Pakistan defeats India.
Pakistan made it two wins from two in the Champions Trophy as Shoaib Malik's masterful 128 set up a 54-run win over an out-of-sorts India in Centurion.
Malik and Mohammad Yousuf (87), who put on 206 together, built up their score gradually before cutting loose in the last 15 overs to rack up 302-9.
Rahul Dravid took 103 balls to reach 76 and when he was seventh out in the 42nd over, India quickly lost their way.
They were all out for 248 with five overs and one ball remaining.
Anti-US wave endangers efforts in Pakistan:
A new wave of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan has slowed the arrival of hundreds of US civilian and military officials charged with implementing assistance programmes and undermined cooperation in the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the Washington Post has quoted officials from both countries as saying.
At the highest levels, bilateral cooperation is said to be running smoothly. With US President Barack Obama’s enthusiastic support, the Senate on Thursday approved a $7.5 billion, five-year package that will triple non-military aid to Pakistan. But just below the top, officials in Islamabad and Washington say, the relationship is fraught with mutual suspicion and is under pressure so extreme that it threatens cooperation against the insurgents.
US and Pakistani officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said much of the anti-Americanism reflected jousting among politicians and retired military leaders, who often use the media to discredit one another.
Rejected: In recent weeks, Pakistan has rejected as “incomplete” at least 180 US government visa requests. However, Pakistani officials say the delay in issuing official visas is as much the US’ fault as it is Pakistan’s. “Sometimes the forms just say ‘work for the US government’. All we’ve done is returned those forms and said, “Hey, what are you going to do?’”
Pakistan attacks suggest Taliban undeterred by leader's death:
Two powerful car bombs in Pakistan's troubled northwest Saturday announced the return of the country's Taliban , following a lull that accompanied the death of the terrorist movement's leader last month.
At least 16 were killed and more than 150 wounded as explosions ripped through a police station in the town of Bannu, on the edge of the lawless tribal area, and the city center of provincial capital Peshawar . The Taliban , claiming responsibility, warned of more attacks to come
Pakistan made it two wins from two in the Champions Trophy as Shoaib Malik's masterful 128 set up a 54-run win over an out-of-sorts India in Centurion.Malik and Mohammad Yousuf (87), who put on 206 together, built up their score gradually before cutting loose in the last 15 overs to rack up 302-9.
Rahul Dravid took 103 balls to reach 76 and when he was seventh out in the 42nd over, India quickly lost their way.
They were all out for 248 with five overs and one ball remaining.
Anti-US wave endangers efforts in Pakistan:
A new wave of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan has slowed the arrival of hundreds of US civilian and military officials charged with implementing assistance programmes and undermined cooperation in the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, the Washington Post has quoted officials from both countries as saying.
At the highest levels, bilateral cooperation is said to be running smoothly. With US President Barack Obama’s enthusiastic support, the Senate on Thursday approved a $7.5 billion, five-year package that will triple non-military aid to Pakistan. But just below the top, officials in Islamabad and Washington say, the relationship is fraught with mutual suspicion and is under pressure so extreme that it threatens cooperation against the insurgents.US and Pakistani officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said much of the anti-Americanism reflected jousting among politicians and retired military leaders, who often use the media to discredit one another.
Rejected: In recent weeks, Pakistan has rejected as “incomplete” at least 180 US government visa requests. However, Pakistani officials say the delay in issuing official visas is as much the US’ fault as it is Pakistan’s. “Sometimes the forms just say ‘work for the US government’. All we’ve done is returned those forms and said, “Hey, what are you going to do?’”
Pakistan attacks suggest Taliban undeterred by leader's death:
Two powerful car bombs in Pakistan's troubled northwest Saturday announced the return of the country's Taliban , following a lull that accompanied the death of the terrorist movement's leader last month.At least 16 were killed and more than 150 wounded as explosions ripped through a police station in the town of Bannu, on the edge of the lawless tribal area, and the city center of provincial capital Peshawar . The Taliban , claiming responsibility, warned of more attacks to come
