Karachi, May 8 (IANS) Worried about poor fielding performance in the ongoing World Twenty20, Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has decided to set up an academy to train youngsters become quality fielders.
Pakistan's fielding nightmare began during the disastrous tour of Australia earlier this year and touched a new low when
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Washington, May 8 (IANS) Americans like Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani origin suspect in the failed Times Square bombing, who help terrorists could have their citizenship revoked under a bill introduced this week in Congress.
The proposed Terrorist Expatriation Act would authorise the State Department to revoke citizenship of anyone who supports
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The day after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani decided on initiating greater official interactions between the two countries while conversing in Thimphu, the Americans and the British were among the Western nations which issued warnings on fresh terrorist attacks on India.
Clearly, even as
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Washington, May 8 (IANS) Pakistan still sees India as its major thereat even as it has stepped up action against militants realising the 'very existential threat' posed by the Pakistani Taliban and some of its allies, according to a top US general.
'India is still seen as the major state-based threat,'
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Washington, May 8 (IANS) The United States has not ruled out a connection between two Pakistani Americans, key Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley and failed Times square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad, as it probes all angles of the case.
'Well, it could be - there have been multiple plots that
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Washington, May 8 (IANS) The United States has finally warned Pakistan that if a terror operation like the Times Square bombing attempt were to be successful and traced back to the country, 'there would be very severe consequences'.
The blunt warning came from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton who acknowledged
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Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday emphasised the need for resolving outstanding issues with India, saying that dialogue is indispensable for durable peace and stability in the region.
During their meeting on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Thimphu, Bhutan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) There seems to be no end to controversies surrounding Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik. Now the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has banned his entry into Gymkhana Cricket Grounds here.
HCA joint secretary D.S. Chalapathi confirmed to IANS Friday that Malik, who has been banned by Pakistan Cricket Board
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Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) China will give Pakistan $180 million for enhancing the capacity of its law enforcers, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said during a visit to Beijing Friday.
Malik was given the assurance during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Meng Chiang, Online news agency reported.
The meeting was held in
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Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Five separatist guerrillas and two Indian soldiers were killed in heavy fighting in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said Friday.
The deaths took place late Thursday during a joint operation by the army and police in Sheikhpora's forest, some 80 km from
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