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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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SC upholds Election Tribunal verdict, orders re-election in PS-114 Karachi

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Election Tribunal’s verdict on PS-114 Karachi election and ordered re-election in the constituency. In its judgment on Sindh Assembly's constituency PS-114 Karachi, the apex court decided against PML-N candidate Irfanullah Marwat’s appeal challenging his disqualification by the Election Tribunal. Irfanullah Marwat had won provincial assembly election on a PML-N ticket in 2013 general elections. MQM’s Abdur Rauf Siddiqui, who was the runner-u
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Pakistan?s soil not to be used against any country: Aizaz Chaudhry

WASHINGTON: The Pakistan Ambassador to US Aizaz Chaudhry on Wednesday said that Pakistan is determined to root out all kinds of terrorism and will not let its soil be used to stage attacks against any country. Pakistan’s envoy to the US was speaking to journalists who met him in Washington DC. Chaudhry explained that peace in Afghanistan is directly linked to peace in the region, saying Pakistan is willing to work with the relevant stakeholders to bring peace to the country. Read more: Aizaz
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Indian claims on ICJ letter to Pak prove false, hearing on May 15

KARACHI: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin public hearings on Pakistan’s decision to execute Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav from Monday, May 15, according to statements released from the international court. The Indian media on May 10 claimed that the ICJ stayed Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence. However, the Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday said that the Foreign Office was still analysing the Indian petition and the ICJ's authority on the
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Indian propaganda exposed: ICJ to hear Jadhav case on May 15

KARACHI: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will begin public hearings on Pakistan’s decision to execute Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav from Monday, May 15, according to statements released from the international court. The Indian media on May 10 claimed that the ICJ stayed Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence. However, the Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday said that the Foreign Office was still analysing the Indian petition and the ICJ's authority on the
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'Humans for Sale': East Europeans tricked into sham marriages with Asian men in Scotland

LONDON: Criminal gangs are tricking East Europeans into sham Scottish marriages with Asian men - selling the women for ***, labor and passports - in an expose that campaigners say reveals the extent of human slavery worldwide. The cross-border story of how destitute women are lured from Romania and Slovakia with the promise of work in Western Europe, then sold in Scotland as slaves is told in a BBC television documentary to be aired on Wednesday. Anti-slavery activists said the story was no su
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Security, cleanliness to be ensured across Pakistan on Shab-e-Barat

KARACHI/HYDERABAD/MULTAN: The local authorities in different parts of the country have issued orders for security and cleanliness arrangements on Shab-e-Barat, which will be observed Thursday night. According to a statement, Water and Sanitation Agency Multan Managing Director Muhammad Qasim has directed officers concerned to make special arrangements for supply and drainage of water on Shab-e-Barat. He has asked officers of all the sewerage divisions to ensure necessary facilities are in place
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Hot, dry weather to persist in most parts of the country: MET

A shallow westerly wave is affecting upper & central parts of the country and likely to persist for the next few days, the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasted on Thursday. Hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country today. Explore: 7 easy hacks to beat the heat However, rain and dust thunderstorms with gusty winds are expected at a few places in Quetta, Zhob, Makran, Sukkar, Larkana, Sh. Benazirabad, D.G. Khan, D.I. Khan, Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Rawa
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Younis Khan given guard of honour by Windies

Pakistan’s legendary batsman Younis Khan was given a guard of honour by the West Indies team as he walked in to bat on the first day of the third and final Test on Wednesday. Windies captain Jason Holder and his men lined up to form a guard of honour as the veteran batsman came in to bat in the second-last innings – probably even the last – of his international cricket career.   Younis Khan walks in to bat, Pak vs WI 3rd Test West Indies players line up to form a guard of honour for Younis
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London police charge three women with terrorism

LONDON: London police on Wednesday charged three women, including a mother and daughter, with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder after a raid during which one of them was shot. The charges were announced followed the April 27 operation at a home in north-west London, during which 20-year-old Khawla Barghouthi was arrested and Rizlaine Boular, 21, was shot by police. Boular´s mother Mina Dich, 43, was arrested the same evening in Kent, southeast England. The Metropolitan Police was gi
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Another reason bedtime matters for preschoolers

Little kids who have a consistent bedtime routine and limited screen time may get better at regulating their emotions, a recent study suggests. That could be one reason they have a lower risk of childhood obesity than peers with erratic schedules who watch lots of television, the authors say. While excessive screen time and insufficient sleep have long been linked to obesity in adults, the current study offers fresh insight into why these connections may hold true even in early childhood, rese
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Five of a family injured in Karachi shooting, eight suspects held

KARACHI: Five of a family were injured in a shooting in Karachi late Wednesday, while police rounded up eight suspects in different raids, officials said. Unknown persons opened fire inside a house in Jamshed Road area. Rescue sources said the incident left five people injured, including three women. Sources informed Geo News that firing occurred during robbery inthe house. Unknown robbers, after looting valuables, lined-up family members and opened fire on them. The injured were shifted to a
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Baby deaths soar in Venezuela crisis

CARACAS: Deaths of babies soared by 30 percent last year in Venezuela, hit by shortages of food and medicine in an economic and political crisis, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Deaths of mothers in childbirth soared by two-thirds meanwhile, according to the data published online by the ministry -- the latest such figures since 2015. It said 11,466 babies younger than one year old died in 2016, up from 8,812 the year before. The report gave no comparative rate in relation to the number
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Snap's first earnings to shed light on battle with Facebook, Twitter

NEW YORK: Snap Inc has many similarities with archrivals Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc, but shareholders are eager to avoid one in particular when the social media company reports earnings on Wednesday for the first time since its initial public offering: a plunging stock price. Investors delivered a stern message of disappointment to Facebook and Twitter when they posted debut quarterly scorecards following their IPOs. Twitter shares cratered 24 percent the following day, while Facebook's tumbl
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Hatchlings raise hope for Cambodia's endangered 'Royal Turtle'

The birth of nine Cambodian royal turtle hatchlings has sparked hope for the future of a species on the brink of extinction, conservationists said Wednesday. The baby turtles hatched this week, three months after a villager discovered a 14-egg nest in sand along a river in southwestern Koh Kong Province -- the only place where the reptile is still found in Cambodia. The freshwater turtle, also known as the southern river terrapin, was thought to be extinct in Cambodia until 2000, when a small
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Nvidia says Toyota will use its AI technology for self-driving cars

SAN JOSE: Nvidia Corp announced a partnership with Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday, saying the Japanese car maker would use Nvidia's artificial intelligence technology to develop self-driving vehicle systems planned for the next few years. Toyota will use Nvidia's Drive PX artificial intelligence platform for its autonomous vehicles planned for market introduction, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said in his opening keynote at the company's GPU Technology Conference in San Jose. Nvidia came
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Trump defiant after shock Comey sacking

The White House slapped down calls for a special prosecutor to investigate allegations that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia, after the US president abruptly fired his FBI director. Trump's shock dismissal of James Comey -- the man overseeing federal investigations into suspected Kremlin interference in the 2016 vote -- has sparked a political firestorm in Washington and plunged his young presidency in turmoil. Furious Democrats suggested the FBI's work will now be hopelessly taint
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FXX announces 'Deadpool' animated TV series

Cable station FXX announced on Wednesday it had ordered an animated series starring hit Marvel anti-hero Deadpool, with Golden Globe-winning actor Donald Glover leading the creative team. The show will capitalize on 20th Century Fox's "Deadpool" movie, which made $780 million -- 13 times its budget -- last year, with Ryan Reynolds as the wisecracking mercenary nicknamed "The Merc with the Mouth." Scheduled to debut in 2018, the as-yet untitled series -- which is being provisionally called "Mar
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Pakistan make solid start in third Windies Test

DOMINICA: An unbeaten 85 by Azhar Ali and 55 from Babar Azam put Pakistan in a solid position at 169 for two at stumps on a rain-shortened first day of the third and final Test against the West Indies at Windsor Park in Dominica on Wednesday. Fresh from a workman-like first innings century despite defeat in the second Test, Ali was again a model of composure in progressing towards another significant innings after over five hours at the crease during which he faced 219 deliveries, stroking two
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Unannounced loadshedding adds to citizens' woes in Karachi

KARACHI: Unannounced loadshedding continued to trouble citizens in Karachi as outages hit several areas late Wednesday. Power supply to Gulistan e Jauhar, Gulshan Iqbal, North Karachi, New Karachi, Defence, Clifton, Saddar and several other areas remained suspended for up to three hours. The unannounced loadshedding greatly distressed the citizens, forcing them to stay up at night. A spokesman for K-Electric, the city's sole power producer, said reduction in gas pressure by Sui Southern Gas Co
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Barclays to pay $97 mn for overcharging investors

British banking giant Barclays has agreed to repay nearly $100 million to investment clients it overcharged for services, US financial regulators said Wednesday. The bank overbilled investment clients by nearly $50 million, US Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement. "Barclays failed to ensure that clients were receiving the services they were paying for," said C Dabney O’Riordan, co-chief of the SEC Asset Management Unit. The bank will pay $97 million, including a $30 million p
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Rainstorm hits several cities in Punjab, Sindh

LAHORE/SUKKUR: Strong winds followed by heavy rain hit several cities in Sindh and Punjab late Wednesday, suspending power supply to several areas. Rain lashed Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Rajapur, Bahawalpur, Sukkur and several other cities in the country. In Rajanpur, light rain together with gusty winds was reported, while Jhang and Shorkot received heavy rainfall late this night. Several areas i Faisalabad and Gujranwala plunged into darkness after rainstorm hit the tw
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Sanchez keeps Arsenal in top-four hunt

Alexis Sanchez scored his 20th goal of the Premier League campaign as Arsenal won 2-0 at Southampton on Wednesday to keep their hopes of a top-four finish alive. Sanchez opened the scoring on the hour at St Mary's before substitute Olivier Giroud made the game safe with a header seven minutes from time. Victory took Arsene Wenger's side above Manchester United into fifth place in the table and left them three points below Manchester City, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualif
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Netflix hit by Cannes 'ban' after cinema release row

The Cannes film festival effectively slapped a ban on future Netflix-backed movies Wednesday after the streaming giant refused to screen its two films in this year's competition in French cinemas. Although "The Meyerowitz Stories" -- starring Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller -- and the Korean-American thriller "Okja" will be allowed to compete next week for its top prize, the Palme d'Or, the festival's organisers said they were changing the rules so it can never happen again. "From now on every fi
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Atletico comeback falls short as Real reach final

MADRID: Real Madrid inflicted a fourth Champions League elimination on Atletico Madrid in as many years on Wednesday, losing their semi-final second leg 2-1 but progressing to the final 4-2 on aggregate. Atletico had threatened an incredible comeback, Saul Niguez's powerful header and Antoine Griezmann's penalty inside 16 minutes cutting Real's aggregate lead to a solitary goal. The hosts fed off a ferocious atmosphere for their final Champions League match at the Vicente Calderon before movin
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Djokovic, Nadal struggle in Madrid openers

MADRID: Novak Djokovic staved off a huge upset and Rafael Nadal was made to battle in their opening matches at the Madrid Masters on Wednesday. In his first outing since splitting with his long-time coaching team Djokovic had to dig deep before eventually despatching Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in his second round tie. Nadal was also taken to three sets before seeing off Fabio Fognini. Djokovic arrived in the Spanish capital without a coach after bringing to an end a 10-year relationship wi
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