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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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Arsenal survive Ostersunds scare as policeman dies in Bilbao clashes

Photo: Arsenal Twitter PARIS: Arsenal scraped into the last 16 of the Europa League despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat by Ostersunds, but Thursday´s action was marred by violent clashes at the match between Athletic Bilbao and Spartak Moscow which left a police officer dead. Two quickfire first-half goals gave Swedish minnows Ostersunds hope of a sensational comeback at the Emirates, but Sead Kolasinac´s goal just after the interval saw Arsenal hang on for a 4-2 win on aggregate. The north Londo
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Teaser of Ali Zafar, Maya Ali?s 'Teefa in Trouble' out

Ali Zafar and Maya Ali.  The teaser of Ali Zafar and Maya Ali starer Teefa in Trouble was released as the country celebrated opening of the third series of Pakistan Super League. The leading star of the film posted the trailer on his Instagram page. The film is the Pakistani debut of Ali, who has previously worked in Bollywood productions, and would be Maya?s first silver screen appearance. Besides Ali and Maya, the film features the star of Pakistani film industry, Javed Sheikh.
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Pakistan retain top T20 ranking after ICC error

The Pakistan team poses with the trophy after winning T20I series v New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, January 28, 2018/AFP/Getty Images WELLINGTON: Australian cricket chiefs have clarified that Pakistan still top the Twenty20 world rankings, despite Australia´s victory in the T20 tri-series also featuring New Zealand and England. Cricket Australia said this week that Australia would take the number one spot if they were unbeaten in the tri-series, a feat they achieved with a 19-run win over New Ze
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Celebrities and PSL: Who is supporting which team?

The Pakistan Super League fever has well and truly set in, and celebrities are rooting for their favourite teams just like everybody else. See which celebrities are supporting which teams in the PSL: Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan is a loyal supporter of Islamabad United. He has served as team ambassador in the past and made sure not to miss out on any PSL action by attending Thursday's opening ceremony in Dubai!
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Apex court disqualifies KP tourism adviser on fraud charges

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Abdul Munim Khan was disqualified from holding public office by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on February 23, 2018. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) MPA from Shangla, Abdul Munim Khan, for using forged documents to hold his position as a government employee.  Khan, who is serving as an adviser to KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and a special assistant to the chief minister for tourism, was dis
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Lahore Qalandars take on Multan Sultans in Punjab Derby tonight

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/52e07ab2587534a5548cad28928109b1.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMy8yMDE4IDU6MTU6MDUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT11ekg4bzRJNWQxVmp3NW9aNzhxaUJBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars play their first match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2018 against high-flying Multan Sultans in a much-awaited Punjab Derby tonight. Multan Sultans marked their PSL debut with a seve
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Friction between Punjab govt, NAB over Ahad Cheema's arrest

Former director general of Lahore Development Authority Ahad Cheema was arrested on February 21, 2018 over accusations of corruption. Photo: Geo News  LAHORE: Friction between the Punjab government and National Accountability Bureau (NAB), on Friday, was observed over the arrest of Lahore Development Authority (LDA)'s former director general Ahad Cheema. It said that Cheema, by misuse of authority and with criminal intent, awarded a contract of the Ashiana-e-Iqbal project of approximately Rs14
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SC orders transcript of Daniyal Aziz?s statements be handed to his counsel

Daniya Aziz - APP file photo  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered on Friday transcript of statements, given by Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz, be provided to his counsel and adjourned the hearing on the contempt case till March 6. While hearing the suo motu notice taken on the contempt of court case against Aziz, a three-member bench headed by Justice Azmat Saeed ordered that the transcript be provided to Aziz?s counsel. The court also directed that the controversial statemen
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Defence attaches briefed on India atrocities along LoC

Defence attaches being briefed on Indian LoC violations - Photo ISPR   RAWALPINDI: Defence Attaches from the US, UK China, Turkey and Indonesia visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Rawalakot Sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Friday. During the visit, the defence attaches were briefed on atrocities committed by Indian forces along the LoC and the deliberate targeting of civilians. The attaches interacted with the victims of ceasefir
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Indian forces martyr civilian in unprovoked cross-border firing: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Unprovoked cross-border firing by Indian forces claimed life of a 19-year-old civilian, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Friday. According to the ISPR, 19-year-old Inzamam Ameen was working at a crush plant in Titri when he was martyred by the Indian troops. Pakistan Army, in retaliatory fire, targetted an Indian post, the statement added. Earlier this week on Monday, Indian firing along the Line of Control killed an eight-year-old boy in Jajot vi
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Trump, gun lobby chief push armed citizens as solution to shootings

US President Donald Trump. Photo: File  WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and America?s powerful gun lobby on Thursday cast citizens with weapons as a solution to shootings, as it emerged an armed deputy was on campus during a deadly Florida rampage but failed to act. National Rifle Association (NRA) chief Wayne LaPierre hit back at what he called ?the shameful politicisation of tragedy? and repeated the organisation?s position that ?to stop a bad guy with a gun, it takes a good guy with a gun
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Ford US chief departs abruptly after inappropriate behaviour probe

Raj Nair ? Ford's executive vice-president of global product development ? speaks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Files  DETROIT: Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday that Raj Nair, its president for North America, was leaving the company immediately after an internal investigation found his behaviour was ?inconsistent with the company?s code of conduct.? Ford did not give any details on what that behaviour entailed. 
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Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators battle it out in today?s first match

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/ada109cd035e7d92f46d17efa17b202e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMy8yMDE4IDU6MTU6MDYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1ZNWlvYk05NTJlaFRuNFJtRUk1OGVnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] DUBAI: New-look Karachi Kings and both the previous editions? runners-up Quetta Gladiators w
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ATC rejects Imran's plea of exemption to appear in hearings of PTV, Parliament attack cases

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan had submitted two pleas to the anti-terrorism court seeking acquittal and exemption from appearance on February 15, 2018. Photo: Geo News file ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court on Friday rejected a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan seeking exemption from appearance in violence cases related to 2014 sit-in. On February 15, Imran Khan's legal counsel had submitted two pleas to the anti-terrorism court seeking acquittal
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PSL 2018 off to a great start: Wasim Akram

Shoaib Malik and Wasim Akram during the PSL opening ceremony - Photo: PSL   DUBAI: Former Pakistani skipper Wasim Akram tweeted on Friday that the Pakistan Super League 2018 was off to a great start. Akram who is the director and bowling coach for Multan Sultans saw his team beat defending champions Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets in the first match. "Time to give our Pakistanis at home something to cheer about," Akram tweeted.  Multan Sultans will next face Lahore Qalandars i
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White powder and ?racist? letter sent to Meghan Markle

Britain's Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle, his fiance, pose for a photograph following the announcement of their engagement in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London, Britain, November 27, 2017. AFP/Daniel Leal-Olivas  LONDON: A package containing white powder and an allegedly racist message sent to Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle is being treated as a hate crime, police said on Thursday. Officers from the Metropolitan Police?s counter-terrorism command wer
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Amnesty slams Trump-led ?politics of hate?

Image via Amnesty International USA/Medium/@amnestyusa LONDON: The "politics of demonization" provided fertile ground for human rights abuses in 2017, exemplified by the response of Europe and Donald Trump?s US to the refugee crisis, rights group Amnesty International said Thursday. The British-based group in its annual report took particular aim at the US president?s "transparently hateful" executive order banning entry to citizens of several Muslim-majority countries. "Throughout 2017, mi
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Far-right conspiracy theorists target Florida shooting survivors

A student hoists a sign as hundreds of high school and middle school students from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia staged walkouts and gather in front of the Capitol in support of gun control in the wake of the Florida shooting, Washington, US, February 21, 2018. AFP/Olivier Douliery  NEW YORK: In the wake of the Florida school shooting, survivors like David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez have become faces of the fight for US gun control ? and targets for far-right pundits and conspira
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French court denies rape-accused Ramadan?s release

Swiss philosopher Tariq Ramadan speaks during a meeting at the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, November 6, 2008. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/Files  PARIS: A French court on Thursday dismissed a bid by Tariq Ramadan, the prominent Islamic scholar detained on rape charges, to be released on health grounds, legal sources said. Ramadan?s lawyers had pushed for his release since he was detained on February 2, arguing his multiple sclerosis and nerve damage could not be adequately treated behin
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UNICEF deputy director Justin Forsyth resigns after 'mistakes'

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Anthony Lake (3rd L) stands with Justin Forsyth (L) ? the chief executive of Save the Children ? as they visit a school inside a refugee camp in Zahle, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, March 14, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/Files  UNITED NATIONS: The deputy director of the United Nations children?s agency UNICEF resigned on Thursday, saying he did not want coverage of past mistakes he had made to damage the organization or other aid bodies. Sav
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Fendi?s strong, romantic women rule the catwalk in Milan

Karl Lagerfeld (L) and Silvia Venturini Fendi ? Fashion designers for Fendi ? acknowledge the audience at the end of the women's Fall/Winter 2018/2019 collection fashion show by Fendi in Milan, Italy, February 22, 2018. AFP/Miguel Medina  MILAN: Silvia Venturini Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld caught the feminist wave at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday with their emphasis on strong women in Fendi?s collection for next fall and winter. The idea is to dress a woman "who has more and more sway in societ
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Dua Lipa, Stormzy take top honors at BRIT awards

Stormzy performs at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay  LONDON: Singers Dua Lipa and Stormzy were the biggest winners at this year?s BRIT awards, Britain?s most high-profile pop music awards, taking two trophies each at an event that saw performances from some of music?s biggest acts. Lipa was named the best female solo artist and breakthrough act at the British Record Industry Trust (BRIT) awards, held in London on Wednesday, while rap
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Hong Kong harbour gets star attraction with sculpture park

Children play on 'Before Collapse' by local artist Matthew Tsang Man Fu at the Harbour Arts Sculpture Park, Hong Kong, February 22, 2018. AFP/Anthony Wallace  HONG KONG: Hong Kong?s harbourfront is known for glistening skyscrapers and the sight of containerships navigating busy shipping lanes ? but a new art project has added a giant pumpkin, a map of the stars and a pair of disembodied legs to the famous skyline. The Harbour Arts Sculpture Park, which officially opened on Thursday, is a coll
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South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for #MeToo movement

The Blind anonymous work talk application is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/Files  SEOUL: A chat app where South Koreans can anonymously dish the dirt on their misbehaving bosses and colleagues is belatedly stirring the country?s #MeToo movement, shedding new light on sexual harassment in the heavily male-dominated corporate culture. Prompted by a recent wave of complaints about workplace misconduct ? including a groping
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Ishaq Dar corruption case: Last prosecution witness expected to record statement today

Former finance minister Senator Ishaq Dar has been a no-show in the proceedings of the assets reference against him after he departed for London in October last year seeking medical treatment. He has since been declared a proclaimed offender. Photo: Geo News file ISLAMABAD: Two prosecution witnesses are expected to record their statements in the accountability court hearing the corruption reference against former finance minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Friday.  Dar, a close aide of Pakistan Musli
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