ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday shared a piece of his captaincy era’s advice with Pakistan cricket team, asking the players to fight till last ball without fear of losing.Give your 100 percent, fight till the last ball and never let the fear of losing enter in your mind, influence your strategy or play, the former national skipper said in a tweet, as the national team played its first match of ICC World Cup with West Indies, at Trent...
Friday, May 31, 2019
Two jailed, fined in Modaraba scam
PESHAWAR: An accountability court on Friday awarded three years rigorous imprisonment to Sher Jan, son of Rabnawaz Khan, and Zahidullah, son of Abdullah Jan, and fine of Rs1.9 million and 7.3 million each, respectively, in a Modaraba scam.The accountability court convicted Sher Jan and Zahidullah for luring the general public into investing their hard-earned money in their Modaraba business by offering them huge profit. The NAB prosecutor submitted...
Opposition hands defeat to PTI govt in Senate
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government faced a gruelling defeat in the Senate on Friday as opposition parties bulldozed a resolution through the Upper House expressing “grave concern” over the ruling party’s decision to file references against two judges and torpedoed a bill to raise the number of judges in the Islamabad High Court.“This House expresses grave concern over the filing of references in the Supreme Judicial Council...
Heathrow activists may get life in jail for drone protests
LONDON: Extinction Rebellion protesters who plan to disrupt Heathrow Airport with drones could face life behind bars, the government has warned.The environmental group has announced it will cause 10 days of disruption in July unless plans to expand the airport are scrapped. Activists have held internal discussions about using drones to ground flights under plans described by Heathrow as “reckless” and dangerous.Several hours after the demonstration...
Imran, Ghani discuss bilateral ties, Afghan peace process
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday held a bilateral meeting with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani wherein the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and the Afghan peace and reconciliation process.The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 14th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit under way in Makkah, a PM Office statement said.The Prime Minister re-affirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan....
Labour suspends senior official over taped anti-Semitism
LONDON: Labour has suspended a senior official after a tape emerged of him saying anti-Semitism has been “whipped up” by the Israeli embassy working within the party.The move to suspend Pete Willsman, who sits on Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC), has been demanded by Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. A Labour Party spokeswoman said: “Peter Willsman has been suspended from the Labour Party, pending investigation.”Before the suspension was...
Trump to slap Mexico with tariffs over migrants
WASHINGTON: Washington will impose a five per cent tariff on all goods from Mexico — increasing to as much as 25 per cent — until “illegal migrants” stop coming through the country into the US, President Donald Trump said Thursday.“On June 10th, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP,” Trump tweeted. “The Tariff...
New video by Geo News Special – Multi-Faith Al-Quds Rally Held In Brussels For Palestine’s Independence Geo News on YouTube
Geo News Special – Multi-Faith Al-Quds Rally Held In Brussels For Palestine’s Independence
Geo News Special – Multi-Faith Al-Quds Rally Held In Brussels For Palestine’s Independence An Al-Quds rally was taken out in Brussels. Christians, Jews and Muslims in large number attended the rally. The rally turned into a demonstration after it reached the Israeli embassy. The participants raised slogans against Israel. “We want Palestine to be free,” a participant...
New video by Geo News Special – Qari Hanif Hails Minister’s Decision To Release Lunar Calendar Geo News on YouTube
Geo News Special – Qari Hanif Hails Minister’s Decision To Release Lunar Calendar
Geo News Special – Qari Hanif Hails Minister’s Decision To Release Lunar Calendar Ramazan is a month to revive our faith, said Qari Hanif Jalandhri, addressing a Jummatul Wida congregation in Leeds. The Ruet-e-Hial committee’s member and the organizer of Wafaqul Madaris said, “We should make our life Ramazan, then our death will become Eid.” Qari Hanif also appreciated...
New video by Political Stability Is Vital For Economic Stability, Says PSP’s Raza Haroon Geo News on YouTube
Political Stability Is Vital For Economic Stability, Says PSP’s Raza Haroon
Geo News Special – Political Stability Is Vital For Economic Stability, Says PSP’s Raza Haroon The Pak Sarzameen Party Britain organized an Iftar dinner in Birmingham. The party’s central secretary-general Raza Haroon was chief guest at the event. Haroon called upon the Pakistani leadership to act smartly and judiciously as the country is beset with multiple economic challenges....
New video by Ramadan Tent Project Organizes Iftar Dinner At Trafalgar Square, London Geo News on YouTube
Ramadan Tent Project Organizes Iftar Dinner At Trafalgar Square, London
Geo News Special – Ramadan Tent Project Organizes Iftar Dinner At Trafalgar Square, London The Ramadan Tent Project convened an elaborate open-air Iftar dinner at London’s most renowned place, Trafalgar Square. Addressing the event, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Britain doesn’t need a new Prime Minister instead, it needs new elections. If elections are held, the Labour Party will...
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British Pakistanis Urged To Expedite Efforts For Kashmiris’ Right Of Self-Determination
Geo News Special – British Pakistanis Urged To Expedite Efforts For Kashmiris’ Right Of Self-Determination The Global Pakistan and Kashmir Supreme Council organized an Iftar dinner in honor of deputy mayor of Ealing Councillor Muneer Ahmed. Leaders of different communities attended the event and condemned the Indian atrocities in the Kashmir valley. Speakers said...
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Geo News Special – Jummatul Wida Congregations Held In Vienna
Geo News Special – Jummatul Wida Congregations Held In Vienna Thousands of Muslims offered Jummatul Wida (last Friday of the Ramazan) at the Islamic Centre, Vienna. The Friday congregations were held at other mosques also. Ulema prayed for the wellbeing of Muslim Ummah, and growth and progress of Pakistan. #GeoNewsSpecial
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New video by Geo News Special – Scottish Government Presents Bill For Independence From Britain Geo News on YouTube
Geo News Special – Scottish Government Presents Bill For Independence From Britain
Geo News Special – Scottish Government Presents Bill For Independence From Britain The Scottish Nationalist Party’s government presented a new bill for independence from Britain so that preparations could be made for new referendum, which is scheduled to take place in the concluding months of 2020. The party leader Nicola Sturgeon said the situation changed altogether...
New video by Interfaith Harmony Stressed At London Iftar Dinner Hosted By Geo TV, The News Geo News on YouTube
Interfaith Harmony Stressed At London Iftar Dinner Hosted By Geo TV, The News
Geo News Special – Interfaith Harmony Stressed At London Iftar Dinner Hosted By Geo TV, The News The Geo TV and The News held an Iftar dinner in London in collaboration with the Grand Sapphire, British Asian Trust and World Congress of Overseas. People hailing from different religious communities attended the event in large number. Pakistani High Commissioner Nafees Zakaria...
New video by Geo News Special – Large Jummatul Wida Congregations Held In France Geo News on YouTube
Geo News Special – Large Jummatul Wida Congregations Held In France
Geo News Special – Large Jummatul Wida Congregations Held In France Large congregations in connection with Jummatul Wida [last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan] were held in mosques of France. Religious scholars called upon Muslims to act upon the teachings of the holy Prophet (peace be upon him). The Ulema urged the followers of Islam to recite the holy Quran and understand its...
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Pakistan Army Lauded For Effective Efforts Against Terrorism And Extremism
Geo News Special – Pakistan Army Lauded For Effective Efforts Against Terrorism And Extremism The Pakistan Army launched the Zarb-e-Azb and Raddul Fasaad operations and wiped out terrorists from Pakistan. This was said by speakers, including shadow minister for immigration Afzal Khan and Manchester’s lord mayor Abid Latif Chohan, at an Iftar dinner hosted by well-known lawyer...
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Geo News Special – Jummatul Wida Congregations Held In Greater Manchester
Geo News Special – Jummatul Wida Congregations Held In Greater Manchester People offered the Friday prayers in large congregations in Greater Manchester as it was the last Friday of the holy month of Ramazan, which is commonly known as Jummatul Wida. MP for Salford and Eccles Rebecca Long-Bailey visited the mosque of the Eccles and Salford Islamic Society to express solidarity...
New video by Geo News Special – Pakistani British Community Progressed Well In Short Time: Shadow Minister Geo News on YouTube
Geo News Special – Pakistani British Community Progressed Well In Short Time: Shadow Minister
Geo News Special – Pakistani British Community Progressed Well In Short Time: Shadow Minister The Pakistani British community progressed in a very short span of time, said shadow minister for immigration Afzal Khan. “We need to take that progress to another level and our young generation will rise up to it,” he said, while talking to Geo News during an Iftar...
New video by Geo News Special – Women Can Achieve Whatever They Want To: Speakers At Bradford Iftar Dinner Geo News on YouTube
Geo News Special – Women Can Achieve Whatever They Want To: Speakers At Bradford Iftar Dinner
Geo News Special – Women Can Achieve Whatever They Want To: Speakers At Bradford Iftar Dinner Lord Mayor of Bradford Councillor Doreen Lee and leader of Bradford Council Susan Hinchcliffe paid glowing tribute to women for the accomplishments they achieved in diverse fields. Addressing a multi-faith Iftar dinner hosted by Bradford’s the British Muslim Women...
PM Imran Khan delivers keynote speech at 14th OIC Summit in Makkah
MAKKAH: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday delivered a keynote speech at the 14th OIC Summit in Makkah, saying "Islam has nothing to do with terrorism."In his address to the Summit in the Kingdom, PM Khan said that Kashmir dispute must be resolved as per UN resolutions and aspirations of the Kashmiris, adding that peaceful struggle of the people of Kashmir and Palestine must not label as terrorism.
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Chacha Cricket rallies Pakistan fans at World Cup
UNITED KINGDOM: Pakistan super-fan "Chacha Cricket" on Friday celebrated 50 years of watching his favourite sport by offering his team noisy support despite a World Cup thumping by West Indies.Chacha Sufi Jalil, 69, is on his 12th trip to Britain, having flown over for the 1999 World Cup, a number of bilateral series, the 2009 World Twenty20 and Champions Trophy in 2013 and 2017."I am a fan for 50 years today," Jalil told AFP as he entered Trent...
US shooting: 11 killed as gunman opens fire in Virginia Beach municipal building
VIRGINIA: At least eleven people were reportedly killed and several others injured in a mass shooting at a government building in the US state of Virginia on Friday.According to the local police officials, the suspect, who is being said a long-term and current employee at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, where the shooting occurred, fired "indiscriminately".The gunman, whose identity was not released, was killed when police responded...
Seven South Koreans dead, 19 missing after boat sinks in Budapest
Budapest: Seven South Koreans have died and 19 others are missing after a tourist sightseeing boat capsized and sank on the Danube in Budapest, Hungarian and South Korean officials said Thursday.The accident happened near the parliament building in the heart of the Hungarian capital after a collision with a larger river cruise boat during torrential rain at around 09:15 pm (1915 GMT) on Wednesday, according to local media.A total of 33 South Koreans...
Saudi Arabia calls on Islamic world to reject 'Iran's interference'
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister Wednesday called on Islamic nations to reject Iran's "interference" in the affairs of other countries.Addressing a gathering of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah city, Ibrahim al-Assaf said."Tehran´s support for Huthi rebels in Yemen is proof of Iranian interference in other nations´ affairs and this is something that... Islamic countries should reject." The...
Russia 'probably' violating nuclear test treaty: US general
A top US military officer said Wednesday that Russia is "probably" violating the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, opening a new area of disagreement as the two powers negotiate arms control.Lieutenant General Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, part of the US military that provides analysis, voiced alarm at Russia's modernization of its nuclear forces."The United States believes that Russia probably is not adhering to...
Rude Uber riders could be booted from the app
SAN FRANCISCO: Uber riders prone to rude behavior such as leaving trash or urging drivers to speed may be booted from the c under a policy change that took effect here Wednesday.Uber riders in the US and Canada who have been consistently rated poorly by drivers will soon begin getting notices that they are at risk of losing access to the service.The policy change was rolled out in Australia and New Zealand last year, and recently in India, according...
Xi broke promise on South China Sea: Top US general
WASHINGTON: The US military's top general said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jingping reneged on promises not to militarize the South China Sea and called for "collective action" to hold Beijing responsible.General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was not calling for military action, but stressed that there was a need to enforce international laws."The fall of 2016, President Xi Jinping promised President...
Breaking religious barriers: Two Muslim, Hindu families swap kidneys, saves lives
Breaking the religious barriers, two Muslim and Hindu families swapped their kidneys and saved the lives Baramulla district of Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK)According to Indian media, a Hindu man donated his kidney to a Kashmiri Muslim, whose wife later donated her kidney to the Hindu donor’s wife.India Today reported that Abdul Aziz Nazar, a carpenter by profession and aged 53, hails from Kareri village of Baramulla district of Indian occupied Kashmir...
Pakistani boy is Pi challenge Einstein in UK
LONDON: A five-year-old British Pakistani boy has become the youngest & fastest Briton to recite numerical value of Pi decimal places.Muhammad Ahmad Khan, who is a pupil at Horton Grange Primary School assembly, can recite the value of Pi to a whopping 104 decimal places in the quickest recorded time of 29 seconds.The mathematical value of Pi is an infinite number - understanding Pi is as easy as counting to one, two, 3.1415926535 and so on.Pi...
Indian doctor commits suicide after getting bullied over belonging from a ‘lower caste’
An Indian doctor took her own life in Mumbai after she was becoming target of ample bullying at the hands of her fellow doctors for belonging from a ‘lower caste.’Twenty-three-year-old Dr. Payal Tadvi, working as a gynecologist in Mumbai’s BYL Nair Hospital hung herself to the ceiling and ended her life after allegedly getting ‘harassed’ and ‘bullied’ by three of her senior doctors over her hailing from a tribal community which they considered to...
Bangladesh to charge 16 after girl burned to death
Dhaka: Bangladesh police were set to file charges on Wednesday against 16 people, including the headmaster of a seminary, over the shocking murder of a 19-year-old girl burned to death.The killing of Nusrat Jahan Rafi last month sparked protests across the South Asian nation, with the prime minister promising to prosecute all those involved.Rafi was lured to the rooftop of the seminary she attended where her attackers asked her to withdraw a sexual...
Iran 'almost certainly' behind attack on ships off UAE: Bolton
Abu Dhabi: US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Wednesday Iran was "almost certainly" behind attacks on ships off the UAE coast earlier this month.The four ships, including two Saudi tankers, were attacked by "naval mines almost certainly from Iran", Bolton told a press conference in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi. US experts are part of a five-nation team that is investigating the May 12 attacks that damaged the four vessels...
UAE expats get taste of Ramadan traditional sweets
DUBAI: Nida Mohammed drove for more than an hour from Fujairah to Sharjah in the UAE just to buy special Iraqi sweets and juices for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan."Over there (in Fujairah) you can´t find Iraqi stuff," Mohammed says, as she picks up her order of sharbet zbeeb, or raisin juice, a special Iraqi drink taken to break the day-long fast.The oil-rich United Arab Emirates is home to more than nine million expatriates who hail from well...
Video: Saudi royal moves head after 14 years in coma
DUBAI: A Saudi royal Prince Waleed bin Khaled reportedly moved his head for the first time in 14 years of coma, according to an emotional clip that has gone viral on social media.In a video clip, posted by Princess Rima bint Talal daughter of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Prince Waleed bin Khaled can be seen moving his head for the first time in 14 years as he head slipped into a coma following a car accident.In another...
Erdogan meets Iraqi president as Turkey launches strikes on PKK
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met his Iraqi counterpart Barham Saleh on Tuesday while the Turkish military launched an operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq.The two leaders held talks in Istanbul before attending a Ramadan dinner together.A picture on the Turkish presidency's official website showed Erdogan and Saleh gathering around a round table together with their wives.The visit came as the Turkish military launched...
UN envoy says 80 countries ready to step up on climate
UNITED NATIONS: About 80 countries have signaled that they are willing to scale up their commitment to cut carbon emissions under the Paris agreement to combat climate change, the UN climate envoy said Tuesday.Under the landmark deal, countries agreed to announce by 2020 new efforts to strengthen their national plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a bid to limit global temperature rise.UN climate envoy Luis Alfonso de Alba told journalists...
After mega-divorce, MacKenzie Bezos joins billionaire philanthropist club
NEW YORK: MacKenzie Bezos, soon-to-be ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has promised to donate half her fortune to charity, joining the ranks of the world´s ultra-wealthy philanthropists, the Giving Pledge announced Tuesday.The charitable organization, founded in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, listed MacKenzie Bezos, an American, among 19 new signatories of the pledge from China, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates and Britain.She instantly...
Chinese position on Palestine clear, consistent: Spokesperson
BEIJING: China Tuesday said its position on the question of Palestine was clear and consistent and asked the international community to keep up efforts to promote peace and ensure that voice and proposition of parties concerned, especially Palestine, were heeded.“The Chinese government’s position on the question of Palestine is clear and consistent,” Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Lu Kang said during his routine briefing held here.“We believe...
Iran says does not 'presently' believe in mediation with US
Tehran: Iran´s foreign ministry on Tuesday insisted it did not currently see the need for mediation with the United States, as it played down the chances of a military clash with Washington.Spokesman Abbas Mousavi told a press conference that Tehran "does not feel any tension or (the possibility of) clashes" and said concerns had been "created by others".He told journalists that the Islamic republic "does not presently believe in" mediation.Iran...
Facebook use eroding in US as social media under pressure
San Francisco: Facebook´s efforts to crack down on misinformation and sensational content have reduced the time spent at the leading social network eroding, researchers said Tuesday.The average amount of time US adults spent at Facebook dropped by three minutes per day last year and will likely decrease by another minute next year, to a total of 37 minutes daily, according to the research firm eMarketer.The report suggests that Facebook chief Mark...
Two dead, including schoolgirl, after Japan mass stabbing
Two people including a schoolgirl were stabbed to death and more than a dozen injured in Japan on Tuesday in a rampage that targeted children as they waited for a bus.The attacker, a man in his 50s who has not yet been identified, crept silently up behind a group of children at the bus stop and slashed randomly at them before fatally stabbing himself in the neck.Police said an 11-year-old schoolgirl named Hanako Kuribayashi and a 39-year-old parent,...
Three killed in Ramadan violence in Thailand
Pattani: Two people, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed in a market place bombing in Thailand´s Muslim-majority south, a military spokesman said Tuesday.Thailand´s three southernmost provinces, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, have since 2004 been plagued with conflict between ethnic Malay-Muslim rebels and the Buddhist-majority Thai state, which annexed the region around a century ago. Around 7,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in...
Shocking: Meghan Markle's royal nanny quits just after two weeks of Archie's birth!
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is going through a challenging phase in her life after the birth of her son Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, as revealed by certain royal family members, a royal source claimed.The first time mother has become a control freak and is finding it difficult to switch off. "Meghan likes to be in control of everything," the source said. “She just can’t have anyone be alone with Archie. She’s ignoring help. No...
Storytelling, games make Iraq comeback on Ramadan nights
Mosul, Iraq: "Once upon a time" tales and folksy games from the pre-television days are making a comeback in Iraq during the long nights of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.Traditional storyteller Abdel Wahed Ismail, a red fez atop his head, yellow scarf draped over his shoulders, in a black gallabia gown, captivates audiences in the northern metropolis of Mosul.As in other Muslim countries, the annual month of dawn-to-dusk fasting is a time for...
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Polyclinic nursing instructor promoted
Islamabad : The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulation has promoted Federal Government Services (Polyclinic) hospital nursing instructor Fauzia Bhatti to the office of the deputy chief nursing superintendent.A notification issued by the ministry said on the recommendations of the Departmental Selection Board, which met on May 3, and with the approval of the competent authority, Fauzia Bhatti was promoted as the deputy chief nursing superintendent...
AIOU to promote ‘Tajweed-Ul-Quran’
Islamabad : Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will lay special emphasis on ‘Tajweed-Ul-Quran’ in promoting teaching of 'Quran and Sunnah' in its educational pursuits.This was stated by the Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Zia-Ul-Qayyum here on Wednesday while addressing certificates-giving ceremony, held here Wednesday on completion of a short-duration course on ‘Tajweed-Ul-Quran’ that the University had conducted for its employees. The course was...
‘HEC budget won’t be halved’
Islamabad : Parliamentary secretary for education and professional training Wajiha Akram on Tuesday denied 51 per cent reduction in the Higher Education Commission's budget for the next financial year and declared reports in this respect false.She was responding to a calling attention notice in the National Assembly about the reported 51 per cent cut in the HEC budget 2019-20 by the federal government.The parliamentary secretary said the government...
Indonesian envoy hosts ‘iftar’ for business community
Islamabad : Ambassador of Indonesia Iwan S Amri hosted ‘iftar’ dinner for the business community of twin cities and other areas.Prominent business figures such as Presidents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi Chambers of Commerce and Industry and heads of various organizations attended the event.Ambassador Amri in his brief remarks welcomed the guests. He said Indonesia was keen to further strengthen its cooperation with Pakistan.He said business community...
Play hard or go home!
This week You! talks to the sister duo Mahlaqa & Noor Shaukat, who run a fitness studio in Lahore...Fitness is a reflection of one’s overall physical, mental and social wellness. Surprisingly, there were days when people didn’t do any exercises or follow a certain diet plan to stay fit. There were no gyms and even if existed, they were only accessible to celebrities or the elite class. People only tried to stay fit by eating healthy and doing...
Of timeless pieces...
From the left: Sharmeen Hassan, Nasreen F Oosman & Shen SaleemjewelleryPrecious materials such as gemstones have always been coveted, and jewellery has been a way of displaying wealth and importance. While the history of jewellery is quite elaborate, the reason why we wear jewellery is quite simple - it is a way to express oneself, to complete an outfit, and to make a statement. Some people love the sounds of bangles as they move on the wrist,...
