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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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As Islamabad's trees disappear, its children lead a green offensive

Schoolteacher Nawaz Qureshi looks at an evergreen tree at a nursery in Islamabad, March 7. Photo: Reuters Upset by the felling of many of Islamabad's trees ? victims of rapid urbanisation - the city's children are fighting back with a tree planting drive. Children, accompanied by their parents, are now a common sight at tree nurseries in Pakistan's capital, buying saplings to plant at home ? some after receiving school assignments to do just that. "They will get awards and certificates of appr
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More money laundering enquiries kick off against Axact CEO

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e53f14a982dccd71baf8145dce957019.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8yOC8yMDE4IDU6Mzk6MzggQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0yMGVzYXRSV0RLMXdtRTBUOUxydGpnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The noose is being tightened against Axact CEO Shoaib Shaikh with the initiation of
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Apple unveils cheaper iPad aimed at conquering the classroom

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the launch of new Apple products specially designed for students and teachers. Photo: Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune  Apple on Tuesday unveiled new applications and a discounted iPad tablet aimed at the education market as it tries to regain momentum lost to Google in the world of classroom technology. At an event in Chicago, the California-based Apple showcased a new, free curriculum called Everyone Can Create that enables teachers to integrate drawing, music, fi
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Additional accused in assets reference against Dar yet to be indicted

Ishaq Dar, a close aide of Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif, is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his declared sources of income. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing the illegal assets accumulation case against Senator Ishaq Dar has yet to indict the co-accused, and the case has been adjourned till March 30. The accused have been identified as former National Bank of Pakistan President Saeed Ahmed, Naeem Mehmood and Mansoor Rizvi. The three have
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Academy President John Bailey cleared of harassment complaint

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President John Bailey. Photo: Reuters/Newscom In a statement released on Tuesday night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) said, "The Committee unanimously determined that no further action was merited on this matter." The Academy also denied earlier reporting that it had received three complaints, saying that only one was submitted. John Bailey came under fire after The Academy received three harassment claims, 15 days after th
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NATO expels seven Russian diplomats

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. Photo: AFP LONDON: NATO joined 25 governments around the world Tuesday in expelling Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack in Britain, marking what London called a "turning point" in the West´s relations with Moscow. The US-led military alliance expelled seven Russian staff and denied accreditation to three more, bringing the total number of suspected Russian spies expelled to almost 150, including the 23 initially dispatched by Britain. "This will s
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Del Potro, Isner advance at Miami Open

Juan Martin del Potro. Photo: AFPJohn   MIAMI: Juan Martin del Potro sent his devoted fans home happy Tuesday by powering into the ATP Miami Open quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Serbian Filip Krajinovic. Roared on by a partisan crowd, the 29-year-old Argentinian recovered from 1-4 down in the first set to reel off nine games in a row on his way to a last-eight match with Canada's Milos Raonic on Wednesday. Del Potro's welcome return to form and fitness saw him win the Indian Wells
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NAB not unjust towards anyone, asserts Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal

National Accountability Bureau Chairperson Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal remarked that the accountability bureau is not unjust towards anyone. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Chairperson Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal remarked that the accountability bureau is not unjust towards anyone. "NAB is functioning as per the law," he asserted while chairing a high-level meeting Tuesday night.  During the meeting, he remarked that there will now be evident change and transparency in NA
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Need to pressurise Taliban to join peace process, says Khawaja Asif

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif remarked that bringing Taliban to the negotiating table and establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan is a shared responsibility of the international community. Asif said there is a need for collective pressure on Taliban to shun violence and join the peace process. Pakistan has been consistently stressing for the resolution of Afghan conflict through a political settlement, he said while addressing the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan in Uzbekistan. The
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North Korea's Kim met China's Xi on first foreign trip

North Korean leader  Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: AFP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides seek to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. On his first trip abroad since taking power, Kim and his wife were met with honour guards and a banquet hosted by Xi, according to state media, which confirmed the visit on Wednesday only after K
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Not necessary to inform media about Anwar's former whereabouts: IGP Sindh

Sindh IGP AD Khawaja on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, said he did not deem it necessary to inform the media about the whereabouts of arrested police official Rao Anwar ? the primary accused in the extrajudicial killing of Waziristan native Naqeebullah Mehsud. Photo: Geo News   KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) AD Khawaja on Tuesday said he did not deem necessary to inform the media about the whereabouts of arrested police official Rao Anwar ? the primary accused in the extrajudicial k
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Hit for six! Cricket's biggest scandals

JOHANNESBURG: Bodyline, underarm bowling, match fixing and more. Australia´s ball-tampering woes are the latest in a long line of scandals to have hit the world of cricket. Here's a look at six of the biggest scandals in cricket: England´s ´bodyline´ series Australian captain Bill Woodfull ducks under a ball from Harold Larwood during the infamous 1932?33 Australian Ashes tour. Photo: Central Press/Getty Images England´s 1932/3 tour of Australia was notable for skipper Douglas Jardine
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Australia trio sent home after ball-tampering scandal

Steven Smith, banned for the final Test, arrives in Johannesburg, March 27, 2018/AFP JOHANNESBURG: Australia captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft are being sent home from the South Africa tour in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has shaken the sport but coach Darren Lehmann was not involved, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. The sanction against the trio was announced by Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland, who had flown into Johannesburg
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PM, CJP meeting to fuel speculation: Khurshid Shah

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/0dd14a717d3724e5d7500f87da180691.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8yNy8yMDE4IDU6NDY6MDkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT01YzAzYit0YVBPRmRwb0tmb2dvcnlRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly, Syed Khurshid Shah shared his thought
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High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood visits Dargah Ajmer Sharif to lay Chaddar

NEW DELHI: Pakistan?s High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood visited the Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Syed Moinuddin Hasan Chishti (RA) in Ajmer Sharif, where the celebrations of his 806th Urs are currently underway. The High Commissioner laid the traditional chaddar on behalf of the people and government of Pakistan. In a press release issued by Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, it said that upon his arrival at the Dargah, High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood was received by Syed Natiq Chisht
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Trump administration considering political penalties on Pakistan: US magazine

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/72d53d2c8d29ce60977c575a677766ca.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8yNy8yMDE4IDU6MjY6MzkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1lRGlqTWNWeWpFSS8wNFNMeVF4eDdRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] The Trump administration has been considering to revoke Pakistan's status of a major non-NAT
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Police obtain physical remand of Raees Uddin alias 'Mama'

Korangi police took custody of most wanted suspect Raeesuddin alias Mama at the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport on March 27, 2018. Photo: Geo News file  KARACHI: Most wanted suspect Raees Uddin alias 'Mama' was physically remanded into the police's custody for 20 days on Tuesday. Korangi police had taken custody of the suspect earlier today at the Quaid-e-Azam International Airport. The suspect ? a former sector in-charge of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Korangi ? was wanted for in
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Nadal back from injury for Davis Cup quarter-final

Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open in January after reaching the last eight due to an upper quad problem. Photo: Getty Images  MADRID: World number two Rafa Nadal has been named in Spain's squad for their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final against Germany in Valencia next month. The 31-year-old has not played in the competition since helping five-time winners Spain return to the top tier of world tennis with victory in India in 2016. Nadal was named in captain Sergi Bruguera's team along
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Trump administration considering permanent freeze on Pak?s military aid: US magazine

ISLAMABAD: The US President Donald Trump-administration is looking into the option of revoking Pakistan?s status as a major non-NATO ally, permanently cutting off the US military aid and even imposing visa bans or other sanctions on individuals in the Pakistani government on the charge of providing sanctuaries to Afghan militants, Foreign Policy reported. The Trump administration has already temporarily withheld the $255 million aid, which was part of a $1.1 billion aid package authorised in 2
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European champions Portugal suddenly look shaky

Portugal team poses with the Euro 2016 trophy  ZURICH: European champions less than two years ago, Portugal are suddenly looking shaky in the run-up to the World Cup with key players suffering a dip in form and a central defence showing its age. Coach Fernando Santos admitted before this month´s friendlies against Egypt and Netherlands that, compared to Euro 2016, it was proving much more difficult to finalise his squad for this year´s tournament in Russia. Monday´s 3-0 drubbing by a Dutch te
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PTI says any NRO for Nawaz, family unacceptable

FILE image. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday expressed serious reservations over efforts to send Nawaz Sharif abroad, adding that any "NRO (national reconciliation order) for the former premier and his family is unacceptable" to the party. The statement was issued by a spokesman for the PTI after a meeting of its central leaders presided over by party chief Imran Khan. "There is no way acceptable but that of a uniform and free implementation of the law," the statement read. "The
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PTI's Fauzia Kasuri says party faces existential threat

PTI leader Fauzia Kasuri/File photo ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fauzia Kasuri on Tuesday lamented her party?s politics and expressed fear that its future may be under serious threat. In an editorial for a newspaper, Kasuri, one of the central figures of Imran Khan-led PTI, said the party has strayed away from its revolutionary vision and the ideals on which it was originally built. It is instead headed in a direction totally opposite to what it initially set out to achieve
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Security forces recover cache of arms, ammunition from Balochistan

Security forces on Tuesday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted on suspected terrorist hideouts in Balochistan. Photo: ISPR file  QUETTA: Security forces on Tuesday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during intelligence-based operations (IBOs) conducted on suspected terrorist hideouts in Duki, Shoaib Nikka, Zhob, Kabo, and Mastung areas of Balochistan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The arms and ammunitio
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Police file charge sheet in Maqsood killing case, family expresses reservations

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f7227d712959ed3d50bcbcfaef123bc6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8yNy8yMDE4IDI6MDA6NDUgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WNW5lVmZRa0V1K0lOVFhkNTBuU01BPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Police on Tuesday in a charge sheet submitted on March 24 for the Maqsood killing case stated that policeman ASI Tariq shot the deceased from a close range. Law enforcement authorities on January 20
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Police file charge-sheet in Maqsood killing case, family expresses reservation

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f7227d712959ed3d50bcbcfaef123bc6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8yNy8yMDE4IDI6MDA6NDUgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WNW5lVmZRa0V1K0lOVFhkNTBuU01BPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Police on Tuesday in its charge sheet submitted on March 24 on Maqsood killing case
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