Pakistani president travels to Dubai for tests

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak after trilateral talks at the White House May 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson, Getty …

Written on December 7, 2011 | Posted in 2009, Pakistan, US, Zardari, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Candles, tears, cries at Ashur blast site

KARACHI: Amid tears and cries, candles were lit in the memory of 2009 Ashur blast victims in Karachi at the unfort

Written on December 5, 2011 | Posted in 2009, News, Politics, UN, karachi | Leave a comment

Pakistani Taliban splintering into factions

FILE – In this this Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, is seen in Sararogha of the Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. The toxic …

Written on December 4, 2011 | Posted in 2009, Pakistan, afghan, afghanistan, ban, taliban, unlmitie, uth | Leave a comment

Al Qaeda Claims to Be Holding U.S. Hostage in Pakistan

Jan. 6, 2009: This image provided by Mike Redwood shows Warren Weinstein in England. Weinstein was abducted by gunmen early Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, from his home in Lahore, Pakistan. A Pakistani …

Written on December 2, 2011 | Posted in 2009, 2011, Pakistan, UN, War, england, lahore, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Beyond the Test World: Tucker targets World T20

Since their appearance at the 2007 World Cup, Bermuda cricket has slipped backwards. They failed to qualify for the 2011 World Cup and lost their ODI status. They are now joint bottom of ICC World Cricket League Division 2. They are preparing for the start of the qualifying campaign for the 2012 World T20 in Sri Lanka but face a tough task as only two teams will win a place in the main tournament. Janeiro Tucker has come out of retirement after quitting international cricket in 2009 due to a…

Written on November 30, 2011 | Posted in 2009, 2011, 2011 World Cup, Cricket, ICC World Cricket League, ISI, International, Sports, US, War, World Cricket League, World Cup, bermuda, icc, t20, teams | Leave a comment

Many Pakistan-controlled Kashmir residents view autonomy status as 'illusion'

An area of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir might have been given limited autonomy in 2009 and hailed as a successful model for the disputed region, but many of its residents still believe that autonomy th

Written on November 29, 2011 | Posted in 2009, Pakistan, kashmir, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Pakistan gets ready for the short game after Test and ODI wins

ABU DHABI // Misbah-ul-Haq hopes his team improve their record in the shortest form of the game with a win over Sri Lanka in a Twenty20 tonight at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. Pakistan, the 2009 …

Written on November 24, 2011 | Posted in 2009, Cricket, Pakistan, ad, dha, twenty20, unlmitie | Leave a comment

Shoaib Akhtar career timeline

COLOMBO: Shoaib Akhtar’’s career timeline after the Pakistan pace bowler on Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket after the World Cup. 1996 Removed from the team for the Sahara Cup against India in Canada on grounds of indiscipline. 1997 Akhtar makes his Test debut against the West Indies in November at his home ground in Rawalpindi, taking two wickets. February 1999 Akhtar dismisses Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid off successive deliveries in the Calcutta Test, which Pakistan win to lift the Asian Test championship. Earns nickname of “Rawalpindi Express” December 1999 Akhtar’’s action called for the first time, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) allows him to carry as only his bouncer causes concerns. March 2000 Banned for one ODI and fined for reaching team hotel late in Pakistan 2001 Akhtar’’s action called for second time after taking five wickets in New Zealand. November 2001 Action called for third time in Sharjah, after which Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) carries out examination at University of Western Australia which concludes his action is result of “unique physical characteristics” which form basis of him being cleared to continue. November 2002 Reprimanded for ball-tampering and banned for one ODI after throwing water bottle at a spectator in Zimbabwe. May 2003 Banned for two ODIs and fined 75 percent of match fee for ball-tampering during a tri-series in Sri Lanka March 2003 Akhtar bowled at 100mph in Pakistan’’s match against England at Cape Town, becoming the first bowler in the history of the game to break the 100mph barrier. October 2003 Banned for one Test and two ODIs for abusing Paul Adams in the first Test against South Africa, after taking eight wickets in the match to help Pakistan win. In second Test against New Zealand, helps Pakistan win with seven-wicket burst (11 in the match). March 2004 Akhtar accused of feigning injury after Pakistan lost Test series to archrivals India 2-1. October 2006 Akhtar and Mohammad Asif test positive for banned steroid nandrolone. Akhtar banned for two years and Asif for one year, bans which were lifted on appeal. September 2007 Akhtar hits Asif with a bat, two days before the World Twenty20 in South Africa. A month later the PCB fine and ban him for 13 one-day matches January 2008 Excluded from list of central contracts. A fuming Akhtar criticises the PCB. A disciplinary committee bans him for five years. Punishment reduced to 18 months on appeal, but fine imposed May 2009 PCB drop him from World Twenty20 squad. January 2011 Selected in Pakistan’’s World Cup squad, despite coach Waqar Younis saying he is not 100 percent fit. March 2011 Akhtar announces he will retire after the World Cup. (AFP)

Written on March 17, 2011 | Posted in 2009, 2011, Canada, Cricket, IPL, International, ODIs, Pakistan, Sports, UN, US, World Cup, ad, africa, australia, ban, banned, call, england, icc, india, live, new zealand, twenty20, uth, west indies, zimbabwe | Leave a comment

We’ve no fear playing in India: Afridi

COLOMBO: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi denied on Wednesday that he feared playing a World Cup quarter-final in India, insisting a potential clash between the two neighbours can help ease strained relations. “I have never said anything along the lines that we don”t want to go to India. I never said that,” said Afridi, hitting back at media reports that Pakistan wants to avoid playing their last-eight game in India. “We are here to play the World Cup, so wherever we have to play we will go and we have no fears over going to India,” said Afridi of the possibility of a mouth-watering quarter-final against their South Asian rivals at Ahmedabad. “I think a cricket match has always brought the people of both countries together and has the capacity to improve the relations between the two,” said Afridi. The relationship between the nuclear rivals has been at breaking point since the terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008, which New Delhi blamed on extremists based in Pakistan. Those attacks also forced India to stall bi-lateral cricket series with Pakistan, although both countries played against each other in the Champions Trophy in South Africa in 2009. Afridi said he and his team-mates have always enjoyed playing cricket in India. “I have always enjoyed cricket in India, never enjoyed anywhere more than in India, I get maximum enjoyment there,” said Afridi, whose first Test century came at Chennai in 1999. He also hit one-day cricket’’s fourth fastest century off just 45 balls, against India at Kanpur in 2005. Pakistan have eight points from their five matches and could top Group A if they beat defending champions Australia in their last match on Saturday. Afridi says his team fear no opposition. “The kind of cricket we are playing we fear no venue and no opposition, so India in India, and Australia in the last group match are no problems,” said Afridi, who played down threats from extremists groups in India. “What ever is the response, we will get to know it when we go there because we will be going there after a long time,” said Afridi. “We have played in India in worse situations,” added Afridi, referring to Pakistan’’s tour in 1999 where Hindu militants dug up the pitch in New Delhi. “For both teams, the pressure is always there and whoever handles the pressure wins the match. But before that we have an important match against Australia and I think we have the capacity to beat them,” said Afridi.

Written on March 16, 2011 | Posted in 2009, 2011, Cricket, Pakistan, Shahid AFridi, Sports, UN, US, World Cup, ad, africa, afridi, aid, australia, captain, import, india, media, pta, south asia, teams, uth | Leave a comment

HKSCA elects office-bearers, President

By Raja Zahid A Khanzada Corespondent HOUSTON: The annual meeting of the esteemed Houston-Karachi Sister City Association (HKSCA) was held at a local restaurant here, in which, the outgoing President Haroon Shaikh, by putting the prestigious pin of the association on the color of Saeed Sheikh, announced the results of the elections of HKSCA, in which the Executive Board and Members of Board of Directors got elected unopposed for the next two years. It must be mentioned that in the past whenever Saeed Sheikh has taken any responsibility in the community, his performance has always been diligent. HKSCA started in the Year 2009 when the Mayor of Houston Bill White and the then Nazim-e-Aala of Karachi Mustafa Kamal signed the enactment papers. The Executive Council members, who are also members besides 6 others on the Board of Directors, and Committee Chairs (who have been appointed by the incoming President) include: Saeed Sheikh President; Dr. Barkat Ali Charania Vice President; Salman Khan General Secretary; and Azam Akhtar Treasurer – Other 6 Members of Board of Directors: M. J. Khan; Haroon Sheikh; Nasru Rupani; David Godwin; Mohammad Zaheer; Syed Neiyyar Izfar – Chairpersons Public Relations Khalid Kazi; Trade Commerce Sajjad Sheikh; Professional/Technical Dr. Farooq Baloch; Publications Amir Maqsood Khan; and Liaison M. Amir Khan. Election results were announced by the Honorary Legal Counsel Syed Neiyyar Izfar, who informed that according to the Charter–Bylaws of HKSCA, the Board of Directors can be elected for a two-year term. All the members of the existing board have been elected for the second time, as such next time in 2013; a totally new Board will be required. Idea is to infuse new blood.

Written on March 16, 2011 | Posted in 2009, 2011, News, Politics, UN, US, ad, cia, elections, karachi, results, trade | Leave a comment

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