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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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KSE-100 declines by over 1,800 points

KARACHI:  Reacting to news of the prime minister's summoning by the Panama case Joint Investigation Team, the Pakistan Stock Exchange showed a downward trend on Monday. The benchmark KSE 100-index fell by 1,855 points, showing a decline of 3.75%. The benchmark index closed at 47,671 points. Moreover, investors incurred losses worth Rs356 billion. About 219.1 million shares worth Rs9.26 billion were transacted today. A downward trend has been witnessed at the stock exchange for the last coupl
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Special bench hears JIT?s account on ?hurdles?, leaked picture

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/008fede2bd5345a8cf0e386be1444c0a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xMS8yMDE3IDc6NTY6MTcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WTDJ0aGt1QVFpdDVHVFFlNEkzWHdBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The special implementation bench of the Supreme Court directed the counsel of Hussain Nawaz to submit their response to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT)'s reply to thei
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Pakistan win toss, opt to field in knockout game against Sri Lanka

CARDIFF: Pakistan won the toss and decided to field against Sri Lanka, as the subcontinental titans face off in must-win Champions Trophy group match after producing two of the tournament?s biggest upsets so far. The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament. Leg-spinner Shadab Khan made way for all-rounder Fahim Ashraf, who received his ODI debut cap earlier today.  Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Af
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Afghan civilians killed as US troops open fire after bomb attack: Afghan official

JALALABAD: Three Afghan civilians were killed early on Monday morning when American troops opened fire after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb, an official in eastern Nangarhar province said. A man and his two sons were killed in their house in Ghani Khel, a district in the south of Nangarhar, on the border with Pakistan, said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesperson for the provincial governor. "After the bomb blast hit them, the American forces then started shooting and killed one man and two c
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SBP releases new currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued on Monday new currency notes for Eid-ul-Fitr. The new notes will be available in the banks till June 23, according to SBP spokesperson. The fresh currency notes will be available at designated commercial bank branches called ?e-branches?. As many as 1,000 e-branches across 120 cities in Pakistan have been formed. The SMS service, which was launched to facilitate people in acquiring new currency notes before Eid, will also become functional
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Senator Rehman Malik to appear before JIT ?soon?

Senator Rehman Malik remained the interior minister from 2008-2013. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson for Senator Rehman Malik stated on Monday that the former interior minister will soon be appearing before the Panama case Joint Investigation Team (JIT). The spokesperson explained that Malik, who left Pakistan for London on June 9, received a summons by the JIT on June 10 to appear on June 13. Malik will now be writing to the JIT to affix another date of appearance in front of the high-p
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Kohli?s brutal honesty brings India together

Virat Kohli during Ind vs SA match/ICC LONDON: Virat Kohli says India´s Champions Trophy demolition of South Africa was fuelled by his refusal to spare his players from criticism. Kohli´s side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in their final Group B fixture to set up a likely semi-final showdown with Bangladesh on Thursday. India had to win to avoid elimination after slumping to a shock loss against Sri Lanka, a spluttering performance that prompted Kohli to let his team know w
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Pakistan clash with Sri Lanka in race to semi-final

CARDIFF: Subcontinental titans Pakistan and Sri Lanka face off in Monday?s must-win Champions Trophy group match after producing two of the tournament?s biggest upsets so far. The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament. Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston, after suffering a heavy defeat to India at the same venue days earlier. Sri Lanka upset India at The Oval
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Two young men killed in unprovoked Indian firing across LoC

Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing with heavy weapons in Jandrot and Hot spring sectors along the LoC,according to ISPR. Photo: File  Two civilians were martyred and three injured in Indian troops? unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) ? the army's media wing. Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing with heavy weapons in Jandrot and Hotspring (Tattapani) sectors along the LoC, the ISPR said in a statemen
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Pakistan clash with Sri Lanka in race to semi-finals

CARDIFF: Subcontinental titans Pakistan and Sri Lanka face off in Monday?s must-win Champions Trophy group match after producing two of the tournament?s biggest upsets so far. The winner of the match would face England in the semifinals while the losing team would be knocked out of the tournament. Pakistan bounced back to beat top-ranked South Africa by 19 runs on Wednesday at Edgbaston, after suffering a heavy defeat to India at the same venue days earlier. Sri Lanka upset India at The Oval
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PSX goes down more than 1,800 points in early-day trading

KARACHI: Reacting to news of the prime minister's summoning by the Panama case Joint Investigation Team, the Pakistan Stock Exchange showed a downward trend at the start of trading on Monday. By noon, the benchmark KSE 100-index had fallen by more than 1,800 points, showing a decline of 3.44%. The benchmark index at present stands at less than 47,000 points.  A downward trend has been witnessed at the stock exchange for the last couple of weeks owing to various factors, including the recen
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Qatar can defend economy and currency, says finance minister

Qatar's Finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi speaks during a briefing on the financial outlook for Qatar, in Doha. Photo: Reuters/file Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif al-Emadi told CNBC television in an interview broadcast on Monday. He added that the countries which had imposed sanctions would also lose money because of the damage to business in the region. "A lot of people think we're the only ones t
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PSX goes down over 1,700 points in early-day trading

KARACHI: Reacting to news of the prime minister's summoning by the Panama case Joint Investigation Team, the Pakistan Stock Exchange showed a downward trend at the start of trading on Monday. By noon, the benchmark KSE 100-index had fallen by more than 1,700 points, showing a decline of 3.44%. The benchmark index at present stands at less than 47,850 points.  A downward trend has been witnessed at the stock exchange for the last couple of weeks owing to various factors, including the recen
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India to release 11 Pakistani prisoners as ?goodwill gesture?

A few days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s meeting with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in Astana, India announced on Monday to release 11 Pakistani prisoners. The move has been described as ?goodwill gesture? by the Indian authorities. Pakistan had sought the release of these prisoners as they had all served their respective sentences. According to Indian officials, the release of prisoners is a humanitarian issue and should help to stem deterioration of relations between the nei
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China Eastern flight lands safely in Sydney with hole torn in engine

The A330 plane on the tarmac at Sydney International Airport after the emergency landing. Photo: Reuters A China Eastern flight bound for Shanghai was forced to turn back to Sydney due to a mid-air emergency, a spokeswoman for the airline said on Monday, with pictures showing a gaping hole in the casing of one of the plane's engines. The plane, which data from flight tracking website FlightAware showed was an Airbus A330-200 twin jet, landed without incident and there were no injuries, said Ka
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Blasts rock besieged city as Philippines marks independence day

Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Monday as the national flag was raised to mark independence day. Photo: Malaysia Today Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Monday as the national flag was raised to mark independence day, almost three weeks after hundreds of militants overran the town and hunkered down with civilians as human shields. Rescue workers, soldiers and firemen sang the national anthem and listened to speeches as three OV-10 attack
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PSX goes down 1,500 points in early-day trading

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange showed a downward trend at the start of trading on Monday. The benchmark KSE 100-index fell by more than 1,500 points, showing a decline of 2.47%. The benchmark index at present stands at less than 48,000 points.  A downward trend has been witnessed at the stock exchange for the last couple of weeks owing to various factors, including the recently presented federal budget 2017-18. 
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British police arrest another man in London Bridge attack probe

British police investigating last weekend's deadly attacks on London Bridge said they arrested a 19-year-old man in east London on Sunday. The Metropolitan Police, in a statement posted on its website, said the man was taken into custody at a south London police station and was being detained under the Terrorism Act.  Six other men are in custody in connection with last Saturday's incident in which eight people were killed and 50 injured after three militants drove into pedestrians on London B
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Asia shares dragged under by US tech slide, dollar firm

A brokerage house in Beijing, China on January 5, 2016. Photo: Reuters TOKYO: Asian stocks fell on Monday, with electronics heavyweights such as Samsung Electronics knocked lower by a slide in US tech shares and caution ahead of this week's US Federal Reserve policy meeting. Spreadbetters expected European shares to follow suit, forecasting lower openings for Britain's FTSE, Germany's DAX and France's CAC . MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was down 0.8 p
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In memoriam: A year gone by yet legendary Amjad Sabri lives on in our hearts

It has been one whole year since legendary Qawwal Amjad Farid Sabri was gunned down in Karachi?s Liaquatabad area on 16th of Ramazan, yet he remains alive in the hearts of his fans to this day and will continue to in future with immortal pieces, such as Tajdar-e-Haram and Bhar do Jholi. The late musician?s family, including his brother Sarwat Farid, on Sunday, visited the site where Sabri was shot at by two then-unknown gunmen on a motorbike on June 22, last year, as his car drove off a bridge
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PML-F leader's guards booked for assaulting journalist

KARACHI: The police arrested three private security guards from a Pakistan Muslim League-Functional leader?s residence for assaulting a reporter of an English language newspaper. Yasir Shah?s residence in Karachi?s Defence Phase 8 was raided late Sunday, SSP South Saqib Ismail Memon said. The suspects during the raid include Shah?s guards Majnon, Ghulam Shabbir, and Altaf Hussain. Three police guards were also detained for investigation. The reporter, Ashraf, was allegedly assaulted by the PM
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Macron's party set for huge French parliamentary majority

French President Emmanuel Macron President Emmanuel Macron's fledgling party is set to trounce France's traditional main parties in a parliamentary election and secure a huge majority to push through his pro-business reforms, projections after the first round showed on Sunday. The vote delivered a further crushing blow to the Socialist and conservative parties that had alternated in power for decades until Macron's election in May blew apart the left-right divide. With 90 percent of voters acc
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Kevin Kline, Cynthia Nixon win early Tony Awards honoring Broadway's best

71st Tony Awards ? Show ? New York City, US, June 11, 2017 - Musical 'Groundhog Day'. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri  NEW YORK: Cynthia Nixon, Kevin Kline, and Laurie Metcalf were among early winners on Sunday at the annual Tony Awards honouring the best of Broadway. Host Kevin Spacey kicked things off with a medley of songs referencing his self-doubt about successfully hosting the annual awards show compared to Neil Patrick Harris, James Corden or Hugh Jackman, riffing on numbers from Dear Evan Hansen
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Pilgrim couple arrested for attempt to smuggle contraband in Lahore

LAHORE: The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Monday foiled an attempt to smuggle contraband at the Lahore airport. Six kilogrammes of heroin and ice was seized from a couple caught trying to smuggle the illegal drugs, the ASF said. ?The drugs were recovered during a search prior to Muhammad Anwar and his wife boarded a foreign airline to travel to Jeddah to perform Umrah,? ASF personnel said. The couple was taken into custody by security forces. 
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Special bench to hear JIT?s account on ?hurdles?, leaked picture today

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/008fede2bd5345a8cf0e386be1444c0a.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni8xMS8yMDE3IDc6NTY6MTcgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1WTDJ0aGt1QVFpdDVHVFFlNEkzWHdBPT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The special implementation bench of the Supreme Court will hear issues related to the working of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in the Panama case today. Pan
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