Shujauddin announces his retirement

Rift between Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah and Shujauddin Malik could not end, even after the end of Common Wealth Games in New Dehli. National Weight Lifter has announced his retirement. Shujauddin Malik said that Dr. Muhammad Ali Shah created hurdles in his way as he was fully prepared for the games. Talking to Dunya News he said that he had been preparing for the games for last 2-3 years and he wanted to improve his record. But he was under pressure due to bad attitude of chef de mission.

Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine to open today

Staff Report

KARACHI: The terror-hit shrine of Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi will be opened for pilgrims after a closure of four days.

The shrine was closed for visitors after two suicide bombs struck the shrine on Thursday, killing ten people and injuring dozens of others.

Speaking to SAMAA, Clifton SSP Tariq Dharejo said that strict security measures have been implemented on the occasion of the third-day of mourning.

The shrine, he said, will be opened after the end of the Soyem. SAMAA

ICC urged to take strong lead in ‘fixing’ probe

LONDON: England captain Andrew Strauss called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to leave “no stone unturned” in their probe into cricket corruption after his side ended a scandal-marred season with a one-day series win over Pakistan here on Wednesday.

“This summer has clearly demonstrated when there is a sniff of something in the air it devalues the whole game and nobody wants to play cricket in those circumstances,” Strauss told a news conference after the end of a tour mired in ‘fixing’ allegations.

England thrashed Pakistan by 121 runs in the fifth and final one-dayer at the Rose Bowl for a 3-2 series win after Pakistan had fought back to 2-2 from 2-0 down.

Eoin Morgan, Strauss’s Middlesex team-mate, was named man-of-the-match for his unbeaten 107 in a total of 256 for six.

Pakistan, only briefly in the hunt, were dismissed for 135 with

ICC urged to take strong lead in ‘fixing’ probe

LONDON: England captain Andrew Strauss called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to leave “no stone unturned” in their probe into cricket corruption after his side ended a scandal-marred season with a one-day series win over Pakistan here on Wednesday.

“This summer has clearly demonstrated when there is a sniff of something in the air it devalues the whole game and nobody wants to play cricket in those circumstances,” Strauss told a news conference after the end of a tour mired in ‘fixing’ allegations.

England thrashed Pakistan by 121 runs in the fifth and final one-dayer at the Rose Bowl for a 3-2 series win after Pakistan had fought back to 2-2 from 2-0 down.

Eoin Morgan, Strauss’s Middlesex team-mate, was named man-of-the-match for his unbeaten 107 in a total of 256 for six.

Pakistan, only briefly in the hunt, were dismissed for 135 with

Yawar Saeed rejects resignation reports

Staff Report

LONDON: Team Manager, Yawar Saeed, on Tuesday said that he would decide about his future in consultation with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Ijaz Butt.

Speaking to SAMAA from London, he rejected media reports that he had submitted resignation due to mental fatigue.

“I cannot even think about leaving the job during the tour,” he said.

He, however, admitted that he had plans to resign after the end of the ongoing tour.

Saeed said that he would make a final decision after consulting with Ijaz Butt. SAMAA

Blast damages shrine in Lahore

Staff Report

LAHORE: A low-intensity explosion damaged unfamiliar Khaki Shah shrine in Lahore on Thursday.

The bomb took place immediately after the end of Maghrib prayers, damaging portion of the shrine and injuring a worshiper.

According to the Bomb Disposal Squad, it was a low-intensity time-device, in which only half a kilogram of explosives were used.

The injured man, identified as Salamat Ali, was admitted to a nearby hospital. SAMAA

One hurt in Bangkok grenade blast: police

BANGKOK: A grenade exploded early Friday on a street in central Bangkok, leaving one person seriously hurt in the latest violence in the Thai capital, still recovering from deadly protests, officials said.

The grenade was put in a plastic rubbish bag and dropped in Rangnam road near a duty-free shopping centre, police said. The injured person was a Thai man in his 30s who was searching for scrap.

“It was a hand grenade… The pin was removed and a rubber band wrapped around it,” Police Major General Vichai Sangparpai told local television.

The unnamed victim was seriously hurt and still in hospital, according to Bangkok”s Erawan emergency centre.

“His condition is serious as he sustained wounds all over his body,” an Erawan official said.

The blast came less than a week after a small bomb exploded at a Bangkok bus stop, killing one person and injuring 10 in an attack that rekindled tensions in the capital two months after the end of bloody street protests.

No one has claimed responsibity for either blast.

Thailand lifts emergency rule in three provinces

BANGKOK: Thailand said Tuesday that it was lifting a state of emergency in three northern provinces but not in Bangkok, two months after the end of mass anti-government protests in the capital.

The cabinet decided to revoke the decree in Lampang, Roi Et and Sakon Nakhon provinces, said deputy government spokesman Supachai Jaismut.

The emergency law, which bans public gatherings of more than five people and gives security forces the right to detain suspects for 30 days without charge, will remain in place in 16 other provinces.

Veteran TV interviewer Larry King to quit

LOS ANGELES: Veteran TV broadcaster Larry King announced his decision to step down from his long-running show Tuesday, ending a record-breaking career that saw him conduct more than 40,000 interviews.

King, 76, said in a statement his signature show “Larry King Live” would go off the air in the autumn after 25 years, allowing him to find “more time for my wife and I to get to the kids little league games.”

King”s marriage to seventh wife Shawn Southwick recently appeared to be on the rocks, with the wiry anchorman filing for divorce in April before a reconciliation between the couple, according to reports.

King, one of the most recognizable figures on US television, said he still plans to work for channel after the end of his nightly show, which has been the subject of intense speculation for months following falling ratings.

“I”ll still be a part of the channel family, hosting several Larry King specials on major national and international subjects,” he said.

The interviewer said he was proud of the fact that his show had recently entered the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest running show with the same host in the same time slot.

“With this chapter closing I”m looking forward to the future and what my next chapter will bring, but for now it”s time to hang up my nightly suspenders,” he said, referring to his trademark attire.

Obama: world must act, not just talk on nuclear security

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that the world must act, not simply talk about securing nuclear materials that extremists could fashion into a bomb to kill hundreds of thousands of people.

In excerpts of remarks he was due to make to a 47-nation nuclear security summit, Obama said leaders must make a historic decision to safeguard their people from what he billed as the world”s greatest security threat.

“Two decades after the end of the Cold War, we face a cruel irony of history, the risk of a nuclear confrontation between nations has gone down, but the risk of a nuclear attack has gone up,” Obama said in the excerpts.

“Terrorist networks such as al-Qaeda have tried to acquire the material for a nuclear weapon, and if they ever succeed, they would surely use it.

“Were they to do so, it would be a catastrophe for the world causing extraordinary loss of life, and striking a major blow at global peace and stability.

“Today is an opportunity, not simply to talk, but to act.

“Not simply to make pledges, but to make real progress for the security of our people.

“All this, in turn, requires something else, something more fundamental. It requires a new mindset — that we summon the will, as nations, as partners, to do what this moment in history demands.”

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