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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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NAB summons Chaudhry Shujaat, Pervaiz Elahi on Nov 6: sources

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (left) and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. Photo: File  LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has launched an investigation against Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. According to sources, NAB Lahore has opened cases of possession of assets beyond known sources of income against the PML-Q leaders. Both PML-Q leaders have been directed to appear at the NAB?s Lahore office on November 6 and provide details of the
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Hold reservations against NAB, not courts: Sindh CM

Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah speaking at assembly floor. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah urged the members of the provincial assembly to support the resolution put forwarded by Pakistan Peoples? Party against the ?mistreatment? and ?dual standards? of the National Accountability Bureau against provincial lawmaker Sharjeel Memon. Speaking at the assembly floor, Shah said that the resolution was challenging the rejection of Memon?s bail; in fact, it is against the dual st
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SHO killed in exchange of fire in Charsadda

CHARSADDA: A Station House Officer (SHO) was killed on Wednesday during a police operation in the Maju area after suspects opened fire at the policemen. The Parang police said that policemen conducted an operation in the area against suspects for possessing illegal weapons. The suspects opened fire on the police during the operation, killing SHO Ayub Khan and injuring two personnel. A suspect was killed in retaliatory fire by the police, DSP Iftikhar Shah said. Police added that they are con
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Truduea dresses up as Superman for Halloween, proves he?s the coolest

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yet again melted hears when he showed up as DC Comics superhero Clark Kent ahead of his appearance at the parliament. Sporting the nerdy Kent spectacles with side-parted hair, Trudeau descended down the stairs of the building before opening his shirt to flash his Superman shirt, leaving all and sundry amused. For his first year in office, he chose to be Han Solo of the Star Wars on the Halloween. Last year, the prime minister went as a pilot from the Fren
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Lahore, hold your breath

A thick blanket of smog has engulfed Lahore decreasing visibility ? Online  Lahore?s skyline is once again shrouded in toxic smog, reducing visibility and prompting health concerns amongst the citizens. It has been two days, since the opaque haze first descended upon Pakistan second-largest city and the provincial government has yet to announce a public health emergency. Even more troublingly, weather forecasts predict the dirty air to persist for another week. ?There is no chance of rain o
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Are Madhuri and Anil Kapoor reuniting?

Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit - Photo bollywoodmdb.com MUMBAI: Fans of Bollywood maybe in for a treat as the superstar duo from the 1980s and 90s Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor maybe reuniting on screen. According to reports, Madhuri and Anil have been approached to appear in the third instalment of the Dhamaal series. The movie titled Total Dhamaal already has Ajay Devgan, Riteish Deshmukh and Arshad Warsi already signed. Director Indra Kumar has worked with Madhuri in the past and is hopeful
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Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control

People gather as images of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egypt?s President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi are seen at Rafah border crossing with Egypt on November 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters  GAZA: Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip?s border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by Cairo to end a decade of internal schism. The move marked the most concrete implementation of the October 11 reconciliation
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Adele tops lists of richest under-30 celebrities in UK, Zayn Malik at ninth

Adele was worth £132 million the past year, up from £92 million last year. Adele is the richest celebrity in the UK under the age of 30, and that too for the second consecutive year, according to the list by Heat Magazine. The singer, who earned worldwide fame after her song ?Rolling in the deep?, left behind Daniel Radcliffe , Ed Sheeran , One Direction members and Emma Watson to clinch the top spot. Adele was worth £132 million the past year, up from £92 million last year. The list was comp
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Death toll due to poisoned lassi in Muzaffargarh climbs to 16 as minor dies

20-year-old Aasia, conspired with her lover Shahid and his aunt Zarina Mai to kill the members of her husband's family MUZAFFARGARH: A young girl was the latest to lose her life after consuming poisoned lassi in Alipur tehsil's neighbourhood Lashari, bringing the total tally to 16. All 16 belong to the same family and died after allegedly being given poisoned lassi to drink by the daughter-in-law, while eleven continue to be under medical supervision. Police said a woman, identified as 20-year
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Imprisoned Sharjeel Memon reaches Sindh Assembly to attend session

A policeman opening door of a mobile van for Sharjeel Memon. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: Former Sindh Information Minister and imprisoned Pakistan Peoples? Party provincial legislator Sharjeel Inam Memon reached Sindh Assembly to attend a session on Wednesday. Memon was taken by authorities from jail to assembly in high security. On his arrival, Pakistan Peoples? Party activists welcomed Memon by raising party slogans and throwing rose petals on him. The former minister refused to speak with the
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Driver of murder suspects my cousin, Qavi reportedly tells police

Mufti Abdul Qavi appearing in court. Photo: File MULTAN: Mufti Abdul Qavi, a suspect in the Qandeel Baloch murder case, reportedly told police that he is related to the driver of the vehicle which transported the murder suspects as well as the owner of the house where Qandeel lived.  According to police officials, Qavi, who has been in police custody for investigation for 13 days, told officials that the owner and driver of the vehicle which brought Qandeel's murder suspects ? her brother Wasee
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Runaway 7-year-old takes train to airport, boards plane with no ticket

The control tower, nicknamed Goldorak, is pictured at Cointrin airport in Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo GENEVA: A seven-year-old girl who ran away from her parents managed to take a train to Geneva airport and board a plane despite having no ticket. The girl gave her parents the slip near Geneva?s central railway station on Sunday, then took the one-stop ride to the airport. Her parents rang the Swiss police, who tracked her progress through the airport o
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Pakistan's fight against terrorism has dismantled many terror groups: Maleeha Lodhi

Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nationa, Maleeha Lodhi. Photo: File NEW YORK: Brushing aside misperceptions about Pakistan not doing enough to combat terrorism, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi has said Islamabad's firm commitment to wipe out the scourge has brought about the destruction of many terrorist groups, including al-Qaeda. "The decimation, for example, of al-Qaeda in our region is entirely due to Pakistan?s efforts, of course in cooperation with other countries, but fundamen
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Coaching Pak team ?pleasant experience?, says Mickey Arthur

Pakistan Team Head Coach Mickey Arthur. Photo: File LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Team Head Coach Mickey Arthur said on Wednesday that coaching the national team is proving to be a pleasant experience for him. Speaking in an interview, he said that he has grown fond of coaching the team as the Pakistan Cricket Board has been fully supporting him. "I am allowed to freely work on improving team's performance," Arthur said. Responding to a question, the coach admitted that Test defeat in the recent S
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Timeline: Using vehicles as weapons of terror in Europe and America

NEW YORK: A pickup driver ploughed a truck into cyclists and pedestrians in New York on Tuesday, killing eight people in the first deadly "act of terror" in the city since September 11, 2001. Vehicles have previously been used as weapons of terror, often by supporters of Daesh, attacking nations in the US-led coalition fighting the militants in Iraq and Syria. Barcelona´s Las Ramblas  Fifteen people were killed in the carnage On August 17, a driver deliberately runs a van into crowds on Bar
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Draft for delimitation bill ready, informs NA Speaker

ISLAMABAD: The draft bill for the delimitation of constituencies has been agreed upon by all the parliamentary parties, National Assembly (NA) Speaker Ayaz Sadiq said on Wednesday.  Addressing the media after a meeting of political parties, Sadiq said all parties are united with regards to the bill and will vote for in the NA when it is tabled.  In response to a question, Sadiq said a total of 780,000 people will be represented on one NA seat after the readjustment.  He said the Election Comm
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Pakistan progresses in ease of doing business: World Bank

KARACHI: Pakistan?s position in the Doing Business global rankings slid three notches to 147 out of 190 economies, although the World Bank expressed optimism over the progress made by the country to implement business-friendly reforms. ?Pakistan, which implemented four reforms in the past year, also made it easier to register a new business, transfer commercial property and facilitate cross-border trade,? the Bank said in the Doing Business 2018 report, which monitors the ease of doing business
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IMF stresses agreements to foster open trade in Pakistan

KARACHI: International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said global economic recovery provides an important opportunity to Pakistan to boost exports and growth, stressing need of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements to encourage open trade. ?Participation in trade agreements?multilateral, regional, and bilateral?can play an important role in fostering more open trade in? Pakistan,? IMF said in the Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook report. The IMF?s Middle East and Cen
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Singapore opens new, high-tech airport terminal

A passenger checks-in his luggage using an automated booth at the newly opened Changi International Airport's Terminal 4 in Singapore. Photo: AFP  Singapore's Changi Airport opened a cutting-edge terminal Tuesday with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points, but some passengers struggled with the new technology. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723 million), will have an annual capacity of 16 million people and is aimed
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Hurriyat rejects dialogue with Indian state on occupied Kashmir

Joint Hurriyat leadership. Photo: File SRINAGAR: The Joint Resistance Leadership (Hurriyat) comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Muhammad Yasin Malik has called the appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as Indian government's interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir as nothing more than a tactic to buy time after its failure of military repression upon the Kashmiris. The resistance leaders in a statement issued after a meeting at the Hyderpora residence of Gilani in Srinagar said that they
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Educational activities resume at Quaid-e-Azam University

A view of locked gates and inflated tyres of buses from Tuesday. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) re-opened today after a two-day closure due to protest of a section of varsity's students against the administration. QAU Vice-Chancellor Dr. Javed Ashraf announced on Tuesday that in view of resuming the academic activities, varsity is in contact with the local district administration, and in any case, the university will be re-opened today. The QAU was open entire last
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Police release sketches of Ahmad Noorani attack suspects

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/96269e889c0da8796d64730dc0f38cbe.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMS8yMDE3IDU6MzM6MjggQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1tQitZeDE1dGxIRjhnTGUwM2h0QS9BPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Police on Wednesday submitted the initial report of the attack on senior The News journalist Ahmad Noorani to the Interior
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Pakistan plans to build several new nuclear reactors: official

ABU DHABI: Pakistan plans to build at least three to four big reactors as it targets nuclear power capacity of 8,800 megawatts (MW) by 2030, the country?s atomic energy commission chairperson said. Pakistan has five small reactors in operation with combined capacity of just over 1300 MW. The last one in the four-reactor Chashma plant in Punjab province, built by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), went into operation in September this year. It is also building two Chinese Hualong One re
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Japan killing spree 'lasted two months'

TOKYO: A Japanese man, arrested after police found nine dismembered corpses rotting in his house, has confessed to killing all his victims over a two-month spree after contacting them via Twitter, media reports said Wednesday. Authorities were quizzing 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, who has reportedly confessed to hacking the flesh off the bodies and throwing it out with the trash, then sprinkling cat litter over the remains in an effort to cover up the evidence. The grisly case has stunned J
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Smog in Lahore leaves residents with mobility, breathing problems

The motorway police have issued instructions to drivers to reduce speed and switch on fog lights to avoid any untoward incident-Geo News LAHORE: Residents of the provincial capital and adjoining areas continue to face health and transportation problems as smog engulfs most parts of the city. Visibility has plunged to 200-300 metres on the Lahore to Pindi Bhattian motorway, as thick smog ? an unwanted by-product of fog and pollution ? continued to persist in the air, disrupting transportation.
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