Pakistan Will Fight Out Spot Fixing Issue, Ramiz Raja

Ramiz Raja former opener of Pakistan’s team is also performing his duties in ICC task team for Pakistan said that Pakistan is full of talented players and they know how to handle the situation. Pakistan is under pressure since after the spot fixing. Pakistan is facing tough time after Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer is suspended by ICC.

He also talk about the world cup and said that Shahid Afridi has to concentrate on the available talent of Pakistan. He added that Pakistani players have enough talent to overcome the jolt of fixing.

He also said that different players have different integrity level. There are some players who accept the money when it offers to them and some refuses it. He declared it different reaction from different individuals.

While talking about Pakistan’s cricket future he said that foreign team will play with Pakistan only if they find them credible so main focus should be on credibility. Ramiz Raja is currently working with PCB for restoration of credibility of the team. Pakistan has introduced many reforms and it was also appreciated by PCB. It’s up to Pakistan Cricket Board’s effort that how long they will take to make it all right at Pakistan’s end.

Fight against corrupt political system would continue, says Altaf

MQM Chief Altaf Hussain says that he would continue his fight against the corrupt political system till it is revolutionized.Speaking to a gathering of Kidmat-e Khalq Foundation in Karachi, he said that MQM does not interpret politics in terms of power and vested interests. Politics of MQM is synonymous to serving the masses. He added that the Khidmat-e Khalq Foundation has been serving the deprived for the last 30 years. No other party has served like this.

Latif quits as wicket keeping coach of Pakistan Cricket Academy

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif resigned as a coach at the national cricket academy after authorities handed him notice over a statement he made about spot-fixing.
Latif said the ICC and its Anti-Corruption Unit were powerless in the fight against betting scams. He also suggested that the ICC change its rules to curb corruption.
It is pertinent to mention here that Latif gave no specific reason for his resignation.

US Senator warns of instability if Pakistan unaided

ISLAMABAD: Flood-stricken Pakistan urgently needs more international aid to combat potential instability and extremism, a U.S. official said, as hunger and disease threaten millions of victims.

In a commentary published in Monday’s International Herald Tribune, U.S. Senator John Kerry wrote that the international community is not meeting its responsibilities towards the South Asian nation, where floods have killed more than 1,600 people and left at least six million homeless.

“The danger of the floods extends beyond a very real humanitarian crisis,” Kerry wrote.

“A stable and secure Pakistan, based on democracy and the rule of law, is in all of our interests. Pakistan has made enormous strides in combating extremism and terrorism – at great sacrifice. But its ability to keep up the fight requires an effective response to this crisis.”

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British endorses Pakistan’s stance on terror war: Kaira

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said President Asif Ali Zardari and British Prime Minister David Cameron lauded the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in war on terror during the talks the two leaders held in London on Friday.

In an interview with media he said the talks were held in a cordial atmosphere. Kaira said that President Asif Ali Zardari explained Pakistan’s stand on all issues, including war on terror and the British Prime Minister supported his viewpoint.

He said the two leaders discussed the historic relations between the two nations .

The British Prime Minister appreciated the efforts of the democratically elected government, Kaira said and added, sacrifices rendered by Pakistan Army, law enforcement agencies and the civilian population were appreciated.

Zardari critic of Nawaz over UK visit statement

LONDON: President Asif Ali Zardari has said world must help Pakistan more for complete eradication of terror menace, Geo News reported.

Criticizing Nawaz Sharif over his viewpoint regarding his UK visit, Zardari said Nawaz Sharif’s assertion regarding my UK visit reflected sickness of his thoughts.

This he said in a televised interview with a British television on Friday. He said our fight is not only against Taliban but it is also a war against an ill idea.

Pakistan army played a vital role in combating terrorism, he said.

President Zardari to raise Cameron”s ”uncalled for remarks”

PARIS: President Asif Ali Zardari will address British Prime Minister David Cameron”s “uncalled for” criticism of Pakistan”s stance on terrorism at a meeting this week, the Pakistani leader”s spokesman said.

Zardari was in Paris on Monday for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and was due to travel the next day to Britain, whose leader last week accused elements within Pakistan of backing Afghan Taliban extremists.

In a statement issued after the talks, Zardari”s office said he told Sarkozy it was “unfortunate if some people continued to express doubts and misgivings about our will and determination to fight the militants to the finish.”

Zardari told his French host that Pakistan was committed to the fight against extremists in its region, insisting: “No other country in the international coalition has paid such a heavy price in this fight.”

The Pakistani leader is due to meet the British prime minister on Friday at his country retreat outside London, despite calls from some in Pakistan for him to cancel the visit in protest at Cameron”s criticism.

Zardari”s office rejected this idea, arguing that the trip gives Pakistan a chance to make its case, according to the same statement, which cited presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar.

“The spokesperson rejected the notion that the president should have cancelled the UK trip to protest Prime Minister Cameron”s remarks in Banglore,” the statement said.

“He said that Cameron”s uncalled for remarks and the fact that these were made in India had disappointed the people of Pakistan and it was all the more important that the president”s visit to the UK went ahead as planned to raise this and other issues with the British prime minister.”

Earlier, a senior French official had told reporters that the issue of Cameron”s criticism had not come up at the bilateral meeting.

Last week, criticising Pakistan during a trade visit to India, Cameron said: “We cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that this country is allowed to look both ways and is able, in any way, to promote the export of terror.”

SBP agri credit disbursement target in jeopardy

KARACHI (Azhar Ali Khan): The central banks agriculture lending target for the ongoing fiscal, set at Rs260 billion, is in jeopardy, ARY News reported here Monday.

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Anna Nicole Smith judge urges new probe

MIAMI: The flamboyant judge brought to fame in the fight over Anna Nicole Smith’s remains says he believes someone is guilty of manslaughter in the starlet’s death and second-guesses his own decision over where she is buried in a book to be released Tuesday.

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Shooting at hospital injures five in Lahore

LAHORE: Several people were injured Monday in a shooting incident near a hospital in Lahore, local sources said.

Hospital sources said that the fight was for dominance over a canteen at Gulab Devi Hospital. Police that have cordoned off the area confirmed that it was an incident of personal enmity.

The shootout outside the hospital created a wide spread panic as people including patients inside ran for cover. Aijaz Ali, Hafiz Iftikhar, Nasir and two others were injured. They were shifted to the hospital.

Attackers escaped in a black car.

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