Murali equals record but India clinch series
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan equalled the one-day bowling record before India clinched the series with a crushing 147-run victory i
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Pakistan, India must not become hostage to actions of militants: Safma
ISLAMABAD: Regretting that the peace process and composite dialogue were the first victims of the Mumbai attacks, Safma Secretary-General Imtiaz Alam
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Sindh seeks refund of GST on services from federal govt
KarachiThe Sindh Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution seeking refund of general sales tax (GST) amounts collected by the federa
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IHC reserves judgment in Gilani reference
ISLAMABAD: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its judgment in the second corruption reference against Prime Minist
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Official Says Al-Qaida ‘Decimated’ In Pakistan (NPR)
For months now, missiles fired by CIA drones have repeatedly struck targets in Pakistan. Tom Gjelten, NPR’s intelligence and national security correspondent, reports that senior U.S. officials claim that the air strikes have “decimated” al-Qaida’s leadership in the country.
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India beat SL by 147 runs, win series
COLOMBO: India beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the third one-day international here on Tuesday to gain an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan equalled the one-day bowling record before India clinched the series with a crushing 147-run victory in the third match.The tourists posted a challenging 363-5 following rapid fire centuries from Yuvraj Singh (117) and Virender Sehwag (116) and then dismissed the hosts for 216 for an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.It was India’’s second successive one-day series triumph in Sri Lanka, having won 3-2 on their last tour in August 2008.Sri Lanka never looked like achieving a stiff target under lights despite a fighting 83 from wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara and cameos from Tillakaratne Dilshan (31) and skipper Mahela Jayawardene (30).The hosts suffered a setback in the second over when hard-hitting opener Sanath Jayasuriya was bowled for no score, chopping paceman Praveen Kumar’’s delivery on to his stumps.Sangakkara hardly received support from the other end as Kumar (2-41) and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha struck just when the hosts looked like building a partnership. Ojha finished with 4-38, his best in eight one-dayers.Sangakkara was the seventh batsman out after hitting nine fours in his 82-ball knock. The afternoon session belonged to Yuvraj and Sehwag, who added 221 runs, India’’s highest stand for the third wicket against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 175 between Navjot Sidhu and Mohammad Azharuddin in Sharjah in 1995.Muralitharan equalled former Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram’’s one-day record of 502 wickets in his 327th match when he had Yuvraj caught by Chamara Kapugedera at point in his eighth over.But the Sri Lankan, the world’’s leading bowler in Tests with 769 victims, failed to grab the record-breaking wicket in his last two overs and will look to reach the milestone in the fourth one-dayer on Thursday.
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Pakistan, Jordan agree to sign FTA
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to sign Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to deepen their existing economic and trade relations. A Pakistan delegation will visit Jordan in March this year to formally start negotiation to this effect. This reflects the strong desire of their respective governments, bringing their economic ties at par with excellent diplomatic partnership. The two countries are moving ahead on a fast track to broaden their multi-dimensional strategic partnership, particularly in defence production and business sectors, said Ambassador of Jordan Dr. Saleh Ahmad Al-Jawarneh who called on President Asif Ali Zardari here. He told that President Zardari has accepted the invitation for participating in the meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled to take place in Jordan from May 15 to 17, and expressed his desire to bringing their ties to a new height, meeting the common aspirations of their people. The invitation was extended to him on behalf of King Abdullah bin Al-Hussain. The Ambassador said that WEF moot will offer a fresh outlook at new economic opportunities and on the evolving political challenges in the region.
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Militants target key Pakistan supply line (International Herald Tribune)
Militants blew up a bridge in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, temporarily cutting a major supply line for Western troops in Afghanistan, a government official said.
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Grenade attack injures minor girl in D I Khan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A minor girl was wounded by a grenade lobbed into a home located in Jalal Shah colony of Dera Ismail Khan.
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Collection of sales tax on services by center is unlawful: Sardar
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Parliamentary Leader in Sindh and Provincial Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed has said it is the provincial right to levy and collect the consumption tax on services.Talking to media after attending the Sindh Assembly session here on Tuesday, Syed Sardar said that sales tax collection from the federal government on telecom and financial services is against the law. The federal government can collect sales taxes on goods only, he said, adding the center had started collecting sales taxes on gas, power, telephone and other services for year 2000.
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