Cricket World Cup 2011: Zimbabwe wins toss, bats first against Pakistan

Zimbabwe moved shakily to 29/3 against Pakistan in the World Cup Group A match at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy on Monday.

9th over: Craig Ervine plays a good drive through mid-wicket for three runs off Wahab Riaz as Zimbabwe moves to 29/3. Ervine is on eight and Tatenda Taibu on eleven. The fast bowlers are looking threatening and have generally used the helpful conditions beautifully.

Cricket World Cup 2011: Saeed Ajmal wants a crack at Aussies in World Cup

KARACHI: Pakistan's off-spinner Saeed Ajmal wants a crack at the Australians in the 2011 World Cup to avenge the thrashing he got at their hands in the ICC Twenty20 World Championships last year in the West Indies.

"I have forgotten the mauling I got at the hands of Mike Hussey because if I kept that in my mind I would never be able to play cricket. But I definitely want a shot at the Australians in this World Cup to even things," Ajmal said in Pallekele.

Cricket World Cup 2011: Ian Chappell hopes Pakistan will trouble Australia

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Ian Chappell, the former Australia captain, wants Pakistan to shine against the Aussies in their final World Cup Pool A game at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium on March 19.

It’s not because Chappell is a huge Pakistan supporter. He just wants Australia to get a good work-out before they play in the knock-out stages of the tournament.

India arrest 7 Pakistani fishermen, seize their boat

Jamnagar -  Indian Coast Guards have arrested seven Pakistani fishermen, and seized their boat near Jhakhau area in the Arabian sea on the west coast of Kutch district, officials said on Sunday.

Raymond Davis issue: Govt. will not take negative step, Yousuf Raza Gilani

Multan - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Sunday that his government will not take any negative step on Raymond Davis issue which could tarnish image of country in the world.
“We are not less patriotic than others on the issue of Raymond,” he said while talking to media men after inauguration of 132KV grid station at WAPDA Town built at an estimated cost of Rs.320 million.

Naveed Qamar says ‘No deadline for ending power crisis’

Multan -  “I can’t repeat the past mistake of giving deadline for ending power load shedding  however I would try my best to minimize it,” federal minister for water and power Naveed Qamar said. “There will be less load-shedding during the coming summer as compared to last year,”

Cricket World Cup 2011: Ramiz Raja believes Asian team would win World Cup

Karachi, March 13 (PPI): Former Pakistan cricket team captain Ramiz Raja has predicted that an Asian team will win the 2011 World Cup.“There was a time when Asian teams didn’t have the sort of quality that was needed to go all the way, especially in a major event like the World Cup.

No consultation before SC’s detailed verdict, Chaudhry Nisar

Islamabad - Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar said on Sunday that consultation on the appointment of Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cannot be held until the issuance of detailed verdict by the Supreme Court on the removal of Justice (R) Deedar Hussain Shah

Pak Senate Foreign Relations committee calls on President Hamid Karzai

Islamabad- Pakistan Senate Foreign Relations committee under the chairmanship of Senator Salim Saifullah Khan during its three day visit called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rasoul, and Chairman High Peace Council Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul on Sunday, and discussed bilateral relations.

PML-N leader Ghous Ali Shah says strike in Sindh was unlawful

Shikarpur -  There is no any person above the law and it was the constitutional, moral, legal, democratic and national obligation to honor and accept all legal decisions of the Courtsof Law. Therefore there was no need to make comments over the decision of Supreme Court of Pakistan, former Sindh Chief Minister and PML-N’s central leader Syed Ghous Ali Shah said.

Two gunned down in Karachi

KARACHI - Two people were gunned down when unidentified armed men opened fire in Sakhi Hassan area in the limits of Shahrah-e-Noor Jehan Police station on Monday,