Sohail Tanveer Out From Test Squad Against South Africa

Left arm fast bowler Sohail Tanveer was looking to make in international cricket come back after a long time but he is out from test squad against South Africa. Injury is the main reason behind his exclusion from the team. Now he will not be able to make his international return at Abu Dhabi and Dubai. In a domestic match he got a blow on the knee. He also missed out the match in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy due to that injury.

Left arm pacer worked very hard to make his return but he got a knee injury. He was previously announced to be a part of Pakistan squad for test series. Sohail had major Knee operation in Australia and he makes his come by playing domestic cricket. Selectors have already said that he will be the part of international team only if will be 100% fit.

Selectors said that his medical reports suggests that he need time to get full fitness so he will not join Pakistan team for test matches in Dubai. On Monday five players including Mohammad Yousuf, leg spinner Danish Kaneria, pacer Muhammad Sami, batsman Azhar Ali and opener Taufeeq Umar will leave for Dubai and they will join Pakistan team in test matches.

Fresh targeted killing claims nine lives in Karachi

Staff Report

KARACHI: At least nine people were killed in different firing incident as the targeted killing once again gripped the metropolis, said sources Monday.

According to police, two men were shot dead in Malir and Ibrahim Hyderi, while one was killed in Gulshan-e Maymar and a 22-year old man identified as Dildar was gunned down in Korangi.

Three people including two brothers Nadeem and Noman and their friend Ansar were targeted in North Karachi.

An MQM activist Farhan was killed in Yousuf Plaza.

Separately, a 40-year old Tanveer Abbas Rizvi was critically injured in Rizvia Society, who was immediately taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

The local residents, in protest, burnt tyres and blocked the road in Rizvia Society.

The victim Tanveer Abbas was a government employ and left behind

Kuznetsova out of French Open after defeat in 3rd round

PARIS: Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova”s luck finally ran out at the French Open on Friday as superstars Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova set up a headline-grabbing third-round clash.

Sixth seed Kuznetsova lost 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to 30th-seeded Russian compatriot Maria Kirilenko in the third round, having already survived four match points in her second-round win over Germany”s Andrea Petkovic.

Kirilenko will meet 17th seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy for a last-eight berth.

Four-time champion Henin and former world number one Sharapova will contest a place in the last 16 on Saturday after comfortably winning second-round matches that had been held over because of rain on Thursday.

Henin, the 22nd seed, finished off a straightforward 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Czech Klara Zakopalova, with 12th seed Sharapova completing a victory over Henin”s Belgian countrywoman Kirsten Flipkens by the same score.

In third-round matches, Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva, a losing finalist here in 2004, dug deep to grind out a gruelling 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4 win over Canada”s Aleksandra Wozniak.

Dementieva sank to her knees in relief at the end of the 2hr 43min match and will now tackle South African qualifier Chanelle Scheepers, who is the first woman from her country to reach the last 16 here since Amanda Coetzer in 1997.

Third seed Caroline Wozniacki also produced a determined performance to reach the fourth round after winning 6-3, 6-4 against Romanian 31st seed Alexandra Dulgheru, who won in Warsaw last week.

The 19-year-old Dane fought back from 3-1 down in the first set and 4-1 down in the second to set up a last-16 clash with Italian 14th seed Flavia Pennetta.

With unbroken sunshine replacing the rain and gloom of the previous two days, second seed Venus Williams was the first woman to reach the last 16 following a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Slovakian 26th seed Dominika Cibulkova.

The American will face either rising French star Aravane Rezai, the 15th seed, or Russian 19th seed Nadia Petrova for a quarter-final berth, after their match was suspended because of fading light at 7-7 in the last set.

Top seed Serena Williams demolished German world number 77 Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-1 in just 55 minutes and will face Russian 29th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in round three.

Tanveer Dar Under-14 back home after victory in Holland

LAHORE: After winning the Inter-club hockey tournament in Holland, the team of Tanveer Dar Under-14 hockey Club returned home here on Saturday.

Eight hockey teams of Europe participated in the tournament held in Holland.

Tanveer Dar Under-14 Club from Pakistan,giving tough time to all the participating teams,won the tournament.

Club chief Tanveer Dar while talking with media said that the performance of his club is a good thing for Pakistan hockey team as Pakistan would get fine players from grass-root level.

Punjab shows flexibility in National Finance Commission ( NFC ) meeting

QUETTA , Pakistan – Punjab shows flexibility in National Finance Commission ( NFC ) meeting, National Finance Commission (NFC) has agreed to award revenues generated through General Sales Tax (GST) on Services to provinces, which will result in additional revenue of 60 billion rupees for the provinces.

Punjab Finance Minister Tanveer Ashraf Kaira stated this while briefing the newsmen after NFC’s first day session in the provincial capital, which met with Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tareen in chair.

Provincial Finance Ministers Tanveer Ashraf Kaira (Punjab), Muhammad Hamayun Khan (NWFP) and Asim Kurd Gailoo (Balochistan) along with other federal and provincial government officials attended the meeting.
Terming the decision regarding the GST on Services a big progress, Tanveer Ashraf Kaira said the provincial governments, particularly Sindh, had reservations on the issue because the federal govt was receiving the tax unconstitutionally.

He said after the expert opinion, the federal government accepted the GST on Services as a provincial right and in future would be given to the provinces.
Replying to a question, he said the federal govt would continue its collection as practiced in the past, but later on, would transfer the amount to the provinces.

Kaira said the agenda was comprised of three points: vertical and horizontal distribution of resources, GST on Services and Gas Development Surcharge (GDS), adding that issues of GST on Services and GDS were discussed Monday’s session and a consensus was reached on the first one.

As far as GDS was concerned, the committee, which was formed in the last session, submitted its report, Kaira informed the journalists.

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Punjab shows flexibility in National Finance Commission ( NFC ) meeting was first posted on October 13, 2009 at 9:53 am.

Pak Chess Team Leave For India

LAHORE: Two-member Pakistani chess team left for India via friendship bus to take part in Asian Zonal 3.2 Championship.

The event, which is a qualifying round of World Chess Champion, will be held from August 9 to 18 in Indian capital Delhi.

India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan are taking part in the championship. Amir Karim and Tanveer Gilani representing Pakistan on self financed basis.

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