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Water spills through security wall in Sukkur

Updated at: 0448 PST,  Tuesday, August 10, 2010  SUKKUR: After wreaking havoc in various parts in Khyber Pakhtunkhua and Punjab, the massive flood tides have turned directions towards Sindh province while the security wall built along Indus River in Sukkur is witnessing breakages through which water has started spilling into city, Geo

Army continues relief, rescue operations in flood-hit areas

Updated at: 0411 PST,  Tuesday, August 10, 2010  RAWALPINDI: The relief and rescue operations being carried out by Pakistan Army are underway for flood-effectees in floods-hit areas in various parts of country on Monday, Geo News reported. Meanwhile, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has provided relief goods weighing lb1.5 lacks to poor people caught in floods-plaque areas. ISPR sources said Pakistan Army has also set up Control Centers at Chaklala, Tarbela and Abbotabad air bases. A large number of army boats, 782, are participating in relief and rescue operations, sources said. More than 32000 packets of food have been provided to flood-affectees in Pakistan. As many as 7000 ration bags, 900 boats and 650 blankets have been dispatched to flood-ridden parts in three provinces. Army’s eight helicopters are partaking in rescue operations in Southern Areas. 30 Core Gujranwala has sent 10 trucks laden with relief goods for affectees trapped in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A charter plane, carrying relief goods including food packets, drinking water bottles, blankets and boats, has flown for flood-affectees in parts of Sindh and Southern Punjab provinces. First convoy comprising 10 trucks laden with relief goods has set out for affectees in Southern Punjab. PAF sources said air headquarters in Islamabad has provided ration goods weighing 900 kilograms so far. Meanwhile, Federal Minister for Law Babar Awan distributed relief goods in a relief camp while another minister for population Fidous Ashiq Awan visited the floods-stricken areas and distributed relief goods among affectees.

Zardari spits anger of failed trip on Geo: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly and Central leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has expressed solidarity with Geo TV. The opposition leader visited Geo’s Islamabad office with some other parliamentarians including Hanif Abbasi, Shireen Arshad, Nuzhat Sadiq and Shakeel Awan. Nisar condemned the blockade of Geo TV transmission adding that the president was spitting his anger of failed UK visit on Geo network. The PML-N would support the channel in these trying times, he said.

Pakistan beaten by 9 wickets as England go 2-0 up

BIRMINGHAM: England captain Andrew Strauss survived being dropped three times to guide his team to a nine wicket win against Pakistan on the fourth day of the second Test at Edgbaston here Monday. England, set 118 to win, finished on 118 for one as they went an unbeatable 2-0 up in this four-match series with more than a day to spare. Opening batsman Strauss and Jonathan Trott were both 53 not out, with England winning their sixth Test in a row. England had made just seven when Alastair Cook was clean bowled by left-arm quick Mohammad Aamer after a full length delivery kept low. England could then have been 17 for two when off-spinner Saaed Ajmal, with only his third ball, induced an edge from Strauss, playing a forcing shot, on 10. But debutant wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, brought in after Kamran Akmal missed several chances and bagged a pair in Pakistan's 354-run first Test defeat at Trent Bridge, could not hold the tough catch with England then on 17 for one. Zulqarnain then failed to hold a simpler chance off a defensive edge from Strauss, on 38, with Ajmal again the unlucky bowler. Strauss, was on 43 when Mohammad Asif, running back at mid-off, failed to hold a skyer off Shoaib Malik but England were almost home. Trott went to his second fifty of the match with a cover-driven four off Malik that levelled the scores before Strauss's inside-edged single off Ajmal ended the match. Pakistan were earlier dismissed for 296, after resuming on 291 for nine, with Asif (14) caught in the gully by Kevin Pietersen off Stuart Broad. Umar Gul, batting with a runner, was 13 not out. But Gul's hamstring injury meant the paceman was unable to bowl. Zulqarnain, in on a king pair, top-scored with 88. It represented a remarkable recovery after Pakistan made just 72 -- their lowest score against England -- in the first innings. England off-spinner Graeme Swann took a Test-best six wickets for 65 runs. Pakistan have a two-day match against Worcestershire starting on August 13 before the third Test gets underway at The Oval on August 18.