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Karachi : Sindh government has banned pillion riding and aerial firing for 12 hours on the eve of new year in Karachi. The ban will come in effect from sunset today till sunrise tomorrow but women, children under 12, journalist and old citizen are exempted from it.

Junaid Khan after taking a Sri Lankan wickets, (Photo AFP) Abu Dhabi : Sri Lanka were all out on the day first of first test against Pakistan here in international stadium of Abu Dhabi. Today, Pakistan won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first, Sri Lankan batting line collapsed and only Mathews was able to score 91 runs.

Muhammad Hafeez after getting Perera's wicket : (Photo ESPN) Abu Dhabi: Sri Lanka has beaten Pakistan by 2 wickets in the fifth and final one day match of the series. Pakistan after winning the toss decided to bat first and they were restricted on the score of 232, Misbahul Haq scored 51 runs whereas, Muhammad Hafeez and fast bowler Anwar Ali scored 41 each.

Thousand of the people around Pakistan turned over to listen Bilawal Bhutto on the sixth anniversary of his Mother Banazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhash, Larkana Sindh Garhi Khuda Bakhash, Larkana: Pakistan People Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he and his both sisters will participate in coming elections, he was addressing at the sixth anniversary of his mother Banazir Bhutto who was killed by Taliban in Rawalpindi.

Muhamad  Hafeez  after scoring his third consecutive century (Photo ESPN ) Abu Dhabi : Pakistan has defeated Sri Lanka in fourth one day international by claiming the five match series with the lead of 3-1 . Sri Lanka after winning the toss decided to bat first and scored 225 runs and were all out without consuming their allotted quota of overs. 

Cairo : Egypt's interim govt declares ousted government of Muhammad Mursi and his party 'Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group after bomb attack on police station.  Muslim brotherhood has always denied such attacks but Egypt's interim government senses a real threat from Muslim Brotherhood and brands it a terrorist organization. 

Kabul : US embassy in Kabul is hit by a volley of rockets in the morning of Christmas by Taliban militants and no american was hurt according to US officials.

Umer Gul celebrates his wicket. (Photo ESPN) Abu Dhabi : Sri Lank set target of 225 runs for Pakistan in fourth one day international here in Abu Dhabi international cricket venue. Sri Lanka again won the toss and this time they decided to bat first, but they were troubled from they beginning of the innings by Umer Gul as he took 3 wickets in his first spell.

Edward Snowden is under constant threat by Obama administration for leaking of information Whistle blower Snowden has said that his mission is already accomplished by leaking the details of global surveillance program by United States due to which Obama administration if forced to change its spy program world wide.

Roads are full of ice after ice storm    New York : A major ice storm this weekend has left more than 370,000 people with out power in offices and homes in Southern United States. 

Umer Gul rejoices after getting a Sri Lankan wicket. (Photo ESPN) Sharjah : Pakistan has beaten Sri Lanka by huge margin of 113 runs here in third one day international and lead the five match series by 2-0. Sri Lanka won the toss and asked Pakistan to bat first, Pakistan scored 326 runs. Muhammad Hafeez once again played a brilliant innings of his carrier and scored 140 runs and he also took 2 Sri Lankan wickets and was awarded man of the match award.

Indian players shake hand with South African batsman Philandar after the test was ended in draw. Johannesburg : No one but only the Cricket has lost in South Africa vs India match, as spectators were stunned by seeing that South Africa deliberately pushed to an easy win towards draw. South Africans became so much fearful that despite of 3 wickets they deliberately did not tried to get 16 runs in 16 balls. It was very astonishing move by South African Captain to not go for win which not only shocked not only the cricket lovers but their opponents (Indians) as well.  

Muhammad Hafeez Bows on ground after completing his century (Photo ESPN) Sharjah: Pakistan heaps up a huge target of 327 against Sri Lanka here, Muhammad Hafeez once again played very well and remained not on his carrier best 140 runs.

Dubai : Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in Second one in Second one day here in Dubai International stadium, another close counter between both teams and this time Sri Lanka's luck favours. After winning the toss Sri Lanka put Pakistan in to bat first and Pakistan, as predicted, score about 40-50 runs short. Sri Lanka despite of struggling with his batting succeeds to win the match due to its long tail of batting, so for winning the match Pakistan has to bowl them out to win the match.

Ahmed Shehzad raises his bat after scoring hundred runs . (Photo ESPN) Dubai: Pakistan scored 284/4 runs against Sri Lanka after they were put in to bat first here in international cricket stadium Dubai. Pakistan's start was not good but Ahmed Shahzad played a very good knock of 124 runs along with Misbahul Haq who also scored 59 runs. Shahid Afridi also entertained the spectators by hitting some good shots at the end with scoring 30 runs in 15 balls.

One of the Sri Lanka Players trying to pull the ball. (Photo ESPN ) Sharjah : Pakistan has beaten Sri Lanka by 11 runs after a turning and twisting match here in Sharjah cricket ground and up to the last over no one new who will win. Pakistan batting first scored 322 runs , the highest ever of any team in 2013.

Muhammad Hafeez bowing after scoring century in the match (Photo ESPN) Sharja : Pakistan has set the target of 323 for Sri Lanka in the first one day after Muhammad Hafeez, debutant Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood played a very good knock of 122, 61 and 73 runs. Shahid Afridi also played a very good knock of 34 runs in 12 balls. 

Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was stripped searched by cops according to media reports New Delhi :   India has protested after an Indian diplomat was arrested and strip searched by New York police. India's deputy consul general in New York, Devyani Khobragade, is accused of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa for her Manhattan housekeeper.

Ben Strokes walks back after scoring 120 runs for England (Photo : ESPN ) Perth: Australia has beaten England by 150 runs in third test and has got unbeatable lead of 3-0 in five match series. The emotional Aussies get back Ashes from England by consecutive three match win over opponents.

TIKRIT : More than 40 people were killed when militants attacked and temporarily occupied the city council headquarter building and bombed it while employees inside the building. Meanwhile, Iraqi security forces surrounded the building and released 40 people which were held inside the building, according to Counter-Terrorism Service Spokesman.

Damascus: Syrian Army retakes key areas in suburbs of Adra near Damascus where hundreds of militants are fighting against government forces. According to a recent British defense study about 100,000 militants, fragmented into 1,000 groups, are fighting in Syria against the government and people.

The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline was inaugurated by former Pak-Iran presidents Asif Zardari and Ahmadi Najad Tehran : Iran has said that she is canceling the loan of about $ 500 million to Pakistan to build the proposed gas pipeline in Pakistani side as Iran is not obliged to do so. Iran's Deputy Oil Minister Ali Majedi says Iran has no obligation to finance the Pakistani side of the project and also doesn't have the money.

MQM Leader Altaf Hussain London : The leader of MQM Altaf Hussain, who is on self exile in London has said that UK police has made his life miserable. Altaf Hussain was addressing an inauguration ceremony of his book, 'Falsafa e Mohabbat' in Lahore.

The process of Chinese Lunar probe landing . (Source xinhua) China has successfully landed its lunar probe on the surface of moon and becomes second nation after United States to land on the moon.

Many Opposition Parties carry out rallies against drone attacks  Riyadh : Defence secretary Chuck Hagel warned Pakistani officials over protests which are carried by Imran Khan's Tahreek e Insaf, which resulted in a complete halt of military shipments across border.

95 years old Neson Mandela died due to lung infection Cape Town: Icon of anti-apartheid  movement and Nobel prize winner 95 years old Nelson Mandela died due to lung infection last night.   Hundreds of mourners gathered outside his house for a whole night vigil, dancing, ululating and singing the songs of freedom and struggle for which Mandela devoted all his life.

Former NSA Contractor Adward Snowden is credited for the leaking the information about phone taping According to a leaked document by former NSA contractor Adward Snowden, National Security Agency (NSA) is tracking the location and movement of hundreds of the millions mobile phone outside Untied States on daily basis.

Hassan Al-Laqees was killed in Hadath area of Beirut Beirut : A senior Hezbollah commander was gunned down outside his home by unknown gunmen, according to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which blamed the killing on Israel.

Paul Walker was a famous american star who worked in famous American film The Fast and Furious A released CCTV footage of Paul Walker's accident shows a huge inferno after the accident. Although the video is not clear but if seen in slow motion it reveals the extent of its severity.  A huge smoke and fire could be seen after the accident and lot of the vehicles are seen rushing towards the seen. Paul Walker was a famous American film star and hero of the film The Fast and Furious was coming back from a charity show when apparently he lost control of his Porsche Carrera GT. According to initial investigations, police has ruled out any presence of the second vehicle in the vicinity, however, the footage shows a vehicle which emerge from behind few seconds later and stopped at the seen for the help. To see the CCTV VIDEO CLICK HERE  on the Independent 

Molvi Fazlullah  Dera Ismail Khan: New Taliban Commander, Mullah Fazlullah comes back in Pakistan from Afghanistan to lead insurgency. According to intelligence agencies, Molvi Fazlullah came back from a secret hide out from Afghanistan where he fled after Pakistani military's operation in Swat valley where he wanted to implement his own brand of Islamic Shariah.

Iranian FM  wants to assure Gulf states about the nuclear deal  Oman: Iranian Foreign Minister Muhammad Javed Zarif called on Saudi Arabia to cooperate  with Tehran for better regional stability. Zarif said this during his official visit of Oman as a part of his to tour of Gulf States to assure them that Iran's recent nuclear deal with world super powers is in the interest of the region.