Wednesday 23 November 2011

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Injured Junaid Khan ruled out of Bangladesh tour

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman Nadeem Sarwar says Khan partially ruptured his abdominal muscle during the fifth and final one-day against Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Khan bowled just three overs before being taken for a scan that revealed he needs to rest for at least six weeks. The Bangladesh tour starts Nov. 29 with a Twenty20 match.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 21-year-old Khan has been integral part of Pakistan&nbsp;s test and ODI teams since making his debut against West Indies in April. He has taken 10 wickets in nine ODIs and 13 wickets in four tests.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Karachi: Traders demand end load-shedding

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Addressing to a press conference, trade union leaders said that all industries would be shut down, no bills would be paid and thousands of laborers would be on roads of Karachi if authorities did not pay heed to our demands.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They demanded of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) to end load-shedding for Karachi&rsquo;s industries, cautioning that the power company would be responsible for law and situation in the city.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Sawat: Seven of a family die as roof collapse

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>As per details, at least seven members of a family including three minors were killed when the top of their house collapsed in the wee hours of the Thursday morning.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Local reached the spot and started rescue operation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Police and rescue teams have also rushed to the scene on receiving information. <br />&nbsp;</p>


PML-N not ready to accept PPP mandate: Khosa

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Talking to the media, Khosa said the Pakistan Musilm League-Nawaz was dragging matters of the executive in the courts which exposed its claims of belief in democracy. The Nawaz-League was inviting the remnants of Ziaul Haq on one platform, he said, adding that it could not befool the masses through its anti-democratic politics.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Khosa said he had urged Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Shairf not to leave room for the third political force, stressing that the PML-N had turned a political novice into the third politcal force in the country through its blunders.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said that the enemies of PPP were behind memo issue.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Khosa said that an un-sealed document had no legal status but the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government called Hussain Haqqani to Pakistan, who voluntarily resigned so that transparent investigations could be held into the matter.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Regarding Mansoor Ijaz, the governor said international relations were governed by certain code of conduct, adding that communication among the countries was conducted through channels.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;High-level investigations will be held into the matter despite the fact that Mansoor Ijaz is a black-mailer,&rdquo; he added.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Football: Asian player of year craves Europe move

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Uzbekistan&rsquo;s Server Djeparov admitted he still craved a move to Europe after becoming only the second two-time Asian footballer of the year.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 29-year-old goal-scoring midfielder said it was his &quot;dream&quot; to switch to Europe&nbsp;s big-money leagues after a club career which has taken him from Uzbekistan to South Korea and Saudi Arabia.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Every player is very individual and every player has his way, but it&nbsp;s still my dream to play for a strong European club,&rdquo; Djeparov said at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) awards late on Wednesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Djeparov, who also won in 2008 and now matches Japanese great Hidetoshi Nakata&rsquo;s double triumph in 1997 and 1998, moved to Riyadh club Al Shabab in July after helping FC Seoul claim the South Korean double.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The player, who hails from a mountainous region near Tashkent, was also key to Uzbekistan&rsquo;s run to the Asian Cup semi-finals in January which was halted by a 6-0 drubbing at the hands of Australia.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The baby-faced Uzbek&rsquo;s sole competitor on the night was Iran defender Hadi Aghily under a controversial rule, blamed for some unexpected results, which says only those who attend the awards ceremony can win.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fellow nominees Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund, CSKA Moscow&rsquo;s Keisuke Honda and South Korea&rsquo;s Koo Ja-Cheol and Yeom Ki-Hun were all tied up with club commitments and unable to travel.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;I believe every player has this dream to win this award and I believe this is not the end for me as there will be more in the future,&rdquo; said Djeparov.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Obama urges Yemen to implement power sharing deal

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>US President Barack Obama urged Yemen to immediately implement a deal under which President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to hand over power after 33 years in office.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;The United States will continue to stand by the Yemeni people as they embark on this historic transition,&rdquo; Obama said in a written statement.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Saleh, who has been the target of opposition protests since January, signed the deal in Riyadh, ending months of delay that had seen protests degenerate into deadly unrest.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Under the agreement, the veteran leader will hand over his powers to Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi but remain honorary president for 90 days.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;The United States urges all parties to move immediately to implement the terms of the agreement, which will allow Yemen to begin addressing an array of formidable challenges and chart a more secure and prosperous path for the future,&rdquo; Obama said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He praised the Yemeni people for &ldquo;courageously and steadfastly&rdquo; pressing for change in their country despite &ldquo;violence and extreme hardship.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Today marks a significant step forward for the Yemeni people in their quest for a unified, democratic, secure, and prosperous Yemen,&rdquo; said Obama&rsquo;s top diplomat Hillary Clinton, praising neighboring Gulf states for their role in brokering the deal.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;We urge all parties within Yemen to refrain from violence and to move swiftly to implement the terms of the agreement in good faith and with transparency -- including credible presidential elections within 90 days.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>She said Washington would continue to &ldquo;closely monitor&rdquo; the political transition in Yemen, and looked forward to shoring up ties with Sanaa.<br />&nbsp;</p>


US not formally informed about Sherry Rehmans appointment

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>The State Department&rsquo;s spokesman Mark Toner said that the United States had not yet received formal notification from Pakistan about Haqqani&rsquo;s resignation and his replacement, but acknowledged Islamabad&rsquo;s appointment of democracy advocate Sherry Rehman as the new envoy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;We certainly look forward to working together with her as we continue to build a strong, cooperative relationship between our two countries,&rdquo; Toner said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;We have appreciated Ambassador Haqqani&nbsp;s strong support for US-Pakistan relations throughout his tenure.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Haqqani was forced to quit on Tuesday following claims he was behind a memo asking then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, admiral Mike Mullen, to help prevent a military coup after the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The memo was revealed by US businessman Mansoor Ijaz in an opinion piece in Britain&nbsp;s Financial Times on October 10.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Haqqani has denied any wrongdoing, and his departure was seen as forced by the military with US-Pakistani relations as fraught as ever.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Kuwait: Protests against PM over corruption

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Kuwait police used batons to disperse protesters chanting slogans against the prime minister on Wednesday, injuring an opposition MP, as a group of Kuwaitis wanted for storming the parliament last week turned themselves in, witnesses said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A prosecutor had ordered the arrest of 45 people after protesters, including opposition lawmakers, forced their way into parliament last week as hundreds rallied outside, demanding that Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah step down over corruption accusations, which he denies.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The storming of parliament was a rare reflection of the political ferment that has toppled rulers in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, but has so far had little impact in Kuwait, whose citizens enjoy a generous welfare system and a vibrant parliament, though with limited powers, rare among Gulf Arab states.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On Wednesday, baton-wielding police dispersed friends and relatives of the wanted protesters, who had gathered outside a security police building in the Gulf state, singing the national anthem and chanting &ldquo;The people want the fall of the prime minister&rdquo; and &ldquo;Leave, leave&rdquo;, the witnesses said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Officers pushed people away from the building, witnesses said, adding that opposition MP Jamaan al-Harbish was hurt in the melee. Another witness said the supporters had tried to force their way into the building, ignoring police calls to leave.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A long-running political standoff between parliament and the government has pushed Kuwait from one political crisis to the next and delayed economic reforms and projects in the Western-allied OPEC oil exporter.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Earlier on Wednesday, Rashid Sanad al-Fadala, who was among those who had heard they were on a wanted list and were preparing to surrender to police said: &ldquo;We believe in the rule of law. If they believe that we broke the law we are going right now to hand ourselves in.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;</p>


Russia may target US missile shield: Medvedev

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Russia&rsquo;s president threatened on Wednesday to deploy missiles to target the US missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow&rsquo;s concerns about its plans, a harsh warning that reflected deep cracks in US-Russian ties despite President Barack Obama&rsquo;s efforts to &ldquo;reset&rdquo; relations with the Kremlin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dmitry Medvedev said he still hopes for a deal with the US on missile defense, but he strongly accused Washington and its NATO allies of ignoring Russia&rsquo;s worries. He said that Russia will have to take military countermeasures if the US continues to build the shield without legal guarantees that it will not be aimed against Russia.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The US has repeatedly assured Russia that its proposed missile defense system wouldn&nbsp;t be directed against Russia&nbsp;s nuclear forces, and it did that again Wednesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;I do think it&rsquo;s worth reiterating that the European missile defense system that we&rsquo;ve been working very hard on with our allies and with Russia over the last few years is not aimed at Russia,&rdquo; said Capt. John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Medvedev warned that Russia will station missiles in its westernmost Kaliningrad region and other areas, if the US continues its plans without offering firm and specific pledges that the shield isn&nbsp;t directed at its nuclear forces. He didn&rsquo;t say whether the missiles would carry conventional or nuclear warheads.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said that the missile defense shield does not pose a threat to Russia and the strategic balance between Washington and Moscow.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was &ldquo;very disappointed&rdquo; with Russia&nbsp;s threat to deploy missiles near alliance nations, adding that &ldquo;would be reminiscent of the past and ... inconsistent with the strategic relations NATO and Russia have agreed they seek.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;Cooperation, not confrontation, is the way ahead,&rdquo; Rasmussen said in a statement.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The US missile defense dispute has long tarnished ties between Moscow and Washington. The Obama administration has repeatedly said the shield is needed to fend off a potential threat from Iran, but Russia fears that it could erode the deterrent potential of its nuclear forces.<br />&nbsp;</p>


23 killed in western Mexico, 16 of them burned

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>At least sixteen men were shot dead and burned in two pickup trucks in the western city of Culiacan, officials said Wednesday, and seven other people were slain in the same state.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Neighbors called police after seeing a pickup truck on fire early Wednesday in the Antonio Rosales neighborhood of Culiacan, capital of the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa, said state Attorney General Marco Antonio Higuera Gomez.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Investigators found 12 bodies on the bed of the truck, some of them handcuffed and wearing bulletproof vests, Higuera said. He said authorities are trying to determine if some of the victims are part of a group of nine people, including three local police officers, who were kidnapped in the town of Angostura on Monday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Minutes after the first fire was reported, authorities received another call about a pickup truck burning behind a store. Police found four bodies inside that vehicle, and one had been decapitated.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Higuera said all 16 had been shot.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In two other almost simultaneous attacks hours later, four men were shot to death in the town of Mocorito and another three in the town of Guamuchil, Higuera said. He said police are still investigating if the attacks are related.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sinaloa, which is home of a major drug cartel named for the state, which has been fighting the Beltran Leyva drug cartel since it split off in 2008.<br /><br />&nbsp;</p>


Defiant Iran eyes retaliation for sanctions

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>A defiant Iran said on Wednesday that it will not back down despite newly announced Western sanctions over its atomic drive, as it took the first steps to hit back at the measures.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;The Iranian nation will not back down an iota, and will not allow the slightest move to encroach on the nation&nbsp;s rights&rdquo; in terms of its nuclear programme, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech aired on state television.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In Iran&rsquo;s parliament, lawmakers -- some crying &ldquo;Death to Britain&rdquo; -- adopted an emergency bill calling for the expulsion of the British ambassador to Tehran. If it is passed in a vote scheduled for Sunday, and is subsequently approved by Iran&rsquo;s Guardian Council, the law would see British-Iranian ties downgraded to charge d&rsquo;affaires level. The bill also said parliament could take action &quot;on other countries that behave in a manner similar to that of Britain,&quot; according to the Fars and Mehr news agencies.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Britain said it would be &ldquo;regrettable&rdquo; if Iranian lawmakers vote to expel the British ambassador. &ldquo;It is too early to say what will happen next. But it would be regrettable if they were to take such action,&rdquo; a spokesman for Britain&rsquo;s Foreign and Commonwealth Office said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;We believe that it is important to maintain senior channels of communication and especially at times like these. It is only through dialogue that we can solve the problems we face.&rdquo; The sanctions targeting Iran&nbsp;s financial sector were unveiled Monday in coordinated announcements by the United States, Britain and Canada.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>France separately called for the West to freeze Iranian central bank assets and slap an embargo on Iranian oil. Britain, Canada and France have embassies in Tehran. The United States does not have a diplomatic mission, having closed its embassy after Islamic students took its diplomats hostage in 1979 following Iran&nbsp;s revolution. US interests are handled by the Swiss embassy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Russia has called the new sanctions illegal. China on Wednesday warned they would &ldquo;intensify confrontation&rdquo; between the West and Iran.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>China and Russia used their weight on the UN Security Council to block any possibility of the sanctions being more broadly imposed through a UN resolution.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ahmadinejad, speaking to a crowd east of Tehran, took a patronising tone with the countries imposing the sanctions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Iran&rsquo;s representative in OPEC, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, told ISNA news agency his country could &quot;adopt special stances&quot; in terms of using its vast oil exports as a political tool if &ldquo;emergencies and special situations demand.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pressure on Iran looked likely to be raised a notch on December 1, when EU foreign ministers were expected to announce additional sanctions on some 200 Iranian firms and individuals, according to diplomats.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Yemen president of 33 years to quit amid uprising

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yemen&rsquo;s authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down amid a fierce uprising to oust him after 33 years in power. The US and its powerful Gulf allies pressed for the deal, concerned that a security collapse in the impoverished Arab nation was allowing an active al-Qaida franchise to gain a firmer foothold.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Saleh is the fourth Arab leader toppled in the wave of Arab Spring uprisings this year, after longtime dictators fell in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. The deal gives Saleh immunity from prosecution contradicting a key demand of Yemen&rsquo;s opposition protesters.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Seated beside Saudi King Abdullah in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saleh signed the US-backed deal hammered out by his country&rsquo;s powerful Gulf Arab neighbors to transfer power within 30 days to his vice president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. That will be followed by early presidential elections within 90 days.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He was dressed smartly in a dark business suit with a matching striped tie and handkerchief, and he smiled as he signed the deal, then clapped his hands a few times. He then spoke for a few minutes to members of the Saudi royal families and international diplomats, promising his ruling party &ldquo;will be cooperative&rdquo; in working with a new unity government.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;This disagreement for the last 10 months has had a big impact on Yemen in the realms of culture, development, politics, which led to a threat to national unity and destroyed what has been built in past years,&rdquo; he said. Protesters camped out in a public square near Sanaa&nbsp;s university immediately rejected the deal, chanting, &ldquo;No immunity for the killer.&rdquo; They vowed to continued their protests.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Saleh has clung to power despite the daily mass protests calling for his ouster and a June assassination attempt that left him badly wounded and forced him to travel to Saudi Arabia for more than three months of hospital treatment. He was burned over much of his body and had shards of wood embedded in his chest by the explosion that ripped through his palace mosque as he prayed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Shortly before Saleh inked the agreement, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the president told him he will travel to New York for medical treatment after signing it. He didn&rsquo;t say when Saleh planned to arrive in New York, nor what treatment he would be seeking.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since February, tens of thousands of Yemenis have protested in cities and towns across the nation, calling for democracy and the fall of Saleh&rsquo;s regime. The uprising has led to a security collapse, with armed tribesmen battling security forces in different regions and al-Qaida-linked militants stepping up operations in the country&rsquo;s restive south.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For months, the US and other world powers pressured Saleh to agree to the power transfer proposal by the Gulf Cooperation Council, and he agreed then backed down several times before. All the while, the uprising raged, security and the economy deteriorated. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula grew more bold, even seizing some territory.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Even before the uprising began, Yemen was the poorest country in the Middle East, fractured and unstable with a government that had weak authority at best outside the capital Sanaa. Security is particularly bad in southern Yemen, where al-Qaida militants from one of the world&nbsp;s most active branches of the terror network have taken control of entire towns, using the turmoil to strengthen their position.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The nation of some 25 million people is of strategic value to the United States and its Gulf Arab allies, particularly Saudi Arabia. It sits close to the major Gulf oil fields and overlooks key shipping lanes in the Red and Arabian seas.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Saleh addressed the country&nbsp;s troubles without mentioning the demands of protesters who have filled squares across Yemen calling for his ouster, often facing deadly crackdowns from his security forces. He also struck out at those who strove to topple him, calling the protests the protests a &ldquo;coup&rdquo; and the bombing of his palace mosque that seriously wounded him in June &ldquo;a scandal.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Saleh said his ruling party will be &ldquo;among the principal participants&rdquo; in the proposed national unity government that is to be formed between his party and opposition parties, who also signed the deal.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Protests leaders have rejected the Gulf proposal from the beginning, saying it ignores their principle demands, which include instituting democratic reforms and putting Saleh on trial. They say the opposition political parties that signed the deal are compromised by their long association with Saleh&nbsp;s government.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sanaa protest organizer Walid al-Ammari said the deal &ldquo;does not serve the interests of Yemen.&rdquo;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;We will continue to protest in the streets and public squares until we achieve all the goals that we set to achieve,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The plan Saleh agreed to calls for a two-year transition period in which a national unity government will amend the constitution, work to restore security and hold a national dialogue on the country&nbsp;s future.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The unarmed protesters have held their ground with remarkable resilience, flocking to the streets of Sanaa and other Yemeni cities and towns to demand reforms and braving a violent crackdown by government forces that have killed hundreds.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Their uprising has at times been hijacked by Yemen&nbsp;s two traditional powers the tribes and the military further deepening the country&nbsp;s turmoil. Breakaway military units and tribal fighters have been battling in Sanaa with troops loyal to Saleh in fighting that has escalated in recent months.<br />&nbsp;</p>


Pakistan thump S Lanka in 5th ODI

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Skipper Misbah-ul Haq and Umar Akmal hit half centuries to help Pakistan upstage Sri Lanka by three wickets in the fifth and final day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Wednesday.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Misbah hit an attractive 66 while Akmal finished on an unbeaten 61 to help Pakistan made light work of the Sri Lankan total of 218-9 as they reached home in 47.2 overs to take the five-match series 4-1.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The victory, followed a 1-0 win in the three-Test series, lifted Pakistan to fifth in the International Cricket Council&nbsp;s one-day rankings.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Misbah added 62 for the third wicket with Younis Khan (34) after Pakistan lost openers Mohammad Hafeez (14) and Asad Shafiq (26) in a shaky start.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Even when leg-spinner Jeevan Mendis removed Younis and Shoaib Malik -- both trapped leg-before -- off successive deliveries, Misbah and Akmal made sure Pakistan finished on the winning side.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Misbah, who hit five fours during his 99-ball knock, found an able ally in Akmal, who helped his skipper add 84 for the fifth wicket before the Pakistan skipper miscued a reverse sweep off Mendis, who finished with 3-36.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Akmal, who hit eight boundaries during his fiery 60-ball knock, made sure Pakistan did not lose track by hitting the winning boudary.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Earlier, Kumar Sangakkara scored 78 and Angelo Mathews made 61 during their innings-repairing fifth-wicket stand of 118 before Sri Lanka faltered, with only a late-order batting fightback helping them to a competitive total.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sri Lanka were reduced to 46-4 after they decided to bat under overcast conditions that the Pakistani seam attack took full advantage of, grabbing four early wickets by the 11th over.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Paceman Sohail Tanvir, who took 4-34, had opener Upul Tharanga (three) and Dinesh Chandimal (seven) in his first spell, while Umar Gul accounted for Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan (12) -- all three caught behind the wicket.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First change Junaid Khan dismissed Chamara Silva (one) to leave the fight to Sangakkara and Mathews, who slowly built the innings against some quality pace and spin bowling.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sangakkara hit eight boundaries during his 99-ball knock -- his 67th one-day half-century -- before he miscalculated a drive off spinner Mohammad Hafeez and was caught at extra cover by Misbah-ul Haq.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mathews, who hit two boundaries and two sixes off 101 balls, was bowled round his legs by off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thisara Perera (25) added 34 runs for the eighth wicket with Seekkuge Prasanna, who made eight not out.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Pakistan, who won the first, third and fourth matches in the series, rested opener Imran Farhat, Aizaz Cheema and Sarfraz Ahmed to bring in Tanvir, Khan and Shafiq.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Sri Lanka were forced to bring in Silva for Mahela Jayawardene, who returned home due to a knee injury.<br /><br />&nbsp;</p>


Govt increase wheat price to Rs 1,050 per 40kg

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>A high level meeting held under the chair of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday. The meeting decided to increase wheat support price from Rs 950 to Rs 1,050 per 40 kilogram for the next year. Now the PASCO will purchase wheat at Rs 1,050 during the next procurement.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The meeting also decided to import one million tones of fertilizers to end the shortage. A committee will also be established to ensure the availability of fertilizers at control rates to the farmers. <br />&nbsp;</p>


KSE closes day with 133 points gain

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<p>&nbsp;</p><p>The market started the day with bullish trend. However, investors remained reluctant to invest due to political uncertainty and economic condition of the country. Selling pressure turned the market in to bearish trend and the index closed at 11,637 points with 133 points gain.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Trade volume remained at 30.35 million shares. <br /><br />&nbsp;</p>


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