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Taleban suicide bombers kill 17 and injure 30 in Kabul attack
Feb 26th
A series of suicide blasts in central Kabul today killed at least 17 people and injured more than 30. A car bomb exploded on the edge of a large park just after 6.30am, destroying a single storey guesthouse popular with Indian contractors. Eyewitnesses said the streets were deserted as most people were still asleep ...
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Loading ...Only Sachin was worthy of double ton milestone
Feb 25th
A thirteen-year wait ended for me on Wednesday. A wait for the first double hundred in ODIs. I had watched an utterly dehydrated Saeed Anwar of Pakistan get to 194 in the Pepsi Independence Cup match against India at Chennai. And he had a runner. Ever since that day one was wondering who would be the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan squandered a golden opportunity: Imran Khan
Jan 8th
Pakistan's former captain Imran Khan has said that the national team had squandered a golden opportunity to beat Australia in their own backyard in so many years. "Our team has lot of talent but they are short on temperament and this was visible in the way we allowed Australia to comeback and win the test in ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Bomb kills three outside Pakistan Kashmir army base: police
Jan 6th
A bomb attack killed three security personnel outside an army barracks in Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, a police official said. The bomb exploded outside the barracks in Tarar Khal, 150 km (94 miles) east of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir and near the line of control with Indian-administered Kashmir. "It was a bomb blast. It could ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...India not fulfilling Sharm-el-Sheikh commitment: Shahid Malik
Dec 21st
Shahid Malik, Pakistan High Commissioner to India said on Sunday that India was not fulfilling its commitment made in the Sharm-el Sheikh joint statement for resumption of talks between Islamabad and New Delhi. The “diplomatic vacuum” would not help the cause of peace and by not talking to each other, “we are strengthening the forces ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Travel ban for Pakistani minister in corruption inquiry
Dec 18th
Pakistani Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar has said that immigration officials stopped him from boarding a plane for an official visit to China. He is one of around 250 officials being investigated by Pakistan's anti-corruption agency. The supreme court recently ruled that an amnesty protecting senior members of government was unconstitutional. Those under investigation are barred from leaving Pakistan ...
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US court denies bail to Rana; says he could flee
Dec 16th
Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana, accused of plotting terror attacks in India and Denmark, was today denied bail by a US court, which said if released he may flee the country to avoid a possible 30-year jail term. Dismissing the bail plea, US Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan at Federal court here said with Rana's expertise in immigration ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rain douses a potential cracker
Dec 15th
Close but no cigar for New Zealand. They needed 118 from a minimum of 23 overs to win the series, BJ Watling was leading the chase with a spirited half-century and no Pakistan bowler looked threatening when the rain came down in Napier to kill the contest. The target looked within reach but the steady ...
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Faisal falls after erasing deficit
Dec 14th
Pakistan threatened to shoot themselves in the foot by gifting wickets to Martin Guptill - yes, you read that name right - before they rallied through a 128-run stand between Mohammad Yousuf and Faisal Iqbal. If the morning belonged to Guptill, the afternoon session, interrupted by rain, saw Pakistan making slow but steady progress. Iain O'Brien ...
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Five American Muslims were bound for Taliban heartland
Dec 12th
Five Americans arrested in Pakistan have been grilled by the FBI and US security agencies and had tried to join terrorist groups linked to Al-Qaeda intending to travel to the Taliban heartland in the country's restive northwest. Police officials said the five men were planning to strike "sensitive installations" in Pakistan. All the five were picked up ...
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40 killed in Rawalpindi in Pak mosque attack
Dec 5th
At least 40 people were killed and 83 injured on Friday when suicide attackers stormed a mosque near army headquarters in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city spraying bullets on hundreds of Friday worshippers, including military personnel, and hurling grenades before blowing themselves up. The attackers, who used ladders to clamber over the walls of the Jamia Masjid near ...
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Chidambaram condemns attack on Mirwaiz’’s aide, says quiet peace dialogue to continue
Dec 5th
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today condemned the attack on Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq’’s aide Fazl Haque Qureshi, but said the talks will continue in a quiet way. Chidambaram’’s comments came out as the moderate Hurriyat group called for a Kashmir shutdown today in protest against the attack on Qureshi. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, the chief of ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan hold nerve to sweep series
Nov 14th
Pakistan 153 for 5 (Umar 56*, Butler 3-28) beat New Zealand 146 for 5 (McCullum 47, Stryris 43) by 7 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Following the one-sided affair on Thursday, there was little to separate the two sides tonight as Pakistan overcame a spirited New Zealand fightback to sweep the Twenty20s 2-0 ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...No practice for Sri Lanka ahead of first Test
Nov 13th
Sri Lanka's practice match against Board President's XI was on Friday called off without a ball being bowled due to unsuitable ground conditions. Two days of play had already been lost after unrelenting rains lashed the city since Wednesday, and the visitors were not willing to take the field on the third and final day as ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...‘Sachin, don’t quit till you are convinced’
Nov 13th
The first Test between India and Pakistan in Karachi, which began on November 1989, was memorable for some Indian players. It was Kapil Dev's 100th Test, making him the first bowler to then play so many matches. Mohammad Azharuddin stepped in for Raman Lamba and sealed a near permanent spot in the Test side. On the ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Younus unlikely to change his T20 retirement plan
Nov 9th
Pakistan skipper Younus Khan is unlikely to be persuaded to change his retirement plan for the Twenty 20 format of the game. "He is a blue-eyed boy of the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt, who is also likely to be here for the final ODI against New Zealand on Monday, but will not persuade the captain to ...
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New Zealand rolled over by Afridi
Nov 4th
Shahid Afridi shone with bat and ball to steer Pakistan to an emphatic 138-run victory against New Zealand in the first One-day International in Abu Dhabi for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Afridi smashed 70 off 50 balls and then claimed two wickets. Pakistan-New Zealand Scorecard Electing to bat first, Pakistan recovered from an awful start ...
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Karzai vows to battle corruption
Nov 3rd
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has vowed to remove the "stigma" of corruption, a day after winning a new term. In his first remarks since being declared winner of August's fraud-marred poll, he also pledged to lead an inclusive government for all Afghans. And he called on "Taliban brothers" who have been fighting an insurgency against him to ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Giving ‘tough love’ to Pak, Hillary rejects mediation in Kashmir
Oct 31st
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concluded a turbulent visit to Pakistan on Friday by rejecting Islamabad’s persistent thesis that terrorism could not be contained unless the Kashmir issue was resolved. She basically advised Pakistan to abandon the path of extremism and normalize relations with India using the trade route, without obsessing on disputes. While promising to ...
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Militants Attack U.N. Guest House in Kabul, Killing Nine
Oct 28th
Taliban gunmen stormed a guest house in central Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing nine people, including six United Nations employees, two Afghan security officials and an Afghan civilian, according to police and U.N. officials. Three attackers wearing suicide vests also were killed by the police, said Syed Abdul Ghafar, head of the criminal department of the ...
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Fleming would make a wonderful coach – Vettori
Oct 26th
Daniel Vettori believes former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming would make a "wonderful" coach and is best suited to fill the position left vacant by Andy Moles. Vettori also indicated that he was happy to don the role of player-coach for the next few months, including the limited-overs series against Pakistan in the UAE and ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...International community should pressure Pak to act against terror: India
Oct 26th
India on Sunday urged the international community to bring pressure on Pakistan to implement its commitment to act against terror groups within its territory. It also pledged to "invest and endure" in Afghanistan for peace, democracy and development there. "The international community should put effective pressure on Pakistan to implement its stated commitment to deal with terrorist groups ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...War influx stirs tension in Pakistan flashpoint
Oct 26th
After fleeing Pakistan's latest war zone, grandfather Haji Abdullah had hoped for a warmer welcome when he reached safety. "When they realise you're a Mehsud, they treat you like a suicide bomber who's wearing an explosive jacket," said Abdullah, one of 120,000 people to have fled an anti-Taliban army offensive in the South Waziristan tribal belt. "It's ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Huma Akram dies of heart attack, body to be taken to Pakistan
Oct 26th
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram's wife Huma passed away at 9.20am on Sunday following a cardiac arrest at Apollo Hospitals here. Huma, a hypnotherapist in Pakistan, was admitted to the hospital last Tuesday after she had a heart attack when the air ambulance on which she was being flown to Singapore landed at Chennai airport ...
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Pakistan suicide bomber kills six
Oct 23rd
A suspected suicide bomber has killed six people outside Pakistan's main air force maintenance facility. Police said the attack took place near the Kamra aeronautical complex, 60km (35 miles) from the capital, Islamabad. The bomber blew himself up when he was stopped at a checkpoint outside the complex. Among the dead were two security officials. The attack comes ...
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Pakistan forces seize key town in Waziristan push
Oct 20th
Pakistani forces attacking Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold have captured a town on the approach to a main insurgent base, security officials said on Tuesday. The fighting for control of lawless South Waziristan is a major test of the government's ability to tackle an increasingly brazen insurgency that has seen a string of attacks ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Uncertainty over Asif’s return to international cricket
Oct 19th
Uncertainty still looms over fast bowler Mohammad Asif's inclusion in Pakistani squad for next month's ODI series against New Zealand, as the Pakistan Cricket Board is awaiting the International Cricket Council's clearance to let the pacer enter the UAE, where he was detained last year over drugs possession charges. The series includes three one-day internationals in ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...SCENARIOS – Pakistan’s offensive against the Taliban
Oct 19th
Pakistani forces backed by heavy artillery attacked Taliban insurgents on Monday as the army moved to wrest control of militant strongholds in a lawless region on the Afghan border. The military launched the offensive in South Waziristan on Saturday after several months of preparation and following a string of brazen militant attacks -- including one on ...
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...No change in Pakistan’s attitude to terror: Tharoor
Oct 19th
India sees no change in Pakistan's attitude towards jihadists, noting that Islamabad was yet to take credible action either to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks to justice or to dismantle the "infrastructure of terror". "Now, this sort of thing does worry us. We want to see some really clear and firm action," ...
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Pakistan’s PM backtracks on military offensive comments
Dec 14th
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani made a U-turn Saturday -- first declaring that the military offensive against Islamic militants in South Waziristan had ended, then saying there is no timeframe for its completion. The Pakistani army is conducting an intense operation to rout militants from their haven along the country's border with Afghanistan. The militants, ...