A US drone fired two missiles into a house used by militants in Pakistan’s tribal belt Sunday, killing two suspected fighters, Pakistani security officials said.
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NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Casualties are feared in a drone strike that has targeted a spot in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, Geo News reported Sunday.
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SYDNEY: Fast bowler Mohammad Sami staged his comeback with a bang as he devastatingly bowled to grab all three wickets which Australia lost in the first hour?s play after captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first on the rain-affected opening day of the second Test against Pakistan at the SCG.
Play started a while after lunch in overcast conditions on a pitch with plenty of grass on it.
Shane Watson opened the innings with Phillip Hughes coming in for the injured Simon Katich but they could not resist against the devatating bowling by Mohamamd Asif and Sami.
Hughes was dropped by Umar Akmal in the gully off Sami?s very first ball but soon he was dismissed on duck, caught in the slips by Faisal Iqbal and then Ponting got first ball duck.
However, Sami could not get hat-trick as his appeal for lbw was rejected after referral was called. The replay showed that Watson was struck outline the of off and he was playing a shot.
Later, Watson, fresh from making his maiden Test century in Melbourne, also departed caught behind by Kamran Akmal gain off Sami.
Australia are now struggling at 25 for three with Michel Hussey and Michael Clarke batting on 13 and 3, respectively.
Sami has so far taken three wickets for 11 runs from seven overs, four of which were maiden. He is being assisted by Asif and Umar Gul.
Australia made one change in their team with Phillip Hughes at the top of the order while Pakistan made three changes with bowlers Sami, Umar Gul and Danish Kaneria replacing injured Mohamamd Aamer, Abdul Rauf and Saeed Ajmal.
Australia: Phillip Hughes, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting (captain), Mike Hussey, Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle, Doug Bollinger. 12th man: Clint McKay.
Pakistan: Mohammad Yousuf (captain), Imran Farhat, Salman Butt, Faisal Iqbal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami, Umar Gul, Mohammad Asif, Danish Kaneria. 12th man: Khurram Manzoor.
Umpires: EAR de Silva (SL) and BR Doctrove (WI), TV umpire RE Koertzen (SA). Reserve umpire BNJ Oxenford. Match referee: RS Madugalle (SL).
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ADELIADE: South Australia has moved into top position after recording a convincing four-wicket win over Queensland in the sold-out Big Bash clash at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Chasing 157 for victory, South Australia kept the required run rate in check throughout their 20 overs and reached the winning target with six balls to spare - some hard hitting from Mark Cosgrove (43 off 40 balls) and Dan Christian (14 off nine deliveries) saw them home.
South Australia didn”t have a heavy scorer but nearly every batsmen contributed and overall the team came up with some big overs at crucial times.
They were also helped by some disappointing fielding from Queensland which dropped three catches, conceded a couple of unforgiveable boundaries and bowled too many wides.
Nathan Rimmington and Chris Simpson took two wickets each for the Bulls.
Shahid Afridi won his second man-of-the-match award for his 1-25 and 27 off 17 balls.
Queensland made a good start in the field conceding just four runs in the first two overs and claimed the wicket of Graham Manou for a duck - South Australia’’s captain was out caught behind after chasing a Rimmington outswinger.
The Redbacks then broke the shackles with Tom Cooper and Daniel Harris taking the aerial route to the boundary.
Harris was given a life on 14 when James Hopes dropped what would”ve been a classic catch in the covers but in the next over Cooper was caught by Symonds off Ryan Harris for 18. It was a crucial dismissal as the home side had raced to 45 off just over five overs.
Harris” eyes lit up when Simpson threw up a leg side full toss but the opener hit straight to Lee Carseldine in the outfield and the game was in the balance again at 3-56.
Cosgrove and Afridi then came together and regained momentum for the Redbacks. Afridi was particularly dangerous, hitting consecutive sixes off a Simpson’’s third over - the first just clearing the leg side rope the second was lost in the construction works at Adelaide Oval.
But his big hitting was his downfall and he was cleverly caught in the deep by Craig Philipson off Hopes for a brisk 27. Philipson threw the ball into the air before he walked over the rope, regained his balance and then came back into play before coming back into play to complete the dismissal.
Kieron Pollard tried to bring rain in his lofty but short innings of nine from seven deliveries. He was dropped twice at long on - once by Ben Cutting and then by Nathan Reardon. But his luck eventually out with Rimmington remaining composed under yet another skier.
It was left to Christian and Cosgrove to finish the job and their fortuitous 16 runs in the 18th over was critical to the result.
Earlier a calculated 63 from Hopes guided Queensland to a moderate 4-156.
Hopes opened the batting and used timing and placement to hit six boundaries and a six in his 45-ball stay at the crease.
Symonds ”hacked” 27 off 23 balls at the death and Carseldine chipped in with 20.
Afridi, Mark Cleary, Pollard and Aaron O”Brien all took a wicket while just one boundary and one six was conceded in the last five overs.
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LAHORE: Aqeel Malik, father of three-year-old Imanae Malik, has said that his fight is against the management of the Doctors? Hospital and not against
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LAHORE: Passengers are facing hardship as trains have suffered delays for hours due to heavy fog across Punjab including Lahore.
A number of trains including Awam Express, Khyber Express, Jaffar, Taiz Ro, and Quetta Express failed to reach Lahore even after hours of delay.
According to Railway officials, trains en route to Lahore from Karachi and other cities arrived 1 to 3 hours after their scheduled time.
The Railway spokesman said the speed of trains had to be lowered from Khanpur to Lahore due to thick fog.
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LAHORE: The diamonds have won the Major General Bilal Umar Khan Shaheed Memorial Polo Tournament.
The final was played between Diamonds and HSBC at Aibik Polo Ground in Lahore.
Diamonds took the lead 1-0 in the last round, which guided them to the title win.
Diamonds won the game with final score of 10-9.
Raja Samiullah of Diamonds scored 6 goals while Mir Shoaib Ahmed scored 3 goals.
On the other hand, HSBC?s Saqib Khakuwani scored 5 goals while Atif Tuana scored 3 goals.
It may be noted that the tournament is played to mark the martyrdom of Maj-Gen Bilal Umar Khan, former President of Pakistan Polo Association.
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US missiles flattened an extremist hideout in Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt Sunday, killing two militants in the latest strike in a recent spike in drone attacks, Pakistani officials said.
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RAWALPINDI: The Chairman, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Jammu and Kashmir Mir Waiz Mohammad Omar Farooq has said that the ?Aman Ki Asha? pr
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KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Q leader Mushahid Hussain Syed demanded the government of holding a judicial inquiry into the Karachi Ashura blast, May 12 carnage, Nishtar Park tragedy and other violent incidents of Oct 18 and Dec 27.
Addressing a news conference along with Sunni Tehrik leader Sarwat Ejaz Qadri at the Markaz-e-Ahle-Sunnat today, he descried the Ashura blast as an attack on the country?s economy.
Syed was of the view that the problem of Karachi was more than just a political issue. ?We will have to work together to compensate the losses facing the traders of Boulton and other arson-hit markets,? he said.
The PML-Q leader said that Swiss money should be brought back to the country and should be distributed among arson-hit traders.
The Army alone can not defeat militancy, he opined, adding that political parties also need to act in this regard.?
The Sunni Tehrik was an effective political party, he said and hoped that the government would soon remove its name from the watch list.
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