Senate, NA to take up 20th Amendment Monday

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ISLAMABAD: Upper and lower houses of the Parliament – National Assembly and the Senate – are all set to debate the 20th Constitutional Amendment in Monday’s respective sessions to be held this evening, TrendPK reports.

The government has issued a six-point agenda of the session, according to which bill of the 20th Constitutional Amendment would be tabled in the NA.

Sources said the Pakistan Peoples Party-led government had accepted three out of four demands of its ally, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q),  for support the bill in the lower house.

However, the opposition’s proposals for an acting government set up are yet to be agreed upon. TrendPK

Israel to formulate response to Iran nuclear deal

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to meet on Tuesday with senior members of his cabinet to formulate Israel”s response to the Iran-Turkey nuclear deal, officials said.

“The prime minister is holding security consultations,” a senior Israeli official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Late on Monday, Netanyahu ordered his ministers not to discuss the issue until Israel issues a formal response, his office said. Earlier, a senior Israeli official accused Iran of having “manipulated” Turkey and Brazil.

2010 is warmest ever in recorded history: report

WASHINGTON: The year 2010 is turning out to be the warmest ever in recorded history, with the first four months reporting an average temperature of 13.3 degrees Celsius, which is 0.69 degrees above the 20th century average.

The combined global land and ocean surface temperatures for the period between January and April were the warmest on record, and April was the warmest individual month ever, America”s climate agency has said in its latest report.

The combined April global land and ocean average surface temperature was the warmest on record at 14.5 degrees Celsius (58.1 degrees F).

This is 0.76 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average of 13.7 degrees Celsius, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said.

The earth”s temperature for January-April at 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit (13.3?C), is 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit or (0.69 degrees Celsius) above the 20th century average, it said.

While the global ocean surface temperature was 0.57 degrees C above the 20th century average of 16 degrees and the warmest on record for April, the global land temperature was 1.29 degrees Celsius above the 20th century average of 8.1, the third warmest on record for April.

The report said the warmth was most pronounced in the equatorial portions of major oceans, especially the Atlantic.

Warmer-than-normal conditions dominated the globe, with the most prominent warmth in Canada, Alaska, eastern US, Australia, South Asia, northern Africa and northern Russia.

Cooler-than-normal places included Mongolia, Argentina, far eastern Russia, the western contiguous United States and most of China, it said.

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI Match

Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI Match, From the depths of 62 for 6, Bangladesh were lifted to a competitive 186 by Mushfiqur Rahim and Dolar Mahmud’s 54-run partnership for the ninth wicket. Prosper Utseya’s rationale on deciding to field was “to keep it tight during the first 15 overs and try and pick up a couple of wickets” and, with the hosts 41 for 3 after that period, Zimbabwe had achieved that goal. By taking three more wickets before the 20th over Zimbabwe were firmly on top, but Mushfiqur’s half-century and Dolar’s late cameo gave Bangaldesh a decent target to defend.

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Leading the charge for Zimbabwe was Elton Chigumbura, who with the new ball accounted for Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique and Mohammad Ashraful inside the fielding Powerplays. A run-out and two wickets to Chamu Chibhaba in the 20th over left Bangalore six down and facing a crisis, but that was averted in quite stunning manner. Mushfiqur, who was at one end as Shakib Al Hasan Mahmudullah felt to Chibhaba’s military medium pace, didn’t hold back from putting the ordinary deliveries away.

Cutting and glancing his way neatly and at a healthy strike rate, 53 with Naeem Islam (20 from 47 balls) but lost Adbur Razzak soon after – well caught by a tumbling Utseya who had to then be carried off the field – and Bangladesh were 124 for 8. What followed was a good period of biffing from Mahmud, who tonked the seamer Kyle Jarvis for two fours and a six in the last three balls of the 43rd over. Cuttin, hooking and pulling with freedom, Dolar then trained his sights on Graeme Cremer, who was swung for consecutive sixes to bring the Mirpur fans to their feet.

The batting Powerplay, taken after 45 overs, brought about the end of a good partnership and didn’t last more than 11 deliveries. Jarvis was called on for his ninth over and got Dolar to smash his first ball – a rank full toss – to extra cover for an entertaining 30-ball 41. Mushfiqur brought up his fourth ODI half-centuries with successive boundaries off Jarvis but was last man out for 57, attempting a cheeky paddle scoop but picking out a diving Tatenda Taibu behind the stumps. Jarvis, after one poor over against Dolar, finished with 2 for 43.

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Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI Match was first posted on October 27, 2009 at 5:01 pm.