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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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Continuous trauma: Khadija forced to take exam alongside attacker

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/0e0a6e1f384ccd9663103a1079c10ccc.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8xOS8yMDE3IDEyOjEzOjM3IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9NDk0aE8vdGMvdDA2WTRZUlFMMWczZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] LAHORE: After being stabbed almost two dozen times by her classmate and then seeing him released on bail, Khadija?s trauma seems never-ending as on Friday she was forced to sit for
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Wedding bells ring for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Following in the footsteps of the Queen and Prince Philip, Princess Diana, and Prince Charles, and Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Harry is also going to marry someone who is not from royalty. Well, any guesses? Let us inform you that it has now been confirmed Prince Harry is allowed to marry his divorcee girlfriend, Meghan Markle. The 32-year-old prince and his Californian-born girlfriend are now allowed to marry in Westminster Abbey, years after it would have been forbidden. See
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Wedding bells ring for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle

Following in the footsteps of the Queen and Prince Philip, Princess Diana, and Prince Charles, and Prince William and Kate Middleton, Prince Harry is also going to marry someone who is not from royalty. Well, any guesses? Let us inform you that it has now been confirmed Prince Harry is allowed to marry his divorcee girlfriend, Meghan Markle. The 32-year-old prince and his Californian-born girlfriend are now allowed to marry in Westminster Abbey, years after it would have been forbidden. See
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Cyber kid stuns experts showing toys can be ´weapons´

THE HAGUE: An 11-year-old "cyber ninja" stunned an audience of security experts Tuesday by hacking into a teddy bear via bluetooth to show how interconnected smart toys "can be weaponised". American wunderkind Reuben Paul may be still only in 5th grade at his school in Austin, Texas, but he and his teddy bear Bob wowed hundreds at a timely cyber security conference in The Netherlands. "From airplanes to automobiles, from smart phones to smart homes, anything or any toy can be part of the" Inte
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85pc areas to not face load-shedding in Ramazan: Abid Sher Ali

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali said on Friday that 85 percent area will face no load-shedding in Ramazan, especially during iftar and sehri. Abid Sher Ali was addressing a power generation conference in Islamabad. He also reiterated the government?s stance that load-shedding occurs in areas from where electricity is being stolen. ?More load-shedding will occur in places from where electricity is being stolen,? he said, adding that those who pay their bills on
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Chinese military planes intercept US aircraft: reports

The WC-135. Photo: Wikicommons WASHINGTON: Two Chinese fighter jets intercepted an American military plane over the East China Sea, media in the United States reported Thursday, citing US officials. NBC News reported that the US aircraft, a WC-135 Constant Phoenix, was conducting a routine mission in international airspace Wednesday when it was intercepted over the East China Sea by two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 fighter aircraft. The WC-135 is a so-called "sniffer plane" designed to scan the atmos
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Uzma submits reply, reiterates she was forced into marriage

Photo: file  ISLAMABAD: Indian woman Uzma, who married Pakistani man Tahir Ali, submitted her reply to Islamabad High Court on Friday. In the 6-page reply, she has reiterated her earlier claims and said that she was forced to sign the Nikkahnama [nikkah papers]. The reply also claims that Tahir?s affidavit is based on lies. The reply was submitted by Barrister Shahnawaz on behalf of Uzma. The reply also requested that Uzma is allowed to travel to India as her visa will expire on May 30.
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ICJ verdict a big setback, says Shah

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/0b4eb9053b4e9201a028aa13af1316b6.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8xOS8yMDE3IDk6MDQ6MzIgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1kamwydWprM3RqQXl1VUt3QkcwLyt3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] ISLAMABAD: The government should have sent the attorney-general to contest Pakistan?s case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said opposition leader Khursheed Shah on Frid
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ICJ verdict a big setback, says Khursheed Shah

ISLAMABAD: The government should have sent the attorney-general to contest Pakistan?s case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said opposition leader Khursheed Shah on Friday. Talking to the media in Islamabad, the Pakistan Peoples Party leader claimed that if Pakistan had a foreign minister, then maybe the outcome [of the ICJ hearing] would have been different. Terming the ICJ decision [temporarily staying Kulbhushan Jadhav?s execution] a ?setback?, Shah said the government?s negli
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30 Pakistani-origin candidates contesting UK elections

30 candidates of Pakistani origin will be contesting the June 8 general elections in the United Kingdom, BBC Urdu reported. According to lists of candidates released by different political parties, the Labour Party has given more tickets to women and Pakistani-origin citizens than any other party. 14 British-Pakistani candidates will represent the Labour Party in the elections. These include Shabana Mahmood, Khalid Mahmood, and Perry Barr in Birmingham, Yasmin Qureshi in Bolton, Naseem Shah
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Adorable on-screen reunion of Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor on its way

Veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor are soon going to share the screen together. Excited? Well, who isn't? The adorable duo last shared the screen together in 1977 in the movie Amar Akbar Anthony. Amitabh and Rishi will be seen in the film 102 Not Out and will play the roles of father and son respectively.  The movie is directed by Umesh Shukla. While Big B plays the role of a 102-year-old father, Rishi plays the role of his son, who is 75 years old.  102 Not Out is based on
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Adorable on-screen reunion of Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor on way

Veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor are soon going to share the screen together. Excited? Well, who isn't? The adorable duo last shared the screen together in 1977 in the movie Amar Akbar Anthony. Amitabh and Rishi will be seen in the film 102 Not Out and will play the roles of father and son respectively.  The movie is directed by Umesh Shukla. While Big B plays the role of a 102-year-old father, Rishi plays the role of his son, who is 75 years old.  102 Not Out is based on
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After 10-year gap, Thai lotuses bloom again

Lotus flowers blossom in the Khao Sam Roi Yot national park in southern Thailand. Photo: courtesy AFP PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: For the first time in a decade a Thai lake has given up its dazzling secret -- the pink blooms of tens of thousands of lotuses. The sea of colour in Khao Sam Roi Yot national park, three hours south of Bangkok, is a show-stopping feat of nature that has locals hoping for a tourist bonanza. A tourist takes a photograph of lotus flowers while riding in a canoe through a lak
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Meeting of National Economic Council under way

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Economic Council commenced in Islamabad on Friday. Chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the meeting is being attended by all the chief ministers, federal ministers and other members of the body. According to sources, the meeting will discuss and finalise the federal and provincial development budgets for the year 2017/18, said to total around Rs2,113 billion.
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Development should not be politicised: PM Nawaz Sharif

PM says national and provincial governments are working in harmony for the country's development - Reuters File Photo   ISLAMABAD: Development [of the country] should not be politicised as it is for the prosperity of every citizen, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday.   Addressing participants of the National Economic Council, which is holding a meeting in Islamabad, he said that the federal and provincial governments are working in harmony for the country?s development and should conti
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Upcoming year's growth rate set at 6%

Pakistan's present GDP growth rate is 5.28% - Reuters/File photo ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council, headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, finalised the development budget of financial year 2017/18 on Friday.  According to sources, the federal development budget has been set at Rs1,001 billion and the provinces' development budget at Rs1,112 billion.  Moreover, the upcoming year's growth rate has been set at 6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  Earlier, Sharif said development [of
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Administering polio drops lands Islamabad assistant commissioner in trouble

Assistant Commissioner Ali Asghar - File Photo ISLAMABAD: Assistant Commissioner Ali Asghar was allegedly shown the door after a polio team vaccinated the excise director's child ? against the family's wishes ? on Thursday. Excise Director Mariam Mumtaz reportedly expressed her anger when the child was vaccinated despite her husband's refusal, sources told Geo News.  Mumtaz conveyed her displeasure to the Islamabad Chief Commissioner Zulfiqar Haider following which Asghar's services were surr
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Pippa Middleton: famously the bridesmaid, now the bride

Englefield, United Kingdom, May 19, 2017 -Pippa Middleton hit the headlines with a figure-hugging outfit at her sister Kate´s wedding to Prince William but now the world-famous bridesmaid is becoming a bride herself. Once again, all eyes will be on her dress as the 33-year-old marries financier James Matthews on Saturday at a lavish society wedding where William and Kate´s children will play starring roles. The wedding will be a chance for younger royals to come to the fore following the annou
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Islamabad AC shown the door after 'earning excise director's ire'

Assistant Commissioner Ali Asghar - File Photo ISLAMABAD: Assistant Commissioner Ali Asghar was allegedly shown the door after a polio team vaccinated the excise director's child ? against the family's wishes ? on Thursday. Excise Director Mariam Mumtaz reportedly expressed her anger when the child was vaccinated despite her husband's refusal, sources told Geo News.  Mumtaz conveyed her displeasure to the Islamabad Chief Commissioner Zulfiqar Haider following which Asghar's services were surr
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CCTV footage of thee minute robbery in North Karachi

KARACHI: The CCTV footage of the robbery at a mobile phone shop in North Karachi has been obtained by Geo News. The robbery took place on May 17 at an hour when many shops in the plaza were not open. The footage shows three robbers gathering in a deserted corner of the plaza, where shops had not opened yet. They distributed the weapons among themselves then headed to rob the shop that was open.    
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When Aishwarya Rai came to Cannes

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan first came to Cannes in 2002 with the Hindi melodrama Devdas  CANNES, France: The Cannes film festival -- the world's greatest movie showcase -- celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. AFP asked actors and directors who made their names at the festival to recount their highs and lows at the star-studded event. Aishwarya Rai Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan first came to Cannes in 2002 with the Hindi melodrama "Devdas". "It was the firs
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Pakistan team kicks off training at Edgbaston ahead of Champions Trophy

Players train at Edgbaston ahead of Champions Trophy/PCB Twitter  With just a little over a week left before the Champions Trophy, the Pakistan cricket team has already shifted its training sessions into high gear. The Green Shirts took part in an intensive gym session at Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Thursday. Young spinning sensation Shadab Khan trains at gym/PCB Twitter Fast bowler Junaid Khan trains with teammates/PCB Twitter   The players were also put through indoor fitness tests at the
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Tents set up for patients fail to provide relief

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/1835a4271f66e43ac6836c21725a39aa.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9NS8xOS8yMDE3IDY6Mjg6MDUgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1FbW95V2dobVlJZnhubmhaQmpMbWp3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] UMERKOT: Another incident of Sindh government?s apathy emerged on Friday when patients at Civil Hospital Umerkot were seen seeking treatment in tents in scorching heat. The hospit
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CCTV footage of three minute robbery in North Karachi

KARACHI: The CCTV footage of the robbery at a mobile phone shop in North Karachi has been obtained by Geo News. The robbery took place on May 17 at an hour when many shops in the plaza were not open. The footage shows three robbers gathering in a deserted corner of the plaza, where shops had not opened yet. They distributed the weapons among themselves then headed to rob the shop that was open.    
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Friendship Gate in Chaman remains closed on 15th consecutive day

File photo CHAMAN: The Friendship Gate on the Pak-Afghan border in Chaman remained closed on the fifteenth consecutive day on Friday. Two-way trade and transportation activities including NATO supply remained suspended after Afghan forces opened fire on Frontier Corps Balochistan soldiers on May 5 killing at least 11 and injuring several others. Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to maintain a ceasefire till a consensus is reached during a one-star border flag meeting between representatives of b
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