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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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Syria's Assad calls US-backed Kurdish fighters 'traitors'

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called US-backed Kurdish fighters "traitors" Monday, ramping up the rhetoric against the forces controlling more than a quarter of the country. "When we talk about those referred to as 'the Kurds', they are in fact not just Kurds. All those who work for a foreign country, mainly those under American command... are traitors," he said. "This is how we see these groups working for the Americans," he said. Assad had criticised the semi-autonomous Kurds
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Hanif Abbasi threatens to take Imran's California case to SC

PML-N Senator Hanif Abbasi pictured while addressing a press conference earlier today in Islamabad. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Hanif Abbasi on Monday threatened to take Imran Khan's California case to Supreme Court. A Los Angeles court ruled that cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan was the legal father of a four-year-old southern California girl. "Imran Khan should stop using abusive language and behave more sensibly," Abbasi said while a
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Verdicts have to be justified when against Constitution: Marriyum Aurangzeb

RAWALPINDI: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said when the verdicts are against the Constitution, then they have to be justified. The minister said the decision in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan's case stated that there was no wrongdoing in him having an offshore company, which shows two sides of the law.  The Supreme Court on Friday had disqualified PTI Secretary General Jahangir Tareen but ruled in favour of chairperson Imran Khan
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Ranveer Singh seen bonding with Deepika?s father

The Ram-Leela star, Ranveer Singh, was seen bonding with father of his ?dearest? Deepika Padukone at an event in Bengaluru.I Indian media reported Ranveer was at the launch event of a sports facility of badminton champion Prakash Padukone and former cricketer Rahul Dravid, Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence. At the event, where Deepika was also present, Ranveer was wearing a grey suit ? unlike the flamboyant attire he has been often spotted in. Looks like Ranveer?s Band Baaja Baarat
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Hasan Ali remains top ODI bowler

Hasan Ali celebrates after a wicket during a match with South Africa - AFP  Pakistan?s Hasan Ali maintained his hold on the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings as the top ODI bowler. Hasan Ali finished ahead of Imran Tahir from South Africa and Jasprit Bumrah from India. Mohammad Hafeez (23) and Mohammad Amir (25) were other Pakistani bowlers who ranked in the top 50. India?s Virat Kohli was the top ODI batsman followed by AB de Villiers from South Africa and Australia?s David Warne
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We must learn from China?s economic vision, says Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal remarked that it has become necessary for Pakistan to follow China?s economic vision. "We have to learn from China, how China with its political stability, how China with its social solidarity and harmony, and how China with the pursuit of its economic policies and vision has become a success story in the world." Speaking at the launch of China Pakistan Economic Corridor long-term plan on Monday, Iqbal praised the ability of Chinese leadership to uplift
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No differences with judiciary, but reserve right to voice concerns: Saad Rafique

Khawaja Saad Rafique. Photo:Geo News LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Monday that though his party has no differences with the judiciary, however it reserves the right to voice its opinion if their decisions are contrary to the law. Rafique told journalists after attending a meeting along with Speaker of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq with party leader Nawaz Sharif at his Jati Umra residence that: ?Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has repea
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Fire and collapse in Mumbai shop kills 12

Indian workers clear debris from the scene of a fire in Mumbai on December 18, 2017. Photo: AFP  MUMBAI: Fire tore through a sweet shop in the Indian city of Mumbai before dawn Monday, sparking a building collapse which killed 12 sleeping workers, authorities said. Four others were injured but some saved their lives by scrambling out seconds before the collapse. Fire crews and other rescuers saved many trapped workers but 12 died from their injuries, said Tanaji Kamble, spokesperson for Mumbai
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Huge cache of weapons recovered from Karachi?s Rizvia Society

About 2,159 rounds of different weapons were also seized from the suspect?s possession. Photo: Geo News screen grab1 KARACHI: Rangers arrested three suspects and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition after an operation in a house in Karachi?s Rizvia Society on Monday. The arrested suspects have been identified as Azam Abbas, Amir Abbas and Asif, according to Pakistan Rangers Sindh spokesperson. The suspects were involved in illegal trade of weapons. The suspects then helped police lo
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Terrorists cannot weaken our resolve: Chief Minister Balochistan

Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri addresses media in Quetta  QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri on Monday vowed that terrorists cannot weaken his people?s resolve with their nefarious designs. Addressing media here, a day after the terrorist attack on Quetta?s Bethel Memorial Church, the minister said the country?s resolve against terrorism remains unflinching. ?Our resolve remains strong and unflinching against terrorists. Their [cowardly] attacks cannot weaken us,?
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NAB to file review petition in Hudaibiya case: sources

National Accountability Bureau. Photo:File ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will file a review petition against the Supreme Court?s verdict in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case, sources revealed to Geo News on Monday. On December 15, a three-member Supreme Court bench dismissed NAB?s appeal to reopen the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case. The NAB legal team received the Supreme Court?s decision?s copy today and after a brief deliberation, agreed to file a review petition against the
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Australia win Ashes with crushing victory in third Test

Australia won back the Ashes after bowling England out cheaply despite rain delays and a pitch controversy PERTH: Australia won back the Ashes after bowling England out cheaply despite rain delays and a pitch controversy to secure an innings win on the final day of the third Test in Perth on Monday. Having confirmed his status as the world´s best batsman with a match-winning double century, Steve Smith added victorious Ashes captain to his ever-expanding resume as England were dismissed for 21
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397 people illegally appointed in education dept, admits Sindh Additional Advocate General

KARACHI: Sindh Additional Advocate General Sarwar Khan admitted on Monday of illegal appointments in the education department before a two-member bench of Supreme Court's Karachi registry. Khan informed the court that as many as 397 people were recruited without post-sanction, and the department now cannot afford to pay them their salaries due to budget constraints. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah remarked that this has been a 'remarkable achievement' by your government. Justice Gulzar Ahmed observe
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Atlanta airport says power back after major flight delays

This picture obtained on the twitter account of Mike Vizdos and taken on December 17, 2017 shows passengers waiting in the terminal of the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta´s airport, the busiest in the world, was hit by a power outage on that caused hundreds of flights to be delayed or canceled. Photo: AFP2 WASHINGTON: The world's busiest airport, in the US city of Atlanta, said early Monday that power was back on after an outage left passengers in the dark and af
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Key events in 2017 around the world

PARIS: From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, to record hurricanes, here are the 12 key events which marked 2017: A year of Trump On January 20, Republican billionaire Donald Trump, 70, is inaugurated as the 45th US president, vowing to follow a policy based on "America first". Suspicions of collusion between his election campaign and Russia, however, dog the start of his term. Donald Trump sworn in as US president  Through early morning tweets, Trump unpicks the achievements o
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US, India hold similar views on Kashmir dispute, says NSA Janjua

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Nasir Janjua said on Monday the United States of America is following Indian policy on the longstanding Kashmir dispute. Speaking at a National Security Policy Seminar, Janjua lamented that despite Pakistan giving the most human and economic sacrifices in the war against terrorism, the world has still not respected the vital role it has played. He said that Pakistan has defeated the heinous ambitions of its enemy as the insurgents in Balochis
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Militant attack ongoing at Kabul intelligence training centre: ministry

Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan December 18 ,2017. Photo: REUTERS2 KABUL: Armed militants stormed an intelligence agency training facility in Kabul on Monday, officials said, triggering intense fighting with police in the latest attack to hit the Afghan capital. "Around 10:10 am, a group of armed attackers entered an under-construction building in (the) NDS training centre in (the) Afshar area of Kabul," interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish
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Pakistan committed to tackling issue of climate change: PM

PM Abbasi addresses conference on climate change in Islamabad  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said Pakistan remains committed to playing its role in global efforts for tackling the issue of climate change. Addressing the Global Change Impact Studies Centre?s (GCISC) Climate Change Conference here earlier, PM Abbasi said Pakistan had ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2015 and is following the principles therein to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by 2
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ECP gives PTI until Dec 27 to submit details of intra-party polls

File photo ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) until December 27 to submit details of its intra-party elections. Hearing a petition filed by PTI's founding member Yousuf Ali, on alleged discrepancies in the party?s intra-party polls held earlier this year, the ECP has summoned details of results, candidates, and votes from the party. During the hearing earlier today, Chief Election Commissioner remarked that the PTI had not yet sub
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Sarah Palin's son arrested in Alaska for 'assault and burglary'

ANCHORAGE: The elder son of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was in jail on Sunday, facing assault and burglary charges in her home state of Alaska. Track Palin, 28, appeared in state court in Palmer, Alaska, earlier in the day, on a felony burglary charge and misdemeanour assault and criminal mischief charges, court records showed. All the charges involved domestic violence, the records indicated. It is not clear whether he entered a plea to the charges. His legal tro
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LHC nullifies Absar Alam's appointment as Pemra chairman

Absar Alam. Photo:File LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday nullified the appointment of Absar Alam as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA). Justice Shahid Karim announced the decision on the petition filed by a citizen, Munir Ahmed, who had challenged senior journalist Alam's appointment as PEMRA chief. On Nov 29, the court had reserved the verdict on the petition challenging the appointment.  The petitioner had maintained that Alam did not fulfill the
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Three-day polio campaign starts in Balochistan today

A child being administered with polio drops/File  QUETTA: A three-day anti-polio campaign in 20 districts of Balochistan kicked off from Monday, said Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Balochistan Coordinator Syed Faisal Ahmed. He said during the campaign more than 17,75,614 children will be administered polio vaccine. Security arrangements for the campaign have been completed. During the campaign, around 6,761 teams will be in the field with 5,934 mobile teams, 480 fixed sites and 364 transit p
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Australia's Big Bash season set for greater heights

'Bash brothers' Brendon McCullum and Chris Lynn at a moment during Brisbane Heat match/File  SYDNEY: Australia´s high-octane Big Bash League launches its seventh season on Tuesday with the whiz-bang Twenty20 cricket league looking to build on attendance and television ratings successes, with Perth Scorchers favourites to win another crown. More than one million people went to BBL matches last season with average crowds topping 30,000. While it trails the Indian Premier League (IPL) in overall
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Witnesses record statements in assets reference case hearing against Ishaq Dar

Ishaq Dar/File photo ISLAMABAD: The accountability court resumed hearing of the National Accountability Bureau?s (NAB) assets reference case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday. Two witnesses in the case, private bank officer Faisal Shahzad and Director National Assembly Sher Dil Khan, recorded their statements before the court. Witness Faisal Shahzad also submitted details of bank accounts of Dar's wife in the court.  The court has sought a report pertai
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Facebook ?snooze? allows users to temporarily block friends, pages

Are you tired of friends? non-stop vacation photos popping up on your news feed? Annoyed with people constantly talking about an upcoming get-together? Well, have no fear as Facebook is here to help you. Facebook rolled out a new ?snooze? feature which allows users to unfollow friends, pages or groups for 24 hours, seven days or 30 days, according to Tech Crunch. The new feature can serve as a way to dial down the content you don?t want to see. Photo: Tech Crunch The new feature can serve as
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