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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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Former Chelsea icon Terry signs for Aston Villa

LONDON: Long-serving Chelsea captain John Terry signed a one-year contract with second tier English side Aston Villa on Monday. Terry, 36, who left Premier League champions Chelsea after 22 trophy-laden years at the end of last season having lifted the Premier League title, is reported to have agreed a weekly salary of £60,000 (68,300 Euros, $77,700) with the club that is owned by Chinese businessman Tony Xia. "#WelcomeJT: It's official - John Terry signs," tweeted Aston Villa with a photogra
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Raymond Davis be handed over to Pakistan, PML-N leader requests SC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Zafar Ali Shah filed a petition to the Supreme Court on Monday, requesting that CIA operative Raymond Davis should be handed over to Pakistan. The PML-N leader presented the stance in his petition that those who were mentioned in the book by Davis (?The Contractor?) should be identified and interrogated. He stated that Asif Zardari, Yousuf Raza Gillani, Ashfaq Pervez Kiani, and Shujah Pasha should be declared unfit for holding a government office
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Man charged for threatening to kill France´s President Macron

PARIS: A 23-year-old man has been charged with plotting to assassinate President Emmanuel Macron at France´s Bastille Day parade, a judicial source said Monday. The self-described nationalist, who was arrested last Wednesday, told investigators he wanted to kill Macron at the July 14 national day parade in Paris, a source close to the investigation said. He said he also wanted to attack "Muslims, Jews, blacks," the source added. Police arrested the man at his home in the north-west Paris subu
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Qatar responds to demands after deadline extended

DOHA: Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give a defiant Doha another 48 hours to address their grievances. Details of the response were not immediately available, but a Gulf official told AFP that Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani had delivered it during a short visit to Kuwait, which is acting as a mediator in the crisis. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had announced in t
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Tariq Mahmood Pasha posted as chairman of Federal Board of Revenue

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday posted Tariq Mahmood Pasha as the new chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).  Pasha, a BS-22 officer of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), was previously posted as the secretary of the Economic Affairs Division.  The notification in this regard was issued by the Establishment Division. 
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Modi concluding speech with Darth Vader's theme baffles Twitteratti

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent Twitter users into the throes of bafflement when his GST speech ended with Darth Vader's iconic ?Imperial March? theme which was played in the background. The Indian PM was waving at the crowd after rolling out the GST Act 2017 -- which pertains to a major tax reform in the country?s economic system -- when the sinister tune played out. The choice of mus
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China says India violates 1890 agreement in border stand-off

BEIJING: China said on Monday that India was violating an 1890 border agreement between Britain and China that previous Indian governments have pledged to uphold, and it should be respected to end a ?very serious? incursion by India. The border stand-off on a plateau next to the mountainous Indian state of Sikkim, which borders China, has ratcheted up tension between the neighbouring giants, who share a 3,500 km (2,175 miles) frontier, large parts of which are disputed. According to the Chines
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Sindh govt passes bill repealing NAB ordinance

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Monday passed a bill repealing the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance, with the opposition parties lodging a strong protest over the bill. The opposition also indulged in sloganeering against the provincial government over the passing of the bill. The bill, repealing the NAB ordinance, was presented by provincial Law Minister Zia-ul-Hassan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf?s (PTI) Khuram Sher Zaman, while addressing the media after the session, said the ru
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Promotions in PAF: Two officers promoted as Air Marshal, four as Air Vice Marshal

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan on Monday announced promotions in the Pakistan Air Force advancing two Air Vice Marshals to the rank of Air Marshal and four Air Commodores to the rank of Air VIce Marshal.  Air Vice Marshal Shahid Akhtar Alvi and Air Vice Marshal Ahmer Shehzad were promoted to the rank of Air Marshal and Air Commodore Abrar Ahmed, Air Commodore Irfan Zaka, Air Commodore Irfan Ahmad and Air Commodore Asad Ikram to the rank of Air Vice Marshal.  Air Marshal Shahid Ak
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McCain terms Waziristan visit as 'important and informative'

US delegation was flown over the South Waziristan agency and was shown development in the area. -ISPR ISLAMABAD: US Senator John McCain on Monday termed the visit to South Waziristan, along with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and a delegation from the Senate Armed Services Committee, as important and informative. ?My colleagues and I from the US Senate have had a very informative and important visit, understanding the challenges, successes and the remaining challenges that requi
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Indian state govt given two weeks to justify Sanjay Dutt's early release

The Bombay High Court has given the Maharashtra government two weeks to justify its decision to grant Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt early release from prison, after he was convicted in connection with the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. In 2013, Dutt was sentenced to five years in prison for possession of arms, which were part of a consignment used in the blasts that hit Mumbai on March 12, 1993, killing 257 people and injuring over 700 others. The actor had surrendered in May 2013 after the Indi
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Documentary highlights plight of Palestinian Bedouin community

The documentary focuses on Bedouins in five different communities throughout Area C, which makes up 60 percent of the occupied West Bank. Photo: AP/file   PALESTINE: In a newly released documentary, In the Enclosure, Canadian filmmaker Simon Trepanier highlights the plight of Palestinian Bedouins. The documentary focuses on Bedouins in five different communities throughout Area C, which makes up 60 percent of the occupied West Bank and is currently under Israeli control. There are currently o
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Global politics obstructing settlement of Kashmir and Palestine issues: Maleeha

NEW YORK: Big power politics have stood in the way of promoting peaceful solutions for Kashmir and Palestine questions, according to Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi, who made a clarion call for major powers to help in settling the "two oldest unresolved issues" in the interest of global peace. "Palestine and Kashmir are similar," the Pakistani envoy said in an interview published in Al-Quds Al-Arabi, a widely circulated newspaper based in London, as she highlighted th
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PTI reacts to Kirmani, Hasan Nawaz?s comments

ISLAMABAD: Reacting to the remarks of Prime Minister?s Political Secretary Asif Kirmani outside the Federal Judicial Academy on Monday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said the ruling party is attempting to discredit the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT) as it has failed to 'manage' it. In a message on Twitter, Khan shared a picture of PML-N leaders celebrating the Supreme Court's April 20 judgment and questioned how soon they have forgotten their celebration
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PCB high-performance camp kicks off from today

Rumman Raees taking tips from bowling coach Azhar Mahmood/File photo LAHORE: A 10-week National High Performance Cricket Camp commenced at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) on Monday. The camp has been organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) keeping in view the future commitments of the Pakistan cricket team, where the players would be trained under the supervision of NCA coaches, said a PCB spokeswoman. On the first two days of the camp, Monday and Tuesday, the players would undergo on
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Kashmiris' struggle has changed India's stance: Sartaj Aziz

ISLAMABAD: The Kashmiris' struggle for freedom has changed India's stance that has been trying to declare the endeavours a terrorist movement, said foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz on Monday. While talking to the media, Aziz said a majority of the population in occupied Kashmir does not want to side with India. "India has occupied Kashmir on gunpoint." He added the Kashmir issue is essential for them and cannot be overlooked, which is why the Pakistani government will not hold talks with In
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Saudi columnist suspended for equating King Salman to God

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud pictured on April 5, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters  DUBAI: Saudi Arabia´s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered an over-enthusiastic columnist to be suspended from his job after he equated him with God, Saudi media reported on Sunday. King Salman has frequently been lauded by columnists in local media, in traditional deference to authority, since the 81-year-old assumed office in 2015. But Ramadan al-Anz
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Town mayor ?marries? crocodile in Mexico

SAN PEDRO HUAMELULA: Town mayor Victor Aguilar got married to a crocodile in a symbolic ceremony to mark the local harvest tradition. Mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a southern Mexican village, married the crocodile as part of a ritual which has been practiced by the Chontal Indians since 1789. The ceremony is reckoned to bring plenty of harvest as well as fish, shrimp and other seafood to the fishermen of this village along the Pacific coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca state. Acc
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Our rulers are the real terrorists, says Mustafa Kamal

PSP chief Mustafa Kamal addressing the press conference on July 3, 2017. Photo: Geo News KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairperson Mustafa Kamal said on Monday that the people of Pakistan need to decide whether they want things to get better or not, since the politicians have wiped their hands of this responsibility. He was speaking at a press conference in Karachi on Monday. ?I?m not going to say anything to the politicians. I am going to ask the people of Sindh; do you want to make th
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54 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghan army operations in Helmand province

File photo Up to 54 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 33 others injured during Afghan army operations in Afghanistan?s southern Helmand province on Sunday night, the provincial government said in a statement released Monday. ?Afghan special forces conducted night operations against insurgents in Nawa district on Sunday night which resulted in killing of 42 rebels and injuring 27 others," the statement said. According to the statement, four Taliban local commanders were also among those k
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Bus bursts into flames after collision in Germany, injuring 31

Thirty-one people were injured, some seriously, when a coach burst into flames after colliding with a lorry on a motorway in the German state of Bavaria on Monday, police said on Twitter. There were 48 people on the bus at the time of the crash. A police spokesman told broadcaster n-tv that 17 people were unaccounted for and he expected several had died.
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Murray, Nadal aim to bury Wimbledon doubts

LONDON: Defending champion Andy Murray and fellow two-time winner Rafael Nadal take centre stage on the first day of Wimbledon on Monday, keen to deliver early hammer blows to any doubts over their title aspirations. Top seed and world number one Murray opens proceedings on Centre Court insisting a hip problem will not prevent him from dispatching Kazakh lucky loser Alexander Bublik. The weekend news that the 30-year-old Scot is to become a father for the second time will also be an extra ince
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Karachi prison break: Sindh CM says DIG Prisons should be suspended

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/4cb893ece19252a7071ab3fb7a5e2d8d.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ny8zLzIwMTcgODozOToyOSBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPTU3bzVxOTJCS2dSWk5tOXpmRkJuZHc9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah ordered on Monday that DIG Prisons Ashraf Nizamani should be suspended over the issue pertaining to escape of two under-trial prisoners
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Bahawalpur oil tanker fire: Death toll rises to 206 as three more succumb to burn wounds

BAHAWALPUR: Three more people injured in the Ahmedpur Sharqia oil tanker fire succumbed to burn wounds on Monday, taking the death toll to 206. According to Bahawal Victoria Hospital focal person Dr Amir Mehmood the injured were under treatment at Nishtar Hospital in Multan. He added 65 others were still being treated for the burn wounds. Federal, Punjab govts issued notices Lahore High Court has sought replies from the federal and Punjab governments over the investigation request pertaining
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Wimbledon braced for new women?s shock

Wimbledon 2017 will be without the star power of Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams LONDON: With Serena Williams preparing for the birth of her first child and Maria Sharapova sidelined by a thigh injury, the race to be crowned Wimbledon champion is the most wide-open in a generation. Having stepped away from the court as she waits to become a mother in September, Williams, who won Wimbledon in 2015 and 2016, has created a power vacuum at the top that Sharapova was expected to fill when the Ru
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