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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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Divided Muslim family yearns to reunite, 70 years after independence

Rehana Khursheed Hashmi, 75, migrated from India with her family in 1960 and whose relatives live in India, goes through a family photo album at her residence in Karachi KARACHI/NEW DELHI: As Pakistan and India prepare to celebrate 70 years of independence from Britain next week, thousands of families in the nuclear-armed neighbours remain divided by a border that strained diplomatic ties make harder to cross. Pakistan and India have fought three wars since 1947, and relations remain tense, par
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Bilawal to address rally in Chiniot today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is set to address a rally in Chiniot on Saturday, in a ?show of force? just as the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif resumes his journey to Lahore via GT Road after stopovers in different cities on the way. Nawaz Sharif only trying to save himself: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Will not make any contact with PML-N, says PPP chairman On Friday, Bilawal addressed a press conference in Islamabad where he claimed t
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Morocco to bid for 2026 FIFA World Cup

RABAT: Morocco´s football federation (FRMF) announced on Friday it had told the sport´s world governing body FIFA it will bid to host the 2026 World Cup. It would be Morocco´s fifth candidacy having come up short already in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2010. "Morocco considers itself capable of organsining a World Cup," youth and sports minister Rachid Talbi Alami told AFP. "We have the necessary infrastructure in terms of stadiums, transport, hotel capacity and sanitation." In April, the United Sta
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PCB calls back players from CPL, county cricket assignments

National Cricket Academy, Lahore. Source: Twitter  LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to call back centrally contracted players from their ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and English county stints, the board said in a statement on Friday. The PCB said it was obliged to call back the players owing to the late finalisation and re-scheduling of the ICC World XI series, because of which it also had to re-schedule the National T20 Cup to start end of August and finish before
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Xi urges Trump to avoid exacerbating N. Korea tensions

US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right). PHOTO: File BEIJING: in a phone call Saturday to avoid "words and deeds" that would "exacerbate" the already-tense situation on the Korean Peninsula, state television reported. Xi also called on "relevant parties to maintain restraint" and to "persist in the general direction of dialogue, negotiations and a political settlement", CCTV said.
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PM Shahid Abbasi to visit Karachi today

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. PHOTO: File KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is likely to reach Karachi on Saturday, sources said. The premier will visit the Quaid's mausoleum, ahead of the seventieth independence day.  He is expected to meet prominent entrepreneurs and delegations of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) at the Governor House. Officials are likely to brief the prime minister on peace and security situation, source said. 
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Nawaz to resume journey to Lahore on day 4 of GT Road rally

Nawaz arrives on stage and waves to the crowd on day three of his homecoming rally  GUJRANWALA: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will leave Gujranwala for Lahore late Saturday morning on the fourth day of his GT Road rally. Preparations to welcome the ousted prime minister in Lahore were in full swing, as locals decorated Shahdara Chowk and other venues with posters and banners of Nawaz Sharif. Ravi Road, all the way from Shahdara to Daata Darbar, was closed to traffic from 9am onwards ahead
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What are the 'North Korea fears' doing to financial markets?

A businessman shelters from the rain beneath an umbrella as he walks in near the Bank of Central London, August 9, 2017. AFP/Tolga Akmen  NEW YORK: European and Asian equity markets were mostly lower Friday on the back of simmering tensions between the United States and North Korea, but firmer prices on Wall Street helped put a floor under the losses in Europe, dealers said. Traders' screens were in the red in Asia and much of Europe as investors fled to safe haven assets after US President D
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Downpour likely in upper parts of country: MET

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday said moist currents are penetrating upper parts of the country and likely to continue during the next four days. A westerly wave is affecting upper parts of Pakistan and may persist during the next three days. Rain and thunderstorm with a few heavy falls are expected at scattered places in upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha divisions), upper KP (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat divisions), Islamabad, FATA, Ka
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Contaminated eggs scandal spreads from Europe to Asia

Eggs are pictured at an egg farm in Gaesti on August 11, 2017. AFP/Daniel Mihailescu BRUSSELS: A scandal involving eggs contaminated with insecticide spread to 15 EU countries, Switzerland, and as far away as Hong Kong on Friday as the European Commission called for a special meeting on the growing crisis. Ministers and food safety chiefs from around the European Union are set to meet on September 26 in a bid to get countries to stop "blaming and shaming" each other over the scare involving the
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Portugal battling fresh wildfires

Firefighters watch the progression of a wildfire in a forest surrounding the village of Bracal, Abrantes, August 11, 2017. AFP/Patricia de Melo Moreira ABRANTES: Portugal was battling a new rash of forest fires Friday ahead of a weekend of warm temperatures, as authorities warned of further blazes. Some 1,800 firefighters backed by hundreds of vehicles were trying to douse around 10 fires across the country, authorities said. "Despite the relentless fires, the situation is now more stable," s
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Trump defies calls for restraint with new warning to North Korea

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on August 11, 2017, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. AFP/Jim Watson  WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday ignored international calls for restraint in his face-off with North Korea, warning Pyongyang that it would "truly regret" taking any hostile action, as the US military is "locked and loaded." Trump has been engaged all week in a war of words with the North over its weapons and missile programs, as US media report
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Anti-migrant ship ignores help from rescue activists

The anti-migrant C-Star boat has endured a wretched time in the Mediterranean. AFP/Angelos Tzortzinis ROME: Anti-immigration activists whose boat was reported in trouble said Friday they had got their engines going again after a migrant rescue ship said it had been dispatched to help. The C-Star ? which has vowed to expose what it describes as "collaboration" between privately-funded rescue ships and people traffickers ? said earlier on Twitter it had "developed a minor technical problem durin
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Cancer survivors may seek unneeded tests for reassurance

Many people who survive cancer fear recurrence after their treatment ends, according to a study that suggests these concerns may lead to unnecessary tests. Data from 12 previously published studies involving 849 patients show that after completing treatment, patients want as many follow-up exams and tests as possible to reassure them that tumours have not returned, researchers found. ?Patients want intensive follow-up which comprises a lot of testing,? said senior study author Geertruida de Bo
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Mayweather vows to finish McGregor bout early

Floyd Mayweather has said he has done his homework on mixed martial artist Conor McGregor and promised their multi-million dollar fight in Las Vegas on Aug. 26 will not go the distance. Both fighters have now tipped a knockout finish to the hotly anticipated bout between arguably one of the greatest boxers of all time and the explosive UFC champion. "Expect excitement. He's gonna talk trash, I'm gonna talk trash, there's gonna be a lot of blood, sweat and tears," Mayweather told reporters at a
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Canada FM urges US, North Korea to step back

Background Image Courtesy: CBC OTTAWA: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday condemned North Korea's "unacceptable" actions while urging both the United States and the totalitarian regime to step back from a possible catastrophic conflict on the Korean peninsula. Freeland, speaking days after a Canadian pastor was released from a North Korean prison, said North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program is a grave threat that must be stopped. "What North Korea is doing is a
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Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified 'military option'

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation in Washington's response to Venezuela's political crisis. Venezuela has appeared to slide toward a more volatile stage of unrest in recent days, with anti-government forces looting weapons from a military base after a new legislative body usurped the authority of the opposition-controlled congress. "The people are suffering and they are dying. We have many options for Venezuela including a
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Al Gore says Trump driving, not weakening, climate change momentum

Former US Vice President Al Gore attends a screening of 'An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power' in Los Angeles, California, US, July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files LONDON: Former US Vice President Al Gore said on Friday that President Donald Trump's rejection of the Paris climate change agreement was fueling, rather than weakening, momentum among environmental activists. Gore, whose follow-up to his 2006 Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth is showing in movie theatres world
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Trump says was being 'sarcastic' in thanking Putin for embassy staff cuts

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a security briefing at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst BEDMINSTER: President Donald Trump said on Friday he was being sarcastic when he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for saving the United States money by ordering cuts in US diplomatic staff in Russia. Asked whether he was being sarcastic, Trump told reporters, "In order to reduce our payroll, absolutely. I think you know that,"
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HBO offered 'bounty' to hackers: report

HBO offered a reward of $250,000 in response to a data breach at the television group that produces "Game of Thrones," according to a report from a leaked memo. The report by Variety on Thursday said HBO offered the payment as a "bug bounty," which is offered by companies to discover vulnerabilities in their computer networks. The offer apparently failed to satisfy the attackers who have demanded a ransom of millions of dollars and are threatening to release more files from what is claimed to
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Bond investors give Tesla a $1.8 billion endorsement

NEW YORK: Bond investors on Friday gave a $1.8 billion boost to Tesla Inc's balance sheet by snapping up the electric car maker's first foray into the US junk bond market, where yield-hungry investors have raced to lock in relatively higher returns. Those robust returns, however, have shrunk as a strong reservoir of cash ready to deploy in the riskiest areas of the high-yield fixed income market has pushed them to near their lowest levels in three years. That has given junk-rated issuers such a
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Rain turns weather pleasant, roads slippery in various areas of Karachi

KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of Karachi received light drizzle, Geo News reported. Several of those commuting late at night suffered skidding in their vehicles due to the slippery roads following the rain in various areas. Areas of Saddar, II Chundrigar experienced light showers. According to Met office, the process of light drizzle could continue for next 24 hours, however, there is no chance of heavy rain in the metropolis. Moreover, light showers with gusty winds are e
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Facebook OKs local firm's launch of Moments-like app in China: NYT

The Facebook logo is seen at a start-up companies' gathering at Paris' Station F, France, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Files  Facebook Inc, whose social media platform is blocked in China, authorised a local company to launch a photo-sharing application in the country in May, the New York Times reported, citing a person with knowledge of the company's plans. The app ? called Colorful Balloons ? is similar to Facebook's Moments application in terms of function and feel, but does
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Egypt train crash kills dozens, injures more than 100 people

Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb  Two trains collided in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria on Friday killing 42 people and injuring 133 others, the health ministry said. A witness said the trains rose into the air "forming a pyramid" as they slammed into each other just outside a suburban station in the Mediterranean port city. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi or
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Kenyan president re-elected, opposition rejects result

Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta reacts after he was announced the winner of the presidential election at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya, August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya  NAIROBI/KISUMU: Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta secured a second term in office, results showed on Friday, setting off wild street celebrations by his supporters and protests in opposition strongholds in the capital and the west of the country. Speaking after the result o
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