Cricket : West Indies win toss, elects to bat in first test against Pakistan

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss Thursday and chose to bat first in the opening test against Pakistan at National Stadium.

Pakistan’s nuclear plants functioning safe in accordance with IAEA regulations

Chashma, Punjab : Pakistan’s nuclear power plants are functioning in accordance under safety regulations of International Atomic Energy Agency, says Chairman, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Dr Ansar Pervaiz.

Pakistan, Russia vow to increase trade, investment, joint projects

Moscow : Russia and Pakistan Thursday vowed to increase trade, investment, pursue joint projects in energy, infrastructure development, metal industry, agriculture.

Pakistani mountaineer climbs Mt. Everest

Islamabad : Hassan Sadpara, a Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer, reached the summit of the world's tallest peak Mount Everest Wednesday, it was reported here.

Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador to protest over Osama bin Laden operation

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan on Thursday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Islamabad to protest the violation of national sovereignty through the operation conducted by U.S. forces in the country's northwestern city of Abbottabad, officials and local media said.

Lahore High Court verdict says President Zardari must stop political activities

Lahore : The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday asked Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to stop taking part in political activities.

Cricket: Zulqarnain Haider comes out of retirement

Karachi : Zulqarnain Haider is hoping that an angry Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will forgive him for deserting the national team and will recall him for duty after the controversial wicketkeeper Thursday reversed his decision to retire from international cricket.

Cricket: I crushed player power : PCB chief Ijaz Butt

KARACHI – Pakistan's cricket chief Ijaz Butt claims to have "crushed" players' power on the national team, according to an interview published on Thursday, despite a new row between the coach and captain.

US owes us 3.5 billion dollars: Pak defence

Islamabad : Pakistan's defence authorities have informed a parliamentary committee that the United States owes about 3.5 billion dollars from the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Afghanistan.

Hockey : Azlan Shah Cup: Pakistan beat India 3-1

Ipoh (Malaysia) : Pakistan came back from a goal down to beat India 3-1 in the Azlan Shah hockey tournament here Wednesday.

Supreme Court issues notice on Indian in Pakistani jail

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking steps for the release of Sarabjit Singh, who is in a jail in Pakistan facing death sentence.

Rebels: Moammar Gadhafi forces pushed back from Misrata

TRIPOLI, Libya – Pressing to break a two-month siege, rebels in the port city of Misrata said they had captured the local airport and pushed Moammar Gadhafi's forces ever further from the city's western outskirts.

Syrian tanks shell towns, at least 19 killed

AMMAN  – Syrian tanks shelled residential areas in two towns and at least 19 people were killed across the country, rights campaigners said, as President Bashar al-Assad's forces fought to crush a seven-week uprising.

4 killed in Peshawar

PESHAWAR : Four people killed in different incidents of firing and traffic accidents here Wednesday.

6 killed, 10 injured in various parts of Balochistan

QUETTA : Various incidents of firing and traffic accidents in different parts of Balochistan including Quetta in last 24 hours, killed at least six persons including a woman. Ten persons are said to be injured in these incidents.

No case in world treated as ZAB case: CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said during the hearing of presidential reference that any case of the world did not treated as Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case was treated, adding that we are hearing this case to compensate injustice of marshal-law era.

Nawaz Sharif asks Govt. to set up judicial commission headed by CJ to probe Abbotabad incident

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz rejected the committee announced by Prime Minister headed by Gen Javed Iqbal for probing the Abbotabad incident, in which the US forces had killed Osama bin Laden.

Armed Forces of Pak unassailable: CJCSC General Khalid Shameem

Quetta: General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee said that the Defense Forces of Pakistan are well equipped, highly motivated and fully capable to all dimensions of conventional and unconventional threat posed to security and integrity of the mother land.

President Zardari approves regularization of 19 Additional judges

ISLAMABAD: Acting upon Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s advice, President Asif Ali Zardari has approved regularization of 19 additional judges.