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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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Shopkeepers in Sialkot assault women for allegedly stealing clothes

SIALKOT: Police have arrested two men for physically assaulting women in the Subedar bazaar of Daska Tehsil after accusing them of stealing clothes from shops. A video shared on social media showed a group of shopkeepers slapping and pulling hair of three women sitting on chairs in a shop, with kids in their laps. The women were eventually let go by the men. The police have filed cases against four men, two of whom have been arrested and sent on a judicial remand. The shop where the incident
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Raheel Sharif to adopt same policy as parliament, Aziz tells Senate

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Tuesday former army chief Raheel Sharif, who is set to head a Saudi-led 39-nation military alliance, will implement the same policy as constituted by Pakistan?s parliament. Aziz was addressing a session of the Senate, where Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani asked Aziz about the former army chief and his role in the alliance. ?The Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the Saudi alliance haven?t even been formed and the Army got ready
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Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman awarded Legion of Merit by Turkey

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman was awarded the Legion of Merit in Istanbul on Tuesday in recognition of his services for promotion of defence ties between the two air forces. The award was conferred at an impressive ceremony held at the Turkish Air Force Headquarters. geo_embedgallery Earlier, on arrival at the Turkish Air Force Headquart
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PTI, PML-N workers face off, chant slogans outside SC

PTI, PML-N workers clash outside SC after Panama case hearing ISLAMABAD: Workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday faced off outside the Supreme Court after the hearing of the Panama case. Workers chanted slogans and later clashed after the leaders of the two parties held media talks following the hearing, prompting the police to intervene and disperse the workers. The Supreme Court bench today resumed hearing the case after the petitione
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Indian soldier in occupied Kashmir kills officer in argument over mobile phone

Officials said the police and army are investigating the incident. NEW DELHI: An Indian soldier shot dead his commanding officer in India-occupied Kashmir (IOK), reported BBC on Tuesday.  The incident was confirmed by the Indian Army, but no further details were given.  The BBC added that some junior officers said the argument was over a mobile phone.  Media reports further added that the soldier was disciplined for using a mobile phone and it was confiscated. Officials said the police and a
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Lawyers call countrywide strike tmrw to press PM?s resignation

LAHORE: Members of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have called for a countrywide strike on Wednesday, July 19, to seek the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, in light of the damning report of the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT). Addressing a press conference with Punjab Bar Council office bearers, PBC Vice Chairman Ahsan Bhoon urged the disqualification of those nominated in the high-profile Panama Papers c
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Bench has set aside Sharif family's objections, says Kaira

PPP's Qamar Zaman Kaira addressing the media on July 18, 2017. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: They [Sharifs] will not be able to show their face anywhere once the video recordings of the joint investigation team (JIT) are made public, said Pakistan Peoples Party leader Qamar Zaman Kaira. Addressing the media on Tuesday after the Supreme Court hearing on the Panama Papers case, he said the bench has set aside the objections raised by the Sharif family to the JIT report. The former information minis
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Duterte asks Congress to keep martial law until end of year

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday asked Congress to extend martial law on the southern island of Mindanao until the end of the year, to grant him time to crush a rebel movement inspired by the Islamic State group. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte being interviewed by reporters in metro Manila on July 17, 2017.  The region of 22 million people, which has a history of separatist and Marxist rebellion, was placed under military rule on May 23 after rebels from the Maute
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JUI-F chief, PM discuss Panama case

PM Nawaz Sharif meeting JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday. Sources said the premier and the JUI-F chief ? whose party is allied with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz ? discussed the ongoing situation in the country as well as the Panama Papers case. The two also discussed a strategy to deal with the opposition?s united front against the prime minister. The JU
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UK inflation surprises with June slowdown, easing pressure on Bank of England

LONDON: British inflation unexpectedly slowed for the first time since October last month, adding to the likelihood that the Bank of England will keep interest rates at a record low in August. Consumer prices rose by 2.6 percent compared with a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday, down from a nearly four-year high of 2.9 percent in May. Economists had expected the rate to remain unchanged. The fall was the sharpest between any two months since February 2015, large
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Panamagate about power, not accountability: Talal

Talal Chaudhry addressing media in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Talal Chaudhry on Tuesday declared the Panama case saga a ?game of power, not accountability?. ?Those who could not become ministers or prime ministers are sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with the court. This [Panama case] game is not about accountability, it?s about power,? said Talal, as he lashed out at opponents while addressing media on day two of the Panama case hearing by the Supreme Court.
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PM's tax records available on record: Information minister

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on July 18, 2017. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that all the wealth statements and tax records of the prime minister are available on the government?s websites. Addressing the media following the hearing of the Supreme Court?s special implementation bench in the Panama Papers case, Aurangzeb said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made history by presenting himself for accountability in front of the
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PM's imprisonment, disqualification highly likely: Fawad Chaudhry

PTI Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: The leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spoke to the media during the recess of the Supreme Court?s hearing of the Panama Papers case on Tuesday. ?The matter seems to be going towards the imprisonment of Hussain, Hasan, and Maryam Nawaz,? said PTI Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry. ?Only a miracle can save Nawaz Sharif?s family from 14 years imprisonment and 10 years of disqualification.? While speaking about the proceedings of the JI
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Charlize Theron on a mission to defy gender norms in 'Atomic Blonde'

Charlize Theron poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the world premiere and screening of the movie 'Atomic Blonde' in Berlin, Germany, July 17, 2017/Reuters  BERLIN: Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron said she hoped to even the playing field in the male-dominated spy film genre with her latest role as a deadly agent in action-thriller movie "Atomic Blonde." "I saw potential in this character," Theron, 41, told Reuters at the Berlin premiere of "Atomic Blonde" on Monday. "I wanted to e
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Separated by war, Iraqi children wait for parents

Iraqi teenagers, who were separated from their families during the fighting between Iraqi forces and Daesh near Mosul, use tablets at the Terres des Hommes Italia, a children's aid organisation, in Debaga region/AFP DEBAGA, IRAQ: Adel, 15, hasn´t seen his parents for the past nine months, but that was the price to pay to escape the brutal rule of Daesh militants in his northern Iraqi hometown. "I miss my family, nine months is too long," said the teenager, among hundreds of youngsters separated
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Nasser Hussain slams ?abysmal? England selection

Nasser Hussain. File photo: Getty Images  NOTTINGHAM: Former England captain Nasser Hussain delivered a withering indictment on the "abysmal" selection behind the current side following their colossal 340-run defeat by South Africa in the second Test at Trent Bridge on Monday. Hussain said too many recent call-ups had failed to deliver the goods at international level. That failure reflected poorly on a selection panel made up of chairman James Whitaker, who played one Test as a batsman for En
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LHC suspends appointment of Usman Khattak as IG Punjab

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday suspended the appointment of retired Capt Usman Khattak as permanent inspector-general of police (IGP) Punjab. Hearing the petition seeking appointment of a permanent IGP and implementation of the Police Order 2002, the court suspended the notification issued by the Punjab government appointing the province?s acting IGP Usman Khattak as permanent IGP. Khattak, who was posted as acting IGP a few months ago after the retirement of Mushtaq Sukhera, i
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England and South Africa clash in Women?s World Cup semi-final

South Africa and England skippers gear up for the semi-final. Photo: ICC BRISTOL: England can book a place in the Women´s World Cup final if they beat South Africa on Tuesday as they go in search of a first major trophy in eight years. The pair meet in the first semi-final at Bristol, a ground on which they played out a record-breaking encounter earlier in this tournament. Both sides surpassed the 300 mark on that occasion, going on to make 678 runs in total, the highest cumulative score in wo
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Japan doctor who practiced until months before his death dies at 105

Japanese doctor Shigeaki Hinohara attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on September 25, 2015. Mandatory credit Kyodo via Reuters TOKYO: A centenarian Japanese doctor who saw patients until just months before his death and helped set up the medical systems that have made Japan one of the world's longest-lived nations died on Tuesday at the age of 105. Born in 1911, a year before the Titanic sank, Shigeaki Hinohara was for decades the director and public face of
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Malala meets her Chibok ´heroes´ in Nigeria

Nigerian activist Amina Yusuf, left, meets Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, right, during a meeting with Nigeria?s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo , at the Presidential villa, in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, July 17, 2017. Photo: AP ABUJA: Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday called for a "state of emergency for education" in Nigeria, as she visited the country and met some of the Chibok schoolgirls whose cause she championed. The 20-year-old global education campaigner made the sugges
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Panama case: Supreme Court to hear Sharif family?s arguments today

Policemen at the entrance of the Supreme Court on July 17, 2017. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The three-member special Supreme Court bench will resume hearing of the Panama Papers case shortly. As was the case on Monday, Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid informally began the day's events by addressing the media. He said they [Sharifs] have no case.  The AML chief also criticised the Sharif family's claims against ISI's Brig (retd) Nauman Saeed ? one of two members of the Joint Investig
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Texas ATM's choices: deposit, withdraw, release trapped repairman

A Texas repairman found that one of the hardest parts about being trapped while servicing a bank's automated teller machine was convincing customers coming for cash that he was stuck. The ATM technician shouted and passed notes begging for help through the machine's receipt slot for about three hours on Wednesday but his appeals were mostly ignored, police said. "Most people thought it was a joke," Corpus Christi police spokeswoman Gena Pena said on Thursday. The man, who was not identified,
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'Peculiar' radio signals emerge from nearby star

Some very "peculiar signals" have been noticed coming from a star just 11 light-years away, scientists in Puerto Rico say. The mystery has gripped the internet as speculation mounts about the potential for a discovery of alien life on the red dwarf star known as Ross 128 -- despite the best attempts of astronomers to put such rumours to rest.rumors to rest. "In case you are wondering, the recurrent aliens hypothesis is at the bottom of many other better explanations," said a blog post by Abel
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Harry Styles shines in debut film 'Dunkirk'

The path from pop to screen stardom is strewn with the wreckage of a thousand broken dreams but British singer Harry Styles may have pulled it off first time in wartime epic "Dunkirk". If initial reactions to the big-budget wartime epic -- which is released this week -- are anything to go by, Styles may be about to join a select club that includes David Bowie and Mark Wahlberg as rare exceptions to the rule. The One Direction singer plays a teenage British soldier desperate to escape northern
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Magnitude 7.8 quake hits off Russia's Kamchatka: USGS

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck in the northern Pacific Ocean between the tip of Alaska's Aleutian Islands and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the US Geological Survey said on Monday. The quake struck at 11:34 am on Tuesday (2334 GMT on Monday) some 125 miles (200 km) from the city of Nikol'skoye on Bering island off the Kamchatka Peninsula. The epicentre was west of Attu, the westernmost and largest island in the Near Islands group of Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands. The earthqua
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