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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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Afghanistan?s top priority must be effective dialogue with Pakistan: Ghani

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/a44a594ea41766fc13edd573201974e4.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni82LzIwMTcgODozMzowNCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPUFyL1RYbVZEK053dDRLUUVkcDFRK0E9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in a series of messages on Twitter following a regional peace summit in Kabul on Tuesday, criticised Pakistan?s alleged role in fomenting terro
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New Zealand strike early in England thriller

Jason Roy looks at the flying stumps after being bowled out by Adam Milne/Reuters  CARDIFF: New Zealand pacer Adam Milne struck early to dismiss Jason Roy after the Kiwis won the toss and opted to field against England in a thriller Group A tie at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on Tuesday. Title favourites England, who thrashed Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener last week, will seal their spot in the semifinals if they win today.  New Zealand, meanwhile, will look to gain crucial two point
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Saudi Arabia revokes Qatar Airways licence

A Qatar Airways plane is seen in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017 - Reuters RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday revoked the operating licence of Qatar Airways and ordered the airline?s offices to close within 48 hours, state media reported, as a regional diplomatic crisis escalated. ?The General Authority of Civil Aviation has decided to cancel all licenses granted to Qatar Airways and to close all of its offices in the kingdom within 48 hours,? read a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
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Apple's iOS 11 to take Facebook, Twitter down a notch

Facebook and Twitter have long had a special place in the iOS ecosystem which is about to change. According to Axios, Apple will do away with the ability to directly sign into the two social media platforms from iOS in the forthcoming iOS 11. Currently, iOS apps can access the identities of connected Twitter and Facebook accounts if the user has signed into those accounts via the phone's Settings' section. This makes using some other apps a more seamless experience, as users don't have to man
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New Zealand win toss, opt to field in England thriller

CARDIFF: Hosts England face off against New Zealand in a thriller Group A tie at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on Tuesday. Title favourites England, who thrashed Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener last week, will seal their spot in the semifinals if they win today.  New Zealand, meanwhile, will look to gain crucial two points with a win against Eoin Morgan?s men, after they were forced to share points with Australia after their first match was washed out by rain. New Zealand have won six
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Al Pacino set to play former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno on screen

American actor Al Pacino is set to star in HBO's movie on the Jerry Sandusky *** scandal that took down Penn State's illustrious college football program. According to the reports, Barry Levinson will direct the film. Pacino will portray Joe Paterno, the winning coach in college football history, who becomes embroiled in the sexual abuse scandal surrounding his longtime assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The scandal challenges his legacy and forces him to face questions about institutional failu
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England eye semifinal spot with clash against New Zealand

CARDIFF: Hosts England face off against New Zealand in a thriller Group A tie at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on Tuesday. Title favourites England, who thrashed Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener last week, will seal their spot in the semifinals if they win today.  New Zealand, meanwhile, will look to gain crucial two points with a win against Eoin Morgan?s men, after they were forced to share points with Australia after their first match was washed out by rain. New Zealand have won six
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Pakistan pride at stake against South Africa

BIRMINGHAM: Mickey Arthur has no doubt Pakistan will be "up for the fight" when they face his native South Africa in the Champions Trophy after a humiliating defeat by arch-rivals India. Pakistan´s crushing 124-run loss to title-holders India in their tournament opener at Edgbaston on Sunday was labelled the "Mother of all mismatches" by the Indian Express newspaper. Yet, worryingly for Pakistan coach Arthur, there is the potential for an even more lopsided match when they return to Edgbaston
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Teen recreates her mom's graduation photo

Graduation day is a very special day in a student's life and everybody tries to make it special in their own ways. But, this teen did something which not only made her graduation day special but also made it memorable for life. Madeleine Tarin honoured her parents in the cutest way by recreating a photo close to her family's heart. Tarin was by her parents' side as her mom graduated from high school in 2000, and can be seen proudly celebrating her mom's accomplishment while sitting on her dad
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Heavy explosion heard in Kabul: Afghan media

KABUL: A heavy explosion was heard in Kabul city on Tuesday morning, according to Khaama Press. Afghan security sources confirmed that the sound of an explosion was heard from the vicinity of Shash Darak area of Kabul city. The Ministry of Interior spokesman Najib Danish confirmed a rocket landed in a tennis yard in Shash Darak area but no casualties or collateral damage were reported. A rocket fired from an unknown location landed in the area, Afghan media reported. The attack comes at a se
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Gorgeous Mahira Khan graces cover of Vogue India

Pakistani actress Mahira Khan is a perfect definition of beauty with brains who has not only proved herself in Pakistan but across the borders as well. The Bin Roye actress has recently made it to the cover of Vogue India. While the photo shoot has made its way all over the internet and social media platforms, the Internet has gone wild over it. The Humsafar actress is not only looking drop dead gorgeous but has stunned everyone with her charismatic beauty and Zaalima smile. Mahira Khan lo
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SECP submits Hudaibiya Paper Mills' record to JIT

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has submitted the entire record of the Hudaibiya Paper Mills to the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Panama case, it emerged on Tuesday. Sources said the entire record of all the businesses owned by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif?s family was submitted to the JIT, which also investigated officers officers of the SECP. Letter from Qatari prince delivered to JIT: sources JIT had recently written again to Qatar'
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In surprise move, Nehal Hashmi takes back resignation from Senate

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member Nehal Hashmi asked the Senate chairman on Tuesday not to consider his resignation from the upper house. Hashmi had submitted his resignation as a PML-N senator after instructions form the PML-N leadership following his recent controversial remarks against the judiciary. As a result, Hashmi ? who was also suspended from the party ? had submitted his resignation to Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani. On Monday, Hashmi failed to show up in
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Against party wishes, Nehal Hashmi takes back resignation from Senate

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member Nehal Hashmi asked the Senate chairman on Tuesday not to consider his resignation from the upper house. Hashmi had submitted his resignation as a PML-N senator after instructions from the PML-N leadership following his recent controversial remarks against the judiciary. As a result, Hashmi ? who was also suspended from the party ? had submitted his resignation to Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani. On Monday, Hashmi failed to show up in
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Austria´s fantastical factory of 'raw art'

geo_embedgallery MARIA GUGGING: Nestled in the hills of Austria sits Gugging, an artists´ colony with a difference where the worlds of psychiatry and art collide -- with spectacular success. Over the past 50 years, mentally ill patients here have churned out an astounding 75,000 recognised artworks, some selling for over 100,000 euros ($110,000). In particular, it is a wellspring for "Art Brut", producing some of the
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Police ordered to produce Ayyan on June 21

Model Ayyan Ali. Photo: AFP RAWALPINDI: Ayyan Ali?s request seeking exemption from appearance in the currency smuggling case was rejected by the Customs court on Tuesday. The judge had summoned Ayyan to the court on Tuesday but she failed to show up. Following this, the judge issued warrants of arrest, and directed the police to ensure the suspect?s presence in court on June 21. The model was arrested on March 14, 2015 from the Islamabad airport on charges of money laundering after customs off
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Police ordered to produce Ayyan in court on June 21

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/961b6823eb84f6cb8f492a926042ab85.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Ni82LzIwMTcgNjoyMzowOCBBTSZoYXNoX3ZhbHVlPXcxdGJWeUZGVTZwczNJcjJ3UUJVT2c9PSZ2YWxpZG1pbnV0ZXM9NjAmaWQ9MQ== style=center] RAWALPINDI: Ayyan Ali?s request seeking exemption from appearance in the currency smuggling case was rejected by the Customs court on Tuesday. The judge had summoned Ayyan to the
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Agriculture, CPEC to raise Pakistan's growth to 5.5 percent in 2017/18: World Bank

The World Bank on Monday said robust agriculture sector and Chinese-led infrastructure development would lead to 5.5 percent growth in Pakistan?s economy during the fiscal year 2017-18. The Washington-based lender also projected the country?s growth at 5.8 percent in FY19 and the subsequent fiscal year. ?In Pakistan, favourable weather and increased cotton prices are supporting agricultural production, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor infrastructure project and a stable macroeconomic e
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Will not let Taliban bring down the govt: Afghan president

File photo  We will not let Taliban take down the Afghan government, said Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday.  He was speaking at the Kabul Process ? a multinational peace conference hosted by Afghanistan ? which began on Tuesday under the chair of the Afghan president. Ghani explained that the purpose of the conference is to defeat terrorism and ensure peace. "Foreign fighters have increased in the last two years," he said, adding that this is the last chance for the Taliban to become p
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Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York September 26, 2015. Photo: Reuters   DUBAI: Kuwait's emir urged Qatar's Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday to calm tensions with allies and refrain from escalating the worst diplomatic rift among Gulf Arab states. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah "expressed his wish" that Qatari ruler "work o
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Arundhati Roy releases first novel in 20 years

Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for her last novel, The God of Small Things. Photo: AP/file  NEW DELHI: Arundhati Roy´s eagerly-awaited second novel goes on sale Tuesday, two decades after her prize-winning debut The God of Small Things propelled her to global fame and launched her career as an outspoken critic of injustice in her native India. Roy became the first Indian woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize with her 1997 work, which sold around 8 million copies and turned the young aut
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Dylan's Nobel speech: songs only need to move you, not make sense

Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan said on Monday that unlike literature his songs were meant to be sung not read and that they only needed to move people, not to make sense. The Swedish Academy's decision to award last year's prize for literature to Dylan, who had "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition", was seen by some as a slap in the face by some mainstream writers of poetry and prose. In his Nobel lecture, the notoriously media-shy Dylan said: "Our songs are a
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Kuwait's emir urges Qatar to ease tensions

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah addresses a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York September 26, 2015. Photo: Reuters   DUBAI: Kuwait's emir urged Qatar's Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday to calm tensions with allies and refrain from escalating the worst diplomatic rift among Gulf Arab states. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah "expressed his wish" that Qatari ruler "work o
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Pakistan awaiting Trump admin?s policy on Afghanistan: Aizaz Chaudhry

Pakistani Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said his country will have plenty of economic opportunity in coming years that could be at risk from violence in neighboring Afghanistan. Photo: APP/file  WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said that Pakistan Army has eliminated terrorists from the tribal areas. Pakistan is no longer a safe haven for the terrorists, he remarked in an interview with The Washington Times. However, the success of the operations
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Pakistan, India attending 25-nation Kabul peace summit today

File photo  Pakistan will participate in a multinational peace conference ? Kabul Process ? hosted by Afghanistan on Tuesday.  The peace conference on Afghanistan will include discussions on the talks with Taliban, as the capital reels from a wave of bombings and clashes that left more than 100 people dead and hundreds wounded in the last week. Much of Kabul remains in lockdown ahead of the conference, with tighter than usual security including more armed checkpoints and armoured vehicles patr
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