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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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Three Turkish soldiers killed in southeast: military

ANKARA: Two soldiers were killed and another was wounded in an attack by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants which took place as the troops were carrying out security operations in the southeastern province of Hakkari, the military said on Monday. Separately, one soldier was killed and two others were wounded on Sunday in northern Iraq when a grenade detonated by accident, the military said. The wounded soldiers were not in critical condition, it added. The PKK, considered a terrorist orga
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China calls for constructive efforts to ease Korean tensions

Chinese flag is seen in front of the Friendship bridge over the Yalu River connecting the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China's Liaoning Province on April 1, 2017. REUTERS/file BEIJING: China called on Monday for all countries to make constructive efforts to ease tension after North Korea said the latest UN sanctions against it are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade. The UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for i
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Emirates stops flying to Tunisia in row over ban on Tunisian women

A women are seen in front of the Dubai airline Emirates office, at Tunis-Carthage International Airport in Tunis, Tunisia, December 25, 2017. REUTERS TUNIS: Dubai airline Emirates will stop flying to Tunisia, it said on Sunday, after the North African country said it had banned flights from the United Emirates carrier. The announcement came two days after Tunisian government officials said the UAE had banned Tunisian woman from flying to or transiting through its territory. No reason was give
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Govt fulfilled promise to end loadshedding: Marriyum Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday the government has fulfilled the promise to end loadshedding across the country, claiming that surplus electricity is being produced by Pakistan now. The state minister gave the message on the birth day of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Aurangzeb said that it was due to the Quaid?s political struggle and leadership that Pakistan came into being. She said that the Quaid?s personality is a beacon of light and the entire nation pa
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At least four dead after bus ploughs into Moscow underpass: police

MOSCOW: At least four people were killed after a city bus ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in western Moscow on Monday, traffic police said. "A bus drove into a pedestrian underpass," a traffic police spokesman, Andrei Kolesnikov, told AFP, giving the death toll. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is received. 
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An order from the Chinese emperor: find immortality

A set of wooden slips found in the central province of Hunan contain an executive order from Emperor Qin Shihuang for a nationwide search for the elixir of life, along with replies from local governments, according to Xinhua news agency on Sunday. Photo: AFP  BEIJING: New archaeological research has shed fresh light on China?s first emperor ? creator of the world-famous terracotta army ? and his quest for eternal life, state media reported. A set of wooden slips found in the central province
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Unity of Muslim ummah the need of time: Ayaz Sadiq

Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Photo: Geo News file ISLAMABAD: National Assembly?s (NA) Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday said that unity of the Muslim ummah is the need of time. ?Unity within the Muslim ummah is necessary to face the challenges that it is faced with,? Sadiq said following a meeting with the Speaker of Iran?s Parliament Ali Larijani. He stressed that Pakistan and Iran are crucial for regional security and peace. ?Pakistan and Iran are crucial for the re
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Pope seeks peace in Jerusalem, highlights plight of war-scarred children

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday called for peace in Jerusalem in his traditional Christmas address and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, after urging the world´s 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore migrants. Addressing tens of thousands of worshippers gathered at the Vatican to hear the pontiff's fifth "Urbi et Orbi" (To the City and The World) message, Francis called for "peace for Jerusalem and for all the Holy Land". "We see Jesus in the children of the Middle Ea
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Driver rams German party headquarters in apparent suicide bid

A damaged car is pictured inside the party headquarters of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) after it crashed into the building in Berlin - Reuters   BERLIN: A man drove a car at the entrance of the Berlin headquarters of Germany?s Social Democratic Party (SPD) late on Sunday evening, lightly injuring himself, later telling police that he had intended to commit suicide. Police said the car, which crashed through the first set of glass doors of Willy Brandt House, the SPD?s headquart
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China's yuan ends onshore trading session at 3-1/2-month high

SHANGHAI: China's yuan strengthened through the day in holiday-thinned trading on Monday, reaching its highest level in three-and-a-half months against the US dollar at the official local close, following a much strengthened official midpoint. The spot market opened at 6.5745 per dollar and, by the 0830 GMT domestic close, settled at 6.5404, the strongest such close since Sept. 13. If the yuan closes at the level in the night trading session, it would have gained around 0.55 percent of its valu
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Trump's Christmas wish: 'We've got prosperity. Now we want peace'

US President Donald Trump participates in NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Santa Tracker phone calls with children at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 24, 2017. REUTERS PALM BEACH: On Christmas Eve, US President Donald Trump took calls from children, asking them what they wanted most from Santa, and revealing what was on his own wish list. One boy wanted building blocks. Another wished for his grandma to get out of the hospital. And as for Trump - who ha
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CM Punjab inaugurates first phase of kidney transplant centre in Lahore

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated on Monday the first phase of Pakistan?s kidney and liver transplant centre here. The CM Punjab also addressed the inauguration ceremony, where he said that the first phase of the project became operational costing Rs20 billion. The CM Punjab said that the centre is the first of its kind in South Asia. He said that the patients across Pakistan not only Punjab will be treated at the kidney and liver centre. Shehbaz Sharif said
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Kulbhushan Jadhav is the face of Indian terrorism in Pakistan: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr. Mohammad Faisal on Monday said that convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav is the face of Indian terrorism in Pakistan.  The remarks by the FO came after Jadhav was allowed to meet his mother and wife earlier in the day. The meeting was held at the FO in the federal capital under strict security.  Faisal, during a press conference, reiterated that Jadhav is a terrorist, spy and a saboteur who was caught "red-handed" and was conducting terror atta
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After Karachi, Pakistan?s women only taxis eye new cities

Photo Paxi Facebook  Braving whistles, catcalls and vulgar remarks, Karachi's female taxi drivers are determined to stay on the road to ferry women safely around the teeming city - from home to the office, to college and even to late night wedding parties. Since March, women in Pakistan's commercial hub have been able to hail the pink taxis - called Paxis - by phone, app or simply by flagging one down on the street. The women drivers say they have faced harassment from other road users but wil
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COAS joins Christian community's Christmas celebrations

The Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa joined the Christian community at Christ Chruch, Rawalpindi, on December 25, 2017. Photo: ISPR   RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa joined the Christian community at Christ Church, Rawalpindi, in Christmas celebrations, according to Inter Services Public Relations statement on Monday. ?The congregation welcomed COAS and thanked him for sharing the festivity. COAS wished Merry Christmas to the entire Christian communi
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Lorde cancels Israel show after pressure

JERUSALEM: New Zealand singer Lorde has cancelled a planned show in Israel after facing pressure from supporters of a boycott of the Jewish state over its occupation of Palestinian territory. The 21-year-old, who enjoyed phenomenal success while still a teenager, announced last week a Tel Aviv performance in June as part of a tour. After criticism from international and New Zealand activists, Lorde announced on Sunday she was cancelling the performance in Israel. "I´ve received an overwhelmin
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Karachi school principal killing: Husband confesses before court

KARACHI: The husband of a school principal has confessed before a court to killing his wife and concocting the story about armed robbers killing her, Geo News reported Monday. The husband, identified as Ali Hassan, confessed before Judicial Magistrate East, adding that his second wife Sehrish and her brother Balaaj are not involved in the murder. Karachi school principal killing: Husband confesses to murdering wife Ali Hassan confessed that he had concocted the story about armed band
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One dead, 10 hurt in explosion at Ecuador restaurant

A child died and 10 people were injured in an explosion at a restaurant at Ecuador's capital. Photo: EL COMERICO2 QUITO: A child died and 10 people were injured on Christmas Eve following an explosion at a restaurant in Ecuador's capital Quito, authorities said Monday. The blast, which occurred at 11:11 pm on Sunday (0411 GMT Monday), was thought to have been the result of a gas tank exploding at the restaurant located in the north of the city. Those impacted were inside the restaurant at th
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Pakistan will progress if we adopt Quaid?s principles: PM Abbasi

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Mohammad Ali Jinnah Library of Islamia College Peshawar on December 25, 2017. Photo: Geo News screen grab1 PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi remarked on Monday that Pakistan will progress if we adopt the principles of the father of the nation, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. ?If we adopt Quaid-e-Azam?s principles, then Pakistan will not be behind any country,? he said while speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Mo
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Federer, Nadal shine as rivals hobble into 2018

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal defied time to sweep the Grand Slams in 2017 PARIS: Written off as dead men walking, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal defied time to sweep the Grand Slams in 2017 while the injury curse which dogged their rivals looks set to be the new year´s early storyline. Evergreen Federer, who will turn 37 in 2018, took his majors tally to 19 with a fifth Australian Open title, which was secured by a five-set triumph over Nadal, and a record eighth Wimbledon with a stroll past
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Following Trump's lead, Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala is to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, President Jimmy Morales said Sunday, following US President Donald Trump's controversial lead on the holy city. After speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Morales wrote to Guatemalans on his Facebook page that "one of the most important topics was the return of Guatemala´s embassy to Jerusalem," from Tel Aviv where it is currently located. "For this reason, I am informing you that I have given instruct
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Following Quaid's vision, we can keep Pakistan safe and strong: COAS

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa remarked that the country can become safe and strong following the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.  In a tweet, Major General Asif Ghafoor shared COAS's message on the birth anniversary of the father of the nation.  He wrote: "Pakistan Armed Forces pay tribute to father of the Nation on his 141st Birthday. His vision of human values, social justice, equality and fraternity constituted motivation for creation of Pakistan. Foll
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Australia coach Lehmann to step down in 2019

Darren Lehmann/File photo  MELBOURNE: Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann will not seek to renew his contract when his current deal expires at the end of 2019, he said in an interview aired Monday. Lehmann outlined his plans to Fox Sports, declaring the English summer season in 18 months will be his last hurrah. Australia will seek to defend their World Cup title in the first half of the 2019 English season before playing an Ashes Test series. "That will be it," Lehmann said when asked wh
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Arrested spy Kulbhushan Jadhav?s mother, wife arrive in Pakistan to meet him

ISLAMABAD: The mother and wife of arrested Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav arrived in Pakistan on Monday to meet him at the Foreign Office. According to itinerary details obtained by Geo News, Jadhav?s mother and wife flew in to Islamabad via Dubai. They will meet him today and leave the same day. Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh will also be present at the meeting between Jadhav and his family, which will last 30 minutes, according to the Foreign Office spokesperson. The roads leading f
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Rare portraits of Jinnah and his family

To celebrate the 142nd anniversary of the birth of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, Punjab?s Archives Department recently held an exhibition in Lahore to honour his life and work.  Here are some of the images that were featured: Poonja Jinnah, the father of Muhammad Ali Jinnah Jinnah with his mother-in-law, Mrs Dinshaw Petit Jinnah in his garden The Quaid on a holiday trip to Kashmir picture with his daughter, Nawabzada and Begum Liaquat Ali Khan Another photograph from th
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