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World's largest plane, Antonov An-225 Mriya, lands in Karachi

KARACHI: The world's largest cargo aircraft, Antonov AN -225 Mriya, made its first landing in Pakistan today at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi for refueling, Geo News quoted sources as saying on Friday.Russian-made wide body aircraft is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes.It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service.

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Administrative Assistant â€“ Maternity replacement (International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)) - Islamabad

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Ali Zafar's mother defends son amid sexual harassment allegations

LAHORE: Mother of Ali Zafar has come out in defense of her son amid growing allegations of sexual harassment saying the accusations will be dealt in court of law.Talking to Geo News, Dr Kanwal Ameen, said that “a man also has a family just as a woman does. For me, both genders are equally respectable. Just like a woman, a man also has respect and dignity.”Dr Ameen said that she doesn't want to speak more on this controversial matter in the media.Singer Meesha Shafi on Thursday shocked Pakistan's entertainment industry with allegations of sexual harassment against popular actor Ali Zafar.Following the accusation, other high-profile voices were quick to lend their support and it became a trending topic across social media.Shafi posted a lengthy message on Twitter, accusing Zafar of physically harassing her on "more than one occasion". "This happened to me despite the fact I am an empowered, accomplished woman who is known for speaking her mind!" read the statement.Zafar denied the accusations, threatening legal action against the actress."I intend to take this through the courts of law, and to address this professionally and seriously rather than to lodge any accusations here," he wrote on Twitter.Zafar has dominated the music charts in Pakistan for nearly two decades and has also starred in a number of films including Bollywood satire "Tere bin Laden" which translates as "Your Bin Laden".The #MeToo and #Timesup campaigns have gone global since allegations of sexual misconduct by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein were published last October, sparking an avalanche of accusations against other powerful men.However, the movement has been slow to catch on in Pakistan, where women have fought for their rights for years in a patriarchal society where so-called "honour" killings and attacks on women remain commonplace.In a report released earlier this week by watchdog Human Rights Commission Pakistan, the group said violence against women remained troubling, with 5,660 related crimes reported in the country´s four provinces in the first 10 months of 2017.

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17 Ways Your Friends Are Lying To You On Social Media

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5 Things You Learn Pretending To Be A Businessman In China

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China reacts to Modi?s remarks against Pakistan

BEIJING: In a response to Indian Prime Minister Modi’s remarks against Pakistan’s counter-terrorism campaign, a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Friday said that terrorism was an enemy of the international community and stressed all parties to strengthen cooperation and work together to deal with it.“Terrorism is a public enemy of the international community. All parties should strengthen cooperation and work together to deal with it,” Hua Chunying said while responding to a question in this regard during her regular press briefing here.“We hope that the international community will actively support Pakistan’s anti-terrorism efforts and continue to cooperate effectively with Pakistan in the anti-terrorism field,” she added.When asked will the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign minister’s meeting discuss anti-terrorism issues, the spokesperson said that maintaining the security and stability of the region and promoting the common development and prosperity of member states were the purposes of the SCO.Since its establishment, the SCO has always put the security field as its key cooperation direction, she added.Hua Chunying informed the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers of SCO member states will exchange views on cooperation in various fields and on major international and regional issues.“We hope and believe that all parties will use this conference as an opportunity to vigorously promote the “Shanghai spirit”, consolidate good neighborliness and friendship, solidarity and mutual trust, gather more consensus on cooperation, and jointly promote the SCO’s new development.

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Tayyaba torture case: Former judge, wife challenge verdict in IHC

ISLAMABAD: Tayyaba case convicts former additional session judge Raja Khurram Ali Khan and spouse challenged the verdict in high court on Friday.In the verdict announced on Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court declared one year imprisonment, including a surety bond of Rs.50,000 each against torture of ten-year-old child maid identified as Tayyaba.The couple has filed a petition in the high court seeking formation of a special division bench, adding that a liable hearing should be launched in the case. The trial conducted under the perusal of tribunal Justice Aamer Farooq was drafted on March 27, which was later adjourned for a hearing on April 17.Juvenile housemaid Tayyaba was tortured by the judge and his wife in December 2016. The medical examination of the maid carried out that the victim had been burnt and tortured. Tayyaba's torture case was unearthed through social media and later the chief justice took suo moto notice. Considering the sensitivity of the matter, ADSJ Raja Khurram Ali Khan reached an agreement with the aggrieved family who pardoned him and his wife.The hearing on January 11 disclosed that the father of young maid was threatened by the opposer’s lawyer that if he did not sign the document to pardon the judge, then his daughter Tayyaba would not be given to him. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took a suo motu notice of the compromise agreement and ordered the IHC to conduct a trial of the case. The IHC had suspended the judge and made him an officer on special duty (OSD).

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China supporting Pakistan's sovereignty through arms sale: Global Times

BEIJING: There is no military alliance between China and Pakistan, but China's arms exports to Pakistan are a powerful weapon to safeguard the South Asian country's military sovereignty, state-run Global Times said in a commentary.Pakistan has been shunning the US in favour of Chinese high-technology weapons, the Financial Times reported earlier this week.Since 2010, US arms exports to Pakistan plummeted from $1 billion to just $21 million last year, according to the report, while China has become Pakistan's most consistent supplier of military hardware.It is Pakistan's full right to choose who to buy from in the global arms market, which has long been dominated by the US, Global Times reported Thursday.Washington always imposes conditions such as political criteria and strategic arrangement for its economic aid.Military assistance works the same way.One of the US' principles in arms exports is targeting turbulent regions and supporting its allies in those areas through defense exports to maximize US national interests, it added.According to the newspaper, the US said it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups.With its military assistance, the US aims to force Pakistan to act according to a scenario written by Washington.Onerous conditions imposed with military aid and arms exports to a certain degree harm Pakistan's military sovereignty.It is normal to see Pakistan making efforts to diversify the sources of its arms imports.That is where China comes in.Although China's overall strength in military technology still lags behind that of the US, the country's defense products have emerged in the world's arms market with a high performance-to-price ratio.China's rising profile in this field gives options to arms importers like Pakistan, breaking the Western hegemony in military sales.As for China's arms exports, the government has always taken a prudent and responsible attitude to carry out strict management in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and Chinese laws.China's arms exports will be conductive to enhancing recipient countries' capability of legitimate self-defense.The Chinese government imposes no political conditions in the arms trade."Beijing doesn't allow its arms exports to disturb regional peace, but it also has no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of the recipient countries.What lies behind the increasing interest of Pakistan in working with China in arms trade is its intention of safeguarding the country's military sovereignty."China's arms exports to Pakistan will not lead to a military alliance; instead, they will strengthen the South Asian country's military sovereignty."

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Rabbani asks PM Abbasi to name new Islamabad airport after Benazir Bhutto

ISLAMABAD: Senator Raza Rabbani has written a letter to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over naming of new Islamabad airport urging him to name if after former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.The name of new Islamabad Airport has been a matter of intense debate since the government decided not to name it after any personality despite the fact that old airport is named after the former prime minister who was assassinated in Rawalpindi in 2007 in a Taliban attack. "It is an unfortunate reflection on how we honour our civilian national heroes," Rabbani wrote. "Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a valiant fighter in the struggle for democracy, rule of law and the supremacy of the Constitution. She freed this country from the shackles of Zia's Martial Law and finally was assassinated in the streets of Rawalpindi, crusading against terrorism and extremism."Adviser to Prime Minister on Aviation Sardar Mahtab Khan confirmed to The News that the airport will not be named after any personality and its official name will be “Islamabad International Airport (IIAP)”.Rabbani recalled that New York's Idlewild International Airport was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport after the former US president was assassinated in Dallas Texas. A large number of airports throughout the world bear the names of prominent international personalities, he stressed.The inauguration of the new airport was earlier scheduled for April 20 but was delayed due to some operational issues and now the prime minister will open it on May 03.

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