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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's May defends Saudi ties as crown prince get royal welcome in London

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets Saudi Arabia´s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Buckingham Palace. -AFP  LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May defended Britain's links to defence and security ally Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Britain's Queen Elizabeth for lunch at the start of a high profile visit to London. A fiery exchange in parliament between May and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn underlined tension in Britain over Prince Mohamm
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Saudi prince says Turkey part of 'triangle of evil': Egyptian media

The prince spoke to Egyptian newspaper editors during a visit to Cairo, on his first foreign trip since becoming heir to the oil exporting giant last year-File: Photo CAIRO: Saudi Arabia?s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described Turkey as part of a ?triangle of evil? along with Iran and hardline Islamist groups, Egypt?s Al-Shorouk newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Saudi prince also accused Turkey of trying to reinstate the Islamic Caliphate, abolished nearly a century ago whe
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Fresh arson attacks in Sri Lanka despite emergency laws

Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and Police officers stand guard near a burnt house after a clash between two communities in Digana, central district of Kandy. -Reuters  COLOMBO: Mobs torched Muslim-owned businesses in a central Sri Lanka district on Wednesday as hundreds of police and troops struggled to restore order after days of rioting. The soldiers poured into Kandy to reinforce police but arson attacks persisted even though the government has imposed a nationwide state of emergency and s
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Nawaz backs, Zardari rejects Rabbani as Senate chairman

Raza Rabbani - File Photo  Soon after the Senate elections on March 3, political parties increased their efforts to have a candidate of their choice appointed as the Senate chairman. The Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and its allies on Wednesday decided to extend support to Raza Rabbani if the incumbent chairman?s name is once again suggested by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). PML-N to support PPP if Rabbani nominated for Senate chairman PML-N?s allies in the Senate include J
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Another PML-N MNA joins PTI

Hiraj met with PTI chief Imran Khan at party leader Jahangir Tareen?s residence in Islamabad-Photo: PTI social media ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Raza Hayat Hiraj has joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, PTI said in a statement on its social media. Hiraj met with PTI chief Imran Khan at party leader Jahangir Tareen?s residence in Islamabad, the PTI said. PML-N has lost two MNAs and an MPA to PTI over the last 10 days. PML-N loses MNA, MPA from Gujranwala to PTI The
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Senate passes bill safeguarding rights of transgender people

ISLAMABAD: The Senate unanimously approved on Wednesday the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2017. In the session today, the bill was jointly sponsored by Karim Ahmed Khawaja, Rubina Khalid, Rubina Irfan, Samina Saeed and Kasloom Perveen. The bill moved by Senator Karim Ahmed Khawaja in the House, aims to provide for protection, relief and rehabilitation of rights of the transgender persons and ensure their welfare. Meanwhile, 15 reports of various standing committees were pre
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600 bitcoin computers nabbed in Iceland heists

REYKJAVIK: Around 600 computers used to mine bitcoin were stolen in Iceland in a series of large-scale heists in December and January, police said Wednesday. The servers were taken from data centres in Reykjanesbaer, near the Keflavik international airport in southwestern Iceland, and Borgarnes on the west coast. Around 10 people were brought in for questioning, and two Icelanders in their 20s and 30s are currently in detention suspected of involvement in the crime, a police spokesman for sout
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Protesting paramedical staff dispersed by police in Karachi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e7d12617badb0a9ed8ec2a7ada179b51.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My83LzIwMTggMjowNjoyNiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVhRczEybFhoZHFwUEhQWTlyaHlRd2c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Police resorted to baton charging and using water cannon against protesting paramed
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Refugee girls face 'formidable barriers' to education: UN

Girls make up a majority of the refugee children missing out on school, a new UN report found Refugee girls are only half as likely as their male peers to go to secondary school, the UN said Wednesday, urging efforts to break down barriers to education for girls in exile. Refugees in general have far less access to schooling than other children, and a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) revealed that exiled girls are particularly hard-hit. "There are formidable barriers to overcome. We are
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Zardari does not want Rabbani as Senate chairman

ISLAMABAD: Following the Senate elections and subsequent negotiations to nominate a chairman for the Upper House, Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said he does not want Raza Rabbani to continue in the top post. When asked by the media, in a joint press conference with JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, that the PML-N has shown its willingness to support Rabbani, the PPP co-chairman smiled wryly and said, ?Thank you very much, I do not want that?. The two also a
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Deceased fan leaves all her belongings to Sanjay Dutt

In his extensive career, Sanjay Dutt must have seen throngs of fans, however, little did he know that one of them will find a way to immortalise her fondness for the star. A 62-year-old fan named Nishi Harishchandra Tripathi passed away on January 15 and left all her wealth and belongings to the Bollywood celebrity. Police called Dutt on January 29 to inform him regarding the issue ? the star was as dumbfounded as any other person. According to an Express India report, Dutt said that as celeb
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Russia coach says no need to fight racism in football

Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov/Getty Images MOSCOW: Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov has dismissed fears that racism and hooliganism in domestic football are serious enough to mar the World Cup later this year. "I do not think that we have racism on a scale that needs to be fought," Cherchesov told Brazil´s Globo TV. "Hooligans? I have not seen any serious displays of it." The Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) anti-discrimination network reported 89 racist and far-right incidents
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Suspected US drone strike kills at least 20 alleged terrorists in Kunar

ISLAMABAD: A suspected US drone strike in the Afghan province of Kunar killed at least 20 suspected terrorists on Wednesday.  The terrorists reportedly belonged to the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Among those killed was an individual responsible for training suicide attackers, Ustad Yaseen, and multiple suicide bombers.  Those killed in Wednesday's drone strike reportedly belonged to the Swat area of Pakistan.  Coalition drone attacks have repeatedly targetted the regions alon
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Warner cleared for second Test, De Kock to contest charge

Warner to be fined 75 percent of his match fee and handed three demerit points PORT ELIZABETH: Australian opening batsman David Warner has been cleared to play in the second Test against South Africa after accepting an International Cricket Council (ICC) charge of bringing the game into disrepute. However, South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock, who was involved in an ugly verbal spat with Warner, will challenge his lesser level one charge and has a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, Cricket
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PTI to not field candidate, nor support PPP, PML-N for Senate chairman slot

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d692bcfe5beebdb802e9d803974960a9.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My83LzIwMTggMTI6NTc6NTUgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT01SGJpaG9BWmtWUVVZcTJMSlJUQWV3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will neither field its candidate nor support those
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PML-N to support PPP if Rabbani nominated for Senate chairman

ISLAMABAD: A consultative session, called to decide upon the nominee for the Senate chairman by PML-N and its allies, decided to support Raza Rabbani if the incumbent chairman's name is once again suggested by the Pakistan Peoples Party.  The session, chaired by deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was also attended by Jamiat Ulema-e-Fazl Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman and Hasil Khan Bizenjo among other leaders.  Earlier, in a meeting between Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Nawaz, a num
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Desperate to end losing streak, Lahore Qalandars face Islamabad United today

When Lahore Qalandars met Islamabad United in the previous encounter, the match ended with a nail-biting Super Over  DUBAI: With the harsh memory of losing to Islamabad United in this season's most thrilling encounter last week, Lahore Qalandars will look to avenge their defeat and end their losing streak when they face the Reds in today's first encounter in Dubai. In a nail-biting match that went all the way down to a Super Over, Islamabad held their nerve to come out at the right side of the
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Naqeebullah killing case: New case against Rao Anwar, police party registered

Suspended SSP Malir Rao Anwar (left) and Naqeebullah Mehsud (right). Photo: Geo News file KARACHI: A case was registered on Wednesday against absconding police officer Rao Anwar and his police party, wanted in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case. Naqeebullah Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan, was among three others who were accused of terrorism and killed on the orders of Malir SSP Rao Anwar, in what was later termed a fake encounter. The case, which includes charges of terrorism, pos
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Riz Ahmed writes on trip to Karachi?s transgender settlement

British actor posts on Instagram about meeting the transgender community while in Pakistan  The presence of transgender persons in the backdrop of everyday affairs in Pakistan was highlighted in a recent social media post by British actor and activist Riz Ahmed, who was in the country for Lahore Literature Festival. Ahmed published a post on Instagram, with the photo of a transgender person whose face was scarred, writing how the transgender community in Pakistan is often left to earn through i
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Perera leads Sri Lanka to big T20 win against India

Chasing 175 for victory, SL rode on Kusal Perera´s 37-ball 66 to achieve the target with nine balls to spare. Photo: SL Cricket Twitter  COLOMBO: Kusal Perera hit a blazing half-century to power Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over India in the opening Twenty20 international of the tri-nation tournament on Tuesday. Chasing 175 for victory, the hosts rode on Perera´s 37-ball 66 to achieve their target with nine balls to spare at Colombo´s R Premadasa Stadium. The left-handed Perera, who hit 6 f
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15 extraordinary women from around the world

To mark International Women's Day, meet 15 women who are breaking stereotypes by working in traditionally male-dominated jobs. Huda Salem, a 20-year-old member of the Iraqi national weightlifting team, lifts weights as she trains at a gym in Baghdad on February 22, 2018  Heather Marold Thomason, butcher and founder of Primal Supply Meats, poses for a picture in her company´s dry-aging room on March 2, 2018, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania1 Carla Rozalen, 29 years old, helicopter pilot poses
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Female powerlifters flex their muscles in Afghanistan

Inside the Afghanistan Powerlifting Federation's cramped gym, Rasheda Parhiz lies on a bench wearing a tunic over sweatpants and holding a 70-kilogramme (150-pound) weighted bar above her scarf-covered head. The 40-year-old began powerlifting several years ago to help lose weight ? she used to weigh 120kg and hid her ample frame under a burqa. Now a fitter 82kg, Parhiz's ability to lift 100kg has brought the mother of three trophies and medals in local and regional competitions, which she kee
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Pakistan synonymous to peace, we shall safeguard it at any cost IA: DG ISPR

Pakistan Army spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Wednesday that Pakistan is synonymous to peace and shall be safeguarded at any cost.  In a message on Twitter regarding the upcoming Pakistan Day on March 23, the Inter Services Public Relations Director shared a video and stated that the nation is preparing to celebrate the 78th Pakistan Day.  Military parade in capital marks Pakistan Day celebrations Contingents of Chinese, Turkish and Saudi Arabian armed f
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Quetta Gladiators celebrate Sir Viv Richards? 66th birthday

Sir Viv Richards at his birthday party DUBAI: West Indian legend and Quetta Gladiators mentor Sir Vivian Richards is celebrating his 66th birthday today. To mark the occasion, the franchise threw him a birthday bash. Sir Viv Richards arrives at his birthday party The birthday party was attended by the Quetta management as well as the players, including the franchise owner Nadeem Omar. Quetta Gladiators coach Moin Khan with Sir Viv Richards at his birthday party Sir Richards? da
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From Thar to Senate, Krishna Kohli recalls tough journey

In this picture taken on March 3, 2018, opposition candidate Krishna Kumari Kohli is walking out from Sindh province assembly after the Senate election in Karachi. Photo: AFP Pakistan?s first-ever Thari Hindu woman senator?s journey to the Upper House of Parliament was not an easy one. Krishna Kohli, 39, who hails from the remote village of Dhana Gam in Nagarparkar, Tharparkar comes from a humble background. Speaking to Geo News' morning show Geo Pakistan, the senator recalled her tough childh
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