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CHITTAGONG - Bangladesh made short work of their Dutch opponents in a Group B match to keep their World Cup quarter-final hopes very much alive on Monday but England will not be amused. The six-wicket victory at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium catapulted the co-hosts to the fourth place in the group, leapfrogging England, with six points from five matches. Bangladesh face South Africa in their final group assignment on Saturday but could be assured of a quarter-final berth even

ISLAMABAD - In a dramatic development, former chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has turned down the government's offer to become federal ombudsman and has decided to jump into the political arena instead as his two-year mandatory ban ends on March 21.
A close aide of the retired top judge told Pakistan Today that Dogar was all set to make his political ambitions public at a press conference to be held in the federal capital soon after his mandatory ban on entering politics ended

WASHINGTON - US State department spokesman PJ Crowley is resigning fromhis post, the department said on Sunday. After reports that Crowley had called "stupid", the Pentagon's treatment of a US soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website.
"It is with regret that I have accepted the resignation of Philip J Crowley as Public Affairs Assistant State Secretary," said State Secretary Hillary Clinton. "Given the impact of my remarks, for which I

LAHORE - Malik Muhammad Sarwar, 50, a resident of Bhagatpura, was gunned down by his son Shahbaz for divorcing his mother, in the Shadbagh Police precincts on Sunday. The police said Sarwar ran a cotton shop and had two sons, Shahbaz and Shahzad.
The police added that Sarwar's elder son Shahbaz nursed a grudge against his father as he had disowned him from property over domestic disagreements, and also had divorced Shahbaz's mother. Police said that on Sunday, Shahbaz got

KARACHI - A shutter-down strike was observed in almost all cities and towns of Sindh on Friday in response to a strike call by the PPP to protest the SC's verdict declaring NAB Chairman Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah's appointment illegal.
A partial strike was observed in Karachi, as shops remained closed in many areas of the city - mostly Sindhi and Baloch-dominated areas - including Lyari, Shanti Nagar, Sachal Goth, Malir and Gulshan-e-Hadeed, and public transport was scarce.

LAHORE - Master Paints suffered their first defeat of the Bank Alfalah National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2011 on Friday when defending champions Colony Sugar secured victory through a golden goal. Despite the defeat, Masters lead the rostrum with a better goal average than Colony Sugar, who are placed second.
Master Paints and Colony Sugar remained even at 10-all at the end of five chukkers, and it was Shah Qublai Alam who lofted the ball home for Colony

HYDERABAD - Police fired tear gas on Thursday at protesters demanding a separate state in southern India, a campaign that could potentially hurt the stability of the governing coalition already struggling with graft scandals. Businesses were shut in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state and where global firms including Microsoft and Google have their main India offices, as thousands of protesters, including lawmakers, students and local govt officials, took to the streets.

KARACHI - Four people were gunned down in separate incidents across Orangi Town on Wednesday, Pakistan Today has learnt. Police said that two friends - Muhammad Yaqoob, 42, and Ziaur Rehman - were passing through Qaddafi Chowk in Mominabad when four men on two motorcycles opened fire at them. Both friends died on the spot and their bodies were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) before handing them over to the heirs, the law enforcers added. SHO Imtiaz Niazi said that

LAHORE - The recent floods in Pakistan have been blamed on the deforestation in the Northern Areas. However, experts say that floods are only one aspect of the problem, because the less the number of trees the more effect global warming will have on Pakistan. But on a further micro level, the importance of trees is not being promoted by the government. Ironically while the government's forest department puts up banners that encourage tree plantation, in an unprecedented move some of

NEW DELHI - Canada overcame some early jitters with the bat to eventually win the battle of the associates by beating Kenya by five wickets and register their first win in the World Cup on Monday at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Right-handed batsman Jimmy Hansra (70) and captain Ashish Bagai (64 not out) stitched together a 132-run partnership for the fourth wicket that sealed the Group A match for the North Americans. The duo consolidated hard after Canada were reduced to 48 for three and

ISLAMABAD - Refusing Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman's request for the immediate revival of the defunct Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) told Fazl on Saturday that the matter would be decided once elections were announced.
"JI chief Munawwar Hassan told Fazl that MMA is basically an electoral alliance of religious parties and the decision regarding its revival will be taken once new elections are announced, either mid-term or

ISLAMABAD - All political parties, including the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP), demanded on Friday that Interior Minister Rehman Malik resign for not providing adequate security to slain Minorities Affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti.
Malik, however, refused to resign and accept responsibility, saying that no such precedence existed as hundreds of people were killed in a number of terrorist attacks in Punjab but no one had resigned. It was not only the opposition parties that

LAHORE - Low gas pressure continued to irk consumers in the city on Friday. Annoyed by the continuing gas crisis, Gawalmandi residents staged a protest against the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Company Limited (SNGPL) in front of Lahore Press Club yesterday.
Protesters, holding placards, chanted slogans against SNGPL management. They blocked the road for sometime which resulted in a traffic jam. Irate gas consumers said they were facing problems in cooking food owing to low gas

KARACHI - A Dawat-e-Islami imam was killed in Surjani Town on Wednesday. Unidentified men opened fire on Dawat-e-Islami Surjani Circle imam Abdur Razzaq, 30, inside a madressa in Ahmed Brohi Goth of Taiser Town. His body was shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH). The victim was possibly killed over a family dispute.
BODIES FOUND: A man's bullet-riddled body was found near Rab Medical Store in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The body of Muhammad Ehtisham, 45, was shifted to ASH.

THE REALITY CHECK - After an inspiring win over hosts Sri Lanka, Pakistan will take on the unfancied Canada in Colombo today. It was a good win for Shahid Afridi and his team. The win would have boosted the confidence of experienced players like Shoaib Akhtar, Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan. Canada might not pose any serious threat to the Pakistanis especially after their far-from-impressive show against Sri Lanka as well as Zimbabwe earlier in the tournament.
Yet Pakistan should

COLOMBO - History-making Lasith Malinga played down his landmark second World Cup hat-trick, insisting that his famous four wickets in four balls against South Africa in 2007 was a greater achievement.
The 27-year-old seamer's trademark collection of yorkers and toe-crushers helped him to a career-best 6-38 as Sri Lanka beat Kenya by nine wickets on Tuesday to put his team back on top of World Cup Group A. "It gave me a lot of heart to overcome my injury and get back. Hopefully I

LONDON - Frank Lampard breathed fresh life into the Premier League title race as the Chelsea midfielder's controversial late penalty clinched a 2-1 victory over leaders Manchester United on Tuesday. Lampard's dramatic winner came after referee Martin Atkinson ruled that United defender Chris Smalling had brought down Chelsea substitute Yuri Zhirkov with 10 minutes to go at Stamford Bridge.
It was a hammer blow for United, who suffered just their second league defeat this season