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BBC reporter killed in eastern Afghanistan: broadcaster

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Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after the second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2018. A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning. Photo: AFP  KABUL: A BBC reporter was killed... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2w856DV

Chaudhry Nisar to contest elections from NA-59

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Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday, April 30, 2018, announced to contest the upcoming elections from the NA-59 constituency. Photo: Geo News screengrab ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2rbwBq6

Beneath a baobab, Prince Harry and Meghan's love blossomed in Botswana

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Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle lay a wreath at the Australian War Memorial during the Dawn Service at Wellington Arch to commemorate Anzac Day in London, Britain, April 25, 2018/Reuters  MAPULA LODGE: In an exclusive... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2jk7FJE

Italian climber dies on Nepal peak

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Photo: AFP/ FileAn Italian climber has died on Nepal´s rugged Mount Dhaulagiri, officials said Monday, the first fatality of the busy spring climbing season. Simone La Terra, 37, was blown off the 8,167-metre mountain -- the world´s seventh... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2vTNXNU

Sindh DG Rangers urges Lyari students to play role in establishing peace

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Sindh Rangers Director General Major General Muhammad Saeed. Photo: FileKARACHI: Sindh Rangers Director General Major General Muhammad Saeed on Monday urged the people of Lyari to play their role in establishing peace in the area.The Sindh Rangers... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2JFdwEu

UN Security Council to press for Rohingya solution

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DHAKA: The UN Security Council will press Myanmar to ensure that Rohingya who fled the country can return home in safety and freedom, an envoy said Monday after UN diplomats ended a tour of Bangladesh's refugee camps."This is a humanitarian crisis... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2I0aYU9

Beneath a baobab, Prince Harry and Meghan's love blossomed in Botswana

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Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle lay a wreath at the Australian War Memorial during the Dawn Service at Wellington Arch to commemorate Anzac Day in London, Britain, April 25, 2018/Reuters  MAPULA LODGE: In an exclusive... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2jk7FJE

Sindh DG Rangers urges Lyari students to play role in establishing peace

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Sindh Rangers Director General Major General Muhammad Saeed. Photo: FileKARACHI: Sindh Rangers Director General Major General Muhammad Saeed on Monday urged the people of Lyari to play their role in establishing peace in the area.The Sindh Rangers... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2JFdwEu via IFTTT

Sindh Food Authority begins crackdown against substandard food in Karachi

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The food authority is tasked with ensuring availability of quality food and hygienic environment in hotels, restaurants and other eateriesKARACHI: The Sindh Food Authority, a year after the provincial assembly passed a law for provision of safe and... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2I4km9i via IFTTT

Sindh Food Authority begins crackdown against substandard food in Karachi

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The food authority is tasked with ensuring availability of quality food and hygienic environment in hotels, restaurants and other eateriesKARACHI: The Sindh Food Authority, a year after the provincial assembly passed a law for provision of safe and... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2I4km9i

Italian climber dies on Nepal peak

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Photo: AFP/ FileAn Italian climber has died on Nepal´s rugged Mount Dhaulagiri, officials said Monday, the first fatality of the busy spring climbing season. Simone La Terra, 37, was blown off the 8,167-metre mountain -- the world´s seventh... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2vTNXNU

Journalists among 26 killed in successive Kabul blasts

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Policemen help Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters KABUL: Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 26 people on Monday, including nine journalists who had arrived to report on... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2r9Dpoo

Sindh Rangers don new uniforms

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KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) officials deployed across the province, including Karachi, will be seen wearing a new uniform from Monday.The pattern of the uniform of the paramilitary force has been changed days after the change was... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2JCJm4I

Journalists among 26 killed in successive Kabul blasts

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Policemen help Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018. Photo: Reuters KABUL: Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 26 people on Monday, including nine journalists who had arrived to report on... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2r9Dpoo

Sindh Rangers don new uniforms

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KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) officials deployed across the province, including Karachi, will be seen wearing a new uniform from Monday.The pattern of the uniform of the paramilitary force has been changed days after the change was... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2JCJm4I via IFTTT

'Batman' to the rescue for IPL cricket stars

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65-year-old Aslam Chaudhry frequently comes to the rescue of cricket´s most recognisable stars out of his small, decades-old workshop in south MumbaiMUMBAI: When the Indian Premier League´s big hitters need their favourite bat urgently repaired... from GEO TV - Sports https://ift.tt/2HDBG5N

Pakistan condemns twin terrorist attacks in Kabul

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Pakistan Foreign Office in Islamabad/File photoISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office on Monday issued a strong condemnation of the twin suicide attacks in Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed 25 people and wounded 49 others.“We are distressed... from GEO TV - Sports https://ift.tt/2KnHUod

Pakistan condemns twin terrorist attacks in Kabul

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Pakistan Foreign Office in Islamabad/File photoISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office on Monday issued a strong condemnation of the twin suicide attacks in Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed 25 people and wounded 49 others.“We are distressed... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2KnHUod via IFTTT

Nawaz has accepted defeat before even going to 'war': Fawad Chaudhry

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Geo News screengrab.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has accepted defeat before even contesting the upcoming general elections.“Nawaz Sharif has accepted defeat... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2JEBIHc via IFTTT

Ailing hockey legend refuses offer for heart surgery in Pakistan

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This photograph taken on April 22, 2018 shows Pakistani former field hockey goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed being treated at a hospital in Karachi, following complications stemming from a pacemaker and stents implanted in his heart. Photo: AFPKARACHI:... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2jlFsCp via IFTTT

Putin, Macron in favour of keeping Iran nuclear accord: Kremlin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for the "strict observance" of the Iran nuclear accord, with US President Donald Trump still deciding whether to scrap the agreement. Photo: AFP file MOSCOW:... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2ratFKC

India resist Australia overtures for Adelaide day-night Test

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Australian cricket chiefs are still trying to convince reluctant India to play a day-night Test in Adelaide this year. File photo: Getty ImagesSYDNEY: Australian cricket chiefs are still trying to convince reluctant India to play a day-night Test... from GEO TV - Sports https://ift.tt/2r5mEdU

Bitcoin frenzy settles down as big players muscle into market

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LONDON/NEW YORK/SINGAPORE: After bouncing up, falling down and keeping investors on the edges of their seats, bitcoin may be maturing into a period of relatively boring stability, experts say.A worldwide wave of regulation has led to a collapse in... from GEO TV - Sports https://ift.tt/2HBH5u6

Putin, Macron in favour of keeping Iran nuclear accord: Kremlin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for the "strict observance" of the Iran nuclear accord, with US President Donald Trump still deciding whether to scrap the agreement. Photo: AFP file MOSCOW:... from GEO TV - Sports https://ift.tt/2ratFKC

Nawaz has accepted defeat before even going to 'war': Fawad Chaudhry

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Geo News screengrab.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has accepted defeat before even contesting the upcoming general elections.“Nawaz Sharif has accepted defeat... from GEO TV - Sports https://ift.tt/2JEBIHc

Danish national first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law

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An advertisement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, warning against ‘fake news’. Photo: New York Times KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2JCG1T9

Baking soda may help combat rheumatoid arthritis: study

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Drinking baking soda daily may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, say scientists.While the immune system normally protects us from disease and infection, in someone who has an autoimmune... from GEO TV - Health https://ift.tt/2w0CTP2

Growing pride: leopardess gives birth to four cubs at Peshawar zoo

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A leopardess gave birth to four healthy cubs at Peshawar zoo, authorities said on Monday. Photo: Geo NewsPESHAWAR: A leopardess gave birth to four healthy cubs at Peshawar zoo, authorities said on Monday.The parents of the cubs, which belong to the... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2HFfZ1f via IFTTT

Nawaz vows not not to bow down to trickery

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Nawaz Sharif (right) and Shehbaz Sharif at the event today. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif vowed on Monday to not bow down to machinations against him.Addressing party lawmakers alongside Pakistan Muslim League-N... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2w1iDgi via IFTTT

Imran has made a secret pact with Zardari, alleges Tallal

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudhry claimed on Monday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan has made a secret pact with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.While speaking... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2FsY5wA via IFTTT

Karachi traffic policeman rewarded for risking life to move dead cat from road

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Geo News screengrabKARACHI: A traffic policeman on duty at Karachi’s Shahra-e-Faisal road has been rewarded after he risked his own life to pick up a dead cat from the middle of the road.A video of traffic constable Waqar Ali picking up the dead... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2rbVbai via IFTTT

Trump should win Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea´s Moon

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump arrive to give a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC on June 30, 2017. Photo: AFPSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in said US President Donald... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2HDfA38

Third day of Kent vs Pakistan washed out

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Pakistan's Inam-ul-Haq scored 61 on day 1. CANTERBURY: Heavy overnight and early morning rain meant play on the third day of Pakistan's tour opener against Kent at Canterbury was abandoned without a ball bowled on Monday.It was the second... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2KqOCtC

Danish national first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law

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An advertisement in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, warning against ‘fake news’. Photo: New York Times KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2JCG1T9

Trump should win Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea´s Moon

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump arrive to give a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC on June 30, 2017. Photo: AFPSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in said US President Donald... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2HDfA38

Nawaz vows not not to bow down to trickery

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Nawaz Sharif (right) and Shehbaz Sharif at the event today. Photo: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif vowed on Monday to not bow down to machinations against him.Addressing party lawmakers alongside Pakistan Muslim League-N... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2w1iDgi

Imran has made a secret pact with Zardari, alleges Tallal

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudhry claimed on Monday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan has made a secret pact with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari.While speaking... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2FsY5wA

Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid new UK home secretary

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Sajid Javid. Photo: File British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Pakistani-origin cabinet member Sajid Javid as the new home secretary of the United Kingdom. Earlier, Britain’s interior minister, Amber Rudd, resigned, after the... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2HEMO24

Tributes pour in for brave, hardworking AFP photographer Shah Marai

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Agence France-Presse´s chief photographer in Kabul Shah Marai. Photo: TwitterAgence France-Presse´s chief photographer in Kabul, Shah Marai, and five other journalists were among more than two dozen people killed in twin suicide blasts in the... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2vXqiMG

Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid new UK home secretary

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Sajid Javid. Photo: File British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Pakistani-origin cabinet member Sajid Javid as the new home secretary of the United Kingdom. Earlier, Britain’s interior minister, Amber Rudd, resigned, after the... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2HEMO24

Tributes pour in for brave, hardworking AFP photographer Shah Marai

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Agence France-Presse´s chief photographer in Kabul Shah Marai. Photo: TwitterAgence France-Presse´s chief photographer in Kabul, Shah Marai, and five other journalists were among more than two dozen people killed in twin suicide blasts in the... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2vXqiMG

Nawaz is more cunning, opportunistic than we thought: Zardari

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