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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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Three civilians, policeman killed in occupied Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Thousands of people, on Sunday, participated in the funeral of the Kashmiri youth, Fayaz Ahmed Ashwar who was shot dead by Indian troops on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Islamabad district on Saturday. The funeral of the martyred youth was offered amidst anti-India and pro-freedom slogans in Qaimoh area of Kulgam district, the Kashmir Media Service reported. A group of mujahideen appeared in the crowd and fired a volley of bullets in the air to offer a gun salute to the martyred youth.
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India to participate in Champions Trophy: BCCI

NEW DELHI: Defending champions India will take part in the Champions Trophy next month, the country´s cricket board said Sunday, ending weeks of speculation over the team´s participation in the premier tournament. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the decision after a special general meeting held in New Delhi amidst a row over sharing revenues with the game´s world governing body. "The BCCI SGM unanimously decided that the Indian cricket team will participate in the up
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Peace in Karachi vital for stability in Pakistan: COAS

KARACHI: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Karachi Corps headquarter on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated. He was briefed on the security situation in Karachi, the progress of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, and support to the ongoing census process in Sindh, according to an ISPR press release.  The COAS appreciated the efforts of the Pakistan army and Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) for their contributions towards the successful execution of their ong
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Roses in hand, Venezuelan women protesters face security forces

Dressed in white and chanting "Liberty!", tens of thousands of women opposed to Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro marched on Saturday, proffering roses to security forces who blocked their way. The women's marches, which took place in most major cities around the South American oil producer, were the latest in five weeks of sustained protests against Maduro whom opponents decry as a dictator who has ruined the economy. In Caracas, marchers sang the national anthem and shouted: "We
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Snicker, cackle, guffaw or chortle for World Laughter Day!

If you laugh by yourself, you’ll be considered crazy.     We probably don’t even have to tell you that!     But today is different for the first Sunday of May every year is celebrated as the World Laughter Day!     World Laughter Day was first established in 1998 by Dr Madan Kataria, who hails from India and originated the Laughter Yoga therapy.   Dr. Madan Kataria   The goal of this day is simple: giggle and make others chortle. The fascinating part is that laughter can be i
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52 suspects arrested in nationwide police raids

Three suspects allegedly involved in murders and robbery were arrested in a police operation in Jahanian tehsil of Khanewal district in Punjab on Sunday. In a separate operation in Bhakkar, law enforcement agencies raided 80 houses and arrested 28 suspects. Illegal weapons were confiscated during the raids, and a case was filed against the suspects. Two fraudsters were arrested in a search operation by Mankera police. Read more: Four civilians injured in unprovoked Indian firing at LoC Hundr
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85-year-old dies on Everest during world record bid

KATHMANDU: An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world´s oldest person to summit Mount Everest died at base camp on Saturday. Min Bahadur Sherchan was on a bid to reclaim a title that he lost to Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura in 2013. "He passed away at the base camp today at 5:14pm," Gyanendra Shrestha, an official with the tourism ministry who is at the 5,380 metres (17,600 feet) camp, told AFP. The former soldier became the world´s oldest climber to s
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Groom arrested during wedding festivities in Lahore

LAHORE: The police arrested a groom from his Henna ceremony in Lahore on late Sunday. Seven individuals including the groom were arrested from Lahore’s Makkah Colony in Gulberg after locals alleged that the event was underway in the residential area. The police reportedly damaged the property and tortured women and misbehaved when the family tried to stop the officials from arresting the groom and six others. Read more: Man killed as robber opens fire on coaster in Karachi “Some policemen we
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Sitar maestro Ustad Raees Khan passes away

Legendary sitarist Ustad Raees Khan passed away on Saturday. He was 77. The classical music maestro breathed his last in Karachi. According to reports, he had been ill for some time. Ustad Raees was born in 1939 in Indore, India in a family of musicians. He belonged to the Mewati Gharana of Indian classical music. His maternal grandfather Inayat Ali Khan was also considered one of the finest sitar players in the subcontinent. With classical music in his blood, he started playing sitar from a
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Man killed as robber opens fire on coaster in Karachi

KARACHI: A man was killed when unknown men fired on a coaster in Hassan Square, Karachi on Sunday. According to the coaster’s driver, the van was in the vicinity for a picnic booking when two motorcyclists demanded the passengers to hand over their mobile phones. The robbers opened fire on resistance, killing the van's owner, Abdur Rehman.   An investigation into the murder is underway. All individuals present in the van including the driver were made part of the probe, the police stated.
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Mexican engineers flood Tesla hiring event in Monterrey

Engineers from across Mexico streamed into a cramped hotel lobby in the industrial city of Monterrey for a chance of a job with the U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), which is looking south of the border for talent in short supply at home. The fair was held at a delicate time for American firms hiring abroad as President Donald Trump reviews immigration rules for bringing high-skilled foreign workers to the United States, part of a "buy American, hire American" policy. Tesla, whic
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Very hot weather likely in upper Sindh, south Punjab: MET

A shallow westerly wave persisted in the upper areas of the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department reported on Sunday.    Hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country; while very hot weather is likely in upper Sindh and south Punjab in the next twenty-four hours. Read more: 7 easy hacks to beat the heat Light rain and thunderstorms are expected at a few places in Makran, Zhob, Rawalpindi, Multan, Bahawalpur, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu divisions, FA
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Homes evacuated, military deployed after flooding in Canada

OTTAWA: The Canadian army has begun to deploy in eastern Canada, where flooding from heavy rain forced new evacuations on Saturday ahead of peak floods expected on Monday or Tuesday. Water levels continued to rise on Saturday from Toronto and Lake Ontario up to 500 kilometers (300 miles) downstream of the St. Lawrence River, especially in Quebec province, where some 400 troops have been dispatched. The worst is yet to come, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard warned on Saturday. "The water will
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Bangladeshi dies in clash over IPL bet

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi man has died after a clash over illegal betting on an Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament match, police said Saturday. Santosh Kumar, 33, died in a hospital on Friday night, two days after the incident in the northern Lalmonirhat district. "He bet taka 50 (62 cents) with some of friends over an IPL match on May 2. He won the bet but others refused to pay him the money, triggering an altercation," local police inspector Mostafa Kamal told AFP. "During the quarrel, so
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'Alien' director Ridley Scott 'heads for wider universe' in latest installment

Ridley Scott, the English director of three of the sci-fi horror "Alien" films, says he is heading into a wider universe with the latest in the series: "Alien: Covenant." The franchise has produced nearly 40 years of sequels and prequels, numerous books, toys and video games. The 2012 prequel "Prometheus" marked Scott's return to the story, 33 years after the original. "Alien: Covenant", the sixth installment, is set 10 years after Prometheus with a colony ship headed to a remote planet with a
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Macron, Le Pen face off as France elects president

PARIS: French voters will pick a new president on Sunday, choosing between young centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a watershed election for the country and Europe. Polling day follows an unprecedented campaign marked by scandal, repeated surprises and a last-minute hacking attack on Macron, a 39-year-old who has never held elected office. The run-off vote pits the pro-Europe, pro-business Macron against anti-immigration and anti-EU Le Pen, two radically different v
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Man stabs brother to death, robber dies of citizens' torture in Karachi

KARACHI: Two men including a suspected robber were killed in separate incidents in Karachi late Saturday, police said. 25-year-old Hizbullah, a rickshaw driver, stabbed his brother, Zafar Mehsud, 30, to death in Manghopir's Wangi Goth, police said. The incident was sparked by a domestic dispute. The suspect fled after incident, officials said. In Orangi Town, citizens got hold a robber while he was allegedly looting the people. Enraged locals subjected the suspect to such brutal torture that
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Akhtar offers land for Afridi's cricket academy

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar has offered Pakistan's star all-rounder Shahid Afridi land for establishing a cricket academy. Afridi had complained of non-provision of land by the Sindh government for the academy. Instead, the Karachi mayor has extended his support to the star cricketer. Speaking to Geo News, Waseem Akhtar said he was willing to provide land to Shahid Afridi for the academy. He offered Afridi to establish the cricket academy in Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) ground
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Punjab announces summer vacations from May 23

LAHORE: In view of soaring temperatures, the Government of Punjab has decided that summer vacations in public schools and colleges across the province will start from May 23, sources told Geo News Saturday. Sources within the Punjab Education Department said the early start of summer vacations has been announced due to prevailing hot weather and the arrival of Ramazan. They, however, said that private educational institutes have refused to accept the directives. They say that they have already
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Nisar-PM meeting reviews Dawn Leaks, Chaman attack: sources

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed with him inquiry report into Dawn Leaks and government notification issued in this regard, sources told Geo News. Sources said the two figures discussed the inquiry report and the notification issued by the government on recommendations by the inquiry committee formed to probe the leaks. The meeting also discussed orders issued by PM's secretary in this regard. The cross-border attack
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Boko Haram ´releases scores of Chibok girls´

KANO, Nigeria: Scores of Nigerian schoolgirls who were among more than 200 kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 have been released, multiple sources told AFP on Saturday, with unconfirmed reports that at least 80 have been freed. "I can confirm they have been released," said a senior government minister, who asked not to be identified, adding that an official statement would be released later. A military and a civilian militia source in Banki, near the border with Cameroon, said "at least 80" girls
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Four civilians injured in unprovoked Indian firing at LoC

RAWALPINDI: Indian Army resorted to ceasefire violation again and injured four civilians including women and children at Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. According to the statement, Indian forces targetted civilian population with mortars in village Thruti in Nakiyal sector. As a result of the firing, 65-year-old Barkat Begum w/o M Nazir, 12-year-old Ihsan Naseer s/o M Naseer, 42-year-old Naseer Ahmad s/o Nazir Ahmad, 35-year-old Farz
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PM wants restoration of film industry, says Marriyum Aurangzeb

KARACHI: Minister of State for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb remarked on Saturday that the Prime Minister wants restoration of Pakistan film industry. The restoration of the film industry is the need of hour. “We are trying our best to save film industry from deterioration,” she said while speaking at Pakistan Film Policy Consultation Conference 2017 event in the port city. If filmmakers want to import equipment then government is more than willing to cooperate with them, she claimed. The go
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Islamabad?s new airport to open in August: PM

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said a new airport in Pakistan's capital will be operational by mid-August, replacing the cramped Benazir Bhutto International Airport that has been criticised by many travellers. Sharif's government is spending billions of dollars on upgrading Pakistan's transport infrastructure and ending energy blackouts, with freshly-paved motorways as well as dams and power plants popping up across the country. Sharif touts big-ticket infrastructure as sign of e
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At least 29 schoolchildren killed in Tanzania bus crash

NAIROBI: At least 29 final year primary school pupils were killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania on Saturday, along with two teachers and the driver, the school´s director said. "We lost 29 students and two of our staff, and the driver died too," said Innocent Mushi, director of the Lucky Vincent Primary School in the northern city of Arusha, which the children attended. The dead included 12 boys and 17 girls, he said. At least three survivors were pulled from the crash site by rescuers a
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