PESHAWAR: Mine and bomb attacks targeting police in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killed one person and wounded 11, including nine officers, police said. In the first attack a donkey cart went over a mine buried by the roadside on the outskirts of Peshawar, police said.“Both the donkey cart owner and donkey were killed. Basically the mine was planted to target police,” Kalam Khan, a senior police official, told AFP.In the second...

TRIPOLI: Western powers attacking Libya will end up in the dustbin of history, Muammar Qadhafi said as his troops held back poorly equipped rebel forces despite four nights of coalition air strikes.While Western air power has grounded Qadhafi’s warplanes and pushed back his forces from the brink of rebel stronghold Benghazi, disorganised and poorly equipped insurgents have failed to capitalise on the ground and are pinned down.The...

Shahid Afridi(20 wickets in this World Cup so far) now has the most wickets by a Pakistan in World Cup, he bettered Wasim Akram who took 18 wickets in 1992 WC. The record for most wickets in World Cup is by Glen McGrath who took 26 wickets in 2007 WCInteresting Fact: Pakistan will play Quarter Final in Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. The stadium is named after Chaudhary Fazl-e-Haq, who was given title of Sher-e-Bangal(Tiger of Bengal) and...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the “deliberate desecration” of the Quran by a US evangelical preacher in a church in Florida, calling it a setback for global efforts to promote harmony.“We condemn this act in the strongest possible words,” President Asif Ali Zardari said during a televised address to the federal parliament.The burning was carried out by pastor Wayne Sapp under the supervision of Terry Jones, who...

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday turned down a Libyan request for a special meeting to discuss Western air strikes on the country following the council’s imposition of a no-fly zone, diplomats said.The council decided instead simply to hold a briefing already planned for Thursday by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on how the resolution that set up the zone to protect civilians in Libya’s internal conflict is being...

DHAKA: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is not concerned about a possible World Cup semi-final showdown against India, saying his immediate focus was on beating the West Indies.Pakistan start firm favourites in Wednesday’s quarter-final against Darren Sammy’s men at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium after topping Group A with five wins in six matches.One of those wins broke Australia’s unbeaten streak of 34 World Cup matches over a 12-year...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met with parliamentary leaders of coalition parties in Islamabad. The meeting discussed the upcoming joint session of the parliament and the country’s prevalent political situation.During the meeting, Prime Minister Gilani said he was hopeful that the opposition would not boycott the March 22 address of President Asif Ali Zardari to a joint sitting of both houses of parliament.Prime Minister...