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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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MQM-P leader Abdul Rashid Godil to quit active politics

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Abdul Rashid Godil has decided to "maintain distance" from politics and will not contest next elections owing to security concerns. According to sources, Godil has decided to quit politics after family pressure. MQM leader Abdul Rashid Godil shot in Karachi MQM leader Abdul Rashid Godil shot in Karachi Godil was shot in the Bahadurabad area of the city in 2015. He was shot six times in the chest, jaw and neck. The MQ
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No clash between institutions, government: PM Abbasi

QUETTA: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said that there is no clash between the institutions and the government. "There is no clash between the institutions and the government, this news only exists in the media," said the prime minister while addressing the media during his visit to Quetta.  The prime minister was on his first visit to Balochistan after assuming office. Referring to earlier statements made by PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, the premier said political partie
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PTI raises reservations over NA-120 by-polls

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman (PTI) on Saturday raised reservations over the upcoming NA-120 by-polls and said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is not independent and works under the incumbent government.  PTI's candidate for NA-120, Yasmin Rashid, said the party has not been provided with updated voter lists and the lists provided are missing 35 blocks.  She also said that the PTI has submitted five petitions in ECP, but have yet to receive a reply after a passage of
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CM Punjab prohibits PML-N leaders from making statements against institutions

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed party leaders and officials to refrain from making comments against the country's institutions. In a statement, the chief minister said that the party officials should not engage in speculations which could harm the honour of national institutions. LHC dismisses contempt of court petition against Nawaz A lawyer representing the federal government during the hearing maintained that only the court who has been supposedly
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Knife attacker in Russian city wounds 8, shot by police

The incident took place in a city some 2,100 kilometres northeast of Moscow in the oil-rich Khanty-Mansi region. Photo: Reuters  MOSCOW: Russian police said Saturday that "terrorism" was not the main angle of the investigation after identifying the attacker who stabbed eight people on the streets of a far northern city of Surgut. A knife attacker stabbed eight people on the street in Russia?s far northern city of Surgut before being shot by police, investigators said today.  The male attacke
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ECP issues show cause notice to Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday issued a show cause notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan. The notice was issued to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the PTI chairman.  Imran has till August 23 to reply to the notice and the ECP has said that it has jurisdiction to hear contempt proceedings. At the last hearing on July 25, Khan's counsel Babar Awan had argued that only the high court and Supreme Court can take up proceedings fo
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Chaudhry Nisar to hold presser on Sunday

ISLAMABAD: Former Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar will hold a press conference on Sunday.  Nisar, on Saturday, announced that he will talk to the media at 5pm at Punjab House tomorrow.  Speculation runs rife that the former interior minister will discuss internal issues of his party, the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) in tommorow's press conference. Sources close to the former minister and senior PML-N leader told Geo News that Nisar is likely to speak about the country's politica
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Cook and Anderson pile on agony for West Indies

Alastair Cook walks off to an ovation after making 243/Getty Images BIRMINGHAM: Alastair Cook´s double century put England in a commanding position against the West Indies before James Anderson struck in the inaugural day/night Test in Britain at Edgbaston on Friday. West Indies were 44 for one in reply to England´s imposing 514 for eight declared, a deficit of 470 runs, when rain ended the second day´s play early in the third session. Cook´s 243, his fourth Test double century, was the corner
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In Pictures: Last rites of Dr Ruth Pfau

KARACHI: Pakistan?s ?Mother Teresa? Dr Ruth Pfau, who dedicated a lifetime to fighting leprosy in the country, was laid to rest at Karachi's Gora Qabristan with full state honours on Saturday. Her state funeral and burial rites, as captured on camera:  geo_embedgallery
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Top White House officials who parted ways with the Trump government

Five people in the swearing-in photo no longer work in the White House. Photo: NYT Below are the top White House officials who resigned, or were fired, dismissed or reassigned. FBI Director James B. Comey and Obama administration holdover Sally Q. Yates who was serving as his acting attorney general were fired by the . Chief strategist: Stephen K. Bannon Stephen K. Bannon. Trump decided to remove Bannon only seven months after he got on board. The former chief strategist is a right-wing nati
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NRO not happening at any cost: Sheikh Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed on Saturday said the NRO will not happen at any cost in the country. Addressing a press conference, Rasheed lashed out at Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq after the latter was reported to be preparing a reference against SC judge Justice Asif Saeed Khosa.
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PM meets US Central Command Commander Gen Joseph Votel

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met United States Central Command Commander General Joseph L Votel on Saturday. During the meeting, the prime minister and US commander spoke about relations between both the countries and discussed the security situation of Pakistan. According to sources, the US commander was apprised on the operations under way against terrorist groups across the country, especially the tribal areas. Others in attendance at the meeting included Foreign Minister Khawaj
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COAS attends Dr Ruth Pfau?s burial ceremony in Karachi

COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa at Dr Ruth Pfau's burial  Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa reached Karachi on Saturday to attend the burial of Dr Ruth Pfau, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. COAS General Qamar Bajwa attended the burial ceremony of Pakistan?s ?Mother Teresa? Dr Ruth at the city's Gora Qabristan, where she was laid to rest with full national honours.  Among the dignitaries present at Gora Qabristan to attend Dr Ruth?s burial were
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Ukraine central bank warns of new cyber-attack risk

A message demanding money is seen on a monitor of a payment terminal at a branch of Ukraine's state-owned bank Oschadbank after Ukrainian institutions were hit by a wave of cyber attacks earlier in the day, in Kiev, Ukraine, June 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters file   KIEV: The Ukrainian central bank said on Friday it had warned state-owned and private lenders of the appearance of new malware as security services said Ukraine faced cyber attacks like those that knocked out global systems in June. The
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NA speaker files reference against SC's Justice Asif Saeed Khosa

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has filed a reference against Justice Asif Saeed Khosa in Supreme Judicial Council for calling him Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's loyalist. As per the reference, the speaker has objected over Justice Khosa's remarks made in the April 20 judgment over the Panama case. Sadiq has stated the remarks reflected the judge's bias as none from the bench passed any such statements. The reference, documents of which are available with Geo News, quote
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High security as Afghanistan marks independence day

While Afghanistan's red, black and green tricolour flag adorned many Kabul streets, the day will largely go unobserved by ordinary Afghans, who are frustrated by the deteriorating security situation. Photo: AFP  KABUL: Afghan security forces were on high alert Saturday as the war-weary country, reeling from a number of high-profile deadly attacks, marked its independence day with muted celebrations. There was an increased police presence in the capital Kabul where President Ashraf Ghani hosted
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Lahore resident allegedly injured by police passes away

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/563d09b6ca289edbe13b3c8155fb6c7d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xOS8yMDE3IDg6MDY6MjggQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1NWnJaQmZWU3JLRlhleVM2UEo2NkdRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] LAHORE: A man who was seriously injured after a policeman allegedly pushed him off of a road adjacent to an underpass succumbed to his wounds on Saturday, Geo News reported. Accordi
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Trump puts off decision on Afghanistan strategy

Trump made no decision on whether he would commit more troops to America's longest war US President Donald Trump reviewed an array of options for a strategy on Afghanistan with his top national security aides, but made no decision on whether he would commit more troops to America's longest war. Friday's meeting was the latest in a series of high-level discussions on Afghanistan and a broader security strategy for the South Asia region that has been bogged down by internal differences. Trump wa
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Saturday weather outlook: Hot, humid weather to prevail: MET

Photo: File The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday said hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country in the next 24 hours. Monsoon currents from the Bay of Bengal are likely to penetrate upper and eastern parts of the country from today evening. A fresh westerly wave is likely to approach upper parts of the country in next 24 hours. Rain and thunderstorm are expected at a few places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Gilg
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Trump mulls new US strategy in Afghanistan

Trump´s generals have called the Afghan conflict a stalemate HAGERSTOWN, UNITED STATES: US President Donald Trump assembled his national security team at the Camp David presidential retreat Friday to forge a way ahead in Afghanistan, almost 16 years after the war began. Trump must decide if he wants to continue on the current course, which relies on a relatively small US-led NATO force to help Afghan partners push back the Taliban, or try a new tack such as adding more forces -- or even withdra
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Erdogan wades into German election, Berlin hits back

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey and Chairman of the Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), greets an audience in the Sincan district of Ankara, August 14, 2017. AFP/Adem Altan  ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday urged ethnic Turks in Germany to reject its main parties in upcoming elections, prompting a sharp warning from Berlin to stop the "unprecedented" meddling. Erdogan called on ethnic Turks to ignore Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian D
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Taylor Swift goes blank on social media, sending fans into frenzy

Singer-Songwriter Taylor Swift arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of 'Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology' in the Manhattan borough of New York, May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files LOS ANGELES: Taylor Swift, one of the most popular celebrities on social media, wiped all her accounts on Friday, sending fans into a frenzy over whether the pop singer had been hacked, was preparing to launch a new album, or was about
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Roadblocks, weapons bans as Boston braces for 'Free Speech' rally

BOSTON: Boston officials are planning road blockades and even banning food vendors from the historic Boston Common as they step up security around a "Free Speech" rally on Saturday featuring right-wing speakers, aiming to avoid a repeat of last weekend's violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia. Some 500 police officers will be on the streets around the popular tourist destination. They are planning to close some roadways to vehicles, mindful of the car attacks that killed a woman in C
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Solar eclipse to be streamed live for first time, from balloons

A balloon carries cameras and other equipment that will be used to monitor the coming solar eclipse during a test launch with students and faculty with the College of Charleston for the Space Grant Ballooning Project on board a US Coast Guard response boat at sea near Charleston, South Carolina, US, August 17, 2017. REUTERS/Randall Hill  CHARLESTON: Next week's solar eclipse will be streamed live online for the first time, from the vantage point of helium-filled balloons across the United State
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Judge rejects bid by Polanski's 1977 rape victim to end case

Samantha Geimer speaks to the media after attending a hearing regarding the 40-year-old case against filmmaker Roman Polanski in Los Angeles, California, US, June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles judge on Friday rejected a request by the woman who was raped by director Roman Polanski 40 years ago to have the criminal case against him dismissed. Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ruled that Polanski remained a fugitive from justice and that the court could not dismiss
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