, in the words of Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, the final round of fixtures in this pool are a “must-win game for all of us in the group”. Sri Lanka too suffered an almost as heavy…

Web Monitoring Desk Three policemen were killed and one wounded in a gun attack on a checkpost in Quetta’s Saryab Road area on Sunday, Balochistan Deputy Inspector General Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema told the media. The DIGP said four unidentified assailants riding two motorcycles opened fire on a checkpost in the Chakki Shahwani area. One policeman was killed on the spot and two others wounded, police sources said. The injured were rushed to the hospital where two of the police officers succumbed to their wounds. The gunmen fled following the attack, the sources said, adding that the shooting appeared to…

Web Monitoring Desk Three US troops were killed and another wounded during a joint operation in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province Saturday, the Pentagon confirmed, in the latest so-called insider attack on international forces. The so-called “green-on-blue” attack on Saturday is the latest in a line of incidents where Afghan soldiers have turned their weapons on international forces they are working with. It also comes as the Taliban ramp up their campaign against the Western-backed government in Afghanistan, and as US President Donald Trump mulls sending more troops into the lengthy conflict. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the deaths in the…

Web Monitoring Desk Karachi police has launched a crackdown against sale of toy guns, a day after Sindh home department imposed a ban on sale of such guns for two months in the metropolis, officials said. Police carried out raids in Bolton Market and Chakiwara and seized thousands of toy guns, said City SSP Adeel Hussain Chandio on Saturday. The senior officer added that around 22 shopkeepers and traders of toy guns have been arrested. SSP Chandio pointed out that police have received reports that such toy guns were being used by street criminals to carry out crimes. Besides, with…

Web Monitoring Desk State Bank of Pakistan has launched SMS service for issuance of fresh currency notes to the general public which will be available from designated commercial bank e-branches The fresh notes will be available from designated commercial bank e-branches and the sixteen field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation. Under this facility, a person may send an SMS message along with thirteen digits CNIC with the desired e-branch ID to short code 8877. In return, the person will receive an SMS containing redemption code, e-branch address and the code validity period. The charges for the service are 1.50/-…

Web Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD – President of National Bank of Pakistan has filed a complaint in the Supreme Court, alleging that he was mistreated by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) during interrogation. Sources told that NBP chief Saeed Ahmed has written a two-page letter to the Supreme Court Registrar to inform the Special Bench, overseeing the JIT probe and the implementation of April 20 judgement in Panama case, about the “insult” meted out to him by the investigators at the Federal Judicial Academy. In his letter, Saeed stated that the implementation bench had ruled that all those appearing before the…