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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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Abdul Razzaq signs contract with Afghan cricket league

Former test cricketer Abdul Razzaq has signed a contract with the Afghan cricket league, it emerged on Tuesday. Razzaq will be a part of the team Amo Sharks participating in the Shpageeza Cricket League. Earlier, former cricketer Shahid Afridi had announced on Twitter that he will also play in the upcoming Afghan league. However, PCB sources had informed Geo News that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was not happy with Afridi's decision.  In this regard, PCB has decided to not issue non-obj
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Would have faced difficulties if PTI formed federal govt in 2013: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan shared that he has learnt a lot during his party's tenure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Photo: file   KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan said that he would have faced countless difficulties if the party had formed a government in the centre after the 2013 general elections. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Khan reasoned that if he would have formed the federal government in 2013, he would have faced difficulties due to inexperienced
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Pakistan?s foreign policy failed to make an impact: Khursheed Shah

Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah spoke to the media after attending an inauguration ceremony in Sukkur on Tuesday. Photo: Geo News screen shot  SUKKUR: Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah on Tuesday weighed in on Pakistan?s foreign policy and remarked that it failed to make an impact. Shah, who was speaking to media in Sukkur, said that Pakistan has been fighting terrorists from the start yet it is being called a ?terrorist? state. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been claiming from the start th
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Grave consequences for Punjab govt if firing FIR not registered: PTI

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) candidate for NA-120 Yasmin Rashid. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) candidate for NA-120 Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday threatened the Punjab government to be prepared for grave consequences if it failed to register a First Information Report (FIR) for a firing incident on her party office on Sunday. The police arrested three people on charges of firing in the air in front of the offices of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and PTI NA-120 candidate
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Syria army breaks Daesh siege on Deir Ezzor: state media

DAMASCUS: Syria's army broke a years-long Daesh siege on the government enclave of Deir Ezzor city on Tuesday, entering into a military base, state media said. "The Syrian Arab Army has advanced on the Brigade 137 base front on the western side of Deir Ezzor city and broken the siege imposed by the Daesh organisation," state news agency SANA said. Syrian government troops and allied fighters, backed by Russian air support, have been advancing for weeks towards Deir Ezzor city, capital of oil-r
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British soldiers among four neo-Nazi terror suspects arrested in UK

LONDON: Some of the four alleged members of a banned British neo-Nazi group arrested on Tuesday for terror offences are serving soldiers, Britain´s defence ministry said. National Action became the first far-right group to be outlawed by the government in December last year, six months after the assassination of lawmaker Jo Cox by a far-right sympathiser. The four suspects are being held "on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism," Brit
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Palestinian family evicted from Jerusalem home of 50 years

geo_embedgallery JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Tuesday evicted a Palestinian family from the east Jerusalem home in which they lived for over half a century, making way for Israelis deemed the legal occupants. Plans for the eviction had been criticised by the European Union, United Nations and various Western governments, though not the United States. Fahamiya Shamasneh, 75, told AFP police arrived unannounced before dawn and forced her out of the house along with
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Maryam to continue campaigning in NA-120 on Tuesday

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, will continue campaigning for the upcoming by-elections in NA-120 for her mother Begum Kulsoom Nawaz on Tuesday.  Maryam will lead a rally in the constituency and is also expected to address a gathering of PML-N workers.  The ballot papers for the upcoming by-elections will be printed from September 10, with a five-day training course for polling staff commencing from September 6.  The polling scheme for the by-polls has also been issued by the
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Malaysia summons Myanmar ambassador over violence in Rakhine State

Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 3, 2017/REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday summoned Myanmar´s ambassador to express displeasure over violence in Myanmar´s Rakhine State, which has displaced nearly 125,000 Rohingya Muslims. Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said the latest incidents of violence showed that the Myanmar government had made "little, if any" progress in finding a peaceful solution to problems fa
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China's Xi wants to put relations with India on 'right track'

XIAMEN: China wants to put its relationship with India on the ?right track?, President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, as the two countries sought to mend ties damaged by a recent tense Himalayan border standoff. The meeting was the first between the two leaders since Chinese and Indian troops ended a standoff in the Doklam border region about a week ago that was the neighbours? most serious military confrontation in decades. Talks between Xi and Modi had been in quest
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CM Sindh rebukes local govt for sub-par performance during rain in Karachi

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah expressed his displeasure at the failure of municipal officers to fulfill their responsibilities to clear water-logged roads and minimise rain-related incidents in the provincial capital. Chairing a meeting here, Shah said that the city?s Yousuf Goth and other areas were submerged in water during the recent torrential rains because of the "laziness" of the District Municipal Corporations. He also directed Minister for Local Government Jam Khan Shoro
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A mother?s invention, Barbie-like doll recites Quran verses

Barbie-lookalike "Jenna" doll DUBAI: French businesswoman and mother Samira Amarir struggled to find toys which could help impart her Islamic faith to her young daughter, so she invented her own. Now the Barbie-lookalike "Jenna" doll, which she designed from scratch to recite four chapters from the Quran, has entered mass production and is on sale in Gulf Arab countries. "When my daughter Jenna turned two years old, I was looking for a toy or a tool," Amarir said. "The idea was to come up wit
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Pakistan to tour England for Test series next year

Pakistan mark their winning moment, England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lord's, 4th day, July 17, 2016/Getty Images Pakistan will tour England for a two-match Test series in 2018, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed on Tuesday. England will kick off next year?s summer with two Tests against Pakistan, whom they drew 2-2 in 2016. The first Test will take place from May 24-28, 2018 at Lord?s, and the second from June 1-5 at Emerald Headingley. Joe Root?s team will then play five ODIs and a T
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What's hot and what's not at Berlin's IFA tech fair

Virtual Reality is still a little too pricey for most consumers - AFP BERLIN: Berlin's IFA technology fair, Europe's largest and a bellwether for the Christmas season, draws to a close Wednesday. Here is a quick overview of what's hot and what's not in the aisles. On the out Tablets: the fever that greeted Apple's launch of the iPad in 2010 has long dissipated. Smartphones boast increasingly large screens and high performance in a handier package than the not-quite-laptop devices. Energy effi
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Putin warns of 'global catastrophe' in N.Korea impasse

XIAMEN, China: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday of a global "catastrophe" unless a diplomatic solution is reached over North Korea, rejecting US calls for further sanctions on Pyongyang as useless. Putin's comments appeared to draw the lines for a clash with Washington, which on Monday demanded the "strongest possible measures" against North Korea for detonating what it said was a hydrogen bomb. The announcement and North Korea's claim that it could mount the warhead on a missil
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Muslim model Resham Khan posts first pictures after acid attack

Months after having suffered a horrible acid attack in London, aspiring Muslim model Resham Khan has posted her latest pictures on social media showing her sans injuries and confident-looking. Resham Khan and his cousin Jameel Mukhtar faced acid attack two months ago, on the model?s 21st birthday, disfiguring both of them, and leaving Jameel Mukhtar paralysed for life. Acid was thrown at them through a car window in London.
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Rohingya persecution: Resolutions submitted in NA, provincial assemblies

Rohingya Muslims fleeing military operations in Myanmar?s Rakhine state make their way to Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters  Several resolutions were submitted in provincial assemblies across the country today against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.  The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) submitted a resolution in Punjab Assembly condemning the brutal killings of Rohingya Muslims. [embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/35f32cec59
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"Angry Birds" maker Rovio plans IPO to boost growth

Angry Birds characters Bomb, Chuck and Red are pictured during the premiere in Helsinki, Finland, May 11, 2016. Photo: Reuters 1 HELSINKI: The maker of hit mobile phone game ?Angry Birds? is planning an initial public offering to raise around 30 million euros ($36 million) and potentially use its shares to make acquisitions. Finland?s Rovio Entertainment Ltd said on Tuesday that existing shareholders, which include the uncle of the company?s co-founder as well as venture capital firms Accel Pa
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Pakistan inflation rate rises to 3.42 percent

A man selling mangoes pushes his wares on a cart at a market in Karachi, Pakistan, June 1,2015- Reuters file photo    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan?s annual inflation rate increased to 3.42 percent in August from 2.91 percent a month earlier, the state Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. On a month-on-month basis, the inflation rate was 0.19 percent in August, the bureau said. Food items such as onions, tomatoes and mango were the main reason behind an increase in the month-on-month prices
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Trying to help Pakistan is important for cricket, says England?s Collingwood

Paul Collingwood led England to victory in 2010 T20 World Cup  Former England captain Paul Collingwood, part of the World XI squad which will tour Pakistan next week, is hopeful the series "can be a significant step" in bringing international cricket back to the country. ?You can only imagine how demoralising it must have been for Pakistan?s players during the last few years and it?s an opportunity to show and prove that they can hold big fixtures in their own country once again,? he wrote in a
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ECP orders printing of NA-120 ballot papers

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/b6a800579de6204866fbb9065f9c0b5a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS81LzIwMTcgODo0NDozOCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPVhaRUsxTkwwQXg4RXUzRGR6R2h6WGc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ordered on Tuesday printing of ballot papers for Lahore?s NA-120 by-poll, which is scheduled for September 17. According to the ret
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Suspected landmines maim Rohingya fleeing Myanmar

Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar carry their belongings as they flee violence, near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar on September 4, 2017 - AFP   COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Two Rohingya children -- one of whom lost a leg -- were injured by an apparent landmine blast as they tried to flee unrest in Myanmar on Tuesday, a Bangladesh border official said. The incident came after a Rohingya woman had a leg blown off in the same area on Monday, raising fea
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Dengue claims another life in KP, death toll climbs to 16

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/9b1c3d495444a17128a8e083abb54b8c.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OS81LzIwMTcgODozODoxNCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTltS1A2YUZuUHRXTFdxOGVHQmR3Tnc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] PESHAWAR: A woman under treatment for dengue virus in the Khyber Teaching Hospital succumbed to the disease, bringing the total tally due to the virus at 16 in the province, the hospi
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Russia may reduce US diplomatic personnel by 155: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin - File photo  XIAMEN, China: Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Tuesday to expel up to 155 more US diplomatic personnel from his country as the diplomatic feud between Washington and Moscow rumbled on. "We reserve the right to make a decision on how many American diplomats there are in Moscow. But we will not do that for the moment," Putin told a press conference after a summit of BRICS nations in southern China. Moscow had previously ordered the US t
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NA-120 by-poll: ECP admonishes PML-N for violating code of conduct

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the ruling party?s non-serious attitude towards following the code of conduct in the NA-120 by-poll. In a hearing conducted by a two-member commission, the chief election commissioner expressed serious displeasure over Provincial Food Minister Bilal Yasin?s failure to appear before the commission. The hearing was held on a notice taken by the ECP after a complaint by its monitoring team over the violation
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