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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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We want more respect for institutions: Tallal Chaudry

Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudry. Photo: Geo News file  ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudry has said that his party, the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), wants more respect for the institutions. Speaking to the media outside an accountability court in the federal capital, where a corruption reference against PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif was being heard, Chaudry said it is yet to be seen if the Parliament is receiving its due respect and
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Nawaz exempted from appearance as court hears Flagship, Al-Azizia cases

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing corruption cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif allowed the accused to be exempted from today's proceedings owing to his ill health.  As Judge Mohammad Bashir began hearing the Flagship and Al-Azizia reference, Nawaz's counsel Khawaja Haris pleaded the court to allow his client to be exempted from the hearing owing to his ill health. The court agreed and directed the former premier to leave a
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Man charged in theft of Frances McDormand's Oscar

Terry Bryant, accused of stealing Frances McDormand's best actress Oscar at the lavish Governor's Ball party, is seen in this still image from Reuters video in Hollywood, California, US, March 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters   LOS ANGELES: The man accused of stealing Frances McDormand?s best actress Oscar from a lavish Academy Awards after-party in Hollywood has been charged with felony theft, the Los Angeles County District Attorney said on Tuesday. Terry Bryant, 37, faces up to three years in count
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Accountability court to hear Flagship, Al-Azizia references today

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Geo News file ISLAMABAD: The accountability court will hear the Flagship Investment and Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family today.  The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed three interim corruption references against the Sharif family in September last year in light of the Supreme Court's July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case. The bureau recently filed supplementary referen
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Seoul press cautiously welcome North Korea talks offer

Kim told visiting South Korean presidential envoy Chung Eui-yong he was willing to discuss denuclearisation with the US. Photo: AFP 1 SEOUL: South Korean newspapers on Wednesday cautiously welcomed Pyongyang?s offer to discuss denuclearisation, but warned that major questions remained over its sincerity. Leader Kim Jong Un told visiting South Korean presidential envoy Chung Eui-yong there was "no reason" for Pyongyang to hold on to its nuclear weapons "if military threats towards the North are
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Russia offers rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta

A man pushes a cart past damaged buildings at the besieged town of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria, March 5, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh/Files  MOSCOW/BEIRUT: The Russian military has offered Syrian rebels safe passage out of eastern Ghouta, setting out a proposal to let the insurgents surrender their last major stronghold near Damascus to President Bashar al-Assad, which fighters have so far rejected. The Russian defence ministry said rebels could leave with their families and person
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Trump economic adviser Cohn quits after dispute over tariffs

Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn speaks during an event to introduce the Republican tax reform plan at the US Capitol in Washington, US, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump?s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, said on Tuesday he was resigning, a decision that came after he lost a fight within the White House over plans to impose hefty steel and aluminium tariffs. White House officials said the dispute over tariffs contribu
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US says 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli deserves at least 15 years in prison

Former drug company executive Martin Shkreli arrives at US District Court for the third day of jury deliberations in his securities fraud trial in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/Files  NEW YORK: US prosecutors on Tuesday said former drug company executive Martin Shkreli should spend at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of fraud, saying his lack of remorse and respect for the law justified a long time behind bars. The request by the Depart
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Royal welcome and noisy protests await Saudi crown prince on UK trip

Demonstrators wave placards from an open top bus during a protest against the visit by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in central London, Britain, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON: Britain?s grand welcome to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will begin on Wednesday with a lunch with Queen Elizabeth, as the two countries seek to widen longstanding defence ties into a far-reaching partnership. Both sense an opportunity to broaden their existing relationship: Brit
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BlackBerry sues Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram over patent infringement

A banner for BlackBerry Ltd hangs to celebrate the company's transfer trading to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  BlackBerry Ltd on Tuesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Facebook Inc and its WhatsApp and Instagram apps, arguing that they copied technology and features from BlackBerry Messenger. Litigation over patent infringement is part of BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen?s strategy for making money for th
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Trump calls North Korea 'sincere' on possible nuclear talks, others skeptical

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets members of the special delegation of South Korea's President in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 6, 2018. KCNA/via Reuters  WASHINGTON/SEOUL: Feeling the pressure of sanctions, North Korea seems ?sincere? in its apparent willingness to halt nuclear tests if it held denuclearization talks with the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday as US, South Korean, and Japanese officials voiced scepticism
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Virtual currencies are commodities, US judge rules

A Bitcoin logo is seen at a facility of the Youth and Sports Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello/Files NEW YORK: Virtual currencies like bitcoin can be regulated as commodities by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. US District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn ruled that the CFTC had the standing to bring a fraud lawsuit against New York resident Patrick McDonnell and his company Coin Drop Markets, allowing the case to
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Real on song as PSG falter again in Champions League

Real Madrid?s Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain?s Alphonse Areola react after Casemiro scores the second goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg held in Parc des Princes, Paris, France, March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes  PARIS: Real Madrid showed their collective strength in a clinical 2-1 win over Paris St Germain to reach the quarter-finals as the hosts slumped to another early Champions League exit on Tuesday. Zinedine Zidane?s side prevailed at the
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Pak efforts against terrorism yielded 'some success': US Defense Intelligence Agency

US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lieutenant General Robert Ashley testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on threats to national security. Photo: DIA Public Affairs  Pakistan's continuing operations in the war against terrorism "have had some success in reducing violence" from militancy and sectarianism, said a report prepared by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and submitted Tuesday to the US Senate's Armed Services Committee. The country desires operations aga
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Liverpool stroll into last eight with goalless draw

FC Porto's Iker Casillas saves a shot from Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during the Liverpool vs FC Porto match in Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg held in Anfield, Liverpool, Britain, March 6, 2018. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith  LIVERPOOL: Liverpool eased into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a goalless draw against Porto on Tuesday, completing a routine aggregate victory after their 5-0 first-leg win in Portugal. Despite facing old rivals Manchester United in the Pr
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Pak Army shoots down Indian spy drone: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army shot down an Indian spy drone which violated the Line of Control in Chirikot Sector, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday. This is the fourth drone which has been shot down by the Pakistan Army in the last one year. According to the ISPR, the drone has been taken over by Pakistan Army troops. The drones are often used by Indian forces to spy and map Pakistani positions along the LoC and to determine troop dispositions. Tensions a
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Policeman, wife arrested in Rawalpindi for allegedly robbing people

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/94b77962c8189d823a1b2adccab24a7c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My82LzIwMTggNjozNzo0NSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXdQZXZEcWtMQ3NzK212Ri81WVBIZ0E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] RAWALPINDI: Police on Tuesday arrested a head constable, his wife and daughter for allegedly
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Cabinet expresses resolve to provide uninterrupted power to consumers in summer

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/03c44e6ee2368df90474c2e897db161b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My82LzIwMTggNjo0NDoyNCBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXliVkk1ekY2bmEzYmxyWnh3TUFDUWc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahid Kha
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Want to retire without causing any rift between institutions: Rabbani

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6da694ffde6a4419ec1c45831b8cc4b3.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My82LzIwMTggNTo1NTozNiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTJaekMzM3lzZlFVMFFKVStCQVBmVkE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani said on Tuesday he wants to retire from the
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PML-N invites MQM-P to meeting of allied parties

MQM-P leader Farooq Sattar and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif-Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has invited Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan to attend a meeting of its allies in the Senate, to be held on Wednesday. According to sources, the invitation was extended to the senators during a meeting with PML-N leader Raja Zafarul Haq. MQM-P has accepted the invitation, sources added. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday met with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to exchange vi
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Facebook hires former BuzzFeed, Pinterest executives for video content

Facebook had signed deals last year with millennial-focused news and entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN, Group Nine Media and others to make shows for its video service as part of its efforts to buy and license original content Facebook Inc hired the former head of BuzzFeed Studios to lead its global video content and a former Pinterest executive as in charge of its video content platform Facebook Watch, they said in separate social media posts on Monday. The appointments come aft
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Smell of coffee permeates streets of tea-obsessed Kabul

Sharyari´s coffee cart is an oddity in a city where most people drink tea and cafes are often protected by armed guards and hidden from view behind blast walls and steel door-AFP KABUL: Afghans in need of a caffeine fix line up at Najibullah Sharyari´s coffee cart in Kabul -- converts to the drink that is now percolating in a country obsessed with tea for centuries. Standing on a noisy street among vendors hawking their wares, the 30-year-old barista serves takeaway instant coffee from a mobil
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Police arrest suspect who shot and threw woman from fifth floor

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6eafa28da4774e2bc0387864e6cd7f90.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9My82LzIwMTggMzowNDoyMCBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVVNK2RqcTFWUXpKV0M5NnZjOTJpTmc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] RAWALPINDI: Police arrested on Tuesday two suspects accused of shooting and then throwing a
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Bilawal Bhutto holds series of meetings with PPP leaders

KARACHI: Pakistan People?s Party officials separately met Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday at Bilawal House. As per the official press statement, the PPP office-bearers from Azad Kashmir and South Punjab also met with the party chairman. In the meeting, matters pertaining to the progress of party?s reorganisaton process and developing political situation after the Senate polls were discussed. The PPP Southern Punjab delegation, under former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, ca
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Mob in India brings down Lenin statue after Communist party defeat

Two days after BJP's win, Lenin statue in Tripura's Belonia brought down-Reuters  NEW DELHI: India´s ruling party warned its supporters on Tuesday they were not above the law after a mob celebrating an election victory against communist opponents bulldozed a statue of Vladimir Lenin. Police in the remote state of Tripura said they were investigating more than a dozen complaints of arson, violence and vandalism in the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Party´s (BJP) win at the weekend election. An a
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