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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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'We can never forget'

The children are gone. 134 of them, killed in their own classrooms in a cold-blooded attack by seven heavily-armed terrorists. But the mothers still live, with paralysing grief, painful memories and simmering anger. In a televised address, post Dec 16, 2014, then-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed retribution: ?Being a father, I can understand how heavy these small coffins were for the shoulders of the parents to bear. I convey to the terrorists the decision of the nation: your days are numbered
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Zimbabwe?s Mnangagwa vows new path for ?desecrated? party

President Emmerson Mnangagwa received a statue of a crocodile -- his nickname -- after planting a tree at the party conference. ? AFP HARARE: Zimbabwe?s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, drew a firm line under the 37-year reign of Robert Mugabe in a keynote speech to the ruling ZANU-PF party on Friday. Mnangagwa took office last month after Mugabe was forced to quit when the military took power and ZANU-PF lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against their veteran leader. Until recentl
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Dutch police open fire on man with knife at Schiphol airport

A soldier patrols next to an area where a man wielding a knife was shot by military police before being taking into custody at the Schiphol Airport. ? AFP Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands: Dutch military police on Friday shot and wounded a man armed with a knife, who burst into their office at Amsterdam?s busy Schiphol airport, police told AFP. "This afternoon a man came into the office of the Marechaussee (military police) here at Schiphol and threatened my colleagues with a knife," sa
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6.5 quake rocks southern Indonesia: USGS

Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide. ? AFP FILE JAKARTA: A strong 6.5 earthquake rocked Indonesia?s main island of Java late Friday evening, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in the capital Jakarta. The tremor was measured at a depth of 91 kilometres (56 miles) and struck less than a kilometre (mile) east-southeast of the coastal town of Cipatujah, USGS said. The earthquake
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Saad Rafique displeased over Jahangir Tareen?s disqualification

Minister for Railway Saad Rafique addresses the media in Karachi. Photo: Geo News screen grab  KARACHI: Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafique expressed displeasure over the disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s Jahangir Tareen. Courts should not decide the fate of politicians, the public vote should do so, the railway minister said during his visit to Karachi on Friday. Whoever gets the vote should complete their tenure, he added. The PML-N leader said they accept the supremacy of
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'Congratulations': EU moves to Brexit phase two but warns will be tough

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 14, 2017. REUTERS BRUSSELS: The European Union agreed on Friday to move Brexit talks onto trade and a transition pact but some leaders cautioned that the final year of divorce negotiations before Britain?s exit could be fraught with peril. EU leaders, who had offered British Prime Minister Theresa May a rare summit round of applause over dinner in Brussels the night before, took just 10 minutes to agree
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Similarity between Panama, Imran Khan's case: Shehbaz Sharif

KARACHI: Chief Minister Punjab Shebaz Sharif on Friday said similarities exist between the Panama Papers case and the Imran Khan disqualification case.  "The Supreme Court gave its judgment, look at the Panama case and this [Imran Khan's] case, both cases have a lot of similarities," said Shehbaz.  Shehbaz further said that space does exist for a review petition after the apex court's verdict in Imran's case. "It is our legal right to expose the loopholes and go for a review petition," said
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Lebanon sets May date for first parliamentary vote in nearly a decade

Lebanon's Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk talks after closing the polling stations during Beirut's municipal elections in the Interior ministry in Beirut, Lebanon May 8, 2016. REUTERS/file BEIRUT: Lebanon has set a date of May 6 next year to hold its first legislative election in nearly a decade, potentially transforming the politics of a country caught in a confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk signed a decree setting the date on Friday, allowing the v
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Iqama only an excuse, real target was Nawaz Sharif: Maryam Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Daughter of Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, said on Friday that the decision in the disqualification reference against Imran Khan proved that iqama was only an excuse and the actual target was Nawaz. Maryam Nawaz took to Twitter to express her views after the Supreme Court disqualified PTI Secretary General Jahangir Tareen but ruled in favour of Chairperson Imran Khan in its judgment on the disqualification case against the two par
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Trump criticises FBI and says no pardon for Flynn 'yet'

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at the FBI inquiry into possible collusion between Moscow and his campaign, and refused to rule out pardoning former aide Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying about his contacts with Russia. Trump said it was too early to discuss any pardon for his ex-national security advisor - which would prompt a political firestorm. So far, the FBI's sprawling probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election has ensnared at least four member
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Palestinians killed in new wave of protests over Trump Jerusalem move

GAZA CITY: Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces in clashes along the Gaza border Friday, as tens of thousands of people joined new protests against Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. US President Donald Trump's December 6 announcement that he would break with decades of American policy and move his embassy to Jerusalem has stirred international condemnation, as well as protests across the Palestinian territories and Arab world. Demonstrators have burned Am
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In first, SpaceX launches recycled rocket and spaceship

NASA photo shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage as it returned to Landing Zone 1. -AFP MIAMI: For the first time, SpaceX on Friday launched both a rocket and a cargo ship that have flown before, a step forward in the company's goal to lower the cost of spaceflight. After the launch, the California-based company headed by Internet tycoon Elon Musk landed its rocket booster upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX has now managed to return 20 of its rocket boosters after laun
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After Allah, Jemima saved Imran Khan: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League Chief Sheikh Rasheed gushed over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan?s former wife Jemima Goldsmith, saying that after Allah she saved Imran in the disqualification reference. The AML chief said that in the case Jemima Khan played a key role in the proceedings, adding that the way she provided documents is remarkable. Sheikh Rasheed said that Jemima comes from a good family, adding ?if there are no religious obstacles than Imran should remarry Jemima?.
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to marry on May 19: palace

LONDON: Britain?s Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle will marry on May 19 at St George?s Chapel in Windsor Castle near London, Kensington Palace announced on Friday. ?His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and Ms Meghan Markle will marry on 19th May, 2018," the couple?s official residence said in a statement. Royal officials announced last month 33-year-old Harry?s engagement to the 36-year-old divorcee, who is best known for her starring role as a lawyer in the hit television show S
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Good journalism in humanitarian reporting celebrated at CEJ-IBA

Winners and runners-up with CEJ-IBA Director Kamal Siddiqui. Photo courtesy: CEJ-IBA KARACHI: To acknowledge good journalism conducted in the field of humanitarian reporting, the Centre for Excellence in Journalism at the Institute of Business Administration (CEJ-IBA), Karachi and the International Committee of the Red Cross organised the Humanitarian Reporting Award 2017 ceremony on Friday. According to a statement issued by the centre, the awards were given in three categories ? mainstream
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UN chief presses for release of arrested Reuters journalists in Myanmar

Reuters journalist Wa Lone, who is based in Myanmar, is seen in this undated picture taken in Myanmar. REUTERS TOKYO/YANGON: The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar and the international community must do all it can to get them released, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday. Guterres said his main concern over Myanmar was the ?dramatic violations of human rights? during a military crackdown in Rakhine S
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Jahangir Tareen questions SC decision following disqualification

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen on Friday questioned the reason for his disqualification shortly after the Supreme Court ruled against him in its verdict. The PTI secretary general took to Twitter to express his views following the verdict disqualifying him. ?Accusations Rejected by SC 1) Misuse of authority,loan writeoff 2) Insider Trading 3) Misdeclared Agri income 4) London Property Full money trail accepted not hidden, declared in children's assets since 201
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Historic day in political career, Shehbaz Sharif on Hudaibiya SC verdict

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that it is a great day in his political career as he has been 'cleared of all the charges'. The chief minister Punjab?s statement cam after the Supreme Court announced its verdict in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case, dismissing the National Accountability Bureau?s request to re-open the case. ?All trumped up charges were defeated through truth,? said Chief Minister Punjab, adding that the Supreme Court gave a historic verdict. ?Have s
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Sonia Gandhi retires as India?s Congress party chief

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. Photo taken from NDTV NEW DELHI: The leader of India?s main opposition party Congress, Sonia Gandhi, has retired as the party chief a day before her son Rahul Gandhi replaces her, Indian media reported Friday. ?My role is now to retire,? she told NDTV. The leader has stepped down from her position as the party president after her son was elected unopposed and will take charge as the new chief Saturday. While talking to NDTV on Friday, Sonia said that it has been
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Imran Khan thanks God after victory at Supreme Court

PTI Chairman Imran Khan talks to the media in Karachi. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan thanked God on Friday following his victory at the Supreme Court which cleared him in the disqualification case against him and party leader Jahangir Tareen.  Addressing the media, Imran said the case against him was filed by a [suspected] drug smuggler and dragged on for a year. "Thank God all the money trail and evidence was presented to the Supreme Court," he s
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Jahangir Tareen sacrificed to save Imran, PTI: Daniyal Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Federal minister and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leader Daniyal Aziz on Friday said that Jahangir Tareen was sacrificed to save Imran Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf. Aziz's remarks came after the Supreme Court disqualified PTI Secretary General Jahangir Tareen but ruled in favour of PTI Chairperson Imran Khan in its judgment on the disqualification case against the two party leaders. Aziz alleged that political engineering is in play as the apex court has said it, Khu
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Tareen disqualified on technical grounds, will file review petition: PTI

PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry speaking to media earlier today ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said party leader Jahangir Tareen was disqualified on technical grounds in one of the three charges against him. Addressing reporters outside the Supreme Court after the disqualification of the party?s secretary general, Chaudhry said the PTI will file a review petition against the disqualification. "The point under which Tareen has been disqualified is a technical on
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ATM out of order, Bilawal tweets after Jahangir Tareen?s disqualification

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari - AFP File Photo  MULTAN: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari tweeted his response to the Supreme Court disqualifying Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Jahangir Tareen. ?ATM out of order #TareenOUT,? Bilawal said on Twitter after the apex court announced its verdict. The Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Tareen but cleared PTI chairman Imran Khan in the disqualification case against them. Reading the judgment, the chief just
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Federer voted BBC overseas sports personality of the year

Roger Federer picked up a record eighth Wimbledon crown LONDON: Roger Federer has been voted BBC overseas sports personality of the year for a record fourth time after an astonishing season during which he picked up two more Grand Slam titles. The Swiss, 36, returned from six months out with knee trouble to win the Australian Open before picking up a record eighth Wimbledon crown and ended the season with a 52-5 record, ranked world number two behind his great rival Rafael Nadal. Federer prev
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Israeli PM faces new questions in graft probe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu/File photo JERUSALEM: Fraud squad detectives questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Jerusalem residence on Friday, the seventh time in a nearly year-long corruption probe, reports said. Public radio and two privately-owned TV channels said that investigators arrived at the house shortly before 9:00 am (0700 GMT). Police policy is not to comment until the day´s questioning has been completed. The radio said an investigation into s
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