FundayForum
Register
Forum Blogs Gallery Files Poetry Books
Portal Facebook YouTube Twitter
👀 You are watching:
Jump to content
👉 Click here to explore Remote Jobs, Work From Home & Global News – USA 🇺🇸 | UK 🇬🇧 | Canada 🇨🇦 | Pakistan 🇵🇰 ×
🚫 Guest Access Notice ×
LIVE UPDATES
  • entries
    198,579
  • comments
    31
  • views
    629,529

About this blog

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.

Entries in this blog

Tribals can now use CNIC for TDP compensation: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday announced that tribals from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) will no longer require Watan cards for payment of compensation to Temporarily Displaced People (TDP) and can use the national identity cards instead. TDPs from the tribal areas, who had migrated at the start of military operations in the region, were issued Watan cards to facilitate the dispersal of compensation amount promised by the go
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Despite being allies for 70 years, US not willing to give visas: Shah

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah said on Wednesday that the United States despite being our ally since 70 years, is still not willing to easily grant visas to Pakistanis. The opposition leader was addressing a session in the National Assembly, where he heavily criticised the government. He said that the as a Pakistani he feels concerned about the situation, adding that small countries even such as Afghanistan have started threatening Pakistan. ?When Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as a ruler w
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Two Indian Air Force pilots killed in plane crash

Representational image  NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force said two of its pilots were killed Thursday after their plane crashed in a remote northeastern state. The microlight plane crashed soon taking off for a routine sortie from Johrat airbase in Assam state. An air force official said the pilots attempted an emergency landing but the plane crashed and burst into flames. "Both the pilots died in the crash and a court of enquiry has been ordered," the official told AFP. It was not immediate
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Two dead after fire engulfs Faisalabad market

Rescue officials said that a transformer in the market blew up, after which a shop adjacent to it caught fire-Geo News FAISALABAD: A female customer and a shopkeeper were burnt to death after a number of shops caught fire in the city?s Tata Bazar, rescue sources said. Rescue officials said that a transformer in the market blew up, after which a shop adjacent to it caught fire. The fire then spread and quickly engulfed a number of shops. Fire breaks out at factory in Faisalabad Re
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Russia says five of its civilians may have been killed in Syria by US-led forces

MOSCOW: Five Russian citizens may have been killed in Syria in clashes with US-led coalition forces this month, but they were not Russian military personnel, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman told a news briefing on Thursday. The spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said media reports about dozens or hundreds of Russian dead in Syria were "disinformation". Associates of Russian private military contractors fighting alongside government forces in Syria have said there were large-scale casualties
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Sattar denies asking Jam Khan Shoro for list of MQM-P workers on govt posts

Farooq Sattar speaks to media outside his residence in Karachi's PIB Colony. ? Geo News screengrab KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar on Thursday denied reports of meeting Sindh Minister for Local Government Jam Khan Shoro and asking him for a list of MQM-P workers serving on government posts. "Neither did I meet Shoro, nor I had a telephonic conversation with him," Sattar told newsmen outside his residence here. He said party activists serving in governmen
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

NAB approves complaint against MNA Aijaz Jakhrani

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/47bccce3eff066c0a9bb79f7369a2d7f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xNS8yMDE4IDE6MjM6NTEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0wRUpZRWEyZWx5YVAyYm5xVEtDRjBBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) confirmed on Thursday that it has given ap
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Indian forces target school van along LoC, driver killed: ISPR

Pakistan Army troops deployed along the LoC. -File  RAWALPINDI: Indian forces deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday targetted a school van and martyred its driver in the Battal sector, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  The act was condemned by the Army spokesman. "Indian unethical and unprofessional approach across the LoC continues terrorising civilians." Major General Asif Ghafoor reiterated that such attacks are a violation of the Geneva Convention and
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Thailand to scan eyes of workers in notorious seafood industry

Thailand's lucrative fishing business is heavily dependent on migrant labour from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos BANGKOK: Thailand is using optical scanning technology to keep track of who is working on its fishing boats, officials said Thursday, as the kingdom tries to curb slave labour and human trafficking that has riddled the low-paid industry. The lucrative fishing business is the fourth largest in the world and is heavily dependent on migrant labour from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, but docum
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Court orders to file case against Gandapur for issuing dishonoured cheque

DI KHAN: A sessions judge ordered to register a case against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Minister Ali Amin Gandapur for issuing a dishonoured cheque to a man he had borrowed money from. The petitioner Mohammad Zubair alleged that he had lent Rs9.695300 million to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, whom he had friendly relations with. Gandapur on being asked to return the money wrote a cheque for Bank of Khyber with the same amount dated October 24, 2014. The cheque, however, bounced due
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Issue between Nisar and Nawaz will be resolved: Saad Rafique

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Thursday that the issue between former interior minister and senior party leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will be resolved. The federal minister was speaking on the recent issue between the two leaders over selection of route for Nawaz?s motorcade following the Panama case July 28 verdict. Rafique said that Nawaz has not given any statement related to Chaudhry Nisar, adding that he is the
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Swiss couple cycle 17,000 kms to watch son compete in Olympics

Guido Huwiler and his wife Rita Ruettimann in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 15, 2018 PYEONGCHANG: A year and 17,000 kms later, a Swiss couple arrived in Pyeongchang this week to watch their son compete in the Winter Olympics. The father and step-mother of Swiss freestyle skier Mischa Gasser left their home in Olten, 70 kms west of Zurich, in February last year to cycle across the world. They arrived in Pyeongchang on Tuesday after a journey that took them through 20 countries. ?To arriv
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Pakistan has concerns over new FATF mechanism: FO

Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal/File photo ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has serious concerns regarding the United States? motion to place the country on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) watchlist, the Foreign Office said on Thursday. During his weekly media briefing here, FO spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said the FATF is an international body that sets standards relating to combating of money laundering and terrorist financing. ?Such motions are aimed at hampering the economic gr
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Advantage Ronaldo but Neymar warns it's not over yet

Photo: Real Madrid Twitter  MADRID: Paris Saint-Germain face a huge task to reach the Champions League quarter-finals after Cristiano Ronaldo defied predictions his powers are waning with two goals as Real Madrid won 3-1 in the first leg of their last-16 tie. Billed as a contest between World Player of the Year Ronaldo and his Brazilian heir-in-waiting Neymar, the 33-year-old Portuguese came out emphatically on top as he became the first player to score 100 Champions League goals for the same
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Bangladesh vows improved cricket pitches after ICC rebuke

Bangladesh players return to the dressing room, Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Mirpur, 1st day, February 8, 2018/BCB DHAKA: Bangladesh´s cricket board Thursday promised to improve pitches for international Tests after its two best venues were rated "below average" by the sport´s governing body following the Sri Lanka series. The International Cricket Council penalised the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka for its subpar pitch a week after rebuking Bangladesh´s other top venue in Chitt
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif to address party rally in Burewala

VEHARI: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reached the venue of a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz rally in Burewala and will soon be addressing the rally.  Prior to his arrival at the rally, the Punjab chief minister unveiled the foundation stones of several development projects in the district. 
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Kohli ?blown away? by Anushka?s horror avatar in ?Pari?

Screenshot from the Pari trailer  Virat Kohli is brimming with pride for Anushka Sharma?s performance in her upcoming horror film ?Pari?. The Indian skipper took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the film?s trailer, which is finally out and is enough to scare anyone out of their wits. ?Can?t wait to watch my one and only in an avatar never seen before and I?m blown away already.. Can?t wait..,? Kohli tweeted. Sharing the Pari trailer on Twitter, Anushka wrote, ?This Holi
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

DG ISPR initiates crackdown against fake armed forces accounts on social media

ISLAMABAD: The Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor forwarded a list of over 250 social media accounts using the names of Pakistan?s Armed Forces to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for a crackdown. The FIA has, in turn, notified the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) regarding the accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube portraying themselves to be operating on behalf of the armed forces using the names of the Pakistan
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Accountability court rejects Nawaz, family's exemption appearance requests

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family rejected on Thursday their request to be exempted from appearance. Nawaz, daughter Maryam and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar had pleaded the court to be exempted from appearance from February 19 to March 5.  The references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) pertain to the Al-Azizia Steel Mills, Flagship Investment Ltd and Avenfield properties in London. 
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Nawaz questions 'morality lessons from PCO judges'

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/88906ed637ae6d1da60f6448cfbe8438.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xNS8yMDE4IDEwOjM3OjE1IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9bVBvSUl3Q090cnRhZVRNT0ROVTRSQT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif questioned on Thursday a "morality lesson" fro
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

ATC to announce verdict in Zainab murder case on Feb 17

Protests erupted across the country following the brutal incident. Photo: File  LAHORE: The anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing the rape and murder case of seven-year-old Zainab has reserved its verdict and will announce it on 17 February. The defence and prosecution on Thursday concluded their arguments in the high-profile case which was being heard inside Kot Lakhpat Jail, where the accused, Imran Ali is jailed on remand. A total of 56 witnesses including Zainab?s uncle and brother recor
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Supreme Court issues arrest warrants for Husain Haqqani

Husain Haqqani. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued on Thursday arrest warrants for the production of former ambassador of Pakistan to the US, Husain Haqqani. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar is hearing the Memogate case against the US-based former envoy.  As the hearing of the case went under way, the three-member bench was informed by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Bashir Memon that they have started the process to nab Haqqani, adding that
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

CJP summons report on Nehal Hashmi's whereabouts, health

Nehal Hashmi. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar summoned on Thursday a report on the current whereabouts and medical condition of former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senator Nehal Hashmi. Hearing a separate case, the chief justice summoned a report from the Punjab jails inspector general in three days.  Chief Justice Nisar remarked that the court should be informed if Hashmi is under treatment in jail or has been shifted to a hospital.  On Feb 1, the
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Rabada earns fine and another demerit point from ICC

Kagiso Rabada is known for venting his frustration. Photo: BCCI CAPE TOWN: South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has been fined after a demonstrative send off for one of his victims in Tuesday´s one-day international loss to India in Port Elizabeth, the International Cricket Council said. The fast bowler was fined 15 percent of his match fee and received one demerit point for his behaviour, when he waved at departing batsman Shikhar Dhawan, pointing his way back to the change room and seemin
ADMIN

ADMIN

0

Nepal in Cricket World Cup qualifiers after thrilling win over Canada

Karan KC is hoisted into the air by his team-mates after rallying Nepal to a miracle win, Canada v Nepal, ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Windhoek, February 14, 2018. Photo: Peter Della Penna DUBAI: Young leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane starred with bat and ball as Nepal claimed a thrilling one-wicket win over Canada on Wednesday to book a place at next month´s 2019 cricket World Cup qualifying tournament. The United Arab Emirates will also compete in Zimbabwe for a place at next year´s
ADMIN

ADMIN

0


×
×
  • Create New...