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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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PCB, BCCI officials to meet in Dubai on May 29

KARACHI: Following a notice by the Pakistan Cricket Board, the officials from Board of Control for Cricket in India and PCB will meet in Dubai on May 29 to discuss the memorandum of understanding (MOU) calling for six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023, ESPNcricinfo reported. The report said, ?Although the BCCI indicated MoU was "just a letter" and not a formal "contract", it wrote to the government of India again about two weeks ago,? further adding that in the Dubai-meeting Amitabh Choud
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Fruits, vegetables' prices soar ahead of Ramazan

LAHORE/PESHAWAR: The prices of fruits and vegetables have soared in different cities ahead of Ramazan as profiteers began to exploit masses by putting up their desired rates. With only two days left in the start of the holy month of Ramazan, the prices of food items have soared to unprecedented heights. The rates of fruits and vegetables have been increased by as much as Rs300. In Lahore, banana, apple, peach and apricot are being sold at Rs200-300, while water melon at Rs35 per kilogram. Sim
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No load shedding after 2018: PM Nawaz

SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that the incumbent government has made enormous progress on the three major problems it inherited in 2013?power shortage, terrorism and economic issues, adding that load shedding will end after 2018. ?Our efforts are bearing fruits?we have made enormous progress on all three fronts,? he said while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Sahiwal Coal Power Project. The prime minister added that electricity rates would also be decreased.
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Pakistan lost Rs10,373.93 billion due to terrorism in past 16 years

ISLAMABAD: Economic Survey of Pakistan 2016-17 revealed on Thursday that the country lost US$ 123.13 billion (Rs10,373.93 billion) due to terrorism in past 16 years. According to the document obtained by Geo News, US$ 6,488.50 million were lost during 2015-16 while US$ 3,884.86 million were lost in 2016-17. Sharing figures related to the war on terrorism earlier, the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the losses from the war
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Training jet crashes near Mianwali: PAF

LAHORE: A Pakistan Airforce jet while on a routine operational training mission crashed near Mianwali on Thursday, informed a PAF spokesperson. The pilot of F-7PG aircraft ejected safely and no loss of civilian life and property has been reported on ground, the spox added. A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident.
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Made enormous progress in eliminating power shortage, extremism: PM

SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that the incumbent government has made enormous progress on the three major problems it inherited in 2013?power shortage, terrorism and economic issues. ?Our efforts are bearing fruits?we have made enormous progress on all three fronts,? he said while addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Sahiwal Coal Power Project. The prime minister praised the Chinese officials and engineers for working alongside his Pakistani counterparts on the project and
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Ban on social media can lead to anarchy, warns Chairman Senate

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani said on Tuesday that restrictions placed on social media can lead to anarchy in the country. The Chairman Senate was addressing students at a private university in Islamabad. He said that for different classes exist separate levels of justice. ?If we had respected the constitution then the institutions would have been strong,? said Rabbani. ?One channel to express views is opened, which is also being restricted over the pretext of state institutions,?
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PM could not address Saudi summit due to shortage of time: FO

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Thursday refuted claims that Saudi Arabia did not provide Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif a chance to address the international summit held in the country early this week. Addressing the Foreign Office?s weekly press briefing, Zakaria said that leaders of 30 countries were not able to address the international Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia due to lack of time. He said that Saudi king Shah Salman had also apologised to all parti
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Saudi King apologised to PM for snub at international summit: FO

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Thursday refuted claims that Saudi Arabia did not provide Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif a chance to address the international summit held in the country early this week. Addressing the Foreign Office?s weekly press briefing, Zakaria said that leaders of 30 countries were not able to address the international Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia due to lack of time. He said that Saudi king Shah Salman had also apologised to all parti
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Canada issues special Eid stamp to celebrate diversity

Photo: Canadian Post  Canadian Post issued a special Eid stamp to recognise two important festivals celebrated by Muslims, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. The gesture seeks to celebrate the Muslim community in Canada. The stamps were unveiled to members of the Muslim communities in Montréal and in Richmond Hill, Ont., north of Toronto, according to Canadian Post press release. The Eid stamp is one of the three new religious stamps Canada Post has announced this year to mark Canadian diversity o
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Presenting Economic Survey 2016-17, Dar praises growth rate of 5.3%

ISLAMABAD: Launching the Economic Survey 2016-17 on Thursday at a press conference, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the Pakistani economy had grown by 5.3%, missing the growth target of 5.7%. "After almost 10 years, we have exceeded 5% GDP growth. In 2013, we were in the range of 3% growth, and within 4% in the next couple of years. This year, the Pakistani economy has grown by 5.28%, rounded off to 5.3% GDP growth," said the finance minister. The finance minister said that the Pakistan
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Pakistani woman found wounded in Australia allegedly by man she met hours before

The stairwell where Ahmad was reportedly attacked. Photo source: 7 News A Pakistani woman was found wounded and in an unconscious state on the stairwell of an apartment block in Perth, Australia a few days back. According to 7 News, the woman was found lying in a pool of her own blood which was also smeared on multiple levels of the stairwell. Mehreen Ahmad, in her 30s, was studying primary education. Police alleged Eduargo Santos Abrahao Filho, a man she had been introduced to earlier that n
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Presenting Economic Survey 2016-17, Dar praises growth rate of over 5%

ISLAMABAD: Launching the Economic Survey 2016-17 on Thursday at a press conference, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the Pakistani economy had grown by 5.3%, missing the growth target of 5.7%. "After almost 10 years, we have exceeded 5% GDP growth. In 2013, we were in the range of 3% growth, and within 4% in the next couple of years. This year, the Pakistani economy has grown by 5.28%, rounded off to 5.3% GDP growth," said the finance minister. The finance minister said that the Pakistani
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UK police stop sharing information on Manchester attack with US after leaks

A woman looks at flowers for victims of the Manchester Arena attack. Photo: Reuters  British police have stopped sharing information on the suicide bombing in Manchester with the United States, the BBC reported on Thursday, because of fears that leaks in the US media could hinder the hunt for a possible bomb-maker still at large. If confirmed, the halt to the sharing investigative details with Britain's most important defense and security ally would underscore the level of anger in Britain at l
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Trump meets European Union chiefs in Brussels

US President Donald Trump walks with President of the European Council Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Reuters   U.S. President Donald Trump met the heads of European Union institutions in Brussels on Thursday ahead of a summit of NATO leaders at the military alliance's headquarters in the city later in the day. Trump, on the fourth leg of his first foreign trip since taking office, was greeted by European Council President Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister who chairs meetin
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UK election campaign resumes after Manchester attack

UKIP leader Paul Nuttall (right) campaigns in Clacton-on-sea, Britain. Photo: Reuters Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) will unveil its policy pledges on Thursday, restarting an election campaign which was suspended after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured dozens more in the northern city of Manchester. Britons are due to vote on June 8, with the latest polls, published before Monday's attack, showing Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives comfortably ahead of the ma
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Deadly brain infection in German MS patient prompts Roche investigation

File photo- Reuters   A person in Germany treated with Roche Holding AG?s new multiple sclerosis drug Ocrevus has been diagnosed with an often-deadly brain infection after switching from another medication earlier this year, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday. Roche said it was investigating a case of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) in a patient previously being treated for three years with Biogen Inc?s Tysabri and who had received a single dose of Ocrevus in February. Roc
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Indian troops continue to violate human rights in IOK: FO

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said that Indian troops continue to violate human rights in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IOK). Addressing the Foreign Office?s weekly press briefing on Thursday, he also condemned the Indian forces' use of innocent Kashmiris as human shields. ?Muslims are facing difficulties while observing their religious duties in IOK,? he pointed out. Reiterating the need for the international community to resolve the issue, he said that th
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Internet roasts Spider-man: Homecoming?s new poster

Spider-man:Homecoming will release on July 7 across the world. Photo: Sony Marvel's upcoming movie Spider-man: Homecoming has garnered enough buzz and impressed everyone with its trailers.  However, while the vibe regarding the movie continues to be positive but Marvel's latest movie poster seems a bit hard to digest.  The poster is too crowded and seems fan-made. Some of the characters appear twice on the poster including Peter Parker, Tony Stark and Adrian Toomes. Naturally, Twitterati had
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Indian cricket board raises concerns after Manchester attack

File photo: AFP NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board has sent a security officer to England amid concerns over team safety in the Champions Trophy following the Manchester bomb attack. Acting president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) CK Khanna confirmed to AFP that Neeraj Kumar, security incharge and consultant of its anti-corruption unit, left for England on Tuesday. "Neeraj Kumarji was anyhow supposed to travel with the team but had to go early after the attack," a senior
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UK police hunt Manchester bomber's network, angered by US leaks

Police scrambled to close down a network around the Manchester suicide bomber with arrests in Britain and Tripoli. Photo: Reuters   Police scrambled to close down a network around the Manchester suicide bomber with arrests in Britain and Tripoli on Wednesday, as details about the investigation were leaked to US media, infuriating authorities who fear a second attack is imminent. British-born Salman Abedi, 22, who was known to security services, killed 22 people at a concert venue packed with ch
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Uzma reaches India following IHC approval

Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan.  A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India. A video of Uzma reaching India in a black car, which was surrounded with journalists, also surfaced on Indian news channel, Times Now.
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Indian national Uzma reaches home following IHC orders

Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan.  A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India. Uzma touched the ground to pay respect to her homeland after crossing the border. Photo: Geo News screen grab  A video of Uzma reachi
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Uzma reaches India safe and sound

Uzma returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News screen grab  ISLAMABAD: Indian national Uzma, who had alleged that a Pakistani man forced her into marriage, has safely returned to India after a 25-day controversial stay in Pakistan.  A contingent of police escorted Uzma to Wagah Border from whereon she travelled to India. A video of Uzma reaching India in a black car, which was surrounded with journalists, also surfaced on Indian news channel, Times Now.
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Campus where Mashal Khan murdered reopens

MARDAN: The garden campus of Abdul Wali Khan University ? where student Mashal Khan was brutally murdered by a violent mob on April 13 ? was reopened on Thursday. Strict security arrangements were in place at the varsity as classes resumed. The university was closed down following the student's killing on alleged charges of blasphemy.  Pro vice chancellor of the varsity, Dr Jehanzeb Khalil, told the media the police and local administration are helping the university in their endeavour to r
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