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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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SHC approves bail of 10 accused in MQM founder incendiary speech case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court, on Thursday, approved the bail of 10 accused individuals including MQM leader Gulfaraz Khatakk involved in the case pertaining an incendiary speech by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder. The court ordered the defendants to submit Rs 200,000 each as bail bond. The special public prosecutor stated that the accused individuals attacked media houses following the vitriolic speech by the MQM founder. Read more: Non-bailable arrest warrants for Farooq Sattar, MQM fo
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Egyptian artist hopes for record with world?s biggest Quran

BELQINA: An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out of school has spent three years creating what he hopes is the world´s biggest Holy Quran. Saad Mohammed, who has hand-painted Islamic motifs on the walls and ceilings of his home in the town of Belqina, north of Cairo, has reproduced the Muslim holy book on a paper scroll 700 metres long. He displays the intricately decorated manuscript in a large wooden box with rollers at each end. "This Quran is 700 metres long, and of c
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Indian forces launch massive operation in Occupied Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Indian forces cordoned off more than 20 villages in Shopian district of Occupied Kashmir, Indian media reported on Thursday, in the wake of a surge in rebel attacks on the occupying forces in recent weeks. According to NDTV, more than 3,000 personnel of the Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force and Jammu and Kashmir police were involved in the search operation launched early Thursday morning. A few days ago, similar raids were carried out at various places in Kulgam, as well as a
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Russia, Turkey agree to lift nearly all trade restrictions: Putin

SOCHI: Russia and Turkey have agreed to lift nearly all remaining trade restrictions imposed in the aftermath of Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane in 2015, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. "You asked when we can speak about the lifting of the restrictions that emerged some time ago. We can speak of that today," Putin said at a news conference alongside his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We agreed on a comprehensive solution to all these problems linked to the restricti
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BCCI?s CoA assures Kohli India will play Champions Trophy

India cricket captain Virat Kohli has been assured by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) that India will be playing the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in England starting June 1. The CoA has been in contact with Kohli and assured the skipper not to worry about the speculation circulating in some circles that his team may not get a chance to defend the title, India Today reported, citing sources. "Virat Kohli was feeling anxious and down, we have allayed fears and assured
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Akshay wins National Award, wife jokes he?s a ?trophy husband?

Khiladi Kumar on Wednesday won his first-ever National Award for Best Actor for his role in the 2016 Bollywood film Rustom, and he celebrated it with his family, who were overcome with joy and pride. In celebration, the Kumar family – comprising wife Twinkle Khanna and son Aarav Kumar – sported traditional sub-continental wear and posed for an adorable picture.     But Khanna didn’t let the excitement hold her back from joking about her husband, as she wrote, “Now I can officially refer to
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Punjab govt imports 56,000 laptops to distribute under PM's youth scheme

LAHORE: The Punjab government imported 56,000 laptops from China on Wednesday, customs department sources told Geo News. A cargo flight transported the laptops from China to Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport. According to sources, the laptops will be handed over to the Punjab government after customs duty clearance. The Punjab government will distribute the laptops to students with exceptional academic records. Read more: 1,771 students given laptops twice under PM’s youth scheme
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Hot and dry weather expected in most plain areas of country: MET

Continental air prevails over most parts of the country on Thursday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) reported. A shallow westerly wave is present over the upper parts of the country, according to the PMD report.  Read more: 7 easy hacks to beat the heat Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country in the next twenty-four hours. However, a light rain-thunderstorm is expected at a few places in Malakand, Hazara divisions, upper FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan, a
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Le Pen, Macron clash in fiery final French debate

PARIS: French centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right presidential rival Marine Le Pen clashed over terrorism, the economy and Europe Wednesday in a bad-tempered TV debate that laid bare their profoundly different visions for the country. The duel ahead of Sunday´s election was billed as a confrontation between Macron´s call for openness and pro-market reforms and Le Pen´s France-first nationalism. The tone was set in the opening minutes, with Le Pen branding the former economy minister and
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US House votes Thursday on Obamacare repeal: officials

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers will vote Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare, Republican House leaders said, in the latest effort to provide President Donald Trump a crucial legislative victory in his first months in office. The announcement comes after a new health care reform bill gained momentum Wednesday when two key Republican representatives -- Fred Upton of Michigan and Billy Long of Missouri -- reversed course and threw their support behind the measure following intense lobbying by the p
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Google Docs phishing scam doused after catching fire

SAN FRANCISCO: A ´phishing´ scam that tricked people with what appeared to be Google Docs links was doused by the internet giant after spreading wildly. The purpose of the scam, and the culprits behind it, remained unknown late in the day. "We have taken action to protect users against an email impersonating Google Docs, and have disabled offending accounts," a Google spokesperson said in an email response to an AFP inquiry. "We´ve removed the fake pages, pushed updates through Safe Browsing,
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Trump vows to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, offers no new policies

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to do "whatever is necessary" to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians, as he hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, but gave no sign of how he could revive long-stalled negotiations. In their first meeting, Trump pressed Abbas to do more to stop "incitement to violence" against Israelis and, according to the White House, urged him in private to halt payments to families of Palestinian prisoners held in
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FIA arrests nine fraudsters from multiple cities in Punjab

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) late on Wednesday apprehended nine fraudsters involved in depriving citizens of their hard-earned money in the name of sending them abroad, sources informed Geo News. These fraudsters were rounded up in raids conducted in Gujrat, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujranwala. FIA officials nabbed three fake consultants in Gujrat. They were identified as Nasir Iqbal, Asif Shehzad and Fida Hussain, according to sources. Two agents, Zulfiqar
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India test-fires advanced version of 'Brahmos' cruise missile

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday test-fired advanced version of its 'Brahmos' cruise missile, according to Indian media outlets. The surface-to-surface cruise missile was launched from a mobile autonomous launcher (MAL) in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indian media claimed that Wednesday's test was successful as the "test flight met all parameters." They said the missile hit its target accurately.
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Is a placebo better than nothing to treat insomnia?

People with insomnia who take placebos, or “dummy pills,” may feel more rested than patients who get no treatment at all, a review of sleep research finds. Previous clinical trials testing sleep drugs like temazepam (Restoril) against placebo pills have found insomnia symptoms can improve even when patients don’t get the real treatment, said senior study author Dr. Ben Colagiuri of the University of Sydney in Australia. One problem with using placebos in these trials, however, is that sometimes
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Crude Trump-Putin joke triggers attacks and support for TV's Colbert

A crude joke about US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has sparked a social media storm with calls for late-night TV show host Stephen Colbert to be fired competing with praise for his outspoken remarks. Colbert, host of the "The Late Show" on CBS, made a lewd joke on Monday night about Trump and Putin during a scathing diatribe against the US president. It triggered a #FireColbert trending Twitter hashtag, with Trump supporters on Wednesday calling for a boycott of
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Wild dolphins are sicker than captive ones: US study

Wild dolphins are exposed to more pollutants than their captive counterparts, which could explain why they face higher rates of illness and disease, US researchers said Wednesday. The study in the journal PLOS ONE analyzed the health of two wild dolphin populations -- one group in Florida and another in South Carolina. They were compared to two populations of captive dolphins in Georgia and California, which turned out to be far healthier. Fewer than half the wild dolphins studied were "clini
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Ghani declines invitation to visit Pakistan

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday declined an invitation to visit Pakistan, his deputy spokesman confirmed, saying he would not visit the neighbouring country until perpetrators of recent attacks in Afghanistan are not handed over. Ghani's deputy spokesman said the president turned down the invitation during his meetings with Pakistani delegates, the BBC reported. "I will not go to Pakistan until Islamabad hands over perpetrators of Mazar Sharif, American University Kabul and K
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Two under custody suspects killed in Faisalabad 'encounter'

FAISALABAD: Two under custody suspects were killed during an alleged encounter in Faisalabad late Wednesday, with police claiming they were killed in firing by their accomplices. Police sources said the suspects, Qaisar and Fayyaz, were involved in serious offences including robberies. They were being escorted for recovery that their accomplices opened fire on police team near Khanwala area to free them. The gunfire by their accomplices seriously wounded the two suspects, while one of the att
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Kids treated for ADHD can still struggle in school, especially girls

Even when children take drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) they may still have a hard time succeeding in school, and girls may struggle more than boys, a recent study suggests. That’s because children taking ADHD drugs are more likely than other kids to need special education services, to be chronically absent or expelled, to get lower grades and to leave school before age 16, the study found. “Fewer girls are treated for ADHD, but when girls are diagnosed they fare wors
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Advantage Pakistan as Shah snares six

BRIDGETOWN: Yasir Shah’s stranglehold of the West Indies continued on the fourth day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday as the leg-spinner snared six for 90 to re-open the prospect of a first-ever Test match victory at the venue for Pakistan going into the final day. Despite a patient, disciplined Test best of 90 from Shai Hope and a succession of half-century partnerships that raised expectations of the home side batting their way to safety, West Indies slipped from
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Pakistan seize advantage as Shah snares six

BRIDGETOWN: Yasir Shah’s stranglehold of the West Indies continued on the fourth day of the second Test at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday as the leg-spinner snared six for 90 to re-open the prospect of a first-ever Test match victory at the venue for Pakistan going into the final day. Despite a patient, disciplined Test best of 90 from Shai Hope and a succession of half-century partnerships that raised expectations of the home side batting their way to safety, West Indies slipped from
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PPP leader Faisal Saleh Hayat injured in road accident

FAISALABAD: Pakistan People's Party leader Faisal Saleh Hayat has been injured in a road accident in Faisalabad, Motorway Police and hospital sources confirmed to Geo News late Wednesday. Hayat was en route to Jhang from Faisalabad when his car collided with a trailer near Ameenpur area, Motorway Police officials said. Consequently, the PPP leader and his driver were injured. They were immediately whisked to Allied Hospital, where hospital sources said that Hayat was out of danger. However, h
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WhatsApp reported down in Pakistan and across the world

Over one billion users worldwide, including millions in Pakistan, were unable to access Whatsapp, the smartphone free-messaging service on Thursday, according to reports. Users from across the world reported that the popular messaging app has crashed, social media was abuzz with millions complaining about the outage. Whatsapp is getting flooded by feedback from thousands complaining regarding the issue within the past few minutes. The company is yet to release a statement and inform about the
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Juventus close on Champions League final as Higuain hurts Monaco

MONACO: Gonzalo Higuain scored both goals as an imperious Juventus beat Monaco 2-0 in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday to take a huge step towards next month's final in Cardiff. Both of Higuain's goals came from Dani Alves assists, with the Argentine hitman rounding off a breathtaking team move to open the scoring just before the half-hour mark and converting the second from close range after the break. While the second leg in Turin next Tuesday will be no formality, Ju
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