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News for Monday, 26 Dec 2011

Test squad announced for England series

PCB on Monday announced a 16-man squad for the Test series against England in United Arab Emirates starting January 17. Squad: Misbah-ul Haq (captain), Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Taufiq Umar, Azhar...

Amir Khan arrives in Pakistan

Former WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion Amir Khan arrived in Islamabad on Monday on the invitation of the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) to attend the Benazir International Boxing Championship, according...

MQM hails Imran as PTI rally draws mixed reaction

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain congratulated Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for holding a 'successful' show in Karachi, the hub of MQM's politics, media reported on Monday. Khan's other political...

Notices issued to federal govt, NEPRA in load shedding case

Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to the federal government and NEPRA on a petition filed against power and gas load-shedding and sought reply from them by December 28....

Abbottabad Commission holds session with journalists, commentators

A meeting of the Inquiry Commission on Abbottabad Operation was held here on Monday in the Cabinet Division under the chairmanship of former Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of...

Pakistan, India resume bilateral talks

Pakistani and Indian officials in Islamabad resumed the bilateral dialogue on conventional and nuclear weapons here on Monday. The two-day talks mark the beginning of a new phase of discussions on...

13 killed in Syria’s flashpoint Homs

Heavy gunfire in Syria's flashpoint central city Homs killed 13 people on Monday in the Sunni district of Baba Amro, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement. "The...

Ponting, Cowan lead Australia’s fightback as review row rages

Debutant Ed Cowan said the lack of a decision review system cost Australia two wickets and precious momentum after the hosts ended a controversial opening day of the first test...

US seeks limited relations with Pakistan: NYT

With the United States facing the reality that its broad security partnership with Pakistan is over, American officials are seeking to salvage a more limited counterterrorism alliance that they acknowledge...

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