ISLAMABAD: Top management of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has released controversial arrears amounting to a whopping Rs800 million to a p

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NORTHAMPTON: Mike Hussey has warned Australia not to get carried away by Kevin Pietersen?s withdrawal from England?s Ashes campaign.

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Islamabad

The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) organised a protest demonstration here on Friday against electricity loadshedding and increase in prices of

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Karachi

A spell of monsoon with gusty winds in the wee hours of Friday put further stress on the already strained drainage, electricity, and te

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ISLAMABAD: The legal fraternity has planned to take on lawyers who would defend former president general Pervez Musharraf in any court of law. The law

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Karachi

The Sindh government has sought authority from President Asif Ali Zardari to dissolve the local government on August 13 so that adminis

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday echoed with slogans of ?Musharraf Chor, Shaukat Aziz Chor (thief)?, as members of the Upper House of parliament called

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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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KARACHI: Former world squash champion and Pakistan?s legendry figure Jahangir Khan?s mother Bibi Ayesha expired due to heart failure here this morning. She was 79 years of age.

Talking with Geo News from London, Jahangir Khan told that his mother was not suffering from any ailment. During Fajr prayer, she received a severe heart attack sue to which she passed away.

Jahangir Khan further told that he is returning home through the first available flight and then the namaz-e-janaza and burial of his mother will take place.

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WASHINGTON: One of Osama bin Laden?s sons ?may be dead?, a US counterterrorism official told AFP on Thursday, after reports he was likely killed by a

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