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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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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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Peace efforts can only resume under international mediation: Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he would only accept a broad, internationally-backed panel to broker any peace talks with Israel, but did not rule out a US role in such a panel. Photo: file  RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he would only accept a broad, internationally-backed panel to broker any peace talks with Israel, but did not rule out a US role in such a panel. The Palestinians are seething at US President Donald Trump?s recognition last mo
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Bencic sends Venus packing on bleak day for America

Switzerland's Bencic sent an early shockwave through Australian Open by toppling last year?s finalist Venus Williams MELBOURNE: Swiss Belinda Bencic sent an early shockwave through the Australian Open on Monday by toppling last year?s finalist Venus Williams on an opening day of carnage for American tennis. With defending champion and new mum Serena absent, 20-year-old Bencic?s brilliant 6-3 7-5 win under the Rod Laver Arena roof ensured there would not be a Williams sister in the second round
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SC orders demolition of illegal buildings in Murree within five days

A view of Murree's Mall Road. Photo: Pak101.com ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered on Monday the demolition of all illegal buildings and structures in Murree within five days. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, while hearing a case on illegal buildings in Murree, also ordered the deputy commissioner (DC) to lend bulldozers for the purpose.  The chief justice also questioned the DC about the ownership of the illegal structures.  ?Who owns these illegal buildings
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?No excuses? - Coach Arthur hopeful of better results in remaining games

Coach Mickey Arthur talks to media in Hamilton  Pakistan cricket?s head coach Mickey Arthur has refused to be demotivated by his team?s dismal performance in the ODI series against New Zealand so far. Speaking to media during a team practice session in Hamilton on Monday, Arthur said he was disappointed at how the team?s batting had fared in the first three ODIs. [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/02
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LHC summons Punjab cane commissioner on Jan 17

Lahore High Court. Photo: File LAHORE: The Lahore High Court summoned on Monday the Punjab cane commissioner on January 17. Hearing the case filed by Jamaat-e-Islami's Lahore chief Mian Maqsood Ahmed, the court expressed reservation on the non-submission of a report on the issue by the cane commissioner. The Punjab government submitted an affidavit in court stating its stance on the opening of sugar mills. The petitioner has maintained that not all sugar mills are functioning and neither the
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Box Office: 'Jumanji' dominates MLK weekend, 'The Post' leads newcomers

?Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,? which will finish the holiday with nearly $290 million in 29 days, now ranks as the eighth highest grosser released in 2017 LOS ANGELES: Sony?s ?Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle? is dominating the North American box office to easily win the four-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend with about $33.4 million at 3,849 sites, estimates showed Sunday. Fox?s ?The Post? is leading the rest of the pack handily and topped forecasts with $22.2 million at 2,819 locations for
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26 killed in Baghdad twin suicide blast: officials

BAGHDAD: A double suicide bombing killed 26 people in Baghdad on Monday, officials said, the second such attack in the Iraqi capital in three days. Dr Abdel Ghani al-Saadi, health chief for east Baghdad, reported: "26 dead and 90 wounded". "Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in Tayyaran Square in central Baghdad," said General Saad Maan, spokesman for the Joint Operations Command, which includes the army and the police. Tayyaran Square is a bustling centre of commerce and a place where da
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Former top judges join criticism of India's Chief Justice

(L-R) Justices Kurian Joseph, Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur address the media at a news conference in New Delhi, India January 12, 2018. Reuters NEW DELHI: Four former senior Indian judges on Sunday released a letter in support of a group of Supreme Court judges who on Friday openly criticized the way the top court was functioning. The retired judges ? including a former Supreme Court judge and a chief justice of the Delhi High Court ? confirmed they had issued an open letter
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Four soldiers martyred in cross-border firing in Kashmir

RAWALPINDI: Four soldiers of Pakistan Army were martyred when Indian forces opened unprovoked fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir Monday morning.  According to the army's media wing, ISPR, the soldiers were working on communication lines in the Jandrot and Kotli sectors of Azad Jammu and Kashmir when they were attacked. The firing left all four soldiers dead.  According to the ISPR, the Pakistan Army responded to the attack and killed three Indian soldiers.  FO summons sen
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Senior US State Department official meets Tehmina Janjua in Islamabad

Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua meeting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells on Monday. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells reached Pakistan on Monday, informed the foreign office. The US official had a meeting with Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, in which bilateral relations between Islamabad and Washington were discussed. Matters related to reg
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Four killed as car falls into ditch in Upper Dir

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/db74210a025637c05706f12637cb9466.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8xNS8yMDE4IDc6MDM6NDMgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1YV3Y5VXFIbDJkRWdSZDNjR2w1Wk5nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] UPPER DIR: Four people, including three women and a child, were killed after a call fell into a ditch in Upper Dir Monday morning.
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Turkmenistan Foreign Minister arrives in Islamabad

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif welcoming his Turkmen counterpart at the Foreign Office. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov arrives in Islamabad on Monday on a two-day visit to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues, reported Radio Pakistan. He is visiting at the invitation of Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. According to Foreign Office statement, both the foreign ministers will lead high-level delegations at the inaugural sessio
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Stephens tumbles out in first round, Ostapenko impresses

Jelena Ostapenko storms into second round of Australian Open 2018 MELBOURNE: The stark contrast in form between last year?s two first-time grand slam champions continued as Sloane Stephens was bundled out in the first round of the Australian Open, while Jelena Ostapenko stormed into round two on Monday. American Stephens enjoyed a fairytale run to win the U.S. Open last year ranked 83rd in the world but has not won a match since -- a run that continued with a 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2 defeat by China?s Z
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The Economist predicts PML-N victory in 2018 elections

Nawaz Sharif (R) with Shehbaz Sharif (L)/File photo The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is headed for another five-year term after the general elections in mid-2018, predicts a report published in The Economist. In its annual report titled ?The World in 2018?, the leading weekly magazine predicts that the PML-N would win the next elections, ?buoyed by infrastructure investments and a fairly smooth economic trajectory, as well as the advantages of incumbency?. The Economist report
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What was Karachi Eat 2018 all about?

The third day of the Karachi Eat Festival 2018 was as popular as in the years bygone. At Geo.tv, we have a compilation of stalls which caught our attention and for all the right reasons. Just like other years, some of the dishes stole all the attention and became all what people kept salivating over. The stalls stood out because of the long queues around them. Here are the dishes which became instantly famous among the public 2 Guys 1 Grll Donut Burger by 2 Guys 1 Grll was undeniably the mo
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France's 'Black Widow' on trial for poisoning four seniors

A French woman dubbed the "Black Widow of the Riviera" for allegedly seducing and poisoning wealthy elderly men, leading to the deaths of two of them, faces a life sentence as her trial gets under way on Monday. Photo: AFP/file1 NICE: A French woman dubbed the "Black Widow of the Riviera" for allegedly seducing and poisoning wealthy elderly men, leading to the deaths of two of them, faces a life sentence as her trial gets under way on Monday. Patricia Dagorn, 57, is already serving a five-year
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12 dead as Indian truck rams rickshaw

NEW DELHI: A speeding truck ploughed into a rickshaw in eastern India killing at least 12 passengers, police said Monday. The dead were returning from a Hindu festival late Sunday when the truck rammed the vehicle on a highway in Jharkhand state´s Gumla district, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) from state capital Ranchi. A hunt is on for the truck driver who sped away from the accident, Gumla police chief Anshuman Kumar told AFP. He said four other passengers were in the hospital with serious
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