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Boris Johnson has long spun political gold from his magniloquent tongue, using what some linguists and observers say bombastic language, esoteric vocabulary, occasional crudity and episodes of bumbling bluster.

The United States views Pakistan's cooperation with a deal to end the 17-year-old war as essential but the two countries have a complicated relationship.

Hundreds of Israeli police and soldiers sealed off at least four buildings in the area close to the Israeli security barrier which cuts off the occupied West Bank, an AFP journalist said.

Netanyahu, who created history on July 20 by becoming the longest-serving Israeli Prime Minister, is facing a tough political challenge as opinion polls show flagging fortunes for his ruling Likud party.

Mohajirs are Urdu-speaking people who migrated from India during partition. A large number of Mohajirs reside in Sindh province's urban areas - notably in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur.

Prime Minister Khan arrives in US to have face-to-face talks with President Trump to 'refresh' bilateral relations that were hit after Trump publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid to Pakistan and asked the country to do more to fight terror...

'The visit will be weak on substance, notwithstanding the symbolic value of a Pakistani prime minister and the army chief showing up at the White House together to make new promises on counterterrorism cooperation,' said former Ambassador Haqqani.

'I don't know if it's good or bad politically, I don't care,' Trump said. 'If the Democrats want to embrace people that hate our country ... it's up to them.' Trump also said he did not care whether the fight helped him politically.

The prime minister, during his three-day visit, would also be meeting prominent members of the US Congress, corporate leaders as well as members of the Pakistani diaspora.

Maryam Nawaz, the vice president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) was accused of providing a fake trust deed during the hearing of the case. The deed was written in Calibri font in 2006 when the font allegedly was not available for public use.

US District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan on Wednesday had ordered that the material, used by prosecutors to obtain a 2018 search warrant for Cohen's home and office, be unsealed on Thursday morning.

The measure, which passed by 315 votes to 274, is a major setback for former London mayor Boris Johnson, who is expected to be named prime minister next Wednesday and has said he would be prepared to lead Britain into a no-deal Brexit.

While in India the stay on Jadhav’s death sentence and consular access were welcomed, Pakistani newspapers reported that victory was theirs.

US prosecutors have claimed that Guzman sold more than $12 billion worth of drugs, and Forbes magazine once listed him as one of the world's richest men.

Although the accused failed to hit anyone and ended up crashing the car into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament last year, his actions left several cyclists needing hospital treatment.

Over 500 local people have been swindled since January last year, with the losses totalling over $30 million, including one victim who lost $2 million, the bureau said.