WASHINGTON: Pakistan does not negotiate now or in the future with the Taliban or terrorists, President Asif Ali Zardari said in an op-ed piece published in Wednesday’’s Wall Street Journal. “Failure is not an option” in Pakistan’’s battle against terrorism, President Asif Ali Zardari said. (More to follow)
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CANBERRA: World cricket chiefs will have to think very carefully before allowing future tours to Pakistan following a deadly attack on Sri Lanka’’s team, Australia’’s foreign minister warned Wednesday. “This attack will send shock waves through the cricket community, will send shock waves through the ICC (International Cricket Council),” Stephen Smith said a day after gunmen killed eight people and wounded seven players in Lahore. “The ICC, Cricket Australia and other cricketing authorities will need to bear and weigh these events very heavily in mind when they come to contemplate tours to Pakistan,” Smith said, condemning the attack as “atrocious.” The Australian government last year supported Cricket Australia’’s then controversial decision to cancel a tour to Pakistan, a decision that Smith said had been vindicated by Tuesday’’s bloody attack. Smith told reporters the decision as to whether the World Cup could go ahead in Pakistan as planned would be a matter for the ICC, but issued a call for extreme caution in making that decision. “These terrible events will need to be borne uppermost in mind, not just by Australian cricketing authorities, but by international authorities,” he warned. Smith said he had spoken to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and offered Australian police assistance to help track down the culprits behind the attack. “I indicated to him that if it was of any assistance, the resources of the Australian Federal Police would be available for investigative and forensic purposes,” the minister said.”I made the point that Australia would stand shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan at a very difficult time for Pakistan, both economically and in terms of security.”
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Police were hunting Wednesday for the gunmen behind a deadly assault on Sri Lanka’s cricket team which has raised new questions on whether Pakistan is losing its war against Islamic militancy.
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KARACHI: Air Commodore Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Naveed Khaliq said on Tuesday Sri Lanka sailing team has hinted green signal to participate in International CAS Open Sailing Regatta championship to be held in Pakistan despite terror attacks on Sri Lanka cricket team in Lahore.This he told the press briefing held here in connection with International Open Sailing Regatta 2009 championship.Air Commodore said, he consulted with Sri Lanka sailing team regarding their scheduled tour to Pakistan after the terror attack on Sri Lanka cricket team. Sri Lankan sailing officials have confirmed their participation in sailing championship, he added.
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LAHORE: The Sri Lanka cricket team has arrived home on early Wednesday, Geo News reported. The Sri Lankan players were also accompanied with three Pakistani doctors on flight.The Lankan team, following the Lahore attacks, had left Pakistan for home on Tuesday afternoon after it was taken from the Gaddafi Stadium through helicopter to the airport. Special arrangements were made for bringing the tourists to the airport and a special helicopter of the Pakistan Air force took them from the Gaddafi Stadium to the Lahore airport. Following which, they were sent through a chartered flight to Sri Lanka via Abu Dhabi.Chairman PCB Ijaz Butt, Director National Cricket Academy Aamer Sohail, chief operating officer Saleem Altaf and other officials saw-off the Sri Lankan players and the officials at Gaddafi StadiumSri Lankan players were looking peaceful and happy on this occasion.
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LAHORE: Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam on Tuesday urged the cricket world to support Pakistan in its time of need after a highly-organised ambush on Sri
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KARACHI: Mehar Mohammad Khalil didn”t know what hit him. It was shouts of ”go, go” coming from the back of his bus that brought him back to his senses
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KarachiThe Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigated the Mines and Mineral Development Department (MMDD) on Tuesday, and discovered that th
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LAHORE: Pakistan captain Younis Khan said his team were lucky to escape the attack on Sri Lanka’’s team bus Tuesday.”Thank God we decided to le
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NEW DELHI: The audacious attack on Sri Lanka’’s cricket team in Pakistan on Tuesday rocked the South Asian heartland of the sport and prompted an immed
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