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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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German ambassador visits CMH Sialkot, meets citizens injured in Indian shelling

SIALKOT: German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler on Tuesday visited CMH Sialkot, where he met patients injured due to Indian state terrorism through continued ceasefire violations, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Pakistan has repeatedly lodged formal protests with the Indian high commissioner over the continued violations of the ceasefire agreement between the two countries. In 2018, Indian forces carried out more than 150 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control an
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Bangladesh bourse approves China bid, rejects India offer

The Dhaka Stock Exchange on February 10 had approved the Chinese offer to buy a quarter of the bourse's 1.8 billion shares-Photo: File Bangladesh has agreed to sell a large stake in its stock exchange to a Chinese consortium, an official said on Tuesday, rebuffing a rival bid from India that raised political sensitivities. The Dhaka Stock Exchange on February 10 had approved the Chinese offer to buy a quarter of the bourse's 1.8 billion shares, but Bangladesh's financial regulator asked it to ?
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NA Speaker, Nisar discuss ways to end political contention in meeting

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq met on Tuesday senior party leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, discussing ways to put an end to political contention, sources said. In the meeting, the former interior minister said that he is not in favour of bringing the parliament and judiciary face to face. Speaker NA Ayaz Sadiq said that if every institution worked under the constitutional limits then problems will not be created. The disgruntled senior PML-N leader has been in the spotlight d
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Aitzaz Ahsan slams Nawaz for trying to get his way ?by hook or by crook?

The PPP leader also condemned Nawaz and daughter Maryam Nawaz for ?jumping on the bandwagon of hurling abuses?-Geo News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan on Tuesday slammed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for trying to get his way by hook or by crook. ?Nawaz is standing in the middle of the city, wearing a suicide vest and threatening [everyone] to agree to do what he wants,? Ahsan said while talking to media here. The comments by the PPP leader come a day after th
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Pakistan Super League 2018 trophy unveiled in Dubai

Captains of PSL teams pose with the trophy at the unveiling ceremony in Dubai/PSL Twitter  DUBAI: The wait for the third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is almost over: before the cricketing action gets underway from February 22, a ceremony to unveil the glittering winners? trophy was held in Dubai on Tuesday. The silverware for the tournament was unveiled to the public at the Dubai International Stadium.
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All institutions should stay within limits: information minister

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/dbe8d7774425fea9deb26266473f99f8.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMC8yMDE4IDEwOjQzOjU1IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9SFBRYld2Sm55eE45MXA4aGxGVHdoUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Video: Geo News ISLAMABAD: State Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that
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Pakistan among countries with high mortality rates, reveals UNICEF report

Photo: AFP Pakistan is in the list of countries with highest mortality rates as at least one among every 22 babies faced chances of death, revealed a report released Tuesday by United Nations Children?s Fund. According to the report, most of these poor countries are in Africa, where babies still face ?alarming? risks of death that can be 50 times as high as those in the richest countries, according to a UNICEF report released Tuesday. For instance, a newborn in Japan had only a one in 1,11
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Donald Trump Jr. promotes luxury apartments in India

Donald Trump Junor. Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump?s eldest son reached India on Tuesday to help sell luxury apartments. Affluent Indian buyers, who have purchased units in the Trump-branded developments, will be wined and dined by Donald Trump Jr, according to Time. An apartment in the Trump Towers complex in Gurgaon runs between $775,000 and $1.5 million. Trump Jr. is scheduled to share the stage with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this week when he will make a speech a
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Iran finds wreckage of crashed plane on top of mountain

Relatives of a passenger who was believed to have been killed in a plane crash react near the town of Semirom, Iran LONDON: Iran has located a passenger plane that crashed with 65 people on board, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, two days after it disappeared from radar over mountainous terrain, increasing Iranians? fears about the country?s aging fleet of aircraft. The Aseman Airlines flight from Tehran disappeared on Sunday, 50 minutes into its journey to the southwestern city of Yasuj.
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Pakistan lodges protest with India on killing of minor at LoC

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office summoned Tuesday Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh to protest unprovoked firing by Indian troops at the Line of Control. South Asia Director General Dr Mohammad Faisal handed the protest letter to the Indian deputy high commissioner. According to Dr Faisal, who is also the spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, unprovoked firing at LoC by the Indian troops claimed the life of eight-year-old boy Ayan Zahid. Army destroys Indian post aft
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Imran warns of street protests if 'Nawaz uses Parliament to attack judiciary'

PTI Chairman Imran Khan addressing the media in Peshawar today. Photo: Geo News  PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Tuesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is using Parliament to save himself and attack the judiciary. The PTI chief was speaking to the media during a visit to Peshawar.   "In 1997, PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) attacked judges with sticks and bought judges on the Quetta bench," said Imran, adding that "this is how a mafia works". 
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Visually impaired persons protest in Lahore for implementation of job quota

Visually impaired persons protesting for implementation of job quota in Lahore. Photo: Geo News file LAHORE: A protest by visually impaired persons to demand implementation of quota for jobs is underway in Lahore on Tuesday. The protest, which was shifted from the Lahore Press Club to Mall Road, caused problems for commuters after a traffic jam affected the Club Chowk vicinity. According to the protesters, the government has given false assurances but they shall not allow the authorities to co
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Colleagues boycott duties in support of Mirpur Khas doctor accused of harassment

On Monday, 19, February 2018 a group of nurses beat up a doctor at the Civil Hospital Mirpur Khas, alleging that he had subjected them to sexual harassment. Photo: Geo News file  MIRPUR KHAS: Doctors and paramedical staff at the Civil Hospital Mirpur Khas on Tuesday boycotted their duties in solidarity with a doctor accused of sexual harassment.  On Monday, a group of nurses had beat up the doctor, alleging that he had subjected them to sexual harassment.  A notice, by the Pakistan Medical A
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Casualties feared as blast rocks Jalalabad market

The blast occurred at a busy marketplace in Jalalabad. Photo: Tolo News  An explosion ripped through the PD2 locality in Jalalabad, in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Tuesday. According to Tolo News, at least three people were killed in the blast, which occurred at a bustling market in the city. A number of shops were damaged in the blast.  Officials have not yet confirmed any of the casualties.   This is a breaking story and will be updated as reports come in
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Delegation reaches Paris to defend Pakistan's case at FATF meeting

Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Miftah Ismail has reached Paris to attend the FATF meeting  A delegation comprising of officials from finance and interior ministries reached Paris earlier today to plead Pakistan?s case at the ongoing meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) ? a global body that combats terrorist financing and money laundering. The delegation, led by Director-General Financial Monitoring Unit Syed Mansoor Shah and comprising of other members of the Foreign and I
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ECP reserves decision on PTI's request to not divulge funding details

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reserved on Tuesday its decision on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) plea not to reveal details of its funding. Disgruntled PTI founder Akbar S Babar petitioned the ECP against PTI's 'illegal and foreign' funding in November 2014. Hearing the case today, Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Sardar Raza Khan observed today that they have been hearing from day one from the PTI that the ECP is not a court or tribunal.  Anwar Mansoor,
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Wanted ex-cop Abid 'Boxer' brought back to Pakistan: sources

Abid 'Boxer' served in the Punjab Police as an inspector but was sacked and has been on the run since. Photo: File   Police sources said on Tuesday that Abid 'Boxer', a former police officer accused of various extra-judicial killings and other crimes in Punjab, has been brought back to Pakistan from Dubai.  Sources added that the wanted police officer was transported to Karachi from Dubai via airplane.  Criminal cases of killing eight people in fake encounters are registered against Abid, an
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MQM-P splinter group files complaint against intra-party election with ECP

MQM-P PIB faction head Farooq Sattar (left) and MQM-P Bahadurabad group's member Amir Khan (right). Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Bahadurabad faction filed a complaint against the recently conducted intra-party elections by the Farooq Sattar-led splinter group (PIB faction) with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) here on Tuesday. The complaint, filed by Farogh Naseem, demands the intra-party elections to be declared void. A no
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Afghanistan's ArtLords daub walls with messages of defiance, hope

An Afghan Artlord paints a message on a wall at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, February 14, 2018 KABUL: Activists in Afghanistan are speaking out against corruption and spreading messages of peace and social justice with murals, many painted on concrete blast walls that have risen to ward off militant bombs. The activists call themselves the ArtLords, as opposed to the warlords and druglords who have brought so much strife and misery to Afghanistan, and say their art is a too
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IHC gives government until 1pm to submit report on changes in Finality of Prophethood oath

Islamabad High Court. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has given the government until 1pm today to submit the report of a committee probing the changes in the Finality of Prophethood oath in the Constitution.  As the hearing of the Faizabad dharna case (sit-in) began today, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui expressed displeasure at the government's failure to submit the report of the committee, headed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chairman Senator Raja Zafarul Haq.  The com
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Looking back: Memorable moments of PSL ? Part I

With the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) just around the corner, let?s re-live some of the most memorable moments from the earlier two editions of our favourite tournament. Mohammad Amir hat-trick It?s been two years since the inaugural edition of the PSL, and lest we forget, Mohammad Amir unleashed a brilliant hat-trick to steer Karachi Kings to a seven-wicket victory against Lahore Qalandars in just the second match of the tournament.
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Shehbaz can prove to be a better PM than Nawaz, says Musharraf

Former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf. Photo: Geo News file KARACHI: Former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf on Monday claimed that Shehbaz Sharif could prove to be a better prime minister than his brother and deposed premier. In an interview to a private television channel, Musharraf adviced Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz's (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif to end his career in politics. Predicting Maryam Nawaz's future in politics, the former president claimed that her
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Head bowed, Florida shooting suspect returns to court for hearing

Nikolas Cruz, facing 17 charges of premeditated murder in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, Feb 19, 2018. Photo: Reuters   FORT LAUDERDALE: A former student accused of last week?s deadly shooting at a Florida high school returned to court for a hearing on Monday in a case that has galvanised advocates of stricter gun control, including many o
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