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KARACHI - Positive economic fronts including wheat export of around $2 billion, privatisation of key public entities owing to enough liquidity in the international market, gain of US support in the shape of $1.5 billion Kerry-Lugar grant and IMF's assistance would not let the country face an oil shock, similar to 2008, when oil prices rose to an all time high of $147 per barrel, taking a toll on Pakistan's economy.
Similarly, unlike 2008, it expected that the local bourse would

SEPANG - Britain's Lewis Hamilton said he would "take it on the chin" Sunday after slipping from second to seventh in the Malaysian Grand Prix following a rash of problems. The 2008 champion made a good start from the front row of the grid, but was passed in turns one and two of the opening lap by Renault's German driver Nick Heidfeld.
The McLaren driver, strongly tipped for a move to Red Bull, fought back but his charge was smothered by a slow pit-stop and a poor set of tyres,

LAHORE - "Sister of a Tory, rich twat and according to some, more socialite than socialist, I know some NS readers will be irked. Judge the issue, not me." So wrote - on Twitter - Jemima Khan, heiress, campaigner, occasional writer and now political interviewer. Call her anything in fact, just not a socialite.
"It's such a lazy way for journalists to undermine me," she says, according to a report in The Guardian. Jemima's latest contribution to journalism came when she not only

CHARLESTON - World number one Caroline Wozniacki defeated Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to set up a final meeting with Russian Elena Vesnina at the Family Circle Cup.
Dane Wozniacki broke eighth-ranked Jankovic five times but also suffered three breaks of serve herself in a hard-fought encounter that lasted one hour 47 minutes.
Wozniacki is seeking her third tournament victory of the year after title triumphs at Indian Wells and Dubai.
Vesnina, ranked

SANAA - Tens of thousands of demonstrators for and against embattled Yemeni Pesident Ali Abdullah Saleh rallied on Friday, with no resolution in sight after weeks of inconclusive talks amid mounting clashes. The US and Gulf Arab countries including Yemen's key financial backer, Saudi Arabia, appear ready to push aside a long-time ally against al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing to avoid a chaotic collapse of the poorest Arab state.
"Saleh's options are gone. The Gulf initiative must

ISLAMABAD - The government, the 18th Amendment Implementation Commission and the Inter-Provincial Coordination Ministry have so far failed to devise a mechanism to settle previous years' audit objections of the devolved ministries and their attached departments.
Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) fear that legal and technical hitches in the process may cause a loss of billions to the national exchequer unless the mechanism is devised in time. Like many other

BARCELONA - Barcelona took a decisive step towards winning the Spanish league for the third consecutive time at the weekend and now turn their attention to the Champions League where they face Shakhtar Donetsk. Coach Pep Guardiola has overseen a remarkable run of success since taking over at the Nou Camp in the summer of 2008 and now Bar

MIAMI - Novak Djokovic's remarkable run continued Friday as he steamed into the final of the ATP's Miami Masters 1000, where he will face world number one Rafael Nadal. Djokovic reached his fourth final in as many tournaments this year with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over American Mardy Fish.
Nadal, meanwhile, notched a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer, now ranked third in the world. Nadal, who is seeking his first Miami title, was rarely

LAHORE - Pakistan will face off with New Zealand in the opening match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament on May 5 at Ipoh in Malaysia. Seven teams including Australia, England, South Korea, New Zealand, Pakistan, India and hosts Malaysia will feature in the event, whose final will be played on May 15, according to a spokesman for the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

KARACHI - Karachi Administrator Fazlur Rehman warned dairy farmers on Friday that strict action would be taken against them under the Maintenance of Public Order if they are found involved in hoarding milk to increase the commodity's prices.
He was addressing a meeting of EDOs at the DCO Camp Office cancelling his remaining medical leave and reassuming his post.
"All buffalo farms established on government land will be removed and measures have been taken to arrest milk

NEW DELHI - India will bank on the stroke-makers while Pakistan will pin hopes on their bowlers in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday which has gripped the sub-continent's imagination. Cricket fever will hit crescendo when the neighbours, who have fought three wars since their 1947 independence, meet in Mohali with the dreams of two cricket-crazy nations resting on their shoulders. Watching them from the stands would be Prime Ministers of both the countries, along with a large

KARACHI - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sindh Secretary-General Taj Haider is ready and willing to appear before the Supreme Court (SC) on contempt of court proceedings.
The SC on Saturday took notice of a press conference organised by PPP-Sindh in connection with a verdict of the apex court regarding former National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chief Deedar Hussain Shah. Issuing contempt notices to Haider and another PPP-Sindh leader, Sharjeel Inam Memon, the court also sought

LAHORE - Guard Group has qualified for the main final of the Spring Polo Cup 2011. They will take on Newage Cables on Sunday, while Pony Express will face PESSI in the subsidiary final. On Friday, Newage Cables defeated PESSI 9-6, while Guard Group crushed Pony Express 9-1.
Shah Shamyl Alam produced a brilliant performance, while Taimur Mawaz Khan and Adnan Jalil Azam supported him with two and one goals, respectively. The losing side got their goals through Sufi Muhammad Aamir,

LAHORE - Chinese Taipei coach Lo Chih-Tsung will field a full strength side against Pakistan when both the teams face each other in the fourth AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers today at MBJP Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It will be third and final match for both the teams. Lo has included both the palyers who scored against Pakistan in previous editions of this tournament. Lo Chih-an acored against Pakistan in the 2008 edition at Chungshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei when they lost 1-2 to

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss believes spin king Muttiah Muralitharan will be fit to face England in Saturday's World Cup quarter-finals. The 38-year- old off-spinner -- who has a world record 530 one-day wickets -- pulled his hamstring in the Group A match against New Zealand and had shortened nets on Wednesday. But Bayliss said Muralitharan will play on Saturday. "Murali did bowl for some 20 minutes today.
We are very confident that he will play and I think he's

LAHORE - Final examinations of class nine started from Monday but students continued to face problems including load shedding of 10 hours, Pakistan Today has learnt. Students are still facing problems because of the online system and parents and students are still visiting the offices of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) to rectify the problems in the roll number slips. Students claim that with advent of summers, they will face extreme problems during the exams.

ISLAMABAD - The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) termed Pakistan as one of the most "water-stressed" countries in the world, likely to face an acute water shortage over the next five years because of a lack of water for irrigation, industry and domestic consumption.
Water supply in Pakistan fell from 5,000 cubic metres per capita to 1,000 cubic metres in 2010, and might further decrease to 800 cubic metres per capita by 2020, said the WB report. The Falkenmark