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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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Everything to be clear in 2018 elections: PM Abbasi

PM said this while addressing the inauguration ceremony of an LNG project here, which will provide gas to Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa SADIQABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday challenged his political opponents to an electoral contest in the 2018 elections, and said the polls will make it clear as to what party emerges victorious. He said this while addressing the inauguration ceremony of a
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Trump book author says his revelations will bring down US president

he author of a book that is highly critical of Donald Trump?s first year as US president said his revelations were likely to bring an end to Trump?s time in the White House. Photo: REUTERS1 LONDON: The author of a book that is highly critical of Donald Trump?s first year as US president said his revelations were likely to bring an end to Trump?s time in the White House. Michael Wolff told BBC radio that his conclusion in ?Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House? that Trump is not fit to d
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Govt appoints Arif Ahmed Khan as secretary finance

Government has appointed Arif Ahmed Khan as secretary of Ministry of Finance. Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: Government has appointed Arif Ahmed Khan as secretary of Ministry of Finance, Geo News reported Saturday. Khan was presently serving as secretary of economic affairs division and has also served as secretary interior ministry. The post had fallen vacant after the previous secretary Shahid Mehmood retired from the post. However, reports emerged that Mehmood will be appointed as an adviser to th
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Maryam asks CJP to focus on hospitals of Sindh, KP as well

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz requested on Saturday the Chief Justice of Pakistan to also focus on hospitals of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.  Maryam was referring to the Supreme Court's remarks today while hearing the suo motu notice on the deplorable state of public hospitals in Punjab.  Chief Justice Nisar is heading a two-member bench in the apex court's Lahore Registry that is hearing the case.  Maryam tweeted that she requests the chief justice to 
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PM Abbasi says Trump's accusations a 'fallacy'

PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has rejected Trump?s accusation of duplicity over the fight against terrorism, calling the US president's claim that Pakistan harbours terrorists a ?fallacy?. The New Year tweet by US President Donald Trump accusing Pakistan of lies and deceit, thinking US leaders to be fools, led to heightened tensions between Pakistan and the US. "They give safe havens to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little he
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Indian media outlet retracts report confirming Kulbhushan Jadhav as Indian spy

Indian digital media outlet, The Quint, retracted on Saturday a story published earlier stating that convicted Indian spy in Pakistan, Kulbhushan Jadhav, was indeed a RAW agent.  A screenshot of the story's page "The story on Kulbhushan Jadhav has been retracted. The Quint is rechecking some of the information mentioned in the article" ? this is the message that greets viewers when they click on the link of the story, originally titled: Two Ex-RAW Chiefs Did Not Want Kulbhushan Jadhav Recruite
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Roof collapse kills two teenage brothers in Lahore

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/445360ec78d22064c206d0cf00fee436.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS82LzIwMTggODowMjo0MSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTJoenE2RExyNXhpbThjaWFZbVVSS1E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] LAHORE: Rescue services have recovered bodies of two teenage brothers after the roof of their house collapsed. A 15-year-old and a
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In blizzard's icy wake, intense cold grips US Northeast

A man walks with a little girl as the snow falls in Central Park during a pre-winter storm in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2017-Reuters BOSTON/NEW YORK: Street crews dug out snow-clogged roads across the US Northeast on Friday after a powerful blizzard, as temperatures plunged during a brutal cold spell that has already killed at least 18 people. Extreme cold will reach from New England to the Midwest and down to the Carolinas, forecasters warned. Temperatures were expected to be 20 to 30
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US official denies that funds for Palestinian refugees frozen

Days after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold future aid payments to Palestinians, Axios said the funding was frozen until the US government finishes its review of aid to the Palestinian Authority-Reuters WASHINGTON: The United States has frozen $125 million in funding for a UN agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees, Axios news site reported on Friday, but a State Department official said no decision had been made on the payment. Days after President Donald Trump threatened
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Imran Khan to address party rally in Chakwal today

The preparations for the rally are currently under way. Photo: Geo News screen grab CHAKWAL: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan will address a party rally in Chakwal today (Saturday).  The preparations for the rally are currently under way and seating arrangement has been made for about 12,000 people.  Party supporters have started gathering at the site of the rally.  While was addressing a press conference at his Bani Gala residence on Friday, Imran had criticised the incumbent
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Saudi king orders new allowances to offset rising cost of living

King Salman directed the state to bear the burden of VAT in some situations, including special health and education services as well as the first purchase of a house that is valued at up to 850,000 riyals RIYADH: Saudi Arabia?s King Salman on Saturday ordered a monthly payment of 1,000 riyals ($267) to state employees over the next year in compensation for rising cost of living after the government hiked domestic gas prices and introduced value-added tax (VAT). In a royal decree published by st
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Fakhar resistance in vain as NZ win by 61 runs D/L

Photo credit: photosport.nz WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson scored a century and Tim Southee captured three wickets in a devastating spell to guide New Zealand to victory over Pakistan in a rain-shortened One Day International on Saturday. New Zealand won the match by 61 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system to take a 1-0 lead in the five-game series while ending Pakistan´s nine-match winning streak in ODIs. [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/46fcd25f4b49ce31f4a06aa4db888207.mp4/play
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Pixar?s ?Coco? strikes a chord in Mexico guitar town

Pixar?s hit film ?Coco? has struck all the right notes in the tiny Mexican hamlet of Paracho, home to the traditional Mexican guitar made famous in the movie. Photo: Coco   PARACHO: Pixar?s hit film ?Coco? has struck all the right notes in the tiny Mexican hamlet of Paracho, home to the traditional Mexican guitar made famous in the movie. Nestled in the western central highlands of the Sierra Madre, Paracho is seeing a boom in guitar sales following the worldwide success of ?Coco.? The film f
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Oscar-winner Haggis accused of abusing four women

Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis has been now accused of sexual abuse by four women. Photo: AFP/file  NEW YORK: Oscar-winning Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis is now accused of sexual abuse by four women, according to an amended civil suit filed on Friday in New York. Haggis, who wrote and produced "Crash," and penned the screenplay for "Million Dollar Baby," is also known for his high-profile split almost a decade ago from the Church of Scientology. The allegations against him are
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Two jets collide on ground at Toronto airport

Both WestJet and Sunwing confirmed that their planes were involved in the collision at Toronto Pearson International. Photo: Twitter  MONTREAL: Two jets collided on the ground at a Toronto airport on Friday, setting the tail of one aircraft alight and prompting passengers to evacuate the other via an emergency slide. Both WestJet and Sunwing confirmed that their planes were involved in the collision at Toronto Pearson International, the second such incident at the airport in five months. Vide
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Erdogan accuses US, Israel of 'meddling' in Iran, Pakistan

Erdogan did not expand on the nature of the alleged meddling in Pakistan but on Thursday the US announced a freeze in deliveries of military equipment and security funding until Pakistan cracks down on the militants-AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States and Israel on Friday of meddling in Iran after Turkey's neighbour was gripped by several days of deadly unrest. A total of 21 people died and hundreds were arrested in the week-long protests which were the biggest
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No indication Pakistan is cutting US supply route to Afghanistan: Mattis

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/58dfe20a167718bfd8f325c6640e6947.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS82LzIwMTggNDo1MTozMSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVhTN3JvdHlKbkUvb2NmSkc1enhld3c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] WASHINGTON: The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani retaliation as it piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down
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PML-N to hold rally in Kot Momin today

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is set to hold their next rally today Kot Momin, having had their last one on GT Road last year. Preparations for the rally have been made, Geo News reported, and security arrangements are also in place. Former premier and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif will be making an address to the fans and followers alike during the rally. In order to invite people to join today's rally, party leader Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha had led a group of fellow members yesterday.
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Four suspects rounded up in police operations in Karachi

File Photo KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies took into custody four suspects late Friday night during different search operations carried out in various parts of the metropolis, police said. Two suspects were detained during a raid in New Karachi locale, security officials stated, adding that weapons were recovered from the arrestees. On the other hand, two other suspects belonging to the Taala Torr group were arrested, Rao Anwar ? the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for Malir ? said.
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´Be careful!´ Erdogan warns French reporter over Syria question

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sincan district, Ankara, Turkey. August 14, 2017. AFP/Adem Altan/Files  PARIS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday lashed out at a French reporter who asked him about claims that Ankara sent arms to Syria. Erdogan told the journalist he was talking like a member of an outlawed group blamed for last year´s failed coup in Turkey. At a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their talks in Paris, the reporter aske
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FBI investigating Clinton Foundation: reports

LEFT: US President Donald Trump. REUTERS/File; RIGHT: A special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigates a scene in Queens, New York, US, March 25, 2010. REUTERS/Chip East/Files; SUPERIMPOSED: Former US President Bill Clinton and former US State Secretary Hillary Clinton in Manhattan, New York, US, January 6, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/Files WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the foundation of former president Bill Clinton amid pressure from Presid
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Tillerson backs Trump as book casts mental health doubts

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes a speech in the State Department, Washington, US, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson found himself obliged to defend President Donald Trump´s fitness for office Friday after a bombshell new book called into doubt his mental health. In an extraordinary portion of a television interview on foreign policy challenges, Tillerson was asked about claims that Trump has a short attention span, regularly repeats
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Peshawar Metro plan 'tsunami' of Imran's corruption: Suleman Shehbaz Sharif

Suleman Shehbaz Sharif ? the son of Chief Minister of Punjab ? on Friday criticised the Peshawar Metro Line project, saying it is "a tsunami of [PTI chief] Imran Khan's corruption". The junior Sharif went on to allege that the whole venture is a scheme aimed to obtain funding for Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, with the cricketer-turned-politician and his friends giving Maqbool and Colson ? a blacklisted company ? a contract worth billions of rupees. He also claimed that the aforementi
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Trump could freeze $2bn of Pakistan aid over militant havens

US President Donald Trump speaks as he departs for Camp David from the White House in Washington, US, January 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump's freeze on aid to Pakistan could be worth almost two billion dollars, a senior US administration official said Friday ? substantially more than first thought. The move ? designed to force Pakistan's military and intelligence apparatus to cut support for the Taliban and other extremist groups ? will include both US
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Israel grants bail to Palestinian woman in 'slap video' case

17-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi (C) ? a well-known campaigner against Israel's occupation ? appears at a military court at the Israeli-run Ofer prison in the West Bank village of Betunia, December 20, 2017. AFP/Ahmad Gharabli/Files NABI SALEH: Israel on Friday released a Palestinian woman on bail after she was charged with assaulting an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank following a viral video of the incident. Nour Tamimi, 20, was released early on Friday from a military prison aft
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