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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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Five captains removed in scandals

LONDON: Australia cricket captain Steve Smith´s one-year ban over the ball-tampering scandal is not the first time a national skipper has been removed for a reason other than a loss of form. Here are five other team leaders who were banished to the ranks or the wilderness for shaming the captaincy: CRICKET Hansie Cronje (RSA) There was a collective gasp of astonishment when it was revealed in 2000 that the South Africa captain had orchestrated a match-fixing ring involving three othe
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Indian troops martyr four Kashmiri youth in Rajouri

India has received a lot of flak for killing and harassing a number of unarmed civilians in the past year in the occupied Kashmir-Photo: File  SRINAGAR: Four youth were killed on Wednesday by Indian forces in the Rajouri district, Kashmir Media Service (KMS) reported. The youth were martyred during a siege and search operation at Ravarian Talla village, in Sunderbani area of the district. India has received flak for killing and harassing a number of unarmed civilians in the past year in the o
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Cabinet approves extradition agreements with China, Saudi Arabia

The meeting, chaired by PM Abbasi, approved extradition agreements for transfer of sentenced persons between Pakistan and China, Saudi Arabia ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday, where he approved extradition agreements for transfer of sentenced persons between Pakistan and China, Saudi Arabia. The Cabinet also gave a go-ahead to the Prevention of Smuggling of Migrants Act, 2018. The meeting approved an inter-government agreement
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Australia coach Lehmann wants forgiveness for banned trio

Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann walks through a police cordon at Cape Town International Airport, South Africa. March 27, 2018 JOHANNESBURG: Australia coach Darren Lehmann has apologised to the public and called for forgiveness for the ?grave mistake? made by the trio of test players banned for their role in the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the sport. He promised a change in approach to the game from Australia, reeling not only from the scandal but accusations of boorish beha
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'High ranking' al Qaeda militant killed in weekend strike in Libya

The strike on Saturday, the first against al Qaeda militants in Libya, killed 'two terrorists' as part of efforts to deny militants a safe haven in the country?s vast desert-Photo: File  WASHINGTON: One of the militants killed in a US airstrike in Libya over the weekend was a high-ranking al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official, the United States said on Wednesday. The strike on Saturday, the first against al Qaeda militants in Libya, killed ?two terrorists? as part of efforts to deny
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David Beckham tackles bullying and violence in Indonesian schools

Former England star David Beckham talks with Indonesian children during his visit in Jakarta on Sunday. Photo:EPA-EFE LONDON: Football legend David Beckham has visited Indonesia - where one in three children have been physically attacked in school - to see how his charity, the 7 Fund, is combating bullying. The A-list celebrity and former England captain launched the fund to protect the world´s most vulnerable youngsters in 2015 with the United Nations children´s agency (UNICEF). "I feel very
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Pakistani online legal battle could help investment sentiment

ISLAMABAD: A legal battle between online marketplace OLX and Pakistan?s largest automobile sales website over intellectual property theft and copyright infringement could help boost the confidence of big tech names to invest in the country. OLX contends PakWheels has been stealing vehicle classifieds and user data from its website, and spamming OLX users. OLX?s Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan regional head Bilal Bajwa hopes for a court ruling prohibiting such practices. But even if the
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With Datsun brand, Nissan has another go at Pakistan market

Nissan's Datsun Redi-GO compact hatchback car is displayed during its launch in Mumbai, India, June 7, 2016. Photo: Reuters file   TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co Ltd on Wednesday said it would resume building and selling cars in Pakistan next year, becoming the latest global automaker to operate in a market tipped to expand in coming years as vehicle ownership increases among a growing middle class. The Japanese automaker said it would start producing its entry-level Datsun brand at a plant in Karach
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Maryam says ?Whatsapp influenced JIT report? difficult to prove in court

Maryam Nawaz. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz tweeted on Wednesday said, she told the opponents beforehand that the Panama JIT chief Wajid Zia will testify in favour of Nawaz in future. On March 27, Federal Investigation Agency Additional Director Wajid Zia, who headed the Panama case investigation team which probed the Sharif family's assets, finished recording his statement in the Avenfield case against the Sharif family. Zia's testimony prov
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Rabbani slams ECP over refusal to provide names of those involved in delimitation

PPP Senator Raza Rabbani/File photo ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Wednesday slammed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for refusing to provide names of those involved in the delimitation of constituencies. It is against the rules to withhold ?information by any ministry, division, department or any organisation functioning under the Constitution? from the Parliament, Rabbani stated in a press release, adding that it is ?unacceptable? that the Commission
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Ageing Japan: Robots' role in future of elder care

Residents follow moves made by humanoid Pepper during an afternoon exercise routine at Shin-tomi nursing home-Reuters1 Paro the furry seal cries softly while an elderly woman pets it. Pepper, a humanoid, waves while leading a group of senior citizens in exercises. The upright Tree guides a disabled man taking shaky steps, saying in a gentle feminine voice, ?right, left, well done!? Robots have the run of Tokyo's Shin-tomi nursing home, which uses 20 different models to care for its residents.
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Parents of ailing one-year-old await Indian medical visas

ISLAMABAD: Parents of ailing one-year-old Muhammad Ayaan Asad Khan are still waiting for the response from Indian High Commission on their medical visa request, The News reported on March 23. The Paediatrics Cardiology department at the All India Institute of Medical Science gave ailing one-year-old Muhammad Ayaan Asad Khan in Pakistan an appointment for March 23, 2018 but the parents, Asad Ikram and Hadia Izhar, who sent in their Indian visa applications on March 1, 2018, are still waiting for
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Javeria smashes record fifty as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in T20 thriller

Javeria Khan. Photo: ICC A record-breaking fifty by Javeria Khan helped Pakistan Women clinch a thrilling win in the first T20 international against Sri Lanka Women in Colombo on Wednesday. Pakistan chased down Sri Lanka?s total of 129 to register their highest chase in the shortest format of the game. Javeria Khan smashed the fastest T20I fifty by a Pakistani woman, scoring 52 off 36 balls to dominate the chase. She was helped along by skipper Bismah Maroof, who put up a brisk 42 off 31 balls.
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UK schools in lockdown after threatening email

Schools in various parts of the UK have been put on lockdown after emails threatening to hurt students, British media reported. Police, however, have confirmed that the email is a hoax and part of ?malicious communication?. The email allegedly threatened 'pupils would be run down' or shot down if they left the building. London, Durham, Cambridge and Suffolk are among the areas where schools have been affected. Meanwhile, police forces are also monitoring the situation. Threats along similar
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NAB summons PM's principal secretary in Ashiana-e-Iqbal case: sources

National Accountability Bureau has summoned the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Fawad Hasan Fawad in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme case, sources informed Geo News on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Photo: Geo News file   LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Fawad Hasan Fawad in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing Scheme case, sources informed Geo News on Wednesday.  Fawad was earlier summoned
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Meetings should be held with heads of institutions but there's time for it: Shah

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah while reacting to a meeting between the prime minister and chief justice of Pakistan Wednesday said that had the meeting been necessary, then it should have been held at a place, where it could not have come into public notice. On Tuesday evening, a one-on-one meeting between PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief Justice Saqib Nisar at the Supreme Court building took the media by surprise. In a statement following the two-hour-l
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Misbah thanks foreign players for helping revive cricket in Pakistan

Misbah and his team celebrate Islamabad United's second PSL title. Photo: JP Duminy Twitter Misbah-ul-Haq, the captain of the two-time Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Islamabad United, on Wednesday thanked his squad?s foreign cricketers for their contribution in reviving international cricket in Pakistan. The former Pakistan skipper thanked the players individually on Twitter for travelling to Pakistan for the knockout stages of the third edition of PSL and entertaining the fans with goo
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PTI will take to the streets if PML-N gets NRO, says Fawad Chaudhry

FAISALABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry said on Wednesday that his party has called for general elections at the earliest as the country is going through severe political instability. Speaking in a press conference at the residence of party?s deputy secretary general Nadeem Aftab Sindhu, he said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is currently seeking refuge from the state institutions, adding that if any NRO-like relief is given to them then the PTI would go f
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Marriyum Aurangzeb says ?star witness? testified in favour of Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Wednesday that the 'star witness' has testified in favour of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today. The jibe was aimed at the Panama Joint Investigation Team head Wajid Zia. Speaking to the press, Aurangzeb said: "Its a good news for the nation that the star witness has given testimony in favour of Nawaz, Wajid Zia has said that Nawaz Sharif has no link with Avenfield case." Zia, the former director of the Federal Invest
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Former West Indies batsman Daren Ganga plays cricket on streets of Karachi

Daren Ganga. Photo: Twitter Former West Indies batsman and international commentator Daren Ganga brought smiles to Karachiites as he played cricket in the streets. The commentator who was in Karachi to attend the Pakistan Super League final at National Stadium on March 25 can be seen playing cricket with children on a street in a video which emerged on social media recently. Clad in a purple kurta with jeans, Ganga who made his commentating debut with PSL this year can be seen hitting a few sh
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SoftBank Vision Fund, Saudi Arabia to create world's biggest solar power firm

NEW YORK: SoftBank Group Corp?s Vision Fund will invest in creating the world?s biggest solar power project in Saudi Arabia, it said on Tuesday, stepping up its involvement in the kingdom and expanding beyond technology. The project is expected to have the capacity to produce up to 200 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son told reporters in New York. That would add to around 400 GW of globally installed solar power capacity and is comparable to the world?s total nuclear
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Subzwari offers Sattar to nominate 40 percent members for joint Rabita Committee

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's Bahadurabad faction representative Faisal Subzwari on Wednesday offered the party?s PIB faction leader Dr Farooq Sattar to nominate 40 percent members of the new joint Rabita Committee in a bid to resolve the intra-party conflict. The offer came a day after a five-member bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan in the case pertaining to the intra-party dispute on the position of the party convener ruled that Dr Sattar will no longer serve as the
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French sports minister blasts racist Russian chants

Paul Pogba and Ousmane Dembele were allegedly targeted by racist chants PARIS: France´s sports minister has condemned the "inadmissible" monkey chants aimed at French players Paul Pogba and Ousmane Dembele during the international friendly against Russia in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday. Laura Flessel, a former two-time Olympic champion in fencing, posted a message on her Twitter account on Wednesday. "Racism has no place on the football pitch," she said. "We have to take action together on a
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Facebook to give users more control over personal information

The company has faced a global outcry after a whistleblower said that data from millions of users was improperly harvested by consultancy Cambridge Analytica to target US and British voters in close-run elections  Facebook Inc is giving users more control over their privacy by making data management easier and redesigning the settings menu, the company said on Wednesday, in the wake of a scandal over a breach that exposed the personal information of millions and was allegedly used by a politica
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From Bradman to villain: Steve Smith's epic fall from grace

Steve Smith on the field during the Oval Test, August 23, 2015/AFP SYDNEY: When Steve Smith took over as Australia skipper from Michael Clarke in 2015, he vowed to continue Australia´s brand of "hard, aggressive" cricket -- without crossing the line. Just 32 months on, the 28-year-old has been sent home in disgrace from a tour of South Africa after masterminding a ball-tampering scandal seen as breaching the standards he promised to respect. Smith´s stunning fall from grace -- on the heels of
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