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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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CPEC challenges Indian sovereignty: India Army Chief General Rawat

Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said in his speech on Saturday that the multi-billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) challenges Indian sovereignty, the Times of India reported. Speaking at Savitribai Phule Pune University, General Rawat in his lecture titled, "India's challenges in the current geo-strategic construct", said that: ?The CPEC passing through POK (sic) challenges India's sovereignty." He also blamed China for the ongoing border skirmish with Indian forces at Doklam
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'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' director Tobe Hooper dies

Movie director Tobe Hooper, best known for "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and "Poltergeist" horror films, died in California on Saturday, US media reported. He was 74. The cause of the director's death in the town of Sherman Oaks was not announced, the Hollywood industry magazine Variety reported. Hooper, a native of Austin, Texas, was a college professor and documentary producer before branching out in 1974 to direct "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," one of the most influential films of the hor
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More than 440 dengue patients in different KPK hospitals

PESHAWAR: The death toll due to dengue virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reached to 10, while more than 400 people in hospitals across the province were tested positive for the disease. According to Dengue Response Unit, with 31 new cases in the province, the total number of affectees are now 2,994 peoples. The response unit further stated that 443 patients are under treatment in different hospitals of the province. Moreover, in Peshawar, dengue larvae have also been found near Chowk Shadi Pir
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Harvey floods Houston as residents hunker down for days of rain

Tropical Storm Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston that inundated homes and submerged highways on Sunday as residents of the fourth most populous U.S. city hunkered down in anticipation of several more days of "unprecedented" rainfall. Harvey came ashore late on Friday as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years and has killed at least two people. The death toll is expected to rise as the storm triggers additional tidal surges and tornadoes, with parts of the regi
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'Hitman' stays on top, but box office is worst since 2001

Hampered by a hurricane and a high-profile boxing match, weekend box-office results in North America were the slowest in nearly 16 years, allowing previous leader "The Hitman's Bodyguard" to hold its top spot with an unimpressive $10.1 million take. Harvey, the deadly hurricane-turned-tropical storm, led to some theater closings in Texas, while Floyd Mayweather's much-hyped bout against Irishman Conor McGregor proved to be one of the biggest pay-per-view shows in history, Variety.com noted. Th
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Mbappe watches from bench as Monaco maul Marseille

Kylian Mbappe was left on the bench as Radamel Falcao scored twice in Monaco's 6-1 trouncing of Marseille in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Four of the goals came in the first half at the Stade Louis II, with captain Falcao's brace falling in between strikes from Kamil Glik and Adama Diakhaby. Djibril Sidibe and Fabinho, with a penalty, completed the rout after the break. The reigning champions have won four out of four games to start the season and sit second on goal difference behind leaders Paris Saint
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British police issue warning after chemical 'haze' on Sussex coast

Police issued a warning on Sunday after chemical ?haze? left up to 50 people on Britain?s south coast suffering irritation to their eyes and throats. Sussex police urged people to keep doors and windows shut in the affected area, between the resort town of Eastbourne and Birling Gap, a few miles along the coast. Police also warned people to stay away from the beaches, on a busy public holiday weekend. The haze seems to have been coming in from the sea but the source has not been established,
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Dazzling Liverpool rout Wenger's sorry Arsenal

Arsenal's early-season problems mounted at Anfield on Sunday after they were condemned to a miserable 4-0 defeat by Jurgen Klopp's rampant Liverpool. Not even the return of Alexis Sanchez could inspire Arsene Wenger's side as they fell to goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge. Salah's third goal, after 57 minutes, summed up Liverpool's mastery of the opposition as Arsenal managed to concede from an attacking corner. After the ball was headed clear, Hector
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MQM-Pakistan rejects census results, announces protest in 72 hours

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Farooq Sattar on Sunday announced to lead a protest rally in 72 hours against the provisional census results. Speaking in the party's general workers? convention at PIB Colony football ground, Sattar said by understating the population of Karachi census results have done injustice to all ethnic communities living in the metropolis. He said that Karachi's population in actual is around 30 million - whereas according to the census it is 1
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Two soldiers martyred in operation near Angoor Adda: ISPR

Two soldiers were martyred during a search operation near Angoor Adda area of South Waziristan agency, informed ISPR. Sepoy Ataur Rehman and Sepoy Imran Ali lost their lives in an IED blast during a search operation under Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad. Meanwhile, Frontier Corps Balochistan destroyed four terrorists? camps in different intelligence-based operations on Sunday, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). Two terrorists were also killed during an exchange of fire in differen
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Taliban suicide bomber kills 13 in Helmand: Afghan official

Photo: FILE KANDAHAR: A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 13 people and wounded several more in an attack on a convoy of Afghan soldiers in Helmand province late Sunday, an official said. "A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car as the Afghan National Army convoy passed a small market in Nawa District of Helmand," Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the provincial governor, told AFP. He added that civilians and forces personnel were among the dead while more than a dozen others had bee
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Pakistan not fighting terrorism 'to please US': Ahsan Iqbal

NAROWAL: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday said that Pakistan has not been fighting the war against terrorism to "please the United States". Addressing a workers convention in Narowal, the minister said Pakistan is not making efforts to eradicate terrorism to receive a trophy from US President Donald Trump. President Trump last week 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 pill
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Soccer-Messi double gives Barca win at Alaves

Lionel Messi in action during Barcelona?s clash against Alaves. Photo: @FCBarcelona/Twitter BARCELONA: Lionel Messi made amends for a missed first-half penalty by scoring both goals in the second period as Barcelona won 2-0 at Alaves on Saturday to make it two wins out of two at the start to their La Liga campaign. The Argentine, who hit the woodwork three times but failed to score in last week?s 2-0 win over Real Betis, endured further frustration when his spot-kick was parried away by Fernand
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Katy Perry, Taylor Swift set to steal show at Video Music Awards

LOS ANGELES: Rapper Kendrick Lamar should be the big winner at Sunday?s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), but long-time rivals Katy Perry and Taylor Swift are expected to steal the limelight at a show that thrives on controversy and surprises. Lamar leads all comers with eight VMA nominations for his ?Humble? music video, a searing critique on the excesses of fame and social media. But the three-hour live show in Los Angeles will feature the world premiere of the music video for Swift?s vengeful
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After deadly protests, Indian states in lockdown for guru's rape sentencing

A soldier looks at a burnt out car after a day of violence in Panchkula, India. Photo: REUTERS NEW DELHI: India is deploying thousands of riot police and shutting down internet services in two northern states, as it prepares for the sentencing on Monday of a self-styled ?godman? whose followers went on the rampage after he was convicted of rape on Friday. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh?s cult Dera Sacha Sauda has a vast rural following in Punjab and Haryana states, where frenzied mobs burned down gas
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Pakistan postpones senior US official's visit after Trump speech

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan postponed a visit by a US acting Assistant Secretary of State, officials said, as small protests broke out against President Donald Trump?s accusations that Islamabad was prolonging the war in Afghanistan. The visit of Alice Wells, acting assistant Secretary of State for South and Asian Affairs, scheduled for Monday, would have been the first high-profile visit by a US official since Trump?s Afghan policy speech on Aug. 21. ?At the request of the Government of Pakistan, Ac
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Nawaz likely to celebrate Eid with wife in London: sources

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/436b8879688830a1d14dbd5e35828436.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8yNy8yMDE3IDU6Mjc6MzkgUE0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT04YVlOKzRyTGdWNHlUbUF5ZlJMSHN3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to fly to London to meet his wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, Geo News reported on Sunday. Begum Nawaz, who is Pakistan Muslim League
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Pakistan open to facilitating peace in Afghanistan: COAS

A meeting of Quadrilateral Counter Terrorism Coordination Mechanism (QCCM) was held at Dushanbe on Sunday. Photo: ISPR  RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Sunday that Pakistan is open to any suggestion that facilitate peace in Afghanistan. COAS, while speaking to Afghan CGS General Sharif Yaftali during Quadrilateral Counter Terrorism Coordination Mechanism (QCCM), assured full cooperation to Afghanistan, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)
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Police tear-gas participants of ISO rally in Karachi

KARACHI: Police on Sunday baton-charged and tear-gassed participants of a protest rally in Karachi, which was organised by Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) against the United States. The participants of the rally attempted to head forth to the US Consulate at which police charged them with batons at Karachi's Numaish roundabout. Police reportedly charged protesters with batons after failure of multiple rounds of talks with them. It was learnt that the participants insisted to lead their way
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Merkel has no regrets over refugee policy despite political cost

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she has no regrets about her 2015 decision to open the country?s borders to thousands of refugees. Photo:file  BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she has no regrets about her 2015 decision to open the country?s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees and added she will not be deterred from campaigning by angry hecklers. In an interview with the Welt am Sonntag newspaper on Sunday, Merkel denied she had made any mistakes with her open-door pol
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Pakistan shouldn't be blamed for US failure in Afghanistan: Khawaja Asif

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif spoke exclusively to Geo News on Saturday. Photo: Geo News SIALKOT: Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said the US should refrain from blaming its failures of 16 years in Afghanistan on Pakistan. Talking exclusively to Geo News in Sialkot, Asif said forty percent of Afghanistan is still under Taliban's control. "If the US doesn't trust Pakistan, it should make preparations to send Afghan refugees back," he said. "Pakistan has hosted them [Afghan refugees] f
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Imran expresses lack of trust on NAB after Zardari acquittal

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Sunday expressed lack of trust on National Accountability Bureau (NAB) after an accountability court acquitted former president Asif Ali Zardari in a corruption case on Saturday. ?Zardari?s acquittal is a result of deal between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party,? he claimed while addressing a press conference in Lahore?s Garden Town. ?We can?t trust NAB?s execution after Zardari's acquittal. He has billions of rup
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Qatar Navigation launches Pakistan service

DUBAI: Major Qatari shipping conglomerate Qatar Navigation (Milaha) is launching a direct service between Qatar and Karachi in Pakistan, the company said on Sunday, as it seeks to counter economic sanctions against Doha by other Arab States. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and transport links with Doha on June 5, ending the use of Dubai?s Jebel Ali port as a trans-shipment centre for goods flowing to and from Qatar. As a result, imports into Qatar
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France, Germany to propose new tax on internet giants: official

PARIS: France and Germany plan to issue a new proposal to tax internet giants so that they pay a "fair contribution" in every country where they earn money, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said Sunday. "We will unveil a new plan along with our German partners at the next finance ministers´ meeting in Tallinn in mid-September" for taxing technology giants including Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, Le Maire said in a Facebook Live chat. "We propose taking the revenues of these large c
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Op Radd-ul-Fasaad: FC Balochistan destroys four terrorist camps

Photo: ISPR QUETTA: Frontier Corps Balochistan destroyed four terrorists? camps in different intelligence-based operations on Sunday, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). Two terrorists were also killed during an exchange of fire in different areas including Kahan and Dera Bugti. In another IBO, FC Balochistan (South) successfully foiled a terror attack. In the last two days, FC Balochistan (South) has busted a network of terrorists and their facilitators. Photo: ISPR Two t
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