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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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UN has no complaint from India about Pak troops killing of its two soldiers: Spokesman

UNITED NATIONS: India has filed no complaint with the United Nations about its allegations that Pakistani troops on Monday killed two of its soldiers patrolling the Line of Control (LoC) before mutilating their bodies, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. “We checked with our colleagues with UNMOGIP (UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan). We have not received any alleged cease-fire violations reports from the Indian authorities related to the latest incident that we saw yesterday,” Spokesma
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Two dead, including suspect in Dallas-area college shooting: police

A gunman who opened fire on Wednesday on a college campus in the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas, apparently killed one victim and committed suicide, local police said. A man witnesses said was armed with a handgun was reported to have opened fire at North Lake College, prompting authorities to swarm the campus in search of the suspect and victims as school officials imposed an immediate security "lockdown." A short time later, Irving police reported on Twitter that there appeared "to be no con
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MQM-P says dialogue with Haqiqi essential for peace in Karachi

KARACHI: The political scenario of the provincial metropolis is witnessing a dramatic development as news has surfaced that leaders of Muhajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan will engage in an official dialogue after around 25 years of parting ways. Positive messages have been exchanged between both the parties, but no plan of merger has come to fore yet, said MQM-P leader Kishwar Zehra while speaking on Aaj Shahzaib Khanzada Kay Sath on Wednesday. She added their p
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China to launch own encyclopaedia to rival Wikipedia

China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese Internet users who Beijing fears are being corrupted by foreign influences. China is under pressure to write its own encyclopaedia so it can guide public thought, according to a statement by the project´s executive editor Yang Muzhi published last month on the website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He once listed Wikipedia
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Brathwaite falls as West Indies scrape ahead

BRIDGETOWN: West Indies lost two more wickets as they worked themselves into the lead at 112 for three at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test against Pakistan at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday. Trailing on first innings by 81 runs, the home side will continue in the afternoon session ahead by 31 runs with the pair of Shai Hope and Roston Chase at the crease. Pakistan struck an early blow after the West Indies resumed at 40 for one when Mohammad Amir bowled Shimron Hetmyer befo
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WhatsApp group admin lands in trouble over Modi?s morphed photo

NEW DELHI: An administrator of a WhatsApp group was in deep trouble for sending a message containing a morphed picture of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 30-year-old resident of Karnataka was arrested after a complaint was registered, according to Indian media reports. Indian police said that a picture of the PM was morphed to ‘look ugly and obscene’ and then forwarded. Although some reports claimed that the admin was not responsible for sending the picture but a group member was. A
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Daesh militants developing own social media platform: Europol

Daesh militants are developing their own social media platform to avoid security crackdowns on their communications and propaganda, the head of the European Union's police agency said on Wednesday. Europol Director Rob Wainwright said the new online platform had been uncovered during a 48-hour operation against Internet extremism last week. "Within that operation it was revealed IS was now developing its very own social media platform, its own part of the Internet to run its agenda," Wainwrigh
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Indian village bans women from using mobile phones

NEW DELHI: An Indian village has banned women from using mobile phones in public in an attempt to restrict their contacts with men and plans hefty fines for violators, police said Wednesday. Village elders ruled that women found using a mobile phone outside their homes would be fined 21,000 rupees ($325) -- a sum it would take most rural Indians several months to earn. The ruling was issued on Tuesday in Madora, a mainly Muslim village in the conservative northern state of Uttar Pradesh. "We
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British PM, queen mark end of parliament before June vote

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May visited Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to mark the dissolution of parliament ahead of next month´s surprise election. May called the June 8 vote last month, saying she wanted an increased mandate to take Britain into negotiations on leaving the European Union. Lawmakers have already hit the campaign trail after parliamentary business finished on Thursday, but from now on are no longer MPs but candidates. The audience between May and the head of stat
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´Love locks´ on the block in Paris charity auction

PARIS: Amorous couples, here´s your chance to own a piece of the world´s most romantic city: Paris is selling off the "love locks" that lovebirds attached to the city´s bridges before officials cracked down on the practice. For years tourists inscribed their initials on the locks and hooked them to the railings of bridges, most famously the Pont des Arts near the Louvre, throwing the key into the Seine to express their undying devotion. But the tradition turned into a menace -- one section of
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Michael Jackson?s daughter about to break into feature films

Paris Jackson has built quite a name for herself and is slowly emerging to be a talented star rather than being just a pop icon’s daughter. The 19-year-old is about to feature in a yet-to-be-named, Nash Edgerton-directed film, appearing opposite David Oyelowo, Deadline reported. The movie is reportedly a dark comedy thriller, which sees an American businessman cross over from the good side of the law to the bad one. Jackson will portray “Nelly, described only as ‘an edgy 20-year-old’” in the A
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Facebook to add 3,000 workers to fight streaming of live violence

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc will add 3,000 people over the next year to monitor reports of inappropriate material on the social media network and removing videos such as murders and suicides, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. Zuckerberg, the company's co-founder, said in a Facebook post the workers will be in addition to the 4,500 people who already review posts that may violate its terms of service. The hiring spree represents an acknowledgment by Facebook that, at le
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Saba Qamar-starrer Hindi Medium?s release postponed

Saba Qamar’s Bollywood debut movie, Hindi Medium, will now be released on May 19, it was reported on Wednesday. The movie, which also stars Irrfan Khan, was slated for release on May 12 but has been delayed by a week as the film producers feel they should promote the movie a little more. "After watching the film Irrfan and I both felt that we should give it a week more to promote since it has the potential. We are confident about how the film has shaped up and sure that the audience will love
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CDWP approves restoration of Karachi Circular Railway

ISLAMABAD: The restoration of Karachi Circular Railway and approval for the rapid bus project in Peshawar were given at a meeting chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday. According to a notification, the approvals were given at a meeting of Central Development Working Party where go-ahead was given for 16 development schemes worth over Rs130 billion. Out of the amount, Rs27.6 billion for Karachi Circular Railway and Rs56.8 billion for the Peshawar rapid bus pr
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Brad Pitt says he quit drinking, in therapy after splitting with Jolie

WASHINGTON: Brad Pitt has opened up for the first time about his divorce from Angelina Jolie, admitting to heavy drinking and pot smoking and a lifetime of cutting himself off emotionally from others. The 53-year-old actor told GQ Style in an extensive interview released on Wednesday that he had quit drinking, was undergoing therapy, and that he and Jolie were committed to resolving matters amicably and privately. "I just started therapy," the "Moneyball" star said in the interview for the sum
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CJCSC awarded Saudi Arabia?s highest military award

RAWALPINDI: General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, was conferred with King Abdul Aziz Medal of Excellence, the highest military award of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee called on King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud during his official visit to Saudi Arabia, according to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). General Zubair Mahmood Hayat also called on General Abdur Rehman bin Saleh Al-Bunyan, Chi
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PBA says satisfied over revocation of Axact?s TV licences

ISLAMABAD: PAKISTAN Broadcaster’s Association (PBA) on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over revocation of Axact’s TV channel license. “PBA on behalf of all electronic media industry of Pakistan, expresses satisfaction over the step finally taken by PEMRA to revoke the licenses being held by individuals who supervised fraud and extortion on an international scale”, a PBA statement read. The statement said that PBA wants to further specifically point out that Axact has been prosecuted in USA by
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JI to hold nationwide demonstrations against corruption

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Siraj-ul-Haq announced on Wednesday that the party will hold country-wide protest rallies against corruption in the coming 10 days. Siraj-ul-Haq was addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Lahore’s Mansoora. On Dawn Leaks, he remarked that the inquiry commission’s report should be made available to the people. On Tuesday, the party ended its sit-in protest against K-Electric in Karachi after negotiations with Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair. Ha
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Fire engulfs train parked at Lahore?s Harbanspura station

LAHORE: An empty bogie of a train on Wednesday caught fire while parked at the Harbanspura station. According to rescue sources, rescue teams have reached at the site and bust putting out the fire. In late March, two people were killed and 10 injured as a Karachi-bound passenger train Shalimar Express collided with an oil tanker leading to a huge explosion. The engine and five bogies of the train, including the luggage compartment, and a power plant caught fire in the accident.
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More than 50 miners trapped in explosion in Iran, some feared dead

More than 50 miners were trapped after a huge explosion in a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday, and some were feared to have died, state media reported. The reports said more than a dozen injured people had been transferred to hospital after the blast at 12:45PM local time in the Zemestanyurt coal mine in Golestan province. State news agency IRNA quoted a local official as saying some of the trapped miners may have died in the explosion. A rescue operation was under way. Iran extracted
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Pakistan committed to having lasting relations with Iran: COAS

RAWALPINDI: Iran's Foreign Minister, Mr Javad Zarif Khonsari called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ on Wednesday. During the meeting, issues of bilateral interest and regional security were discussed. Both sides agreed on improving bilateral border coordination to deny any space to the terrorists. Tremendous bilateral cooperation potential was identified in various fields. Mr Khonsari appreciated the efforts of Pakistan and Pakistan Army against terrorism. COAS
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?Media trial over Panama case has caused us loss?

ISLAMABAD: The worst media trial was conducted for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family over the Panama case, said Minister for Railway Khawaja Saad Rafique on Wednesday. The damage by the trial has been done, the railway minister said. “Everyone is equal in the Constitution,” he added. “But no one has held the opposition accountable for time and again disregarding the court’s decision.” He added Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairperson Imran Khan even altered the Supreme Court’s decisions
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Iranians must give Rouhani second term to make good on nuclear deal: Vice President

TEHRAN: Iran's president must get a second term to secure the economic benefits that he promised would result from a diplomatic thaw with the West, Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar said ahead of a May 19 election. Hassan Rouhani's hardline challengers for the presidency, some of whom are close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, say he traded away too much in a 2015 deal with world powers that limited Iran's nuclear work but failed to deliver sufficient rewards. In a rare interview with a
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India sends back 50 Pakistani students after threats by extremists

LAHORE: 50 Pakistani students, along with their teachers, on an exchange program to India were sent back to Lahore on Tuesday after they received threats from extremist organisations. According to Indian media reports, the students who reached India on May 1, were sent back home only within a day, after threats were made to the host NGO for inviting the students. Reportedly, the NGO has been advised by Indian government officials that the time is unfavourable for the exchange program. Indian
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Dawn Leaks: Not an information minister?s job to 'block news', says Rashid

ISLAMABAD: Former information minister Pervaiz Rashid said on Wednesday that he fulfilled his responsibilities in the Dawn Leaks issue within the ambit of the Constitution. Talking to Geo News after a ceremony held here to mark the International Day for Journalists, Rashid said that he informed the journalist Cyril Almeida of the actual situation as much as he could and gave his own point of view on the matter too, but “he had already made up his mind”. The story, published in Dawn newspaper o
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