RAWALPINDI: The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Tariq Majid, in reaction to the Indian Army Chief?s Jingoistic pronouncement of Indian military preparations to fight China and Pakistan simultaneously, said, ?leave alone China, General Deepak Kapoor knows very well what the Indian Armed Forces can not and Pakistan Armed Forces can pull off militarily?.

According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), General Tariq, replying a question, doubted veracity of Indian media report attributed to General Kapoor stating that ?he could not be so outlandish in strategic postulations to fix India on a self destruct mechanism.

But if the news report is correct, the uncalled for rhetoric only betrays lack of strategic acumen?.

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SYDNEY: Since day one of their tour Down Under that first took them to New Zealand before coming to Australia for a full series, Pakistan have been lo

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KARACHI: Ninety-seven players, including 26 from Pakistan and several latterly with the ICL, have registered for the third IPL auction, which will be held on January 19.

According to sources, fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is not among the 26 Pakistani players who also include former test off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and Muhammad Asif.

The list also includes four players from Associate countries - Rizwan Cheema and Khurram Chohan (Canada), Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands), Niall O”Brien (Ireland) - as well as former Zimbabwe nationals Murray Goodwin and Ray Price.

Prominent among the players who were part of the unofficial ICL are Shane Bond, who recently retired from Test cricket, Damien Martyn, Chris Cairns, Saqlain Mushtaq and Justin Kemp.

The Pakistanis - the current world Twenty20 champions - include Mohammed Aamer and Umar Akmal, and the list also includes the exciting West Indian Kieron Pollard.

Merely registering, however, does not guarantee the player will be included in the auction list. The IPL will send the list of 97 names to the franchises who will then select those players they would like included in the auction. The selected players will be informed of their inclusion by January 5.

The number of overseas players a franchise may have on its roster is capped at ten and at present it is unclear how many slots are available. In 2009, over 100 players registered for the auction out of which 50 went under the hammer to fill 17 available overseas slots. The IPL said it expected the number of places to be substantially lower this time.

The registered Pakistani players are: Pakistan: Mohammed Aamer, Shahid Afridi, Shahzad Ahmed, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Asif, Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Yasir Hameed, Faisal Iqbal, Asim Kamal, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Khalil, Abdur Rauf, Khalid Latif, Azhar Mahmood, Shoaib Malik, Khurram Manzoor, Saqlain Mushtaq, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Imran Nazir, Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad Sami.

Sri Lanka: Malinga Bandara, Indika de Saram, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Thilina Kandamby, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekera, Suranga Lakmal, Jehan Mubarak, Thisara Perera, Dammika Prasad, Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath, Gihan Rupasinghe, Upul Tharanga, Kaushalya Weeraratne, ChanakaWelegedara.

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RAWALPINDI: Four more terrorists have been killed during the last 24 hours in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat.

According to ISPR, in Jandola Sector, terrorists fired on security forces at Maddi near Jani Khel during encounter 2 terrorists were killed and 2 were apprehended.

Terrorists tried to attack at security forces check post near Shuza Algad which was effectively repulsed, resultantly 2 terrorists were killed and 2 were injured.

In Shakai Sector, security forces conducted search and clearance operation at Karam Village near Kaniguram and recovered cache of arms and ammunitions.

Terrorists fired with small arms at Narakai near Ladha and Ghundai Gur and Boya Narrai which was effectively responded.

In Razmak Sector, security forces conducted search and clearance operation at Makeen, Bhismat near Razmak, Qalandir near Pash Ziarat and cleared 90 compounds while huge cache of arms and ammunitions were also recovered.

Terrorists fired mortar rounds at security forces check post at Spina Mela near Razmak which was responded effectively, resultantly 2 soldiers were injured.

Terrorists fired with rockets at Metari Narai, resultantly 1 soldier embraced shahadat and 5 others were injured. Security forces apprehended 6 suspects at Shewa Check Post during routine checking.

In the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Rast in Swat-Malakand, security forces carried out search and clearance operation at Takhta Bai near Mardan, Bodigram near Matta and Akhama near Sakhra and Prangman near Piochar and Sora Banda and apprehended 2 suspects while recovered cache of arms and ammunitions.

One suspect voluntarily surrendered to security forces at Bishbanr near Tiligram.

Security forces carried out search and clearance operation at Bnajot Manglour and recovered cache of arms and ammunition.

Security forces carried out snap action in Bazdara Bala and Koh-e-Bermal near Malakand and apprehended 2 suspects.

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Pakistan News

PARIS: That Michael Schumacher?s comeback is generating such excitement shows how desperate Formula One is for a bit of good news.

In all the b

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Pakistan’s government came under renewed pressure on Saturday to bring stability to the country after a suicide bombing at a volleyball game — one of the worst attacks in more than two years — killed at least 89 people.

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Investigators sifted through rubble Saturday after a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives-filled vehicle in a crowd watching a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 93.

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KARACHI: Police and Rangers took a ?balanced decision? under an extremely difficult and complex situation to avoid further damage as people involved i

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KARACHI: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Boxing tournament is all set to end the drought of international events in Pakistan, which will start he

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THATTA: President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said Zulfiqar Bhutto can be slain but no one can kill his ideology.

He said this while speaking during his visit to Thatta.

?I have never yielded before the enemies nor will do such a thing in future,? he asserted, adding ?but I can bow down before the people who are the actual source of power.?

The President said the convictions are strong and nothing can make ?us bend our knees before the opponents?.

He said all the political forces are on one page on the agenda of country?s survival.

?It was the country?s interest that prompted Nawaz Sharif to join ARD despite opposition,? President Asif Ali Zardari said.

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