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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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IMF says Pakistan outlook ´favourable´, warns of risks

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the outlook for Pakistan´s economy was "favourable", citing Chinese infrastructure investments among reasons for growth, but warned of risks to recent progress. Confidence in insurgency-hit Pakistan is growing, with the IMF saying last year that the country had emerged from crisis and stabilised its economy after completing a bailout programme. However the IMF warned in a report on Friday that macroeconomic stability gains have started to e
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Pakistan-origin British MP Nus Ghani takes oath in Urdu to honour mother

Pakistan-origin British MP Nusrat Munir ul Ghani - popularly known as Nus Ghani - who recently retained her constituency in the general elections - surprised many by taking her oath in Urdu. ?Oath proudly taken in both English and Urdu to honour my mum,? she wrote on Twitter. The Conservative Party MP retained her Wealden constituency securing 61.2 per cent of the total votes. She won the seat with a majority of over 24, 000 votes. Ghani is one of the twelve British-Pakistanis w
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Sarfraz, Kohli pose with trophy ahead of final

Pakistani skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli posed with the trophy ahead of the final of the Champions Trophy tournament to be played on Sunday.  India´s captain Virat Kohli (L) and Pakistan´s captain Sarfraz Ahmed, hold the trophy as they pose for a photograph at The Oval in London on June 17, 2017 - AFP  Pakistan and India will play in the final on Sunday - AFP  Sarfraz Ahmed's (L) team were ranked eight in the tournament, while India were favourites to make the
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Amir fit and ready to play final against India: Mickey Arthur

Pakistan´s coach Mickey Arthur (L) and Pakistan´s captain Sarfraz Ahmed attend a press conference folling a nets practice session at The Oval in London on June 17, 2017, on the eve of the ICC Champions Trophy Final - AFP  LONDON: Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has regained fitness and is ready to play the Champions Trophy final match against arch-rival India at The Oval on Sunday, confirmed coach Mickey Arthur. The fast bowler could not play the semi-final against England due to back spasms. In pl
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PTI would eventually merge with PPP, says Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Saturday claimed that Imran Khan?s PTI will eventually merge with Asif Ali Zardari?s PPP as both parties were moving towards each other. ?The way things are, it seems eventually Zardari would become the chairman of PTI,? said Asif while speaking to the media in Islamabad. The defence minister also said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would succeed in the court of the people during the 2018 general elections. He added that negative politics by
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Bat first and rely on bowlers to beat India, Imran Khan?s advice to Pakistan team

ISLAMABAD: With the cricket fever at an all-time high ahead of the blockbuster finale, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former captain Imran Khan has thrown in his own two cents about what Pakistan should do to overpower India. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the World Cup winning skipper said Pakistan should bat first and then rely on their pace attack to defend the target. ?Pakistan should bat first because there is no pressure batting first. Our bowling is our biggest strength
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Coach Arthur reveals game plan to beat India

Arthur addresses team huddle/Getty Images  LONDON: Pakistan?s strategy to overpower India in the Champions Trophy finale on Sunday is simple: target the opponent?s top order, head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed. Pakistan bowlers have "no option" but to attack India's explosive top three and expose their middle order, Arthur told cricket.com.au ahead of the big day. "We have to (attack), we've got no option," he said. "We've got to try and make that new ball really work for us. We've got to
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Leaders are held accountable in democracy, not victimising Sharif family: Imran

Imran Khan speaking to the media. -Geo News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said on Saturday that leaders are always held accountable in a democracy and with the Sharif family appearing before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), it does not mean they are being victimised.  Critisising the premier, he asked how are they being victimised if they have become billionaires. "Nawaz Sharif has 12 corruption cases pending against him while Shehbaz Sharif is also implicate
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Al Jazeera says Twitter feed working again after suspension

Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said on Saturday the Twitter account for its main Arabic language channel was back up and running after briefly being suspended. A source at the Qatar-based broadcaster, which is caught up in an economic and diplomatic dispute between Qatar and other Arab powers, said a technical issue had been to blame. On another of its Twitter feeds, the broadcaster had earlier tweeted: "The account of Al Jazeera on twitter @ajarabic is currently suspended due to what s
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Katy Perry makes Twitter history with 100 million followers

Photo: courtesy Today.com WASHINGTON: Pop superstar Katy Perry has made history by becoming the first user to garner 100 million followers on Twitter, the social media platform announced. "Today we #WITNESS history," Twitter said Friday in a tweet, referencing the title of Perry´s recently released fifth album. "Congratulations @katyperry, the first to reach 100 million followers! #LoveKaty." The 32-year-old singer recently livestreamed her life for 96 hours, inviting fans to watch as she s
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PS-114 by-election: Voters? fingerprint records yet to be released to ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is facing new hurdles in piloting the new biometric electoral voting system in the upcoming PS-114 by-elections, which are scheduled for July 9. According to sources, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has yet to release voters? fingerprint and facial picture data to the ECP. In a letter, dated June 9, addressed to Chairman NADRA Dr Usman Yousuf Mubeen, TRnE additonal Secretary Zafar Iqbal Hussain asked the chairman to p
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Grandfather, son and grandson shot dead over old enmity in Chakwal

The deceased were shifted to Talagang tehsil hospital for completion of medico-legal formalities. Photo: Geo News screen grab  Chakwal: A grandfather, son and grandson were shot dead when unidentified men opened fire on them in Chakwal?s Talagang tehsil on Saturday. The grandfather, identified as Ghulam Ali, son, Shabir Haider, and grandson, Zeeshan Haider, were shot dead over old enmity, according to the police. Upon information, the police reached the site and shifted the bodies to the Tal
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Resurgent Pakistan chase title dream in blockbuster finale against India

LONDON: The sporting world?s biggest clash, the game that always ?stops two nations? unfurls on Sunday when a resurgent Pakistan face title holders India in the Champions Trophy final at The Oval. And the question millions of cricket fans around the world, possibly even a billion, are all asking is ´which Pakistan will turn up?´ Rising from the ashes after a 124-run thrashing by arch-rivals India at Edgbaston on June 4, where some often thoughtless bowling and timid batting, along with woeful
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CPEC to generate more than 700,000 new jobs in Pakistan: Analysts

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Economy Watch President, Dr Murtaza Mughal has said that China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a fate changer for the people of Pakistan. Talking to Radio Pakistan, he said that the investment of $46 billion under CPEC had increased up to $56 billion now. According to Dr Mughal $35 billion will be invested on energy projects and remaining on infrastructure improvement. He said this would help overcoming Pakistan's energy crisis. The head of Pakistani Economy Watch  
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Sharif family appearance before JIT ?matter of shame, not applause?: Imran Khan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan remarked that the appearance of the ruling Sharif family before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) is a ?matter of shame, not applause.? In a tweet, he wrote ?It [should] be a matter of shame, not applause, for [Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz] that their [leaders], the [Prime Minister], [Chief Minister] and their kids have to appear before JIT on criminal charges.? He further remarked, ?Outrageous: PMLN comparing corrupt, money laundering, asset co
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DG IB confirms bureau gathered 'low-downs' on JIT members

ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on Saturday informed the Supreme Court of Pakistan in writing that the IB did, in fact, gather ?low-downs? on the Judicial Investigation Team (JIT). According to the document available with Geo.tv, the IB informed the apex court that ?the Directorate General of Intelligence Bureau gathers intelligence on matters having bearing on national importance.? ?As a regular practice, the bureau collects low-downs of the government personne
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Rangers foil terror plot in Karachi on Youm-e-Ali

Weapons, ammunition and explosives material was seized from the suspect?s possession. Photo: Geo News screen grab KARACHI: Rangers arrested on Saturday four suspects during operations in Baldia Town and Orangi Town. The suspects had made all preparations to carry out a suicide attack during the Youm-e-Ali procession in Karachi, according to the Rangers spokesperson. The alleged terrorists belong to banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Weapons, ammunition and explosives material was seized from th
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Mukhtar Mai attends US opera inspired by her story

Pakistani human rights activist Mukhtar Mai (C) receives a standing ovation as she takes the stage following a performance of the opera. Photo: AFP LOS ANGELES: Fifteen years after her horrific gang rape by a local clan in her village in Pakistan, Mukhtar Mai is reliving her ordeal -- and courageousness -- through a US opera inspired by her story. "I was very emotional when I first started watching it and began reliving the incident in my mind," Mai, 37, told AFP on Friday, after attending the
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US billionaire brings Dutch painters to China's masses

Johannes Vermeer's "Young Woman Seated at a Virginal" is displayed as part of the Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection exhibition at China's National Museum in Beijing - AFP BEIJING: Standing in a dimly-lit gallery space in China's National Museum, the owner of the world's only privately-held Vermeer gazed at the small oil painting for a long moment, before showing it to the assembled press. Since American billionaire Tom Kaplan purchased the piece in 2008, it has spent most of its time on l
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Amir confident of being fit for Champions Trophy final

Amir celebrates after taking a wicket against Sri Lanka  LONDON: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir believes he is ?fast gaining fitness? ahead of the Champions Trophy final against arch-rivals India. The 25-year-old left-armer missed Pakistan?s shock eight-wicket semi-final win over tournament hosts England in Cardiff on Wednesday with a back spasm. But after bowling in the nets at the Oval ? the venue for Sunday?s final ? on Friday, Amir told AFP: ?I am fast gaining fitness. ?I bowled in th
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Thunderstorm, rain expected at isolated places: MET

Rain and dust-thunderstorm with gusty winds is expected at isolated places. Photo: Reuters/file  Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country for the next 24 hours, according to Pakistan Metereological (Met) Department. Moreover, a weak seasonal low is lying over northeast Balochistan. However, a shallow westerly wave is still affecting Kashmir and its adjoining areas. Rain and dust-thunderstorm with gusty winds is expected at isolated places in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala,
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Pakistan-India clash stirs 2007 World T20 memories

That fateful scoop - Misbah-ul-Haq scoops Joginder Sharma off what was the final ball of the match, India v Pakistan, ICC World Twenty20 final, Johannesburg, September 24, 2007 - Getty Images LONDON: Those hoping for a thrilling Champions Trophy final between India and Pakistan at the Oval on Sunday may take heart from the only other occasion the arch-rivals have met in the climax of a major ICC world event. Twenty20, pioneered as a professional sport in the English county game, was still in i
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John Avildsen, Oscar-winning director of 'Rocky,' dead at 81

John Avildsen, the Oscar-winning director who made Hollywood's quintessential underdog story in 1976 boxing saga "Rocky" with a then-unknown Sylvester Stallone, and crafted another inspiring tale in "The Karate Kid," died Friday at age 81, his family said. Avildsen had been suffering pancreatic cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his son, Anthony, said by phone. Avildsen won the Academy Award for best director for "Rocky" while the film was named best picture and other successes included th
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China launches its first X-ray space telescope

China successfully launched on Thursday its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts, state media reported. A Long March-4B rocket carried the 2.5-tonne telescope into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gobi Desert at 11:00 am (3:00 GMT), according to the official Xinhua news agency. The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), named Insight, will allow Chinese scientists to observe magnetic fields and the interiors of pulsa
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DiCaprio returns Oscar won by Brando, in Malaysia fund scandal

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio confirmed Friday that he has turned over an Oscar won by Marlon Brando, along with other gifts, amid an inquiry into a multibillion-dollar money-laundering scheme involving a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. US authorities are seeking to recover billions in money and assets allegedly embezzled by businessmen with political connections in Malaysia. The scandal has rocked the Malaysian governing class, exposing Prime Minister Najib Razak to allegations of corrupti
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