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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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Pakistan should not be made scapegoat for US failure in Afghanistan: Dastagir

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir on Monday said that Pakistan should not be made scapegoat for United States' failure in Afghanistan, where the coalition forces have been fighting for the last 16 years. Giving a policy statement in the National Assembly, the minister said the way forward for Pakistan-US relations should not be through threats, notices and suspension of support. He said that Pakistan, being a US ally, had suffered a huge loss in the war against terrorism. "Pakistan
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Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly at 46

Irish singer Dolores O'Riordan of Irish band The Cranberries performs onstage during the 23rd edition of the Cognac Blues Passion festival in Cognac, France, July 7, 2016. AFP/Guillaume Souvant/Files  DUBLIN: Dolores O?Riordan ? the lead singer of rock group The Cranberries ? died suddenly on Monday at the age of 46 during a trip to London for a recording session, her publicist said. The Irish group ? which combined indie guitar with O?Riordan?s distinctive Irish lilt and yoddle ? shot to fam
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England's Stokes charged with affray over nightclub fight

This file photo from Sept 07, 2017 shows England's Ben Stokes reacting during a Test match between England and West Indies at Lords cricket ground in London.?AFP photo LONDON: England all-rounder Ben Stokes was charged with affray on Monday following an incident outside a nightclub, casting fresh doubt over his international future after he missed the side's ill-fated Ashes tour. Cricket chiefs said they would meet in the next 48 hours to decide if Stokes will be allowed to take part in Englan
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Indian army chief's remarks can't help preserve peace of border area: China

Chinese Foreign Ministry?s spokesperson Lu Kang. Photo: Chinese media BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry?s spokesperson Lu Kang on Monday said the Indian army chief's negative remarks about China and the Donglong border area were against the consensus reached between the two countries. ?Unconstructive remarks by the senior Indian official not only go against the consensus reached between the two heads of state, they also do not conform to the efforts made by the two sides to improve and develop
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Private sector running airlines in many countries: Daniyal Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Minister Daniyal Aziz said on Monday that the private sector runs airlines in several countries of the world, adding that the state-owned airlines across the globe are generally in loss. The minister?s statement came a day after his interview to an international news agency, in which he said that the federal government will try to privatise the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) before general elections due this year. In a press conference in the capital today, Aziz
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Remand extended for Palestinian teen in viral ?slap? video

Ahed Tamimi, 16, was ordered to be detained until Wednesday to allow the court time to decide whether she should be allowed out on bail ahead of her trial. Photo: AFP file  An Israeli military court on Monday ordered a Palestinian teenager arrested after a viral video showed her hitting two Israeli soldiers held in custody for at least another two days. Ahed Tamimi, 16, was ordered to be detained until Wednesday to allow the court time to decide whether she should be allowed out on bail ahead
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ATCs sentence two to 21 years each for possessing arms, explosives in Karachi

KARACHI: Anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in Karachi Monday sentenced two men to 21 years in prison each, after they were convicted of possessing illegal arms and explosives. The ATC-II sentenced accused, Afroze alias Nakaam Guddu, for 21 years and imposed a fine worth Rs50,000 on him, a spokesman for the Pakistan Rangers Sindh said in a statement. Guddu, who was apprehended in November 2015, was affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L), it said. The other accused, Shahabuddin, wa
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Indian ceasefire violations may lead to 'strategic miscalculation', warns Pakistan

In 2018, the Indian forces have carried out more than 100 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, in just 15 days. FILE photo: Foreign Office of Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned New Delhi over its deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas across the Line of Control (LoC), saying ceasefire violations by India may lead to a "strategic miscalculation." "The deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas and troops carrying out maintenance activitie
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Nisar can leave PML-N if really a man of principle: Pervaiz Rasheed

LAHORE: Former information minister Pervaiz Rasheed said on Monday that if former interior minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leader Chaudhry Nisar is as disciplined as he says then he should leave the party. Senator Rasheed said the former interior minister passed ?misleading statements about the party during testing times?. The party should make a decision unanimously regarding Nisar, said Rasheed. ?Someone wanted me ousted and Nisar wanted to win his approval,? said Rasheed.
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Zardari-Imran uniting will identify conspirators, says Maryam

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former premier Nawaz Sharif, remarked on Monday that if Asif Ali Zardari and Imran Khan would not unite, then how the conspirators would be identified. The statement was made during her visit to Mozang area, which falls under her mother Kulsoom Nawaz's constituency NA-120. The former first daughter, during her visit, inquired the residents about their problems. "Those known for staging sit-ins are gathering once again, but these individuals will fail like th
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Over 1,800 clerics in Pakistan declare suicide attacks Haram

KARACHI: Over 1800 Ulema from different schools of thoughts in Pakistan issued a Fatwa (Islamic ruling) declaring suicide attacks to be Haram (forbidden). Details of the Fatwa signed by 1829 clerics emerged on Monday. The ruling states that those who commit suicide attacks, those who order such attacks, those who train such people are all considered rebels against the true spirit of Islam. The ruling further states that the State of Pakistan is in the right to act against such people. It outl
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Zainab's father says satisfied with govt measures in murder case

KASUR: Father of Zainab, the seven-year-old rape and murder victim, Muhammad Ameen said on Monday he is satisfied with the Punjab government measures taken to arrest killers and police is updating them about the progress. Ameen, addressed a press conference a day after he lamented that not a single suspect in the case has been arrested. The victim?s father said that he is hopeful that breakthrough will be made in the case soon. ?Zainab?s case should be resolved based on humanitarian basis and
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CM Punjab inaugurates Ghazi Ilmdin block at Services Hospital

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated on Monday Ghazi Ilmdin block at the Services Hospital Lahore. The CM Punjab was speaking to media at the inauguration. He said that under the expansion plan, a nine-storey block has been built at the hospital. Shehbaz Sharif said that the block, costing more than one billion rupees, has been updated with the latest facilities.  At the new block, the patients will receive high-standard medical treatment, said the CM Punjab, adding tha
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Awareness, education necessary to fight child abuse: Bilawal

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari remarked on Monday that awareness and education are very important to fight the menace of child abuse.  We cannot fight child abuse "if our children don't know how to protect themselves," he said. "All political parties should be on the same page pertaining to child rights." While addressing a press conference in Karachi, Bilawal remarked that Sindh government is taking all out efforts to adopt life skills-based education in c
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Punjab IG, AG issued notices as SC takes up Zainab rape and murder case tomorrow

Protesters hold signs and chant slogans to condemn the rape and killing of 7-year-old girl Zainab Ansari in Kasur, during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan January 14, 2018 - Reuters   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued notices to the Punjab Inspector General Police (IGP) and the advocate general in the rape and murder case of seven-year-old Zainab. A three-member bench of the apex court will begin hearing the suo motu case from Tuesday.
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World's fifth largest diamond discovered in Lesotho

A diamond thought to be the fifth largest of gem quality ever found has been discovered in Lesotho. Photo: AFP  MASERU: A diamond thought to be the fifth largest of gem quality ever found has been discovered in Lesotho, miner Gem Diamonds said Monday, and could be worth as much as $40 million. The company unearthed the D-colour stone at the Letseng mine in the landlocked southern African country and described the 910-carat find as of "exceptional quality". "Since Gem Diamonds acquired Letseng
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ATM skimming case: FIA gets custody of Chinese Nationals till Jan 18

Five suspects appeared before the court on January 15, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab KARACHI: Chinese nationals allegedly involved in ATM skimming were remanded into the custody of Federal Investigation Agency till January 18, Geo News reported Monday.  Five suspects appeared before the court on Monday. The investigating officer (IO) shared that the suspects have trouble understanding English which is becoming a hurdle in the way of investigation. He added that a group of eight to 10 people
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Senate committee passes resolution against Indian COAS statement

ISLAMABAD: The Senate's Standing Committee on Defence approved a resolution against the recent statement of Indian army chief on Monday. According to India media outlets, the Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat had said that his forces were ready to call Pakistan's 'nuclear bluff' and cross the border to carry out any operation if asked by the government. The committee, in its resolution, stated that Pakistan will raise the statement of the Indian army chief on every diplomatic platform, an
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Scores injured as Indonesia stock exchange building lobby floor collapses

The high-rise building, constructed in the late 1990s, is part of a two-tower complex also housing offices of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation-Reuters JAKARTA: A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed on Monday, injuring scores of people, many of them students, under slabs of concrete and other debris, officials and witnesses said. The high-rise building, constructed in the late 1990s, is part of a two-tower complex
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Will recover looted money once in power: Imran Khan

PTI chairperson Imran Khan at Khushal Khan Khattak University in Karak KARAK: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan on Monday vowed to bring money launderers to accountability and recover the country?s looted money once in  power. Addressing students at Khushal Khan Khattak University in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the PTI chief said he would recover the money laundered by the corrupt and invest in education when his party comes in power. ?Unfortunately, education wasn?t given
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Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted

General view of the new first Saudi cinema at cultural club in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia January 13, 2018. Picture taken January 13, 2018 - Reuters 2 JEDDAH:  Saudi Arabia began screening feature-length animated children?s films this weekend in a makeshift theatre, after a 35-year-old ban on cinemas was lifted.  The first permanent theatres could open as early as March, part of a liberalizing reform drive that has already opened the door to concerts, comedy shows and women drivers over the past ye
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Tortured body of minor girl found in Mardan

MARDAN: The body of a four-year-old girl was found in sugar cane fields in Mardan, Geo News reported Monday morning. The DPO informed that the minor was strangled to death, adding that there were torture marks on the body. According to the police, the girl had gone missing after she left her house a day earlier. The police have also formed an investigation team to probe the incident. The body was handed over to the girl?s parents after post-mortem, according to the DPO. The minor?s family sa
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75 injured in floor collapse at Jakarta exchange building: police

A collapsed structure inside the Indonesian Stock Exchange building caused dozens to be evacuated from the building. Photo: Merdeka  JAKARTA: At least 75 people were injured Monday after a mezzanine floor at Indonesia's stock exchange building collapsed into the lobby, police said, as victims were carried out of the debris-filled building on stretchers. "The number of injured... from the floor collapse at the Indonesia Stock Exchange is 75," national police spokesman Setyo Wasisto told AFP, af
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NAB pleads IHC to let Ishaq Dar's corruption case proceed

Former finance minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted on Monday its clause-wise response to former finance minister Ishaq Dar?s plea in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to suspend corruption proceedings against him. On December 20, the IHC had stayed the corruption trial against Dar until January 17, when it will take up the case. Dar is accused of possessing assets disproportionate to his declared sources of income and is undergoing a case i
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Powerlifter Maryam Nasim eyes gold medal in her next challenge

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/66df11649ec17bc94c287902941830e2.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8xNS8yMDE4IDg6Mjk6MTMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0wc0dHdmhQK1JMdjdPcVJSOWhFT3BRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pakistani-Australian powerlifter Maryam Nasim has her eyes set on gold in the upcoming powerlifting championship in Melbourne, which
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