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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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Man in Rawalpindi kills wife, father-in-law over domestic dispute

RAWALPINDI: A man shot dead his wife and father-in-law in the city?s Dhok Chiragh Din over a domestic dispute, police said. According to the police, the suspect along with his brothers opened fire at the two in the suspect?s house before fleeing the scene. Man kills wife, three daughters in Kasur The suspect locked his wife and daughters in a room and then hacked them to death Police reached the site and upon initial investigation found domestic dispute as the reason behind t
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Sattar expresses reservations over possibility of ousted Nawaz heading PML-N

KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan Chief Farooq Sattar expressed his reservations on Saturday regarding disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif?s political revival, saying that if a person cannot participate in active politics, then how he can lead a party. Sattar was speaking to media in Karachi, where he addressed the issue of the recently approved Elections Bill 2017 by the Senate. The bill rejected opposition?s amendments which favoured continuation of an existing law. According
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Social media star Kylie Jenner reported pregnant

Kylie Jenner/file photo LOS ANGELES: Kylie Jenner, the youngest member of the celebrity Kardashian family, was reported on Friday to be pregnant. Celebrity news website TMZ, People magazine and Buzzfeed all quoted sources as saying that Jenner, 20, the half-sister of Kim Kardashian, is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, the rapper Travis Scott. Jenner?s representatives could not be reached for comment. Jenner, who has parlayed her family?s reality TV show and a 97 million Instagram followin
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Model Town report: PAT files contempt of court case against Punjab govt

Pakistan Awami Tehreek activists protesting outside Civil Secretariat. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) has moved the Lahore High Court against the Punjab government?s failure to release the judicial inquiry report into the Model Town killings despite court orders. The petition has made Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, Chief Secretary Zahid Saeed and Home Secretary Azam Suleman respondents in the case. The petition states that the LHC h
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Celebrities come out in support of Mahira Khan after picture controversy

Pakistan?s beloved actress Mahira Khan faced severe criticism from her fans after her pictures with Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor went viral. Clad in white backless dress, Mahira can be seen smoking in the pictures alongside Ranbir Kapoor in New York. Mahira, Ranbir pictures become target of fans' criticism Pictures were taken in July, while Ranbir Kapoor was shooting for Dutt biopic in New York The pictures didn?t sit in well with Mahira?s fans in Pakistan, who tend t
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Solid waste company ex-MD involved in Rs170mn corruption in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALA: Former managing director of the solid waste company Dr Attaul Haq was involved in corruption of Rs170mn in Gujranwala, inquiry report revealed on Saturday. According to the report, the copy of which Geo News obtained, embezzlement of Rs140.54 million was done in purchase of cars and equipment. The former MD during his tenure also served as GM of his personal company and hired his employees at good positions in the solid waste company at the same time. Dr Haq visited Turkey on the
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Windies hope for momentum before World Cup qualifiers

Devendra Bishoo gets bowled behind his legs, England v West Indies, 1st ODI, Old Trafford, September 19, 2017/Getty Images NOTTINGHAM: West Indies coach Stuart Law is looking to the remainder of the one-day international series against England to help him build a settled team ahead of next year´s World Cup qualifying tournament. Defeat in the first ODI at Old Trafford on Tuesday ended West Indies´ hopes of gaining direct entry to the 2019 World Cup in Britain. Instead the two-time champions wi
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Shehbaz dismisses reports of rift in Sharif family

Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif/File photo LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected reports of a rift in Sharif family, emphasising his unrelenting support for his brother, the ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. While speaking to assembly members on Friday, Shehbaz clarified there is no conflict in the Sharif family. ?Those trying to create misunderstandings, note this: I will always stand with Nawaz Sharif,? he said, stressing that he has always been and will always
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Pakistan squad for Sri Lanka Tests to be announced today

Pacer Mohammad Abbas during a practice match at Gaddafi Stadium, Sep 22, 2017/PCB Twitter LAHORE: The national squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka will be announced on Saturday. Fitness concerns continue to loom over Test opener Azhar Ali and leg-spinner Yasir Shah ahead of the two-Test series beginning from September 28. Yasir Shah struggled to impress team management and coaches at the training camp at the Gaddafi Stadium, and is due to undergo a fitness test soon. ?Yasir Sh
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Police in Chiniot nab alleged terrorists, recover huge cache of weapons

Photo: File CHINIOT: Police on Saturday conducted an operation near Pull Dengro and arrested two alleged terrorists trying to transport a huge cache of weapons from the tribal areas. Two 'terrorists' killed in CTD raid in Multan Four suspected terrorists are said to have escaped when CTD conducted a raid in Chak 23 of Jalalpur Pirwala Police stopped the suspects? car laden with weapons, which included 16 pistols, 19 rifles and over 25,000 rounds. According to the police, the
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PM Abbasi arrives in London to meet Nawaz

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4711de6bf1ea05e4881cb5079a4d0d96.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8yMy8yMDE3IDQ6NDg6MzcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1KWTNvWmd6bHRxa0d5Y09TalRUcUpRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in London from New York after his participation at the United Nations General Ass
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What's a 'dotard'? Learn from the Trump-Jong Un war dance

LEFT: US President Donald Trump looks on during his meeting with South Korean president Moon Jae-in during the UN General Assembly in New York, US, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque; RIGHT: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un speaks during the first congress of the country's ruling Workers' Party in 36 years in Pyongyang, May 6, 2016. KCNA via Reuters/Files  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has confused a lot of English-speakers ? though this time not about what he intends with his nuclear
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Canada's Trudeau sparks Star Wars/Star Trek spat with Chewbacca socks

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears Chewbacca socks to a panel discussion at a Bloomberg Global Business Forum event in New York, US, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Yang/Files  OTTAWA: Justin Trudeau?s choice in socks sparked a light-hearted Twitter competition between the stars of Star Wars and Star Trek after the Canadian Prime Minister sported Chewbacca hosiery during high-profile appearances in New York City this week. Star Wars actor Mark Hamill applauded the a
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Australian police hunt killer of 'giant croc'

A manhunt has begun for the killer of a giant saltwater crocodile in Australia, as authorities warned its death would trigger more aggressive behaviour among younger crocs in the area. The carcass of a 5.2-metre (17-foot) adult male was found in the Fitzroy River in central Queensland on Thursday with a single gunshot wound to the head, the environment department said. "It is illegal to 'take' and kill a crocodile without authority and police will work closely with (the environment department)
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Close but no hurrah - EU welcomes May Brexit speech, but warily

European Union's (EU) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives to meet Italy's Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Rome, Italy, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi BRUSSELS: Theresa May?s ?constructive spirit? won a cautious welcome from the European Union on Friday, though the British prime minister?s keynote Brexit speech raised more questions than answers for some and they want more details next week. ?The speech shows a willingness to move forward, as time is of the essence,
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Russia tells North Korea, US 'hot heads' to calm down

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov poses for a photograph at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith UNITED NATIONS: Russia?s foreign minister said on Friday the leaders of North Korea and the United States should tone down their bellicose rhetoric and warned that a collapse of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers would only embolden Pyongyang. ?The exchange of threats is quite bad, unaccepta
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Tempers fray in desperate search for survivors days after Mexico quake

Rescue team members work after an earthquake hit Mexico City, Mexico September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril MEXICO CITY: Tempers began to fray in Mexico City on Friday as the search for survivors amidst the twisted rubble of collapsed buildings became increasingly desperate three days after the country?s most deadly earthquake in a generation. Tuesday?s 7.1 magnitude quake levelled 52 buildings in the sprawling Mexican capital, leaving thousands homeless and close to 300 people dead. Apar
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Tiger progressing but still no timetable for return

USA's Tiger Woods talks to the media during a question and answer session following a press conference in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Action Images/Jeremy Lee Tiger Woods is not hitting full shots and has no timetable for his return to competitive golf after undergoing his fourth back surgery in April, the former world number one said on Friday. In a wide-ranging post on his website that included thoughts about those affected by recent hurricanes and the earthquake in Mexico City as well as c
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Hurricane Maria skirts Turks and Caicos as Puerto Rico endures fresh flooding

Locals stand along a street affected by the overflow of the Soco River in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in El Seibo, Dominican Republic, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas  SAN JUAN: Hurricane Maria, the second major hurricane to wreak havoc in the Caribbean this month, skirted by the Turks and Caicos Islands on Friday and was blamed for fresh flooding on Puerto Rico two days after ravaging the US island territory. The storm, which ranked as the most powerful hurricane to strike Pue
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Protests in Catalonia over crackdown on banned independence vote

Demonstrators hit the streets of Barcelona on Friday for a third day of protests against the Spanish authorities' crackdown on preparations for a banned independence referendum in Catalonia that has divided the region. Some 2,000 people, many draped in red and yellow Catalan independence flags, gathered outside a court on the outskirts of Barcelona where six Catalan government officials, who were detained on Wednesday, were summoned for questioning. "I see the detentions as a violation of huma
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Around the world, a muted launch for Apple's iPhone 8

Staff members applaud customers as they arrive to purchase Apple's new iPhone 8 after it goes on sale at an Apple Store in Shanghai, China, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song SAN FRANCISCO/SYDNEY/TOKYO: Apple Inc?s launch of the iPhone 8 kicked off with less fanfare on Friday than new models in previous years in the United States, Asia, Australia, and Britain, as fans held out for the premium iPhone X, due out in early November. In San Francisco?s Union Square ? 50 miles from Apple?s Cuperti
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Senator McCain opposes Obamacare repeal bill, a possible fatal blow

US Senator John McCain (C) departs after the weekly Republican caucus policy luncheon at the US Capitol, Washington, US, September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  WASHINGTON: US Senator John McCain said on Friday he opposes the latest Republican bill to dismantle Obamacare, dealing the measure what could be a fatal blow given the party?s slim Senate majority. With several other Republicans still undecided on the measure, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said earlier this week he inten
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New Zealand polls open as record numbers of voters cast ballots in advance

WELLINGTON: New Zealand went to the polls to choose the make-up of its fifty-second Parliament on Saturday, in a close-run race between the governing National Party and the opposition Labour Party. Doors to the polling booths opened at 0900 local time, though a record number of voters had already cast their ballots in advance. Voting would end at 1900 and the country?s Electoral Commission would start releasing results half an hour later. The centre-left Labour Party, led by recently appointed
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Tensions with North Korea, China hurt ticket sales for South Korean Olympics, says organiser

South Korea?s political tensions with North Korea and China are depressing ticket sales for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South Korean city of Pyeongchang, leaving hundreds of thousands of tickets unsold, the organiser said on Friday. France said on Thursday its Winter Olympics team will not travel to South Korea if security cannot be guaranteed, as tensions escalate over North Korea?s nuclear programme following its sixth and largest nuclear test on Sept. 3. Hurting ticket sales in China, B
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Germany's surging far-right promises to disrupt cozy parliament

German Chancellor Angela Merkel ? a top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) for the upcoming general elections ? speaks during the final election rally in Munich, Germany, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle  MUNICH/POTSDAM: More than 8,000 people ? including hecklers blowing whistles ? showed up in Munich for one of German Chancellor Angela Merkel?s final speeches before Sunday?s national election that is expected to sweep her into a fourth term. Merkel ? whose con
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