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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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Twitter melts down as Fawad Alam ignored again by selectors

Social media has been fuming following the announcement of Pakistan Test squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. Fans took to Twitter to vent out their anger at the blatant omission, once again, of Fawad Alam, who failed to make it to the national squad despite consistent and impressive performance with the bat in domestic cricket. Here's how some of the cricket buffs reacted:
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Pakistani American comedian Kumail Nanjiani to host Saturday Night Live

Pakistan American comedian Kumail Nanjiani will host an episode of Saturday Night Live in the upcoming 43rd season, NBC announced on Thursday. The Silicon Valley actor will host the October 14 episode with musical guest Pink. Nanjiani was recently seen on the screens in the critically-acclaimed indie comedy, The Big Sick. Other hosts for the season include Wonder Woman Gal Gadot, who will host the show on October 7, The Notebook actor Ryan Gosling will host the season opener on September 3
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Self-exiled MQM leader is an absconder: Mustafa Kamal

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/e879f376ac139ee31acc2e65c1ffb33e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yMy8yMDE3IDM6NDU6MzMgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1OaDRCZFh3SG4wTXlycTVaWjVHMWlRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party?s (PSP) Founder Mustafa Kamal, on Saturday, said that the self-exiled chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movem
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Saudi Arabia marks national day with fireworks, concerts

Saudi families arrive outside a stadium to attend an event in the capital Riyadh. -AFP RIYADH: With iconic buildings bathed in green light and planned cultural shows, concerts and fireworks, Saudi Arabia geared up to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the kingdom on Saturday. Car stereos blared patriotic songs as citizens began racing through the streets of the capital Riyadh at midnight in cars bedecked with the national flag to mark the annual event in the kingdom, founded in the 19
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New Zealand's Trump-esque 'Kingmaker' to decide election

WELLINGTON: For decades New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been known as "The Kingmaker" -- a role the populist anti-immigration campaigner is set to play again after the country´s general election ended in a stalemate. New Zealand´s complex proportional voting system means minor parties usually hold the balance of power, allowing Peters to carve out a parliamentary niche as the man in the middle of the major parties. Both the incumbent National Party and the centre-left Labour oppos
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Strong 6.2 magnitude quake shakes central Mexico: quake monitors

MEXICO CITY: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook central Mexico on Saturday days after a powerful quake that killed nearly 300 people, Mexican and US seismological monitors said. The quake struck at 12:53 GMT with an epicentre 19.3 kilometres southeast of the city of Matias Romero, in the state of Oaxaca, the US Geological Survey reported. Mexican quake monitors gave the same figure. In Mexico City work crews temporarily halted rescue operations, while the country´s Civil Protection servic
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Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warnings

Iran announced on Saturday, September 23, 2017, that it has successfully tested a new missile, with a 1,250-mile range, which is capable of reaching Israel and US bases in the Gulf. Photo:PressTV)  TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that such activities were grounds for abandoning their landmark nuclear deal. State television carried footage of the launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which was first di
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World-ending apocalypse 'cancelled', reassures NASA

Photo: ROMOLOTAVANI / ISTOCK  Put your evening plans on hold because the world?s going to end?apparently. The alignment of several planets and constellations, according to conspiracy theorists, is likely to trigger the ?Rapture? today, The Independent reported. The sun and Jupiter will be in the constellation Virgo, and Venus, Mars and Mercury will be in Leo ? an allegedly one-in-7,000-years occurrence. The formation is supposedly the fulfilment of a sign in the Bible?s Book of Revelation.
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Bangladesh says Rohingya influx grinds to a halt

COX'S BAZAAR: The flood of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh has come to a virtual halt, Dhaka officials said Saturday, almost a month after violence erupted in Myanmar´s Rakhine State and sent nearly 430,000 people fleeing across the border. Officials gave no reason for the dramatically reduced numbers. But Rohingya Muslim leaders said it could be because villages located near the border in Myanmar´s Rakhine state were now empty. Bangladesh Border Guard commanders said hardly any refugees are
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Federer thanks lucky stars for Nadal fightback

LONDON: Roger Federer has admitted his year would have been "very different" had he not battled back from a 1-3 fifth-set deficit in his Australian Open triumph against Rafael Nadal. Without a Grand Slam title since 2012, Federer fought back to beat Nadal in January´s decider in Melbourne, setting himself up for a stunning return to form. He followed it up with back-to-back Masters victories at Indian Wells and Miami before winning his 19th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and has risen to number
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Sri Lanka will give Pakistan tough time, says Sarfraz Ahmed

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/761744c1f4b9973a8eb99463ecefca4e.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yMy8yMDE3IDExOjMxOjUzIEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9ZlhwUGlhNGN6dmRLbzVMK2JiRFcxdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed said on Saturday that series against Sri Lanka will be a challenge for the team as the visiting side w
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Return to Pakistan and face cases, Khursheed Shah tells Musharraf

SUKKUR: PPP leader Khursheed Shah on Saturday lashed out at former president Pervez Musharraf and asked him to return to the country and face the cases against him rather than passing statements from a foreign country.   Shah was addressing a ceremony in Sukkur and criticized Musharraf who caused a stir recently by alleging that Asif Ali Zardari is involved in Benazir and Murtaza Bhutto?s murder. "Return to the country like Benazir did, do politics like Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto did and spend time i
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Merkel, rival Schulz at home base on final campaign push

Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival Martin Schulz make their last-ditch appeal for votes ahead of Sunday´s elections BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival Martin Schulz return to their home bases to make their last-ditch appeal for votes ahead of Sunday´s elections, urging Germans to shun anti-migrant populists. Merkel will end her punishing campaigning schedule in her Baltic coast constituency Saturday. But far from heading to districts where her Christian Democratic Uni
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Ranbir defends Mahira, calls out double standards for judging women

Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor came out in support of Mahira Khan after the pictures of the two surfaced early this week, leading to the Pakistani actress being criticised by her fans. Recent images emerged in which Mahira, in a white dress, was spotted with Ranbir Kapoor in New York. The pictures were taken in July when Ranbir was filming for Sanjay Dutt's biopic. Celebrities come out in support of Mahira Khan after picture controversy Ali Zafar, Osman Khalid Butt, Momina Mustehs
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China experts say 3.4-quake hits N.Korea in 'suspected explosion'

BEIJING: China's seismic service CENC on Saturday detected a zero-depth, 3.4-magnitude earthquake in North Korea, calling it a "suspected explosion". The epicentre is roughly the same as that of a previous shallow earthquake on September 3, which turned out to be caused by a North Korean nuclear test, the official Xinhua news agency said. The earthquake comes after days of increasingly bellicose rhetoric between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's regime over Pyongy
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Larger bench formed to hear Khawaja Asif?s disqualification plea

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Saturday constituted a larger bench to hear the petition seeking disqualification of Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s Usman Dar submitted a plea in the IHC regarding the former defence minister?s dismissal from post. The court, giving an initial verdict, said that the matter has been referred to Chief Justice for the constitution of larger bench. It was learnt that the CJ IHC has formed a larger bench which will hear the case on
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India showed cowardice by attacking innocent civilians at WB: Interior Minister

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal/File photo SIALKOT: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal paid a visit to CMH Sialkot on Saturday, where he met and expressed solidarity with the injured of cross-border Indian firing. Condemning the unprovoked firing by Indian forces, which claimed six lives and injured 26, Iqbal said India had showed cowardice by attacking innocent civilians living along the Working Boundary. The interior minister said the ceasefire violation by India across the Line of Control and Work
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Former NBP president sent to judicial remand till Oct 4

Raza was arrested on Friday on the orders of the Sindh High Court after it set aside Raza's bail in a case, filed by NAB alleging his involvement in a Rs 18bn scam-Geo News KARACHI: An accountability court in Karachi on Saturday sent former National Bank of Pakistan president Raza Ali and three other suspects in judicial remand till October 4 in a Rs18 billion scam case. Raza was arrested on Friday on the orders of the Sindh High Court after it set aside Raza's bail in a case, filed by the Nati
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Rabbani calls Musharraf a murderer

Raza Rabbai - File photo  JAMSHORO: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani called former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf a murderer. Rabbani who spoke with the press here on Saturday, said if Musharraf is brave he should return to Pakistan and face cases against him. The Senate chairman stressed that Musharraf was sitting in London and Dubai enjoying life. According to Rabbani, Benazir Bhutto had written about Musharraf in different letters. Earlier this week, Musharraf blamed Pakistan Peopl
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Taliban attack kills five policemen in eastern Afghanistan

File photo of the aftermath of a Taliban attack in Afghanistan  Five policemen were killed and eight others injured after Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Ghazni province in eastern Afghanistan Friday night, Chinese media reported, citing a police official. "Over 100 armed militants attacked three police checkpoints in Dasht-e-Qarabagh locality overnight, sparking a heavy clash, which [was] repelled by police forces. But the engagement left five police personnel dead and injur
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Air chief meets Azerbaijan civil-military leadership during visit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force Chief Marshal Sohail Aman met with civil-military leaders of Azerbaijan during his official visit, according to PAF spokesman. The air chief visited the graves of national leader Heydar Aliyev and his wife and paid his respects. Aman also met with Vice Prime Minister Yaqub Eyyubov. During the meeting, the air chief said that Pakistan will assist Azerbaijan at the time of any difficulty. The air chief thanked the country for its support of Pakistan on the issue o
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Pakistan Army officer martyred in cross-border firing in Khyber Agency

Lieutenant Arsalan Alam shaheed  RAWALPINDI: An officer of Pakistan Army embraced martyrdom during firing by terrorists from across the border in Rajgal, Khyber Agency, a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. Terrorists fired from across the border on the newly established Pakistani border post in Rajgal, martyring Lieutenant Arsalan Alam, who was commanding the post when he got hit, the ISPR said. Lieutenant Arsalan Alam was 22 years old, the statement said. 
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PTI funding case: Hanif Abbasi submits Imran?s asset details in SC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi on Saturday submitted documents in the Supreme Court containing asset details provided by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan to the Election Commission of Pakistan in his nomination papers for the 2003-2006 period. The documents submitted by Abbasi in the PTI party funding case include financial details of the sale of Imran?s London apartment in 2004. The documents also do not have any mention of loan taken fro
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Pakistan Navy performs live missile firing in Arabian Sea

KARACHI: In a striking display of fire power, Pakistan Navy undertook live weapon firing in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, according to a statement by a Navy spokesperson. Pakistan Navy Helicopter Sea King launched air-to-surface anti-ship missile, which successfully hit the intended target with pinpoint accuracy, reaffirming the weapon?s lethality and offensive punch of the Pakistan Navy fleet, the statement said. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah witnessed the event and praised
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Chinese Consul General meets CM Punjab, wishes him happy birthday

LAHORE: Chinese Consul General Long Ding Bin met with Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday and congratulated him on the occasion of his birthday. During the meeting, matters pertaining to mutual interest, improvement in Pak-China relations and projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor were discussed. The Chinese Consul General presented Shehbaz with a gift and bouquet and expressed good wishes for him. The Chinese CG lauded the CM Punjab over progress regarding the CPEC
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