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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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UK firm in Facebook row suspends CEO as lawmakers demand answers

Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica, arrives at the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London, Britain, March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls  LONDON: Cambridge Analytica, the British firm at the centre of a major data scandal rocking Facebook, suspended its chief executive Tuesday as lawmakers demanded answers from the social media giant over the breach. Alexander Nix will stand aside pending an investigation into boasts he made to an undercover reporter about entrapping politi
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Social media reacts to Peshawar-Quetta thriller

KARACHI: Defending champions Peshawar Zalmi have qualified for the second eliminator against Karachi Kings after defeating Quetta Gladiators by one run in a nail-biting last-ball thriller at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. Social media was overjoyed, dumbfounded and thrilled by the match.  Here are some of the reactions: 1) Winning isn't always pretty, but victory's always sweet. Must be a great night for Zalmi owner Javed Afridi  2) Errr... forget about the match, its mo
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Institutions must collaborate for country?s progress: Shehbaz

Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif pictured while addressing the media in London on March 20, 2018. Photo: Geo News  LONDON: Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday stressed that Pakistan's institutions must work together for the country's development and prosperity. The Punjab chief minister, who departed for London earlier today for a medical checkup, insisted that the country must be protected from a possible course of 'collision.' Shehbaz Sharif travels to London for medical check-up CM P
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Anwar's last-over heroics in vain as Peshawar eliminate Quetta

geo_embedgallery LAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi have qualified to play the second eliminator against Karachi Kings after defeating Quetta Gladiators by one run in a nail-biting last-ball thriller at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. In a dramatic turn of events in the final over, Gladiators all-rounder Anwar Ali smashed three sixes and one four to alter the 158-run chase to three runs off one ball with only one wicket remaining. But a run-out on Mir Ha
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Operation to retrieve containers underway after Karachi ship collision

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6e8348bf8bdb9b12d6202c6c9a002768.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8yMC8yMDE4IDc6MzA6MTYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1ZREJ2bnNJS0F5OWtWMHhMQnhwUjJnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Karachi Port Trust (KPT) commenced an operation today to recover shipping containers that had fallen into the sea on March 19. Hapeg-Lloyd?s ship 8,000-TEU Tolten which was carrying transit-container
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PTI, PML-N both engage in defamatory politics: Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah said on Tuesday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf both engage in defamatory politics. Shah while addressing media said that Imran?s manifesto is to slander politicians, while the PML-N has resorted to abusive language in politics. The Opposition leader strongly reacted to the statements passed by former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. He s
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Javeria Khan century gives Pakistan opening win against Sri lanka

Pakistan strode to a 69-run win over Sri Lanka in the first of a three-match ODI series as Javeria Khan scored her second one-day international century on Tuesday. Khan guided her side to 250/6 in 50 overs. The spinners then struck at regular intervals as the Sri Lankan reply was clipped at 181 in 45.2 overs. The middle-order batsman finished unbeaten on 113 in 142 balls, with 15 fours. Natalia Pervaiz made an ODI debut, contributing an unbeaten 21 in 20 balls, including the innings? only si
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Gunman wounds two students, wounded by security, at Maryland high school

Representational image. A student shot and critically wounded two fellow students at a Maryland high school before a campus security officer ended the attack by wounding the shooter, a law enforcement official said. The shooter shot a male student and a female student at Great Mills High School in St. Mary?s County, and was then wounded by a campus security officer, county Sheriff Timothy Cameron told MSNBC. All three were in critical condition at hospitals. It was not clear whether the stude
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Former French president Sarkozy held in Libya financing probe

In this file photo taken on April 24, 2007 French right-wing party UMP presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during a campaign meeting in Rouen, western France.?AFP photo PARIS: French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was detained for questioning on Tuesday over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Gaddafi financed his 2007 election campaign, including with suitcases stuffed with cash, a source close to the inquiry told AFP. Sarkozy was taken into police custody early Tue
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Maryland high school on lockdown after shooting

Representational image.  A Maryland high school was on lockdown following a shooting on Tuesday morning, the local school district said in a statement, but the incident has since been ?contained.? The shooting took place at Great Mills High School in St. Mary?s County, and it was not clear whether there were injuries. It occurred amid a re-energized national debate over school shootings in the United States following an attack on Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Flo
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CAS Air Chief Marshal calls on COAS at GHQ

Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan pictured with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Head Quarters on Monday, March 20, 2018. Photo: DG ISPR twitter  RAWALPINDI: Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan was presented with a guard of honour upon his arrival at the General Head Quarters (GHQ) earlier today, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, who retired on March 19, ha
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China to build ´world´s fastest´ wind tunnel

Representational image. Photo: AFP China has announced it is building the world´s fastest wind tunnel to develop a new generation of super-fast airplanes, but it could also be used for hypersonic missile technology. Wind tunnels test how air will pass over a solid object, helping designers improve aerodynamics or reduce stress points for objects as they reach high speeds. State-run Xinhua news agency ran a report late Monday revealing the development of what it said would be "the world´s faste
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ECP cannot intervene in Parliament?s internal proceedings, says Rabbani

Former Senate chairman Raza Rabbani on Monday, March 20, 2018 said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) could not intervene in the Parliament's proceedings. Photo: Geo News file  KARACHI: PPP leader Raza Rabbani on Monday stressed that the ECP could not intervene in the Parliament's proceedings. The government and opposition, a day earlier, had voiced their objections over the initial delimitation issued by the ECP. On March 5, the body had issued the initial delimitation of national
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Messi reveals why he used to vomit on pitch

Barcelona?s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi. Photo: AFP  Lionel Messi has revealed that he no longer gets sick and vomits on the pitch during games owing to a change in his diet. "I ate badly for many years: chocolates, fizzy drinks, and everything. That is what made me throw up during games. Now I look after myself better. I eat fish, meat, salads. Everything is organised and taken care of," Messi told La Cornisa TV.  The Barcelona forward admitted he used to get sick "all the time" after he
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ICC overturns ban, clears Rabada to play against Australia

Currently the top ranked test bowler in the world, Rabada is free to play the third test that starts in Cape Town on Thursday CAPE TOWN: South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been cleared to play the remainder of the test series against Australia having won his appeal against a Level Two breach of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) code of conduct. Rabada had his punishment for brushing against the shoulder of Australia captain Steven Smith in the second test in Port Elizabeth redu
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'Sex and the City' star joins New York governor race

Photo: AFP Cynthia Nixon, the US actress who shot to fame as workaholic lawyer Miranda on "*** and the City," jumped into the race for New York governor Monday, unveiling a progressive platform championing economic equality and eschewing big business. The 51-year-old declared her candidacy with a two-minute campaign video posted on Twitter that showed her at home with her wife and children, riding the subway, taking one of her children to school and speaking at liberal political causes. The m
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MMA revived, Maulana Fazl ur Rehman appointed president

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Chief Fazlur Rehman pictured with Jamaat-e-Islami President Siraj-ul-Haq during a press conference in Karachi here on March 20, 2018. Photo: Geo News   KARACHI: Religious-political parties on Monday announced the revival of the defunct Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA). Senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Liaqat Baloch, made the announcement of the decision to revive MMA and appointment of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman as the presiden
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Mashal lynching suspect claims innocence in statement to police

Sabir Mayar with security personnel. Photo: KP Police  MARDAN: Sabir Mayar, one of the primary accused in the Mashal Khan lynching case, has reportedly told the police he was not present when the incident took place last year.  Mashal was brutally beaten and shot dead at the Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan over false allegations of blasphemy in April 2017.  Mayar, one of the two remaining absconders in the case, handed himself over to the police on Monday. According to sources, Mayar has
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Saudi billionaire Al-Waleed 'forgives' Ritz ordeal

Photo: AFP Billionaire Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal says all is forgiven after his three-month detention in an anti-corruption crackdown, dismissing speculation he had forfeited control of his assets in exchange for his freedom. The prince, dubbed the Warren Buffett of Saudi Arabia, was released from the now-notorious Ritz-Carlton hotel in early January after an undisclosed financial agreement with the government. "I am not a person who is going to say I forgive but I don't forget. I say I
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Want to assist government in bringing back funds from Pakistanis' foreign accounts: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar remarked on Tuesday that the apex court wants to assist the government in bringing back funds taken out of the country and parked in foreign bank accounts. The chief justice made the remarks while heading a three-member bench hearing a suo motu case of foreign bank accounts held by Pakistanis. During the hearing, the chief justice observed that the court will not rush the case,
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Interior minister blacklists Ahad Cheema from obtaining passport

Interior minister black listed on Tuesday former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director Ahad Cheema from obtaining a passport due to the National Accountability Bureau?s investigation against him. Photo: file1 ISLAMABAD: Interior minister black listed on Tuesday former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director Ahad Cheema from obtaining a passport due to the National Accountability Bureau?s investigation against him. Ashiana housing case: Punjab govt suspends Ahad Cheema S
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Wasim Akram breaks down his picks for top local players during PSL

Wasim Akram has revealed his picks for the top local talent during the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In an interview with Geo News, the Sultan of Swing said he was not impressed with the batting talent during the tournament, however, Hussain Talat was the lone exception. Talat has an average of 38.80 - Photo PCB  ?He is definitely the find of this year. After seeing his attitude and fitness I can say that my guy is Hussain Talat.? Islamabad United?s left-handed batsman
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Package detonates at FedEx facility in Texas: reports

Emergency vehicles surround a FedEx facility in Schertz, TX after a package exploded shortly after midnight March 20, 2018. Photo: CBS Austin One employee was injured when a package containing nails and shrapnel that was bound for Austin, Texas, exploded at a Texas FedEx facility, the local fire department said. The package exploded shortly after midnight local time at a distribution facility in Schertz, Texas, outside of San Antonio, about 65 miles south of Austin, the San Antonio Fire Departm
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Parasitic disease claims life of another Bengal tiger at Lahore zoo

LAHORE: A parasitic disease claimed the life of another Bengal tiger in Lahore zoo, third in a span of a week. The zoo authorities confirmed that the nine-year-old tiger, Rawal, died due to the disease on Tuesday, adding that he had been under treatment since the last 10 days. Rawal was brought to the zoo when he was three-years-old, the zoo authorities told Geo News. The authorities also expressed concern over the outbreak of the parasitic disease in the zoo, adding that it can?t be treated
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Female traffic warden spreads PSL cheer, one flower and chocolate at a time

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7ca46a9765644adb61cc53c0f57ce2df.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8yMC8yMDE4IDEwOjEwOjQwIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9dldxeEtRaGFjZFNSZ3Q0d29QUlFxZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] An air of celebration and joy grips Lahore as the walled city is set to host Pakistani and f
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