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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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No one wants elections to be delayed: Murad

MIRPUR SAKRO: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah remarked that no one wants the upcoming general elections 2018 to be delayed while addressing an event in Mirpur Sakro on Tuesday. Reacting to political rivals, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, who is demanding snap elections, he remarked that ?PTI?s job is to deceive people.? He also said that he shared reservations regarding census in his meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Speaking about the development projects in Thatta, he said that t
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In Morocco, a blue tourist town is turning green

Huddling against a hillside in northern Morocco is a tourist town famed for the striking blue of its buildings, and now the mayor is mixing in another colour ? green. Photo: AFP   CHEFCHAOUEN: Huddling against a hillside in northern Morocco is a tourist town famed for the striking blue of its buildings, and now the mayor is mixing in another colour ? green. Chefchaouen ? known locally as Chaouen ? wants to become a model for sustainable development at a time when the northwest African kingdom
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Elections will be held on time, says PM Abbasi

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday quashed the ongoing rumours about the possibility of an early election. Photo: Geo News file  QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday quashed the ongoing rumours about the possibility of an early election. ?The government will complete its duration in June 2018 and elections will be held two months later,? Abbasi said while addressing a press conference in Quetta. ?This is how democracy works,? he said, ?Government runs as per the co
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Mufti Qavi granted bail in Qandeel Baloch murder case

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6c3c1db723cd623e8b29c050d31f50eb.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTQvMjAxNyAxMDo0NDozNCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVk0Vmx3NkZ5dERiUys5T3pXR3NvOEE9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] MULTAN: A sessions court on Tuesday granted bail to Mufti Abdul Qavi, a suspect in the murder of social media celebrity Qandeel B
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Maryam Nawaz lashes out at ?favouritism? for Imran Khan

Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Minutes, after an Anti-Terrorism Court granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman in his all four under-trial cases, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif, tweeted on Tuesday that the strict criteria?s of justice is only for Nawaz Sharif and his family, no one questions others. No one asks proclaimed offender (Imran Khan) where was he in last two years. Responding over a comment issued by the chief justice during the hearing of Imran Kh
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Punjab govt fails to submit Model Town inquiry report in court

At least 14 people were killed and 100 others injured in the police action against PAT workers during an 'anti-encroachment operation' LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday failed to submit the inquiry report on the Model Town incident in the Lahore High Court. The provincial government's counsel Khawaja Harris could not appear in the court due to other engagements, due to which the report could not be submitted. A full bench of the LHC is hearing the government's appeal challenging the rel
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Is Mahira Khan?s Verna being banned?

The internet is abuzz with reports of Verna the upcoming film starring Mahira Khan and directed by Shoaib Mansoor being in trouble with the censor board. According to a report on BBC Urdu, Pakistan?s Federal Censor Board has stopped Verna from being screened. The movie is scheduled to be released on November 17. The movie tackles the subject to rape and how the protagonist fights for her rights. Social media has reacted strongly to reports of the movie not being screened with #Verna being
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Woman says George HW Bush groped her when she was 16

Bush groped her buttocks while she alongside her mother posed for a photograph with the former president, she said-AFP A woman has accused former US President George H.W. Bush of groping her during a photo session in 2003 when she was 16. Roslyn Corrigan said in an interview on Monday to Time Magazine that Bush touched her from behind at a CIA event, where she accompanied her father to meet Bush. Bush was 79 then. Bush groped her buttocks while she alongside her mother posed for a photograph
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Sacrifices of security forces will not go in vain, says PM Abbasi in Quetta

The premier met governor and chief minister of Balochistan as well as lawmakers from the province. Photo: Geo News1 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reached Quetta today on a daylong visit and and met the provincial government's representatives. The premier met Governor Muhammad Achakzai and Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri as well as lawmakers from the province. He will be briefed on development projects and security situation in the province. Schools on the city's Zarghoon Road
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Taliban attack Afghan checkpoints, killing more than 20 policemen

Photo: File  KANDAHAR: The Afghan Taliban attacked more than a dozen checkpoints over six hours in the southern province of Kandahar, killing 22 policemen and wounding 15, officials said on Tuesday, as militants killed eight soldiers in the west of the country in a growing insurgency. Government forces killed 45 insurgents and wounded 35 and none of the police checkpoints was captured in the overnight attacks, officials said. ?Our forces resisted until they received reinforcements and air sup
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Mahira Khan may be attending Cannes Film Festival

Mahira Khan poses for a picture during the 8th edition of the Beirut International Awards Festivals on July 9, 2017 - AFP   Pakistani actress Mahira Khan may be attending the 71st annual Cannes Festival, Indian celebrity website Pinkvilla reported on Tuesday. The Cannes Film Festival will be held from 9 May till 20 May 2018. Reports of Mahira attending Cannes have gained momentum after she recently joined as the brand ambassador for a major beauty giant. Prior ambassadors of this brand inclu
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RAW has allocated $500 million to sabotage CPEC: Gen Zubair

ISLAMABAD: The path to better relations with India passes through Kashmir, there is no bypass, Joint Chief of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman General Zubair Mehmood Hayat said on Tuesday. However, he added, India was perpetrating terrorism in Pakistan through Taliban, Baloch separatists and RAW. By doing so, India was playing with fire and the peace of South Asia, the general further said. General Zubair was addressing a two-day international conference on regional dynamics and strategic conc
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EU says Hariri must return to Lebanon, warns against Saudi interference

Cars pass next to a poster depicting Saad al-Hariri, who has resigned as Lebanon's prime minister, in Beirut, Lebanon,, Lebanon, November 13, 2017. REUTERS BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday urged Saad al-Hariri to return to Lebanon, calling on all political forces inside the country to focus on the domestic agenda and warning Saudi Arabia against meddling. Hariri?s resignation, announced from Riyadh, and its aftermath have put Lebanon at the forefront of regional rivalry between Iran and S
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Opposition to table no-confidence motion against Sindh Assembly deputy speaker today

KARACHI: Opposition parties in the Sindh Assembly will table a no-confidence motion on Tuesday (today) against Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza for her "uncooperative attitude". The motion will be tabled by parliamentary leaders from opposition parties, including, PML-F, PTI and PML-N, on Tuesday. The opposition contends that the speaker does not listen to their questions and concerns, doesn?t allow them to speak on the agenda, while all questions from the treasury members are included. Pakistan Mu
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Unloved vultures fight for their survival in Pakistan

Once a common sight in the skies of Pakistan, today the white-backed vulture is facing extinction -- its population devastated by the use of industrial drugs to breed the cattle whose carcasses they traditionally feed on-AFP Once a common sight in the skies of Pakistan, today the white-backed vulture is facing extinction -- its population devastated by the use of industrial drugs to breed the cattle whose carcasses they traditionally feed on. Bird numbers have plummeted by more than 99 percent
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IHC suspends Elections Act 2017

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended on Tuesday the Elections Act 2017 on a petition filed against the recent amendments to the law.  However, according to the deputy attorney general, only clause 241 of the law has been suspended. Maulana Allah Wasaya had filed a petition against the amendment in the act through Advocate Tariq Asad.  Asad said that the IHC has suspended the law and sought replies from the federal government and other respondents in 14 days.  In his arguments,
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Nawaz challenges accountability court?s dismissal of plea to club references

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4e0331f60cebf8b5509cba02148cf9cf.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMTQvMjAxNyA2OjQ5OjM3IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9ZVNrbUg3NjRyNnVpRlF5aU1YMVFidz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has challenged the accountability court's decision to dismiss his plea to club three co
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Ishaq Dar, Raza Rabbani among 52 senators to retire in March

ISLAMABAD: As many as 52 senators are set to retire after their six-year term ends in March 2018. Of the senators who are set to bid adieu to the Upper House of Parliament, 12 each are from Punjab and Sindh, 11 each from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, two from Islamabad and four from the tribal areas.  Prominent among those who will retire include Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani (PPP), Finance Minister Ishaq Dar (PML-N), opposition leader Aitzaz Ahsan (PPP), Mushahid Hussain Sayed (PML-Q), F
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Funeral prayers of martyred Army captain held in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Funeral prayers of Captain Junaid Hafeez, the soldier martyred in an attack on a border post of the Pakistan Army by terrorists from Afghanistan, were held on Tuesday. Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Tariq Fazal Chaudhry attended the prayers. Along with Captain Hafeez, Sepoy Raham also embraced martyrdom in the attack. Four other Army troops were injured in the assault on the border post. At least eight terrorists wer
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SC to hear cases against Imran Khan, Jahangir Tareen today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear today the disqualification case on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan and leader Jahangir Tareen. The hearing would be held by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi has filed a petition in the apex court seeking the disqualification from Parliament of Tareen and Imran over their alleged non-declaration of assets and ownership of offshore companies. During the previous he
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Iran ends rescue operations, battles to shelter quake survivors

People react as they run following an earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab county in Kermanshah, Iran. REUTERS ANKARA: Iran said on Tuesday that rescue operations have ended in areas hit by a powerful weekend earthquake that killed at least 450 people and injured thousands of others, state television reported. ?The rescue operations in the (western) Kermanshah province have ended,? Pir-Hossein Kolivand, head of Iran?s Emergency Medical Services, said on state TV. Sunday?s 7.3-magnitude earthquake str
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Verdict on Nov 28: PTI held fake intra-party polls, ECP told

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reserved its verdict on a petition challenging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s (PTI) intra-party elections. The commission said it would announce its verdict on Nov 28. The ECP reserved its verdict after hearing arguments from the counsel representing the petitioner and Babar Awan advocate, the counsel representing the PTI before the commission. During the proceedings, the petitioner?s lawyer told the ECP that the PTI had arranged fake
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SC intervention sought against Islamabad sit-in, road blockades

A view of the protest shared on Twitter on November 8. Photo: Adeel Bashir/Twitter  ISLAMABAD: Vexed by a prolonged sit-in at the Faizabad intersection by activists of religious groups, which has led the administration to close major roads by placing shipping containers, residents of the capital demanded immediate legislation to ban such processions. They also asked the Supreme Court to take a suo motu notice of their misery for ensuring corrective measures by the administration.  Life in Isla
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Car sales rise 24 percent to 70,040 units in four months

KARACHI: Passenger car sales jumped 24 per cent to 70,040 units during the first four months of the current fiscal 2017/18 as consumer buying power improved on decades-low financing rate, analysts said on Monday. Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (Pama) recorded passenger car sales at 55,859 units in the July-October period of FY2017. In October alone, local assemblers sold 19,400 cars, showing a 34 per cent increase over the same month a year earlier. ?The monthly sales were highe
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NA session on Nov 16 for vote on new delimitation bill

The government has also accepted reservations and demands by the Pakistan Peoples Party regarding to the interim census ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to summon the National Assembly session on November 16 to vote on the new delimitation bill agreed upon by all political parties. The agreement was reached in a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) presided over by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday. Sources said lawmakers from the government and its allies have bee
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