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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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Two dead in suicide bomb outside Afghan MP?s house in Jalalabad

Two bodyguards of an Afghan MP were shot dead in firing outside his house, followed by a suicide bomb, Tolo News reported. A suicide bomber exploded himself outside MP Zahir Qadir ?s house in Jalalabad while a second suicide bomber was shot dead by Qadir?s bodyguards, Tolo News quoted to the provincial governor's spokesman as saying. Governor?s spokesman Attaullah Khoghyani confirms explosion in Jalalabad and said two bodyguards were shot dead. He said the situation is now under control but th
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Ahead of Modi's visit, China says huge potential for cooperation

BEIJING: Asian giants China and India have great potential for cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, seeking to cast the neighbors? difficult ties in a positive light ahead of a visit next week by India?s prime minister. The two agreed this week to de-escalate a more than two-month-old stand-off on their disputed border, just in time for Sunday?s kick-off of a summit of the BRICS grouping of nations, which also includes Brazil, Russia and South Africa. It was normal
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Opposition leader wants Parliament's joint session on new US policy

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, proposed on Wednesday calling a Joint Session of Parliament after Eid so a 'strong' response can be given to the new US policy for Pakistan.  The opposition leader termed US President Donald Trump's new policy statement for Pakistan of 'huge significance'.  He is speaking in the National Assembly during its 45th session.  He blamed the country's foreign policy 'failure' over the past four years on the government's decisio
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HBL calls potential $630 million US fine 'disproportionate'

ISLAMABAD: Habib Bank Ltd, facing a possible $630 million fine over compliance failures by its New York branch, admitted mistakes but denied any wrongdoing and said the penalty sought by US regulators was disproportionate. New York State?s Department of Financial Services (DFS) said on Monday it was seeking to fine Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) up to $630 million for ?grave? compliance failures with anti-money laundering rules, in what would be the largest penalty ever faced by a Pakistani financial ins
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Axact scandal: Evidences not presented before courts, alleges former FIA prosecutor

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/6cdba119f09488f46b64141b48d510d5.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8zMC8yMDE3IDc6MjA6NDIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WQi91bXdmS05lVGd0bENMd243OC9nPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] KARACHI: The former special public prosecutor of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Zahid Jamil said that the case against Axact was very strong due to massive proofs against it b
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Former Panama case JIT head appears before NAB Lahore

Former Panama Papers case Joint Investigation Team head Wajid Zia is recording his statement before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore today in relation to the probe of Sharif family?s assets. Zia, a Federal Investigation Agency Additional Director, headed the five-member JIT made on the Supreme Court?s orders to investigate the offshore properties of Sharifs. Zia also appeared before NAB Rawalpindi's combined investigation team as a witness on Tuesday. He was questioned by NAB of
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Six die in rains lashing India's business hub, more downpours forecast

Commuters walk through water-logged roads after heavy rains in Mumbai MUMBAI: Two toddlers were among at least six people who died after floods caused by heavy seasonal monsoon rains destroyed homes and disrupted traffic in India?s financial capital, police said on Wednesday. Train services resumed slowly and dozens of commuters began walking to work in Mumbai, a city of 20 million people that is home to India?s two biggest stock exchanges and the headquarters of several major companies. Some
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UN condemns 'outrageous' North Korea missile launch, Pyongyang says more to come

A missile is launched during a long and medium-range ballistic rocket launch drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. -REUTERS SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations condemned North Korea?s ?outrageous? firing of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, demanding Pyongyang halt its weapons program but holding back on any threat of new sanctions on the isolated regime. North Korea said the launch of an intermedia
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Census results: Centre calls IPC meeting to address provinces? concerns

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has called a meeting of the Inter-Provincial Coordination Division to address the provinces? concerns over the provisional census results released earlier this week. The Sindh government on Monday announced that it would reject the provisional results of the sixth population census. Compare census records of Army, Statistics Division: Khursheed Shah Facts would come to the forefront once the two census records are compared, says opposition leader
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CIA showed proof of nuclear proliferation by Dr Qadeer, claims Musharraf

Dr AQ Khan (left) and Gen (retd) Musharraf Former president General (retd) Pervaiz Musharraf has claimed that it was the most disappointing day of his life when the director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) showed him proof of nuclear proliferation by Pakistani physicist and nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan. In an interview to a private news channel, the former president said Dr Khan, in a meeting with him, cried and apologised, asking for help. The former president said he told the
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PM Abbasi to chair NSC meeting today on new US policy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will chair a National Security Committee meeting today to devise a policy in response to the revised US policy on Afghanistan laid out in the recent speech by US president Donald Trump. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet on Wednesday, which was the first cabinet meeting following Trump?s ?anti-Pakistan? comments during his South Asia policy speech last week. Trump's Afghan policy to meet with failure: PM Prime Min
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Nawaz leaves for London to meet ailing wife

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for London on Wednesday morning to meet his ailing wife. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader will be abroad with his wife and sons during Eid. Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of PML-N leader, is reportedly under treatment for throat cancer. Kulsoom is PML-N's nominated candidate for NA-120 after the seat fell vacant following Nawaz's disqualification and ouster from PM office on Supreme Court's July 28 verdict. Meanwhile, Maryam Nawa
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Hope springs for Holder as Windies shock England

West Indies´ Shai Hope (2L) is followed by England´s captain Joe Root and the England squad as he leaves the field after winning the second international Test match between England and the West Indies - AFP  LEEDS: West Indies captain Jason Holder said he had never lost belief in his side after they vindicated his faith with a stunning five-wicket win over England in the second Test at Headingley. The West Indies chased down a seemingly tough target of 322 with more than four overs to spare o
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More than 2 million Muslims gather for Hajj pilgrimage

MAKKAH: More than two million Muslims from around the world will start the hajj pilgrimage at Islam´s holiest sites Wednesday, a religious duty and an epic multi-stage journey. This year sees pilgrims from Shiite Iran return after a hiatus following a diplomatic spat between the Islamic republic and Sunni arch-rival Saudi Arabia. It also comes with the Gulf mired in political crisis and Islamic State group jihadists under pressure in Iraq and Syria. Saudi authorities have mobilised vast resou
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Transgender shot dead, dozens of suspects held in Karachi

KARACHI: A transgender was shot dead by unknown men in Karachi late Tuesday, while police rounded up over two dozen suspects including a female robber from different areas in the city, officials said. The transgender, Chanda, was shot dead in Defence's Shahbaz Commercial area, when unknown men opened fire on a number of transgenders standing in the street. One of the fellows of the deceased said a vehicle with tinted glasses and private security guards first passed by them, from which unknow
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Houston native Beyonce pledges to help Harvey relief

Beyonce, one of the most famous natives of Houston, has pledged generous but unspecified aid after the fourth most populous US city was ravaged by mega-storm Harvey. The pop superstar, in a statement to the Houston Chronicle, said she was working out details with her team and her Houston pastor "to implement a plan to help as many as we can." Beyonce -- whose net worth with her husband, rap mogul Jay-Z, is estimated at $1 billion -- said that Texas was "in my prayers" in a post to her more tha
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Nadal, Osaka shine as rain causes US Open havoc

Rafael Nadal took his US Open first-round record to 13-0 but Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka stole the headlines by knocking out defending champion Angelique Kerber as torrential rain caused more than 50 matches to be shelved Tuesday. As players ran for cover from drenched outside courts where just 90 minutes of action was possible, and only three matches completed, Osaka's big-hitting game flourished under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium. The world number 46, born in Japan to a Haitian father a
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Harvey damage estimated at $42 bn, among most costly US storms

Damage from Hurricane Harvey could put it among the top five most costly US storms ever, with failing dams and levees driving up loss forecasts, data modeling showed Tuesday. Estimates for total economic costs and damage shot up overnight to $42 billion from $30 billion, as flooding began to spread to Louisiana and flood control measures became overwhelmed, according to Chuck Watson, founder of the disaster modeling firm Enki Research. While authorities still focused on rescuing survivors on T
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Oil sees slight recovery after hit from storm Harvey

Crude prices recovered slightly in in Asian trade Tuesday a day after heavy falls caused by the impact of monster storm Harvey on a key US oil-producing region. Harvey battered into Texas on Friday as a Category Four hurricane, tearing down homes and businesses on the Gulf Coast, and triggering massive floods. The storm caused the closure of many oil platforms in the Gulf, and about a fifth of the region's oil output remained shut down, according to US authorities. With markets Monday fearing
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Report reveals high level of drug use in athletics

Over 30 percent of athletes who competed at the 2011 world championships admitted to having used banned substances in the past, according to a World Anti-Doping Agency-commissioned study released on Tuesday. The study, conducted by researchers from Germany?s University of Tuebingen and Harvard Medical School in 2011, found that more than 30 percent of world championship participants and over 45 percent of athletes at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games said they had taken banned drugs. The researchers ask
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Widespread rain, thunderstorm likely in lower Sindh

A lightning bolt is seen above a residential neighborhood during rain in Karachi, Pakistan. ? Reuters ISLAMABAD: Widespread rain and thunderstorm coupled with gusty winds is expected to hit lower Sindh, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said Tuesday, after Karachi witnessed onset of rain spell. The PMD said that there have been chances of isolated heavy to more heavy falls in lower Sindh, including Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad and Karachi divisions, on Wednesday. Scattered places in Punjab, K
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Some birds smell to navigate, experiment shows

At least one species of sea-faring bird uses its sense of smell to navigate over ocean waters, according to a novel experiment described in a study released Tuesday. Temporarily deprived of the ability to smell, Scopoli's shearwaters had trouble finding their way home after embarking from the Spanish island of Menorca to forage, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports. The olfactory-challenged birds easily flew nearly 200 kilometres (125 miles) to the Catalan coast to gather foo
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Sharapova gets down to business at US Open

Maria Sharapova begins to explore just how well she can finish at the US Open on Wednesday after a successful and emotional Grand Slam comeback following a 15-month doping ban. The 30-year-old Russian, who ousted second seed Simona Halep in her opener, faces Hungary's Timea Babos for the first time in the second round of the year's final Grand Slam tournament. And with Halep and British seventh seed Johanna Konta both ousted already, Sharapova would not see another top-10 foe until potentially
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Bangladesh court jails Rana Plaza owner for graft: prosecutor

Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana (L) is being escorted by security personnel ahead of a court appearance in 2015. ? AFP  DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Tuesday jailed the Rana Plaza owner for three years for graft, the first of many charges laid against him after the garment factory complex collapsed in 2013 and killed more than 1,130 people. Sohel Rana was given the maximum three-year sentence by a special court in Dhaka for failing to declare his personal wealth to Bangladesh's anti-graft commission,
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Britain's Liverpool airport back to normal after suspect package found

Photo: The Sun LONDON: Britain's Liverpool airport was evacuated earlier on Tuesday while a bomb disposal team dealt with a suspect package and now it is safe and it is "business as usual", a spokesman for the airport said. The spokesman said the evacuation was a precautionary measure and now flights were coming in as usual. Earlier, passengers arriving at the airport were being kept on their planes after a security alert which was described as a "police incident", the local Liverpool Echo ne
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