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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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Army safely transports census material to statistics bureau

ISLAMABAD: Census material from first phase of 6th Housing and Population Census has been safely transported to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in Islamabad under Pakististan Army’s protection, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). The first phase of the population census, which covered 63 districts of all provinces including Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, concluded on April 15. The second phase is in progress and set to conclude on May 25. Read more: Sixth populat
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CJCSC meets Australian Chief of Defence Forces: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan General Zubair Mahmood Hayat met Australian Chief of Defence Forces, Air Chief Marshall Mark Binskin in Australia on Tuesday. The CJCSC is on an official visit to Australia, according to the ISPR. During the meeting, matters of mutual professional interests with particular reference to global and regional security environment were discussed, the ISPR said. The ISPR added that the CJCSC also held separate meetings with oth
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Briton who tried to kill Trump heard 'screaming voices'

LONDON: A British man jailed after trying to assassinate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that screaming voices in his head urged him to lunge for a policeman’s gun. Michael Sandford, 21, who has a history of mental health issues, told The Sun newspaper how he feared being shot dead himself after being flattened by officers, six metres away from Trump who was campaigning to become US president. Sandford, who is back at his family home in Dorking, south of London, after being released last Tuesday,
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Suicide jackets seized in operation under Raddul Fasaad: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Security forces on Tuesday recovered suicide jackets, explosive cylinder, IEDs, anti-tank mines and detonators in an intelligence-based operation conducted under Operation Raddul Fasaad in Federally Administrative Tribal Areas, informed Pakistan Army`s media wing. ISPR said that a large quantity of arms & ammunition of various caliber including SMGs, pistols,12.7 & 14.5 mm and rockets were also recovered from an abandoned terrorist compound in village Lalejai and Weshtonai a
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12-year-old maid allegedly raped in Karachi

KARACHI: A 12-year-old maid was allegedly raped in Karachi. Following the incident, Inspector General of Police Sindh took notice of the incident and seven suspects were arrested upon his directions. According to SSP Kashmor Samiullah said that the young girl used to work at a house in Malir, belonging to Rahib Saharyani. The girl, who is a resident of Kashmor, along with her parents reached Kandhkot police station (E-section) and gave a statement to police. She claimed that four men raped he
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Landlady cuts hand of minor for refusing to feed animals

SHEIKHUPURA: A landlady cut the hand of a 13-year-old boy for refusing to feed the cattle in the Wahiwala village. Muhammad Irfan used to work for Chauhdry Shafqat Bibi at Rs3,000 per month. According to the boy’s mother, around 10 days back, the boy, starving, had refused to feed the animals. On this Shafqat Bibi got enraged and put his hand on in a fodder-cutting machine. The boy was immediately rushed to the hospital but the doctors were unable to fix his hand. Irfan’s family said that th
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Indian woman Uzma coerced into marriage, claims brother

ISLAMABAD: The complicated case of Indian woman’s marriage to Pakistani man took another turn as Uzma’s brother reiterated on Tuesday her earlier claims in an interview with Geo News. Waseem Ahmed said that Uzma had only travelled to Pakistan just to see Tahir. However, she informed him that she was coerced into marriage, adding that she was berated, beaten and threatened by Tahir. According to Uzma, she was duped into marriage by Tahir, he said. Waseem also said that he spoke to his sister la
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PSO cancels jet fuel tender amid Afghan border dispute

Pakistan State Oil has cancelled a tender to buy jet fuel for delivery in June amid a border dispute between the South Asian country and Afghanistan, a source at the company said on Tuesday. PSO initially sought to buy a cargo of 10,000 tonnes of jet fuel for delivery in June but this has now been cancelled due to restrictions in shipping oil across the border, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak with media. About 70 to 80 percent of the compan
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Opposition stages walkout from Sindh Assembly

KARACHI: Opposition members in Sindh Assembly continued to protest for the second consecutive day on Tuesday for not being given a chance to speak. MQM’s Dr Zafar Kamali moved a motion on community development programme but it was rejected after which the opposition members protested. Moreover, resolutions on chikungunya and cheating mafia were also rejected in the session. The opposition members also chanted slogans of ‘Go Nawaz Go’, ‘Go Shehla Go’ [against Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza] and ‘
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Pakistan summons Iranian Ambassador, condemns threatening remarks

ISLAMABAD: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan was called to the Foreign Office here Tuesday for conveying Pakistan's concerns over the reported remarks of the Iranian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces regarding cross border actions. The foreign office in statement said it was conveyed to the Iranian ambassador that such remarks were against the spirit of brotherly relations existing between the two countries. Recently, the frequency of high level exchanges from both the sides has strengthened the
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Jakarta´s Christian governor jailed for two years for blasphemy

Jakarta's Christian governor was jailed for two years Tuesday after being found guilty of blasphemy, in a shock decision that has stoked concerns over rising religious intolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation. Hardliners gathered outside the Jakarta court as news came through that Basuki Tjahaja Purnama would be sent to prison for insulting Islam, a surprisingly harsh punishment after prosecutors recommended only probation. Purnama, Jakarta's first non-Muslim governor fo
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Bab-e-Dosti won?t open till Pakistan?s reservations addressed: Sartaj Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz remarked on Tuesday that Bab-e-Dosti border, between Afghanistan and Pakistan, will not be opened till Afghanistan government addresses Pakistan’s reservations. Aziz met with Afghan Ambassador Omar Zakhilwal at the Foreign Office on Tuesday. During the meeting, the tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan were also discussed in detail. Sartaj Aziz also said that the ambassador should have raised problems of the Afghan governm
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PTI demands JIT probe be made public

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the central leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held on Tuesday demanded that the investigation carried out by the Joint Investigation Team in the Panama Papers case be made public. The party’s chairman Imran Khan presided over the meeting. According to the party’s spokesman, PTI leaders demanded that the media be allowed to cover the developments in the JIT probe as had happened in the Panama Papers case. “Any attempts to keep the JIT probe secret will no
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PM chairs high-level session, Dawn Leaks and China visit discussed

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired on Tuesday a high-level meeting in which his upcoming visit to China and the notification on the matter of Dawn Leaks came under discussion. High–level sources revealed that PM presided over the session at the PM House in the capital. In the session, important matters pertaining to national and political issues were talked about. The meeting was attended by federal ministers, advisers, and special assistants. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Minist
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Geo Pakistan celebrates one-year anniversary

Geo Pakistan has successfully completed one year as the flagship morning news programme for Geo News. Hosts Huma Amir Shah and Abdullah Sultan celebrated this first milestone with the team. Covering news ranging from politics, crime, corruption, social issues, business, sport, cinema and film industry and much more Geo Pakistan has consciously made an effort to change the stereotypical image morning shows in Pakistan had developed. The perfect fusion of news and entertainment it gives a platfor
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Bullish trend continues at Pakistan Stock Exchange

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended Tuesday on a positive note with the benchmark KSE-100 index experiencing an increase of 137 points. The index closed at 51,073 points.  During the session, 191 million shares worth an estimated Rs 17.4 billion were traded.  The index continues to experience all-time highs and on Monday closed at 50,935 points. The market closed up by 1,083 points with 326 million shares worth Rs 20 billion changing hands.    
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Bill Clinton working on novel with famed suspense writer

WASHINGTON: Former US President Bill Clinton is working with best-selling suspense writer James Patterson on a novel called "The President is Missing," which will be published in June 2018, the publishers said on Monday. The book will be "a unique amalgam of intrigue, suspense and behind-the-scenes global drama from the highest corridors of power," publishers Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and Hachette Book Group said in a statement. Clinton said he had been a fan of Patterson for years and
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Internet goes wild over new picture of Kareena's little munchkin

Taimur Ali Khan has not been an ordinary kid as he became an internet sensation just within hours of his birth. Because, when you’re the child of the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan, everyone definitely just can't get over you. While pictures of Taimur Ali Khan have been viral on the internet since his birth, this time another picture has gone viral and for all the good reasons. The adorable picture of the little munchkin which surfaced online has left the internet in awe of it
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Macron victory ?good news? for trade-reliant Asia: IMF

SINGAPORE: Emmanuel Macron´s victory in the French presidential election is "good news" for trade-reliant Asia as it eases fears of rising protectionism in Europe, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday. Changyong Rhee, director of the fund´s Asia and Pacific Department, said Macron´s win over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, an economic nationalist, had made him more optimistic that major trade tensions would ease. "If you asked me this question (on rising protectionism) three t
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Double bombing hits Thailand's troubled south, injures 40

BANGKOK: At least 40 people were injured Tuesday when a double bombing hit a town in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police said, the latest suspected rebel attack to undermine stalled peace efforts. The Muslim-majority border region has seethed with violence for over a decade as ethnic Malay insurgents battle the Buddhist-majority state for more autonomy. The latest attack struck the town of Pattani around 2pm, with two bombs going off in quick succession outside a supermarket near the c
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PM accepts Saudi King?s invitation to attend US-Arab & Islamic Summit

ISLAMABAD:  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has accepted the invitation of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques to attend the upcoming US-Arab and Islamic Summit in Riyadh, the PM’s Office said Tuesday. Saudi Arabia’s Minister for Information and Culture Dr Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad extended the invitation to the Prime Minister in a meeting held here at the PM House. The visiting minister is the special envoy of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques to extend invitation on the latter’s behalf.
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Putin urges world to fight terror as Russia marks WWII victory

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned Russia could defeat any aggressors but insisted that the world come together to fight "terrorism" as Moscow marked 72 years since victory in World War II. Soldiers and military hardware paraded across Red Square in Moscow as the country held its annual pomp-filled celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. "The lessons of past war force us to remain alert and the armed forces of Russia are capable of warding off any potential aggressio
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NBA opens first academy in cricket-mad India

NEW DELHI: The National Basketball Association (NBA) opened its first academy in India on Tuesday, hoping the facility on the outskirts of Delhi will trigger the game´s growth in a country obsessed with cricket. "The opening of our first academy in India is an important milestone in the NBA´s efforts to grow basketball in India and demonstrates our commitment to developing talent and shaping the game´s future here," NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum said in a statement. It follows the launch
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ECP restores petition seeking disqualification of Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday restored the petition of Hashim Ali Bhutta seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. The ECP resumed the hearing of the case regarding disqualification of the PTI chief and ordered Imran Khan to submit his reply till May 23. The petitioner Hashim Ali Bhutta, in his plea, had said that Imran Khan did not mention his Bani Gala residence and London flats in his asset declaration. The petition ha
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US anti-Muslim bias incidents increased in 2016: report

BOSTON: When the Masjid Al-Kareem mosque in Providence, Rhode Island, received a threatening letter in November calling Muslims a "vile and filthy people," its members were frightened enough they asked for and got extra police protection. The 42-year-old mosque was far from alone. The letter it received was one of 2,213 anti-Muslim bias incidents in the United States last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The report found a 57 percent in
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