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Suicide bomb hits Pakistan elders

At least 20 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack at a meeting of tribal elders in a restive region of Pakistan near the Afghan border.

Equine Artists sought for 2009 Equine Art Gala's at HITS Thermal and HITS Ocala

SAUGERTIES, NY (October 3, 2008)—After resounding successes at HITS Saugerties and HITS Ocala, HITS is taking its Equine Art Gala to the West Coast where it will debut during the 2009 HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California.

Hockey team meet Pak cricket team

KARACHI (APP): The members of Pakistan junior hockey team on Saturday met Pakistan cricket team at National Stadium here. Led by forward Shafqat Rasool, the members of Pakistan juniorteam and officials shook hands with the members of Shoaib Malik’s led Pakistan cricket team.Later coach and former Pakistan Captain Intikhab Alam delivered apeep talk to the hockey team youngsters in their build for the fivematch hockey series against Indian juniors starting at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium on November 11.On the other hand Pakistan cricket team is due to leave for AbuDhabi ton Sunday o play three One-Day International match series against the West Indies which opens on November 12.Followers of sports in the country, however failed tounderstand the purpose of the national junior hockey team’s briefmeeting with cricketers as both struggli

Bomb hits school bus in Pakistan

At least nine people were killed when a roadside bomb exploded close to a prison vehicle and a school bus in north-western Pakistan, officials say.

Terror pledge after Pakistan bomb

Pakistan's president has pledged to fight the "cancer" of terrorism after a suicide bomb killed at least 54 people in the capital, Islamabad.

Deadly bomb hits Pakistan hotel

At least 40 people have been killed in a massive blast at the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.

Pakistan launches EDI with China

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday launched the Economic Diplomacy Initiative after a meeting with the heads of Chinese companies operating businesses and projects in Pakistan. “The meeting focused on undertaking increased investments and projects in Pakistan, and the pre-visit preparations for the president’s forthcoming visit to China,” according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office spokesperson. The foreign minister acknowledged the role played by Chinese companies in Pakistan’s development and said the corporate sector could play an important role in enhancing the economic and commercial content of the two countries’ relationship. He said Pakistan and China had developed a comprehensive over-arching architecture for economic and project co-operation in various fields like trade, power generation, financi

Pakistan - New Legislation Hits Growth

As we predicted in Issue 127 of The Mobile World Briefing, the number of mobile connections in Pakistan surpassed the 90m mark during the third quarter with an end-September total of 90.20m. However, quarterly growth stood at just 2.4%, the lowest rate recorded this century, and the monthly gains in August (238k) and September (640k) were the two lowest seen since monthly reporting began in 2005. Growth has been slowing in Pakistan for some time, partly as a result of the penetration rate, which reached 52.0% at the end of September; this is the highest rate in the sub-continent by some margin, with India and Bangladesh both below 30%.

Second Suicide as Google drops bomb on Lively avatars

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Pakistan, Sri Lanka vie for Twenty20 title in Canada

KARACHI: Pakistan will meet hosts Canada and Sri Lanka will play Zimbabwe in the opening round of an inaugural four team Twenty20 tournament in Toronto, Pakistan-based organisers announced on Wednesday. The tournament, scheduled to run from October 10-13, will give the cricket-starved Pakistan team some much-needed playing time after the Champions Trophy was postponed over security fears here last month. “In a league format all four teams will play each other once and the top two teams will play the final,” Nauman Nabi, chairman of the organising company Sports International Marketing, told AFP. There will be a play-off for third position before the final on October 13, he added. The tournament in Canada, originally scheduled for August, was delayed because the West Indies team was not available.

Pakistan cricket chief selector resigns

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket chief selector Salahuddin Ahmad resigned Wednesday just hours after the federal sports ministry issued the notification regarding the appointment of former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Salahuddin, a former Pakistan Test batsman, told reporters that he wanted to provide room to the new PCB chief to appoint the person of his choice as the new chief selector. “I welcome the appointment of Mr Ijaz Butt as the new PCB chief and wish him all the best,” he said.

Pakistan's Akmal 'final over' heroics sink Windies in 1st ODI

ABU DHABI, Nov 12, (Agencies): Kamran Akmal hit two sixes in paceman Jerome Taylor’s last over to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by four wickets in a dramatic finish to the first day-night international here on Wednesday. Chasing a daunting 295, Pakistan needed a tough 17 off the 50th over, but Akmal hit the second and third ball for sixes to give his team an unexpected win with a nine-ball 24 not out to overshadow Chris Gayle’s brilliant century. Gayle notched a 106-ball 113 to power his team to a challenging 294-9 in their 50 overs. Paceman Lionel Baker (3-47) nearly derailed Pakistan before Akmal and Fawad Alam (26 not out) changed the script.

Pakistan top Twenty20 league with third win

TORONTO (APP): Opener Shoaib Khan slammed a maiden half century and Fawad Alam grabbed three top wickets as Pakistan topped Quadrangular Canada Twenty20 International Cricket Championship league with a comfortable seven wickets success over Zimbabwe at Maple Leaf Ground, King City here on Sunday. Electing to bat first, Zimbabwe could manage only 107 for the loss of eight wickets due to excellent bowling show by Fawad Alam and Umar Gul. Pakistan in reply recovered after losing Shahid Afridi for five in the second over and late hiccups to reach the target for the loss of three wickets in 19 overs. Pakistan is almost certain to take on Sri Lanka in Monday, Thanks Giving Day final. Quetta-born Shoaib, who fell cheaply in the opening two games, finally showed his promise with a sparkling 53 in 54 balls with six boundaries.

Wanted: new chairman for Pakistan Cricket Board, CRI

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) _ Former Pakistan captain Intikhab Alam has urged the country's cricket board to appoint a new chairman "as soon as possible" to salvage the national team's international season. "It's been almost a month now that the Pakistan Cricket Board is without a chairman, it's absolutely imperative for the president to announce the chairman as soon as possible," Alam said Monday.

PCB sticks to hosting India cricket series in Pakistan

ABU DHABI: Pakistan cricket officials Saturday termed shifting of their home series against India to neutral venues as “mere speculation”, saying preparations are at full swing in their country. India is scheduled to tour Pakistan in January-February to play a side game, three Tests, five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 but the tour is already in doubt over the security situation in the host country. But Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief operating officer Salim Altaf voiced confidence the series would go ahead as per the schedule. “We have not heard anything from the Indian Board and until we hear something contrary, Indian team will play the first match on the 9th January in Hyderabad and the first Test starts on the 13th in Karachi,” Altaf told reporters.

Gayle powers Windies near 300 against Pakistan

West Indies captain Chris Gayle hits a shot in the first one-day international against Pakistan at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Gayle hit a brilliant century to lift the West Indies to a challenging 294-9 in the first one-day international against Pakistan. Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP

Gayle powers Windies near 300 against Pakistan (AFP)

West Indies captain Chris Gayle hits a shot in the first one-day international against Pakistan at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Gayle hit a brilliant century to lift the West Indies to a challenging 294-9 in the first one-day international against Pakistan.

Abu Dhabi ready to host India-Pakistan cricket series

Abu Dhabi is ready to host an India-Pakistan series after its drive to attract high-profile sporting events brought it the final race in next year's Formula One championship, an official said Thursday. India is scheduled to tour Pakistan early next year but the tour is already in doubt over security fears in the host country, raising the prospect of the series being played at a neutral venue such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dilawar Mani, the president of Abu Dhabi Cricket Club (ADCC), said the Emirates would be more than willing to host the India-Pakistan series if they were asked.

Suicide blast hits Sri Lanka town

A suicide blast in the Sri Lankan town of Anuradhapura has killed at least 27 people, including a former senior general, according to the army.

Bomb hits Pakistani hotel

A view of the destruction caused by a bomb explosion at the Marriott hotel in Islamabad. Photograph: B K Bangash/AP

Latest Shoaib injury hits Pakistan cricket plans

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will miss the first one-day match against the West Indies here on Wednesday after pulling his left calf muscle during a practice session Tuesday night.

CRICKET-PAKISTAN/LAWSON:Cricket-New Pakistan cricket boss unhappy with coach Lawson

KARACHI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan's new cricket boss has turned the heat on the team's Australian coach Geoff Lawson, saying he favoured having a home-grown player in charge.

Latest Shoaib injury hits Pakistan cricket plans

ABU DHABI (AFP) - Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will miss the first one-day match against the West Indies here on Wednesday after pulling his left calf muscle during a practice session Tuesday night.

PCB sacks cricket coach Geoff Lawson

The Pakistan Cricket Board has sacked the national cricket team’s coach Geoff Lawson here on Friday. The former Australian pace-man had assumed the position of coach just 15 months before, the board's spokesman said. "Geoff Lawson has been sacked. He has been given three months' severance pay," PCB spokesman Raza Rashid told media. The move comes just three days after new PCB chairman Ijaz Butt said that Lawson's contract would not be renewed next year, on the grounds that Pakistan had "no utility" for him. The 50-year-old Lawson was appointed Pakistan coach in July last year after Pakistan's first-round defeat in the World Cup in the Caribbean in March.

Shoaib?s injury hits Pakistan cricket plans

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