Sub Inspector martyred in Mardan clashes

MARDAN: A police sub inspector lost his life during clashes between security forces and militants in Bakhshali are

Pakistan witnessed 2,985 violent incidents in 2011

Pakistan witnessed a total of 2,985 violent incidents, including terrorist attacks, security forces operations, ethno-political violence, inter-tribal clashes, drone attacks, and cross-border attacks,

The Surfer: The pink-haired journeyman who battered England

England may be the top Test side in the world, but it is a different story in the one-day game, where they are somewhat less than proficient. There was the 6-1 drubbing by Australia after the Ashes and the 5-0 whitewash in India later in the year. But no one expected them to lose to Ireland in the World Cup after they racked up 327 for 8. Not even Kevin O’Brien, who took matters into his own hands with a blistering hundred. In the Telegraph, Jonathan Liew recaps one of…

The Surfer: The best of 2011

The last twelve months have seen some spectacular highs, both on and off the field. There was Virender Sehwag’s ODI double-hundred, England’s ruthlessness in retaining the Ashes Down Under and Kumar Sangakkara’s stirring ‘Spirit of Cowdrey’ lecture. In the Guardian’s The Sport Blog, Mike Selvey recounts these and others in his XI highlights of 2011. We shall never see Dravid bat again in a Test match in England, but what a legacy he left. None of India’s travails last summer could be laid at his door, and to score at…

Eight killed in unrelenting Cairo clashes

Eight people have been killed as clashes between troops and protesters in central Cairo spilled over into a second day, Egyptian state television said on Saturday.

The Surfer: Purists be damned, the T20 circus hits town

Experts world over are slamming national boards for scheduling Twenty20 bashes before important Test series. If the scheduling of the Big Bash League in Australia ahead of the India Tests isn’t questionable enough, the scene isn’t very different down in New Zealand, writes Dylan Cleaver in New Zealand Herald. The truncated format has always had its detractors, most things that are new and popular come with naysayers. The venom is more pointed this time, aimed at national boards who have succumbed to its commercial appeal at the cost of the…

Militants attack Pakistan army; 21 die in clash

PARACHINAR, Pakistan -; A local government official says militants set off a roadside bomb near a Pakistani army convoy in a tribal region close to the Afghan border, sparking clashes that killed …

Police, militants clash in Pakistan

International News: Islamabad, Dec 13 (IANS) Clashes erupted Tuesday between police and at least 50 armed militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal region after the outlaws ambushed a police …

5 policemen injured in clashes with militants in Peshawar, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — At least five policemen were injured in clashes with a group of militants in Peshawar of northwest Pakistan Tuesday afternoon, reported local Urdu TV channel ARY. …

Shanties burnt into ashes at Gushan-e-Iqbal

KARACHI: A blazing fire burnt into ashes more than fifty shanties, however, no loss of life occurred at the slum i

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