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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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ECP issues notice to PML-N for failing to appoint party president

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/908db2170935ce04a33a60c2762b94c4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yNi8yMDE3IDc6MDU6MzQgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1xdDBiT21HMlNJMWJvY0MwbnQ2VGRBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday issued notices to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for failing to
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North Korea bolsters defenses after flight by US bombers, rhetoric escalates

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho walks to speak to the media outside the Millennium hotel New York, U.S., September 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters  SEOUL/NEW YORK: North Korea has been boosting defenses on its east coast, South Korea?s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after the North said US President Donald Trump had declared war and that it would shoot down US bombers flying near the Korean peninsula. Tensions have escalated on the Korean peninsula since North Korea conducted its sixth
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Army only institution working in the country: Ayesha Gulalai

ISLAMABAD: Disgruntled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Ayesha Gulalai said on Tuesday that the army is the only institution working in the country.  Addressing the media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), she deplored the dragging of the army into politics by some politicians.  "Our troops are fighting for us on the frontline, away from their homes. They have eliminated terrorism from the country after tremendous sacrifice," said Gulalai.  Gulalai, who hails from South Waziristan
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Imran calls for IB chief's resignation after meeting Nawaz in London

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/228bab34a143f2f97a392c5e0ee95077.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yNi8yMDE3IDY6NTU6MDIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0wUXhpZ0FYZi95Wlo5ZEdCYUhtc2tRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan criticised on Tuesday the Intelligence Bureau?s chief for reportedly me
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Elections to be held on schedule: PML-N?s Talal Chaudhry

PML-N leader Talal Chaudhry speaking to media in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday dismissed calls for an early election by a certain section of the opposition, saying the polls will be held on schedule in 2018. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, flanked by other party leaders, said this while speaking to media ahead of party chief Nawaz Sharif?s appearance in the accountability court today. ?Nawaz Sharif can?t be removed using this kin
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Nawaz has no future in country?s politics, says Imran Khan

Imran Khan/File photo Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has no future in the country?s politics. Khan, in an interview to Associated Press, also vowed he would not pardon any corrupt figures if the public voted him to power in the 2018 elections. Criticising the United States? new strategy for Afghanistan, the PTI chief said that the US should negotiate with the Taliban instead of aiming to destroy it. "More fighting and bloodsh
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PTI delegation to meet MQM-P, discuss new NA opposition leader

KARACHI: A delegation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will meet Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan leaders here on Tuesday. The leaders of the two parties will mull over the possibility of replacing Pakistan People?s Party stalwart Khursheed Shah with a new leader of opposition in the National Assembly, before the caretaker government steps in ahead of General Elections 2018. The PTI delegation will arrive at temporary headquarters of the MQM-P in Bahadurabad. PTI has started making efforts to r
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No Misbah, Younis as Pakistan look to new Test era

#Misyou, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan sign off, West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Dominica, 5th day, May 14, 2017/AFP ABU DHABI: Pakistan will step into a new Test era without retired batting greats Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq when they take on Sri Lanka in the first Test in Abu Dhabi from Thursday. Playing without Younis and Misbah is unaccustomed territory for Pakistan, who haven´t had a Test featuring neither of the talismanic, prolific pair in seven years. It comes as they prepare to we
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Dubai airport records busiest month for passenger traffic

Dubai International Airport, the world´s busiest for international traffic, recorded its busiest month ever in August for passenger traffic, which the operator said was boosted by a seasonal increase in travellers. The number of passengers travelling through the airport increased 6.6 percent to 8.23 million compared to the same month a year ago, operator Dubai Airports said in a statement on Tuesday. August is the third time this year the airport has seen record monthly passenger traffic, beat
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Hearing in Imran disqualification case to be held today in SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court today will resume hearing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi?s petition seeking Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan?s disqualification. The petition was filed by Abbasi and is being heard by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Umar Ata Bandial. PTI funding case: Hanif Abbasi submits Imran?s asset details in SC The documents submitted by Abbasi in the PTI party fundin
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'Kashmir?s pellet woes are real, despite criticism on picture'

Kashmiri doctors and paramedics take part in a protest at a hospital in Srinagar, August 10, 2016. The protesters covered one of their eyes to show the plight of the victims of pellet guns/AFP Despite criticism on the picture used by Pakistani diplomat Maleeha Lodhi for highlighting the plight of Kashmiri pellet victims at the United Nations General Assembly, the issue of pellet gun usage in Kashmir is a grave humanitarian one for which a suitable answer is needed, Indian journalist Abhishek Sah
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House panel probing private email use by White House aides

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner attends a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, US. WASHINGTON: A US House of Representatives committee asked the White House on Monday for information about a media report that senior officials used private email accounts for government business. The request by the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Oversight Committee follows a Politico report on Sunday that President Donald Trump?s son-in-law and close advise
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Turnout high as Iraqi Kurds defy threats to hold independence vote

Women show their ink-stained fingers during Kurds independence referendum in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq September 25, 2017-Reuters ERBIL/SULAIMANIYA: Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from Turkey and Iran, and international warnings that the vote may ignite yet more regional conflict. The vote organised by Kurdish authorities is expected to deliver a comfortable ?yes? for independence, but is not binding. Howev
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CM Punjab returns from London ahead of Nawaz's court appearance

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif returned to country from London on Tuesday, the same day former prime minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before the accountability court in relation to the corruption references against the Sharif family. Shehbaz Sharif returned to Lahore early today via PK-758 flight. Shehbaz arrived in London on Saturday, his second trip this month and held a detailed meeting with Nawaz at his son Hasan?s residence. During his stay, Shehbaz rejected reports of a ri
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Couple in Lahore dies after alleged poisoning by bride?s parents

LAHORE: A couple married for four months ?mysteriously? died in Raiwind city, police said on Tuesday. Karachi ?honour killing?: Authorities exhume couple?s bodies for examination Tribal elder had ordered a teenage couple to be electrocuted by their families as punishment for eloping Parents of 23-year-old Basharat alleged that the family of the 21-year-old bride Amna poisoned their food, resulting in their death. Police said that the two were married with their parents? conse
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NBP sets Guinness World Record by installing ATM machine at highest altitude

The National Bank of Pakistan, (NBP) set a new Guinness World Record by installing an ATM (automated teller machine) on the highest altitude, at Pak-China border, Khunjerab Pass. At a height of 16,007 feet above sea level, it makes the NBP's ATM the world's highest-altitude ATM. The area is developing as a major tourist attraction with millions of visitors from all over the country and increasing numbers from neighbours China as well. ?We are very proud to have won this well recognised intern
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Obama personally warned Zuckberberg over fake news: report

Former US President Barack Obama personally urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to counter the rise of fake news on the social network during a meeting held shortly after last year´s election, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The encounter reportedly took place on the sidelines of a meeting of global leaders in Lima, Peru on November 19, two months before Trump´s inauguration and days after Zuckerberg had dismissed as "crazy" the idea that misleading stories driven by Russian operatives
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle make first official outing at Invictus Games

Prince Harry and his girlfriend Meghan Markle made their first official public appearance together Monday, arriving hand in hand for a wheelchair tennis match at Toronto's Invictus Games. Wearing a black "Invictus Games" polo shirt and jeans, the British royal and American actress Markle -- also dressed down in jeans and a white shirt -- enjoyed the sun together as they watched the action on court. Since the 36-year-old "Suits" actress told Vanity Fair the couple are "in love," fans and the pr
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Google weaves smart touch controls into latest Levi Strauss jacket

Image Courtesy: Google's Project Jacquard website 'Levi collaboration'/Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP)  SAN FRANCISCO: Levi Strauss this week begins selling a denim jacket with touch controls woven into the fabric in the first fashion offering stitched from a collaboration with Google. The iconic California clothing maker, which has a legacy reaching back to Gold Rush in the mid-1800s, will mine the mobile internet boom with a "Trucker Jacket with Jacquard." ?Check out related video
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India sponsoring terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, Pakistani diplomat tells UN

In response to the remarks by India, Tipu Usman, a counsellor in the Pakistan mission to the UN, told the UN General Assembly on Monday that India was sponsoring terrorism. India is funding and arming terrorist organisations to launch terrorist attacks inside Pakistan in an attempt to become a regional hegemon, he said. In his remarks, Usman said, "India is churning out operatives of mayhem from its factories of terror". "Pakistan caught operatives like Indian Commander Kalbushan Yadav red-
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Lacazette strikes twice for Arsenal to see off West Brom

LONDON: Arsenal kept up their 100 percent home record this season with a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Monday, with new club record signing Alexandre Lacazette grabbing both the goals. West Brom had lost on their previous six visits to the Gunners but started the match brightly and were even denied a penalty after only seven minutes of play. Gareth Barry, appearing in a record 633rd Premier League fixture and the Baggies? captain for the night, released the ball to
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Puerto Rico rushes to evacuate thousands amid fears dam will burst

Authorities in Puerto Rico rushed Saturday to evacuate tens of thousands of people living downriver from a dam said to be in danger of collapsing because of flooding from Hurricane Maria. The drama unfolded as the US island territory, working without electricity, struggled to dig out and clean up from its disastrous brush with the hurricane, blamed for at least 33 deaths across the Caribbean. The 1920's era earthen dam on the Guajataca River in northwest Puerto Rico cracked on Friday, promptin
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Facebook, Google bound to change handling of political ads

NEW YORK: Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc?s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing US government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives said on Monday. Speaking at a trade conference, the marketers seized on allegations that Russian operatives bought US political ads on Facebook as evidence that the sector cannot go on being unregulated. ?I think there will be more scrutiny, and there better be more self-regulation. Otherwise,
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Chelsea Manning says she was denied entry to Canada

TORONTO: Chelsea Manning was turned back at the Canadian-US border because she was convicted of espionage for passing information to Wikileaks, the former US intelligence analyst said on Monday. Manning told Reuters via direct message on Twitter that she drove up to the Canadian border in Lacolle, Quebec, on Thursday evening, planning to vacation in Montreal and Vancouver. She said she was stopped at the border and detained overnight before being handed a report stating she was inadmissible ?o
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Botanical gardens a lifeboat for threatened plants

Botanical gardens, like Le Jardin des Plantes in Paris, collectively safeguard four out of 10 plant species known to face extinction. AFP/Bertrand Guay/Files  PARIS: Botanical gardens are a Noah's Ark for endangered plants, collectively safeguarding four out of 10 species known to face extinction, researchers said Monday. But the otherwise reassuring number hides a serious imbalance, they reported in the science journal Nature Plants. Such gardens ? which often double as research centres ? h
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