National Day of Egypt celebrated
Islamabad
A well-attended reception marked the National Day celebrations of the Arab Republic of Egypt represented by its embassy in Islamabad.
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Camp for IDPs in Swabi closed
ISLAMABAD: The Amaan Camp, which was established by the Muslim Aid (MA) in Swabi district, has been closed as all the 327 families left for their home
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CCP report highlights need to protect consumer rights
ISLAMABAD: The State of Competition Report has recommended that sector-specific regulators should be free from interference and be able to resist regu
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Rs187 billion drugs seized during 2007-09, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: The upper house of parliament was informed on Friday that the Narcotics Control Ministry seized 0.6 million kilogrammes of drugs worth Rs 1
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JI welcomes SC decision to summon Musharraf
LAHORE
Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Syed Muanwwar Hasan has welcomed the Supreme Court?s notice to former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf to ex
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LSE declines
LAHORE: Profit-taking sparked correction on the Lahore stock market on Friday as the LSE 25-share index declined by 32.33 points to close at 2,379.02.
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Colombo Test drawn due to Sangakkara?s captain innings
COLOMBO: Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten century to steer Sri Lanka to a draw in the final Test against Pakistan here on Friday and win his first series as captain.
The left-hander made 130 not out as Sri Lanka, faced with a world record target of 492, defied the Pakistani bowlers to finish with 391-4 on the fifth day at the Sinhalese sports club.
The rock solid Sangakarra’’s 19th Test century featured a fourth-wicket stand of 122 with Thilan Samaraweera (73) and 114 for the unbroken fifth with Angelo Mathews (64 not out).
Sri Lanka clinched the series 2-0, their first at home against Pakistan after five unsuccessful attempts, and provided Sangakkara with a winning start as captain after he took over from Mahela Jayawardene in April.
Sangakkara hung on for nearly seven hours on a placid pitch to frustrate Pakistan’’s bid to record a face-saving win ahead of the five-match one-day series starting at Dambulla on July 30.
No team has achieved this high a target in the fourth innings to win a Test match. The highest successful chase so far is 418-7 by the West Indies against Australia in Antigua in 2003.
The two teams went into the last session of the match with Sri Lanka needing 154 runs from a possible 38 overs to record a record-breaking win and Pakistan requiring six wickets.
The hosts gave an indication they would prefer to settle for a draw when they made just 76 runs from 26 overs in the two hours after lunch.
The final session, watched by some 3,000 home fans, provided dull cricket from both sides as the batsmen plodded along and the bowlers set defensive fields to ensure the run-rate did not pick up.
Play was finally called off when 15 overs remained with Sri Lanka needing a further 101 runs.
It was the first time in the series that play went into the fifth day after the tourists lost the first Test in four days and the second in three.
Sangakkara and Samaraweera, who resumed the day at 183-3, batted through the morning session to take Sri Lanka to 262 without further loss by lunch.
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Two militants killed, four injured in Bajaur
KHAR: Two militants were killed and four others injured when the Army?s gunship helicopters pounded the hideouts of the Taliban in Bajaur Agency on Fr
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NA body recommends CEC appointment in consultation with PM, opposition leader
ISLAMABAD: The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) should be made in consultation with the prime minister and the Leader of the Oppos
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Prices of groceries multiplied in Quetta
QUETTA: The prices of groceries items in Quetta have been multiplied in some weeks or so while the efforts from District Price Control Committee (DPCC) have so far been entirely foiled to keep prices under control, Geo news sources reported.
People have faced a lot hardships due to inflation caused by surge in groceries prices on weekly bases while hotel owners have hiked food item prices on their own will, sources said.
DPCC fixed the prices of groceries items after several months but has been failed to get them implemented.
Chairman DPCC Mateeullah Khan told Geo news that 8 magistrates have been assigned targets to keep prices controlled and they are taking strict actions against the responsible persons involved in inflation.
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