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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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British PM May to set out 'Road to Brexit' in speech

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, February 7, 2018. REUTERS LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May will attempt to unite her feuding cabinet and convince a skeptical European Union that Britain knows what it wants from Brexit in a series of speeches over the next few weeks. Britain is hoping to seal a transition deal next month to smooth its exit from the EU, and reach agreement on a long-term trade agreement later this year. However, Brussels said last week
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MQM-P crisis: ECP issues Senate ticket to Khalid Maqbool amid protest from Sattar

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Chief Farooq Sattar addressing a press conference in Karachi on Sunday, February 11, 2018. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday issued a Senate ticket to Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) deputy convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Khalid amid a strong protest from party chief Farooq Sattar.    "Senate tickets are being issued without my permission," Sattar said while speaking outside the ECP. Sattar and the part
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Russian passenger plane crashes outside Moscow: media

MOSCOW: A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed in the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital´s Domodedovo airport, Russian media reported. The Antonov An-148 plane operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk, a city in the Urals, and crashed in the Ramensky district outside Moscow. Russian news agencies reported 65 passengers and 6 crew were on board. News agencies said witnesses in the village of Argunovo saw a burning plane falling fro
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Three civilians injured in Indian firing across LoC

RAWALPINDI: Three civilians were wounded on Sunday when Indian Security Forces resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control, said the Inter-Services Public Relations. The Army?s media cell said that firing targeted civilian population in Battal, Hot Spring and Khuiratta sectors. Three civilians include two women, 24-year-old Saba Azad and 36-year-old Nagina Aqsad, who got injured, according to the ISPR statement. Pakistan Army effectively responded to Indian ceasefire violations a
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Condolences pour in following demise of Asma Jahangir

Asma Jahangir. Photo: File  Condolences poured in after the demise of human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir Sunday, with people paying tribute to her services for democracy and efforts in the judiciary movement. In a condolence message, President Mamnoon Hussain expressed grief over Jahangir?s death, saying she rendered unprecedented services for the rule of law. "Today the country has been deprived of a courageous and disciplined person, who was the voice of the voiceless," Prime Minister Shahid
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Woman killed, 12 injured in Beijing mall knife attack

Police patrol outside the Joy City Mall in the Xidan district after a knife attack, in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters  BEIJING: A woman was killed and 12 other people injured after a man carried out a knife attack in a mall in a busy shopping district in the Chinese capital, Beijing, police said on Sunday. Beijing police said in a short statement they had detained a man over the early afternoon attack at Joy City Mall in Xidan district. Three men and 10 women were sent to hospital after the at
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Veteran actor Qazi Wajid passes away in Karachi

Qazi Wajid. Photo: File  KARACHI: Renowned television and radio artist Qazi Wajid passed away here on Sunday.  Sources said the 87-year-old veteran actor was admitted to a hospital on Saturday after his health deteriorated.  Wajid remained a popular face on TV, after joining the industry following his 25-year-stint in Radio Pakistan, where he launched his career.  His daughter, Fazila Wajid, is associated with the entertainment industry. 'Big loss for the industry' Actor and director Javed
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Riyadh?s Ritz ?luxury prison? reopens after graft crackdown

Riyadh?s Ritz-Carlton. Photo: AFP RIYADH: Riyadh?s Ritz-Carlton reopened for business Sunday, three months after it became a holding place for princes and ministers detained in the biggest anti-graft purge of the kingdom?s elite in its modern history. The luxury hotel had been closed for business since the unprecedented probe was launched on November 4, 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has tightened his grip on power since his shock appointment as heir to the throne last June. A h
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CJP takes suo motu notice of police encounters in Punjab

A file photo of police in Multan. Photo: AFP LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took on Sunday a suo motu notice of extrajudicial police encounters in Punjab. The chief justice ordered the Inspector General of Police to submit a report in a week on the total encounters conducted in the province and the people killed.  The notice was taken while the three-member bench of the Supreme Court was hearing the suo motu case on the provision of clean drinking water and removal
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Barricades will be removed before deadline, assures Punjab law minister

Sanaullah addressing the media after the Punjab CM had left. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah assured to remove all the barricades pointed out by the Supreme Court today. Addressing the media outside the court's Lahore Registry after the chief justice ordered the removal of barricades, Sanaullah said the government will complete the task before the deadline.  He explained that a suicide bombing attempt was averted due to the barriers outside Shehbaz?s Model Town offic
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Indian army chief arrives in occupied Kashmir after as 'militants' attack army camp

General Bipin Rawat. Photo: File  SRINAGAR: Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in Indian occupied Jammu today and met senior commanders as an operation against a 'militant attack' at an army camp entered its second day. Indian authorities said five soldiers and one civilian were killed in the ongoing military operation against attackers holed up near the residential quarters inside the Sunjuwan Army Camp, according to reports in the Indian media.  Around 11 people, including civili
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Roads blocked, power suspended after rain, snowfall in parts of country

Photo: File KARACHI: Roads were blocked, while power supply was suspended due to intermittent rain and snowfall in some parts of the country Sunday morning. Snowfall in Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa blocked link roads, stranding people in their houses and barring them from carrying out daily activitites. In February last year, 14 people were killed when an avalanche hit different villages of Chitral. 14 killed including women, children and scout as avalanche hits Chitral
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FC nabs 20 suspected terrorists in Balochistan

The recovered items included weapons and ammunition. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: The Frontier Corps (FC) conducted intelligence-based operations in Buleda, Gish Kaur, Tratha and Pishin areas of Balochistan and apprehended 20 suspected terrorists, said the army's media wing, ISPR, on Sunday.  According to the ISPR, a cache of arms and ammunition, including RPG rockets, sub-machine guns and sniper rifle ammunition, laptops, GPS and other communication equipment was recovered in the operation. 
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Carnival lights up Rio despite crime wave, yellow fever scare

Revellers dance on one of the Sao Clemente samba school floats at the 2014 carnival. Photo: Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO: Carnival festivities took over Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, as revelers danced and drank at block parties with names like ?fire in the underpants,? despite an extended crime wave in the city and a spike in yellow fever cases throughout Brazil. Over 6 million people, including 1.5 million visitors, are expected to take to the streets of Rio for the annual celebrations, which pit the
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Clean water case: Shehbaz Sharif to appear before Supreme Court today

Supreme Court Lahore Registry. Photo: File  LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif will appear before the Supreme Court's Lahore Registry today after being summoned in the suo motu case on contaminated water.  Hearing the case on Saturday, the three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar summoned Shehbaz after expressing displeasure over a Punjab government report which revealed that 540 million gallons of untreated water was being disposed of in Ravi Ri
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Two Ohio police officers shot dead responding to 911 call

Officers Eric Joering, 39, and Anthony Morelli, 54, of Westerville Division of Police (WPD) are seen in this undated photo in Westerville, Ohio, US, released February 10, 2018. City of Westerville/Handout via REUTERS  Two Ohio police officers were shot to death on Saturday while responding to a domestic disturbance in the Columbus suburb of Westerville, and a suspect was wounded and is in custody, officials said. The two officers were immediately fired upon when they entered an apartment resp
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Trump says Democratic memo on Russia is 'very political,' needs redactions

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  WASHINGTON: A classified memo by congressional Democrats related to investigations of Russian influence in the 2016 US presidential election is ?very political and long? and must be ?heavily redacted? before it could be released, President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday. The release of the memo was blocked by Trump on Friday, kicking off a
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Israeli jet shot down after bombing Iranian site in Syria

Israeli security forces examine the remains of an F-16 Israeli warplane near the Israeli village of Harduf, Israel, February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Anti-aircraft fire downed an Israeli warplane returning from a bombing raid on Iran-backed positions in Syria on Saturday in the most serious confrontations yet between Israel and Iranian-backed forces based across the border. The F-16, one of at least eight Israeli planes despatched in response to what Israel said was an
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Global Zalmi League to start in Ajman on Sunday

The Global Zalmi League ? owned and organised by Peshawar Zalmi is set to commence Sunday in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, with 16 foreign teams scheduled to participate. The event will bring together "Pakistani and Indian overseas cricketers" and "will unite the two nations", a press release issued Saturday read. In this regard, Peshawar Zalmi Chairman Javed Afridi expressed his pleasure at the series and welcomed all the teams. It will ignite the hunger of cricket fans before the start of th
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Trump laments ?shattered? lives after aides resign

US President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at a hotel in Washington, DC, US, February 8, 2018. AFP/Mandel Ngan  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Saturday lives were being "shattered" by allegations that may be false after two of his White House quit over domestic abuse issues. Trump?s White House has been heavily criticized for its clumsy handling of the allegations, which comes amid a continuing national debate over sexual misconduct and how it should be
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Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president for summit: South Korea

South Korea´s President Moon Jae-in greets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un´s sister Kim Yo Jong as North Korea´s ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam looks on before their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. -AFP  SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks in Pyongyang, South Korean officials said on Saturday, setting the stage for the first meeting of Korean leaders in more than 10 years. Any meeting would represent a diplomatic
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Priyanka Chopra says wanted to get married since age 12

Priyanka Chopra is one dedicated and talented actress; not only that, she is among that handful of actors who proved her mettle at such a young age. The actress in a recent tête-à-tête interview said that these days she is overcoming personal life woes. She said that she was earlier in a very committed relationship, however, since a year she has been single. Priyanka said that she said that she always had the desire to settle down, adding that she wanted to get married ever since the age of 1
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Estonia, Russia swap spies at border

TALLINN: Estonia and Russia swapped convicted spies on Saturday after the two men both received presidential pardons, Estonian authorities said. Estonian businessman Raivo Susi was exchanged for Russian national Artyom Zinchenko at the Koidula border post in southeast Estonia. "The Estonian state helps its citizens whenever it can," said Arnold Sinisalu, the head of Baltic state´s security police. "Estonia deported to Russia the spy who had committed a crime here, and thus the Estonian busin
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Efforts aimed towards saving party from splitting up, says Sattar

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan?s (MQM-P) Chief Farooq Sattar on Saturday evening said his utmost efforts are aimed towards saving the party from splitting up.  ?My utmost effort is aimed towards stopping this party from splitting. We can not let 40 years of efforts go to waste," said the MQM-P chief while addressing a press conference at his PIB Colony residence.  Sattar and the party?s Rabita Committee have been at loggerheads over the allotment of Senate tickets and the rift int
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Stand by demand of Rana Sanaullah?s resignation: Pir Sialvi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a150fd11e77b5ace08e37b24b3832497.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xMC8yMDE4IDU6MzM6NTYgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1CbUpWM2NHcFQzWjFadFBlTEtEbEl3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] SARGODHA: Spiritual leader and the custodian of Sial Sharif Shrine of Sargodha Pir Hameedudd
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