Man kills two adultery suspect sisters in Sargodha

Staff Report

SARGODHA: A brother has killed, on a suspicion of adultery, his two sisters with consecutive hits of iron rod in Satellite Town of Sargodha, SAMAA reported on Sunday.

According to police, in Block-Z of Satellite Town Sargodha two sisters Samira and Tahira have been killed by their brother Arsalan.

The father of the deceased girls has accepted that his son is involved in the brutal murder of both the sisters.

The local people told that one of the killed girl was married and the accused killer brother suspected that both sisters were involved in the illicit relations with two boys.

The police have moved the dead bodies of both slain sisters to the District headquarter Hospital but no case has been registered against the culprit yet. SAMAA

England beat Pakistan in first T20

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CARDIFF: Pakistan’s under pressured team strived hard on Sunday to win the first Twenty20 against England but the bad fielding made it easy for the host team to grab an easy victory over Pakistan, SAMAA reported on Sunday.

Earlier,the match was delayed due to the sudden fall of rain. England won the toss and chose to field first.

Pakistan’s team remained under massive pressure after the recent match-fixing allegations by an allegedly interview of its opener, Yasir Hameed, by the News of the World.

Pakistan scored 126 for four wickets with Umar Akmal’s 35 runs top score. Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afrid took two wickets each.

England completed their targeted score in 18th over without any big trouble.

The major cause of Pakistan’s defeat against T20’s champion is considered to be the completely senseless fielding and

Kaneria arrested in spot-fixing allegation: UK paper

LONDON: Danish Kaneria, Essex”s wrist spinner, and young fast bowler Mervyn Westfield have been arrested by Essex police on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud following the police”s investigation into alleged spot-fixing in Essex”s Pro40 match against Durham last September, a UK paper reported today.

Both men appeared at Brentwood police station on Friday and were questioned under caution before being released on bail until Sept 15, pending further inquiries.

As neither has yet been charged with any offence, both are free to continue playing cricket until then, by which time Pakistan will have completed their Test series against England. That should allow Pakistan”s selectors to at least pick Kaneria, with only a modicum of controversy hanging over him.

That series needs Kaneria, though the England and Wales Cricket Board, as full signatories to the International Cricket Council”s anti-corruption code, will be torn over his presence.

Essex police had wanted to interview Kaneria, 29, who has 58 Test caps for Pakistan, last Monday, three days after his return to England, but that was during Essex”s County Championship match with Kent and the club asked if that could be deferred until yesterday. Every other Essex player, as well as the support staff, have been helping police with their inquiries.

Kaneria”s performance in the match against Durham is not under scrutiny, but he is thought to have introduced Westfield, whose performance against Durham is under the microscope, to an illegal bookmaker.

Westfield, 22, has been interviewed before by police, who confiscated his mobile phone. He conceded 60 runs in seven overs in the 40-over match against Durham, with four wides and two no-balls.

Essex police confirmed that their investigation, which began in March this year, followed allegations received. As these allegations are thought to have come from other players, it has made for an uncomfortable dressing room this season.

Supreme Court Expels Petitions in PCO Judges Case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan expelled petitions regarding judges’ case affected by July 31 verdict, after completing the hearing of maintainability of the appeals.

A 14-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry heard the case of petitions of former judges of the higher judiciary. The counsels of former judges completed their arguments on the maintainability of their petitions.

The SC has accepted the unconditional apology by PCO judges.

Later talking to newsmen, lawyer of the former Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Ahmed Raza Qasuri said that a review petition would be filed within two weeks.

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Supreme Court Expels Petitions in PCO Judges Case was first posted on October 13, 2009 at 9:43 pm.