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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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We seek justice for Mashal Khan, stresses Malala

Mashal?s father Muhammad Iqbal Lala spoke at a session in Oxford University, where he was welcomed by Malala. Photo: Malala Yousafzai/Twitter  LONDON: Social activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai shared that she is standing with Mashal Khan?s father to seek justice for his son's killing. Mashal, a journalism student at Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, was killed on April 13, 2017 by a violent mob on the pretext of committing blasphemy. However, investigators found no proof of blas
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Rumman Raees happy to see Pakistan at number one T20 spot

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/798a7664f84d3c6c07d9ca23f93673db.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8zMC8yMDE4IDc6Mjg6MDQgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1CZnRFWWNmbzc0eXZRUGVDVk5JSEpRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Fast bowler Rumman Raees said on Tuesday that he is happy to see Team Pakistan at t
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PTI writes to NAB seeking money laundering probe against Khawaja Asif

PTI on Monday declared Asif a 'security risk' and claimed to have 'solid corruption proofs' against him ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Usman Dar on Tuesday in a letter requested the National Accountability Court (NAB) to initiate probe into financial misappropriation by Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. The request comes a day after the party's core group's meeting declared Asif a "security risk" and tasked Dar with filing a corruption complaint against the foreign minister. In
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PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi appears before NAB in offshore companies' probe

Chaudhry Moonis Elahi. Photo: File LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today. The anti-graft watchdog had directed the PML-Q leader to appear before it, along with all his financial records, as his name had appeared in the Panama Papers. Recently, NAB initiated inquiries against politicians whose names had appeared in the Panama Papers after the Supreme Court, in November last year, sent notices to
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Sindh Police yet to arrest Rao Anwar as SC deadline expires today

Former Malir SSP Rao Anwar. Photo: File KARACHI: Sindh Police failed to arrest suspended Malir SSP Rao Anwar in connection to Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case as a three-day deadline given by the Supreme Court expired today. Naqeebullah, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan, was among four suspected terrorists killed in an ?exchange of fire? with a police team led by the then-Malir SSP Rao Anwar on January 13 in Shah Latif Town, Karachi. Following claims of innocence from Naqeebullah's family, an
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Malaysia bans Padmaavat for touching on ?sensitivities of Islam?

Bollywood epic Padmaavat has found itself in troubled waters again as Malaysian Censor Board has placed a ban on the movie. Photo: Padmaavat2 Bollywood epic Padmaavat has found itself in troubled waters again as Malaysian Censor Board has placed a ban on the movie. Malaysia's National Film Censorship Board (LPF) has barred filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmaavat' from getting released in the country, reported Free Malaysia Today. ?The storyline of the film touches on the sensitivities o
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Pentagon hushes up data on Taliban in Afghan war: watchdog

Taliban militants. Photo: File WASHINGTON: A US government watchdog said Tuesday the Pentagon has barred it from disclosing how much of Afghanistan is under Taliban control - a significant break from past accountability that comes amid mounting security woes in the war-torn nation. At issue are the number of Afghan districts, and the populations living in them, considered to be held or influenced by the Kabul government by insurgents or contested by both. The US government has sometimes refer
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Aizaz Chaudhry slams ?miscreants? for running ?Free Karachi? campaign in US

WASHINGTON: Pakistan?s ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry on Tuesday said that certain miscreants who destroyed peace in Karachi are now running campaigns demanding the city's separation using foreign funding. Speaking to Geo News, the ambassador said that these people do not represent the views of the masses in the US and cannot pressure [Pakistan into making any decision]. ?They have faced insulting defeat. They have been exposed. How do they know what is happening in Karachi. Bu
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IED blast kills six near Pak-Afghan border in Kurram Agency

A number of soldiers and civilians have lost their lives in IED blasts in the agency. Photo: File KURRAM AGENCY: Six people, including three women, lost their lives when a roadside bomb blew off near their car in the Maqbal area of Kurram Agency, political administration said. Another person was injured in the explosion near the Pak-Afghan border, the political administration said. A number of soldiers and civilians have lost their lives in IED blasts in the agency.  Three reported de
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Seasonal influenza claims three more lives in Multan

MULTAN: As many as three patients under treatment for seasonal influenza at Nishtar Hospital, including two women, passed away here on Tuesday, taking the total death toll from the disease in the past month-and-a-half to at least 38. The deceased hail from Multan, Khanewal and Layyah. Influenza fatalities continue as three more die in Multan Around 35 people have died of seasonal influenza in Multan in the past six weeks Earlier, health department spokesperson Dr Attaur Reh
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Erupting volcano sparks Philippine tourism boom

With chilli-flavoured "lava ice cream" in demand and awestruck tourists packing onto viewing decks, the erupting Mayon volcano is sparking a local business boom in an impoverished region of the Philippines. Photo: AFP/file   LEGAZPI: With chilli-flavoured "lava ice cream" in demand and awestruck tourists packing onto viewing decks, the erupting Mayon volcano is sparking a local business boom in an impoverished region of the Philippines where tens of thousands of others have fled for their lives
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SC takes up petitions to determine disqualification period under Article 62

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up today several petitions by legislators disqualified for violating Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution.  The larger bench which will take up the matter comprises Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah. Article 62(1)(f) reads: "A person shall not be qualified to be elected or chosen as a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) unless-...he is sagacious, righte
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Nawaz, family reach accountability court for corruption hearing

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court will resume hearing the corruption references against former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family today. Nawaz, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar have reached the Federal Judicial Complex where Accountability Court-I Judge Mohammad Bashir will conduct the proceedings. This is Nawaz's 15th appearance in court.  The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed three corruption references against the Sharif family in September last year in
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BBC women denounce unequal pay as heat rises for broadcaster

A woman is reflected as she passes the BBC's Broadcasting House in London, Britain, July 19, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files LONDON: Women working for the BBC have complained they were paid less than men in equivalent jobs and have accused managers of misleading them about their pay to hide widespread gender discrimination at the public broadcaster. The complaints by BBC Women, a group of 170 staff, were sent to parliament?s media committee, which is investigating BBC pay after the corporation w
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Global stocks pressured ahead of big earnings, Fed meeting

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, US, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files  NEW YORK: Global stocks kicked off the week in a lacklustre fashion on Monday, with US equities retreating from records ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and a deluge of major earnings reports. All three major US indices fell in one of the few down days in 2018. Stock bourses elsewhere were also under pressure, with Paris and Frankfurt edging lower, Tokyo flat, and Lon
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US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries

Activists protest against the Supreme Court's decision to revive parts of a travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries in New York, US. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/Files  WASHINGTON: The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past. Applicants from 11 countries, unnamed but understood to include 10 Muslim-majority nations plus North Korea, will
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Welcome to State of the 'Uniom', the Trump administration's latest typo

A copy of the ticket for US President Donald Trump?s 'State of the Union' speech, which contained a spelling error. Image Courtesy: New Straits Times  WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's misspellings have become legendary ? "covfefe," anyone? ? but a glaring typo on tickets for the president's State of the Union speech Tuesday has some lawmakers crying for spell check. Tickets to the prime-time speech before a joint session of Congress were printed inviting lawmakers and guests to the State of the "Un
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FIA detains man selling shoddy spices in fake packaging in Lahore

LAHORE: A man selling shoddy spices under the guise of a food manufacturing company through fake packaging was detained Monday night during a raid conducted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) here in the city's Burewala area, law enforcement agencies said. The detained suspect was identified as Sarfaraz, the Agency stated, adding that a case was filed against the arrestee over violation of the Copyright Act of Pakistan. Search operation Police carried out a search operation Monday nig
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Aasma rape, murder case: Court hearing to commence today

A view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files ISLAMABAD: A hearing based on the suo motu notice in the rape and murder case of Mardan's Aasma, a four-year-old minor girl, is slated to commence early morning today (Tuesday). The case will be heard by a three-member bench ? comprising Justices Saqib Nasir, Umarata Bandiyal, and Ijazul Ahsan ? with the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) presiding over it. The court has summoned Advocate-G
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India challenges Pakistan with 273-run target in U19 World Cup semifinal

CHRISTCHURCH: India shot to 272 runs against a nine-wicket loss, giving Pakistan a hefty target to achieve in a race against time during the semifinal match of the Under-19 World Cup being played here in New Zealand. Winning the toss, India chose to bat first and determinedly scored run after run despite Pakistani bowlers' persistent attempt at taking wickets. In the given number of overs, Shubman Gill remained 'not out' at 102 runs, while Manjot Kalra and Prithvi Shaw scored 47 runs and 41 r
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FBI's No. 2 official McCabe, blasted by Trump, steps down

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe pauses while testifying before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in Washington, US, June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files WASHINGTON: FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, criticized by President Donald Trump and other Republicans for alleged bias against him and in favour of his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, has stepped down, US officials confirmed on Monday. McCabe, who served as acting F
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US claims Haqqani network behind Kabul ambulance bombing

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard at the entrance gate of Marshal Fahim military academy in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/Files WASHINGTON: The United States claimed Monday that the Afghan Taliban-allied Haqqani network was behind Saturday's ambulance bomb in Afghanistan's capital Kabul that killed more than 100 people, a spokesman for the US-led coalition told Reuters on Monday. "We are very confident the Taliban Haqqani network was behind the killin
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Rangers personnel martyred, police officer wounded during robbery in Karachi

KARACHI: A Rangers personnel was martyred and a police officer wounded over resistance during a robbery attempt Monday night in the city's Landhi 89 locale, Geo News reported, citing a spokesperson for Rangers. The incident ? which took place at 9:45 PM ? resulted in two gunmen being arrested and their weapons seized, the spokesperson added. Abdul Rauf ? the Rangers personnel who was martyred ? and police officer Umar Wahid, his friend who was wounded, were travelling together on a motorcycle
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Oman to host Asian Hockey Champions Trophy in October

MUSCAT: The Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 will be held in Muscat from October 18 to 28, 2018, the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) announced Monday. The 5th edition of the biennial event will take place at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman, read a press statement. The Oman Hockey Association will be the host of the tournament. The event is being held for the first time in Oman, since its inception in 2011. The inaugural Men?s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy was won by India, w
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Pakistan to face rivals India in U19 World Cup semifinal

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e08ee6876fd23985cf47f02f60ebd5e1.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yOS8yMDE4IDY6NTQ6NTMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1BU0RjWG1QK2g0VFBLbUMzRzcwaGFBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pakistan will face off against rivals India in the ICC Under-19 World Cup semifinal in Chris
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