Swat operation to end in eight weeks?
ISLAMABAD: The Army operation in Swat would be concluded in six to eight weeks after achievement of the set goals, the national leadership was told in
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Loadshedding hits Pindiites hard
RawalpindiThe residents of several localities in Rawalpindi City and Cantonment areas have been bearing power loadshedding for three to five h
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Afghanistan offered use of Gwadar, Port Qasim
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has offered Afghanistan to use Gwadar and Bin Qasim ports for trading activities under the Afghan Transit Trade Agreement (ATTA) w
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Treasury benches register protest against load-shedding
KarachiIn an unusual move, the treasury benches of the City Council chanted slogans on Saturday against the ailing Karachi Electric Supply Com
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Violence erupts against prolonged power outages
KarachiThe worsening power supply situation in the city took an ugly turn on Saturday as people resorted to violence and rioting against prolo
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Pakistan tightly guarding N-weapons: Mullen
WASHINGTON: Admiral Mike Mullen, the top US military officer, has assured the United States lawmakers that Pakistan has put tight safeguards in place
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Mayo Hospital to fill 673 vacancies
LAHOREPUNJAB Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed authorities concerned to immediately fill 673 vacancies in Mayo Hospital, the health s
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Ulema resolve to resist Taliban, US
LAHORE THE Pakistan Mashaikh Council on Saturday announced resisting the Taliban and the US intrusion into internal affairs of the country.br
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Controlled Hayden sinks Mumbai IPL hopes
PORT ELIZABETH: Matthew Hayden made a controlled half-century as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League at St George’’s Park here on Saturday.The defeat virtually ended Mumbai’’s chances of reaching the semi-finals. With only one match left, against the top-of-the-log Delhi Daredevils, they are stuck in seventh place.Hayden made 60 not out off 57 balls, pacing his innings superbly as Chennai chased down a moderate Mumbai total of 147-5, winning with five balls to spare.Chennai entrenched themselves in second place in the eight-team competition.JP Duminy was mainly responsible for Mumbai reaching their total. The South African left-hander made 62, his fifth half-century of the tournament, off 54 balls. It was a familiar tale for Mumbai, with Duminy holding the innings together after the team’’s stars, Sanath Jayasuriya and Sachin Tendulkar, were dismissed. Jayasuriya threatened to play a major innings, hitting 30 off 17 balls, before top-edging a catch to point. Tendulkar made 11 before he was caught at deep mid-wicket. Duminy and Abhishek Nayar (33 not out) put on 65 for the fourth wicket before Duminy was run out, backing up too far, in the final over. Hayden was unusually cautious at the start of Chennai’’s innings. At the mid-innings break he had scored only 15 off 28 balls in a total of 56-2. Chennai looked in a trouble when Subramaniam Badrinath was out in the 11th over but Hayden, partnered by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, lifted his scoring rate as Chennai won comfortably in the end.Hayden reached his fifth half-century of the campaign with a huge six off Harbhajan Singh which sailed out of the ground beyond mid-wicket.
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Four killed over Karo-Kari near Moro
MORO: Two men and two women were killed here on Saturday over Karo-Kari; and the heirs of slain women refused to take their bodies.As per details, two men belonging to Mallah community, real brothers Shahan 33, and Majeed 27, and two girls belonging to Chandio community, one aged 27 and other 22, were murdered over Karo-Kari at village Wasayo Jokriyo.The bodies were shifted to the Civil Hospital Moro, but the heirs of slain women refused to claim the bodies. After passing 24 hours, police handed over the bodies to Edhi volunteers.
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