The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed Thursday that Bangladesh had postponed Pakistan’s tour and was revising the itinerary.

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ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, and Asfandyar Khan Wali, leader of Awami National Party called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr Thursday. They discussed with the President matters relating to current political situation in the country and situation in the Frontier province.

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Pakistan faced new questions about its security forces Thursday as dramatic footage emerged of the cricket attackers making a leisurely getaway from the scene of their deadly assault.

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QUETTA: More than 26 miners were injured when a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Qutta.According to initial reports, the occurred in Soreenj coal mine in suburb of Quetta. Rescue operations are underway at blast site. Eight miners are evacuated and shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta and Bolan Medical Complex.Chief mines inspector Quetta said rescue operation to evacuate trapped miners is underway.

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Pakistan’s cricket tour of Bangladesh scheduled to start later this week has been postponed, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday.

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The bloody ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team shows that security in Pakistan has “collapsed” under the country’s shaky pro-Western government, an opposition leader said Thursday, as police questioned several people detained in the hunt for the terrorists.

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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has withdrawn an additional amount of Rs26 billion from banking system for six days at an interest rate of 9.15 per cent through the open market operation.The central bank launched an open market operation here today to absorb the additional amount from the banking system.Banks offered Rs32 billion for buying six-day treasury bills but the central bank obtained Rs26 billion at an interest rate of 9.15 per cent.Today, the banking system received an amount of Rs30 billion through maturities.

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Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt Thursday accused match official Chris Broad of lying about poor security during the terrorist attack on Sri Lanka’s cricket squad.

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Bangladesh cricket chiefs have postponed Pakistan’s seven-match tour of the country scheduled to start next week, following government advice.

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Pakistan Thursday released sketches of four men wanted for the ambush on Sri Lankan cricketers based on dramatic CCTV footage of the assailants calmly escaping after the siege.

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