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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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PTI responsible for delay in Orange Line project

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Friday blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf for the 22-month delay caused in the construction of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project. The chief minister was speaking to media in Lahore, shortly after the Supreme Court?s orders which cleared the way for completion of Orange Line Metro without any delay. The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed the decision of the Lahore High Court (LHC) halting work on selected sites of the Orange Line Met
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Former cricketers critical of PCB?s decision on T-10 league

Mohsin Khan (L), Zaheer Abbas (M), Aamir Sohail (R) Former Pakistan cricketers have expressed their reservations over Pakistan Cricket Board?s (PCB) decision to release some of its top players for the dubious ten-overs-a-side cricket tournament dubbed ?T-10 Cricket League?, set to be held later this month in Sharjah. Former ICC president and Test captain Zaheer Abbas, speaking to Geo News, voiced his doubts over the board?s wisdom in giving a green light to its contracted players to play the le
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PTI, PSP leaders to meet Dr Tahirul Qadri tomorrow

Dr Tahir ul Qadri. Photo:File LAHORE: Leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) are expected to meet Pakistan Awami Tehreek Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri in Lahore tomorrow, informed sources. A delegation of PTI comprising, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jahangir Tareen, Chaudhry Sarwar, Aleem Khan, Ejaz Chaudhry and Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed will meet PAT Chairman. Meanwhile, PSP leader Mustafa Kamal has also accepted the invitation of Dr Qadri to visit him tomorrow while speaking wi
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The 31 conditions set by the Supreme Court on the Orange Line Metro Train project

A view of the construction of the project. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered on Friday the continuation of work on the Orange Line Metro Train in Lahore, albeit with some conditions.  With a majority of four to one, the five-member bench hearing the appeal against the Lahore High Court decision partially stopping the project's construction around 11 historical sites ruled that the project will proceed subject to the following conditions and directions: Supreme Court dism
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Gas supply to 6,000 industrial units suspended till March: MD SNGPL

LAHORE: Gas supply to as many as 6,000 industrial units across the country has been suspended for two months, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) MD Amjad Latif informed Geo News on Friday. Lateef said that gas will be restored to the units in March, adding that the gas being supplied to the industries will be redirected to domestic consumers.  He said that industrial units can take Regasified Liquefied Natural Gas until the given time. He informed that around 150 gas compressors were
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Saudi Arabia finds its funny bone with stand-up comedy

Saudi comedian Abdulrahman al-Soumali performs on stage during the Stand-up Comedy Festival at the Riyadh´s King Fahd Cultural Centre on November 29, 2017-AFP RIYADH: Saudis took the stage one by one to poke fun at the world -- and themselves -- introducing a hissing, cackling audience to an art form widely unknown in the kingdom: stand-up comedy. Chuckles and squeals ran through the crowd at a rare amateur comedy festival last week in the capital Riyadh, organised by the official General Ente
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Wedding alert? Anushka Sharma spotted flying off to Italy with family

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma together in a TVC The rumour mill went into an overdrive when Bollywood actress and Virat Kohli?s long-time girlfriend Anushka Sharma was spotted at Mumbai International airport with her family, amid reports that the power couple are all set for a winter wedding in Italy later this month. Anushka was seen at the airport with her father Ajay Kumar Sharma, mother Ashima and brother Karnesh on Thursday, with Indian media reporting that they are headed to Zurich from
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Punjab announces double-decker bus service to Wagah

The double-decker bus will pass through Main Boulevard, Jail Road, Ring Road and GT Road before reaching the border (Photo:File) The government of Punjab has announced to start a double-decker bus service for Lahore which would travel to Wagah.  The bus service to Wagah is a first by the province. The first bus will travel to the India-Pakistan border on December 9 carrying passengers interested in seeing the Wagah border parade. Another bus will travel from Qaddafi Stadium Terminal daily at
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NA speaker irked at failure of Interior Ministry to respond to lawmakers? queries

National Assembly. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Senior officials of the Interior Ministry earned the ire of National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Friday owing to their failure to furnish responses to lawmakers? questions. As the NA session went under way, the speaker expressed his annoyance at the failure of the ministry to submit responses to queries raised by lawmakers.  The speaker removed from the gallery the joint secretary and section officer of the ministry and ordered them to summon
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PCB statement on T-10 league raises further questions about lack of transparency

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) issued a press release in response to a story published in The News on Thursday titled ?PCB allows top Pakistani cricketers to play in dubious Indian-owned league?, which raises more questions than it answers about a lack of transparency and due process adopted by the board in releasing its top players for the non-serious, ten-overs-a-side cricket tournament dubbed ?T-10 Cricket League?, set to be played later this month in Sharjah. In its press release, the PCB
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Sindh lacks discipline: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar

Cheif Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. Photo: File KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar remarked on Friday that he has come to realise after arriving in Karachi that there is no discipline in Sindh. While hearing a case at Karachi's registry on a petition over using the Ladies Club Larkana for commercial purposes, the chief justice observed that he may have to shift to the metropolis for six months to hear all the pending cases. He said that even US President Donald Trump doesn't have
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Country-wide protests today over Trump's Jerusalem move

A protest being taken out in Islamabad today. Photo: Geo News Religious parties and lawyers' associations are taking out protests across the country today against President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.  President Donald Trump on Wednesday recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital ? a historic decision that overturns decades of US policy and risks triggering a fresh spasm of violence in the Middle East. Pakistan has condemned the US
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MQM-P to hold public gathering at Hyderabad's Akbari ground today

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/3ac7b4a7b3fadf428df65c679b49324d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTIvOC8yMDE3IDY6NDA6NDAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0vR3hPR2tsQ0tvTmNmQTZLaUFqOFdBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) will hold its public rally today at Hyderabad's Akbari ground. According to repo
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Expecting mothers can protect babies from asthma by eating fish: study

ISLAMABAD: Pregnant women who consume two to three servings of fish a week are as likely to protect their newborns from developing asthma, finds a recent study. Researchers at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, have found that children whose mothers consume high doses of Omega-3 fatty acids daily during the third trimester are less likely to develop such breathing problems. The New England Journal of Medicine study included 346 pregnant women in their third trimester who took
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Batman ?geek? spends time between US Senate and Gotham City

US Senator Patrick Leahy is such a huge fan of Batman he has made cameo appearances in five of the franchise's movies WASHINGTON: This Batman mega fan calls himself "a bit of a geek," but everyone else calls him senator -- as in US Senator Patrick Leahy, a veteran Democratic lawmaker. The 77-year-old Leahy is such a fan of the Caped Crusader that he has made cameo appearances in five Batman movies, including "Batman Forever" (1995), Christopher Nolan´s "Dark Knight" (2008), and most recently in
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ICC to examine smog-hit Delhi Test

Play was held up briefly due to the smog in Delhi, India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Delhi, 2nd day, December 3, 2017/AFP NEW DELHI: Medical experts are to examine whether India was right to hold a Test match against Sri Lanka during hazardous smog in New Delhi, the game´s world governing body said Friday. The controversy will also be discussed at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in February. "The ICC has noted the conditions in which the Delhi Test was played and has already request
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Rescue operation resumes as death toll in Thatta boat capsize reaches 17

At least 17 people were killed and 47 injured in the boat capsize incident near Thatta   KARACHI: A rescue operation for those missing in Thursday?s boat capsize tragedy near Thatta resumed Friday morning, with divers from the Pakistan Navy also taking part in the operation. At least 17 people were killed and 47 injured as a boat carrying more than 80 pilgrims capsized in heavy winds near the ancient city of Thatta on Thursday. The dead included women and children, while 20 others were pulled
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Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon

PARIS: Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon?s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics, and urging Hezbollah to rein in its regional activities, diplomats said. Lebanon plunged into crisis on Nov. 4 when Saad al-Hariri resigned as prime minister while he was in Saudi Arabia, saying he feared assassination and criticizing the Saudis? regional arch-rival Iran along with its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. After international pressure and negotiation
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Trump's Jerusalem move triggers Palestinian unrest

JERUSALAM: Furious Palestinians have called for a "day of rage" on Friday as protests spread against US President Donald Trump´s widely criticised recognition of Jerusalem as Israel´s capital. A senior Palestinian official said late Thursday US Vice President Mike Pence was "not welcome in Palestine" following the policy shift, which ended decades of US ambiguity on the status of the disputed city. But the White House said it would be "counterproductive" to cancel a scheduled meeting between P
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London welcomes you all, says Mayor Sadiq Khan on visit to Karachi

London Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks to media in Karachi  KARACHI: London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is currently on a goodwill visit to Pakistan to promote his ?London is Open? campaign, arrived in Karachi and visited Quaid-e-Azam?s Mausoleum Friday morning. Speaking to media, the mayor said he is proud to be visiting Karachi and that he has brought a message from London for everyone. "London welcomes you all, for education, business, tourism. London is open," said Khan, adding that London is home to Mu
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Afghanistan wicketkeeper Shahzad gets 12-month doping ban

Mohammad Shahzad/File photo  Afghanistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad has been banned for 12 months after inadvertently ingesting a prohibited substance, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The 29-year-old underwent an out-of-competition test in Dubai in January and his sample was found to contain clenbuterol, classified as a non-specified substance under the World Anti-Doping Agency´s (WADA) Prohibited List. Clenbuterol, used by sufferers of breathing disorders such as
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Serena entered for ´family-friendly´ Australian Open

Serena Williams poses with the championship trophy after her victory against Venus Williams in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne/File photo: AFP SYDNEY: New mum Serena Williams has accepted a place at the Australian Open and is "anticipated to return" to the tournament in January, less than five months after giving birth, organisers said Friday. The defending women´s champion was among 98 of the 100 top women, and all of the men´s top 100, to be "co
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Dissolution of assemblies an option if it benefits ruling party politically: Asif

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the ruling party always has an option to dissolve the assemblies if they are faced with a situation which calls for it. ?Ruling parties always have this option. If it comes to that, and if we face a situation which calls for it, then we might go for it. But there has been no discussion on this as yet and no decision either? he said in an interview to a private channel. It will be a political move, the foreign minister added. He also said
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Supreme Court to announce verdict in Orange Line Metro case today

Punjab CM inaugurates the first set of bogies of the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train during a ceremony/File photo:APP LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will announce its verdict regarding the Orange Line Metro Train project on Friday (today). The proceedings regarding the project had begun in the Supreme Court after the Punjab government had filed petitions in the apex court following Lahore High Court?s (LHC) verdict ordering halting of Orange Line construction in the city. A five-member b
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EU's Tusk to make Brexit statement early Friday

Donald Tusk ? the president of the European Council ? speaks during a press conference at Government buildings in Dublin, Ireland, December 1, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/Files BRUSSELS: European Council (EC) President Donald Tusk will make a statement on Brexit early on Friday, his office said on Thursday, prompting speculation on the fate of British Prime Minister Theresa May?s plans for a deal with Brussels. She was in Brussels about to agree to outline divorce terms on Britain?s withdra
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