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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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Senior Daesh terrorist killed in Afghanistan airstrike

A key member of the Daesh terror group was killed in an airstrike of the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press Agency. Photo: file  A key member of the Daesh terror group was killed in an airstrike of the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, according to Khaama Press Agency. The airstrike was carried out by unmanned aerial vehicles of the US forces in the vicinity of Haska Mina district, said local security officials. The provinc
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Frustrating to lose but not giving up on youngsters: Arthur

Mickey Arthur with players/File photo Although ?incredibly frustrated? at the back-to-back losses in New Zealand, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur is not giving up on his young side. ?Very frustrating, very hard to understand [why we are continuing to lose] despite all our hard work, but I?m not giving up on this young unit,? Arthur said during a press conference after New Zealand beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the opening T20 match in Wellington. Pakistan?s batting woes continued on Mond
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Women on Wheels: Female riders get motorcycle subsidy in Punjab

Women participants of Women on Wheels (WOW) raise their helmets at the start of a rally launching the Women on Wheels campaign in Lahore on July 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/file  LAHORE: The Chief Minister?s Strategic Reforms Unit has launched its much-awaited programme by the name of ?Women on Wheels: Motorbike Subsidy Scheme?, as Phase II of its Women-on-Wheels project. The campaign has been launched in collaboration with the transport department and Bank of Punjab. It aims to provide more than 3,0
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Oil slick off China coast trebles in size

The Sanchi, which was carrying 111,000 tonnes of light crude oil from Iran, collided with Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter the CF Crystal in early January, setting off a desperate race by authorities to search for survivors and stave off a massive environmental catastrophe. Photo: AFP/file  BEIJING: The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China´s east coast has more than trebled in size, just over a week after the ship sank in a ball of flames. Authorities spotted three oil slicks with a
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Naqeebullah killing: Won?t appear before probe team today, says Rao Anwar

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7ae231d72adba5fddd2ff0e417d006e4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yMi8yMDE4IDY6NDA6NTcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1Wa2h6c21ydENqOUVaS295MEpoVTRRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Suspended Malir SSP Rao Anwar announced on Monday that he will not appear before the investigative committee probing the Naq
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Scandal, the show that Twitter built, bows out

ABC's prime-time political soap Scandal launched mid-season with little fanfare in the spring of 2012, to tepid reviews and disappointing ratings  LOS ANGELES: ABC's prime-time political soap Scandal launched mid-season with little fanfare in the spring of 2012, to tepid reviews and disappointing ratings. Following the exploits of Emmy-nominated Kerry Washington as Washington, DC crisis manager Olivia Pope and her team of problem-solving "gladiators," the show didn´t immediately take off and i
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NAB files supplementary reference in Avenfield case

The Avenfield reference pertains to the Sharif family's properties in London. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed in the accountability court on Monday a supplementary reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and four others in the Avenfield properties case. Nawaz and his family face three references pertaining to the Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metals Establishment, their London (Avenfield) properties, and over a dozen offshore companies, includi
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri wins big at SAG awards

24th Screen Actors Guild Awards Show in Los Angeles, California, US. Frances McDormand (at microphone) celebrates while accompanied by the rest of the cast after they were presented the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Photo: REUTERS   Dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won three prizes at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Sunday in a ceremony marked by women and their stories amid the sexual
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At least 30 dead in overnight battle at Kabul hotel

Afghan security forces keep watch as smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 21, 2018-Reuters KABUL: Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul?s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night killed more than 30 people and wounded many more, although the final toll of dead and wounded may still be higher. Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said that 19 bodies had been brought into city hosp
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Facebook to open digital training hubs in Europe

The community hubs will offer training in digital skills, media literacy and online safety to groups with limited access to technology, including old people, the young and refugees BRUSSELS: Facebook said on Monday it will open three new centers in Europe to train people in digital skills and committed to training one million people over the next two years, part of the social media giant?s drive to show its contribution to the bloc. The US company - which has faced regulatory pressure in Europe
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Witnesses record statements against Ishaq Dar; hearing adjourned till Jan 26

Former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Three witnesses recorded their statements in the corruption case against former finance minister Senator Ishaq Dar today.  Dar, a close aide of Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif, is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his declared sources of income. A reference against him was filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in light of the Supreme Court's July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case. Dar has been
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Naqeebullah killing case: Police raid SSP Rao Anwar's residence

SSP Rao Anwar. Photo: File  KARACHI: Police officials conducted a raid today at the residence of suspended Malir SSP Rao Anwar but failed to find him there. Two individuals present at the residence were taken into custody and are being questioned, sources said.  SSP Anwar is facing an inquiry into the extrajudicial murder of Waziristan native Naqeebullah Mehsud. Mehsud, 27, was among four suspected terrorists killed in an ?exchange of fire? with a police team headed by SSP Anwar on January 13
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With 25,339 murders in 2017, Mexico suffers record homicide tally

A police cordon reading "Danger" is pictured at a crime scene where unknown assailants gunned down people at a garage in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico-Reuters MEXICO CITY: There were more than 25,000 murders across drug-ravaged Mexico in 2017, the highest annual tally since modern records began, government data showed. Investigators opened 25,339 murder probes last year, up nearly 25 percent from the 2016 tally, interior ministry data released on Saturday showed. It was the highest annual total since t
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Student groups clash over cultural event at Punjab University

Front window of a car smashed by the students during the clash at the Punjab University. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Two student groups clashed over a cultural event at the Punjab University here early Monday morning. According to the varsity's administration, a student group attacked another over their preparations for Pioneer festival in the Electrical Engineering department.  The students were seen attacking each other with batons and pelting bricks. They also torched a room inside the Electri
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Three civilians killed in southern Thailand market bomb: police

A motorcycle bomb killed three civilians and wounded 19 others on Monday morning at a market in Thailand´s insurgency-hit south, a policeman said. Photo: file  BANGKOK: A motorcycle bomb killed three civilians and wounded 19 others on Monday morning at a market in Thailand´s insurgency-hit south, a policeman said, the first such attack in the Muslim-majority region for months. A rebellion against Thai rule in the culturally distinct Thai "Deep South" bordering Malaysia has left nearly 7,000 de
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Shehbaz expected to appear before NAB today

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a51fb8a5d563e193e82acd252e7f0313.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yMi8yMDE4IDQ6NTc6NTEgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0yN1c2NUNUUjZETmNRZjVDZytwZ0NBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif is expected to appear before National Accountability Bureau Lahore today. The bureau h
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Pakistan batting nightmare continues in 1st New Zealand T20

Courtesy: BlackCaps official Twitter  Pakistan had another nightmarish start in the first T20 international against New Zealand in Wellington on Monday, after suffering a 5-0 whitewash in the ODI series earlier. The tourists lost both openers Fakhar Zaman (3) and Umar Amin (0) early after being invited to bat first by the Kiwis. Mohammad Nawaz (7) and Haris Sohail (9) were the next to go, as Pakistan were reduced to 22-4 before six overs.  Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed was dismissed soon after for 9.
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India, Pakistan should come together to fight poverty, says Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India and Pakistan have fought a lot and both the nations should now come together to fight poverty, diseases and illiteracy. In an interview with an Indian news channel, Modi said, "As far as Pakistan is concerned, I believe, and I have always said that India and Pakistan have fought a lot, we should come together and fight poverty, come together and fight diseases. If we fight together, we will win faster." He also denied that the prim
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Pakistan rejects ?knee-jerk allegations? of Kabul hotel attack

FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rejected on Sunday ?knee-jerk allegations? by some Afghan circles of the attack on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, according to Foreign Office. In posted on Twitter, FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal stated that there was a need for credible investigation into the attack, including a report on the security lapses. A press release issued
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At least 19 dead after overnight battle at Kabul hotel

Afghan security force keep watch near the site of an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan January 20, 2018.REUTERS KABUL: Gunmen in army uniforms who stormed Kabul?s Intercontinental Hotel late on Saturday and battled Afghan Special Forces through the night killed at least 19 people and wounded 12 more, although the final toll of dead and wounded may still be higher. Wahid Majroh, a spokesman for the ministry of public health, said 19 bodies had been brought into city hosp
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China says US warship violated its South China Sea sovereignty

SHANGHAI: A US Navy destroyer this week sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed lagoon claimed by China in the South China Sea, US officials said on Saturday, and Beijing vowed to take ?necessary measures? to protect what it said was its sovereignty. China?s foreign ministry said USS Hopper missile destroyer came within 12 nautical miles off Huangyan island, better known as the Scarborough Shoal and subject to a rival claim by the Philippines, a historic ally of the United States. It was
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Naqeebullah killing: Rao Anwar refuses to appear before probe team

KARACHI: Suspended Malir SSP Rao Anwar has refused to appear before the inquiry committee formed to probe extrajudicial murder of Naqeebullah Mehsud, after committee member DIG Sultan Khawaja asked him to appear at the DIG East's office at 11 pm on Sunday. Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan, was among four suspected terrorists killed in an ?exchange of fire? with a police team headed by SSP Anwar on January 13 in Shah Latif Town. However, his family later stated that Naqeebullah was in
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Pope urges hope in visit to Peru area devastated by floods

Pope Francis leads a mass at the Huanchaco beach in Trujillo, Peru, January 20, 2018. Osservatore Romano/Handout via REUTERS TRUJILLO: Pope Francis, visiting an area of Peru that was devastated last year by heavy rains linked to climate change and plagued by gang violence, urged people not to lose hope. On his penultimate day in Peru, Francis flew north to the this city near the Pacific Ocean to say Mass for about 200,000 people on the beach at the nearby oceanside town of Huanchaco. ?Peruvia
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Buttler hundred hands England ODI series victory

England's Jos Buttler celebrates after scoring a century during the one-day international match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia, January 21. Photo: Reuters SYDNEY: England's Jos Buttler struck a belligerent unbeaten 100 to set up a 16-run win over Australia in the third one-day international on Sunday, as the touring side took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. The right-handed batsman produced late fireworks to complete his fifth ODI hundred
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Screen Actors Guild awards is all about women

LOS ANGELES: Women and their stories are likely to dominate the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards on Sunday in the second big Hollywood ceremony this year that aims to transform the sexual misconduct scandal sweeping the United States into a celebration of female empowerment. The annual show in Los Angeles, celebrating acting achievements in film and television, will be a female-powered affair, with women presenting all 13 of the awards. The gala dinner will also be hosted by a woman - Kristen
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