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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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Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter named on Iraq's most-wanted list

Saddam Hussein's daughter Raghad is on a wanted list published by the Iraqi security services. Photo: AFP   Iraqi security services on Sunday published the names of 60 people wanted on suspicion of belonging to Daesh, Al-Qaeda or the Baath Party of late dictator Saddam Hussein. The list, seen by AFP, includes the name of Saddam's daughter Raghad, who lives in Jordan. It also features 28 suspected Daesh terrorists, 12 from Al-Qaeda and 20 Baathists, giving details of the roles they allegedly p
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Iran says jails 'nuclear spy' for US, European country

DUBAI: Iran has sentenced an unnamed person to six years in jail for selling information about its nuclear program to the United States and a European country, the Iranian judiciary?s news website reported on Sunday. Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi told judiciary news website Mizan that the convicted person had met nine times with US and European agents to hand over information ?about sanctions and nuclear matters? and had received unspecified sums of money in return. ?This person ha
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Trial again postponed for Palestinian teen in viral ?slap video?

The military trial of a Palestinian teenager charged after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank has been delayed until February 13, officials said Sunday. Photo: AFP file  JERUSALEM: The military trial of a Palestinian teenager charged after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank has been delayed until February 13, officials said Sunday. Ahed Tamimi, 17, had been due to stand trial on January 31 along with her
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Two dead, 70 injured in US train collision

Emergency crews attend to the site of a train collision near Pine Ridge, Lexington County, South Carolina, US, February 4, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. ? REUTERS COLUMBIA: An Amtrak passenger train collided with a CSX freight train in South Carolina, US on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring at least 70, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) reported. The train with 139 passengers and eight crew members aboard was traveling between New York and
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ISPR briefs South Waziristan journalists on security situation in tribal agency

Journalists from South Waziristan visited the Inter-Services Public Relations office on February 4, 2018. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: Journalists from South Waziristan on Sunday thanked the Pakistan Army for restoring peace in Waziristan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Director General (DG) ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor briefed the journalists about the ground situation in South Waziristan during their visit to the office of t
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KP govt admits to Imran?s use of helicopters: sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d09cc3fccc9187e68056500ceed867b8.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi80LzIwMTggNDowMjoxMiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTBqNE9IUi9YY0ovRjBtUHJmQk5HYWc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has admitted to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairp
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ISPR briefs South Waziristan journalists on security situation in tribal agency

Journalists from South Waziristan visited the Inter-Services Public Relations office on February 4, 2018. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: Journalists from South Waziristan on Sunday thanked the Pakistan Army for restoring peace in Waziristan and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Director General (DG) ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor briefed the journalists about the ground situation in South Waziristan during their visit to the office of t
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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Taiwan: USGS

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 17 km (10 miles) north-northeast of Hua-lien, on Taiwan?s east coast, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 7.8 km, it said. Independent service EMSC had earlier put the magnitude at 6.5.  Witnesses cited by EMSC have described long and powerful tremors that visibly shook their apartments.  There were no immediate reports of damage caused by the quake. This is a developing story and will be updated as further details are
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India cruise to victory as Chahal puts South Africa in a spin

Indian batsman and Captain Virat Kohli (R) shakes hand with South African batsman Khaya Zondo (R) after winning the match at the Centurion cricket ground on February 4, 2018 in Centurion, South Africa. ? AFP PRETORIA: Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took career-best figures as India cruised to a thumping nine-wicket One-Day International victory over a woeful South Africa on Sunday, though their moment of triumph was reduced to a farce by the umpires. Aleem Dar and Adrian Holdstock stuck to the r
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Indian firing across LoC martyrs one, injures two: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: A civilian was martyred and two children were injured after Indian security forces opened unprovoked fire across the Line of Control (LoC), the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Sunday. According to army?s media cell, Indian forces opened unprovoked firing in Nezapir and Rawalkot sectors, targeting civil population. Pakistan army responded effectively to Indian posts targeting civilians, said the ISPR. On Jan 28, three civilians were injured after Indian forces opened unpro
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Boat capsized off Libya coast carried 32 Pakistanis, says Foreign Office

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office of Pakistan Sunday said that 32 Pakistani nationals were aboard the ship that wrecked off Libya coast on January 31. "There were 32 Pakistanis among 80 to 90 people aboard the boat," FO spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal told newsmen during a press briefing here. He said that officials of the Pakistani mission reached the site on the same day, adding that human smugglers were trying to illegally take the passengers in the boat to Europe. Faisal said information on the
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Imran not to respond to Reham?s malicious statements: Awn Chaudhry

PTI leader Awn Chaudhry  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan will not respond to the 'malicious and  frustrated rants' of his former wife Reham Khan, said senior party leader Awn Chaudhry on Sunday. Chaudhry gave his statements in reaction to the interview given by Reham Khan, in which she expressed her surprise at the Supreme Court's judgment that gave a clean chit to Imran Khan in a disqualification case. The PTI leader took to Twitter to react to the statements of forme
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Will search for Rao Anwar with you, Imran tells protesting Mehsud tribe in Islamabad

Video: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday promised the protesting Mehsud tribe to find Rao Anwar ? wanted for the extrajudicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud.   Anwar is wanted to the authorities for the extrajudicial killing of Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan who was killed along with three others in a fake encounter in Karachi on January 13. "Rao Anwar has not only killed Naqeebullah, he has killed others too," Imran said.
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COAS attends funeral prayers of martyred security personnel in Peshawar

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/86d821dc845cf2f42c3d2d4c2fe7be16.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi80LzIwMTggMTI6NTY6MDcgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1laSsvQ0JRRVJ1QWZtMHhlTkVTMzFRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff ( COAS ) General Qamar Javed Bajwa attended the funeral pray
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Maldives top court seeks to impeach president: attorney general

Abdulla Yameen takes his oath as the President of Maldives during a swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Male November 17, 2013. REUTERS MALE: The Supreme Court in the Maldives is trying to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for not obeying its order to release jailed opposition leaders, the attorney general said on Sunday, warning of further instability in the Indian Ocean nation. The Maldives, best known for its luxury resorts, has been in a political crisis since the top court threw out
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Imran is headed out, PML-N will solve issues in KP: Nawaz

Video: Geo News PESHAWAR: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday lashed out on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government's performance and governance.  "Where is the naya [new] Pakistan? Can you see it anywhere?" he said, criticising the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) slogan. The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief and daughter Maryam had reached Peshawar earlier today to address the rally near the motorway toll plaza. "What did you do Imran Khan? Did you end load-sh
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Iran says US nuclear policy brings world 'closer to annihilation'

The United States´ new nuclear policy brings humanity "closer to annihilation", Iran´s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. Photo: file  TEHRAN: The United States´ new nuclear policy brings humanity "closer to annihilation", Iran´s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said. His comments late Saturday came a day after the Pentagon revealed plans to revamp its nuclear arsenal, largely in response to a perceived renewed threat from Russia. Zarif said the new policy was "in violation"
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Ship with 22 Indian sailors on board missing off West Africa

The Panama-registered MT Marine Express, loaded with 13,500 tonnes of petrol, had been anchored off the Benin city of Cotonou before authorities lost contact with the vessel. Photo: Marine Traffic  NEW DELHI: A tanker with 22 Indian crew members on board has gone missing off West Africa, officials said Sunday, in waters plagued by piracy. The Panama-registered MT Marine Express, loaded with 13,500 tonnes of petrol, had been anchored off the Benin city of Cotonou before authorities lost contact
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Del Toro wins top DGA prize for The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro's bid for Oscars glory was boosted Saturday as he took top prize at the Directors Guild of America honours -- a key predictor for the Academy Awards. Photo: Shape of Water  LOS ANGELES: Guillermo del Toro's bid for Oscars glory was boosted Saturday as he took top prize at the Directors Guild of America honours -- a key predictor for the Academy Awards. The Mexican filmmaker was crowned best director for his Cold War-era fantasy romance The Shape of Water, a month ahead of th
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Sharif brothers ridiculed institutions: Kaira

Pakistan Peoples Party Leader Qamar Zaman Kaira while addressing party workers at Lahore's Badami Bagh on February 4, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen shot 1 LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira remarked on Sunday that political opponents Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif ridiculed state institutions. Addressing party workers at Lahore?s Badami Bagh, Kaira said that Nawaz had earlier said that he will accept the verdict of the Supreme Court but later criticised it. ?Sharif
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N Korea earned $200 million from banned exports, sends arms to Syria, Myanmar: UN report

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un UNITED NATIONS: North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017 from banned commodity exports, according to a confidential report by independent UN monitors, which also accused Pyongyang of supplying weapons to Syria and Myanmar. The report to a UN Security Council sanctions committee, seen by Reuters on Friday, said North Korea had shipped coal to ports, including in Russia, China, South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, mainly using
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Pakistan marks World Cancer Day

The World Cancer Day 2018 is being observed across the world including Pakistan today. Photo: Facebook/World Cancer Day  The World Cancer Day 2018 is being observed across the world including Pakistan today (Sunday).  World Cancer Day is celebrated every year all over the world to commemorate the global efforts taken to combat the disease. The day also provides an ideal opportunity to spread awareness regarding cancer.  Taking place under the tagline ?We can. I can.?, World Cancer Day 2018 wi
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Afghan president leaves open possibility of talks with some Taliban

Ghani raised the possibility of reconciliation with some militants in a speech to Islamic clerics in Kabul-Reuters (Photo:File)1 KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left open on Saturday the possibility for talks with militants who accept peace but said the door was closed to those who cause tragedies like recent attacks in the capital, Kabul. An attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul on Jan 20 and a suicide bombing on a crowded city street a week later have stoked public anger and st
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Bollywood celebs rule runway at fashion week

With a mix of glitz, glamour and royalty, the Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2018 has proven to be a starry affair.  Many celebrities turned heads during the fashion weeks with their edgy fashion choices while others stealing the show with sheer grace and elegance.  Here are some Bollywood celebrities who caught our eye:  Sushmita Sen Donned in a glittering lehenga choli and diaphanous dual dupattam, the former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen walked down the ramp to the tunes of Umrao Jaan's 'I
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ECP issues poll schedule for Islamabad's two Senate seats

A total of 52 senators are set to retire on March 11 this year. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued on Sunday the polling schedule for the two Senate seats from Islamabad. The announcement followed approval of the polling scheme by President Mamnoon Hussain. The Senate elections will be held on March 3 as 52 members of the Upper House of Parliament retire on March 11. According to the ECP schedule for the capital, nomination papers can be taken by February
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