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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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World Cup qualifiers: Windies see off Dutch as Ireland reach Super Sixes

Evin Lewis blasted 84 to set up West Indies' tall score, West Indies v Netherlands, World Cup Qualifier, March 12, 2018/ICC/Getty Images HARARE: Big-hitting opener Evin Lewis was the star as the West Indies made it four straight wins at World Cup qualifying by beating the Netherlands in Harare on Monday, while Ireland joined them in the Super Six stage. Lewis hit 84 as the two-time World Cup winners racked up 309-6 from 48 overs in a weather-affected match, with the rain coming for a second ti
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In-form Islamabad United to challenge Multan Sultans tonight

Islamabad United are undefeated in their last four matches SHARJAH: Undefeated in their last four matches, Islamabad United face Multan Sultans as Pakistan Super League (PSL) action returns to Sharjah tonight. Islamabad are in red-hot form, with five wins in seven matches so far. Their victory streak began from a dramatic win against Lahore Qalandars in Super Over thriller, after which the Reds defeated Karachi Kings, Lahore (again) and Peshawar Zalmi to secure 10 points and joint-top position
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Turkish bride-to-be, friends killed as jet crashes on return from UAE bachelorette party

Mina Basaran with her friends at her hen party. Photo: Instagram Eleven women died when a private plane crashed in Iran while flying the daughter of a prominent Turkish businessman and her friends home from a hen party, officials and media reports said on Monday. The Bombardier Challenger 604, carrying Mina Basaran and seven of her friends from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul, went down in southwestern Iran on Sunday. Three crew, all women, were also on board. Iran´s Civil Avia
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Provided Pakistan all intel we had on Kulbhushan: Iranian foreign minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaking on Geo News programme Capital Talk. Photo: Geo News screen grab 1 ISLAMABAD: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Iranian government provided Pakistan with all the intel they had on Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.  Zarif, who is visiting Pakistan on a diplomatic tour, was speaking to Geo News anchorperson Hamid Mir on Tuesday.  He shared that there were "two suicide attempts" near Pakistan and Iran border last night
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KP comes clean in SC probe into govt advertisements

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spent 240 million rupees on advertisements from December 1, 2018 to February 28, 2018. Photo: File1 ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) officials were not found guilty of misappropriating tax money on self-glorification, it surfaced on Tuesday.  On February 28, the chief justice had taken a suo motu notice of the ongoing publicity campaigns by the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, and KP. Hearing the case on Monday (yesterday), the chief justice had inquired how
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Protesters in California denounce Trump visit

A sign during a rally against a scheduled upcoming visit by President Donald Trump, Monday, March 12, 2018, in San Diego. Photo: AP Protesters marched and held rallies Monday ahead of President Donald Trump´s first official visit to California. Nearly 200 people marched in downtown San Diego, which is on the border with Mexico, to denounce Trump and in particular his crackdown on immigration both legal and illegal. California is the country´s most populous state and a Democratic stronghold.
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PML-N's Mushaidullah alleges billions circulated during Senate election

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7a11fa4814cdc6eb8c1cfcec678a187d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xMy8yMDE4IDg6NDI6MTUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1YQkhOZHNoYk5mNHAwd2ROSUNKYzVnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mushaidullah Khan has alleged that b
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If PML-N wins it?s ?democracy?, if not then ?conspiracy?: Arif Alvi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e6d5ed3ad2f8240d7b33a46c9859a8c3.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My8xMy8yMDE4IDc6NTM6MDUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1Lakl5U1hNVnp0R1RSalZ0eE9wRS9nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Leader Arif Alvi remarked that everytime Pakistan Muslim
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Jay-Z, Beyonce announce new joint tour

Photo: AFP Music's first couple Beyonce and Jay-Z on Monday announced a new joint tour in what will likely mark some of the year's most lucrative concerts. The rapper and diva, who in June gave birth to twins, will open the stadium tour on June 6 in the Welsh city of Cardiff. The 36-date show will travel across Europe, including a Bastille Day show at the Stade de France in Paris, before a North American leg that closes on October 2 in Vancouver. Beyonce announced the tour in a series of post
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UN investigators cite Facebook role in Myanmar crisis

FILE PHOTO: A girl from the Pauktaw township stands in front of her family's shelter in a Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDP) camp outside Sittwe May 15, 2013. PHOTO: REUTERS  GENEVA: More than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state into Bangladesh since insurgent attacks sparked a security crackdown last August. Many have provided harrowing testimonies of executions and rapes by Myanmar security forces. The UN human rights chief said last week he strongly suspecte
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CJP takes notice of government's handing out of development funds

CJP Justice Saqib Nisar. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took on Tuesday notice of distribution of development funds among lawmakers of the ruling party and its allies. While presiding over a separate case, the chief justice remarked that the court is hearing reports that development funds are being doled out by the government. He questioned whether giving funds worth millions so close to the general elections qualifies as pre-poll rigging, He added that u
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Shehzad Roy represents Pakistan at UNODC session in Vienna

Photo: Instagram Singer and social worker Shehzad Roy represented Pakistan as a Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at its 61st session in Vienna, Austria. ?I am humbled and proud to represent Pakistan as Goodwill Ambassador for UNODC at the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, Austria,? the singer said on his Instagram page. Shehzad Roy on Instagram: ?I am humbled and proud to represent Pakistan as Goo
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France to 'name and shame' companies that pay women less

The French newspaper Liberation charged men 25 percent more for their copy to mark International Woman's Day on Thursday. Photo: AFP French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday marked International Women´s Day with a pledge to "name and shame" companies that pay women less than men for the same work. On a visit to a Paris-based property management firm hailed as a model of gender equality, he announced plans to ?drastically? increase inspections of companies to ensure they complied with a law
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Saudi graft suspects were physically abused: report

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman orchestrated the anti-corruption crackdown in early November. Photo: AFP Prominent Saudis held in what Riyadh dubbed an anti-corruption campaign were subjected to coercion and physical abuse, the New York Times reported Monday, describing fear and uncertainty even after their release. The newspaper said at least 17 detainees were hospitalised after facing abuse, while a Saudi general later died in custody with what witnesses said appeared to be a broken neck. M
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Imran welcomes SC probe into government advertisements

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan welcomed on Tuesday the Supreme Court's probe into the personal glorification of political leaders in government advertisements. In a tweet, the PTI chief said: "We welcome the CJ probe into adverts where SS was told to return the taxpayers' money he spent on personal publicity. Nowhere in the world is taxpayer money used so shamelessly for personal publicity as in Pakistan. No wonder people are reluctant to pay their taxes." On Feb 28, the ch
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Met Opera sacks legendary conductor Levine after abuse probe

James Levine. Photo: AFP New York´s Metropolitan Opera announced Monday it fired legendary conductor James Levine, for decades the face of its orchestra, after finding "credible evidence" that he sexually abused younger musicians. The leading US opera house had already suspended Levine in December after allegations first became public against him. Levine guided the Met´s orchestra for 40 years as music director. The Met said it has "terminated its relationship" with Levine, who retired in 201
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PM to chair federal cabinet meeting today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will chair a federal cabinet meeting on March 13, 2018. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will chair a federal cabinet meeting later today. The 10-point agenda that will come under discussion includes matters pertaining to national security and the overall economic situation.  According to information obtained by Geo News, the Cabinet will discuss suggestions regarding the next budget, finance ministry, and planning budget
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Malala's new book focuses on displacement, refugees

Malala Yousafzai. PHOTO: AFP Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai?s next book is a story of refugees. Malala?s We Are Displaced which focuses on the refugee experience will come out on September 4 this year. The book which is described as an introduction for young readers to ?what it means to lose your home, your community, and the only world you?ve ever known,? will combine Malala?s own experience of displacement with personal stories of those she met on her various journeys to refugee c
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Will hear cases of judiciary-related remarks at appropriate time: CJP

CJP Justice Saqib Nisar. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar observed on Tuesday that the apex court is noting the remarks being made regarding the judiciary at present and will take up those cases at an appropriate time. He made the remarks as a three-member Supreme Court bench took up several pending contempt petitions against political leaders.  Taking up the cases, the apex court dismissed contempt petitions against former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and
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Jaya Bachchan declares assets worth INR10bn

Veteran actor Jaya Bachchan, who is married to Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, declared assets worth INR 10 billion while filing her nomination as Samajwadi Party candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. Photo: file  NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Jaya Bachchan, who is married to Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, declared assets worth INR 10 billion while filing her nomination as Samajwadi Party candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. The asset declaration shows that that the
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US picking up Taliban interest in Afghan peace talks: Mattis

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis. Photo: AFP The United States is picking up signs of interest from Taliban elements in exploring the possibility of talks to end the more than 16-year-old war, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday, at the start of an unannounced visit to Afghanistan. "There is interest that we´ve picked up from the Taliban side," Mattis told reporters shortly before landing in Kabul, saying the signs date back several months. "We´ve had some groups of Taliban who have
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SC to hear Bani Gala irregularities case today

A view of Bani Gala. Photo: Abdul Shakoor Khan  ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court will resume hearing today the Bani Gala encroachments case. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar has summoned a report from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) regarding the leasing of land in the locality today. At the last hearing, the chief justice had remarked that there is a lot of hue and cry over fake documents. Bani Gala NOC not fake, Imran tells SC Former Bara Ka
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ATC summons top PTI leaders in 2014 dharna violence cases

PTI Chairman Imran Khan (left) aboard his container in Aug 2014 during the dharna. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorism court hearing the 2014 dharna violence cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders, including chairperson Imran Khan, resumed proceedings today. Four cases pertaining to violence in the capital, including an attack on the state television building, Parliament, and former SSP Operations Asmatullah Junejo, were filed against leaders and workers of PTI and Pakistan Awami T
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Apple buys digital magazine subscription service

Apple announced Monday it is buying digital magazine subscription service Texture, adding to the side of its business aimed at making money from online content or services. Photo: file  SAN FRANCISCO: Apple announced Monday it is buying digital magazine subscription service Texture, adding to the side of its business aimed at making money from online content or services. The iPhone maker did not disclose financial terms of the deal to buy Texture from its owners -- publishers Conde Nast, Hears
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Contempt case: Supreme Court to indict federal minister Daniyal Aziz today

The Supreme Court had sent a contempt of court notice to sent to Federal Privatisation Minister Daniyal Aziz on February 2 over his ?controversial speeches and statements made during television shows?. Photo: Geo News1 ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed is set to indict Federal Privatisation Minister Daniyal Aziz today on contempt charges. Hearing the case last week, the bench, which includes Justices Mushir Alam and Mazhar Alam Miankhel,
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