ABC’s Kirit Radia reports: It was after 3:00 in the afternoon when we finally approached the India-Pakistan border, well after the crossing was supposed to have closed. ABC’s Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz and I hurried towards the final…
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Karachi
The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) published an advertisement in newspapers on July 27, declaring 145 buildings in Saddar, J
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DAMBULLA: Mahela Jayawardene hit his first one-day century in two years as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by six wickets on Monday to grab a winning 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
The former captain made 123 and shared an opening stand of 202 with Upul Tharanga (76) as the hosts cruised past Pakistan’’s challenging 288-8 in the 47th over of the high-scoring match.
Sri Lanka, who had won the preceding Test series 2-0, made light work of an improved batting display by Pakistan in which teenager Umar Akmal led the way with 66 off 65 balls.
The 19-year-old, whose elder brother Kamran Akmal is the team’’s wicket-keeper, propelled Pakistan to the highest total ever at the Rangiri International Stadium.
But Jayawardene, opening the batting in place of the indisposed Sanath Jayasuriya, and Tharanga gave Sri Lanka the perfect start in good batting conditions.
Jayawardene hit 14 boundaries and a six in his 11th one-day century and his first since making 107 for Asia against Africa in the Afro-Asia Cup in Chennai in June, 2007.
Left-handed Tharanga helped himself to nine fours, before both batsmen fell in successive overs.
Sri Lanka lost a third wicket in the space of 10 runs as Thilan Samaraweera gave Saeed Ajmal a return catch, but Thilina Kandamby (32) and captain Kumar Sangakkara (37 not out) steered Sri Lanka home.
Pakistan lost despite putting up their best total in the series after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Kamran Akmal made 45 during a 71-run stand for the second wicket with skipper Younus Khan (44) after opener Nasir Jamshed had fallen in the second over.
Pakistan suffered a middle-order slump when three wickets fell for 27 runs, before an aggressive Shahid Afridi helped Umar add 41 for the sixth wicket.
Afridi had smashed 32 off 20 balls with five boundaries when he was bowled by Muttiah Muralitharan.
The off-spinner, the world’’s leading wicket-taker in both Test and one-day cricket, also bowled Umar soon after, the delivery after being hit for a six.
Pakistan plundered 86 runs in the last 10 overs to compile the highest total at the venue, surpassing Sri Lanka’’s 282 against India in 2004.
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PESHAWAR: Name plates of 6 PCO judges of Peshawar High Court (PHC) have been removed from the court rooms while five judges have been appointed as OSDs.
The above development took place after the landmark verdict of the Supreme Court.
The six judges are: Shah Ji Rehman, Ghulam Mohiuddin Malik, Syed Musaddiq Hussain Gilani, Alam Khan, Yahya Zahid Gilani and Ziauddin Khattak.
Registrar PHC told Geo News that Chief Justice PHC Justice Tariq Pervez has appointed five judges as OSDs in PHC. These are: Shah Ji Rehman, Ghulam Mohiuddin Malik, Yahya Zahid Gilani, Ziauddin Khattak and Syed Mussadiq Hussain Gilani. Notification in this regard has been issued, he added.
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Karachi
The Investigation Department of East Zone in the city recently arrested Sher Mohammed Khan, alias ?Sheru Haji?, an alleged accomplice o
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Pakistan’s Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Monday to decide whether to re-arrest the founder of a militant group said to have been behind the attacks on Mumbai last November.
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ISLAMABAD: The full court meeting has begun under the chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry here.
Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar and Justice Javed Buttar are not present in the meeting as cases of these judges have been referred to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
The full court meeting will discuss matters including the Supreme Judicial Policy, sources said.
The meting is also reviewing formation of a committee to monitor anti terrorism courts.
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MUMBAI: India?s cricket chiefs on Sunday backed the country?s top stars who refused to sign an anti-doping code, raising fears of a stand-off with the
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LARHORE: Federal Minister for Industries and Production Mian Manzoor Wattoo Mondays pointed out that the production of Pakistan Steels Mills was affected by a technical fault developed in blast furnace due to usage of substandard raw material.
The Federal Minister said this while talking to reporters in Lahore.
On the other hand, PSM spokesman Shafi Haider told Geo News that substandard material has not been used and the blast furnace take raw material according to its design.
He said imported iron ore and coal are used at PSM and for a few months limited use of local iron ore is being made. It is mixed with the imported raw material, he said, adding so far 90,000 tonnes of iron ore has been used.
Shafi Haider denied any fault in the two blast furnaces and that they are working properly.
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KARACHI: The benchmark KSE-100 Index of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) witnessing fluctuation on Monday, closed 4 points down to 7,717.
Today?s trade began in the green zone but later selling in banking sector eroded the earlier gains.
The trade volume was recorded at 120 million shares today.
Jehangir Siddiqui Company emerged as today?s volume leader which gained paisas 33 to close at Rs25.02.
KSE-30 Index shed 21 points to finish the day at 8,175.
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