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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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Have nothing to do with Gulalai's allegations, says Amir Muqam

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Amir Muqam rejected on Thursday allegations by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) that he is behind Ayesha Gulalai?s allegations against Imran Khan. Holding a press conference in Islamabad, Muqam said he called Gulalai after her allegations surfaced in the media, and talked barely for a minute or so. ?I told her I appreciate you speaking the truth,? shared Muqam, adding that he has never met or spoken to her before or after that phone call.
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British parliamentarians concerned over worsening human rights violations in IoK

AJK President addressing media in Islamabad  ISLAMABAD: A British parliamentary delegation, on a visit to Pakistan, has expressed concern over the deteriorating human rights violations in Indian-occupied Kashmir. Addressing a news conference along with Azad Jammu & Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan here on Thursday, the members of the delegation urged the international community to take notice of the Indian atrocities being inflicted on Kashmiri people in the occupied valley. Member Bri
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Military rulers put country on right path: Musharraf

Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf DUBAI: Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has said that in Pakistan, military rulers put the country on the correct track while the civilian governments derail it from the right path. In an interview with BBC Urdu, Musharraf said, ?Whenever martial laws were imposed in Pakistan it was the need of the hour.? ?Whether it is democracy, dictatorship, communism, socialism or a kingdom, it does not make any difference for the people of the c
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Calls for investigation of Gulalai's allegations continue

ISLAMABAD: The political aftershocks following Ayesha Gulalai's damning allegations against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan continue to gain strength.  Pakistan Peoples' Party's Farhatullah Babar, talking to Geo News, said the accusations against Imran are of a serious nature and Imran?s silence over them is suspicious.  He called for the formation of a parliamentary committee to probe, in-camera if that is the case, the allegations against Imran "otherwise the stains put on
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Rehman Malik sees disqualification of leading politicians in future

PPP Senator Rehman Malik addressing the media on June 27, 2017. Photo: File  LONDON: Without mentioning names, former interior minister Senator Rehman Malik on Wednesday said he can see a few more politicians from mainstream political parties being disqualified. Addressing a press conference in London, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader predicted that more tycoons of Pakistan?s politics would soon be disqualified. During the presser, the PPP senator said Pakistan is heading towards genera
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Iran´s Rouhani sworn in for second term

Iran´s President Hassan Rouhani officially sworn in for a second term on Thursday. PHOTO: Getty Images TEHRAN: Iran´s President Hassan Rouhani vowed to continue his efforts to end the country´s isolation as he was sworn in for a second term on Thursday by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. "We will never accept isolation," Rouhani told a packed audience of Iranian political and military officials in Tehran. "The nuclear deal is a sign of Iran´s goodwill on the international stage," he said
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Imran asks supporters to stop targeting Gulalai's sister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan asked supporters to ?immediately? refrain from targeting former party member Ayesha Gulalai?s sister. In a tweet on Thursday, Imran requested his supporters to immediately refrain from targeting Gulali?s sister. PTI serves legal notice to Ayesha Gulalai, demanding Rs 30 million Fawad Chaudhry said Gulalai has been asked to resign from her MNA seat Gulalai, an MNA of the party from South Wazirista
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Indian troops martyr two Kashmiri youth

An Indian soldier in Srinagar. Photo: Reuters  SRINAGAR: Indian troops, in a fresh act of state terrorism, martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Kulgam district of occupied Kashmir on Thursday. The troops killed Aqib Ahmad Itoo and Suhail Ahmed during a cordon and search operation at Gopalpora in Damhal Hanjipora area of the district. Meanwhile, authorities have again suspended mobile internet services in south Kashmir. Two officials of the Indian Army, including Major Kamlesh Pandey, were kill
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Iran says nuclear deal violated by new US sanctions

A staff member removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with foreign ministers and representatives of the US, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks at the Vienna International Center in Vienna, Austria July 14, 2015. PHOTO: Reuters file  TEHRAN: Iran said on Thursday that new sanctions imposed by the United States had violated its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and that the country would respond. "We believe
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Child dies in school bus accident in Talagang

CHAKWAL: A schoolgirl died and eight others were injured when a school bus carrying children met with an accident on Mianwali Talagang road early Thursday, rescue sources said. The injured included five children, two women and a man. The body of the deceased child and the injured were taken to THQ Talagang, rescue sources stated.  Earlier in May, at least four schoolchildren and a driver were killed and eight children critically injured when a speeding oil tanker had crushed a school van in M
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Panama Papers firm shrinks internationally

PANAMA CITY: Mossack Fonseca, the law firm linked to the Panama Papers scandal, has had to close most of its international offices due to a slump in business, company officials said Wednesday. "We had about 45 offices abroad. Now there are about six left," Jürgen Mossack, one of its founders told a briefing while insisting the Panama headquarters was not expecting to close. A trove of 11.5 million digital records from the Panamanian law firm revealed how many of the world´s wealthy used offsho
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Hat-trick hero Moeen Ali calls for greater Asian involvement in England cricket

Moeen Ali says more work is needed if English cricket is to make the most of this enthusiasm for the sport LONDON: Moeen Ali believes English cricket is missing a trick by not reaching out to more potential players from Britain´s Asian communities. Ali, whose hat-trick sealed England´s 239-run win in the third Test against South Africa at The Oval on Monday, is the latest of several players of Asian descent to represent England, including former captain Nasser Hussain, with cricket deeply embed
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PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi receives guard of honour at PM House

A screengrab of PM Abbasi receiving a guard of honour at the PM House on Thursday ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi officially took charge as the country's premier on Thursday.  When he arrived at the PM House, Abbasi was given a guard of honour by a contingent of the armed forces.  Abbasi was sworn-in as prime minister on Tuesday after garnering 221 votes out of the total 339 in the National Assembly.  Speaking to journalists on Wednesday after attending a consultative meeting
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Many hospitals without doctors as YDA strike continues on third day

LAHORE: The strike by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) continues on its third day in many cities of Punjab. Following successful negotiations with the Punjab health minister, the protesting doctors agreed to start working in the emergency wards of hospitals. Further negotiations are expected today afternoon. Reports stated on Wednesday that doctors are on strike at Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Hospital in Gujrat, and have boycotted the emergency and out-patient departments. Similarly, in Rahim Yar
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Mahira slams ?mentality? of Ayesha Gulalai?s critics

Pakistani actress Mahira Khan has lashed out at critics of former PTI member Ayesha Gulalai, slamming their reactions to Gulalai?s allegations against the party chief Imran Khan. Replying to a tweet, Mahira said, ?Reaction is the problem! In times like this we see the mentality of people. Why should anyone to stoop to a level like that?? The glamorous star expressed her worry at how some people are stooping so low in criticising Gulalai. Replying to another tweet, she said, ?Ofcou
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Abbasi could continue as PM till next elections: sources

PM Abbasi, Nawaz and Shehbaz meeting in Murree August 2, 2017. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi could continue as the premier till next year?s general elections, according to sources. Some senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders have advised against removing Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif from his slot and elevating him as prime minister. PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is expected to go to Lahore on Sunday via the motorway or GT Road. Senior PML-N l
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New website aims to track Russian-backed propaganda on Twitter

A picture illustration shows Twitter's logo reflected in a person's eye, in central Bosnian town of Zenica, March 13, 2015. Picture taken March 13, 2015. PHOTO: Reuters SAN FRANCISCO: A website launched on Wednesday seeks to track Russian-supported propaganda and disinformation on Twitter, part of a growing nongovernmental effort to diminish Moscow's ability to meddle in future elections in the United States and Europe. The "Hamilton 68" dashboard was built by researchers working with the Allia
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SC to continue hearing Imran Khan's disqualification case today

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will resume hearing the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan today. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab, is conducting proceedings into Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi?s petition seeking Imran?s disqualification for concealing his assets and the ?foreign funding? of his party. The chief justice observed on We
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Three 'terrorists' killed in CTD encounter in Gujrat

GUJRAT: Three terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban were killed in an encounter with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel in Gujrat late Wednesday, Geo News reported. According to a CTD spokesperson, the CTD personnel conducted an operation at University Road near Nala Muradpur on intelligence reports stating that the terrorists were present in the area. When the terrorists opened fire, the CTD personnel returned the fire killing three terrorists of the banned outfit
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Neymar set to arrive in Paris for world record move

Neymar expected to arrive in the French capital with new teammates already queuing up to welcome him PARIS: Neymar is expected to arrive in Paris on Thursday to finalise his world record 222 million euro ($260 million) move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, which will earn him around 30 million euros ($35.5 million) a year. The summer´s longest-running transfer saga, which this week saw the 25-year-old tracked from the United States to China to the Middle East, back to Barcelona to say goo
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Rain, thunderstorm expected at scattered places in Kashmir, upper Punjab: MET

Photo: File Monsoon currents are penetrating upper and central parts of the country and likely to continue in upper parts on Thursday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. Rain and thunderstorm (with a few heavy falls) are expected at scattered places in Kashmir, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha), Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu), and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the next 24 hours.
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Oil dips on high OPEC supplies, defying falling US crude stocks

A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer's car at PetroChina's petrol station in Beijing, China, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files  SINGAPORE: Oil dipped on Thursday as a rally that has pushed up prices by almost 10 percent since early last week lost momentum despite renewed signs of a gradually tightening US market. Strong demand in the United States provided prices with support, traders said, but ongoing high supplies from OPEC producers were restricting further gains.
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Sharapova withdraws from Stanford with left arm injury

file Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from the WTA Bank of the West Classic just before her scheduled second-round match Wednesday with a left arm injury, tournament officials announced. "We're sad to announce that @mariasharapova has withdrawn after doctor's advice regarding her left arm," a post on the tournament's Twitter feed said. Sharapova played her first US match in more than two years on Monday, defeating American Jennifer Brady 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 in an opening-round
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Mishap doesn't dampen enthusiasm for security robots

Image Courtesy: K5 Steve Twitter account (@K5steveisalive) WASHINGTON: On his first day at work as a security guard, Steve was greeted warmly, drawing attention from passersby, including some taking selfies with him at the tony retail-residential complex he patrolled. Then he fell into the fountain. Steve was a security robot employed by the Washington Harbour centre in the Georgetown district of the US capital. According to some tech watchers, robots like Steve herald a new era for intellige
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Fitbit tops revenue estimates, expects smartwatch for holiday season

Wearable device maker Fitbit Inc reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, and said it was on track to launch its much-awaited smartwatch for the holiday season. Shares of Fitbit - which sells colorful wristbands that monitor heartrate, tracks sleeping patterns, steps count and calories - were up 4.7 percent at $5.31 in extended trading. Once the market leader in wearables, Fitbit has recently struggled with fierce competition from companies such as Apple Inc and
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