JOHANNESBURG: Pakistan team captain Younis Khan has Tuesday announced not to play tomorrow?s match due to fracture in his hand?s finger.

Pakistan is playing its first match against West Indies tomorrow in ICC Champions Trophy.

Talking to media, Younis said he is raring to play match against India and rout it.

It should be mentioned here that doctors advised him to take four-week rest. He said he would be able to take part in the ICC Champions Trophy only after doctors? advise.

Vice Captain Shahid Afridi will captain tomorrow?s match against West Indies.

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NEW YORK: Finance minister, Shaukat Tareen said that US has ensured that a large fraction of aid will directly be given to the government of Pakistan.

Talking to Geo News in New York, the Finance Minister said this has been assured in a meeting with the US officials.

He said that US government has conceded to the stance of Islamabad that the aid given to Pakistan will be used by the government of Pakistan.

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Islamabad

After spotting the new moon of Shawwal, people throng to the well-decorated malls and markets to do the last round of shopping for Ei

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LAHORE: Enver Baig, a former senator and one of the closest aides of PPP slain chairperson Benazir Bhutto, is likely to change his loyalty towards the

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KARACHI: Pillion riding will not be banned until next orders.

According to CCPO Waseem Ahmed pillion riding will not be banned until next orders.

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Islamabad

After spotting the new moon of Shawwal, people throng to the well-decorated malls and markets to do the last round of shopping for Ei

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LAHORE: Enver Baig, a former senator and one of the closest aides of PPP slain chairperson Benazir Bhutto, is likely to change his loyalty towards the

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JOHANNESBURG: Pakistan team captain Younis Khan has Tuesday announced not to play tomorrow?s match due to fracture in his hand?s finger.

Pakistan is playing its first match against West Indies tomorrow in ICC Champions Trophy.

Talking to media, Younis said he is raring to play match against India and rout it.

It should be mentioned here that doctors advised him to take four-week rest. He said he would be able to take part in the ICC Champions Trophy only after doctors? advise.

Vice Captain Shahid Afridi will captain tomorrow?s match against West Indies.

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MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said the problem of power crisis will be resolved at the earliest.

Addressing a big gathering at the local circuit house, the PM said some elements intend to hamper the way of the government by brining people onto the streets on electricity issue. But they will not be allowed to succeed in their evil intentions, he added.

He said the biggest challenge that the country is facing at present is of Balochistan. The government is interacting with the Baloch leadership, he said, adding the issue will finally be resolved at table with all the stakeholders and political leaders after PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif returns from abroad.

He said the annulment of the 17th amendment is a promise made by Shaheed Benazir Bhutto while President Asif Ali Zardari has also talked about its abolishment in the Parliament twice.

The Prime Minister said the government?s policy against terrorism is very clear. The soil of Pakistan will not be allowed to be used for terror activities, he added.

He said the government will not embark on any pursuits which is in clash with country?s interest or Parliament?s decision.

He said the Accountability Bill will be tabled in the Parliament soon.

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NEW YORK: The Obama Administration?s special envoy Richard Holbrooke met with President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed US-Pakistan cooperation in wide-ranging areas.

The US presidential representative reaffirmed Washington?s commitment to close cooperative relations with Pakistan, which is playing a pivotal role in fighting militants along the restive Afghan border.

Foregin Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, chairman Foreign Relations Committee of the National Assembly, Asfand Yar Wali and Pakistan?s Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani assisted the President at the meeting.

Halbrooke assured that ?the United States will not let down the Pakistani people? and stand by them in overcoming the economic and security challenges, sources privy to the talks said.

According to the sources, the two delegations discussed the prospects of Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) first summit which will be co-chaired by the leaders of the two countries on margins of the UN General Assembly session.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?s forthcoming visit to Pakistan also came under discussion during the meeting, sources added.

A whole range of issues between Pakistan and United States were also deliberated upon with focus on the economic cooperation.

Holbrooke, Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was accompanied by senior State Department officials.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defence Secrtetary Robert Gates are also expected to meet President Zardari during his stay in New York, where he is heading the Pakistani delegation to the UN General Assembly session.

President Asif Ali Zardari and US President Barack Obama will also meet, when they will co-chair the first FoDP Summit along with British Premier Gordon Brown on September 24.

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