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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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Location scout of Netflix's Narcos shot dead in Mexico

A location scout, Carlos Muñoz Portal, of the hit Netflix show 'Narcos' was shot dead in a violent region of Mexico, reported Business Insider.  Portal was on location scouting for season four of the show. He was a seasoned scout and worked for Stacy Perskie?s Mexico City-based production company Redrum. Redrum has previously worked on high-profile movies including, ?Sicario,? ?Spectre,? ?Fast & Furious? and ?Apocalypto.? ?We are aware of the passing of Carlos Muñoz Portal, a well-respect
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We let foreign powers mock us: Chaudhry Nisar

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/fa1acb3509c219fc45cfc8dfd753a24b.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xNi8yMDE3IDY6MDA6MjEgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1LVFJ4enB3UDZpdUNMT21sdkU1bjBBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The army chief said the world should do more in terms of fighting terrorism while the foreign minister believed Pakistan must streamline its affairs, former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali was quoted in a statem
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Pakistan may run dry by 2025: study

Pakistan could face drought in the near future, experts have warned in a fresh report Unicef.  Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has made a grim forecast which states that the country could face mass droughts by the year 2025, according to the Independent. Experts have warned that the country will approach the ?absolute scarcity? level of water by 2025. A government official, who requested to remain unnamed, said an urgent research is required to find a solution but the
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Egypt court sentences Morsi to 25 years in Qatar spy case

source: BBC CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood to 25 years in prison in a final ruling over a case accusing him of spying for Qatar, judicial sources said. Morsi, democratically elected after Egypt?s 2011 revolution, was overthrown in mid-2013 by then-general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, now the president, following mass protests against his rule. He was immediately arrested. Egypt?s Court of Cassation reduced Morsi?s sentence in t
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Widespread destruction in central Vietnam after major typhoon

source: AFP HANOI: Shaken residents in central Vietnam were piecing their homes and businesses back together Saturday after a powerful typhoon hammered large swathes of coast and killed at least four people. Typhoon Doksuri tore through Vietnam Friday afternoon, reducing structures to piles of debris and knocking out electricity and telecommunications in several provinces, in one of the worst storms to hit the country in years. Residents woke up Saturday to the widespread destruction in normal
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China provides $10 billion credit line to Iran

source: Huffington Post TEHRAN: A Chinese state-owned investment firm has provided a $10 billion credit line for Iranian banks, Iran´s central bank president said Saturday. The contract was signed in Beijing between China´s CITIC investment group and a delegation of Iranian banks led by central bank president Valiollah Seif. The Iran Daily said the funds would finance water, energy and transport projects. Iran is vital to China´s trade ambitions as it develops its trillion-dollar "One Belt, O
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Liquid cats, crocodile bets and didgeridoos win Ig Nobel science prizes

Luis Pallares Aniorte, of Spain, accepts the Ig Nobel prize for his project. Photo: REUTERS CAMBRIDGE: Scientists taking on the deep questions of whether cats are liquid or solid, how holding a crocodile influences gambling and whether playing the didgeridoo can help cure snoring were honoured Thursday at the Ig Nobel Prize spoof awards. The prizes are the brainchild of Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, and are intended not to honour the best or worst in science, but r
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More pain to come for Palace but Hodgson has faith

Roy Hodgson admitted he faced a stiff challenge to turn around Crystal Palace´s fortunes. Photo: AFP  LONDON: Roy Hodgson admitted he faced a stiff challenge to turn around Crystal Palace´s fortunes after a 1-0 home defeat to Southampton saw them become the first Premier League side to lose their first five games and fail to score. The 70-year-old former England manager, who was taking charge of them for the first time after replacing the sacked Frank de Boer, praised his players for showing h
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Distraction isn?t only way virtual reality might ease pain

It is possible that the technology could help produce changes in the nervous system when it?s used to help reprogram how a person responds to pain. Photo: AFP  Virtual reality games might help ease pain not just by distracting players from what ails them, but also by triggering changes in the brain, a recent research review suggests. Distraction may indeed play a role in pain relief, the review of six small studies suggests. But it?s also possible that the technology could help produce changes
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´Get lost!´: How some Germans hope to shout down Merkel

OSTSEEBAD BINZ: Chancellor Angela Merkel may appear to be cruising to a victory in next week´s elections, but her campaign rallies across Germany have been plagued by rowdy protesters who jeer, boo and even throw tomatoes at her. From the western university town of Heidelberg to the picturesque southern city of Rosenheim and the eastern heartland of Torgau, unhappy voters hold banners saying "Get lost" or "Merkel must go", laying bare their frustration. Similarly, minded chants seek to drown
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Bangladesh PM seeks help for Rohingya crisis as exodus tops 400,000

A general view shows the Thangkhali refugee camp in Bangladesh´s Cox´s Bazar district. -AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina headed for the UN General Assembly on Saturday to plead for global help coping with the Rohingya crisis, as the refugee deluge escaping a crackdown in Myanmar topped 400,000. The prime minister left a day after her government summoned the Myanmar envoy for the third time to protest over its neighbour´s actions. Hasina is to demand more pressure on Myanmar du
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EU ministers make push for Google, Facebook tax

Public anger against the billions of euros earned by online behemoths is growing louder in Europe and EU finance ministers meeting in Estonia pledged to make sure the companies pay a fairer tax. Photo: File  TALLINN: Google and Facebook may face higher tax bills in Europe as the EU rushed Saturday to change rules so that more of Silicon Valley´s mega profits fall into public coffers. Public anger against the billions of euros earned by online behemoths is growing louder in Europe and EU finan
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Chinese researchers identify 'environment-friendly' fungus in Islamabad

After the brain-eating amoeba, researchers have now identified a more environment-friendly fungus that feeds itself with plastic. Aspergillus tubingensis, which was found on a rubbish dump in Islamabad, Pakistan, can break down plastics in a matter of weeks. The fungus could potentially help scientists in addressing the problem of non-biodegradable plastics and reduce the impact of waste material on the environment. According to the researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences? Kunming Inst
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PTI to hold rally in Khushab today

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's party workers gather ahead of Imran's address in Khushab on Saturday. Photo: PTI Twitter   KHUSHAB: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to hold a rally on Saturday (today) in Khushab ahead of the NA-120 by-election. PTI Chief Imran Khan is expected to address party workers later in the evening today. Imran, late Thursday night. addressed a procession outside Daata Darbar. Speaking about the NA-120 by-polls on Sunday, he said, "If rigging
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Dr Imran Farooq's murderers should be brought to justice: Farooq Sattar

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Leader Farooq Sattar addressing a press conference in Karachi on Saturday. Photo: Geo News  KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) Leader Farooq Sattar on Saturday said Dr Imran Farooq's murderers should be brought to justice.  Scotland Yard has failed for over six years in bringing killers of British national and MQM leader Dr Imran Farooq to justice.  Scotland Yard passed Dr Imran Farooq file to CPS for decision ?Operation Demerit? set up
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Hudaibiya Paper Mills is 'mother of all crimes': Sheikh Rashid

Awami Muslim League (AML) Chairman Sheikh Rashid. Photo: Geo News  LAHORE: The Awami Muslim League (AML) Chairman Sheikh Rashid on Saturday declared the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case as the 'mother of all crimes' of the Sharif clan. The Hudaibiya Paper Mills were allegedly used as a cover by the Sharif family to launder money outside the country in the 1990s. It was in relation to this case that the Sharif family's trusted aide, Ishaq Dar, recorded a confessional statement on April 25, 2000, in f
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NA-120: SC to hear petition against Kulsoom Nawaz?s candidature

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday accepted a petition against the candidature of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz's for hearing.  PPP candidate Faisal Mir submitted the petition in the apex court, with Kulsoom Nawaz, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and others made as respondents.   He added in the petition that the PML-N candidate failed to submit full details of her tax returns and statements of assets and liabilities. The Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and Pakis
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Salman Khan receives Global Diversity Award at Britain?s House of Commons

LONDON: Bollwyood actor Salman Khan has received the Global Diversity Award at the Britain's House of Commons. Dabbang Khan tweeted his picture on Saturday from the event, saying he is honoured to get the Global Diversity Award at the House of Commons from British MP Keith Vaz. ?The Global Diversity Award is given to people of immense stature in terms of what they have done for diversity in the world, and he is certainly one of them,? Indian Express quote
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Fear, confusion as Uganda ?serial killer? murders pile up

Women living in Nansana, a suburb of the capital Kampala, and in Katabi, close to Entebbe, 35 kilometres (22 miles) to the southwest, see similarities in the murders that have hit their neighbourhoods and whisper of serial killers and dark rituals ENTEBBE, UGANDA: "We keep finding bodies. It was once a month then once every two or three weeks then every week," said Rose Nakasinge, a middle-aged farmer. "We had to do something." In a gruesome spate of killings the bodies of at least 20 women hav
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South Africa's JP Duminy retires from Test cricket

JP Duminy JOHANNESBURG: South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy has decided to quit Test cricket but will continue to feature in the shorter formats of the game, the 33-year-old said on Saturday. Duminy was dropped from the Proteas squad after the first Test at Lord?s in a four-match series against England in July and has since not featured in the longest format. In 46 Tests, Duminy scored 2,103 runs at an average of 32.85. He also picked up 42 wickets with his off-spin. ?After long and careful de
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EXCLUSIVE: SC decision does not fulfil requirements of justice, says Maryam Nawaz

Maryam Nawaz in Geo News program ?Naya Pakistan? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz has said the Supreme Court's verdict did not fulfil the requirements of justice.  Speaking in Geo News program ?Naya Pakistan? hosted by Talat Hussain, the daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said the apex court?s decision had not only astonished the PML-N but the entire world as well.  ?We were not given the opportunity of a fair trial and the verdict did not fulfil
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?Builder mafia? trying to take over Karachi?s oldest college: Director colleges

KARACHI: Mohammad Mashooque, Director Colleges, Karachi region on Saturday said that a land grabbing mafia is behind attempts to take over Aisha Bawany College located at Shara-e-Faisal, the building of which has been sealed by the college?s trustees. The trust board had closed off the college building, leaving the education of over 3,000 students in limbo. Aisha Bawany College is among the country?s oldest colleges that were nationalised by the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto government. Most of the col
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Pakistan made exceptional gains in four years: Ahsan Iqbal

LAHORE: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday that Pakistan made exceptional gains during the past four years, adding that today the country is peaceful. The interior minister spoke to media in Lahore, where he also paid tribute to World XI players who came to Pakistan in a bid to revive cricket here. Ahsan congratulated the area residents over security arrangements and said that soon Karachi will also get security clearance. ?The successful PSL final was the impetus behind the inte
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ICC congratulates Pakistan for successful hosting of Independence Cup

Pakistan, the Independence Cup champions  The International Cricket Council has congratulated Pakistan for the successful staging of the Independence Cup series against the World XI at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In their messages, ICC Director Giles Clarke and ICC Chief Executive David Richardson thanked the people of Pakistan for embracing the World XI players, and said the series has demonstrated Pakistan?s passion and love for cricket, as well as its ability to provide an environment in
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Rohingya refugees forced to scramble for aid in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has softened its stance and begun the process of registering newcomers -- even as it presses Myanmar to end the violence and take them back/AFP KUTUPALONG,Bangladesh: Every day Sunabhan joins thousands of other Rohingya refugees by the roadside near her settlement in southern Bangladesh waiting for aid trucks to arrive and readying herself for the desperate scramble for food. Like most of the nearly 400,000 refugees who have flooded into Bangladesh in the past three weeks to escape v
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