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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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Afghanistan´s wheelchair basketballers shoot to win

A member of Afghanistan's women's wheelchair basketball team (in blue) plays against Thailand during a training session in the coastal province of Chonburi-AFP BANGKOK: An explosion tore through Nilofar Bayat´s leg when she was just two, but as she spins her wheelchair across a basketball court in Bangkok, the Afghan sportswoman is determined to turn her story from tragedy to triumph. The 23-year-old captain of the Afghan women´s wheelchair basketball team is in Thailand this week in a bid to q
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Aid convoy delivers food in Syria's besieged Ghouta despite bombardment

A boy stands as an aid convoy of Syrian Arab Red Crescent drives through the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria March 5, 2018. REUTERS   BEIRUT: An emergency aid convoy crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta and delivered its supplies on Friday, braving shellfire and air strikes in the area amid a fierce government offensive. The 13 food trucks allowed into the town of Douma subsequently returned to government-controlled territory, a Red Cr
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India's top court allows 'living wills' for terminally ill

NEW DELHI: India's top court ruled Friday that terminally ill patients have the right to refuse care, approving the use of "living wills" to set out how they want to be treated. The Supreme Court's order - hailed as "historic" by petitioners - means medical treatment can be withdrawn to hasten a person's death, a practice known as passive euthanasia. The ruling means the family of someone in a permanent vegetative state and unable to communicate could withdraw life support in accordance with
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Finland and Norway to explore building Arctic rail link

The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017-Reuters HELSINKI: Finland and Norway agreed on Friday to explore constructing an Arctic rail link from northern Finland to the Barents Sea coast to develop trade routes and business opportunities in the region. The proposed link would run from Finland?s northern city of Rovaniemi to Norway?s ice-free deep-water port of
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Rabbani calls Zardari?s statements contrary to facts, close sources claim

ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has referred to statements by former president Asif Ali Zardari as contrary to facts, close sources claimed on Friday. Speaking to the media in Quetta, where the Pakistan People?s Party co-chairman was meeting the Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, Zardari said that he did not want to badmouth the party's Senate chairman but Rabbani had not addressed the PPP's reservations regarding the 18th amendment. According to close sources, R
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False news 70 percent more likely to spread on Twitter: study

Twitter and other social media companies such as Facebook have been under scrutiny by US lawmakers and international regulators for doing too little to prevent the spread of false content WASHINGTON: False news stories spread much more quickly and widely on Twitter than truthful ones, an imbalance driven more by people than automated ?bot? accounts, researchers said on Thursday. A study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology?s Media Lab examining about 126,000 stories share
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Indian bowler Shami charged with violence after affairs claim

KOLKATA: Police on Friday charged Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami after his wife filed a formal complaint alleging assault, domestic violence and infidelity. Shami's wife Hasin Jahan, a former model, filed a written complaint with the police in Kolkata just days after going public with claims that Shami had affairs with other women. The controversy has already cost Shami as India's cricket board has put the 27-year-old bowler's annual contract with the national team on hold while an investi
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Turkey's planned $20 billion Russian-built nuclear plant facing delay

ANKARA/ISTANBUL: Turkey?s first nuclear power plant is likely to miss its 2023 target start-up date as Russian builder Rosatom struggles to find local partners, two people familiar with the matter said. The $20 billion project is part of President Tayyip Erdogan?s ?2023 vision? marking 100 years since the founding of modern Turkey. Rosatom is looking at four Turkish companies as possible partners, but little progress has been made so far, said one of the sources, both of whom declined to be id
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Tried not to compromise on principles, Rabbani says in farewell address

Rabbani, who was re-elected to the upper house on March 3, expressed his gratitude to all senators and senate committees for cooperating with him-Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Friday said that has tried not to compromise on his principles, rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution. He said this in his farwell address to the Senate. Rabbani, who was re-elected to the upper house on March 3, expressed his gratitude to all senators and standing committees fo
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Sana Safinaz responds to criticism over 'racist' lawn campaign

Fashion powerhouse Sana Safinaz has responded to criticism and allegations of racism and cultural appropriation levelled against the brand after they launched their 2018 lawn campaign. The brand, which landed itself in hot waters after it released its latest lawn campaign shot in Kenya, has also removed any ?offending images? from its social media pages. The campaign showed Pakistani models posing with members of the African Masaai tribe. While some said the fashion label was ?using African cu
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Don?t blame anyone without evidence: Imam-e-Kaaba

LAHORE: Imam-e-Kaaba Dr Saleh Bin Mohammad Aal-e-Talib said on Friday that Muslims should refrain from pointing out things in others without proper evidence. The Imam-e-Kaaba, who is visiting Lahore, was addressing a congregation of Friday prayers. The Imam said that Muslims should abstain from acts which can potentially harm others. In his sermon, he advised Muslims to refrain from speaking behind other Muslims? back. The Imam-e-Kaaba was leading Friday prayers, where a huge gathering was i
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Wish chairman Senate is from Balochistan, deputy from FATA: Imran

BANI GALA: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan said on Friday that it is his party?s wish that the next Chairman Senate is from Balochistan while deputy chairman is elected from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The PTI chairman was addressing a press conference, where he said that his senators will not give vote to the Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.  He said that his campaign is not against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif but corruption.  Earlie
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Muslims pray under military protection in Sri Lanka after riots

A Sri Lankan army soldier guards a mosque in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. -AFP COLOMBO: Soldiers and police guarded mosques across Sri Lanka during Friday prayers amid fears of new anti-Muslim attacks after four days of riots that have left at least three dead. Most Muslim-owned businesses in the island nation remained shut in protest at attacks by mainly Buddhist Sinhalese groups concentrated around the central city of Kandy. Armed troops and constables patrolled outside mosques while in Kan
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ECP notifies senators-elect, except dual nationals

The senators whose notification has been withheld include Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s (PTI) Chaudhry Sarwar, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz?s Haroon Akhtar, Saadya Abbasi and Nuzhat Siddiqui-Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued notifications to candidates, except those allegedly hold dual nationality, who were elected to Senate on March 3. The notifications were issued after the senators submitted their election expenses with the ECP. The senators whos
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Federal budget to be presented on April 27: Miftah

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance, Economic Affairs and Revenue Miftah Ismail said on Friday that the federal budget would be presented on April 27.  Ismail, addressing a press conference, also said all political parties have been taken in confidence for the upcoming budget.  The adviser for finance further said that the government has not been able to sell bonds in Pakistani markets for the last seven years, but will be sold now.  Referring to industries, Ismail said the present
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At least seven killed, as many injured in Kabul suicide attack

Afghan fire fighters clean the site of a suicide bomb attack near a Shi'ite mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters 1 KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing at least seven people in an attack apparently intended to hit crowds gathered to commemorate a political leader from the mainly Shia Hazara minority, officials said. One policeman and six civilians were killed and seven civilians wounded when the bomber was stopped at a s
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PPP claims to have required votes for Senate chairman

Senate of Pakistan. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has also claimed to have the required number of votes to elect their own Senate chairman and deputy chairman. Earlier, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which won the most seats in the Senate elections on March 3, had claimed to possess the required number of votes for electing its own chairman and deputy chairman. The PML-N's strength in the Senate is now 33 while the PPP comes in second with 20 senato
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Mashal case verdict given in absence of family, lawyers: father

Mashal's father Iqbal Khan addresses news conference in Peshawar. Photo:Geo News screen grab PESHAWAR: The verdict on the Mashal Khan lynching case by an anti-terrorism court in Haripur was announced in the absence of the complainant?s family and lawyers, said the murdered student?s father Iqbal Khan. During a press conference in Peshawar on Friday, Iqbal reiterated his reservation over the acquittal of 26 accused, saying it was not right to show leniency towards people charged with terrorism.
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Bahadur the brave: Afghan bomb disposal hero killed

Afghan bomb disposal worker Bahadur Agha would use his bare hands to search for land mines that have maimed and killed thousands of his countrymen during decades of war KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN: Bahadur Agha, a bomb disposal technician wounded six times by the Taliban, joked the seventh would be his last. He was right: after dismantling hundreds of IEDs barehanded, this Afghan hero died defusing one final device. Crawling along the ground ahead of Afghan military convoys, the 31-year-old policema
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Malala talks about education, extremism and politics with David Letterman

Malala Yousafzai appeared in David Letterman?s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction on Netflix. The Nobel Peace Prize winner who entered the show to a standing ovation discussed gender equality, extremism and the importance of education with the late-night talk show legend. ?We have to fight not just against the extremists but against the ideology that does not accept women as equal to men, that does not accept that women have a right to an education, that does not accept that women have the r
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Atif Aslam advises social media star, fan Arshman on music

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/258d01aefd364484aa956c34fb310c75.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My85LzIwMTggOTo1Njo1NyBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPW9oZWlUanptZnNEdXFBNElqRnZWYnc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Social media sensation Arshman Naeem whose singing video went viral online was give
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Serena Williams off to winning start in WTA return

Williams shook off the rust from a 15-month layoff due to pregnancy to win her opening match INDIAN WELLS: Serena Williams shook off the rust from a 15-month layoff due to pregnancy to win her opening match at the WTA Indian Wells event with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Zarina Diyas. The unseeded Williams was the top-ranked player in the world when she began her long layoff following her victory at the 2017 Australian Open, where she was already expecting daughter Alexis Olympia who was born in Sep
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Pakistan will not become proxy of any state: Foreign Minister Asif

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Friday that the United States wants to make Pakistan its proxy state, adding that Pakistan will never become a proxy of the US.  He made the remarks while addressing the National Assembly.  "The enemy has crossed the ocean and is fomenting conflict in Syria, Afghanistan and other states while leaders of the Muslim World facilitate the enemy," said Asif, in an apparent reference to the US.  "Pakistan is being targeted specifically since it enjoy
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Zimbabwe's Vitori suspended for illegal bowling action

Vitori, a 28-year-old left-arm fast bowler, was reported by the match officials following his side´s match against Nepal on Sunday DUBAI: Zimbabwe´s Brian Vitori was suspended on Thursday after the ICC adjudged that the fast bowler uses an illegal action, just months after resuming his career. Vitori, a 28-year-old left-arm fast bowler, was reported by the match officials following his side´s match against Nepal on Sunday. An ICC panel then studied video of his action in Tuesday´s match again
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Peshawar Zalmi, Islamabad United meet in tonight's clash

DUBAI: Peshawar Zalmi face Islamabad United in today's second clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium tonight. Peshawar, currently languishing at fifth position on the points table, need to win to boost their rankings. Out of their six matches so far, they have won three and lost three.  Islamabad sit at third spot, with four wins and two losses to their name.  With uncertainty surrounding Darren Sammy's injury, Peshawar have looked wobbly under Mohammad Hafeez's captaincy. However,
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