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LAHORE - Cricket or fashion? It's no contest in Lahore - cricket has bowled all the model-maidens over. The second day of Pakistan Sunsilk Fashion Week was cancelled because of the Cricket World Cup semi-finals match between Pakistan and India.
The crucial game, nicknamed 'clash of the titans' struck a body-blow to the city's premier fashion event. On the same day, six of Pakistan's leading designers were due to present their luxury ready-to-wear collections on the Lahore

MOHALI - The only positive fallout of the Cricket World Cup semi-final between Pakistan and India in Mohali on Wednesday was Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh's pledge to rebuild ties shattered after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
The two prime ministers watched the match together from the stands. Before the game, they stood side by side for the national anthems before heading on to the pitch at the stadium to shake hands with players from

LAHORE - As the nation is gripped in cricket frenzy, Mobilink rewarded 30 cricket enthusiasts with a round trip to Sri Lanka. The winners are from across Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Sahiwal, Sehwan, Swabi, Okara, Nowshera, Multan, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Charsadda and Jhelum. They will fly to Colombo with all the expenses paid for the trip.
Of the 30 winners, 25 won the competition under the Jazz umbrella through the SMS Cricket Quiz competition while the

LAHORE - The excitement and euphoria for the mother of all the cricket battles has touched its peak, with every single person, young or old, waiting for the momentous clash.
Billions have been put on stake, and one of Pakistan's senior federal ministers has warned the Pakistan team against any match fixing, just days before the clash. Although the minister apologized to Afridi, the comments certainly added to the pressure on the team.
One wonders how a team - which nowhere

ISLAMABAD - Former president Pervez Musharraf has warned against any undue optimism over Pakistan-India cricket diplomacy, but nonetheless praised Gilani-Manmohan meeting over the Mohali match.
Talking to an Indian TV channel, he said cricket diplomacy did not mean that all issues could or would automatically be resolved. "However, things can take turn for better," he said. He declared Manmohan Singh's invitation a step in the right direction.
The former president declared

LAHORE - Local Christian community resort to religion as the excitement of the mighty semi-final reaches its climax at Mohali today. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Shareef offered special Nafl for the team and praying for victory, the Christian community tends to stand side by side praying for the same cause.
Cricket is in the air, everyone is trying to support their home team in their own little way. While the Muslims community are offering special prays after Jumma, the

LAHORE - Lahore is all set to give a deserted look today (Wednesday), as the entire nation will be glued to their TVs for witnessing the World Cup semifinal between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. Cricket mania has reached its peak, as citizens have finalised their plans to witness the clash of the titans.
Half-day holidays have been announced in various private-sector offices of the city. Along with the battle on the ground of Mohali, media hype could also be witnessed on both

MOHALI - Anyone who believes cricket is just a game is likely to have their opinion altered when India and Pakistan meet for a World Cup semi-final in the border state of Punjab on Wednesday. Fixtures between the two nations always engender huge passion amongst both sets of supporters. With the prize of a place in the World Cup final at stake, a fever-pitch mood is expected with the 30,000 capacity Punjab Cricket Assoiation (PCA) Stadium sold out days ago for the crunch clash. The

KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has appealed to the nation to offer special prayers for the Pakistani cricket team's victory in the Cricket World Cup semi final in Mohali, India.
In a statement issued from London on Monday, he appealed to the Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis and the followers of other religions to pray for the victory of their national team in their respective places of worship.
He hoped that the Pakistani flag will fly

LAHORE - Lahoris are all set to witness the battle between the traditional rivals in cricket, Pakistan and India, as various communities have arranged for the big screens for match viewing.
The trend of watching the match on the big screens have been attracting people from all walks of life and classes, as the match screening is being organised in the posh areas of city and relatively lesser posh areas alike. Citizens are excited, to say the least to view tomorrow's match, and

LAHORE - A news which has been continuously striking the Indian media is, "Semi-final between India and Pakistan on Mohali is fixed. According to a report from Gupta, an income tax officer, bets of billions of rupees have been placed on the Indian team so India must lose." Some Indian news channels comment that this news could not be wrong because the Indian income tax commissioner was claiming that the match was fixed. They report that since millions of dollars have been betted, so

NEW DELHI - India and Pakistani officials began their first formal peace talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks in a meeting pushed into the background by the decision of their leaders to meet during a World Cup cricket match between the two countries.
The two home secretaries, the top civil servants in charge of security issues, met in New Delhi to repair relations between nuclear rivals broken off after the Mumbai attacks when Pakistani militants killed 166 people in a three-day

MELBOURNE - Australian speedster Shaun Tait has retired from one-day cricket to concentrate on Twenty20 and preserve his career, the fast bowler said in a statement on Monday.
Tait, who took 11 wickets in seven matches during the ongoing World Cup in the sub-continent, said playing the format year-round for the national team and state side South Australia was taking a toll on his body.
"This is not a decision I have taken lightly but I believe it is one that will help me

KARACHI - Cricket diplomacy can open new avenues of composite dialogue between Pakistan and India, Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday.
"A peaceful solution to disputed matters between the two countries is not only the need of Pakistan, but of the entire region," she said while addressing a press conference at a hotel. The federal minister said that trade ties also would also strengthen between Pakistan and India and help them engage in

LAHORE - The cricket mania has swept way the Jashan-e-Baharan held regularly every year under the aegis of the Pakistan Horticulture Authority (PHA), leaving no option for the Punjab government but to cancel the event in all but name.
"The Punjab government has not made the official announcement to cancel the traditional spring festival to avoid massive criticism by public," a senior PHA official told Pakistan Today. "The simmering obsession around the Cricket World Cup 2011

LAHORE - The semi-final between Pakistan and India is being taken very seriously by the locals of the metropolis. Forwarded messages which include jokes, mild conspiracies reservations and religious tips for the match are being sent to one and other.
Yes, this is the same match which was being discussed by everyone even before the World Cup series had started, Pakistan versus India and adding to the excitement the life long rivals are meeting in a very crucial game, its the semi

ISLAMABAD - In a major diplomatic initiative, India invited President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday to watch the Cricket World Cup semi-final match between Pakistan and India in Mohali on March 30, with Islamabad confirming the invitation.
A source saying that one of the two leaders, most probably the prime minister, would take the opportunity to meet his Indian counterpart and informally exchange views on the recently resumed full-spectrum