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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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Egypt archaeologist criticises pyramid void 'discovery'

CAIRO: An Egyptian archaeologist overseeing a project to scan a pyramid for voids on Saturday criticised the announcement of a discovery of a passenger plane-sized cavity in the Great Pyramid. Scientists with the ScanPyramids project revealed on Thursday that the void discovered with subatomic particle scans was the first major structure found inside the pyramid since the 19th century. It is thought to be at least 30 metres (98 feet) long and located above the "Grand Gallery" -- a sloped corri
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Myanmar must resettle Rohingya in their villages: US official

DHAKA: The US wants Myanmar to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in their own villages following their exodus from the country's violence-wracked Rakhine state for Bangladesh, a senior State Department official said Saturday in Dhaka. Simon Henshaw, acting US assistant secretary of state who visited refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh, said Myanmar should also punish those who committed atrocities in Rakhine. More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since late August car
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Imran Khan to address rally in Khanewal today

The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan will address a political rally later today in Khanewal. Photo: Geo News file   ISLAMABAD: The Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan will address a political rally later today in Khanewal. The preparations are complete and participants have started to reach the venue. Earlier today, Imran addressed the locals of Lodhran. The frequent addresses are part of the party?s campaign for the upcoming general elections in 2
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Lebanon PM resigns, says fears for his life

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation Saturday, citing Iran's "grip" on the country and threats to his life. "I announce my resignation from the post of prime minister," he said in a speech broadcast from Saudi Arabia by the Al-Arabiya news network. "I felt what was being covertly plotted to target my life," Hariri said. The two-time prime minister, whose father Rafik was assassinated when he held the same position in 2005, accused Iran and its powerful Lebanes
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Dar discharged from hospital, medical checkup scheduled for next week

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/0412e71c422fe74b5715fcc6a5c112f0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNC8yMDE3IDEyOjQ5OjEwIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9anlWeVFoQUVYUXNUZjN2RlJscHo4UT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LONDON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was discharged from a West London hospital on Saturday. Dar, who is suffering from a heart condi
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WATCH: Meera croons to Titanic anthem ?my heart will go on?

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7288ac5ebfdebca556d1d5c65244e31d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNC8yMDE3IDE6MDA6MjQgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1TKzd3cjgzS1J5cmdDSldFVTVablh3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pakistani sensation Meera is back in the limelight and this time for her singing skills. A video of the actress crooning to Celion
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Disrespecting China´s anthem can now cost three years jail

BEIJING: China has passed legislation to punish anyone who disrespects the national anthem with up to three years in prison, state media reported Saturday. The changes to China's criminal law were approved during a committee meeting of the country's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), according to the official Xinhua news agency. "Serious cases of disrespecting the country's national anthem in public would get punishments including deprivation of political rights, criminal detent
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Zardari working on ?unknown agenda,? claims Rafique

LAHORE: Railways Minister Saad Rafique on Saturday criticised Pakistan Peoples Party for refusing to engage with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on election-related legislation and said that co-chairman Asif Zardari is working on some unknown agenda. Failed to establish contact between Zardari, Nawaz: Asif Foreign minister shared that he tried to contact Zardari many times but to no avail ?We know whose agenda Imran Khan is working now, but Zardari is working on some unknown
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Injured Shinwari ruled out of international cricket for six months: sources

LAHORE: Ahead of the expected West Indies tour to home in coming days, Pakistan?s hope of maintaining the in-form bowling unit have dealt a major blow, as fast bowler Usman Shinwari is ruled out from playing international cricket for at least next six months, sources informed Geo News. Reportedly, the medical camp of Pakistan Cricket Board has informed the team management that Shinwari may take next four to six months to recover from the injury. The pacer is facing a serious stress fracture of
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Daesh says New York truck attacker is 'caliphate soldier'

NEW YORK: Daesh has claimed responsibility for a truck attack this week that killed eight people in the deadliest assault on New York City since Sept. 11, 2001. The militant group on Thursday described accused attacker Sayfullo Saipov, 29, as ?one of the caliphate soldiers? in a weekly issue of its Al-Naba newspaper. The Uzbek immigrant was charged in federal court on Wednesday with acting in support of Daesh by ploughing a rented pickup truck down a popular riverside bike trail, crushing ped
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Deepika -Irrfan Khan's new film will start in January

After making a buzz by their stellar performances in ?Piku?, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan are set to reunite on a biopic of a mafia queen in ?Sapna Didi?. Vishal Bhardwaj will be producing the film with both the actors and reportedly the movie will be going on floors by the end of January next year. Prerna Arora?s KriArj Entertainment is also one of the producers besides Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures and T-Series. In an interview Prerna shared his excitement of working with the three ace perso
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Afghanistan moves to block WhatsApp, Telegram messaging services

KABUL: Afghanistan?s telecoms regulator wrote to internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram but it was not immediately clear whether they had complied. Use of social media and mobile instant messaging services has exploded in Afghanistan over recent years. Social media users and civil rights groups reacted with outrage to initial reports of the move and the letter sent by telecoms regulator ATRA was widely shared on social media. S
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PM, Shehbaz discuss country?s political situation in London meeting

LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif and held discussions on important political matters, sources told Geo News. The chief minister extended his London stay to hold the meeting, sources added. The prime minister arrived here on Friday afternoon to attend "Future of Pakistan 2017" conference where he will make a keynote speech on the country, while Shehbaz was in London to attend the high-level party meeting held last Sunday. Earlier this we
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36-episode Chinese series to be aired on PTV: Chinese ambassador

Cast of Beijing Youth.  A 36-episode television series called Beijing Youth will be on-air on PTV soon, tweeted Chinese ambassador Lijian Zhao Saturday. This will be the first time that a Chinese TV series will arrive in Pakistan. Recently, China Radio International and the state television of Pakistan signed an agreement to broadcast the series on PTV. According to the agreement, 36 sets of Urdu-language TV series Beijing Youth compiled by international networks will be broadcasted on the eve
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LEAs nab criminal group in ?country?s biggest anti-car theft operation?

KARACHI: Rangers and Sindh Police have uncovered a group involved in theft of various cars used in criminal activities across Pakistan, Commander Rangers, Sachal Brigadier Naseem said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference in SITE area, Brigadier Naseem said that the Rangers and Sindh Police had initially nabbed two suspects in a joint operation in Nazimabad, who were found in possession of illegal weapons and a stolen car. ?Unprecedented revelations? followed after further investigation,
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PPP appoints new Vice President for Rawalpindi region

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Saturday appointed a prominent lawyer of the Rawalpindi Bar as the party's vice president for Rawalpindi district.  A notification issued by the party's general secretary for Central Punjab confirmed the appointment of Raja Muhammad Naseer by Qamar Zaman Kaira the President for PPP Central Punjab. 
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PIA passengers told to travel to destination by bus

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1f574f1e94806daa7c22d51d19485b83.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNC8yMDE3IDk6NTQ6NTAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1TVjJoTnNXdFVLbW1jendSaW4rN1FBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: A Pakistan International Airline?s Rahim Yar Khan-bound flight from Abu Dhabi landed at Lahore on Saturday reportedly due to
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MQM-P mulls legal options over Vohra?s failure to resign as deputy mayor

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has decided to explore legal options after defected member Arshad Vohra?s failure to resign from the office of Deputy Mayor. The party plans to write to the Election Commission of Pakistan after its planned protest on Sunday, sources told Geo News. Sattar tasks key MQM-P leaders to bring Vohra back The MQM-P has also not yet decided whether to bring a new deputy mayor in place of Vohra, sources say The letter will inform the ECP of V
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Spain issues arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader

Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont makes a statement in Brussels - Reuters  MADRID: Spain on Friday issued an arrest warrant on sedition and other charges against Carles Puigdemont, tightening the judicial net around the former Catalan leader who went Brussels after his government was sacked over a declaration of independence. A Madrid High Court judge asked Belgium to arrest Puigdemont and four associates after they ignored a court order to return to Spain on Thursday to answer charges
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AI 'boy' granted residency in central Tokyo

TOKYO: An AI character was made an official resident of a busy central Tokyo district on Saturday, with the virtual newcomer resembling a chatty seven-year-old boy. The boy named "Shibuya Mirai" does not exist physically, but he can have text conversations with humans on the widely used LINE messaging app. Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, an area popular with fashion-conscious young people, has given the character his own special residence certificate. This makes him Japan's first, and maybe the world'
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British MPs ask Twitter for details on Russian-linked accounts

Twitter provided evidence to US Congress this week about Russian-backed content aimed at meddling in last year's presidential election - AFP  LONDON: A House of Commons committee investigating "fake news" and its influence on British politics asked Twitter on Friday for details of Russian-linked accounts, days after making a similar request of Facebook. Damian Collins, the chairman of the digital, culture, media and sport committee, noted evidence the Internet giant had provided to the US Cong
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Faryal Makhdoom dazzles in wedding photoshoot

The Pakistan-American model?s shoot comes weeks after her separation from his husband and her subsequent announcement about pregnancy Refusing to be held back by the marriage split, Faryal Makhdoom is back in the news, doing photoshoots, commenting on her plans to raise her daughter, and what not. Makhdoom, who had a bitter separation and public spat with former husband and boxer Amir Khan in August, shared pictures of a recent photoshoot on Snapchat, donning exquisite bridal dresses by Pakista
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Virat Kohli calls Shoaib Akhtar a terrifying bowler

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli has called Shoaib Akhtar a terrifying bowler for batsmen to face.  During an interview with Breakfast with Champions, Kohli said after Akhtar the next bowler he was terrified of facing was Pakistan?s 7-foot left-arm paceman Mohammad Irfan. Speedster Shoaib Akhtar rides bike in Karachi, surprises fans Motorbikes have played an important role in making me Shoaib Akhtar, says former fast bowler Kohli also spoke about his relationship with Indian actr
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Twitter steps up security after Trump account cut off

WASHINGTON: Twitter said it had boosted security measures Friday in response to a rogue employee´s move cutting off Donald Trump´s account, an 11-minute outage which drew mocking praise from the president´s critics but also warnings of a dangerous precedent. The US social network initially said the account had been "inadvertently deactivated due to human error" after the outage late Thursday but subsequently indicated it was done intentionally by a departing worker on his or her final day. Hou
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State institutions should work under constitutional limits, urges Senate Chairman

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7acdda3b22173aeae092e9bc10457a35.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvNC8yMDE3IDc6NDE6NDEgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0wd2FyOVlrM2ZHRlY1UlB4OG9Hc2xRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani said that every institution of the country should work under the constitutional limits, while s
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