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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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Egypt to extend state of emergency for 3 months: MENA

An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway northern Sinai, Egypt May 25 - Reuters/file CAIRO: Egypt is to extend its nationwide state of emergency for three months from Jan. 13 to help tackle ?the dangers and funding of terrorism?, state news agency MENA said on Tuesday. Egypt first imposed the current state of emergency last April after two church bombings killed at least 45 people. It was extended in July and again in October. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is widely expected t
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US can't move forward in Afghanistan without Pakistan's cooperation: Mushahid Hussain

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Senator Mushahid Hussain said on Tuesday that the United States cannot move forward in Afghanistan, without cooperation from Pakistan. Speaking on Geo News' programme 'Capital Talk', the PML-Q senator Trump issued his recent statement to appease India. "If today we accept Indian supremacy and quit CPEC then all problems the US has would end." Hussain also described Trump as a "confused bully" adding that one can expect anything from him. Presiden
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Trump can hire US audit firm on Pakistan?s expense to verify $33 bn aid: Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump can hire a US-based audit firm on Pakistan?s expense to verify the quoted figure of $33 billion aid to the country, in order to know ?who is lying and deceiving?. The Foreign minister shot back at Trump, on social media platform, for the reckless tweet against Pakistan, threatening to cut aid. ?President Trump quoted figure of $33 billion given to Pakistan over 15 years, he can hire a US-based audit firm on ou
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India buys Israeli missiles ahead of Netanyahu visit

India is to buy 131 surface-to-air missiles from Israel in a $70 million deal, the defence ministry announced Tuesday ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: AFP file  NEW DELHI: India is to buy 131 surface-to-air missiles from Israel in a $70 million deal, the defence ministry announced Tuesday ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Barak missiles made by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems are to be used for India?s first aircraft carrier
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At least two FC personnel martyred in Quetta check post attack

QUETTA: At least two FC personnel were martyred as a result of a gun and bomb attack on a check post in the Baleli area of the provincial capital on Tuesday evening, said security sources.  Retaliatory fire after the attack killed two terrorists. Five people, including two FC personnel, were injured in the attack.  Police officials said firing was heard in the area following the explosion and security forces reached the site of the incident Security forces also established a cordon around th
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Will personally end illegal occupation of public, private land in Karachi, CM Sindh says

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/0a09ffce202475ab36393399d8a05554.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yLzIwMTggMjoyNTo1MiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXRqVDVuYml5d0x3MEp1RU9xMmdPTWc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday said that it was disheartening that the administration is helpless in front of the land grabbing mafia. "Karachi's land belongs to its citizens. It
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Dalit protests cause disruptions in India's financial capital

A police van carrying personnel drives past a damaged public bus during a protest in Mumbai, India January 2, 2018. REUTERS MUMBAI: Thousands of Dalits, who rank at the lower end of India?s ancient caste hierarchy, disrupted traffic and threw stones at buses in Mumbai on Tuesday as they protested against violence in a nearby city in which a man was killed. The protest came a day after celebrations by Dalits in Pune, 150 km (95 miles) from Mumbai, of the 200th anniversary of a battle they won,
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Ex-Indian army officer kills six with iron rod

NEW DELHI: A former army lieutenant bludgeoned six people to death with an iron rod Tuesday in a killing spree that sparked panic in a northern Indian city. Naresh Dhankar, 45, began his murderous rampage in a hospital in Palwal then walked the city's streets picking victims at random, police said. Three watchmen were among those who died in the attacks. "He attacked a woman at a hospital first. We rushed there and as we were scanning the CCTV footage we got to know that more bodies had been
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Maryam reacts to Imran?s ?my name is Khan? tweet

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/45270ed81f23adc764962462f8e88a48.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yLzIwMTggMjo0MDo1MiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPThTNUcvbzJIazUwaUpadmp6VGtYNVE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] LAHORE: Daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Maryam Nawaz, reacted to a
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Home Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti decides to resign: sources

Home Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti  QUETTA: Home Minister Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti has decided to tender his resignation from the post, close sources informed Geo News on Tuesday. According to sources, the provincial home minister will forward his resignation to Chief Minister Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri. Shortly afterwards, reports stated that Balochistan Minister of Fisheries Mir Chakar Dhomki has resigned and sent his resignation to the CM. The development in the political scenario c
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Trump denounces 'brutal and corrupt' Iranian regime

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump praised Iranian protesters on Tuesday for acting against Tehran's "brutal and corrupt" regime after days of bloody unrest, while also lashing out at his predecessor Barack Obama. "The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime," Trump tweeted, a day after calling for regime change in the Islamic republic. "All of the money that President Obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their 'pockets.' The people
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Anushka and Virat can?t say no to a good sale

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/20706fffb78942cad484ca09863b164e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yLzIwMTggMTozMjozOCBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUoxNzcrd3RuWTJHNytZRW9QUHBURFE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are currently in South Africa where the India cricket team will play a series. The couple has been e
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Sindh government renews efforts to replace IGP AD Khawaja

Inspector General of Police (IGP) AD Khawaja. Photo: Geo News file KARACHI: The Sindh Government on Tuesday wrote a letter to the establishment division to replace Inspector General of Police (IGP) AD Khawaja. Sardar Abdul Majeed Dasti, Ghulam Qadir Thebo, and Kaleem Imam have been suggested as the replacements of the incumbent IGP, according to a copy of the letter available with Geo News. The letter gives a reference to the provincial cabinet's decision to replace Khawaja and requests the ce
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Secretary Port Qasim Authority M Saqib dies of heart attack

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/cf98c5cf22d7bd4848ddcdb477d87873.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yLzIwMTggMTI6NTg6MjggUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1JUFpSUXk1RmtUUWNodVdUN1lmVktnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Secretary Port Qasim Authority Muhammad Saqib passed away on Tuesday after he suffered a heart attack during a session of
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This is how Pakistanis reacted to Trump?s tweet

Pakistanis did not take too kindly to US President Donald Trump?s tweet in which he accused Pakistan of giving nothing by lies and deceit to the United States. The tweet was widely condemned by government officials, politicians and analysts. Pakistanis on Twitter were also very critical of Trump. Some termed Trump as the biggest cartoon in history. He was also termed the master of the u-turn after his contradictory statements about Pakistan.  For s
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Silsilay: A story of family, love, and romance

If love is what you are looking for in 2018, look no further. Geo TV?s upcoming drama ?Silsilay? portrays a compelling story of romance. The stellar cast includes actress Moomal Shaikh, Hiba Bukhari, singer-turned-actor Junaid Khan, Muneeb Butt, Shagufta Aijaz, Seemi Raheel, and Waseem Abbas. The drama tells the story of two sisters, Hira and Abiha, who were abandoned by their father ? a gambler who didn?t want to bear responsibilities. Left with no other option the girls? mother moves in wi
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Aishwarya likely to play Nargis? role in 1967?s Raat aur Din

Nargis Dutt (left, Aishwarya Rai Bachhan (right). Photo: File After playing a glamorous poetess in Karan Johar?s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is expected to be seen in a completely different character in the remake of 1976 release Raat aur Din, the original version of which starred the legendary Nargis Dutt. For Aishwarya Rai to play a role immortalised by Nargis would possibly be the biggest challenge of her career, the Indian media has quoted the film producer, Prerna Arora a
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ATC bail: Daniyal Aziz claims Imran received preferential treatment

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6477514b152327acf19c95963c0fcf6f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MS8yLzIwMTggMTI6NDE6MzkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1kdGdKdmd5UFhqUTZjSkM1REc1K2h3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Daniyal Aziz said on Tuesday that no one gets interim bail once they have anti-terrori
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Groundbreaking ceremony of Air University Aerospace and Aviation campus held at Kamra

RAWALPINDI: The groundbreaking ceremony of the Air University Aerospace and Aviation campus was held on Tuesday at the Aviation City in Kamra, said a statement from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF).  Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi carried out the earth breaking and later unveiled the plaque of Air University Campus. Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman was also present on the occasion.  [embe
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Medical experts warn against excessive smartphone use

Experts suggest less than 2 hours screening time for children under the age of eight Medical experts have urged smartphone users to limit excessive usage as this may lead to damage to eyes in the long term because of the many hours spent staring at screens.  As much as we depend on our mobile devices for viewing and responding to emails, checking the weather, reading headline news, and posting status updates on Facebook, our smartphones may be causing us some vision problems. Health expert, D
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Turkey 'concerned' by Iran protests, warns against escalation

An image grab taken from a handout video released by Iran´s Mehr News agency reportedly shows a group of men pulling at a fence in a street in Tehran on December 30, 20171 ISTANBUL: Turkey on Tuesday said was "concerned" by days-long protests that have engulfed neighbouring Iran, warning against any escalation in the unrest. "Turkey is concerned by news the protests in Iran... are spreading, causing casualties and also the fact that some public buildings were damaged," the foreign ministry sa
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SECP registers 8,286 companies in 2017

Foreign investment was reported in 562 new companies  ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 8,286 new companies during 2017, showing growth of 34 per cent when compared to the registration of the last financial year. According to the annual report 2017 released by SECP, the new registration has raised the total number of registered companies to 80,700. The trend witnessed was that approximately 86% companies were registered as private limited companies
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ICC calls Ashes Melbourne pitch 'poor'

The ICC rating comes just two days before the introduction of a new penalty system for grounds - Getty Images  SYDNEY: The Melbourne pitch for the fourth Ashes Test match has been rated "poor" by the International Cricket Council (ICC), reportedly the first for an Australian ground, just days after players also criticised the conditions. The showpiece Boxing Day match, which ended in a draw, denied England their first win of the series that Australia had already claimed with an unassailable th
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Pakistan?s NSC meeting underway on Trump?s ?lies and deceit? tweet

PM Abbasi chairing an NSC committee meeting - File Photo  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is chairing a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday. The agenda will primarily focus on US President Donald Trump?s tweet regarding Pakistan. "The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools," Trump said in the early-morning
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Corps Commanders' Conference discuss input for NSC meeting

RAWALPINDI: The Corps Commanders' Conference held at the Army General Headquarters on Tuesday reviewed the evolving geo-strategic environment and internal security situation, according to the ISPR.  The army's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) wing stated that the Corps Commanders' Conference also discussed input for the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting being held today.  [embed_video1 url=http:/
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