FundayForum
Register
Forum Blogs Gallery Files Poetry Books
Portal Facebook YouTube Twitter
👀 You are watching:
Jump to content
👉 Click here to explore Remote Jobs, Work From Home & Global News – USA 🇺🇸 | UK 🇬🇧 | Canada 🇨🇦 | Pakistan 🇵🇰 ×
🚫 Guest Access Notice ×
LIVE UPDATES
  • entries
    198,673
  • comments
    31
  • views
    630,859

About this blog

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.

Entries in this blog

Writer Mohammed Hanif awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz

Photo: File Former journalist and author Mohammed Hanif has been honoured with the third-highest civilian award of Pakistan, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz. The journalist who raises his voice on key issues and writer of the critically-acclaimed novel, A Case of Exploding Mangoes took to Twitter to thank well wishers and ask if anyone knows how he can collect the award. ?Thank you all for your lovely messages. Now can someone please tell me how does one collect it because GoP is a bit coy on the subject.
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Want Karachi to be cleaned within a week: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nasir on Saturday March 17, 2018 expressed his annoyance over the heaps of garbage in Karachi. Photo: Geo News file 2 KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nasir on Saturday expressed anger over heaps of garbage in Karachi and ordered the metropolis to be cleaned within a week. A three-member bench of Supreme Court?s Karachi Registry, headed by the CJP, was hearing a case on the report of Sindh?s supply and drainage commission on Saturday. During
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Karachi doctor highlights how heavy schoolbags are affecting children

Photo: Online Deputy Medical Superintendent of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in Karachi has raised a serious issue ?affecting the growth of children?. Dr Noman Nasir has started a campaign highlighting the hazards of lifting heavy schoolbags ? an important issue which is seldom raised. In a bid to ?educate schools to reduce the weight of baggage carried by students,? Dr Nisar told Geo News he has written letters to the Sindh secretary education and principals of all schools in Karachi. ?Being a doc
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Donald Trump faces threats in Afghanistan

Photo: AFP Donald Trump flops over his baby walker and rolls it around his family?s modest home in Kabul, blissfully unaware of the turmoil his 'infidel' name is causing in the deeply conservative Muslim country. The rosy-cheeked toddler?s parents named him after the billionaire US president in the hope of replicating his success. But now he is at the centre of a social media firestorm in Afghanistan after a photo of his ID papers was posted on Facebook. A fan of the tycoon turned world leader
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Facebook launches safety feature for profile pictures in Pakistan

Facebook on Thursday introduced new tools in Pakistan allowing users to protect their profile pictures from being downloaded and shared, a move that may help reduce misuse of images on the popular social networking site. ?Last year we piloted new tools that gave people in India more control over who can download and share their profile pictures. We are now expanding these tools to Pakistan,? Facebook said. Nashwa Aly, Head of Policy, Middle East and Africa, Facebook said: ?Profile pictures ar
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Pakistan doing ?bare minimum? to help, says US official

Pakistan is doing the "bare minimum" to squeeze the Taliban and terror groups, a senior US administration official said Friday, despite Washington?s threat to freeze two billion dollars? worth of aid. Photo: Geo News file  WASHINGTON: Pakistan is doing the "bare minimum" to squeeze the Taliban and terror groups, a senior US administration official said Friday, despite Washington?s threat to freeze two billion dollars? worth of aid. The official?s comments come during a time when Prime Ministe
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

NAB records statements of 5 officials over Imran's use of helicopters

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4372afc8b23e1622af6f58bb1d00b90b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xNy8yMDE4IDc6NDU6MTYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0xNDlEWWsrcDU0T240ZWNyRjcwNUR3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) recorded statements of five government of
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Shahroz, Syra set dance floor on fire at family wedding

Pakistan?s beloved couple Shehroz Sabzwari and Syra Shehroz continue to reaffirm our faith in love. Photo: Instagram  Pakistan?s beloved couple Shehroz Sabzwari and Syra Shehroz continue to reaffirm our faith in love. Photos and videos of the couple from a recent wedding have taken over the social media and we can't help but gush.  The actors, who tied the knot in 2012, can be seen dancing their heart out during a family wedding. 
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Two dead, three injured in suicide attack in Kabul

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f12db50f8bc152b81b2d839f3ca75538.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xNy8yMDE4IDY6MDQ6MzUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1OSm1aREdhR0dwTVN5TWZkVTd6MmxBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KABUL: At least two civilians were killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Kabul's PD9 vicinity on Saturday morning, the Afghan Ministry of Interior confirmed.  Three persons were injured i
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Pakistan ready to cooperate for lasting peace in Afghanistan: Janjua

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f7d932ca45bb2d017587cf2a2e9672f0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xNy8yMDE4IDU6Mjg6MTMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1FZHFzdHhTNkhEMUZjQ1Q3cWlWMzl3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua on Saturday said Pakistan is ready to make all possible efforts for lasting peace in Afghanistan. Janjua will leave for Kabul today to hold talks with A
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Ruqsana Begum ready for boxing debut after overcoming many obstacles

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7b962643efc468da296f2f2f4300a2ad.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xNy8yMDE4IDY6MjE6MzkgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1pcldVVlpPTkd1cGVrMXhJSEsvRmJBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] After a life of dealing with many hardships, British professional kickboxer and Muay Thai ch
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Imran to address PTI?s social media summit in Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan will address his party?s social media summit today during his one-day visit to Lahore. According to sources, Imran will address party workers at the summit and address the women convention. He will also meet the party leaders to discuss the rally they have scheduled for April 29. This would be the second social media summit of PTI. Prior to this, Imran held a social media summit of his party on March 10 in Islamabad. The party chie
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Oscars chief being investigated for sexual harassment

The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences John Bailey is being investigated for sexual harassment. Photo: AFP  LOS ANGELES: The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which hands out the Oscars, is being investigated for sexual harassment, US media reported on Friday. The trade publication Variety and CBS News said the Academy immediately opened an investigation after receiving three harassment claims against John Bailey on Wednesday. In
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Polish Ice Warriors recall defeat by Pakistan´s 'Savage Mountain'

This picture taken on March 16, 2018 shows the team of Polish climbers posing for a photograph before sharing their experience after attempting to summit the Pakistani K2 mountain in Islamabad. Photo: AFP  ISLAMABAD: Pummelled by weeks of hurricane-force blizzards and sub-zero temperatures -- not to mention high-altitude disputes -- the elite climbers known as Poland´s Ice Warriors gave in: K2 remains unclimbed in winter, one of mountaineering´s final frontiers. The high profile Polish expedit
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Shehbaz to address PML-N rally in Dera Ghazi Khan today

The preparations for the rally have been completed and about 20,000 chairs been set up at the rally site. Photo: Geo News screen grab 1 DERA GHAZI KHAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will hold a rally in Dera Ghazi Khan today (Saturday), which will be addressed by Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. The preparations for the rally have been completed and about 20,000 chairs been set up at the rally site.  On March 13, PML-N on Tuesday elected Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the party?
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Eight injured in Georgia ski chair lift crush

Ski lift accident in Georgia. Photo: Iryna Jadak At least eight tourists, including a pregnant woman from Sweden, were injured on Friday when a chair lift ran out of control in the Georgian ski resort of Gudauri, officials said. Video of the accident showed skiers being flung out of their chairs as they turned a bend as other resort visitors screamed in terror. An emergency stop led to the chairs sliding back at high speed, Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili told journalists, adding that th
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

PM Abbasi meets Congressman Ted Yoho, US officials in Washington

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (second right) with Congressman Ted Yoho to his right, and others.   WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met high-ups in the United States government during his day-long visit to Washington. According to sources, the Pakistani premier met US officials at a local hotel where diplomats from the Pakistani embassy were also present. The prime minister also met Congressman Ted Yoho, who is the chairperson of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Death and exodus as two Syria assaults escalate

Syrians from the rebel-held eastern Ghouta region, just outside Damascus, walk through a regime-controlled corridor in Hamuria on March 16. Photo: AFP Air strikes killed dozens of civilians in Eastern Ghouta on Friday and forced thousands more to flee, as Syrian troops pressed their blistering assault on the last rebel stronghold near Damascus. The latest deaths brought the toll for the nearly month-old offensive to 1,364, with world powers still unable to stop one of the devastating conflict´s
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

PTI members throw eggs, tomatoes to express anger at Ayesha Gulalai

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/2a233803e180adebbfbc80584e50ccb6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xNy8yMDE4IDU6MDg6MDAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1Dak5TSnMyeUx3dkJPeEJCRllKQTVnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] BAHAWALPUR: Members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s (PTI) women wing threw eggs and tomatoes t
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Mini cars drive away children?s fears of surgery

A two-year-old happily drives his way to the operating room at a hospital in Valenciennes in northern France. Photo: AFP VALENCIENNES: Wearing a big grin, Marame clambers into the small electric sports car and drives off ? to the operating theatre. The five-year-old girl is a patient at the public hospital in the northern French city of Valenciennes, which has begun using toys rather than drugs to alleviate children?s fears of surgery. The new scheme for youngsters aged 18 months to eight yea
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Nasser Khan Janjua to travel to Afghanistan today

National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua will leave for Kabul today (Saturday) to hold talks with Afghan counterpart Haneef Atmar on bilateral relations and regional security issues. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua will leave for Kabul today (Saturday) to hold talks with Afghan counterpart Haneef Atmar on bilateral relations and regional security issues. Nasser Khan Janjua will also meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah a
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Xi gets second term with powerful ally as VP

Wang Qishan (L), former secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, shakes hands with China?s President Xi Jinping as he is elected as China?s vice president during the fifth plenary session of the first session of the 13th National People?s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2018. Photo: AFP  BEIJING: China?s rubber-stamp parliament unanimously handed President Xi Jinping a second term Saturday and elevated his right-hand man to the vice p
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Ex-FBI deputy McCabe, Trump target, fired days before retirement

Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who has endured a year of withering attacks from President Donald Trump, was fired by the Justice Department Friday just days before he was to retire.Photo: AFP file  WASHINGTON: Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who has endured a year of withering attacks from President Donald Trump, was fired by the Justice Department Friday just days before he was to retire. McCabe pushed back hard at the decision, saying he was the victim of a "war" by the
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

South Africa hits fallen Zuma with arms deal corruption charges

South African President Jacob Zuma listens at a news conference in Cape Town, South Africa, June 14, 2005. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Files  PRETORIA: Former South African president Jacob Zuma is to face corruption charges over a $2.5 billion arms deal, prosecutors said, as a years-old scandal returned to haunt him within weeks of his fall from power. It was a stunning judicial development on a continent where political ?Big Men? rarely have to face their accusers in court. Zuma, who was forced
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Two Israeli soldiers killed in West Bank car ramming

Israeli security forces and forensics inspect the destroyed vehicle that was used by a Palestinian assailant in a car ramming attack targeting a group of Israeli soldiers near Mevo Dotan in the north of the occupied West Bank, March 16, 2018. AFP/Jack Guez  JERUSALEM: Two Israelis soldiers were killed and two others injured when a Palestinian rammed a car into a group of troops in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Israeli army said. The four were struck when the car ploughed into their gr
ADMIN

ADMIN

0


×
×
  • Create New...