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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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Neymar shines on PSG debut, Falcao inspires Monaco

Neymar lived up to expectations as he showed his class on his Ligue 1 debut on Sunday, scoring one and setting up another goal in Paris St Germain's 3-0 win at En Avant Guingamp. The Brazilian, who joined PSG for a record-shattering 222 million euros (202 million pounds) from Barcelona this month, found Edinson Cavani with a perfectly-timed, defence-splitting pass after the break and the Uruguay striker added to Jordan Ikoko's own goal. Cavani returned the favour with a perfect cut back and Ne
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Sharapova withdraws from Cincinnati Open

Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open with a nagging left arm injury she suffered during competition earlier this month, the former champion said on Sunday. Sharapova, who suffered the injury during her first-round match at the Stanford Classic, said her decision to withdraw from the Cincinnati event, which granted her a wildcard, was a precaution ahead of the year's final grand slam. The 2011 champion said she arrived in Cincinnati on Saturday eager to play but following the
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Lukaku hits double in United rout, Spurs down Newcastle

Romelu Lukaku scored twice on his Old Trafford debut as Manchester United delivered their biggest Premier League win in nearly three years to rout West Ham United 4-0 on Sunday. Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba also struck late on as United outshone all their rivals over the weekend to top the fledgeling table, leading manager Jose Mourinho to salute their new-found confidence. Sunday's other game saw Tottenham Hotspur win 2-0 at newly promoted Newcastle United whose captain Jonjo Shelvey was se
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Before 1947: A gallery of rare pictures

Every year on August 14, as the clock strikes midnight, Pakistan remembers its past. The day, exactly 70 years from today, a new country was born amidst bloodshed and horror, and hope.  But there is more to the past. There is a history, a lifetime, before 1947 that we often forget, or omit from our collective consciousness. Geo.tv was provided rare access to the paintings, photographs and documents on display at the Punjab government?s Archives Department.  Below is a glimpse of their c
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ISPR releases anthem for Independence Day

RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations released on Sunday an anthem on the occasion of Pakistan?s 70th Independence Day, August 14. The ISPR release, titled ?Ae Watan Tera Bhala Ho?, has been sung by singer Shafqat Amanat Ali. The song is of four minutes and 24 seconds, aimed at paying tribute to the sacrifices of the armed forces and martyrs. 
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No civilian govt is tolerated: Javed Hashmi

MULTAN: Senior politician Javed Hashmi said on Sunday that instead of accountability revenge is being taken from former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, adding that no civilian government is tolerated in Pakistan. The former PTI leader was addressing a press conference in Multan. He said that Imran Khan and Tahir-ul Qadri aren?t leaders but pawns. Disrespecting vote is equal to disrespecting Pakistan, he added. The veteran politician said that the only way Pakistan can witness stability is thr
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Politicians to blame if Karachi turns into ruins: Farooq Sattar

MQM-P chief addressing a ceremony at Expo Centre KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Farooq Sattar said on Sunday that certain forces are trying to destroy Karachi and politicians are to be blamed if the city turns into ruins. ?Two forces are working for Karachi. One is trying to destroy Karachi while the other is working for its development. Politicians will be responsible if the city turns into Moen Jo Dar,? Sattar said in an address to a ceremony at Expo Centre. In an a
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GT Road rally bigger than any Bhutto, Benazir rally: Mushahidullah

Mushahidullah Khan talks to media in Lahore LAHORE: Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan on Sunday claimed that the four-day GT Road rally held by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was bigger than any gathering held by the country's popular leaders, including Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto. Voters made me prime minister, few people sent me home, says Nawaz The ousted prime minister made his final address at Lahore after a four-day rally Addressing media he
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Aisam ul Haq wishes nation happy independence day

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7d9f51972a43f6b45b83ad2246864c4d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xMy8yMDE3IDEwOjM3OjM4IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9bHpPYzhIV05BQUdweUZNMWZsb0VDdz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Tennis star Aisam ul Haq ? in an exclusive video message for Geo News ahead of Pakistan's 70th Independence Day ? expressed his best wishes for the entire nation.   "I wish the enti
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Rangers hold Independence Day rally in Karachi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/7b59e02e263ddf11979cbf56d10c8fdf.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xMy8yMDE3IDEwOjUzOjM0IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9MFd4SjBDNFJzbjg0NkcrRkYxQUgwZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Sindh Rangers on Sunday held a rally in connection with the Independence Day celebrations from Ayesha Manzil to Azizabad?s Liaquat Ali Khan Chowk in Karachi. People from di
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Attackers' weapon in Karachi traffic cops' killing used before: investigators

The DSP's vehicle was fired at from the front and driver's side. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: Officials investigating the targetted killing of two traffic police officials, including a DSP, claim to have made a headway in the probe.  A forensic examination showed that the 9mm weapon used in the crime was also used in a similar police killing in SITE area of the city in which four policemen were martyred.  On Friday, two officials of the traffic police were martyred in the line of duty in Azizabad.
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Two held, ammunition recovered in Chaman search operation: officials

Army personnel during a search operation. Photo: File  CHAMAN: Two alleged suspects were arrested in a search operation in connection with the Quetta suicide blast that killed 15 people and injured at least 40 on Saturday night, security officials said on Sunday. The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location. Officials informed that a huge cache of weapons and ammunition were also recovered from a house during the search operation. Officials added that 671 personnel mines, 16 IEDs, 67 r
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Articles 62, 63 should also apply to generals, judges and bureaucrats: JI chief

JI chief Sirajul Haq addressing the media on Sunday. Photo: Geo News LALA MUSA: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Sirajul Haq said on Sunday that articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution should not only apply to politicians but also on generals, judges and bureaucrats. The JI chief made the statement while addressing the media in Lala Musa after paying a condolence visit to the family of a young boy run over during Nawaz Sharif?s GT Road rally on Friday. PM Abbasi hints at amending Article 62 of Co
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Senior Daesh commanders killed in Afghanistan air strike: US military

KABUL: Several senior members of Daesh's central Asian affiliate were killed in a US air strike in Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday. The attack on Thursday killed Abdul Rahman, identified by the US military as the Kunar provincial emir for Daesh-Khurasan, according to a statement from the command in Kabul. "The death of Abdul Rahman deals yet another blow to the senior leadership of ISIS-K [Daesh-Khurasan]," said General John Nicholson, the senior US commander in Afghanistan. Three other
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Internal unity must to defeat terrorism: Interior minister

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/85c3a937228020b3b23b59537255c1a6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xMy8yMDE3IDg6MDg6MTggQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT04aG5YMkpGL0wrWDZQMnZVWk5iUTlRPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] QUETTA: It is a question of our future to entirely uproot terrorism from the country, said Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday.  Addressing a press conference in the provincial
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Indian troops martyr 3 Kashmiri youth in Shopian

Srinagar: Protesters argue with a police officer after they defy restrictions and taken out a protest rally. PHOTO: KMS File    SRINAGAR: Three Kashmiri youth were martyred in Indian occupied Kashmir?s (IoK) Shopian district on Sunday, the Kashmir Media Service (KSM) reported. Indian troops, during a siege and search operation in Awneera area of the district, martyred the civilians. The martyred youth were identified as Kathpora Yaripora?s resident Umar Majid Sheikh, Malikgund Shopian?s local
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40 years ago, America shocked by death of Elvis

"The King of Rock ´n´ Roll" Elvis Presley. PHOTO: AFP PARIS: Forty years ago, on August 16, 1977, "The King of Rock ´n´ Roll" Elvis Presley died and rock lost its first superstar. Presley was found unconscious at his Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, and declared dead at the hospital. He was just 42. The cause was pronounced as cardiac arrhythmia. But rumours quickly swirled. One of his former bodyguards described him as drugged and paranoid in an interview recorded several hours befor
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COAS in Quetta after deadly attack on army vehicle

Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa. Photo: File  QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Quetta on Sunday, a day after a suspected suicide attack on a military vehicle in the city left eight soldiers and seven civilians dead.  Sources said the army chief will visit the injured undergoing treatment in hospitals to inquire into their health and also chair a security meeting.  The FIR of the attack, which took place on Saturday evening at the Pishin bus stop, is yet to be reg
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Remembering Pakistan?s ?pop queen? on 17th death anniversary

Nazia Hassan  Pakistan?s ?pop queen? Nazia Hassan passed away 17 years ago today due to lung cancer. The iconic singer was born in Karachi on April 3, 1965 and passed away on August 13, 2000. Her debut song Aap Jaisa Koi in 1980 shot her to fame but for Nazia, it was just the beginning of a career that would leave an impression in the hearts of an entire generation and more. Along with her brother, Zohaib Hassan, Nazia released her album Disco Deewane in 1981. Her songs ?Dosti?, ?Disco Deew
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Patients continue to suffer as YDA strike enters 13th day

Deserted emergency ward of a government hospital in Lahore pictured early Tuesday. PHOTO: File   FAISALABAD/MULTAN: Healthcare delivery at all public hospitals of Punjab remained suspended as the Young Doctors Association's (YDA) strike entered its thirteenth day on Sunday. Patients continued to suffer as young doctors refused to resume duties in outdoor, indoor, and emergency wards in state-run hospitals across Faisalabad and Multan. The association has demanded that the provincial health se
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Trump's threat of Venezuela military action could bolster Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Photo: Reuters  CARACAS: US President Donald Trump's talk of possible military action in Venezuela could be a political life-line for the country's unpopular leader, who has long used the threat of US aggression to justify policies that have shredded the economy. President Nicolas Maduro has continued the free-spending socialist "revolution" started by his predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, almost 20 years ago. Key to the populist rhetoric used by both is a
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Gulalai says PTI chief still 'mentally serving British'

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/2cb3f895f314bce04d78f0bd2be21bf5.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9OC8xMy8yMDE3IDU6NDY6NTAgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT0xWis2ZllGcVdva1JiRE9jZHJzbjRnPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Ayesha Gulalai, in a video message released late Saturday, wished the country on its 70th Independence Day. In the statement, Gulalai sa
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