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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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Wielding swords, Trump, US officials sway to tunes of Arabian ardha dance

US President Donald Trump dances with a sword as he arrives at a welcome ceremony by Saudi Arabia´s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al Murabba Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  Swords in hand, swaying left, right and centre to drums beating to a slow tune on drums, officials from the Trump administration, including US President Donald Trump himself, on Saturday danced alongside Keffiyeh-sporting Saudi Arabian leaders in a traditional merrymaking event.
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Venezuela anti-government unrest marks 50th day with huge marches

Opposition supporters clash with riot security forces while rallying against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins  CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL: Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Saturday to mark 50 days of protests against the unpopular government of President Nicolas Maduro, with unrest gaining momentum despite a rising death toll and chaotic scenes of nighttime looting. At least 46 people have been killed in the worst
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UK PM May's Conservatives lead Labour by 13 points: Opinium poll

File Photo EDINBURGH: British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party has seen its lead narrow slightly ahead of a June 8 national election but it remains well ahead of its opposition, an Opinium poll showed on Saturday. The poll conducted on May 16 and 17 showed the Conservatives with 46 percent, down from 47 percent a week earlier, while the Labour Party had 33 percent, up one percentage point. The Liberal Democrats had 8 percent while the United Kingdom Independence Party and the Sc
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UK PM May's Conservatives lead Labour by 13 points: Opinion poll

File Photo EDINBURGH: British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative party has seen its lead narrow slightly ahead of a June 8 national election but it remains well ahead of its opposition, an Opinium poll showed on Saturday. The poll conducted on May 16 and 17 showed the Conservatives with 46 percent, down from 47 percent a week earlier, while the Labour Party had 33 percent, up one percentage point. The Liberal Democrats had 8 percent while the United Kingdom Independence Party and the Sc
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Four policemen including SHO killed in Kohat attack

File Photo KOHAT: Four policemen, including a station house officer (SHO), were killed in an attack on a police van here late Saturday, officials said. According to police, SHO Lachi police station, Khanullah, had led a police team to Kamal Khel area for the arrest of wanted suspects. The police team, comprising four mobiles, was returning whey they came under attack by terrorists in Mohsin Khel area. As a consequence, SHO Lachi Khanullah, Additional SHO Tahir Mahmood, Constable Abid and Tanvi
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India thinks Saba Qamar is ?Pakistan?s finest export?

The Pakistani actress who proved her mettle in Pakistani dramas with her brilliant dialogue delivery and acting is winning hearts in India too. Saba Qamar made her debut in Bollywood with Hindi Medium, starring alongside the versatile Irrfan Khan. While Irrfan is a class apart when it comes to delivering hits, Qamar has also proved herself a versatile actor who can mould herself in any character. And so when news came of her starring alongside Irrfan, unlike so many others, we not for a moment
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Imran warns govt against curbs on media, social media

QUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has warned the government against imposition of curbs on media and social media. The PTI chief said that his party will not allow the government to suppress the voice of the people in any case. The statement was made during his address with participants of a PTI rally at Quetta's Ayub Stadium on Friday. Staying of Jadhav sentence result of Nawaz-Jindal meeting: Imran The PTI chairman is expected to make an important announcemen
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US, Saudi agree arms deals worth almost $110 billion: White House

US President Donald Trump (R) and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN    Washington has agreed arms deals with Saudi Arabia worth almost $110 billion, a White House official said Saturday, the first day of President Donald Trump´s visit to the traditional US ally. "This package of defence equipment and services support the long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region in the fac
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World Bank sees Pakistan FY17 growth at 5.2 pct, highest in nine years

ISLAMABAD: May 20 The World Bank on Saturday forecast Pakistan's GDP growth in fiscal year 2017 to climb to 5.2 percent, the highest expansion rate in nine years, boosted by consumer confidence and fiscal reforms. Growth is expected to accelerate to 5.5 percent in FY18 and 5.8 percent in FY19, according to a World Bank report released on Saturday. But it warned that weakening trade and fiscal balances made it crucial to continue reform efforts and to develop skills to find jobs for the country
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Another AWKU student arrested in Mashal case

CHARSADDA: Police have arrested another suspect in the Mardan lynching case, in which Mashal Khan lost his life at the hands of an enraged mob on the premises of the Abdul Wali Khan University (AWKU) after being accused of blasphemy. The total number of arrested suspects stands at 57, while 59 suspects have been identified till yet. Suspect Hammad Ahmed is a student of Zoology at the AWKU. He was presented in a special  Anti-Terrorism Court, which remanded him into four-day police custody.
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Operation Raddul Fasaad: Security forces recover arms in Quetta raid

QUETTA: The security forces on Saturday seized a number of weapons and ammunitions in a search operation conducted in Quetta under Operation Raddul Fasaad, informed Pakistan Army`s media wing in a press statement. ISPR claimed that the weapons were buried underground in the Gahi Khan Chowk area and as many as 503 grenades, five locally made IEDs, one RPJ7, two rifles, 22 RPJ7 bullets, 18 fuse and thousands of bullets. ISPR stated that the weapons were to be used to conduct terrorist activ
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Younis Khan to meet CM Punjab in Lahore

LONDON: Former test cricketer Younis Khan will meet Cheif Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore after arriving back to Pakistan from the United Kingdom. Khan while speaking to Geo News said that there is not a specific agenda of his meeting with the CM Punjab in the meeting and he will revive his career memories during his time with him. The legendary test cricketer will be meeting after receiving a special meeting invite from Sharif. Khan was honoured at Lord's in recognition of his remar
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At least 30 injured in clash at Islamabad varsity

ISLAMABAD: At least 30 people have been injured in the wake of a clash at a Islamabad university, police sources told Geo News. The incident took place at Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, when two groups of students clashed with each other, police sources said. The students pelted rocks on each other, while there have also been reports of fire exchange between the two sides. A heavy contingent of police reached the campus after being informed of the unrest. Police fired tear-gas shells to
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Mayor Karachi submits suggestions in court on heavy traffic ban

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Saturday directed the secretary transport to submit a report on the implementation of the ban on the entry of heavy traffic in the city from 6AM to 11PM. The SHC had in March banned the entry of heavy traffic in the city in the wake of increasing number of casualties due to road accidents. Heavy traffic ban to continue, rules SHC Transporters? strike has caused loss of Rs4bn: KPT counsel Entry of heavy vehicles banned in Karachi from 6
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Saudi King presents Trump with top civilian honour

Saudi Arabia's king presented President Donald Trump with the kingdom's top civilian honour on Saturday as Trump began a trip to Riyadh aimed at strengthening security and economic ties. King Salman decorated Trump with the gold King Abdulaziz medal during a meeting at the royal court in the Saudi capital. Dogged by controversy at home, Donald Trump opened his first presidential foreign trip in Saudi Arabia on Saturday and won a warm reception as he looked to shift attention from a political
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Sattar claims MQM-P's vote bank 'intact, will remain so'

MQM-P chief Farooq Sattar speaking at a press conference in Karachi. KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Farooq Sattar on Saturday claimed that his party's vote bank is "intact and it will remain so." Flanked by Barrister Farogh Naseem at a press conference here, Sattar said, "Political vultures, considering MQM-P weak, have been hovering over Karachi and urban areas of Sindh. They think that there's no warmth left in its body." He said the Supreme Court has ordered a re-e
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ICJ has given no order on 'consular access' for Jadhav: Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz told journalists on Saturday that the International Court of Justice has not given any order regarding consular access for Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.  He said the government decided to go in the International Court of Justice after due consultation. "It was a consensus decision to appoint Khawar Qureshi as our lawyer," he said. "Everyone was satisfied with the arguments of Qureshi. Some are saying that we had
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Monetary policy rate unchanged at 5.75 percent: SBP

The Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 5.75 percent on Saturday. Real GDP growth in the fiscal year 2017 is provisionally estimated at 5.3 percent, representing a 10-year high. The revival of domestic demand, in particular, has been instrumental in the current upturn. The major thrust has come from the ongoing public and private investment chiefly in infrastructure and power sector, the SBP said. 
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Tiger Shroff gears up to play iconic John Rambo

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff is gearing up to play the iconic John Rambo character in the upcoming remake of the 1980s action movie, Rambo. Yes, you can soon expect the Rambo in Bollywood. While the news has generated a huge amount of excitement and hype on part of Bollywood fans, there are also mixed reactions coming about the news. According to Indian media, Tiger Shroff will play the role of the last surviving member of an elite covert unit of the Indian Armed Forces.  The first poster fo
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Khalid Latif boycotts PCB anti-corruption tribunal

Khalid Latif pictured with his legal counsel. Photo: File  LAHORE: Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif?s legal counsel boycotted the Pakistan Cricket Board?s (PCB) anti-corruption tribunal on Saturday. The cricketer, who is currently suspended for alleged involvement in spot-fixing, refused to appear before the PCB?s anti-corruption tribunal following a tiff with the PCB?s legal counsel. Badar Alam-Khalid?s lawyer- said that he has reservations against tribunal?s head Justice (retd) Asghar Haid
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No compromise on national security: Abdul Basit

Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi Abdul Basit - File photo Pakistan will not compromise on principles of national security, said Pakistan?s High Commissioner in New Delhi Abdul Basit on Saturday. In an interview to an Indian newspaper, Basit said ?Pakistan is a responsible state and will not compromise on principles for temporary gains.? He stated that Pakistan wants to hold meaningful dialogue with India, and stressed that if not now then five years from now, both countries will even
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Leonardo DiCaprio and model-girlfriend split after a year

The Titanic star is single once again. It's sad but well, it's true. Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend, model Nina Agdal, have called it quits.  According to a source close to the couple, ?They broke up a couple of days ago?. ?Nina and Leo have parted ways. It is amicable. They will remain friends,? the source added. The Revenant star was reportedly spotted dancing earlier this week at L.A. hotspots The Peppermint Club and Avenue LA at the latter club with model Ella Ross, who has recen
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India paved way for Pakistan to move ICJ over Kashmir: Katju

Photo: file  Former Indian Supreme Court Judge, Justice Markandey Katju remarked that India has made a ?serious mistake? by approaching International Court of Justice. In a Facebook post, he said that ?People are gloating over India's victory before the International Court of Justice regarding Kulbhushan Jadhav. My own opinion is that it was a serious mistake for India to go to the ICJ on this issue.? He mentioned that ?we have played into Pakistan's hands, and given it a handle to open up m
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America's First Lady 'not required' to dress conservatively in Saudi Arabia

US president Donald Trump?s wife emerged from Air Force One in a sleek jumpsuit as it landed on Saudi Arabiaan soil on Saturday. The Kingdom's Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir was quoted as telling media Thursday that America?s First Lady and First Daughter won?t be required to dress conservatively or tone down their usual high-fashion look.  Women in Saudi Arabia, including foreign visitors, are expected to wear floor-length black dresses ? not pants ? that cover their entire bodies,
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PM won?t hold bilateral meetings in Saudi Arabia

PM Sharif in a meeting with Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz at the King's Palace in 2015. - APP/File Photo  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will not be holding any bilateral meetings in Saudi Arabia during his two-day visit, the Foreign Office clarified on Saturday. In response to media reports about the possibility of the premier?s bilateral meetings at the Islamic summit in Riyadh, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the ?full agenda of the half-day summit?, does not
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