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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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'Domestic' motive suspected in Texas church shooting

FBI agents search for clues at the entrance to the First Baptist Church, after a mass shooting that killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs. -AFP  SUTHERLAND SPRINGS: Investigators said Monday they suspect a "domestic situation" was behind the rampage by a US Air Force veteran who killed 26 people with an assault rifle in a small-town Texas church, in the latest mass shooting to stun the United States. Ten people remained in critical condition a day after Devin Patrick Kelley, a 26-year-old pri
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India cracks open Iran sea route to Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan

A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in the city of Chabahar, 300 km (186 miles) east of the Strait of Hormuz January 17, 2012. ? Reuters FILE NEW DELHI: India is in talks with Iran to begin interim operations at a port in southeast Iran, officials say, proceeding cautiously on developing the facility at a time when the Trump administration has laid an aggressive new approach towards Tehran. India has committed $500 million (381.37 million pounds) to the C
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Pakistani diplomatic staffer shot dead in Afghanistan's Jalalabad

Pictured is deceased Pakistani diplomatic staffer, Rana Naiyyer. ? Geo News ISLAMABAD/KABUL: A Pakistani diplomatic staffer was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Afghan city of Jalalabad on Monday, the Foreign Office of Pakistan confirmed, condemning the gruesome murder. Unknown assailants shot Rana Naiyyer outside his residence in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, family sources told Geo News.  The unidentified assailants were riding motorbikes, diplomatic sources say. Rana Naiyyer had been wor
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Assemblies will complete tenure, no chance of early elections: Ahsan Iqbal

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7ceb5098ac12a4a301f30aa6eed3d8e7.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNi8yMDE3IDQ6Mjk6MzggUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1vSjNNSDBxK2VyT1ZYUGJSRHJZaUFnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday rejected calls for early elections and said the assemblies will be dissolved on Ju
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Fazl slams leaders calling for dissolution of assemblies

PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman Monday strongly rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's call for the dissolution of assemblies through a mutual consensus. Of late, the PTI has taken the stance that the incumbent government has failed to deliver and the country should go for early elections. Don't support call for early elections, says Khursheed Shah PPP leader says next general elections can be held on basis of 1998 census results Speaking at a
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Afghanistan overturns suspension of WhatsApp, Telegram

KABUL: Afghanistan on Monday overturned a temporary ban on WhatsApp and Telegram following an outcry among social media users who had branded the move an attack on free speech. Internet providers had been ordered by the industry regulator to block the popular messaging apps from November 1 to November 20 to "resolve technical problems", the communications ministry said last week. But at a meeting on Monday Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah decided "there will
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Saudi warns Iran it will not tolerate 'any infringement' of its security

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday warned Tehran the kingdom would not tolerate "any infringement" on its national security, following a weekend missile attack on Riyadh by rebels in Yemen. "Iranian interventions in the region are detrimental to the security of neighbouring countries and affect international peace and security. We will not allow any infringement on our national security," Jubeir tweeted. "The kingdom reserves the right to respond in a timely manner to the
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Nawaz reaches Islamabad, to appear before accountability court on Tuesday

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, along with Maryam Nawaz, reached Islamabad from Lahore on Monday to appear before the accountability court on Tuesday.  Nawaz will be holding a meeting at Punjab house to discuss political strategy and course of action for the general elections in 2018. Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and ministers will be attending the PML-N meeting.  Earlier on October 26, the accountability court hearing corruption references against the Sharif fam
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People remember those who served them, says Imran

ATTOCK: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Monday said that people remember only the ones who worked for their betterment. In his address with a rally here, the PTI chairman said a few come into politics for the sake of personal interests, but people hate such individuals. ?People remember the ones who worked for them,? he said, adding that only those would join his party, who would serve the people. Khan said they would induct only those in their cabinet, who would think o
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FBR to investigate Pakistanis named in Paradise Leaks

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is examining the Paradise Leaks papers, said a spokesperson from the organisation on Monday.  The papers mention the names of 135 Pakistani nationals, including former prime minister Shaukat Aziz.  Pakistanis, whose name has appeared in the latest data dump of financial papers, will be issued a notice in the regard.  The spokesperson added that the list of names is extensive and all those Pakistani nationals named in the papers will be investigate
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Iran rejects Saudi blame over missile, alleges war crimes

TEHRAN: Iran dismissed Saudi accusations Monday that it was responsible for a missile attack on Riyadh from Yemen, saying rebels fired it in retaliation for Saudi "war crimes" in the conflict-riven country. An Iranian foreign ministry statement quoted its spokesman Bahram Ghassemi as saying the accusations by the Saudi-led coalition were "unjust, irresponsible, destructive and provocative". Saudi forces intercepted and destroyed the ballistic missile launched on Saturday from Yemen, where the
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Recent ICIJ leaks that shook the world

Launched in 1997 by the Center for Public Integrity in Washington, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in 2017 became a fully independent organisation.  Its members include over 200 journalists from across 70 countries. While its exposures began in 2000 when the ICIJ exposed how the "leading tobacco companies worked with criminal networks to smuggle cigarettes around the world." While the ICIJ investigations have exposed misdeeds of war profiteers, climate change,
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Mustafa Kamal allotted 1,200 illegal plots in Karachi's Mehmoodabad, says inquiry report

KARACHI: For Karachi mayor and Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairperson Mustafa Kamal allotted 1,200 illegal plots of land in the metropolis, said an anti-corruption inquiry report on Monday.  The plots were allotted in the Mehmoodabad area of the metropolis when Kamal was the mayor of Karachi. The land was marked to be used for the construction of a treatment plant. According to sources in the anti-corruption body, permission has been sought to register a case against the PSP chairman.  The req
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LHC questions measures taken to tackle smog, summons secretary environment

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday summoned secretary environment after it questioned measures taken to deal with smog blanketing Punjab.  The LHC also remarked that smog has affected the province during previous years and asked measures taken by the provincial government during the past year to deal with the situation.   The entirety of Lahore is covered in smog, remarked the court.  At least four people have been killed and 44 injured in smog-related accidents in Hafizabad, Rahim Yar K
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Army chief welcomed in Iran, to discuss regional security, stability

TEHRAN: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa was welcomed by top Iranian military officials on Monday, including Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri.  The army chief is on a three-day visit to Iran where he is expected to discuss establishing stability and security in the region, among other topics of mutual interest between the two countries.  General Bajwa will also discuss border security and defence relations with his Iranian counterpart and ot
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Only 36pc of population has access to safe drinking water: WHO report

Por quality of drinking water has forced a large cross-section of citizens to buy bottled water-Reuters ISLAMABAD: Only 36 percent of the Pakistani population on average, including 41% in urban areas and 32% rural areas, has access to safe drinking water in the country, a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed. Results of the water-quality monitoring efforts by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) indicate that 69 to 85% of collected samples of water were
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Operation Raddul Fasaad has broken back of terrorists, says Interior Minister

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d1b6ba5a40192da86e108f7ee9ffec37.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNi8yMDE3IDEwOjQzOjE3IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9OXl0VXBDU01GTjc3MG5NaCtaVEpndz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] PESHAWAR: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that Operation Raddul Fasaad has broken the back of terrorists and all state i
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Don't support call for early elections, says Khursheed Shah

PPP leader Khursheed Shah. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan Peoples Party figure and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Khursheed Shah said on Monday that his party has not taken a U-turn on the issue of delimitation of constituencies of the NA. Speaking to the media, Shah said they have raised questions over the provisional results of the latest population count in Sindh.  He added that the PPP has no issues if the next general elections are held on the basis of the 19
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PPP, PTI polluted democracy with political smog: Saad Rafique

Federal Railways Minister Saad Rafique. Photo: AFP/File  Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have created ?political smog? to pollute the democratic environment of Pakistan. While tweeting regarding the general elections of 2018, Rafique urged the two political parties to extend cooperation for the constitutional amendment bill ? on the delimitation of seats in the National Assembly ? so that the polls are held on time. He add
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Qatar buys 9.6% stake in Cathay Pacific

DOHA: Qatar Airways has bought a stake in Cathay Pacific, it announced Monday, giving the Doha-based airline a toehold in the potentially lucrative Asian aviation market. The state-owned Gulf carrier said it had acquired a 9.6 percent stake in Cathay, which would make it the third largest shareholder in the Hong Kong airline. Bloomberg News said the deal was worth $662 million (570 million euros). Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al-Baker said in a company statement that Cathay was
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Saudi-led forces close air, sea and land access to Yemen

A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport on Saturday, Houthi Military Media Unit via REUTERS TV DUBAI: A Saudi-led military coalition said it will temporarily close all air, land and sea ports to Yemen to stem the flow of arms to Houthi rebels from Iran, said a statement on Monday on state news agency SPA. Th
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US investigates reports of civilian casualties in Afghanistan

A sandal of a civilian victim is seen at the site of car bomb attack in Kabul May 17, 2015. REUTERS (File) KABUL: Afghan and US military authorities are investigating reports that as many as 13 civilians were killed in an operation in the northern region of Kunduz, officials said on Monday, but details remain sketchy three days after the incident. There were conflicting reports of the casualty numbers in Friday?s incident in the district of Chahardara outside Kunduz. A local council member said
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Probe against PPP's Alamgirs, ex-Balochistan CM to complete soon: NAB

NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Investigations against Pakistan Peoples Party leaders Arbab Alamgir and Asma Alamgir will be completed soon, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said on Monday. In a statement, the NAB chief said the two are accused of owning assets disproportionate to their declared sources of income as well as embezzlement in allotment of land in Gwadar. Arbab, son of a former chief minister of the-then Nort
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Pakistan must take decisive action against terrorists: US ambassador

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c332094e9b1c16689a2f777405dfeb00.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNi8yMDE3IDk6MDQ6NDcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT02eUNjUGkxcG4xL1JWZVhxN093akZBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The United States ambassador, David Hale, has asked Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorist groups.  A similar demand was communicated earlier by the Trump administration through US Secret
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Shehbaz Sharif meets former US ambassador at CM house

Punjab Cheif Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting with former US ambassador to Pakistan Robin Raphel at CM house. Photo: Geo News1 LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday met with former US ambassador to Pakistan Robin Raphel at his office. According to a statement released after the meeting, the visiting dignitary said that Washington gives immense importance to its special relationship with Pakistan.  The chief minister said that Pakistan-USA relations are decades-long and Islama
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