Members of a charity banned for its alleged links to the Mumbai terror attack have resurfaced in northwestern Pakistan under a new name, distributing food and medicine Thursday among thousands of refugees from the government’s bloody fight against the Taliban.
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WIGAN, England: Manchester United moved to within one point of retaining the English Premier League title after coming from behind to beat Wigan 2-1.Hugo Rodallega’’s first-half strike had given Wigan hope of a major upset that would have thrown the title battle wide open.But the introduction of Carlos Tevez early in the second-half proved the catalyst for a United fightback.The Argentinian striker flicked in a mishit Michael Carrick shot for the equaliser just after the hour mark and Carrick sealed the victory with an 18-yard drive four minutes from time.The victory leaves United needing a draw from either of their remaining two matches — against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday and away to Hull on May 24 — to be certain of what will be a record-equalling 18th English league title.
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DURBAN: Rajasthan Royals have set a winning target of 146 runs for Mumbai Indians in the day-night Twenty20 International in the second edition of the Indian Premier League here at Kingsmead on Thursday.After Sahne Warne, captain of Rajathan Royals, won the toss and elected to bat first Rajasthan made 145 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.Rob Quiney (51) and Ravindra Jadeja (42) were the main scorers for Rajasthan while only two other batsmen got into double figures.For Mumbai Indians, veteran allrounder Sanath Jayasuriya claimed two wickets for only three runs while Lasith Malinga, Chetanya Nanda, Dwayne Bravo and Harbhajan Singh took one wicket each.Rajasthan made three changes in their side dropping Morne Morkel, Lee Carseldine and Swapnil Asnodkar. They were replaced by Rob Quiney and Trivedi. Mumbai made just one chang, bringing in Siddharth Chitnis, a lower-order batsman and offspinner.TeamsRajasthan Royals: Rob Quiney, Graeme Smith, Naman Ojha, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Abhishek Raut, Shane Warne, Johan Botha, Siddharth Chitnis, Munaf Patel, Siddharth Tridvedi.Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, Jean-Paul Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Yogesh Takawale, Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga, Chetanya Nanda.
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Pakistan News
More than 834,000 civilians have fled a relentless military assault on Taliban holed up in Pakistan’s rugged northwest, where artillery pounded rebel bastions Thursday in fierce battles.
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KARACHI: Selling pressure continued at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index lost 100 points to close at 7,142.The stocks began in the positive territory but later selling in banks and energy scrips led the share market to the red zone and the 100-Index closed 100 points down to the current level.The market turnover was recorded at 110 million shares today.Bosicor Refinery stood out as volume leader which gained paisas 90 to close at Rs8.26.
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Pakistan News
May 14 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s antitrust regulator is assessing the prevalence of collusion in 15 industries including sugar and automobiles to curb any price-fixing and spur investment in a slowing economy.
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The U.S. for the first time has provided Pakistan with surveillance information collected by drones flying along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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More than 834,000 civilians have now fled a relentless military assault on Taliban holed up in Pakistan’s rugged northwest, where artillery pounded rebel bastions Thursday in fierce battles.
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The US military has taken the unprecedented step of sharing with Pakistan surveillance data collected by its drones flying along the Pakistani-Afghan border, US media reported Thursday.
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Senators on Thursday linked U.S. aid to Pakistan to whether the nation denounces and battles extremists who have threatened security in its northwest and displaced tens of thousands of refugees.
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