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Geo News Blog delivers the latest breaking news, world headlines, politics, current affairs, and international updates from Pakistan and around the world, updated through trusted RSS sources.

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Malala Yousafzai plans on a permanent return to Pakistan

A Geo News screengrab of Malala Yousafzai during her interview with Hamid Mir  ISLAMABAD: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and education activist, said on Friday that she plans on a permanent return to Pakistan after completing her education. Malala who is pursuing a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University spoke to Hamid Mir, anchor of Geo News programme Capital Talk, in her first interview to a news channel since returning to Pakistan after bein
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MQM-P warns of protest if urban Sindh not given rights

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Bahadaurabad faction's leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on Friday his party would stage protests if the people of urban Sindh are not given their due rights by the state authorities. Speaking in a press conference at the party's head office, Siddiqui said that he was glad to meet Dr Farooq Sattar at the party's office, adding that the matters between the party factions can be resolved through dialogue. He admitted that the party's organisational s
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ECP to appoint judicial officers as DROs, ROs for general elections 2018

Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday said judicial officers of lower courts will be appointed as district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs) for general elections 2018. The ECP said letters in this regard have been dispatched to the concerned registrars of high courts and lists of district and session judges, additional session judges, senior civil judges and civil judges has been requested. The step was taken by the ECP in light of sub
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Starc out of fourth South Africa Test, IPL with stress fracture

Mitchell Starc in action, Australia v England, 5th Test, Sydney, 4th day, January 7, 2018/Getty Images JOHANNESBURG: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has been ruled out of the fourth test against South Africa and the upcoming Indian Premier League due to a stress fracture in his leg, Cricket Australia said on Friday. His place in the team for the fourth test that started at the Wanderers on Friday was taken by Chadd Sayers. Starc was due to play in the IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders, w
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Egypt´s Sisi wins second term with 96.9% of vote: state media

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Photo: Reuters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a second term with 96.9 per cent of valid votes, state media reported on Friday, raising a previous tally from the preliminary count. The flagship state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram also raised its estimate of turnout in the March 26-28 election to 42.08 per cent, saying 25 million of Egypt´s 60 million registered voters had cast ballots. On Tuesday, the paper had reported that Sisi was reelected with 92 per cent
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Sohai Ali Abro tells all about upcoming film Motorcycle Girl

Photo: File Pakistani actor Sohai Ali Abro has said her upcoming film Motorcycle Girl aims to empower more women to ride motorcycles. ?The idea behind the film is to make it okay for women to ride motorcycles on the streets of Pakistan and get rid of the notion that it is something abnormal,? Sohai said during her appearance on Geo Pakistan. The actor lamented that when women are seen riding motorcycles in Pakistan it?s seen as abnormal and people take pictures of them and post them on social
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Sharif family involved in financial crimes, says Fawad Chaudhry

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday it is proven now that the Sharif family is involved in financial crimes.  Speaking in a press conference. he said that the PTI is closely monitoring the ongoing trial of Sharif family in the accountability court, adding that it must be noticed that the former prime minister's son, Hasan and Hussain Nawaz, have refused to present themselves before the court.  
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Referee warned about Smith, Warner in 2016: report

Daryl Harper warned of the disgraced duo 'being involved in a ball-tampering incident' in domestic cricket in 2016 SYDNEY: A match referee warned of disgraced Australian cricketers Steve Smith and David Warner "being involved in a ball-tampering incident" in the domestic Sheffield Shield in 2016, a media report said Friday. The report came after Smith and Warner were stripped of the captaincy and vice-captaincy and banned for a year from the sport after being caught up in a plot to alter the c
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OGRA recommends Rs5.26 per litre decrease in price of petrol

Photo: File The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has recommended a decrease of Rs5.26 per litre in the price of petrol with effect from April 1. The regulator on Friday recommended in a summary to the Petroleum Division that the price of petrol be reduced by Rs5.26 per litre bringing the rate down from the existing Rs88.7 to Rs82.81 per litre. However, the summary recommended minor increases in the rates of other petroleum products for the month of April. The price of high-speed diesel has be
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Pakistanis among 17 illegal migrants? killed in Turkey bus crash

Picture of the minibus crash in Igdir, eastern Turkey on March 30, 2018 - AFP   ANKARA: At least 17 people have been killed and another 36 wounded after a bus carrying illegal immigrants hit a lighting pole in eastern Turkey and burst into flames, local media reported on Friday. The bus, which crashed late Thursday on the Igdir-Kars highway, was carrying nationals from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Images in Turkish media showed smoke rising from
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Behaviour in cricket has sunk to 'abysmal' levels: Pakistan coach Arthur

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur. Photo: AFP Former Australia coach Mickey Arthur said he expected Steve Smith to recover from the ball-tampering scandal which has left him with a lengthy ban -- but added that he wasn´t so sure about co-conspirator David Warner. Arthur, now coach of Pakistan, also told AFP that behaviour had sunk to ?abysmal? levels in world cricket and needed rapid improvement, after a series of flare-ups in recent months. Smith and Warner, Australia´s captain and vice-captain, w
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Pakistani child bowling prodigies impress Akram, Warne

Two six-year-olds have become social media sensations in cricket-mad Pakistan with videos of their bowling "blowing away" the likes of Shane Warne and Wasim Akram, who have been giving the pair tips on improving their game. Eli Mikal Khan, from the southwestern city of Quetta, has been nicknamed "Shane Warne Junior" after videos posted on Twitter of his astonishing leg break bowling attracted awe from fans around the world and drew tips and encouragement from the Australian legend. Another six
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Will work on easing visa restrictions for Pakistani traders: Indian HC

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/64c31677e4564b49c4cab0f90b70f4a4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8zMC8yMDE4IDk6MDg6MjAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT16V0RhRnRXRndITm92R1VidExVNXN3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: The visa tension between India and Pakistan is a pressing issue that should be resolved, Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria said on Friday. Speaking to businessmen at the Lahore Chamber of Commerc
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China-Pakistan defence cooperation will help maintain regional peace: Beijing

Colonel Ren Guoqiang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China. Photo: File China?s Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Colonel Ren Guoqiang on Thursday said defence and military cooperation between Islamabad and Beijing would help maintain regional and international peace and security. ?China and Pakistan share an all-weather partnership. We have maintained a very high level of defence and military exchange and cooperation,? the spokesperson sai
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Married actresses, mothers considered dead commodity: Rani Mukherjee

Rani Mukherjee. Photo: DNAIndia Actor Rani Mukherjee has opened up about the discrimination married actresses face in Bollywood and how she hopes that her upcoming film Hichki will change this perception. In an interview with the Indian Express, the 40-year-old actress said, that despite being married and having a kid, nothing has changed about her. Riding on the success of her recently released film, Hichki, the actress revealed that once an actress is married or has had children she is con
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Fire kills 20 Myanmar migrant workers on bus in Thailand

Firefighters extinguish a fire on board a bus, which killed migrant workers from Myanmar, in Tak province, Thailand. Photo: Dailynews via REUTERS  BANGKOK: A fire on board a bus in western Thailand killed 20 migrant workers from Myanmar early on Friday, police said. The bus was carrying 47 workers who had just crossed the border into Thailand to work legally. Three other people on the bus were injured but the rest escaped unharmed, police said. ?The driver said he saw fire breaking out from
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Traffic plan for Pakistan vs West Indies revealed

Traffic plan for Pakistan-West Indies series. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: Pakistan will take on the West Indies in three T20 matches in Karachi on April 1, 2 and 3 at the National Stadium. Just like for the recently concluded Pakistan Super League final, a comprehensive traffic plan has been proposed for the Pakistan-West Indies series. According to the plan revealed by the traffic police, on match days, the road from Karsaz to National Stadium will be blocked for traffic. Vehicles will be diver
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Atif Aslam to sing track penned by Salman Khan

Photo: YouTube Pakistani singer Atif Aslam has been roped in for playback for a song penned by Salman Khan for his upcoming film Race 3. ?Atif has been a part of every Race film and we felt he would be perfect for this romantic song. It will be a surprise for the audience,? producer Ramesh Taurani was quoted as saying by Mumbai Mirror. According to the Indian daily, the song written by Salman Khan for his upcoming action-thriller is a romantic number, which is being choreographed by director
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Power to the people: electricity finally reaches Indian landmark

A couple watch television on Elephanta island near Mumbai, where hundreds of villagers have had mains electricity installed in their houses for the first time. Photo: AFP 2 MUMBAI: Deepa Bhoir used to sit in darkness outside her island home and stare at Mumbai glowing in the distance. Now she stays up late watching soap operas ? one of millions of Indians whose lives have been transformed by a drive to get power to every corner of the country. Bhoir and her husband Sasuram are among hundreds o
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Six Turkish security force members killed in Kurdish militant attack

Photo: AFP DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants staged an attack near a military base in southeast Turkey?s Siirt province, killing six Turkish security force members and wounding seven, security sources said on Friday. They said the attack occurred in the area of a military base in the Eruh district of Siirt and that those killed were from a village guard militia which supports the Turkish military. The sources initially said five soldiers were killed. It was not clear
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Palestinian killed by Israeli strike ahead of Gaza protest

A Palestinian shouts during clashes along the Israel border with Gaza ahead of a protest in a tent city, demanding to return to their homeland, in the southern Gaza Strip on March 29, 2018. Photo: Reuters A Palestinian farmer was killed in Gaza by an Israeli strike early Friday, the health ministry in the enclave said, ahead of a day of major protests. A spokesperson for the ministry said one farmer was killed and another injured by Israeli artillery fire near Khan Yunis in southern Gaza. The
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China's space lab set to fall to Earth this weekend

The Long March II-F rocket loaded with China's unmanned space module Tiangong-1 lifts off from the launch pad in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province September 29, 2011. Photo: Reuters An out-of-control space laboratory that will plunge back to Earth in the coming days is unlikely to cause any damage, Chinese authorities say, but will offer instead a "splendid" show akin to a meteor shower. China´s space agency said on Thursday that the nearly eight-tonne Tiangong-1 will re-enter
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Zuckerberg disavows memo saying all user growth is good

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Reuters  SAN FRANCISCO: A Facebook Inc executive said in an internal memo in 2016 that the social media company needed to pursue adding users above all else, BuzzFeed News reported on Thursday, prompting disavowals from the executive and Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. The memo from Andrew Bosworth, a Facebook vice president, had not been previously reported as Facebook faces inquiries over how it handles personal information and the tacti
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To say 'PM came to me' does not befit CJP either, says Nawaz

Former PM Nawaz Sharif arriving at the accountability court today. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that if the Supreme Court chief justice had used the word 'faryadi' (complainant), he should have stuck to it.  "Such words do not befit the chief justice or anyone else. To say that he [PM] came to me [CJP] also does not sit well," said Nawaz while interacting with reporters inside the accountability court.  He was referring to the reported remarks o
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Pope Francis washes and kisses feet of 12 inmates in Holy Thursday ritual

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/3d68431d177c65129fb0b1e0af940be0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8zMC8yMDE4IDU6NTA6NDYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1IS2xGd0hNZ3JWR3Y3WHVlQ1BuSzFnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 prison inmates, including two Muslims and a Bu
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