Kashmiri behind Khawaja?s murder?
LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities, investigating the March 25 abduction and subsequent assassination of the former ISI official Khalid Khawaja believe
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International Labour Day marked in Pakistan
KARACHI: Glowing tributes were paid to martyrs of Chicago workers who gave sacrifices for the cause of workers on the occasion of International Labour Day observed in Pakistan as elsewhere in the world.
Various worker’’s organizations, associations and federations took out worker’’s rallies in different parts of the country demonstrating their solidarity with the workers of the world in the struggle for their rights.
On the prominent labour leaders addressed seminars highlighting the struggle waged by Chicago workers.
In Karachi, the KESC Labour Union held a public meeting outside Karachi Press Club which was addressed by Justice (Rtd) Rasheed A. Razvi, Senators Safdar Abbasi and Mushahidullah Khan and leaders of various organizations.
Sindh Baradri Alliance took out a rally from the Mazar of Quaid-e-Azam which after passing through M.A. Jinnah road and Saddar ended at Karachi Press Club.
Pakistan Worker’’s Confederation Sindh held a rally from Merewether Tower and reached Karachi Press Club where a public meeting was held.
Peoples United Workers Lyari took out a rally, which too ended at Karachi Press Club.
In Nawabshah, workers took out to streets and pelted stones in frustration.
In addition, different workers unions in Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Multan and other cities held demonstration and paid tributes to the martyrs of Chicago, who laid their lives for the cause of labourers.
Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central Labour Union and other bodies staged demonstration in Sukkur. Public meetings were held in Dera Ismail Khan also.
Besides, Jammu Kashmir Peoples Party Union took out a rally in Mirpur Azad Kashmir to mark the day.
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Gold hits year?s high
LONDON: Gold hit a 2010 high above $1,180 an ounce in Europe on Friday, fuelled by euro strength and investors continuing to embrace the metal?s safe-
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Session on ?Two-Nation Theory?
Islamabad
Muslims of the subcontinent became a different nation because their culture was a mixture of regional cultures which is different not
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Book on Sadequain?s life and works published
Islamabad
The US-based headquarter of the Sadequain Foundation has published a compilation of 170 calligraphic paintings by the celebrated arti
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India record easy 8-wkt win over Afghanistan
ST LUCIA: India defeated minnows Afghanistan by seven wickets with 5.1 overs remaining in a Group ?C? match in the World Twenty20 cricket here at Beausejour Stadium on Saturday.
Chasing an easy target of 116 runs, India achieved victory in 14.5 overs for the loss of three wickets.
Murali Vijay was the top-scorer with 48 from 46 balls. He hit three sixes and two fours and added 55 runs for the third wicket with Yuvraj Singh (23 not out). Later, captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni smashed two consecutive sixes to take his team to victory.
For Afghanistan, Hamid Hassan, Samiullah Shenwari and Dawlat Ahmedzai took one wicket each.
Earlier, Indian pacers bowled remarkably well to restrict Afghanistan at 115 runs for eight wickets after India captain Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first.
Afghan batsmen could not resist against Indian bowling as Ashish Nehra captured three wickets for 19 runs and Praveen Kumar claimed two for 14 while Zaheer Khan and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each.
Opener Noor Ali batted very well and succeeded in completing his first fifty in T20 internationals. He made exact 50 from 48 balls with four boundaries.
Middle-order batsman Ashgar Stanikzai also played well and made 30 from 33 balls with three sixes.
They were the only batsmen in the double-figures and both added 68 for the fourth wicket stand but after three quick dismissals the Afghan batsmen could take their score only to 115 as their overs quota ended.
India omitted four players - Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla and Dinesh Karthik - from the final eleven.
This was qualifiers” Afghanistan’’s first match in the World Twenty20.
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India restrict Afghanistan to 115-8
ST LUCIA: Indian pacers bowled remarkably well to restrict Afghanistan at 115 runs for eight wickets in a Group ?C? match in the World Twenty20 cricket here at Beausejour Stadium on Saturday.
After being put into bat by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Afghan could not resist against Indian bowling as Ashish Nehra captured three wickets for 19 runs and Praveen Kumar claimed two for 14 while Zaheer Khan and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket each.
Opener Noor Ali batted very well and succeeded in completing his first fifty in T20 internationals. He made exact 50 from 48 balls with four boundaries.
Middle-order batsman Ashgar Stanikzai also played well and made 30 from 33 balls with three sixes.
They were the only batsmen in the double-figures and both added 68 for the fourth wicket stand but after three quick dismissals the Afghan batsmen could take their score only to 115 as their overs quota ended.
India omitted four players - Rohit Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Piyush Chawla and Dinesh Karthik - from the final eleven.
This was qualifiers” Afghanistan’’s first match in the World Twenty20.
Teams
Afghanistan: Nowroz Mangal (captain), Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Raees Ahmadzai, Dawlat Ahmadzai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Hamid Hassan, Samiullah Shinwari, Noor Ali, Ashgar Stanikzai, Shahpoor Zadran
India: Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/wk), Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.
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Jets bomb militant dens in Orakzai, 9 killed
PESHAWAR: Nine militants were killed and five other were wounded on Saturday in bombings carried out by jet planes in Orakzai Agency.
According to sources, security forces backed by fighter planes carried out bombardment on militants? dens in Kasha, Sheikhan and Saif Darra.
So far more than 500 militants have been killed in the ongoing military operation started some five weeks ago.
On the other hand, armed militants stormed a security convoy, leaving a solider, named Phoolzeb injured, who was shifted to a nearby hospital.
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Alleged TTP man held in Karachi
KARACHI: The CID Police today claimed to have arrested an activist of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a raid in Baldia Town in Karachi.
Acting on a tip off, the CIP police arrested the alleged TTP terrorist, named Fazal Akbar, from Baldia Town with a pistol in his possession.
The arrested terrorist is believed to have carried out attacks on armed forces in scenic Swat valley.
According to SSP CID Omar Shahid, the accused has admitted his role in several attacks on security forces and the house of Swat Nazim Jamal Nasir.
The SSP further said he (Fazal) would run a training facility in Swat for terrorists.
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Power shortfall drops to 3355MW
LAHORE: The electricity shortfall, which has come down to 3355MW, has failed to reduce the ongoing load-shedding duration in Lahore and other cities.
Around nine to 14 hours of power cuts are being observed in urban are rural areas of the country.
According to Pepco spokesman, the country?s overall power generation is 10863MW while demand stands at 14218MW.
The Pepco said Bhakhi rental power plant has started operation in Sheikhupura, adding 110MW in the system.
On the other hand, consumers have complained that there is no change in power outages despite enforcement of energy conservation plan and decline in electricity shortfall.
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