PESHAWAR: The NWFP government finally announced on Saturday the establishment of Darul Qaza in Malakand, a key demand of Tanzim Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muha

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Authorities in northwestern Pakistan battling a Taliban insurgency announced on Saturday the establishment of an Islamic court.

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LAHORE: First Agha Shaukat Ali Memorial Blind Cricket Tournament will begin from May 4 in which six teams from all over the country are participating.According to Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, this tournament will be played at the Punjab University Old Campus Ground in Lahore from May 4 to 8.Teams of Lahore, Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala and Faisalabad will take part in the tournament. Final will be played on May 8.

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Shahid Afridi’s calf injury has ruled him out of Pakistan’s fifth one-day match against Australia here on Sunday, but he will be available for next week’s Twenty20 match, manager Yawar Saeed said on Saturday.

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Pakistan’s military has lost every conventional war. It’s far better at guerrilla wars.

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JOHANNESBURG: Chennai Super Kings have set Delhi Daredevils a modest target of 164 runs here on Saturday.Gautam Gambhir, leading a Delhi Daredevils, put Chennai Super Kings into batting who were 163 all out in exact 20 overs.Badrinath top scored with 45 from 34 balls, hitting four fours and two sixes while Suresh Raina made 32 off 21 balls with two fours and two sixes and Matthew Hayden scored 30 off 19 balls with four fours and one six.For Delhi Daredevils, Dirk Nannes and Ashish Nehra both captured three wickets for 27 runs each while Rajat Bhatia claimed two for 17 and Pradeep Sangwan took one wicket.Virender Sehwag missed out because of an injured hand and his place came the explosive Australian opener David Warner for his first taste of the IPL. Daniel Vettori also missed out and in his place came the allrounder Rajat Bhatia.Chennai made one change to their side, M Vijay replaced Parthiv Patel at the top of the order.

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JOHANNESBURG: Gautam Gambhir, leading a Delhi Daredevils side missing two big players, opted to field first on a pitch local experts said had plenty of runs in it.Virender Sehwag missed out because of an injured hand and his place came the explosive Australian opener David Warner for his first taste of the IPL. Daniel Vettori also missed out and in his place came the allrounder Rajat Bhatia.Chennai made one change to their side, M Vijay taking the place of the out-of-sorts Parthiv Patel at the top of the order.TeamsChennai Super Kings: M Vijay, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (captain/wk), Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, Balaji, Sudeep Tyagi, Muttiah Muralitharan.Delhi Daredevils: Gautam Gambhir (captain), David Warner, AB de Villiers, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Mithun Manhas, Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Dirk Nannes, Ashish Nehra.

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CHARSADDA: At least five children were killed and 15 persons wounded as a bus packed with wedding guests overturned in Charsadda on Saturday.Women were also among the injured.According to police sources, bus was heading to Shabqadr from Tangi tehsil of Charsadda when the accident took place. The bus, negotiating a sharp turn, turned turtle near Matta Mughalkhel area. The injured were shifted to a local hospital.

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NPR’s Julie McCarthy reports that Pakistan’s armed forces are continuing to battle Taliban militants in the northwest district of Buner.

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Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf ends his association with the Indian Cricket League in the hope of resuming his international career.

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