IslamabadThe contractors engaged for the construction of the Zero Point Interchange as well as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) claim t

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KarachiAmidst a tense law and order situation and disturbed vehicular traffic in the city, the rally of Sindhi nationalist parties against the

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The ICC allow Pakistan to bring in all-rounder Abdul Razzaq as a replacement for Yasir Arafat in the World Twenty20.

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NOTTINGHAM: Defending champions India easily defeated cricket minnows Ireland by eight wickets in the last group A match of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here on Wednesday.Chasing 113 runs, India achieved the easy target in 15.3 overs for the loss of only two wickets.Openers Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma provided a solid start by making 77 runs in 10.5 overs.Gambhir scored 37 with three fours and one six while Sharma was unbeaten on 52 with four boundaries and one six.Captain Dhoni could score only 14 runs while Yuvraj Singh was 3 not out.Earlier, After India’’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and put Ireland into bat, his bowlers did their job excellently well. Pacer Zaheer Khan grabbed four wickets for 19 runs while left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha claimed two for 18 and off-break bowler Harbhajan Singh took one wicket.For Ireland, top score was 29 made by Andrew White.The match was reduced to 18 overs-a-side after a delayed start due to rain.Both teams have already qualified for the Super Eights after knocking Bangladesh out of the competition.Ireland were without star batsman Niall O”Brien, resting a sprained ankle, and burly seamer Trent Johnson.

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LONDON: All-rounder Abdul Razzaq was on Wednesday given the all-clear to replace injured Yasir Arafat in Pakistan’’s World Twenty20 squad, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed. The 29-year-old Razzaq cut his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) earlier this month and was cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play for the national team.Fast bowler Arafat suffered a hamstring injury during Pakistan’’s 48-run defeat against England in their opening match on Sunday. Razzaq, who played 46 Tests and 231 one-day internationals for Pakistan, joined the unofficial ICL as a protest against his omission from the squad selected for the inaugural World Twenty20 in South Africa in 2007. The PCB barred all the 23 players who signed for the rebel league from domestic and international cricket as the ICL was not recognised by the ICC and Board of Control for Cricket in India. However, all but two of Pakistan’’s ICL players had their bans suspended by the Sindh High Court in February this year. Razzaq said he was delighted at the prospect of playing for Pakistan again. “I am very happy and if given a chance I will do my very best for the country,” he said.The ICC said in statement that confirmation was conveyed to the PCB on behalf of the event technical committee. “The ICC has confirmed the event technical committee of the ICC World Twenty20 2009 has approved Abdul Razzaq as a replacement player for Yasir Arafat in Pakistan’’s squad for the tournament,” said the statement. Pakistan’’s next match of the tournament is on Friday against Sri Lanka at Lord’’s.

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LAHOREPUNJAB law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that complete national consensus existed over the military operation and all parties and gro

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LAHORETURKISH Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday.

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IslamabadThe Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board has constituted a special committee, headed by the member (engineering), to review the

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NOTTINGHAM: India have beaten Ireland by eight wickets in ICC Twenty20 World Cup league match here on Wednesday.

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Investigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan for evidence Wednesday after a bold homicide bombing killed 11 people, including aid workers, in what the U.N. condemned as a ‘heinous terrorist attack.’

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