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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 wants to facilitate Afghanistan for transit trade: Sartaj

Sartaj Aziz ? the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan ? listens to a question during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 8, 2015. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files ISLAMABAD: Sartaj Aziz ? the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission ? said Monday Pakistan wanted to facilitate Afghanistan for transit trade. "We wanted to have meetings with Afghanistan to resolve the business-related issues existing between the two neighbouring countries, " he s
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Grieving Pakistani Christians mark Christmas days after church attack

A Pakistani security personnel stands guard during the Christmas Day mass at a church in Quetta, Pakistan, December 25, 2017. AFP/Banaras Khan QUETTA: Pakistan deployed commandos inside and around a church in the southwestern city of Quetta Monday as its grieving but defiant congregation marked Christmas days after they were targeted in a deadly church attack. Snipers were positioned on top of the church, as survivors spoke of their lost loved ones and called for the congregation to be armed, 
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PTI renegade Gulalai to form own political party, Shaukat Yousafzai laughs it off

Ayesha Gulalai ? Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) renegade member of the National Assembly (MNA) ? said Monday night she intends to form her own political party, with the official announcement coming sometime around the New Year, Geo News reported. Gulalai noted that she has always spoken the truth and that the time is ripe to create and lead her political party. "I will make the official announcement as the new year starts," she said. In a deriding response, however, PTI member Shaukat Yous
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Sindh Bar Council to strike, hold protest over Sea View speedster case

KARACHI: The Sindh Bar Council announced Monday night their decision to protest the case made against a lawyer ? who was arrested for allegedly misbehaving with police officials near Sea View a few days ago but was subsequently bailed out ? condemning it and calling a strike today (Tuesday), Geo News reported. Lawyer who misbehaved with police in Karachi released on bail The man was arrested earlier on charges of obstructing justice and threatening police officers The move was an
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Teachers arrested during protest demanding permanent positions released

KARACHI: All of the more than two dozen teachers arrested Monday during a protest ? to demand their positions be made permanent ? were let go late night the same day, Geo News reported. The teachers were protesting outside the Karachi Press Club but police intercepted them when they started moving towards the Chief Minister House, shelling and baton-charging them and arresting a few. The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) also made use of water cannons. According to the protesters, the provinc
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Israel in touch with '10 countries' over embassy moves: deputy minister

Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely. Image: AFP/Files JERUSALEM: Israel is in touch with "at least ten countries" over the possible transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem after the United States recognised the city as Israel's capital, a deputy minister said Monday. "We are in contact with at least ten countries, some of them in Europe" to discuss the move, deputy foreign minister Tzipi Hotovely told public radio. She spoke a day after Guatemala said it would move its embassy to
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US hails UN budget cuts as 'step in right direction'

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley at the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/Files  UNITED NATIONS: The United States on Sunday applauded a $285-million-cut in the UN core budget, saying it was "a big step in right direction." The General Assembly adopted a budget of $5.396 billion for 2018-2019, slightly below the $5.4 billion that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had sought. The United St
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Robbers kill shopkeeper, escape with cash in Karachi's Korangi: sources

File Photo KARACHI: At least one person was shot dead by two dacoits late Monday night during a robbery attempt here in Awami Colony of the metropolis' Korangi locale, sources told Geo News. It is unclear, however, whether any of the businessmen looted were wounded in the firing. The two suspects escaped with cash looted from three shops and vendors in the same area, sources stated, adding that the robbers opened fire when the businessmen and traders resisted.
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Queen praises terror-hit London, Manchester in Christmas message

Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after the State Opening of Parliament, at the Palace of Westminster, London, Britain, May 8, 2013. REUTERS/Dan Kitwood/Pool/Files  LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II praised the response of London and Manchester to horrific terror attacks this year, during her annual Christmas message on Monday. She also paid a personal tribute to the "support and unique sense of humour" of her husband Prince Philip, who retired from solo public duties in 2017. "This Christ
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Israel extends detention of Palestinian women over slap video

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  OFER MILITARY COURT: An Israeli court on Monday extended the custody of three Palestinian women detained after a viral video of an alleged assault on Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, the police said. They said the Ofer military court ruled that Ahed
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Canada kicks out Venezuela ambassador in tit-for-tat row

LEFT: Canada's charge d'affaires in the Canadian embassy Craig Kowalik in Caracas, Venezuela, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello/Files; RIGHT: Venezuelan ambassador to Canada Wilmer Omar Barrientos Fernandez in Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada, January 6, 2015. MisionVenezuela via Office of the Governor General of Canada/Vincent Carbonneau/Files  OTTAWA: Canada on Monday ordered Venezuela's ambassador and charge d'affaires to leave, escalating a row two days after its top diplomat at the Canadian e
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Iraqi oil minister says expects oil market to be in balance in first quarter

Iraqi oil minister Jabar al-Luaibi speaks during a news conference at the ministry of oil in Baghdad, Iraq, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/Files  BAGHDAD: Iraqi oil minister Jabar al-Luaibi said Monday he was optimistic there would be a balance between supply and demand by the first quarter of 2018, leading to a boost in oil prices. Global oil inventories have decreased to an acceptable level and there were positive signs that oil market prices would improve significantly in 2018
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Israel orders deportation of two Turks after Jerusalem arrests

Two (L and R) of three Turkish tourists ? who Israel has ordered to be deported after being arrested in Jerusalem on December 22 ? are seen during a demonstration in Noble Sanctuary/Temple Mount in Jerusalem, December 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/Files JERUSALEM: Israel has ordered the deportation of two of three Turks who were briefly arrested during Palestinian demonstrations last week after US President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, the Interior Ministry said on Monda
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Three people die in avalanches in Swiss Alps

Mount Saentis (8,209 feet above sea level) near Schwaegalp in the eastern Swiss Alps, October 15, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Files  ZURICH: Three people have died in separate avalanche accidents in the Swiss Alps, police said on Monday. A man ? who was skiing close to the 2,844-metre high Hofathorn, in the southern canton of Wallis ? died Monday morning after being carried away by an avalanche. The 39-year-old from the Wallis region was quickly found and recovered by his friends but wa
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Dozens killed in fresh Yemen air strikes, clashes

ADEN: Fresh air strikes and clashes in Yemen have killed over 60 fighters as Saudi-backed pro-government forces push an offensive against Houthi rebels, security and medical sources said Monday. Saudi-led coalition air raids overnight killed at least 18 of the rebels in Hais, south of the key port of Hodeida, while bombardments from gunships left 35 others dead in nearby Tahita, a security official told AFP. The latest fighting killed 12 government troops and wounded 19 more, military and med
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Palestinians call Guatemala's Jerusalem embassy move 'shameful'

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian foreign ministry on Monday slammed as "shameful" Guatemala's decision to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem after the United States recognised the city as the capital of Israel. "It's a shameful and illegal act that goes totally against the wishes of church leaders in Jerusalem" and violates a non-binding UN General Assembly resolution condemning the US move, the ministry said in a statement. "The state of Palestine considers this as a flagrant act of hostility agains
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Wife of detained Kashmiri leader questions India after Jadhav?s meeting with family

Mashaal Malik, wife of detained Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Mashaal Malik, wife of detained Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik, has questioned India over doing all-out efforts for its spy Kulbushan Jadhav while she has been kept from meeting her husband for over three years. In a recent video message, Mashaal expressed reservations over India not making efforts for their meeting, despite being a country that talks the most about democracy. She said it has been over three year
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Three Army soldiers martyred by Indian firing across LoC: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Three Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred on Monday as Indian forces opened fire along the Line of Control, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations.  The incident of firing occurred in the Rakhchikri sector of the LoC. One other soldier was injured in the unprovoked incident of firing by Indian troops. Incidents of firing from across the border have increased after the right-wing government of Narendra Modi came to power and has caused significant material and hum
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Pakistani flag hoisted at Pak-India border

Flag that was hoisted at the ceremony in Ganda Singh Wala.  The Pakistani flag was hoisted in Ganda Singh Wala in Kasur district of Punjab on Monday. According to a statement issued by Inter Services Public Services, Multan Corps Commander Lieutenant General Abdullah Dogar hoisted the 200-foot-high flag in a ceremony that was charged with national fervour, at the Pakistan-India border. Pakistan Rangers Director General of Punjab Major General Azhar Naveed Hayat Khan and people from all walks
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Russia's election commission bars Navalny presidential bid

MOSCOW: Russia's Central Election Commission on Monday unanimously rejected top opposition figure Alexei Navalny's bid to run against President Vladimir Putin next year, leading him to urge a boycott of the polls. The commission voted 12 to zero in barring Navalny from the presidential election, citing a controversial embezzlement conviction for which he received a five year suspended sentence. Navalny's crime qualifies as "serious" and therefore rids the individual of the right to stand for
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Propaganda about confrontation with judiciary should end: Saad Rafique

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad said on Monday the propaganda about confrontation with institutions should stop, adding that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is not in favour of any clash as it knows the consequences. The federal minister gave the message on Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah?s birthday, paying tribute to the founder of the country. Rafique said that people brought the PML-N into power thrice, but a farce was made out of the people?s decision. He added that t
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Kareena spends quality time with son Taimur and family on Christmas

Christmas celebrations for the Kapoor family is no ordinary affair, especially considering that was the first proper Christmas for tiny Taimur Ali Khan and mommy Kareena Kapoor. The pictures comprised the three generations of the Kapoor family, having Karishma with her two kids, Kareena, Randhir with wife Babita, Saif Ali Khan and Taimur of course. Apart from the mains, Rishi Kapoor, his wife Neetu and son Ra
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PAF inaugurates new operational air base at Bholari near Karachi

Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman addressing the inauguration ceremony of PAF Base Bholari. Photo: Pakistan Air Force 1 KARACHI: Pakistan Air Force (PAF), in a landmark event in its history, inaugurated a newly established main operating base ? PAF Base Bholari ? earlier on Monday, said a statement by the PAF. The establishment of PAF's new operational airbase would play a key role in safeguarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, said Chief of the Air St
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SIUT's Dr Adeeb Rizvi hospitalised for chest pain treatment

SIUT head Professor Dr Adeeb-ul-Hassan Rizvi. Photo: File KARACHI: The head of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Professor Dr Adeeb-ul-Hassan Rizvi, was admitted to the institute for treatment of chest infection and influenza. As per a statement issued from SIUT, Dr Rizvi stayed in the high dependency unit for three days, but was moved to his room on Monday. He is expected to be discharged from SIUT and sent home in the next two to three days. Dr Rizvi?s condition is no
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More than 30 bodies found, criminal probe into Philippine mall fire

DAVAO: Firemen Monday found the bodies of "around" 36 people after a deadly blaze at a shopping mall in the southern Philippines, a fire official said as the government launched a criminal investigation. The discovery raised to 37 the confirmed death toll from the NCCC shopping mall fire in the city of Davao on Mindanao island. The Davao region chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection, Wilberto Rico Neil Kwan Tiu, told weeping relatives of the missing that he personally counted "around 36" bodie
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