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ISLAMABAD - In the wake of refusal by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to rejoin the cabinet, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has decided to delay the second phase of cabinet induction and has handed over the charge of surplus ministries to eight important cabinet ministers.
The decision was made after the government failed in persuading the MQM and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F to join the cabinet, a source privy to the development confided to Pakistan Today on Saturday. "The

LAHORE - The second match of the friendly series between Pakistan and Palestine will be played on Friday at Karachi's Peoples Sports Complex.
The match will be the fourth clash between the two teams. Karachi's football followers will get a chance to witness a FIFA-recognized international game after a lapse of more than five years.
The last time Karachi hosted an international match was on March 1, 2006, when Pakistan faced UAE in the 14th Asian Cup Qualifiers. Palestine

LAHORE - Tauseef Club and Khan Gymkhana qualified for the second round of the East Zone Cricket Championship, played at various grounds of the city. Tauseef Club beat Young Mughalpura Greeners by 61 runs at Wahdat Colony Ground, while Khan Gymkhana outplayed Service Colts by 121 runs at Jallo Ground.
Scores: At Wahdat Colony Ground: Tauseef Club 312/6 in 40 overs. Ibrar Baigh 80, Gulzar Ahmed 45(no), Waris Baigh 44, M Arif 42, Ismaeel Mudasar 24, Sami Ullah 21, Sher Baz 17. Irfan

LAHORE - Cantonment Gymkhana and Ghaziabad Sports moved into the second round of the East Zone Cricket Championship, being played at various grounds of the city.
In the first match at Race Course ground, Cantonment Gymkhana beat Mughalpura Greeners by 10 wickets. An all round performance by Faisal Rizwan brought Cantonment victory.
In the second match at Jallo ground, Ghaziabad Sports defeated Shafqat Rana Club by 67 runs.
Earlier, Golden Stars defeated Young Ghari

ISLAMABAD - The second wind energy pilot project has become operational in the federal capital after the installation of indigenously developed two kilowatt wind turbine at Daman-e-Koh on the Margalla hills. The wind energy vertical turbine designed by a local firm Associated Gas and Electric Company (AGECO) operates at the availability of wind in the range of 2.1 meters to seven meters per second against the maximum required range of 3.5 meters per second to generate 1.5 to two kw of

KARACHI - The residents of coastal areas continued their protest for the second consecutive day on Wednesday against massive deforestation of mangroves. Hundreds of fisherfolk, including women, carrying banners and placards, reached the ICI Flyover to take part in the protest march against mangrove deforestation.
Enraged youth activists chanted slogans for giving protection to their abodes, life and livelihoods. The protesters led by Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) chairperson

ALMATY - South Korean alpine skier Kim Sun Joo won her second gold medal at the Asian Winter Games here on Tuesday finishing with a time of one minute 10.83sec in the women's Super-G event.
"I'm pleased with my performance here both today and overall so far," the 25-year-old said. "I have a chance to secure a hat-trick here and I will do my best to win the Super Combined Friday." Lyudmila Fedotova of Kazakhstan won her second silver medal finishing second 0.5sec behind Kim, while

LAHORE - The second annual conference of Biologic AG of Four Brothers Group Pakistan will begin tomorrow in a local five star hotel. This three days conference will be attended by over 500 agricultural foreign and local experts from all over the country. The inaugural session of the conference will be presided over by Four Brothers Group Pakistan Chairman Jawed Saleem Qureshi.

CAIRO - Egyptian activists called for a second day of street action on Wednesday as authorities vowed to prevent further protests following huge anti-government rallies in which four people died. The pro-democracy youth group April 6 Movement, the driving force behind Tuesday's protests - the largest and most significant in Egypt since bread riots in 1977 - urged people to head back to Cairo's main square Wednesday.
"Everyone needs to head down to Tahrir Square to take over the

COMMENT - It was indeed a deplorable batting performance from Pakistan in the first ODI against New Zealand. On a pitch with bounce and offering movement, Pakistani batsmen looked perplexed and were bundled out for just 124 in just 37.3 overs a target which the hosts raced to in the 18th over.
After a more than reasonable batting effort in Tests, this poor show in the first game was pretty bad from Pakistan side.
Now for today's game in Queenstown Pakistan batsmen need to

LAHORE - Pakistan's top ladies tennis player Ushna Suhail has passed her second fitness test against Sara Mansoor and is only a step away from selection in Pakistan Fed Cup team.
The final selection will be made on January 27. The top three players of the trial matches will play in the Fed Cup against Thailand at Bangkok.
In her last trial-cum-fitness match, Ushna will take on the country's top ranked player Sara Mahboob, who herself missed the last couple of days of the

LAHORE - The Chief Minister Sports Cup 2010-11 phase II (Intermediate) Inter-District level competitions will start in nine divisions of Punjab. The competitions will start from January 21 to 26. The Chief Minister Cup Phase II Intermediate Division level competitions will be held from January 29 to February 1.

It will be all to play for on day four as New Zealand batsmen aim for quick runs while Pakistanis will be going for quick wickets.
The visitors started the day brightly losing only one wicket in the first two sessions. Azhar Ali went for 67 but from there on Younis Khan combined well with captain Misbah-ul-Haq to bolster Pakistan.
The experienced duo played with authority. Younis was more aggressive and gathered 10 boundaries,while Misbah held the forte at the other end.

MELBOURNE - Top seed Caroline Wozniacki battled into the second round of the Australian Open Monday while former champion Maria Sharapova overcame a nervous start against Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn. French Open champion Francesca Schiavone also survived a tough work-out against Spaniard Arantxa Parra Santonja as some of the tournament's leading lights made an unconvincing start.
Wozniacki, under pressure to claim a maiden Slam title to convince critics she is a deserving

KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has advised banks and Development Financial Institutions (DFI) to submit claims for second installment with respect to Fiscal Relief Package (FRP) of the government for textile sector beneficiaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Federal and Provincial Administered Tribal Areas.
The prime minister's fiscal relief package is envisaged to rehabilitate economic life in Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is the only political party of the country which has rendered sacrifices of its leaders and stalwarts for the cause of the nation.
PPP first chairman Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is the first in row, who accepted gallows but did not bow to the dictator, while his daughter Benazir Bhutto was also assassinated by a suicide bomber.
Salmaan Taseer is the second governor of the party, who has been assassinated. Earlier, Hayat Mohammad Khan

KHAHI, Khipro - A rapeseed-mustard flower in the vast scattered rapeseed-mustard crop near Khahi town in Sanghar district.
Winter is the rapeseed-mustard crop season and after cotton which is major crop of Sanghar district and the cotton crop at national level contributes more than 60 percent of the domestic production of oilseed production and after cotton the rapeseed-mustard is the second important crop contributing more than 17 percent to domestic oilseed production.