Pakistan’s military chief denounced terrorists as enemies of the country and Islam, but warned his officers Monday to avoid killing civilians as they widen their operations against the Taliban.
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LONDON: England captain Paul Collingwood won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in their winner-takes-all World Twenty20 clash at the Oval here on Monday.Whichever side came out on top in this Super Eights match would qualify out of Group E for the semi-finals along with South Africa.England made one change to the side that beat India by three runs at Lord’’s on Sunday and so ended the defending champions” hopes of reaching the last four, with leg-spinner Adil Rashid recalled in place of all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas.West Indies were forced into a late change after fast bowler Fidel Edwards was injured and his place was taken by Darren Sammy.Teams:England: Luke Wright, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood (captain), James Foster (wk), Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Adil Rashid, Ryan Sidebottom, James AndersonWest Indies: Chris Gayle (captain), Andre Fletcher, Lendl Simmons, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn, Darren SammyUmpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Rudi Koertzen (SA), TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL).
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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam came to the defence Monday of paceman Umar Gul following suggestions of ball-tampering.
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Pakistan captain Younus Khan won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights Group F match at the Oval here on Monday.
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Kamran Akmal’s 57 was the cornerstone of Pakistan’s 159 for five against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights match at the Oval here on Tuesday.
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June 15 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan’s escalating war against the Taliban is taking its toll on the nation’s faltering economy, making a further bailout from international donors more likely.
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Ireland were 66-2 after 10 overs against Pakistan in their World Twenty Super Eights Group F match at the Oval here on Monday, chasing 160 to win.
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Pakistan were 79-2 after 10 overs against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights Group F match at the Oval here on Monday.
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June 15 (Bloomberg) — Pakistan stepped up security in the financial capital of Karachi where the provincial government presents its budget today, as troops assaulted a stronghold of the Taliban chief blamed for a nationwide bombing campaign.
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Tuesday on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit here in a bid to restart the stalled peace process. The meeting between President Zardari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to be held in Yekaterinburg - a city located where Asia and Europe meet, will be first one since the composite dialogue process initiated between the Pakistan and India in 2004, got paralyzed following the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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