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Thai rescuers establish base deep inside cave where boys trapped

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Rescue teams attempted to reach deeper into the chambers of Tham Luang cave in hope of locating the boys. Photo: AFPThai officials leading a massive effort to rescue 12 boys and their assistant football coach from a flooded cave said Sunday they... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2tQULI3

Police find 11 bodies in New Delhi home

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Police suspect the family committed suicide after suffering financial losses in a business. Photo: Indian Express NEW DELHI: Indian police launched an investigation on Sunday after a family of 11 was found dead inside their home in New... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2lNRBkC

US teachers quietly train to carry guns into school

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A maintenance employee for a central Colorado school, fires his gun during a firearms course for school teachers and administrators offered by FASTER. PHOTO: AFP When Donald Trump proposed arming teachers to deter school shooters, the overwhelming... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2KAVeVN

Australia shelves MH370 memorial after relatives protest

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Photo: FilePlans to erect a memorial honouring the passengers and crew of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were shelved by Australia on Sunday after protests by relatives of the victims.The final resting place of the Boeing 777, which had 239... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2KA6At7

Two British mountaineers stranded on Hunza valley rescued: official

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Ultar Sar mountain. Photo: WikipediaISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army teams rescued two British mountaineers stranded on Ultar Sar mountain located in Hunza Valley after an avalanche hit their tent, a local police official told Geo News on... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2tKcod4 via IFTTT

China lends $1billion to Pakistan to boost plummeting FX reserves: sources

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A currency trader counts Pakistani Rupee notes as he prepares an exchange of USdollars in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: China has lent Pakistan $1 billion to boost the South Asian country’s plummeting foreign currency reserves, two... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2IHBden

China lends $1billion to Pakistan to boost plummeting FX reserves: sources

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A currency trader counts Pakistani Rupee notes as he prepares an exchange of USdollars in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: China has lent Pakistan $1 billion to boost the South Asian country’s plummeting foreign currency reserves, two... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2IHBden

China lends $1billion to Pakistan to boost plummeting FX reserves: sources

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A currency trader counts Pakistani Rupee notes as he prepares an exchange of USdollars in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: China has lent Pakistan $1 billion to boost the South Asian country’s plummeting foreign currency reserves, two... from GEO TV - Business https://ift.tt/2IHBden

China lends $1billion to Pakistan to boost plummeting FX reserves: sources

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A currency trader counts Pakistani Rupee notes as he prepares an exchange of USdollars in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD: China has lent Pakistan $1 billion to boost the South Asian country’s plummeting foreign currency reserves, two... from GEO TV - Business https://ift.tt/2IHBden

Operation underway to rescue British mountaineers stranded in Hunza valley

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Ultar Sar mountain. Photo: WikipediaISLAMABAD: Efforts are under way to rescue two British mountaineers stranded and bring back the body of one killed on Ultar Sar mountain as an avalanche hit their tent.An Austrian mountaineer was killed and two... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2NfUWVU via IFTTT

PML-N's Multan candidate says slapping incident 'result of a misunderstanding'

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KARACHI: The incident that took place at the go-down of Rana Iqbal Siraj, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) candidate in Multan, "was a result of a misunderstanding", the party member explained Saturday night in a video message obtained by... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2MDQ5gh via IFTTT

Afghan president orders troops to resume operations against Taliban

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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speaks at a panel discussion at Asia Society in Manhattan, New York, US, September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/Files KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government’s ceasefire... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2lIZdVm

Libya's oil output down to 315,000 bpd as exports blocked: sources

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Crude oil is dispensed into a bottle, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/FilesLONDON: Libya’s oil production has been reduced to 315,000 barrels per day (BPD) as storage tanks at Hariga and Zueitina ports fill up due to eastern... from GEO TV - Business https://ift.tt/2KpwtzG

President signs ordinance approving 31-day extension in tax amnesty scheme

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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet approved an extension of 31 days in the tax amnesty scheme for those who wished to declare holding assets in and out of Pakistan, Geo News reported Saturday night, with the revised date now being July 31,... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2lMyibr via IFTTT

Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from US sanctions

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran, Iran, June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files DUBAI: Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter US economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2Nc7ZYw

In pictures: US protesters pile pressure on Trump with #FamiliesBelongTogetherMarch

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WASHINGTON/KARACHI: As the US administration takes no visible action towards the ongoing immigrant crisis, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of various cities in America to push President Donald Trump's leadership to be compassionate... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2NeA5SX

Protesters across US call on Trump to reunite immigrant families

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Demonstrators are seen during a national day of action called "Keep Families Together" to protest the Trump administration's "Zero Tolerance" policy in Los Angeles, California, US, June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Monica Almeida WASHINGTON: Tens of... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2yWlCYH

Petrol price bumped up to Rs99.50 as caretaker govt approves another hike

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Geo.tv/FilesKARACHI: The caretaker government approved Saturday night a significant upward revision in the petroleum prices, Geo News reported, citing an official announcement, with the new rates being effective by July 1.As per the notification,... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2yWIBTw via IFTTT

Zulfiqar Ali Shah posted as principal secretary to Sindh governor

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Governor Sindh Mohammad Zubair. — Geo News FILE KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday transferred and posted Zulfiqar Ali Shah as principal secretary to Governor Sindh Mohammad Zubair, according to a notification issued by Sindh Services,... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2KEihze via IFTTT

Tax amnesty scheme to be extended until Sept 30

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Today, June 30, was supposed to be the last day for availing the scheme/ file photoISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to extend the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) tax amnesty scheme until September 30, 2018. According to sources, the... from GEO TV - Business https://ift.tt/2KkBBFA

Tax amnesty scheme to be extended until Sept 30

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Today, June 30, was supposed to be the last day for availing the scheme/ file photoISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to extend the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) tax amnesty scheme until September 30, 2018. According to sources, the... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2KkBBFA via IFTTT

Sanaullah Abbasi takes charge as IG Gilgit Baltistan

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Gilgit Baltistan Inspector General Sanaullah Abbasi. Photo: FileISLAMABAD: Grade 21 officer Sanaullah Abbasi on Saturday took charge as 16th Inspector General of Gilgit Baltistan Police.The federal government issued notification for Abbasi's... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2IFW7uj via IFTTT

Nawaz warns of a 'storm' if polls were rigged

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Former premier Nawaz Sharif laments, 'All cannons are pointed at PML-N; we have not learn any lesson from mistakes.' — Geo News FILELONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif warned on Saturday that if polls were rigged... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2NdKDSs via IFTTT

Those who thrived on corruption now lecturing others: Bilawal

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Earlier, Bilawal Bhutto visited Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s shrine and initiated election campaignKARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto while reacting to the statements of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan, said those... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2tEXFjU via IFTTT

Trump says Saudi king agreed to raise oil production up to 2 mln barrels

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US President Donald Trump/ file photoWASHINGTON/RIYADH: US President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had agreed to his request to increase oil production “maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels” to offset a... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2NfXe7M

Nawaz, Zardari took dollar to Rs125 over past 10 years, says Imran

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Saturday accused Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari of increasing the value of one dollar to Rs125 from Rs60 over the past 10 years.The PTI chief Khan said so while addressing workers at... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2tTvdKb via IFTTT

Indigenous Mexicans spurn presidential vote with blockades, bulldozers

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A member of the Community Police gestures to a driver at a checkpoint in the indigenous Purepecha town of Cheran, in Michoacan state, Mexico June 28, 2018. Picture taken June 28, 2018. REUTERSNAHUATZEN: Mexican voters will stream to the polls this... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2Km245C

Nisar decries Nawaz’s disloyalty at Chakri rally

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Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan addressing Chakri rally on Saturday. Photo: Geo NewsRAWALPINDI: Former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Saturday that he received disloyalty from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Nawaz Sharif despite... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2tJ0eRR via IFTTT

Scotland Yard chief admits Pakistan-UK breakdown on Imran Farooq's murder

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Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick says, 'This is a murder which has very strong overseas connections.' Geo News screengrabLONDON: Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick has admitted that complexities and breakdown of communication exists between... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2tSCBp1 via IFTTT

MQM-P leaders take jibe at Kamal’s ‘political stature’

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Pak Sarzameen Party leader Mustafa Kamal. Photo: FileKARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leaders on Saturday took jibes at the ‘political stature’ of Pak Sarzameen Party leader Mustafa Kamal.Geo News’ reporter asked the party... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2KxuKYG via IFTTT

Maryam Nawaz says decision to return linked with mother’s condition

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Maryam Nawaz was addressing media in London/ Geo News screen grabLONDON: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leader Maryam Safdar said on Saturday that her father former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and her return to the country depends on Begum Kulsoom... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2IFplcJ via IFTTT

Disgruntled PTI women workers protest against Ali Amin Gandapur

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Former MPA Zareen Zia alleged Gandapur is selling the party tickets reserved for women seats. Photo: Geo NewsPESHAWAR: Disgruntled women workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday protested against former provincial lawmaker Ali Amin... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2IFmkJr via IFTTT

Rabita committee rejects Sattar’s request to withdraw from election

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KARACHI: The Rabita Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan politely declined on Saturday Farooq Sattar’s plea to withdraw from the General Election 2018. The MQM-P leader along with MQM Bahadurabad faction was addressing media, where... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2tItiJ9 via IFTTT

‘Prosperous Pakistan’ bus campaign launched in London

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The CPIC, a privately held investment company which focuses on real estate investment opportunities within the $62 Billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has placed on 100 buses the huge banner on the side carrying the words across and... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2NbfuPq via IFTTT