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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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Standing in first T20 at home will be memorable: Aleem Dar

Aleem Dar LAHORE: Pakistan's most respected and distinguished cricket umpire Aleem Dar on Monday said that standing in his first T20 international at home is going to be a memorable feeling as he has never supervised a T20 match in his own country. "It is going to be a different event as it has its own significance and is going to be a memorable moment of my career," he said while talking to APP here on Monday. He stood as umpire in as many as 41 T20 international games abroad but not in one m
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Sharif family members plead SC to hear review of five-judge bench first

Maryam Nawaz, MNA Capt (retd) Safdar, Hussain and Hasan Nawaz  ISLAMABAD: The children of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif submitted on Monday an application in the Supreme Court seeking the postponing of the hearing into their review petition in the Panama Papers verdict tomorrow.  The Supreme Court had fixed September 12 for hearing of one of the two review petitions filed by the former premier's children against the Panama case verdict against them.  The children's counsel, Salman Akram R
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Scrutiny shows errors within NAB references against Sharifs

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau submitted on Monday additional documents to the accountability court?s registrar office, where the process of scrutiny of the references against the Sharif family continued. The additional record of the four references was brought in eight boxes to the court. According to sources, it was found out that two references had errors in them. The references pertained to Sharif family?s Avanfield apartments and Aziziyah Steel Mills, sources informed. M
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Indian troops martyr two youth in occupied Kashmir

Indian troops in action in occupied Kashmir. Photo: File  SRINAGAR: Indian troops in an unabated act of state terrorism killed two more youth in Srinagar on Monday. The youth were martyred during a cordon and search operation, launched by Indian army in Khudwani area of Kulgam District, today, Geo News reported. The martyred youth have been identified as Sayar Ahmad Wani and Dawood Illahi Khan, according to the Kashmir Media Service. Indian army claimed that the youth were killed during an enc
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Ivy League graduate and dance champion crowned Miss America

Cara Mund. Photo: Reuters  ATLANTIC CITY: An Ivy League graduate and national dance champion from North Dakota was crowned Miss America on Sunday, becoming the first contestant from the state to win the nearly 100-year-old contest. Cara Mund, from Bismarck, North Dakota, a graduate of Brown University in Rhode Island, who has been accepted to Notre Dame?s law school, trained for several summers with the world-famous Rockettes. Mund, 23, was one of 51 contestants in the pageant, representing th
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UN sees 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra?ad al-Hussein. Photo: UN GENEVA: The top UN human rights official on Monday denounced Myanmar?s ?brutal security operation? against Muslim Rohingyas in Rakhine state which he said was ?clearly disproportionate? to insurgent attacks carried out last month. Zeid Ra?ad al-Hussein, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that more than 270,000 people had fled to Bangladesh, with more trapped on the border, amid rep
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LHC declares illegal shifting of three sugar mills owned by Sharif family

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) declared illegal on Monday the shifting of three sugar mills owned by the Sharif family. The bench, headed by LHC Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, ordered that the Ittefaq, Haseeb Waqas and Chaudhry sugar mills be moved back within three months. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and JDW Sugar Mills owner Jahangir Tareen had challenged the shifting of the sugar mills. Tareen had said the mills, located in the South Punjab region, were shifted in violation of ea
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Nawaz, Nisar used NAB to cook up political cases against me: Dr Asim

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/326a91a33c37a5d01f2765ce067c0506.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xMS8yMDE3IDg6MTY6MDYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1KaEpoc2NKb3crQ0NaOFlpLytCUWxRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Pakistan Peoples Party leader Dr Asim Hussain on Monday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar used the National Accountability Burea
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Box office: Stephen King's 'It' smashes records with massive $117 million opening

Director of the movie Andy Muschietti poses at the premiere for "It" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 5, 2017. REUTERS LOS ANGELES: ?It? came; ?It? saw; ?It? conquered. The New Line and Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King?s novel is officially shattering box office records during its opening weekend. The R-rated horror film should make a whopping $117.2 million from 4,103 locations, far surpassing earlier expectations. That would give ?It? the third largest opening weekend of 201
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Man kills wife, three daughters in Kasur

KASUR: A man axed to death his wife and three daughters in Kasur's Sabria area and then presented himself for arrest at a nearby police station. A man named Hanif,who worked as a gardener in a government school, took this extreme measure , however, the real reason behind the killings is yet to be known. The suspect locked his wife and daughters in a room and then hacked them to death. Police has sent the bodies for post-mortem and started investigation from all angles. The suspect has not
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Spicey skits bring an Emmy for Melissa McCarthy

Actress Melissa McCarthy poses for photographers on the red carpet as she arrives for the TIME 100 Gala in Manhattan, New York, April 26, 2016. Photo: Reuters   LOS ANGELES: Melissa McCarthy won an Emmy on Sunday for her spoofs of former White House spokesman Sean Spicer on ?Saturday Night Live? in television sketches that went viral With slicked back hair and wearing ill-fitting suits, McCarthy played Spicer, whom she dubbed Spicey, as an enraged man who attacks the media, craves the praise o
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Nawaz?s political career to end in 4-5 months, says Sheikh Rasheed

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d849cf9393a4a86f6c2bddc37cbc8312.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xMS8yMDE3IDg6MTQ6MDIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT02RzdKN1NEZDlNZkdUWlNjWHlUaURnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed on Monday predicted that the political career of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif will come to end in four to five months. He was refe
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All state institutions should fulfill constitutional role: CJP

ISLAMABAD: "The Constitution is supreme. All state institutions should fulfill their responsibilities according to the law," said Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Mian Saqib Nisar during a full-court reference held at the Supreme Court on Monday to mark the start of the new judicial year. The CJP said justice can be delivered by rule of law and supremacy of Constitution. "For establishing a rule of law it is essential that democracy be safeguarded," he said further.  Justice Nisar reite
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Lahore traffic plan for Independence Cup

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a3f87e02abb341f8faccfaa75750df3f.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xMS8yMDE3IDg6MTU6MzQgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1wY09HV1ZYZVUyMXBuOVQ4Vk42VjhRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has made a comprehensive traffic plan for smooth traffic flow during Independence Cup matches between Pakistan and World XI starting at the Gadda
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World XI tour bigger than just cricket: Faf du Plessis

LAHORE: South Africa?s Faf du Plessis, the captain of the World XI, said the historic tour to Pakistan presents a rare opportunity for the players to be a part of something bigger than just cricket. He was addressing a press conference in Lahore with World XI coach Andy Flower, following the team?s arrival in the country earlier today for a three-match T20 Independence Cup beginning from Tuesday. ?When I sit down with my family some day and we talk about this.. it?s something I would be glad t
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CM Sindh says no contention over IG issue, acting upon SHC verdict

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said on Monday that there exists no contention between the provincial government and Inspector General of Police Sindh AD Khawaja. The CM Sindh along with Governor Sindh Mohammed Zubair was visiting Mazar-e-Quaid, upon the occasion of Pakistan founder?s death anniversary. While speaking to media personnel, Murad Ali Shah said that the issue of IG Sindh is in the high court and it has the authority to pass verdict only. He said that the leaders sh
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Farooq Sattar expresses anger over Karachi mayor?s performance

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/66c8a695996e0d6335dbed1705bcc066.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS8xMS8yMDE3IDU6Mzk6MjcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0wT1c4dmc3ZEppTURZN1NCRnl5TWRBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan Chief Farooq Sattar expressed anger on Monday over the performance of the local government, in particular of Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar.
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Weakening but still potent Irma aims full force at Florida's Gulf Coast

A man died when his pickup truck crashed into a tree in the Florida Keys during Hurricane Irma in Florida, US. Photo: Reuters   FORT MYERS/MIAMI: A weakening but still potent Hurricane Irma lashed Florida?s Gulf Coast on Sunday with tree-bending winds, pounding rain and surging surf, leaving millions of homes without power, while flooding streets and swaying skyscrapers across the state in Miami. In storm-battered towns up and down Florida?s western shore ? from Naples and Fort Myers north thr
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Cricketers, fans hail World XI as nation gets ready for historic series

Lahore?s Gaddafi Stadium is all set to witness history as the Green Shirts take on the World XI for a three-match T20 series starting Tuesday. The World XI, starring cricket greats from seven different countries, arrived in Pakistan early Monday to a rousing welcome from the cricket-crazy nation, as the eight-year-long wait for high-profile cricket to return home finally ends this week. Former and current cricketers, along with lovers of the game, took to Twitter to express their excitement
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Iraq holding 1,400 foreign wives, children of suspected Daesh fighters

File Photo-Reuters SOUTH OF MOSUL, IRAQ: Iraqi authorities are holding 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Daesh fighters after government forces expelled the group from one of its last remaining strongholds in Iraq, security and aid officials said. Most came from Turkey. Many others were from former Soviet states, such as Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Russia, Iraqi army and intelligence officers said. Other Asians and a ?very few? French and Germans were also among them. The wives and
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Caribbean faces hard road to recovery after Irma's ravages

A man and two children wade through a flooded street, after the passing of Hurricane Irma, in Havana, Cuba September 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters   CUBA: From Cuba to Antigua, Caribbean islanders began counting the cost of Hurricane Irma on Sunday after the brutal storm left a trail of death, destruction and chaos from which the tourist-dependent region could take years to recover. The Category 5 storm, which killed at least 28 people across the region, devastated housing, power supplies and commu
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Oil edges up as Saudis discuss extending supply cut

A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq December 21, 2015. Photo: Reuters   TOKYO: Oil prices edged up on Monday after the Saudi oil minister discussed possibly extending a pact to cut global oil supplies beyond March 2018 with his Venezuelan and Kazakh counterparts. News of the talks on Sunday helped offset downward pressure on oil prices amid worries that energy demand would be hit hard by Hurricane Irma and its aftermath. The hurricane knoc
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Indian players in World XI would have given good message: Afridi

Former Pakistan T20i captain Shahid Afridi. Photo: File LAHORE: Flamboyant all rounder and former t20 skipper Shahid Afridi said on Monday that inclusion of Indian players in the World XI team for Independence Cup would have given a good message to the world and sports can resolve disputes. In an interview to BBC, Afridi said that the visit of World XI players for Independence Cup is an important development for the return of international cricket to Pakistan; he gave the credit to Pakistan Cr
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Saudi Arabia arrests prominent cleric: social media

Saudi police officials. Photo: Reuters/File  DUBAI: A prominent Saudi religious leader has been arrested, according to social media postings on Sunday, in what appears to be a crackdown on Saudis seen as critics of the conservative kingdom?s absolute rulers. Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, an influential cleric who was imprisoned from 1994-99 for agitating for political change and has 14 million followers on Twitter, appears to have been detained over the weekend, the posting suggested. In one of his
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