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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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PML-N's Peshawar rally reflects party's popularity: Punjab CM

KASUR: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Sunday's rally in Peshawar reflects the popularity of the ruling party.  "If there is any political party or leadership that has served this province, that is the PML-N. The rally in Peshawar yesterday is a reflection of this." said the chief minister after visiting the DHQ Hospital where he inaugurated a CT Scan machine.  "The language used by Imran Khan is such that I cannot even repeat it. He has tried to adversely affect the nation
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Kylie Jenner breaks silence and the internet with birth announcement

Jenner published an 11-minute video on YouTube documenting her pregnancy, complete with tearful ultrasounds, plenty of pregnant selfies and cameos from her Kardashian sisters, that notched up more than 17 million views within the first 12 hours.  LOS ANGELES: It wasn´t exactly the best-kept secret but Kylie Jenner still managed to break the internet on Sunday when she finally confirmed she had given birth to a baby girl with her beau, rapper Travis Scott. The announcement had been predicted fo
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Dubai airport retains top international spot in 2017

Dubai airport was the world's busiest for international passengers in 2017 for the fourth year running, with 88.2 million travellers, the United Arab Emirates´ state news agency WAM said Monday DUBAI: Dubai airport was the world's busiest for international passengers in 2017 for the fourth year running, with 88.2 million travellers, the United Arab Emirates´ state news agency WAM said Monday. International traffic at the UAE airport increased by 4.6 million passengers compared to the previous y
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Sunday Times journalist says hard not to compare Imran to Trump

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c12cb385fba52827d307a09cf07bac85.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi81LzIwMTggODoxNzo0MyBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUV3ekFHY1N5YURNWXVQTWpYc3BaeFE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: The Sunday Times Magazine's Ben Judah, in an interview published on Sunday, compared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan with US President Donald Trump on a number of issues. Imran loathes
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PM Abbasi urges AJK lawmakers to maintain unity for Kashmir cause

MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday urged the parliamentarians of Azad Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly to maintain unity for the sake of Kashmir cause. Speaking in the AJK legislative assembly, he said that ?we have to help our Kashmiri brethren by remaining united. With all our political differences aside, there is no second opinion in Pakistan on Kashmir dispute. From civilian to army government, there have been no difference on our Kashmir policy.? He added t
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Struggle of Kashmiris destined to succeed: COAS

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa during the Defence Day event last year. Photo: File  RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Monday that Kashmiris are waiting for the international community to wake up and hold the United Nations-promised plebiscite.    In a message shared by the army's spokesperson Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Twitter, the army chief was quoted saying: "Repression of Indian occupying forces can never suppress valiant spirit of
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Supreme Court said to seek impeachment of Maldives' President

Abdulla Yameen takes his oath as the President of Maldives during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Male November 17, 2013 The government of the Maldives will resist any attempt by the Supreme Court to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for disobeying its order last week to release jailed opposition leaders, the attorney general said on Sunday. Following are details of the tussle between the court and the president, which is threatening to spark a constitutional crisis and undermine Ya
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Reopening of Memogate case a political stunt, says Husain Haqqani

Husain Haqqani. Photo: File  Former ambassador Husain Haqqani has termed the reopening of the Memogate case a political stunt.  On January 29, while hearing a case related to voting rights of overseas Pakistanis, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had summoned details of the Memogate case. In a statement reported on Monday, Haqqani said there were four chief justices after chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry but none touched the case, adding that six years ago a nine-member bench h
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Rome bans protests ahead of Erdogan talks with pope

Recep Tayyip Erdogan will see the pope in what will be the first visit to the Vatican by a Turkish president in 59 years VATICAN CITY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet Pope Francis on Monday, with a protest ban imposed in central Rome as feelings run high over Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia inside Syria. For the first such visit by a Turkish leader for 59 years, the Italian authorities have imposed a 24-hour ban on demonstrations which will cover Erdogan's arrival la
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KP police pressuring to retract statement on murder case, says Dr Asma?s sister

Safia Rani, sister of Dr Asma Rani. Photo: File LONDON: Safia Rani, the sister of Dr Asma Rani, alleged that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police is pressurising her to retract, and not to issue any statement questioning their performance on her sister's murder case.  Safia Rania had earlier said that the law enforcement authority did not provide adequate security to her sister despite knowing about the threats given by the relative of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s district president to her sister.
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Nawaz's claims about KP govt 'litany of lies', says Imran

PTI Chairman Imran Khan during the 2014 protest sit-in against the government in Islamabad. Photo: AFP A day after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's rally in Peshawar, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, whose party rules the province, hit back on Twitter against Nawaz's verbal assaults.  In a series of messages, the PTI chief said: "Yesterday Nawaz Sharif made clear his idea of democracy and of a PM heading a democratic govt was where the PM is above the law of the land afte
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Justin Timberlake salutes Prince in Super Bowl halftime dance party

Justin Timberlake performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo: AFP 1 MINNEAPOLIS: Justin Timberlake danced his way through a club-inspired Super Bowl halftime show Sunday as he paid tribute to Prince in the late singer's hometown with a towering yet tasteful projection. After fevered speculation on whether or how Timberlake would salute the icon as the Super Bowl came to Minneapolis, the pop star obliged midwa
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PPP to show political strength at Lahore?s Mochi gate ground today

Former President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples? Party will show its political strength in a public gathering scheduled at the historic Mochi gate ground here today to express its support to the Kashmiri struggle against the Indian state brutality. Former president Asif Ali Zardari, and the party?s provincial leadership will address the gathering today. The party leaders have directed workers to reach venue ground at afternoon. Interestingly, in the recent by-election
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Paris attacks suspect tried in Belgium over shootout

Salah Abdeslam. Photo: AFP  Belgium will be on high alert today as the last surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, stands trial in Brussels over a shootout that led to his capture. Elite forces will guard the 28-year-old's transfer from a jail near the French capital to the trial, while hundreds of Belgian security forces will protect the court building. Abdeslam, a Belgian-born French national of Moroccan descent, is charged with "attempting to murder several police offi
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Kashmir Solidarity Day: PML-N to hold public gathering in Muzaffarabad

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d53484a0b57864988d7c5e082a8cb0f7.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi81LzIwMTggNToxODoyOCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUJrb05WSDBlS3VhSWdUYitnSDQ1eHc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] MUZAFFARABAD: In view of showing support to the people living in Indian-occupied Kashmir and
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Kane rescues Spurs in Liverpool thriller

Harry Kane scored a last-gasp penalty equaliser in Tottenham´s breathtaking 2-2 draw at Liverpool LONDON: Harry Kane scored a last-gasp penalty equaliser just minutes after missing another spot-kick in Tottenham´s breathtaking 2-2 draw at Liverpool, while Newcastle remain mired in the battle for survival after a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on Sunday. After falling behind when Mohamed Salah punished a mistake from Eric Dier in the third minute at Anfield, Tottenham hit back to equalise through K
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Eagles stun Patriots to win maiden Super Bowl title

Philadelphia Eagles upset New England Patriots 41-33 to win Super Bowl LII MINNEAPOLIS: For the first time, the Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions. A Hail Mary pass attempt by Tom Brady fell incomplete in the end zone as time expired, and the New England Patriots fell to the Eagles 41-33 on Sunday in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Jake Elliott nailed a 48-yard field goal with 1:05 remaining to give the Eagles an eight-point edge. Philadelphia defensive end Brando
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Pakistan observes Kashmir Solidarity Day

Pakistan is observing Kashmir Day today (February 5) to show solidarity with the Kashmiris in their struggle for freedom. Photo: file  Pakistan is observing Kashmir Day today (February 5) to show solidarity with the Kashmiris in their struggle for freedom. Millions of Pakistan across the globe mark the day to express their support to the Kashmiris in the struggle for their inalienable right to self-determination under the United Nations (UN) resolution. A one-minute silence will be observed
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Mominul guides Bangladesh to draw with record ton

Mominul Haque became the first player from Bangladesh to score a century in both innings of a Test CHITTAGONG: Mominul Haque became the first player from Bangladesh to score a century in both innings of a Test as he steered his side to a draw in the opening match against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Mominul, who made 176 in the first innings, hit 105 off 174 balls to help Bangladesh reach 307-5 before the teams accepted the draw with an hour´s play left on the fifth and final day in Chittagong. Skipp
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Sentences are handed down over evidence, not assumptions: PM

KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, while commenting on ongoing trials against Nawaz Sharif, said on Sunday that sentences are handed on the basis of evidence, and not assumptions. In an interview with a private news channel, the prime minister said he has seen the evidence and Nawaz Sharif is unlikely to be sentenced. Abbasi said he has firm belief that the court would announce a verdict based on justice. He said there exists nothing like anti-judiciary stance, nor there should b
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Libya tragedy: Minor, newborn from Gujrat among drowned migrants

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f34107f81b446c744f9e70848098ead5.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi80LzIwMTggNzowNjo1MSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPU5HRHBQUUx3L00wVGEwZTdmU2N3d0E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] GUJRAT: The vessel on Mediterranean Sea that capsized a few days ago had, among others, a fi
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Ayesha Gulalai was paid to level accusations against me, claims Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has claimed that former party member and lawmaker Ayesha Gulalai "was paid" to accuse him of harassment and sending her "inappropriate messages". Imran made the statement in response to a question regarding Gulalai, a Member of the National Assembly who quit the PTI in early August after levelling allegations of harassment and corruption against the party chief. "She has been paid for that," Imran told the Sunday Times Magazine's Ben Jud
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One dead as record snowfall hits Moscow

People walk along Red Square with St Basil Cathedral seen in the background during snowfall in central Moscow on February 3, 2018. Photo: AFP MOSCOW: At least one person died and several were injured after Moscow experienced its heaviest day of snowfall since records began, the city?s mayor and agencies said Sunday. Russia?s meteorological service said Moscow had seen more than half its average monthly snowfall in the space of 24 hours, with 17 inches blanketing the capital by Sunday morning,
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Getting a dash of music Diplo-macy

Diplo performs at his Mad Decent Block Party at The Rock Musicarium in Islamabad, Pakistan, February 3, 2018. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: American DJ and record producer Diplo brought his Mad Decent Block Party to Pakistan?s capital over the weekend, headlining a roster of musicians including local Pakistani acts. For two-time Grammy winner Diplo, playing Pakistan is a way to foster good relations with the country after an accusatory Jan. 1 tweet from US President Donald Trump. ?I think the best way w
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Accomplice confesses to helping Asma Rani murder suspect flee: police

KOHAT: Police claimed on Sunday that Shahzeb, an accomplice of prime accused Mujahid Afridi in Asma Rani murder case, has confessed to helping Mujahid flee the country. Shahzeb, a resident of KDA area of the city, was arrested on Saturday, after which he was remanded by a local sessions court into one-day police custody. Following expiry of his remand, police transferred Shahzeb to Kohat prison on Sunday. The law enforcers claimed that Shahzeb, before a team of investigators, has confessed t
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