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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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Pedro Pascal joins cast of Wonder Woman 2

Pedro Pascal. Photo: Getty Images The Narcos and Game of Thrones star is all set to join the cast of the of Wonder Woman 2, directed by Patty Jenkin?s, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Plot details are still being kept under wraps, as is the character Pascal will be playing. This marks the second time Pascal collaborated with director Patty Jenkins after starring in TV movie Exposed. Pascal will join Gal Gadot who reprises her role as Princess Diana with Kristen Wiig playing villain Cheeta
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Only gained, did not lose anything in PM meeting, observes CJP

CJP Justice Saqib Nisar. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saiqb Nisar remarked on Thursday that he has only gained, and not lost anything, during his meeting with the prime minister on Tuesday evening.  Hearing the suo motu case regarding illegal construction in Murree, the chief justice, addressing the petitioners' counsel Latif Khosa, the chief justice stressed Khosa to have faith in him and the institution [Supreme Court]. "Our task is to hear complaints of the publ
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Malala meets PM Abbasi after return to Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai had arrived in Pakistan early Thursday morning, nearly six years after she left the country following an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012. Photo: AFP/file  ISLAMABAD: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani Nobel laureate and education activist, has reached the Prime Minister House for a meeting with Pakistan's premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi today (Thursday).  State minister for information Marriyum Aurangzeb, Anusha Rehman and Marvi Memon are also attending the meeting, Geo
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David Warner 'takes responsibility' and apologises for scandal

David Warner. Photo: Reuters Australian batsman David Warner has apologised and taken responsibility for his actions in the ball tampering scandal that has engulfed Cricket Australia (CA). Cricket Australia banned skipper Steve Smith and batsman David Warner from cricket for 12 months. While Cameron Bancroft was handed a nine moth ban. David Warner took to social media to apologise to the cricketing world. "Mistakes have been made which have damaged cricket," he said breaking his silence on t
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Geo-Jang defamation suit: Court summons posted on Imran?s residence

ISLAMABAD: A court notice has been posted outside Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's residence after he failed to appear or send a counsel in the defamation suit filed against him by Jang/Geo group. At the last hearing of the case on March 22, Imran or his counsel once again failed to appear before Additional District and Sessions Judge Sikandar Khan. Independent Media counsel Amir Abdullah Abbasi then pleaded the court to initiate ex-parte (one-sided) proceedings. On the jud
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Sixty eight killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire

Relatives of inmates held at the General Command of the Carabobo Police react as they wait outside the prison, where a fire occurred in the cells area, according to local media, in Valencia, Venezuela March 28, 2018. Photo: REUTERS  VALENCIA: Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses. Families hoping for news outside the police station were dispersed with tear gas and
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Hearing today on treason case against Gen (retd) Musharraf

General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. Photo: File   ISLAMABAD: The hearing on treason case against former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will be held today. Justice Yahya Afridi will head the bench conducting the hearing. During an earlier hearing, on March 16, the special court the federal government to put special measures in place to bring the ex-military ruler back from the United Arab Emirates. The special court had ordered that the interior ministry should take action for the arre
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Ex Russian spy poisoned by nerve toxin left at front door

Home of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, in Salisbury, Britain. Photo: Reuters LONDON: Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve toxin that had been left on the front door of their home in England, British counter-terrorism police said on Wednesday. After the first known offensive use of a chemical weapon on European soil since World War Two, Britain blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the attempted assassination
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Court to resume hearing London flats case against Nawaz, family today

The Federal Judicial Complex where the accountability court is situated. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Additional Director Wajid Zia, who headed the probe into the Sharif family's assets during the Panama Papers case, will appear before the accountability court conducting corruption proceedings against former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family today. Nawaz's counsel, Khawaja Haris, will resume cross-examination of the 'star' witness in the Avenfield properties refe
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Philanthropist Dr Amjad Saqib receives Commonwealth Points of Light award

Amjad Saqib is the founder of Akhuwat. Photo: British high commission  Dr Amjad Saqib was recognised for his voluntary services at the 31st Commonwealth Points of Light for his work creating Pakistan?s largest micro-finance organisation that is benefitting hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged people. He is the founder of ?Akhuwat?, which claims to be the largest microfinance organisation in Pakistan, which provides interest-free loans to people with disadvantages so they can develop a sustain
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Canadian man pleads guilty to Quebec mosque murders

Alexandre Bissonnette. Photo: VTN.CO QUEBEC CITY - A Canadian man known for his far-right, nationalist sympathies pleaded guilty Wednesday to the killing last year of six worshippers at a Quebec mosque ? a surprising turn of events in a case that shocked the nation. The rampage on January 29, 2017, which also left more than 30 injured, was one of the worst attacks on an Islamic place of worship in the West. Described in the immediate aftermath by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a "terrorist a
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Saudi Arabia must face US lawsuits over 9/11 attacks

People watch the Tribute in Light installation illuminated over lower Manhattan as seen from Brooklyn, marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, US, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  NEW YORK: A US judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia?s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the September 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims. US District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs? all
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Facebook cuts ties to data brokers in blow to targeted ads

A figurine is seen in front of the Facebook logo, March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Illustration/Dado Ruvic/Files Facebook Inc said Wednesday it would end its partnerships with several large data brokers who help advertisers target people on the social network, a step that follows a scandal over how Facebook handles personal information. The world?s largest social media company is under pressure to improve its handling of data after disclosing that information about 50 million Facebook users wrongly end
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US judge refuses to toss suit against Trump on foreign payments

Image via REUTERS Video/Screenshot WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump?s legal troubles deepened on Wednesday as a federal judge refused to throw out a lawsuit accusing him of flouting constitutional safeguards against corruption by maintaining ownership of his business empire while in office. US District Judge Peter Messitte in Greenbelt, Maryland allowed the lawsuit filed by Maryland and District of Columbia to proceed, rejecting a Justice Department request that it be dismissed. The judge
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Social media jubilant, warmly welcomes Malala

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai flashes the 'V' sign from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/Files KARACHI: A visibly happy, now 20-year-old Malala Yousafzai landed back in her homeland late Wednesday night after five long years, which saw her rise to fame from a little-known village girl who blogged about injustices in Pakistan to a world-renown feminist icon and education activist. Yousafzai, who survived a failed assassina
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US State Dept official in Pakistan to discuss bilateral links, Afghan peace process

Alice G. Wells, the principal deputy assistant secretary for South and Central Asia at the US State Department, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 30, 2017. AFP/Getty Images/Ishara S. Kodikara/Files  ISLAMABAD: An official of the United States Department of State arrived here in Pakistan Wednesday on an official visit, Geo News reported, citing sources. Alice G. Wells, the principal deputy assistant secretary for South and Central Asia at the US State Department, will meet officials of Pakistan's
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Driver plows into people on San Francisco street, killing one

Members of the San Francisco Police department are seen at the scene of a hit-and-run incident after a vehicle struck five pedestrians, killing one in San Francisco, California, US, March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam A driver ploughed a vehicle into five people in San Francisco on Wednesday, killing one, before fleeing the scene, officials said. The five people were taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, where one person died and one was in critical condition, s
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Trump pushes out Vet Affairs Secretary Shulkin, to nominate personal physician

US President Donald Trump listens as David Shulkin, the US Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs, speaks during a Department of Veteran Affairs Telehealth event at the White House in Washington, US, August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Wednesday in response to heavy criticism and nominated his personal physician, Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, to replace him in the latest turnover among Trump?s
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Russian plane runs over Gatwick Airport employee's foot

The Rossiya Airlines aeroplane, which ran over a ground crew member's foot, stands at the Gatwick Airport after being pulled back from taxiing. Flora Lu (@floralu_1991)/Handout via Geo.tv  GATWICK: A Russian airline plane ran over the foot of a ground crew member Wednesday here at the Gatwick Airport, prompting massive emergency response and causing the flight to be delayed by over two hours, British media reported. The ground crew member, reportedly an employee of the Dubai National Air Tran
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Two Pakistani-Canadians arrested over C$1.1-m fraud: Canadian media

TORONTO: Two Pakistani-Canadians were arrested Wednesday over alleged fraudulent borrowing of over C$1 million in Canada, Geo News reported citing police sources. The arrestees ? identified as Wajid Ali Khan, a former Member of the Canadian House of Commons and Nadeem Imtiaz Ahmed ? were charged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with the fraudulent borrowing of more than C$1.1 million, the country's media reported. Khan, 71, faces seven charges, whereas Ahmed faces five. Both are re
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West Indies delay squad announcement for Pakistan series

LAHORE: West Indies Cricket Board on Wednesday delayed the announcement of its squad for its tour to Pakistan due to unavailability of its key players. According to reports, all-rounder Jason Holder has taken his name back from the series and as many as five players may debut for the visiting side in the t20I series against Pakistan scheduled from April 1-3 in Karachi. The Windies team is expected to arrive at Karachi on Saturday evening. Andre Fletcher, Chadwick Walton and Samuel Badree wou
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Trump, Britain's May discuss expulsion of Russia diplomats: White House

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone call on Wednesday and they discussed the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States and Britain in response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in England, the White House said in a statement. ?Both leaders agreed on the importance of dismantling Russia?s spy networks in the United Kingdom and the United States to curtail Russian clandestine activities and prevent future chemical weapons atta
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Imran promoted culture of deceit, falsehood in politics: Shehbaz

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif has said that people have no concern with empty slogans, hollow claims and negative politics for they are interested in national development and resolution of their problems. "Imran Niazi has promoted the negative culture of deceit and falsehood in the politics and these elements have tried to hoodwink the people at every occasion with their mendacity, but the conscious people of Pakistan have failed every negative strategy of the sit-in group," he
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Europe to extend qualifications 'passports' for refugees

Migrants and refugees arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea ATHENS: A Council of Europe project to help refugees to have their qualifications recognised abroad was extended to include more countries on Wednesday. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and Armenia will participate in the second phase of the three-year project, joining Greece, Norway, Italy and the United Kingdom from the first phase, the project´s chief, Sjur Bergan, announced at a news conference
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Australia ball-tampering scandal: Who's saying what

Umpires having a word with Cameron Bancroft after he was caught on camera JOHANNESBURG: Here's what the world is saying about the Australian ball-tampering scandal that has rocked cricket: "As indicated, Cricket Australia will provide more details of an independent review into the conduct and culture of our Australian men´s team in due course." -- CA chief James Sutherland after confirming that Steve Smith and senior batsman David Warner were banned from top-level cricket for 12 months and Cam
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