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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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Three hurt in car attack near Toulouse: French police

TOULOUSE: A man rammed a car into three Chinese students near the French city of Toulouse on Friday, injuring one of them seriously, police sources told AFP. The 28-year-old driver, who was arrested immediately afterwards in the city's Blagnac suburb, acted "deliberately" but was not on a list of known extremists, one source said, asking not to be named. He had previously suffered severe psychiatric problems and was released from a court-ordered hospital stay in December 2016, the Toulouse pro
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Pakistan Rangers, BSF discuss effective implementation of ceasefire agreement

Photo: ISPR RAWALPINDI: The delegation-level talks between Pakistan Rangers and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) concluded in New Delhi on Friday, the Inter-Services Public Relations said, with the two sides discussing several issues relating to the border between Pakistan and India. The meeting, held in a friendly and conducive atmosphere, decided to make sincere efforts for resolution of minor border issues on local commanders' level, the ISPR said in a statement. The two sides pondered ov
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Inside story of Farooq Sattar's meeting with PSP leaders

Geo News programme, Aaj Shahzaib Khanzada Kay Sath, revealed on Friday an insight into the tumultuous saga between Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and Pak Sarzameen Party. Sources informed Geo News that following the announcement of forming an alliance, MQM leader Amir Khan sent 'rest in peace' messages to party workers and told them that the decision to ally with PSP was unacceptable.  Moreover, many workers were asked to agitate against the alliance and oppose it, sources added. Even thou
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Social media flanks Hania Aamir for ?harassing? passenger

Actress Hania Aamir has been flying high since the success of her two movies, Janaan and Na Maloom Afraad 2. However, the actress landed in hot waters after posting a video on her Instagram account. In the video, the actress can be sitting inside an aeroplane who then remarked that the male passenger sitting behind her has been trying to get out her pictures. She even made a video of him, looking uncomfortable. However, her antics did not sit well with the people on social media. One user po
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'Hold your breath, it's our turn now': Mustafa Kamal to Farooq Sattar

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal Friday responded to Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Farooq Sattar's allegation against him of "insulting Muhajirs." Kamal, in his message to media, said, "Hold your breath sahib; it's our turn now." Farooq Sattar retracts decision to quit MQM-Pakistan Engineered politics can never work, MQM-P leader said in press conference Thursday night Referring to his joint-press conference with PSP chairman Mustafa
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Pakistan asks MSF to shut tribal operation: aid group

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked French medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to shut its operations in the country's restive northwest, leaving a "major gap" in healthcare for thousands of local people, the humanitarian organisation said. The decision was not immediately confirmed by the government. Azaad Alessandro Alocco, MSF's Country Representative in Pakistan, has said the organisation was "extremely disappointed" by the move. A senior MSF source told AFP Friday that all 120 staff
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Life expectancy up 10 years thanks to better lifestyles: OECD

PARIS: Healthier lifestyles and higher incomes have helped increase life expectancy in the 35 OECD nations by 10 years in the past half-century, according to a report published Friday. The OECD´s ´Health at a Glance 2017´ report said the average life expectancy throughout the group of countries -- which includes the US, Canada, Australia, Japan and most EU nations -- now stands at 80.6 years, an increase of more than 10 years since 1970. "Healthier lifestyles, higher incomes and better educati
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Royal purge: Saudi Arabia's '5-star prison'

RIYADH: Its chandelier-studded ballrooms hosted global business titans just weeks ago. Now Riyadh's palatial Ritz-Carlton is reported to have morphed into a makeshift prison after the kingdom's unprecedented crackdown on the coddled elite. Saudi Arabia's attorney general has vowed no special treatment for those detained in the purge, which includes princes, ministers and businessmen such as flamboyant billionaire tycoon Al-Waleed bin Talal. But the five-star hotel spread over 52 acres, origina
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First pineapple farm opens in Gaza

KHAN YUNIS: Pineapples are being harvested in the Gaza Strip for the first time as part of efforts to help the impoverished Palestinian territory work towards food self-sufficiency. The fruit, for domestic sale, is grown in a 1,000 square metre greenhouse in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis as part of a project sponsored by the Dutch government. Mussa al-Jadba, an agricultural engineer who supervised the project, told AFP they had cultivated pineapples "for the first time in the temp
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Shakira cancels first week of concerts of her world tour

PARIS: Pop star Shakira was forced to cancel the first swathe of concerts of her world tour Friday because of a problem with her vocal cords, the tour´s promoters said. The Colombian singer postponed two concerts this weekend in Paris and a Belgian date on Sunday as well as a concert in Amsterdam on Tuesday "on the orders of her doctor", they said. The cancellations come after the "Hips Don´t Lie" star called off the opening concert of the "El Dorado World Tour" in Cologne on Wednesday, tellin
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Federal govt to address MQM?s ?legitimate? complaints, Rafique assures Sattar

LAHORE: Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique shared that he has assured Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan stalwart Farooq Sattar that the government will make efforts to address the ?legitimate complaints? of the party. On Friday, Rafique in a tweet wrote: ?Had a telephonic contact with Dr. Farooq Sattar, assured him that federal govt would make an effective effort to address the MQM's legitimate complaints.? The development comes a day after Farooq Sattar's brief resignation
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Russia to make US media register as 'foreign agents'

MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers raced Friday to draft measures requiring US media outlets to register as foreign agents, saying they could be adopted as early as next week. American social networks might also be affected because US news organisations would have to post a "foreign agent" tag on their social media pages, said Pyotr Tolstoy, deputy speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. The measures, which are being prepared ahead of Russia's presidential election in March, would be
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Snake man's venom habit holds hope for new antidote

LONDON: For nearly 30 years, London-based reptile enthusiast and musician Steve Ludwin has been injecting snake venom -- a practice that has almost killed him. It may now help save thousands of lives, as researchers search for a new antidote based on his body´s response to the toxic fluids. "It sounds very crazy what I am doing but it turns out that it potentially has lots of health benefits," Ludwin, the tattooed 51-year-old told AFP in the living room of his home in the British capital. Lud
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Slovenian 'Instagram president' favourite in election

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia´s internet-savvy President Borut Pahor is forecast to cruise to a second term in a run-off election on Sunday, although low turnout could potentially cause an upset in the small EU country. Ex-premier Pahor, 54, who took 47.1 percent in the first round in October, is up against Marjan Sarec, 39, a former comic actor and now a local mayor portraying himself as anti-establishment. Polls published on Friday by the Dnevnik and Delo dailies put the centre-left Pahor on 52-56 per
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UAE to tax all food items, utility bills

DUBAI: All food items, including staples such as bread and rice, along with utility bills, are expected to be taxed by UAE government from January 1, 2018, according to a set of draft executive regulations of the Federal Tax Authority. Speaking to Gulf News, Director-General of the FTA, Khalid Al Bustani, said: ?The law in the GCC agreement said that any food items would be under the sovereign right of the government to include it [as a zero-rated item]. The law that has been issued did not in
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Institutions protected ?corrupt mafia?, says Imran

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan remarked that institutions protected the ?corrupt mafia?, while addressing a press conference on Friday. Continuing his tirade against the Sharif family, Imran remarked ?Sharif family destroyed all institutions in the country.? Since the institutions had no power, they could not take any action ?when money was being looted from the country.? However, this is not the time for old politics anymore. ?It?s time for change and new politics,?
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Pakistan Awami Ittehad formed under Musharraf's leadership

A new political union, Pakistan Awami Ittehad, was formed on Friday under the leadership of former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf.   An office of the new political alliance has been opened in Islamabad, said Musharaff while adding that he and other leaders of the alliance would be among the people and work for their betterment.  Musharraf said the PML-N and the PPP are destroying the country and the people should be rid of such forces. He added that the PPP has been finished the pro
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Nawaz chairs PML-N advisory session in Lahore

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is chairing an advisory session of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which is currently under way. The top leadership of the party are in attendance including Shehbaz Sharif, Saad Rafique, Pervaiz Rasheed, Maryam Nawaz, Rana Iqbal among others. Sources informed that the leadership is deliberating over issues such as Constitutional amendments, delimitation, and upcoming general elections. Moreover, the preparations for PML-N rally in Abbottabad, which
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PM, COAS visit LoC and reaffirm support for Kashmiris

RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, accompanied by Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).  The premier visited the Chirikot sector of the LoC and was also accompanied by  Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider. During the visit, the prime minister was briefed by the general officer commanding the area and was informed of ceasefire violati
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Girl burnt for refusing marriage proposal in Mandi Bahauddin

The survivor is being treated for her injuries at Aziz Bhatti Hospital Gujrat. Photo: Geo News MANDI BAHAUDDIN: Another shameful case of gender-based violence in the country has come to the limelight as a girl was allegedly burned alive by a man for rejecting his marriage proposal in Mandi Bahauddin on Friday, police officials said. In her statement to the police, the girl who is in her mid-twenties, said that following her rejection of the marriage proposal, Tassawur (the suspect) took her to
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List of players included in PSL draft released

LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will hold its draft on Sunday and an official list of 501 foreign and local cricketers has been released. Having already retained nine players each, the team will enter Sunday?s draft to pick one Platinum, one Diamond, one Gold, two Silver and two Emerging players each in order to complete their squads of 16. Teams may also pick up to four players in the Supplementary rounds. Each team will have a salary cap of $ 1.2 million for a squad of 20 players. T
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List of players included in PSL draft released

LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will hold its draft on Sunday and an official list of 501 foreign and local cricketers has been released. Having already retained nine players each, the team will enter Sunday?s draft to pick one Platinum, one Diamond, one Gold, two Silver and two Emerging players each in order to complete their squads of 16. Teams may also pick up to four players in the Supplementary rounds. Each team will have a salary cap of $ 1.2 million for a squad of 20 players.
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Mumtaz Bhutto merges party with PTI

PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi with SNF leader Mumtaz Bhutto. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI: The Sindh National Front, led by Mumtaz Bhutto, has decided to merge with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). This was announced in a meeting between Bhutto and PTI leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday.  Bhutto, a former chief minister of Sindh, allied with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz prior to the 2013 general elections but parted ways after differences with the party in 2014.  Welcoming the develop
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JUI-F chief, Punjab CM dismiss calls for early elections

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman calls on Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Geo News   LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman called on Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif today. Both leaders, whose parties are allied in the centre, have rejected calls for early elections in the country.  Referring to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shehbaz said those who could not do anything in their own province are making these bogus claims.  He sa
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Mahira slams victim-blaming culture, says ?it?s not my dress or conduct?

Mahira has once again come out against the culture of blaming the woman for being harassed, weeks after the actress broke her silence on the Ranbir picture controversy. ?It doesn?t matter what I wear or how I speak,? a resolute Mahira told BBC World News when asked the reason why women in the entertainment industry face harassment. "It doesn't matter how I conduct myself or what I wear or how I speak or where I sit or what I do. That does not allow anybody to harass me," she said.
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