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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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PAF playing critical role in war against terrorism: Ahsan Iqbal

Iqbal was speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of Aviation City at Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. Photo: file KAMRA: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that a strong air force and aerospace platform is imperative for a strong nation. Iqbal was speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of Aviation City at Aeronautical Complex, Kamra. Iqbal remarked that Pakistan Air Force has played a critical role in the war against terrorism and without its contributions
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Pakistan backs UNSG plan for global development

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: AFP/file UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has thrown its weight behind the steps outlined by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to better position the UN to deliver tangible results in the lives of the people it services, as the organisation moves towards implementing the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN chief's recommendations, made in a speech to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), include establ
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Pakistani boxer Waseem knocks out Panama?s Valdez to claim sixth straight win

Pakistan?s pro-boxer and two-time silver flyweight world champion Muhammad Waseem defeated Panama?s Eliecer Valdez in Panama on Wednesday to register his sixth straight win. The World Boxing Council (WBC) number-one ranked Waseem, who hails from Quetta, knocked out Valdez in the second round while facing him on the undercard of the ?Puro Poder? boxing event in Panama, which was headlined by the return of former world champion Roberto ?La Araña? Vasquez. Waseem has been preparing in Panama sin
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Rainfall expected in Punjab, KP today: Met

Moderate monsoon currents are penetrating upper and eastern parts of the country, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan and a shallow westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and likely to persist during next 24-36 hours, said the Met department. Moreover, rain/thundershowers (with isolated heavy falls) with gusty winds are expected at scattered places including Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, M
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PM Nawaz to attend CASA conference in Tajikistan today

DUSHANBE: Whoever comes to power should complete the five-year tenure, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said while speaking to the media in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Thursday. He also spoke about the stock market decline in Pakistan, saying the current situation got the graph sloping downwards. The prime minister was speaking on the second day of his visit to Tajikistan, where he is likely to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and attend the CASA conference on power matters. The Pakistani premier
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Two dead, two injured in firing, stone-pelting incidents in Karachi

KARACHI: Two people died and two others were injured late Wednesday night in random incidents in different areas of the metropolis, Geo News reported. One person was killed during firing in Korangi No. 2.5 area, while another was left wounded, rescue sources said. On the other hand, a stone pelting incident left one man dead in Karachi?s Khokhrapar locale, police stated. The victim was identified as Mohsin, security forces added. Stray bullet A child was injured by a stray bullet in the city
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Five suspects detained during police operations in Karachi's Lyari, Gulberg

KARACHI: Two crucial suspects in the Lyari gang war were taken into custody during an operation conducted late Wednesday night by the law enforcement agencies in the city?s troubled area, Geo News reported. Sources reveal that besides the arrested suspects, who are important elements in the prolonged Lyari gang war conflict, the primary goal of the raid was to round up the infamous leader Zahid Ladla and commander Tanvir. However, they were not caught. Ladla is wanted by security officials in
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Snake on a plane! Don't panic, it's probably just a (soft) robot

SINGAPORE: Robots are getting softer. Borrowing from nature, some machines now have arms that curl and grip like an octopus, others wriggle their way inside an airplane engine or forage underwater to create their own energy. This is technology that challenges how we think of, and interact with, the robots of the not-too-distant future. Robots are big business: by 2020, the industry will have more than doubled to $188 billion (147.2 billion pounds), predicts IDC, a consultancy. But there's sti
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Alibaba launches low-cost voice assistant amid AI drive

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd launched on Wednesday a cut-price voice assistant speaker, similar to Amazon.com Inc's "Echo", its first foray into artificially intelligent home devices. The "Tmall Genie", named after the company's e-commerce platform Tmall, costs 499 yuan (56.77 pounds), significantly less than western counterparts by Amazon and Alphabet Inc's Google, which range from $120 to $180. These devices are activated by voice commands to perform tasks, such as checking calendars, s
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Oil slides as OPEC exports rise, prices end 8 days of gains

File NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled about 4 percent on Wednesday, ending their longest string of daily gains in more than five years, as climbing OPEC exports and a stronger dollar spurred selling. Brent crude futures LCOc1 settled down $1.82, or 3.7 percent, at $47.79 a barrel. Prices had climbed for eight straight sessions to Monday. US West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 fell $1.94, or 4.12 percent, to settle at $45.13 a barrel. "It's a transition from being overbought for a while," said Tych
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Light drizzle turns weather pleasant in Karachi

File KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant after parts of Karachi received light drizzle, Geo News reported. 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, dust-thunderstorm and light showers with gusty winds are expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, DI Khan, Sahiwal, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan an
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Germany and China pledge cooperation ahead of G20

BERLIN: Ties between China and Germany are about to enter a new phase, China's president said, as he met the German chancellor before a G20 summit that is expected to highlight their differences with the United States on a host of issues. President Xi Jinping and Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Wednesday to work together more closely on a range of issues, two days ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg that US President Donald Trump is also due to attend. Trump's testy relationship with both C
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Britain sends in task force to help run council after tower block fire

Britain said on Wednesday it was sending in a task force to help run the local authority struggling to cope with the aftermath of a London tower block blaze which killed at least 80 people. Kensington and Chelsea council has been criticised by victims' relatives and survivors for its handling of the disaster in Grenfell Tower on June 14 and its leader quit last week over the response to the fire. "The delivery of the initial response on the ground was simply not good enough," housing minister
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At least 10 missing and 400,000 evacuated as heavy rain pounds Japan

TOKYO: At least 10 people were missing, including a child, and 400,000 were forced from their homes after record rains battered southwestern Japan for a second day on Thursday, sending rivers surging over their banks, a government official and media said. Parts of Fukuoka prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu were hit by 774 mm (30.5 inches) of rain in nine hours on Wednesday, about 2.2 times the amount of rain that falls in a normal July, NHK national television said. Some 7,500 res
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Tailor-made cancer 'vaccine' proves safe: trial results

Two experimental treatments for skin cancer, tailor-made to target a particular patient's tumours, proved safe in small-scale trials, their developers reported Wednesday. The vaccines also triggered an immune response to tumour cells, they said, although this does not necessarily equate to a cure. These are the first drug trials in humans with personalised vaccines directed at neoantigens -- molecules, caused by DNA mutations, found in cancer cells. The results of both were published in the jo
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Lady Gaga embraces Ed Sheeran after Twitter abuse

Even A-list celebrities can be hurt by the venom on Twitter. Lady Gaga has rallied to support Ed Sheeran after the English songwriter revealed he is avoiding Twitter due to abusive comments -- some from Gaga's "Little Monster" fan base. "I wish all people on the internet would be positive and loving and a part of creating an online community that is kind and empowering, not hateful and mean," Lady Gaga wrote late Tuesday on Instagram as she posted a picture of herself with Sheeran. "No reason
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Venezuelan lawmakers beaten, besieged in latest violence

CARACAS: Pipe-wielding government supporters burst into Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress on Wednesday, witnesses said, attacking lawmakers and journalists in the latest flare-up of violence during a political crisis. Hours afterwards by late afternoon, a crowd of roughly 100 people was still besieging the building, trapping people inside, witnesses said. Some of the those outside brandished pistols and some shouted they would cut water and power supplies. The crowd had gathered from
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Murray, Nadal through, heartbreak for Kvitova

Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams breezed into the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday, while fellow former champion Petra Kvitova tumbled out. Williams, Kei Nishikori and Johanna Konta had to grind their way into the last 32, while new mum Victoria Azarenka continued her comeback bid for Grand Slam glory. Dustin Brown, the dreadlocked German with Jamaican roots, knocked out Nadal in the second round two years ago at the All England Club. However, world number one Murray was not
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Is Nasir Jamshed's marriage in trouble?

KARACHI/LONDON: Suspended Pakistani Test cricketer Nasir Jamshed, who recently made headlines pertaining to Pakistan Super League spot-fixing scandal, is having a tense relationship with his wife, sources confided to Geo News Wednesday. Samara Afzal, Jamshed's wife, lent weight to the reports when she posted a message on Twitter, stating, "Relationships break down but life must go on". She, however, refrained from divulging further details of her relationship with the suspended
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At least 26 killed in shootout in northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, July 5 (Reuters) - At least 26 people died in a shootout in the northern Mexican border state of Chihuahua early on Wednesday, according to a spokesman from that state´s attorney general´s office. The incident, which took place near the rural community of Las Varas, involved two armed groups, and the number of dead could rise, spokesman Felix Gonzalez told Reuters.
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Priyanka?s selfie stirs lip job debate

Bollywood megastar Priyanka Chopra?s latest car selfie on a Sunday sparked a debate which many film actresses fall victim to time and again. Pee Cee, who uses Twitter and Instagram regularly, posted a closeup selfie in her car on a casual Sunday. The picture was captioned: Summer lovin... #carfiesunday." Unfortunately, the picture proved to be fuel for the social media enthusiasts who immediately started speculating if the actress has gone with a lip job. This is not the first time the actr
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COAS hosts reception for victorious Pakistan cricket team

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Bajwa held a reception on Wednesday for Pakistan cricket team and the management, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement. He also asked the team to continue to be hard-working and humble as they are the ambassadors of Pakistan, said the ISPR release. Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Shaharyar Khan thanked the Army Chief for his support and making a conducive environment for the sport in the country. Chairman Executive Committee PCB
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Panama Leaks: 51pc Pakistanis believe decision will be against prime minister

In a recent survey by Gallup Pakistan, as many as 51 per cent of Pakistanis believe that the Supreme Court`s decision on Panama Leaks will be against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family. In a sample size of 1,700 participants, 48pc suggested that the judiciary will give a clean chit to the first family and the percent chose not to give an answer. Another question asked was whether Hussain Nawaz`s leaked picture was a failure of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), 56pc of the respondent
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Root 'excited' to lead England at last

File Photo LONDON: Joe Root says he feels excited by the prospect of finally leading England in a Test on the eve of the South Africa series opener at Lord´s. Months of waiting will come to an end on Thursday for the 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman, who was named as Alastair Cook´s successor as Test captain back in February. England, however, have been concentrating on limited overs action since then but Thursday´s match, the first of a four-Test series, will mark their return to red-ball crick
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Dar expresses indignation over spike in US dollar rate

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday took notice of the current spike in US dollar against the Pakistan Rupee in the interbank market, touching Rs108. According to a press release by the finance division, the finance minister has ?expressed deep concern, indignation, and disappointment at the fact that the current political situation is being exploited by certain individuals, banks and entities, resulting in the artificial rise of the interbank rate of the US Dollar versus the Pak
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