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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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Sea View killing: Three suspects released for want of evidence

Zafir Khan, 18, was shot dead and his friend injured during a road rage incident near Karachi's Sea View beach on December 3 KARACHI: Police on Wednesday released three suspects in Zafir Khan murder case for want of evidence, Geo News reported. Zafir Khan, 18, was shot dead and his friend injured during a road rage incident near Karachi's Sea View beach on December 3. Police had arrested Khawar Burni, the prime suspect, along with some other suspects for their involvement in the murder with t
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Robot 'Trump' at Disney as controversial as the real thing

Disney unveils robotic Donald Trump figure ? Picture: WDWMAGIC.com Disney has revealed its animatronic Donald Trump figure in Orlando, Florida, and the robo-Trump quickly stoked almost as much social media buzz as the man it is based upon. The robotic figure, on display at Disney's Hall of Presidents exhibit, stands on a stage alongside life-size models of Trump's predecessors. It can speak and move its hands but was widely derided by friends and foe for its fleeting resemblance to the 45th Un
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India's Magnificent Mary driven by Ali in bid for more boxing gold

This file photo taken on October 01, 2014, shows gold medallist India´s Mary Kom reacting after being declared the winner of the women´s flyweight (48-51kg) boxing final match against Kazakhstan´s Shekerbekova Zhaina during the 2014 Asian Games at the Seonhak Gymnasium in Incheon. 1 BANGALORE: She is a five-time world champion, mother of three and member of parliament, but Indian boxer Mary Kom believes that at 35 there is plenty more glory in the ring to come. Dubbed "Magnificent Mary" for a
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US 'will be taking names' during UN vote on Jerusalem: Haley

US Ambassador Nikki Haley  UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador Nikki Haley has warned countries that she will report back to President Donald Trump with the names of those who support a draft resolution rejecting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel´s capital. The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session Thursday to vote on the proposed measure that the United States vetoed at the Security Council. "The president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report
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IHC bars accountability court from proceedings against Dar till Jan 17

Ishaq Dar/File photo ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has barred the accountability court from proceedings against former finance minister Ishaq Dar till January 17, 2018. Hearing Dar?s petitions against the accountability court?s order declaring him a proclaimed offender and issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for him, a two-member IHC bench granted a stay on the accountability court?s proceedings against the PML-N leader till January 17, 2018. Justice Athar Minullah and Justice
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PM Abbasi summons cabinet meeting tomorrow

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has summoned a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Geo News reported. The cabinet meeting, scheduled to take place in the Prime Minister Office at 4pm tomorrow, is likely to review recent political and economic developments in the country. The premier is expected to discuss the recent briefing of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in the Senate, FATA reforms, implementation of the Nationa
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Newlyweds Virat and Anushka back in New Delhi to host reception

Newlyweds Virat and Anushka are back in New Delhi (the skipper's hometown) after their close-knit wedding in Tuscany.  The couple is all set to host two receptions for their family and friends; one in Delhi on December 21 and another in Mumbai on December 26.  A few pictures of the couple, called 'Virushka' by their fans, spending quality time have gone viral on social media.  In the photos, Virat can be seen sporting a sherwani while Anushka looked super cute in a pink suit. Within minutes
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Pakistan recorded highest increase in mobile internet speed in 2017: report

Pakistan saw a 56.2% jump in mobile download speed during the past 12 months Pakistan saw the highest increase in mobile internet speed among the world?s most populous countries in 2017, according to a report by speedtest.net. In its Speedtest Global Index, the speed testing company noted that Pakistan, with a 56.2% jump in mobile download speed during the past 12 months, ranked first, followed by India in the category at 42.4% and Brazil at third spot with 27.6%. At the other end of the spect
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Mexico bus crash kills 12 tourists including foreigners

A bus carrying tourists from US cruise ships to an archaeological site in Mexico crashed Tuesday after running off the road.   MEXICO CITY: A bus carrying tourists from US cruise ships to an archaeological site in Mexico crashed Tuesday after running off the road, killing at least 12 people including several foreigners, state authorities said. The crash, which left another 18 injured, happened on a highway in the state of Quintana Roo, located on the eastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula and we
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Security forces foil terror attack on Balochistan governor

Balochistan governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai/File photo QUETTA: A terror plot targetting Balochistan governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai was foiled by security forces, provincial home minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti told media on Wednesday. Addressing a joint press conference with DIG Abdul Razzaq Cheema here earlier, the minister said security forces foiled a terrorist attack in Qilla Abdulla and arrested two terrorists from Gulistan area. Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti addresses media Th
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Two undertrial shot dead in Sheikhupura court

The undertrial suspects died on the spot  SHEIKHUPURA: Two undertrial men were shot dead, allegedly by their political opponents, in the premises of District Courts Sheikhupura on Wednesday, Geo News reported. Police said the suspects, who were nominated in the murder of former chairman-elect UC 47, Nazir Dogar and Asghar, were brought to the district court by the police when 'unknown' men opened fire on them.  Both the suspects died on the spot, while another man, Shahzad, who was accompanyi
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WB approves $825mn loan for Pakistan to support power, health and education

WASHINGTON: The World Bank today approved a package of $825 million to improve the national power transmission system in Pakistan, and enhance health and education service delivery by strengthening financing management and procurement systems. The $425 million National Transmission Modernization Project-I (NTMP-I) will modernize the national transmission system to enable new power generation to reach consumers by upgrading, expanding and rehabilitating selected 500kV and 220kV substations and t
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CM Sindh orders to replace water pipelines in Karachi

CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah/File photo  Sindh?s chief minister has claimed that there is no acute water shortage in Karachi and that the century-old distribution system is to blame. He has ordered drawing up a plan to replace the 1,200-kilometre-long network. Murad Ali Shah presided over a top-level follow-up meeting at the CM House on Tuesday to review the progress on the water, drainage and sanitation situation across the province in accordance with the Supreme Court?s directives issued earlier t
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Pakistan working towards FTA with Pacific South East nations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan aims initiate negotiations with Pacific and South East Asian nations on a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to enhance multilateral trade. Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines in the Pacific region are among the countries in the list to start a dialogue on Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which will pave the way towards FTA for promoting trade liberalization, a senior official of Ministry of Commerce told APP here on Tuesday. Replying to another question, he said
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Rani Mukerji returns with inspiring portrayal of Tourette syndrome in 'Hichki'

Rani Mukerji in 'Hichki' Rani Mukerji is coming back to the silver screen after a gap of four years, with an inspiring portrayal of a teacher suffering from a neurological disorder in the upcoming film ?Hichki?. The Bollywood actress, who was last seen in ?Mardaani?, is returning from her maternity break as Naina Mathur in ?Hichki?, who dreams of being a teacher despite suffering from Tourette syndrome ? a disorder which causes regular hiccups and involuntary gestures. The movie celebrates sel
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Saudi Arabia to spend big after economy shrinks

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman attends a cabinet meeting during the approval of the 2018 budget/Reuters  RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday its economy contracted for the first time in eight years due to painful austerity measures as it announced record spending to stimulate growth. The OPEC kingpin said gross domestic product for 2017 shrank by 0.5 percent due to a drop in crude production in line with an agreement with major oil producers aimed at boosting prices. Oil sec
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'The Post': a Hollywood ode to journalism

The movie recounts the nail-biting behind-the-scenes story of the 1971 publication by The Washington Post of the Pentagon Papers, which exposed the lies behind US involvement in the Vietnam War WASHINGTON: At a time when the media is being accused of peddling "fake news," Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks are bringing Hollywood star power to a movie celebrating journalism and the virtues of a free press. "The Post," which comes out in theaters in the United States on Friday, recount
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Starc cleared of serious foot injury

Mitchell Starc belts out an appeal for lbw, Dec 14, 2017/Getty Images SYDNEY: Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has been cleared of a major foot injury, but remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test, reports said Wednesday. Scans confirmed he only has a bruised heel after he was seen hobbling on crutches as he left Perth after Australia claimed the Ashes by beating England by an innings and 41 runs in the third Test this week. The injury was assessed in Sydney on Wednesday and the pacem
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Pakistan to reiterate support for Palestinians at emergency UNGA session

Pakistan's permanent representative in the UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said that Pakistan will fully support and co-sponsor resolution for the withdrawal of US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Photo: Geo News screen grab1 UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan will fully support and co-sponsor resolution for the withdrawal of US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. While addressing the OIC Ambassadorial Group at the United Nations on Tuesday, Pakistan's permanent represe
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IHC to hear Dar?s petitions against proclamation order, non-bailable warrants today

Ishaq Dar/File photo ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear former finance minister Ishaq Dar?s petitions against the accountability court?s order declaring him a proclaimed offender and issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants for him. The accountability court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Dar on Nov 14. On Nov 21, the court declared him an absconder and warned his guarantor, Ahmed Ali Qadoosi, that his surety bonds worth Rs5 million would be confiscated if Dar failed to
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Bravo for Man City in shootout win, Arsenal also into semis of League Cup

Manchester City?s stellar season gathered yet more momentum as the runaway Premier League leaders reached the League Cup semi-finals with a penalty shootout victory at Leicester City after a 1-1 draw following extra time on Tuesday. Arsenal, one of the sides trying vainly to catch City in the league, also battled into the last four by beating London rivals West Ham United 1-0 with a Danny Welbeck goal at The Emirates. Pep Guardiola?s City, even with a second-string team, maintained their 21-ma
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A step up for Pakistani cricket: PCB gains big in adjusted FTP

Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed and teammates celebrate winning the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Final against India at The Oval, Kennington, London, Britain, June 18, 2017. Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs Livepic/Files Pakistan is set to play 121 internationals during a four-year period starting May 2019, as per a new scheduling document discussed at a workshop in Singapore early December. The new Future Tours Programme (FTP) has an additional two Tests, five ODIs, and 10 T20Is for Pakistan, tak
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New series of Narcos moves to Mexico

US actor Michael Pena is to star in the new Nextfix series Narcos, to be set in Mexico The new series of the hit Netflix series Narcos will move to Mexico after the demise of Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar and the Cali cartel, a trailer released on Tuesday showed. The fourth series of the show will feature Michael Pena, who recently starred in the film Ant Man, and Diego Luna, who featured in the Star Wars movie Rogue One and who cut his teeth in the Mexican cult hit movie Y Tu Mama Tambien.
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Chile election ends era of female presidents in Latin America

When Chile?s President Michelle Bachelet leaves office in March, it will mark the end of a generation of women leaders in Latin America, leaving the region without a female head of state as it shifts to the right politically. At the start of this decade, women held the top jobs in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica and Chile, collectively representing about 40 percent of the population in a region better known for its machismo. But conservative Sebastian Pinera?s victory in the second round of Chil
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Misty cloudy weather to dominate most parts of country

File Photo ISLAMABAD: Misty and cloudy weather conditions will dominate twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and some other parts of the country during the next 24 hours with chances light rain, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. PMD assistant meteorologist Ruqqiya Mahmood said the cloudy weather conditions have subsided the dense fog and lessen the intensity of cold wave conditions which was gripping most parts of the country, raising slightly the minimum temperatures. The
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