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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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Hajj quota 2018 increased for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 5,000 more people from Pakistan are likely to perform hajj this year as quota for the country has been increased. According to sources, Pakistan?s Ministry of Religious Affairs has been informed regarding the increase in hajj quota by the Saudi Arabia governmnet. The increased quota will be distributed among private tour operators as per the hajj policy. A total of 184,210 Pakistanis will perform hajj this year, said sources in Ministry of Religious Affairs. Earlier, wh
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CTD probes another alleged extrajudicial killing by Rao Anwar

Former Malir SSP Rao Anwar. Photo: File KARACHI: The Counter Terrorism Department on the direction of Sindh Inspector General AD Khawaja started a probe into Junaid Abro 'encounter' conducted by Malir SSP Rao Anwar on December 26, 2017, sources informed Geo News on Saturday. Abro's family in their statement to inquiry team maintained that the deceased arrested on December 25 from New Karachi, was killed next day, adding that he was brought to SITE super highway police station after being shot.
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It's alive! Tom Hardy waxwork with beating heart unveiled in London

Madame Tussauds' unveils its new wax figure of British actor Tom Hardy in London LONDON: Madame Tussauds' waxwork museum is offering fans of actor Tom Hardy a new and unusual chance to get close to their idol - launching a waxwork figure of the actor with a beating heart, that visitors can pose with and even cuddle. The figure depicts Hardy seated on a couch, his arm resting on the back, to allow visitors to get close enough to feel or listen to its heartbeat. The museum said in a statement th
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Bilawal questions US on Afghan war

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/404cb0a4af4c9ea6844ff2b4f375f857.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xMC8yMDE4IDU6NTU6MTEgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1Qa2tZOU5BN2EzZlhNbUJZWjV0Z2x3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] WASHINGTON: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari asked the United
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Scores of flights cancelled as storm pummels US Midwest

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1a9fc1a95e381ee1e49f7e1fdc3133c0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8xMC8yMDE4IDY6MDk6MjIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1kYTRzQ2ZJV2pGN3FLY1U0NUJJUVJnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] CHICAGO: A winter storm brought heavy snowfall to parts of the US Midwest on Friday, causing
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No truth in NAB chief?s statement on non-cooperation: Punjab govt

LAHORE: A spokesman for the Punjab government has rejected the statement of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal that some departments of the provincial government are not cooperating with the Bureau. In a statement issued Friday, the spokesman said there was no truth in the statement as all the departments of the Punjab government were fully cooperating with NAB. He said a person working on the important seat of NAB chairman should avoid giving such a state
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NAB summons Nawaz Sharif today in Al-Azizia, Flagship cases

Nawaz Sharif/File photo ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has summoned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif today for supplementary references in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investments Ltd cases. According to sources, the NAB Rawalpindi Office is preparing supplementary references in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment Ltd cases against the Sharifs. The supplementary references are likely to be filed next week in the accountability court hear
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#MeToo fashion show opens with angel wing models, pig-faced men

A model presents creations during the #MeToo Fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York, US, February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Elizabeth Shafiroff  NEW YORK: A fashion show inspired by the #MeToo social media campaign aimed at exposing sexual misconduct across the US opened Friday in New York with models sporting angel wings handcuffed to men in pig masks. Dressed in a floor-length black and white gown with leather trim and wings at her shoulders, Cheyenne Jacobs, 22, stopped at the end of
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'Trump' and 'Kim' thrown out of Opening Ceremony

People dressed-up as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 9, 2018. Yonhap via REUTERS  PYEONGCHANG: People dressed up as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un caused a commotion when they appeared in the stands at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday before swiftly being shown out by security staff. ?We?re getting along great,? said the Kim lookalike, who
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Another top official quits as Trump attacks US law enforcement

US Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand speaks at a summit about combating human trafficking at the Department of Justice in Washington, US, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/Files WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department?s third-ranking official, Rachel Brand, will resign and take a senior job at Walmart Inc, with sources familiar with her decision saying on Friday that she had grown increasingly uncomfortable with President Donald Trump?s attacks on her department and the FBI. The
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Tillerson sees tough talks with Turkey, others on Mideast trip

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a news conference in Bogota, Colombia, February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga  WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expects to have tough talks during a five-nation trip of the Middle East next week, including in Turkey, where he will urge leaders to rein in an offensive in northern Syria, US officials said on Friday. Briefing reporters on Tillerson?s February 11-16 trip to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, and Kuwait, US officia
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Michigan State University to fire dean after Nassar scandal

Larry Nassar ? a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges ? sits in the courtroom during his sentencing hearing in the Eaton County Court in Charlotte, Michigan, US, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/Files Michigan State University is moving to fire a dean who it said had failed to enforce 2014 guidelines created for sports doctor Larry Nassar in treating young athletes after complaints of sexual misconduct against him. Interim Michig
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Russian offering info on Trump bilked US spies out of money: NYT

US President Donald Trump attends a roundtable discussion in the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 6, 2018. AFP/Mandel Ngan/Files WASHINGTON: A Russian who offered stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons and compromising information on President Donald Trump bilked US spies out of $100,000 last year, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing US and European security officials. The money was delivered to a Berlin hotel room in September and was intended as the first instalmen
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Rahmat, Rashid lead Afghanistan to 154-run rout of Zimbabwe

Rashid Khan took four wickets as Afghanistan trounced Zimbabwe by 154 runs. Photo: Getty Images/File SHARJAH: Rahmat Shah hit a career best 114 while leg-spin wizard Rashid Khan took four wickets as Afghanistan trounced Zimbabwe by 154 runs in the first one-day international on Friday in a huge boost ahead of next month´s World Cup qualifiers. Rahmat smashed his runs off just 110 balls with eight boundaries and four sixes as Afghanistan piled up 333-5 off 50 overs. Najibullah Zadran clobbered
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Trump blocks release of Russia memo drafted by Democrats

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: US President Donald Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified memo written by congressional Democrats to rebut a Republican document that he allowed to be made public last week that claimed FBI and Justice Department bias against him in the federal probe of Russia and the 2016 US election. The Republican president?s decision ? the
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Trump taps US Pacific Commander Harris as ambassador to Australia

US President Donald Trump is welcomed by US Navy Admiral Harry Harris ? the commander of the US Pacific Command ? at its headquarters in Aiea, Hawaii, US, November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday named US Pacific Commander Admiral Harry Harris, who is known for his hawkish views on China?s military expansion, as his pick to serve as the American ambassador to Australia, the White House said in a statement. The naval officer has served in
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Four alleged robbers arrested in Karachi's Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri

KARACHI: At least four suspects were arrested Friday night following a police operation here in the city's Khawaja Ajmeer Nagri area, Geo News reported. The arrested suspects ? who have been identified as Jibran, Adil, Usama, and Shehroz ? had looted Rs. 1.1 million from a citizen, authorities said, adding the victim's driver was said to be involved with the robbers. Police said the looted cash, as well as weapons, two motorcycles, and mobile phones, had been recovered from the detained suspe
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Daesh fighters move to Syria's Idlib, clash with factions: sources

Military weapons are seen in Idlib, Syria, January 21, 2018. SANA/Handout via REUTERS/Files BEIRUT: Daesh fighters battled Syrian insurgents in the northwestern province of Idlib on Friday, a monitoring group and a rebel commander said, accusing pro-government forces of opening a corridor for the jihadists to reach the region. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said government forces had allowed Daesh fighters to leave a besieged pocket of territory at the intersection of Aleppo, Idlib, a
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Trump wishes disgraced aide well after domestic abuse allegations

White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter (L) and US President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday praised White House aide Rob Porter, who resigned this week after allegations that he abused two former wives, and stressed that Porter has maintained his innocence. ?He says he?s innocent, and I think you have to remember that. He said very strongly yesterday that he?s innocent,? Trump told repor
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Amazon tests delivery in Los Angeles, shipping shares sink

The Amazon logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau Amazon.com Inc is testing a program to ship its sellers? goods, sending shares in FedEx and UPS tumbling even though analysts and the companies played down any near-term threat to the two global delivery businesses. Amazon is running ?Shipping with Amazon? in Los Angeles and possibly other locations, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on condition of anonymity. News
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Wall Street ends whipsaw week on upbeat note

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), New York, US, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files NEW YORK: US stocks posted sharp gains on Friday, giving investors some solace after a week of huge swings that shook the market out of months of calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 333.67 points (1.4 percent) to 24,194.13, the S&P 500 gained 38.61 points (1.50 percent) to 2,619.61 and the Nasdaq Composite added 97.33 points (1.44 percent) to 6,874.49.
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Deadlock persists between MQM-P factions over Senate tickets

MQM-P leader Dr Farooq Sattar speaks to the media outside his residence in PIB Colony, Karachi, Pakistan, February 2, 2017. Geo.tv via Geo News  KARACHI: The stalemate continued between the factions of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) through Friday night as neither side could agree with the other over Senate candidatures. The Rabita Committee continued its efforts to convince the party convener Dr Farooq Sattar but the attempts remained futile. Speaking to journalists outside his r
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ECP issues notice to PTI's Ali Tareen for breaching code of conduct

Former PTI general secretary Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen. -File photo ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday issued a notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's Lodhran candidate, Ali Tareen, for breaching the body's code of conduct.  Tareen has been instructed to appear before the district election commissioner, either in person or through a counsel, on February 11 as the party's rally was within the limits of the constituency.  Imran Khan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Sheikh
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Party constitution also consulted to determine ticket allotment, says ECP

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e738729aec271ee567c912c0d0b606ce.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi85LzIwMTggNjoxOTowNSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPWVtYnAxREVEdWZWWnBHMnVXVXkwY2c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Spokesperson for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Haroon Shinwari said on Friday that a party?s constitution is one of three documents which determine allotment of tickets for elections. Sh
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Philippines to cancel $233 million helicopter deal with Canada

FILE PHOTO - Philippine's President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his opening speech during the ASEAN-US 40th Anniversary Commemorative Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 13, 2017. REUTERS MANILA:  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he has ordered the military to cancel a $233 million agreement to purchase 16 helicopters from Canada, whose government expressed concerns they could be used to fight rebels. ?I want to tell the armed forces to cut the deal, don?t proceed anymore
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