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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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Jose strengthens into dangerous Category 3 hurricane

Hurricanes Irma (L) and Jose are pictured in the Atlantic Ocean in this September 7, 2017, NOAA satellite handout photo. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS Jose strengthened on Thursday into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The hurricane is about 955 km (590 miles) east of the Lesser Antilles with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres per hour (120 mph), the NHC said in its latest advisory, adding so
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Liverpool's wantaway Coutinho reports for training

Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho on Thursday returned to training at the club after failing to push through a move from the Premier League giants. The Brazil playmaker submitted a transfer request on the eve of the season but Liverpool repeatedly rebuffed Barcelona's attempts to lure him to the Camp Nou. He has not yet played for Liverpool this season, with the club citing a back injury, but he joined up with his national side for World Cup qualifiers and made two substitute appearances a
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Tillerson fell in with a 'bad crowd', Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a plenary session at the 2017 Eastern Economic Forum at Russky Island outside Vladivostok on September 7, 2017. AFP/Sputnik/Michael Klimentyev VLADIVOSTOK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had "fallen in with a bad crowd" and was pressuring Moscow's diplomats, four years after the Kremlin gave him an honorary award. "We have given? Rex Tillerson an Order of Friendship some time ago.
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PML-N govt saved country from bankruptcy, says Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government saved the country from bankruptcy. Iqbal, in his statement to media, said the incumbent government defeated terrorism and ended prolonged outages from the country. "It isn't the job of immature people to run state affairs," he said. Maintaining that the country's economy was back on track, the minister said the opposition does not have anything except for negative agenda. He further s
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Sindh govt won't be comfortable in talks with AD Khawaja now: Ghani

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/9934b25c89f1bcca401e37d2f89c8279.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS83LzIwMTcgNjozOTowOSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXFvQThFdmVmTEpZWFpKMFRnT2s5eXc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: The Sindh government would not be comfortable in holding talks with IGP AD Khawaja now that the high court has imposed its decision regarding his stay, said senior PPP leader
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FBR seals houses of film stars Noor, Saba Qamar over tax evasion

LAHORE: Film stars Noor and Saba Qamar have been found out to be tax evaders, according to a notification of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Geo News reported on Thursday that the FBR has also sealed the houses of the two actresses because of tax evasion. The FBR stated that Noor has defaulted on tax worth Rs1.5 million, while Saba Qamar has defaulted on tax worth Rs3.4 million. According to the FBR, many notices were sent to the two actresses but upon no response, it took the decision of sea
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Gen Zubair Hayat attends conference in Canada on environmental issues

Chiefs of Defence Staff in Victoria.  RAWALPINDI: Joint Chief of Staff Committee Chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat attended 2017 Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Victoria. According to a notification, the conference held between September 4 and 6 was titled, 'The Future Security Environment, Challenges, Complexity and Cooperation'. It was attended by the chiefs of Defence Staff of 25 countries. The core areas discussed during the conference included trends in the Indo-Asia Pacific,
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Two kidnappers killed in Karachi shootout, abductee freed

KARACHI: Police on Thursday recovered an abductee following a shootout with suspected kidnappers in Karachi, which resulted in the killing of two suspects, DIG CIA Dr. Jamil Ahmed said at a press conference. He said the abductee, Masood Feroze, is a resident of Karachi and came from the United States two months ago to celebrate Eid with relatives. The kidnappers abducted him from Dhoraji area of the city on August 23 and demanded Rs150 million in ransom. A police team, headed by SSP Abdullah
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MQM-Pakistan calls off protest against census results

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan called off on Thursday its protest against the results of the sixth population and housing census, which was scheduled to be held on September 16. The party cancelled the protest due to the security threat to the party leaders, informed sources, adding that the party leaders are concerned about security ever since the attack of Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan. MQM-Pakistan leaders had announced that they will organise a rally, against the census results, whi
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New York regulator fines Habib Bank $225mn for compliance failures

WASHINGTON: The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) said on Thursday it had fined Habib Bank and its New York branch $225 million for failures to comply with laws and regulations designed to combat illicit money transactions. The regulator said it had also imposed a surrender order imposing conditions for the orderly wind down of Habib Bank?s New York branch.  The country's largest bank has agreed to an investigation of historical transactions processed by the New York branch as a
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Instagram to allow users to share Stories on Facebook

Facebook has turned to its sister application, Instagram, to boost the popularity of the 'Stories' feature.  The latest test feature was spotted by some of the users including Next Web?s Matt Navarra and Twitter user @mruiandre.  The users noticed that they were given an option to share their Instagram Stories on Facebook. This was followed by Instagram confirming that this feature is currently being tested.  Facebook also has the Stories feature but it failed to gain the populari
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Pakistan should be treated with respect: Britain's Labour party chief

Photo: Reuters Britain's Labour party chief Jeremy Corbyn, while commenting on US President Donald Trump's statement and policies, on Thursday said that Pakistan is a country which should be treated respectfully and other states should not criticise it. In August, President Trump cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan, backtracking from his promise to rapidly end America's longest war while pillorying ally Pakistan for offering safe haven to "agents of ch
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Premier League to close transfer window before 2018 season start

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gave his backing to the decision to close the 2018 transfer window early before it was announced - AFP  LONDON: English Premier League clubs voted on Thursday to close the 2018 close-season transfer window before the start of the 2018-19 campaign. Following complaints by managers that transfer activity disturbs their preparations, Premier League clubs will not be able to register new players after 1600 GMT on the Thursday before the season starts. The transfer win
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Hurricane-hit islands are 'living consequences of climate change'

Satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Huricane Irma at 1130UTC on September 7, 2017 - AFP WASHINGTON: Island nations devastated by Hurricane Irma are "living the consequences of climate change," said the prime minister of the twin-island nation of Barbuda and Antigua on Thursday. Antigua and Barbuda were blasted by Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest ever to charge across the Atlantic Ocean, packing winds of 180 miles per hour (290 kilom
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Ambition, feminism have somehow turned into bad words: Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra's shoot with Paper magazine. Photo: Paper magazine  Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra insists that she is just ?a girl doing her job?. "I am extremely ambitious," she said in an interview with Paper magazine adding "and I think it's a really great quality for girls to have. Somehow, ambition and feminism have turned into bad words, and they're not." Speaking about ambition, she said that it is wanting ?to be the best version of yourself". She added, ?I have learned that over t
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Twitter rolls out Night Mode for desktop users

Twitter has enabled 'Night Mode' for desktops, a feature which was previously available on iOS and Android devices.  The feature was rolled out on Wednesday but has yet to reach all user accounts, hence some users may not have the option to activate it instantly.  To enable the new feature, users must click on their profile photo and select night mode. Night mode turns Twitter's usual vibrant white  and blue background into a navy blue dark screen with an icon of the moon on it.  Ni
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KU students defend varsity after Ansarul Shariah bust

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4444e205dc79d59e475a793a73424388.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS83LzIwMTcgMjo0NDoyNSBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTdqT25OYXJXZTh2NjNCV1pTa2NjZmc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: The students of Karachi University have kicked off a campaign to protect the dignity of their institution in the face of suspicions looming over it following the arrest of An
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Slovak clinic treats lazy eye with virtual reality game

MARTIN: The condition called lazy eye has long been considered untreatable in adults, but a clinic in Slovakia says a treatment does exist, and it?s simple as child?s play - literally. Lazy eye, or amblyopia, typically occurs in farsighted patients when the brain shuts down data coming from the eye with less clear vision and uses only the healthy eye. People with amblyopia typically do not have three-dimensional vision. Now the UVEA clinic in Martin, in northern Slovakia, is testing a treatme
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Petition filed against KP CM in accountability commission

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b7c0305aba8321201bcb0b04ffb29512.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS83LzIwMTcgMjozMDoyMiBQTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPSsrNy82ekJLd1A1Q3pqU3c3Mk9WZXc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] PESHAWAR: A petition has been filed against Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervaiz Khattak in the province's Ehtesab Commission, Geo News reported on Thursday. The reference has
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Destructive energy of hurricane Irma twice that of all bombs dropped in WWII

Damage of Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saint Maarten. -AFP The destructive energy of Hurricane Irma is about twice that of all bombs dropped in the Second World War, reported The Independent.  Louis Uccellini, director of the National Weather Service, said all hazards associated with the storm will be dangerous and added that he was concerned about Florida, starting with the Florida Keys.  Another hurricane expert, Kerry Emanuel of MIT, calculated and said I
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Power shortfall reduced to zero, claims Abid Sher Ali

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Power Abid Sher Ali Thursday claimed that the incumbent government has reduced power shortfall in the country to zero megawatts. Speaking to the media after a meeting of National Assembly's Standing Committee on Energy, the minister said his government would make a formal announcement regarding the end of load-shedding in November, this year. "We have produced 20,000 MWs of electricity and will end the shortage of power forever," he claimed. Criticising Khurshee
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Bilawal to chair PPP advisory meeting in Karachi

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has summoned the senior leaders of the party for an advisory meeting in Karachi, it emerged on Thursday. The meeting will be attended by prominent PPP leaders including Khursheed Shah, Faryal Talpur, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Qamar Zaman Qaira, Farhatullah Babar, and Nayyar Hussain Bukhari among others. The meeting participants are expected to discuss current political situation along with the verdicts on Panama papers case and Ben
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Fazl-ur-Rehman urges international community to play their part in ending Rohingya crisis

LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-F Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman requested international organisations such as the United Nations and the Security Council to step in and stop violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, in a statement issued on Thursday. International organisations have not played their part in stopping the persecution of minority communities in Myanmar, he remarked, adding only stone-hearted people can remain quiet after seeing such violence against a minority community. He also
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Iran prepares aid for Myanmar Rohingyas

TEHRAN: Iran's Red Crescent said Thursday it has prepared an aid package for Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims as they flee a crackdown by security forces, local media reported. "An emergency, food, life support, and hygiene packages have been prepared by the Red Crescent to be sent to Myanmar," said the head of the organisation Morteza Salimi, according to the ISNA news agency. The aid package would be "immediately sent to the oppressed people of this country if we receive authorisation from Myanmar
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Imran calls Dar ?Pakistan?s economic hitman?

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan called Finance Minister Ishaq Dar ?Pakistan?s economic hitman.? During a news conference focusing on the country's economy, Khan called for the immediate resignation of Dar in light of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference against him. The PTI chairman claimed that Pakistan was never so heavily in debt as it is today and said the economy of the country has never been this weak.  He added that $30 billion is the deficit
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