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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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Ask Inzamam about Fawad Alam?s non-selection, says Sethi

From the days gone by: Fawad Alam celebrates a century  KARACHI: Fawad Alam?s continued non-selection in the Pakistan team is anybody?s guess, but Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi had something to say about the perplexing matter on Wednesday. During a press conference following his meeting with Chief Minister Sindh on hosting of PSL matches in Karachi, Sethi was asked about the deliberate ignorance of Fawad?s domestic performances, to which he replied that Chief Selector Inzamam, not
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US drone over Pak-Afghan border identified captured family in terrorists' camp: NYT

The captured US-Canadian family. Photo: File  A US drone hovering over the Pak-Afghan border had identified the captured Canadian-US family in a terrorist camp, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.  On October 13, American Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their three children were rescued in an operation by the Pakistan Army in the country's north-western region.  The report states that when the hostages were being moved out of the camp, the CIA kept a tab and offic
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Google launches advanced protection features for 'high risk users'

Google is creating an even more secure login process for users at high risk of online attacks, according to The Verge. On Tuesday, Google announced the launch of a new "advanced protection" setting for Google accounts, which makes it harder than ever for hackers to break into sensitive data on Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube or any other Google outfit. The feature focuses on defending against phishing, accidental sharing, and fraudulent access to accounts and has been introduced for users such a
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Army to hold 'Pakistan Motor Rally' from Oct 21-31

A screengrab of a promotional video shared by ISPR The Pakistan Army has organised a cross-country motor rally from October 21 to commemorate the country's 70th year of independence.  According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army's media wing, the "Pakistan Motor Rally? will be held from October 21-31.  The rally will involve more than 300 jeeps, 500 bikers and 150 vintage vehicles drawn from 23 motor clubs from across the country.  Originating from Khunjrab, at the countr
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George Saunders' 'Lincoln in the Bardo' wins 2017 Man Booker prize

Saunders' novel, set in 1862, a year into the American Civil war, is a blend of historical accounts and imaginative fiction-Reuters LONDON: American author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, a high-profile literary award, for his first novel, ?Lincoln in the Bardo,? - a fictional account of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln burying his young son. In his acceptance speech, Saunders, 58, noted that ?we live in a strange time,? adding he saw the key question of the era being whether s
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Court orders police to arrest Mufti Qavi in Qandeel murder case

Mufti Abdul Qavi. Photo: File  MULTAN: A sessions court on Wednesday dismissed the bail request of Mufti Abdul Qavi and ordered police to arrest him in connection with the murder of model and social media star Qandeel Baloch. Qavi appeared in the hearing conducted by Sessions Judge Chaudhry Amin and applied for bail through his lawyer, who also presented his arguments in the case. The court then reserved the verdict in the case and after resuming the hearing, dismissed Qavi?s bail application
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PTI chief petitions IHC against ECP's warrants in contempt case

PTI Chairman Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has challenged in the Islamabad High Court the non-bailable arrest warrants issued against him by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). On October 12, the ECP issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the PTI chief in relation to a contempt of court case against him. The petition states that the ECP has made him a target of political victimisation and exceeded its jurisdiction. It also states that
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US condemns killing of Malta journalist, says FBI assisting probe

Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Photo: Times of Malta WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday condemned the slaying of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and said the FBI had responded to Malta?s request for assistance in investigating the car bomb attack that killed her. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the United States condemned the ?appalling violence that took place against her in the strongest terms,? calling it a ?cowardly attack? against a reporter who
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PPP rally today in Hyderabad in remembrance of Karsaz blast martyrs

KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is all set to hold a rally in Hyderabad today to mark the blast in Karachi?s Karsaz area in a party rally on October 18 in 2007. Preparations and security plan for the rally, to be held near the Hyderabad bypass, have been completed. Forty-thousand seats have been placed in the venue for thousands of supporters and workers expected to pay tribute to the 177 martyrs of the blast. Strict security measures have been taken and 5,000 police personnel have
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YouTube debuts comedy video series in virtual reality push

YouTube virtual reality video series ?The Confessional? debuted on Tuesday, featuring comedians Trevor Noah, Judd Apatow and Howie Mandel, as parent company Google races Facebook to attract viewers to the new medium. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc , has boosted funding for virtual reality video producers since it unveiled in October the $79 Daydream View headset, which straps a smartphone display close to a user?s eyes for stereoscopic video. About 500,000 immersive videos are available on Yo
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Pakistan look to maintain winning streak in third ODI today

Hasan Ali celebrates a wicket during second ODI Pakistan will look to continue their winning momentum when they take on Sri Lanka in the third ODI of the series in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The Green Shirts beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs in the second ODI on Monday, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series while this became Sri Lanka?s ninth defeat in a row. For Pakistan, it was the sixth consecutive win in ODIs and the eighth victory in last 10 ODIs. Babar Azam scored a second successive hundred
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Huge forest fire in Upper Dir?s tourist spot continues for second day

KARACHI: The thick forests in Upper Dir?s Usheri area continue to be engulfed in flames even after 24 hours, destroying hundreds of trees and wood. According to the police, locals, Levies and police personnel have been attempting to put out the fire that took place yesterday but have failed due to the magnitude of the fire. Scores of pine trees and tree houses were burnt and several feet of wood destroyed. Police said that fire continues to grow, posing a threat to the wildlife and local po
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After August drenching, Karachi confronts rising flood risk

Scenes from the heavy rain in Karachi during August  KARACHI: In late August, a month?s worth of rain fell on Karachi in two days, leaving residents wading through waist-deep water, amid stalled vehicles and the bodies of dead animals floating through the streets. An estimated 40 people died, and power, phones and water supplies were disrupted for days, in a disaster believed to have caused 300 billion Pakistan rupees ($2.8 billion) in damage. Now Karachi city and Sindh province authorities ar
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China's Xi says anti-graft campaign has 'overwhelming momentum'

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 18, 2017 BEIJING: China?s campaign against corruption has achieved ?overwhelming momentum?, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday at the start of a critical Communist Party congress expected to cement his authority. Xi?s speech kicks off the twice-a-decade congress, a week-long, mostly closed-door conclave that w
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British spy chief says militants can execute deadly attack plans in just days

Director General of MI5 Andrew Parker delivers a speech in central London, on the security threat facing Britain October 17, 2017/REUTERS LONDON: Britain faces the most acute threat ever from militants seeking to inflict mass attacks, often with spontaneous plots that take just days to bring to execution, the head of the MI5 domestic intelligence agency said on Tuesday. After four militant attacks this year that killed 36 people in Britain - the deadliest spate since the London ?7/7? bombings
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Court to shortly resume hearing corruption case against Ishaq Dar

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar leaving the court premises on October 16, 2017. Photo: Geo News  ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing a corruption case against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will resume proceedings around 11:30am today.  This will be the finance minister's sixth appearance in the court of Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir.  The court is expected to record the statements of two more prosecution witnesses today ? Masood Ghani of Habib Bank and Abdul Rahman Gondal of Allied Bank
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Supreme Court to hear Imran, Tareen disqualification case today

The petition against Imran and Tareen seeks disqualification of the two for non-disclosure of their assets and ownership of offshore companies A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nasir, will hear the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan and Secretary-General Jehangir Tareen today. The petition, filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi, seeks, disqualification of the two for non-disclosure of their assets
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Chef Gordon Ramsay says he's proud of being 'a pain'

Superstar chef Gordon Ramsay revealed the secret of his success Monday, "I am the biggest pain in the ass in the world, because I want the best." The British cook said he was a stress junkie who needs to master whatever he does, whether in getting seven Michelin stars for his haute cuisine or sorting out failing restaurants in his television show "Hell's Kitchen". "I need to be at the coalface, I need to be where the heartbeat is, where there is that level of trepidation," he told the MIPCOM t
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Norway solar firm signs 2.5 bn-euro deal with Iran

Just days after US President Donald Trump called for further isolation of Iran, a Norwegian solar company signed a deal to invest 2.5 billion euros in the country over the next five years. "Norway is fully committed to the JCPOA (nuclear deal) and this is proof that we have taken the opening very seriously, and we will see more investment very soon," Norwegian ambassador Lars Nordrum told AFP. He was hosting the signing at his residence in Tehran between Norway's Saga Energy, which will work w
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Writer Margaret Atwood gets 2017 Kafka award

Canadian poet, critic and novelist Margaret Atwood received this year's international Franz Kafka literary prize at a ceremony in Prague on Tuesday, which honoured the lifetime achievements of "The Handmaid's Tale" author. "I think this one is quite special because the first free-standing literary essay that I wrote that was not for school was about Franz Kafka back in the 1950s," Atwood told AFP. "At that time I read not only his biography but all of his work and I remember it very well," she
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After Ranieri, Leicester City sack manager Shakespeare

Craig Shakespeare?s short reign as Leicester City manager was brought to an end on Tuesday when the Premier League club confirmed he had been sacked after four months in permanent charge. The 53-year-old, assistant manager to Claudio Ranieri when Leicester stunned the sporting world to win the 2015-16 Premier League title, assumed a caretaker role in February after Italian Ranieri was sacked with the club in the relegation zone. Shakespeare inspired a quick turnaround in fortunes, leading the
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Hillary Clinton says threats to start war with North Korea 'dangerous, short-sighted'

Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that ?cavalier? threats to start war on the Korean peninsula are ?dangerous and short-sighted?, urging the United States to get all parties to the negotiating table. Clinton also called on China to take a ?more outfront role? in enforcing sanctions against North Korea aimed at curbing its missile and nuclear development. ?There is no need for us to be bellicose and aggressive (over North Korea),? said Clinton at a forum in the
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Dortmund in danger of Champions League exit after Apoel draw

Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund face an uphill struggle to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League after they were unexpectedly held to a 1-1 draw by Apoel Nicosia on Tuesday which left them third in Group H. Peter Bosz?s men had been expected to outclass the Cypriot minnows but they are now in danger of suffering a group-stage exit as they have yet to secure victory in the group where Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur lead the standings with seven points apiece. The lackl
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Sharapova out, Gavrilova through to second round of Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW: Maria Sharapova was swept away in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow on Tuesday by Magdalena Rybarikova, while sixth-seeded Daria Gavrilova beat Kristyna Pliskova to make it to the round of 16. Slovakian Rybarikova spoiled Sharapova?s first appearance at the Kremlin Cup in a decade, winning 7-6(3) 6-4 in just under two hours to set up a second-round meeting with France?s Alize Cornet. Later on Tuesday Australia?s Gavrilova beat Pliskova in three sets and will face Belarusian
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US judge blocks latest version of Trump travel ban

A US federal judge on Tuesday barred the White House from implementing yet another version of President Donald Trump's controversial executive order on immigration, hours before it was due to go into full effect. The decision by US District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii -- which the White House signaled it would appeal -- marks the latest blow to Trump's long-running efforts to restrict entry of travelers from targeted countries into the United States.signaled it would appeal -- marks the late
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