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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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Slideshow: Pakistan vs World XI first T20

International cricket returned to Pakistan as the national team faced the World XI in the T20 match of the Independence Cup on Tuesday.  The World XI have won the toss and elected to bowl first.  Here are some of the highlights from the match.  International World XI players Imran Tahir (C) and Hashim Amla (L) sit in an auto-rickshaw as they acknowledge the crowd at the main entrance of the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on September 12, 2017 - AFP  International World XI cricketers Ben
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Global split over Rohingya crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar´s Rakhine state wait for aid in the Bangladeshi town of Teknaf. -AFP COX'S BAZAAR: International divisions emerged on Tuesday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on a worsening refugee crisis in Myanmar, with China voicing support for a military crackdown that has been criticised by the US, slammed as "ethnic cleansing" and forced 370,000 Rohingya to flee the violence. Beijing´s intervention appears aimed at heading off any attempt to censure Myanmar at the cou
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Cabinet to approve new bill for FATA: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government on Tuesday decided to approve a new bill to make the country's laws applicable to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, sources informed Geo News. The new bill, which will be approved in place of the Tribal Areas Rewaj Bill, 2017, will abolish the Frontier Crimes Regulation and extend the jurisdiction of the Peshawar High Court and Supreme Court to the region.
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Weather to remain hot, dry in Lahore

LAHORE: The weather in Lahore is expected to stay hot and dry over the next two days, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. On Tuesday, the city's temperature was recorded to be 34 degree Celsius, however, the highest temperature was recorded at 37 degree Celsius. Photo: courtesy Pakistan Meteorological Department. The Met department informed that the temperature will continue to be around 36 degree Celsius to 37 degree Celsius over the next two days. Pakistan, for the first
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Cabinet to approve new bill for FATA: sources

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government on Tuesday decided to approve a new bill to make the country's laws applicable to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, sources informed Geo News. The new bill, which will be approved in place of the Tribal Areas Rewaj Bill, 2017, will abolish the Frontier Crimes Regulation and extend the jurisdiction of the Peshawar High Court and Supreme Court to the region.
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Police hunt elder who allegedly ordered couple´s electrocution

KARACHI: Police were Tuesday hunting a tribal elder who allegedly ordered a teenage couple to be electrocuted by their families as punishment for eloping. The couple fell foul of their families after eloping last month. But police said the man´s family persuaded them to return home so they could be married. A tribal jirga (council) then ordered the couple´s execution after the families had put their case to the influential group of elders. The couple were tied to a wooden bed and electrocuted
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Japan trials driverless cars in bid to keep rural elderly on the move

Japan is starting to experiment with self-driving buses in rural communities such as Nishikata, 115 km (71 miles) north of the capital, Tokyo, where elderly residents struggle with fewer bus and taxi services as the population ages and shrinks. Photo: Reuters  NISHIKATA: As the annual rice harvest begins this month in the Japanese town of Nishikata, the combines that usually putter along the sleepy roads lining its rice fields are giving way to a vehicle residents have never before seen, a driv
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Pakistan must change interior, foreign policies: Hasil Bizenjo

Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Hasil Khan Bizenjo. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Hasil Khan Bizenjo on Tuesday said that Pakistan should change its interior and foreign policies. Bizenjo expressed his opinion during a session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security which met to discuss the provocative statement of the US president against Pakistan. PTI's chief whip in the National Assembly, Shireen Mazari, said that 'some secret policies a
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High court issues stay order in BoK MD dismissal case

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court issued a stay order against the dismissal of Bank of Khyber managing director on Tuesday. The bench, comprising judges Rooh-ul-Amin Khan and Younis Thaheem, also summoned a reply from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government over the matter. Managing Director BoK Shams-ul-Qayyum submitted a petition to the court following his dismissal. He stated that his dismissal was illegal and against the Constitution. On September 7, the provincial finance department had issued a n
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In pictures: Getting ready for the World XI

After winning the Champions Trophy earlier this year, Pakistan will face a star-studded World XI team for the first of three T20 matches at the Gaddafi Stadium tonight, in a history-making event which sees the return of high-profile international cricket to the country after a wait of eight years. The World XI, led by South African skipper Faf du Plessis, reached Lahore on Monday morning amid tight security, with West Indian spinner Samuel Badree joining the team earlier today and completing th
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Ayatollah Khamenei calls Myanmar?s Suu Kyi a ?cruel woman?

Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi a ?cruel woman? over a lack of inaction against violence against the ethnic Rohingya Muslims in the country, Iranian media reported. ?This is a political issue because the party that has been carrying out the atrocities is Myanmar?s government, at the top of which is a cruel woman who has won the Nobel Peace Prize. And with these incidents, the death of the Nobel Peace Prize has been spelled,? IFP Ne
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Javed Hashmi announces support for Kulsoom Nawaz in NA-120 by-election

Javed Hashmi addressing a press conference. Photo: File  MULTAN: Veteran politician Javed Hashmi announced on Tuesday his support for Kulsoom Nawaz, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate in the NA-120 by-election in Lahore.  Addressing a press conference in Multan, Hashmi said Kulsoom has always supported him and even brought him back to the party. Hashmi was a loyal member of the PML before he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in December 2011. However, in October 2014, h
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Rare sperm whale spotted in Pakistan for the first time

This is the first time this rare whale has been spotted in the country and previously only skeletons were spotted twice.-Screengrab GWADAR: A living sperm whale has been spotted for the first time in Pakistan by fishermen in the Jeevani area of Gwadar, who captured on video. WWF-P technical adviser Moazzam Khan told Geo News that this is the first time this rare whale has been spotted in the country and previously only skeletons were spotted twice. The sperm whale is distinguished by its large
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Arrest and produce SSP East in court, orders SHC

Sindh High Court  KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered on Tuesday the arrest of SSP East Irfan Baloch for his failure to appear in court in a case pertaining to the alleged illegal construction of a police station.  The SHC was irked at the non-appearance of the concerned SSP and ordered the relevant DIG to arrest and produce the SSP in court.  The SHC is hearing a petition against the construction of the Bahadurabad Police Station on a public amenity plot. At an earlier hearing on A
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Overloaded school backpacks can cause long-term back problems

Children risk long-term back and spinal problems because of poorly fitting and overloaded school backpacks, experts warn. Children often choose school bags that feature their favourite cartoon characters or brands over back-friendly versions. The Australian Physiotherapy Association found that up to 70 per cent of schoolchildren were at risk while walking or riding to school with backpacks that did not fit, or were too heavy, health news reported. The association claimed bad backpacks contri
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Monster success of "It" feeds primal fear of clowns

Fear of clowns, psychologists believe, has existed since the days of the royal court jesters of 16th century England LOS ANGELES: The big-screen remake of Stephen King´s "It," starring the evil entity Pennywise, has smashed box office records and reaffirmed an age-old rule of horror: clowns are creepy as hell. But while countless movies and television shows have cashed in on so-called "coulrophobia" -- or fear of clowns -- the primal dread associated with the long-shoed entertainers probably is
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One killed, four injured in blast near school in North Waziristan

The aftermath of a bombing. Photo: File  NORTH WAZIRISTAN: One person was killed and four injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up in the Darpa Khel area of North Waziristan on Tuesday, sources told Geo News. According to sources, the IED exploded near a school, killing one person identified as Irfanullah.  Student injured in South Waziristan explosion A landmine detonated in Ladha area of the agency The army launched Operation Zarb-e-Azb in June 2014, entering f
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Opposition leader irked at poor attendance in NA

Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah in the National Assembly. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The opposition leader in the National Assembly (NA), Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Khursheed Shah, came down hard on the speaker on Tuesday over the dismal attendance in the Lower House of Parliament.   "Who's job is it to ensure that the quorum is complete?" wondered Shah while speaking in the assembly.  Shah said they will not let Parliament function this way.  The PPP leader said this [low attendance] was
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Interior minister concerned over trend of educated youth turning to terrorism

KARACHI: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal expressed dismay on Tuesday at the trend of educated, university graduates joining terrorist organisations and said the media, government and parents [of students] need to play their part in addressing the issue. Addressing the media after visiting the headquarters of the Pakistan Coast Guards, the minister said he has directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to take concrete steps to ensure students do not turn to ideologies promoting terrorism and
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World XI series bigger than just winning or losing: Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram/file photo Bowling great Wasim Akram believes the historic Pakistan vs World XI series is more than just a game of cricket. ?It?s bigger than just winning or losing. No matter what the outcome of the series is, it?s more than just a game of cricket,? he said while speaking to Geo Pakistan. The ?Swing ka Sultan? said the three-match T20 series, dubbed the Independence Cup, is a historic event as international cricket finally resumes in Pakistan after a wait of eight long years, ba
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No sand, no problem: Beach football in landlocked Afghanistan

Kabul's Ghazi stadium was the scene of gruesome executions under Taliban rule, but today it is where Afghan youths, the majority of whom have never seen the sea, dream of representing their landlocked country at beach football. Photo: AFP  At a makeshift beach in landlocked Afghanistan, children as young as eight, wearing baggy Real Madrid and Barcelona shirts with "Ronaldo" and "Messi" printed on the back, joyfully kick and chase the ball. Kabul's Ghazi stadium was the scene of gruesome execu
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Patty Jenkins to direct 'Wonder Woman' 2019 sequel: reports

Cast member Gal Gadot poses at the premiere of 'Wonder Woman' in Los Angeles, California US, May 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters   LOS ANGELES: Patty Jenkins will return to direct the 2019 sequel to this year?s hit superhero movie ?Wonder Woman,? film trade publications said on Monday, after she became the highest-grossing female director in Hollywood history. Jenkins, 46, will once again direct Israeli actress Gal Gadot as the titular superhero in ?Wonder Woman 2,? scheduled for release on December
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Myanmar faces mounting pressure over Rohingya refugee exodus

Smoke is seen on Myanmar's side of border as an exhausted Rohingya refugee woman is carried to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal, in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh. REUTERS YANGON: Pressure mounted on Myanmar on Tuesday to end violence that has sent more than 300,000 Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, with the United States calling for the protection of civilians and Bangladesh seeking international help to handle the crisis. The government of Bud
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