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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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COAS deeply saddened on demise of martyred Lt Arsalan's father: ISPR

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa (Left), father of martyred Lt Arsalan (Right), who breathed his last on Wednesday, Nov 29. ? ISPR RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday expressed sorrow over the demise of father of martyred Lieutenant Arsalan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Lt Arsalan Alam Shaheed. Lieutenant Arsalan Alam, a 22-year-old Pak Army officer who hailed from Murree, embraced martyrdom on September 23, while commanding a p
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US radio host Garrison Keillor fired over claim of improper behaviour

Author and radio personality Garrison Keillor listens to US President Barack Obama speak at a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US October 23, 2010. ? Reuters FILE LOS ANGELES: Veteran US radio host Garrison Keillor, creator of the folksy show ?A Prairie Home Companion,? has been fired over an accusation of inappropriate behaviour, Minnesota Public Radio said on Wednesday. ?Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is terminating its contracts with Garrison Keillor and his private media companies af
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Cricket in Pakistan will not be impacted if India doesn't tour country: Zaheer Abbas

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas Wednesday said cricket in Pakistan will not be affected if the Indian cricket team does not visit the country. Abbas, a former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and CEO of Punjab Sports Academies, said so while speaking to mediamen during his visit to Gujranwala for the establishment of a cricket academy. He noted that nine cricket academies have been formed in different cities, including Lahore and Rawalpindi, to facilitate you
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Ghouta child malnutrition worst in Syria?s war: UN

Childhood malnutrition levels in Syria?s Eastern Ghouta region, under government siege since 2013, are the highest recorded in the country since its six-year war began, the UN said Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP  BEIRUT: Childhood malnutrition levels in Syria?s Eastern Ghouta region, under government siege since 2013, are the highest recorded in the country since its six-year war began, the UN said Wednesday. The UN children?s agency UNICEF said a November survey in the rebel-held area outside Damascu
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BuzzFeed to cut jobs, refocus advertising

WASHINGTON: BuzzFeed said Wednesday it was cutting an estimated 100 jobs as the news and entertainment website reorganises its advertising efforts in the face of disappointing revenues. The cuts will be mainly in the business and advertising divisions in the US operations, with a number of editorial and business employees cut in Britain, a spokesman said, confirming an earlier report in the Wall Street Journal. The reductions represent around eight percent of its US workforce and less than six
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Junaid Jamshed's son will touch your hearts with this emotional tribute to his father

Babar (left) pictured with his late father Junaid Jamshed.  Junaid Jamshed passed away in a tragic plane crash last year, leaving behind him, a vast legacy. His son, Babar, has recorded a song to pay tribute to his late father. The song, called Meray Baba [my father], has touched hearts of the many fans of the musician-turned-evangelist. Syed Zeeshan Ahmed is the man behind the video. The tune has been mixed, mastered, and composed by Kashan Admani. Babar has a f
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US believes it can defend against N. Korea missiles, for now

WASHINGTON: The US military remains confident it can - at least for the moment - protect against any North Korean missile threat, a US official said Wednesday after Pyongyang tested a new rocket type. North Korea earlier launched a previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missile, which it called a Hwasong 15, that was capable of carrying a "super-large heavy warhead" to any target in the continental United States. US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said the missile flew higher than any
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Volcanic 'super-eruptions' more frequent than thought: study

PARIS: The last volcanic "super-eruption" big enough to erase civilisation as we know it happened 25,000 years ago -- but these types of blasts occur every 17,000 years on average, according to a revised calculation out on Wednesday. Up to now, it was assumed that eruptions of this magnitude took place every 50,000 to 700,000 years, according to a study, published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. The new estimate establishes a range of 5,000-48,000 years, with the best estim
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OPEC committee recommends oil deal extension

VIENNA: A joint committee of oil producers inside and outside OPEC has recommended that a deal curbing output be extended, Russia's energy minister said ahead of a key meeting in Vienna on Thursday. "The (oil) market has not yet achieved complete stability and more action is needed beyond April 1. Everyone (in the committee) recommended an extension," Alexander Novak said in the Austrian capital. "All the details will be discussed tomorrow (Thursday)... But I am sure that the recommendations o
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Turkey claims over 80 'terrorists' killed in northern Iraq

ANKARA: The Turkish armed forces on Wednesday claimed to have killed over 80 "terrorists" after air strikes on Kurdish militant positions in northern Iraq. The military said there were also "several" injured members of the "separatist terrorist organisation" - Turkey's official term for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - after the strikes in the Asos region on Monday. It was not possible to independently verify the toll. The strikes also damaged a PKK shelter, tunnel and hideout,
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Trump 'wrong' to retweet anti-Muslim videos: Downing Street

US President Donald Trump was "wrong" to retweet three anti-Muslim videos posted by the deputy head of British far-right group Britain First, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Wednesday. Photo: AFP   LONDON: US President Donald Trump was "wrong" to retweet three anti-Muslim videos posted by the deputy head of British far-right group Britain First, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Wednesday. "Britain First seeks to divide communities through their use of hateful narr
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PML-N losing power in Centre: PPP?s Aitzaz Ahsan

Leader of Opposition in Senate Aitzaz Ahsan. Photo: File KARACHI: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has nearly lost its authority in the Centre, while its prime minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, has no individual standing in the party, said Leader of Opposition in Senate Aitzaz Ahsan. While speaking on Geo News' Capital Talk, the senator referred to the sit-in at Faizabad interchange and said decisions regarding dispersing the protesters were not taken at  Prime Minister House. He added af
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Smartphone market seeing steady growth, as bigger screens rule

WASHINGTON: The global smartphone market is expected to see steady if unspectacular growth in the next few years, as consumers turn increasingly to large-screen handsets known as "phablets," a market tracker said Wednesday. A report by the research firm IDC said phablets -- with displays larger than 5.5 inches (14 centimetres) -- will account for some 40 percent of the 1.5 billion smartphones sold in 2017, and that the phablet share will rise to more than half by 2019. The overall smartphone m
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India cricket board fined $8 mn by anti-trust panel

NEW DELHI: India's competition watchdog on Thursday fined the country's powerful cricket governing body $8 million over a multi-billion dollar broadcasting deal for the Indian Premier League. The Competition Commission ruled that the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the world's wealthiest national cricket body, abused its position by agreeing to broadcasters' demands that it would not allow a rival to the IPL. The commission ordered the BCCI to pay 520 million INR ($8 million) within 60
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COAS visits Pak-Afghan border near Bajaur Agency

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa shaking hand with an officer during his visit to Pak -Afghan border in Bajur Agency. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited the Pak-Afghan border near Bajaur Agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations Department (ISPR) said. The army chief was briefed on the security measures, including the construction of new posts and border-fencing, on the Pak-Afghan border and measures taken to stop militancy wa
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Pakistan concerned over North Korea?s missile launch

A South Korean soldier walks past a television news screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un approving the country´s new ICBM test, at a railway station in Seoul on November 29, 2017 - AFP  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the reported launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea. North Korea said it had successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach all of the US mainland. ?Such launches constitute a violation o
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Bosnian Croat general dies after drinking poison in courtroom

Wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, drinks poison. ZAGREB: The wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, died after he drank poison seconds after United Nations judges turned down his appeal against a 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims, Croatian state television reported. The broadcaster quoted sources close to Praljak as saying he had died in a hospital in The Hague on Wednesday. Appeals judges at the UN?s Yugoslav war crimes t
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Iranian airline to launch Tehran-Lahore flights from Dec 18

Photo courtesy: Airplane-pictures.net KARACHI: Iran's Mahan Air will be launching two weekly flights between Tehran and Lahore from December 18, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA. The inaugural flight for Tehran will leave on Dec 18 from Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport - the fifth direct flight between the two countries, the IRNA reported. The development is seen as yet another step to enhance connectivity between the people of Iran and Pakistan, as Lahore, the second la
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Cold dry weather to grip most parts of Pakistan

File photo  ISLAMABAD: Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during next 24 hours with shallow foggy conditions over few plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during morning hours. A shallow westerly wave is affecting northern parts of the country, an official of Met Office said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, during the last 24 hours, the weather remained cold and dry in most parts of the country. Maximum temperatures recorded on Wednesday were: Skardu -06°C, Kalat, Quetta,
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Avengers: Infinity War trailer marks beginning of the end

The much-awaited trailer of Avengers: Infinity War was finally released on Wednesday and it is everything you hoped for. Directed by Russo brothers Infinity War, which marks the beginning of the end of the first arch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, features all of the Avengers we have encountered in the last 10 years. The trailer begins outlining a plan for the Avengers? assembling Earth?s mightiest heroes ? and then showing how Thanos is going to tear them apart. The villain also possesses
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Two dead, four injured in firing outside Islamabad imambargah

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a1147d98992f68a948de4d6d205519e3.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMjkvMjAxNyAyOjUyOjQ3IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9Y0hLbElQZFp2MHRuR3QwNW5xRDR4Zz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: A person was killed on the spot and four others were injured in an incident of firing outside an imambargah in the federal capital.  Two unidentified gunmen, riding a motorcycle, opened fire and fle
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NBC sacks newsman Matt Lauer over alleged sexual misconduct

Matt Lauer, second from the left in a file photo with fellow NBC television personalities, has been fired as the network's star morning news anchor. ? AFP WASHINGTON: NBC said Wednesday it has fired Matt Lauer, a well-known morning news anchor, for what it described as inappropriate sexual behaviour in the workplace. Lauer?s co-host Savannah Guthrie announced his termination at the beginning of Wednesday?s "Today" program. "This is a sad morning here at ?Today? and at NBC News," Guthrie said.
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PPP rendered massive sacrifices for democracy: Zardari

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/35ec1f65062e1cde9a411b909a3904ce.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMjkvMjAxNyAyOjU4OjE0IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9RnNBN1pNZzRTRmNreU14SFp1SGJQQT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari congratulated workers in and outside the country on the occasion of th
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Govt was forced to impose media restrictions during Faizabad operation: Ahsan Iqbal

Video: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday said that the ruling party was forced to impose a restriction on the media during the operation against protesters of a religious party. "No one is a bigger champion of freedom of expression than Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N)," Iqbal said. "The unfortunate step of blocking channels was according to PEMRA?s code of conduct which forbids live coverage of security operations." Responding to a question, Iq
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Imran guilty of crimes against nation: Saad Rafique

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League ? Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan of being the nation's enemy. ?Imran is the nation?s enemy,? Rafique lashed out against the PTI leader on Twitter. ?He is a proponent of chaos for his political gains.? The PML-N leader also accused Imran?s followers of being directly or indirectly involved in every sit-in staged in the country. ?Those who want to create misunderstandings between
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