Gilani Says Pakistan Will Prepare Terrorism Strategy (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

July 20 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said members of the coalition government will discuss on July 23 strategy to combat terrorism which has spread throughout the nation.

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No player can be tolerated without fitness: Jamali

KARACHI: President Pakistan Hockey Federation Mir Zafarullah Jamali said that the training camp of the national team for the Olympics may be extended further.Talking with media at the camp of the national hockey team for Beijing Olympics at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, Zafarullah Jamali said that he has complete belief that the national team would reach the victory stand in the Olympics hockey.He said that he fully believes in merit while only merit would be the basis in the team and no player canbe tolerated without fitness.Mir Zafarullah Jamali said that Pakistan cannot be ousted from hockey at international level because there is abundant talent in Pakistan.

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BD-NZ cricket series itinerary announced

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued schedule of the home series against New Zealand to be held in October.According to the itinerary, the New Zealand team will arrive in Bangladesh on October 4 and the One-day International series between the two countries will begin from the match at Dhaka on October 9.Second match will be played also at Dhaka on October 11 while the third match will be held on October 14 at Chittagong.The first match of the two-Test series will be played from October 17 in Chittagong and the second Test will be held in Dhaka from October 25.

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ANALYSIS-US plays for high stakes on Pakistan-Afghan border (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters By Zeeshan Haider PESHAWAR, Pakistan, July 20 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting U.S. military power, but even he didn’t dare send …

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South, Central Blue win in National Women T20

KARACHI: South zone and Central zone Blue have succeeded in the National Women Twenty20 Cricket Championship, being played here at the Quaid-e-Azam Park Steel Town Saturday.South zone defeated North zone by three wickets. Batting first, North zone made 97 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs with Sana Javed being the top-scorer (44).In reply, South zone also made the same score for the loss of the same number of wickets but the South zone was declared winner by 12 runs under the law of slow over-rate.Second match was played between Central Zone Blue and Central Zone Green.Central Zone Green scored 101 runs for five wickets. Nazia Nazir made 34 while Saadia claimed three wickets for Central Zone Blue.In reply, Central Zone Blue achieved the target in the 19th over. Nida Dar scored 25 while Almas Akram took three wickets for 13 runs.

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Cop killed, 39 prisoners injured in accident

TOBA TEK SINGH: A constable was killed while 39 prisoners sustained minor injuries when a police van overturned near here on Saturday. DPO Muhammad Ri

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Uncaring citizenry behind flooding in Pindi!

Uncontrolled growth and lacunae in providing infrastructure are sharply back in focus as yet another monsoon is over us. Ask the people about monsoon

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Afgan warns of military takeover

MIANWALI: The PML-Q leader, Dr Sher Afgan Niazi, has said that the Army could take over the affairs of the country as the present government had faile

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Politicians should display statesmanship in face of crisis, says Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said the situation on the Pak-Afghan boarder is being keenly observed, adding no one would be allowed to har

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Pakistan will not admit foreign troops: PM (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Pakistan is committed to supporting the U.S.-led global coalition fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban but will not allow allied foreign forces to operate on its territory, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said.

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