SC starts hearing on PCO judges’ petition

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ISLAMABAD: Defending PCO judges in contempt of court case, Advocate Ali Zafar has argued that a High Court judge is not bound to take advice from the Supreme Court.

A five-member Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Sair Ali is hearing this case.

Justice Yasmin Abbasi’s counsel Ali Zafar said that his client had not received a restraining order issued by the Supreme Court on November 3, 2007.

“Even if my client had received this order, she was not bound to abide by it as this was merely interim advice,” he said.

He said that High Court judges are not bound to abide by apex court’s advice.

Referring to Zafar Ali Shah’s case, he argued that PCO oath was not unconstitutional.

The ruling given by the 12-member bench in Zafar Ali Shah’s case could not be struck down by a seven-judge bench, he added. Trend Pk

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MUMBAI: Priyanka Chopra is getting ready to let her hair loose.

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Balochistan CM airplane makes emergency landing

QUETTA: The special airplane of Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Aslam Raisani made emergency landing at Quetta airport after one of the engines of the aircraft caught fire.

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New Zealand beat South Africa in rugby tie

WELLINGTON: New Zealand broke South Africa’s grip on the Tri-Nations rugby title when it beat the defending tournament and world champions 31-17 on Saturday.

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Paraguay and Spain goalless at break

JOHANNESBURG: Paraguay and Spain were goalless at half-time in their World Cup quarter-final here Saturday.

The winners will play Germany in the semi-final in Durban on Wednesday.

Tait leads Australia to victory over England

LONDON: Fast bowler Shaun Tait led Australia to a 42-run win over England in the fifth and final one-day international at Lord”s here on Saturday as they reduced the hosts” series-winning margin to 3-2.

England, chasing 278, were rocked by an early double strike from Tait as they collapsed to 19 for two and their innings never really recovered despite Paul Collingwood”s gutsy 95.

Man-of-the-match Tait finished with figures of four wickets for 48 runs from 8.3 overs, ending the match with 21 balls to spare when Graeme Swann holed out to mid-off as England finished on 235 all out.

England were in danger of a humiliating loss at 73 for five before Collingwood shared a stand of 56 with Luke Wright.

England, thanks to a partnership of 65 between Collingwood and Tim Bresnan, needed 85 to win off the last 10 overs for a sensational victory.

But four balls later Bresnan was run out for 34 by Ricky Ponting”s direct hit from mid-on in what was possibly the Australia captain”s last one-day international at Lord”s.

And Tait, two balls afterwards, bowled Collingwood, to end a 121-ball innings featuring two sixes and seven fours and leave England on 194 for eight.

Tait, only brought into the squad following the second ODI when off-spinner Nathan Hauritz was ruled out with a foot injury, was hostile from the start, with his sixth delivery, according to one timing device, touching 100mph.

“Very few blokes in the world can do what Shaun can do with the ball,” Ponting told reporters.

Tait added: “I”m pretty excited to be called up to the ODI side, I haven”t been in it for 12 months.”

Crucially, the often wayward Tait was accurate as well as fast and he knocked back England captain Andrew Strauss”s off-stump by several yards with a superb inswinger to the left-handed opener.

“It was disappointing we lost the last two (matches), but we won the series so it”s something we should be proud of,” Strauss said.

“Tait was pretty quick and he got the ball swinging. It was up there with spells I”ve faced from Shoaib Akhtar and Brett Lee.”

Michael Yardy, in next because of Kevin Pietersen”s thigh strain, departed three deliveries later, clean bowled leaving a Tait ball that hit leg stump

England were then 19 for two in the fifth over.

That Australia posted a good score was down to a fifth-wicket stand of 107 between left-handers Michael Hussey (79) and Shaun Marsh (59) that revived the world champions” innings from the depths of 106 for four.

But there was no such recovery for England, who were 73 for five when Pietersen — who has now gone 16 ODI innings without a fifty — was bowled for a four-ball nought by leg-spinner Steven Smith.

Marsh, only playing because vice-captain Michael Clarke was out with a back injury, made 59 off 50 balls while Hussey, as he”s done so often, played himself in before cutting loose.

Hussey, who faced 60 balls with two sixes and five fours, fell in the final over to Stuart Broad as the fast bowler finished with the flattering figures of four for 64 off his maximum 10 overs.

Swann, England”s only other wicket-taker, had three for 32 yet the off-spinner only bowled eight overs.

Australia went 81 balls without a boundary before Marsh struck two in as many deliveries off Broad in the batting powerplay to spark a flourish that saw 115 runs added in the final 10 overs of the innings.

“Well played Mike Hussey and Shaun Marsh,” said Strauss.

“It was a big momentum swing.”

All of Australia”s top four made scoring starts but only opener Tim Paine, with 54, cashed in after Ponting won the toss.

Ponting, fresh from his 92 in Australia”s 78-run win at The Oval on Wednesday, got off the mark with a superb back-foot force through the covers for four off Broad.

However, the 35-year-old Ponting”s recent vulnerability to the hook proved his undoing again when, on 15, he gloved a catch off Broad to wicketkeeper Kieswetter.

Pakistan get set for Aussies with easy win

NORTHAMPTON: Pakistan completed preparations for next week”s two Twenty20 internationals against Australia at Edgbaston with a six-wicket win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road here on Saturday.

Although Zimbabwe”s Elton Chigumbura made 58 not out and Alex Wakely 55, Northamptonshire”s total of 133 for three rarely looked like troubling a Pakistan side for whom off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took one for 15 in four overs.

In reply, Pakistan completed victory in the 16th over, thanks mainly to Shahzaib Hossain”s 64 and captain Shahid Afridi”s dashing 42 off 13 balls.

Australia beat Pakistan by three wickets in a thrilling World Twenty20 semi-final in Saint Lucia in May when the teams last met in international cricket”s shortest format.

It seemed Pakistan, the defending champions, had the game all but won only for Michael Hussey”s unbeaten 60 to seal victory for an Australia side who subsequently lost to England in the final.

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LONDON: Defending champion Serena Williams said she wishes she was up against her older sister Venus in Saturday’s Wimbledon ladies’ final rather than Vera Zvonareva.

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