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Pakistan recalls Akhtar, Asif after positive steroid tests 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 6:38 PM
Pakistan have recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.Cricket: Pakistan pair fails drug tests International Herald Tribune - Oct 16 6:42 AM
Pakistan's two leading fast bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone and were sent home from India where the team was preparing for the Champions Trophy.Cricket-ICC regret positive dope tests for Pakistan bowlers Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 6:47 AM
Positive dope tests for Pakistan pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif meant a disappointing day for cricket, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed said on Monday.WRAPUP 1-Cricket-Pakistan to send home Shoaib, Asif for doping Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 4:54 AM
Pakistan are sending home fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after the pair tested positive for nandrolone.ANALYSIS-Cricket-Troubled Pakistan rocked by doping scandal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 4:29 AM
Nicknamed "The Rawalpindi Express" for his blistering pace, Pakistan paceman Shoaib Akhtar's career has been a mixture of brilliance, frustration and injury, but his latest misdemeanour could well be his last.Cricket-Sri Lanka wary of crisis-hit Pakistan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 3:34 AM
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned his team against taking a depleted Pakistan side lightly in Tuesday's Champions Trophy Group B tie.Pakistan upbeat despite doping row ahead of Sri Lanka clash AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 2:56 AM
Pakistan's team management has put a brave face on a drug row involving Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, saying the team were geared up for the Champions Trophy battle against Sri Lanka.Ball In Pakistan's Court Over Compensation - ECB Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - 36 minutes ago
England have set the Pakistan Cricket Board a deadline of October 31 to settle the Oval Test compensation row.Pakistan cricketers fail drug test CNN.com - Oct 16 1:11 AM
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- Pakistan are recalling pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after they failed drug tests, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Monday.FACTBOX-Cricket-Pakistan's crises in 2006 Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 1:23 AM
Pakistan's recent cricketing problems continued on Monday when two players were recalled from the Champions Trophy in India after they tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug.Pakistan recalls Akhtar, Asif after doping tests AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 16 12:46 AM
Pakistan has recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy after they tested positive for banned substances, officials said.Pakistan Controversies Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - 36 minutes ago
Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif's failed drugs tests are the latest bombshells in a turbulent two months for Pakistan cricket.Pakistan pair's steroids may not be deliberate: coach 7News via Yahoo!7 News - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer believes that Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif's positive drug tests could be a case of human error, rather than cheating.Cricket-Pakistan recall Shoaib due to positive drugs test - PCB Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 10:14 PM
Pakistan are recalling fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after positive drugs tests, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday.Is there a 'Burns Effect' on Pakistan? Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns' recent remarks that Washington is bearing down on Pakistan to end all forms of terrorist violence against India has generated excitement - as a vindication of New Delhi's diplomacy. Since 9/11, the Indian foreign office has left no stone unturned in trying to convince the US that Pakistan-sponsored terrorism is part and parcel of the larger global mayhem PAKISTAN CONTROVERSIES Sporting Life - 55 minutes ago
Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif's failed drugs tests are the latest bombshells in a turbulent two months for Pakistan cricket. Here, PA Sport looks at the major incidents.Pakistan's Shoaib, Asif sent home in drug scandal Stuff - Oct 16 6:04 PM
KARACHI: Pakistan pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif were sent home from the Champions Trophy cricket tournament in India on Monday after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone.Pakistan in shock as two fail drugs test Daily Telegraph - Oct 16 4:59 PM
Pakistan were at the centre of a fresh crisis on Monday when two of their best fast bowlers were sent home from the Champions Trophy for failing a drugs test.Pakistan recalls Akhtar, Asif after positive steroid tests TODAYonline - 2 hours, 53 minutes ago
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif leaves the Lahore Airport following his arrival from India. Pakistan have recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Asif from the Champions Trophy after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.Pakistan reacts to Afghan FM's remarks People's Daily - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
Pakistan on Monday said it did not given ethnic color to the Taliban campaign, reacting to accusations from Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta that Islamabad is trying to play down the threat of "international terrorism" by labeling the Taliban uprising in Afghanistan an ethnic issue.Pakistan, Singpapore urges DPRK to return to six-party talks People's Daily - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Pakistan and Singapore have called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to return to the six-party talks to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean peninsula.Cricket: Pakistan duo fail drug tests icWales - 58 minutes ago
PAKISTAN have withdrawn fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the ICC Champions Trophy after failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs.Sri Lanka keep focus for Pakistan BBC News - Oct 16 7:23 AM
Sri Lanka will not take Pakistan lightly in Wednesday's match even though their opponents are short of three star names.Afghan FM accuses Pakistan of playing down Taliban 'terrorism' AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 3:39 PM
Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta accused Pakistan of trying to play down the threat of "international terrorism" by labelling the Taliban uprising here an ethnic issue.Pakistan pace bowlers fail drugs test The Scotsman: Sport - Oct 16 4:51 PM
SHOAIB Akhtar's international career has been thrown into doubt after he and fellow-Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif failed drugs tests.Pakistan greets new U.N. chief People's Daily - Oct 16 5:55 PM
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have felicitated Ban Ki- Moon of South Korea on his election as the new secretary general of the United Nations.Study suggests Bangladesh to ink FTAs with India, Pakistan News From Bangladesh - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Bangladesh to sign Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with India and Pakistan for mutual benefits, but it failed to identify what the FTAs would have in addition to South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA), reports UNB.Is there a 'Burns Effect' on Pakistan? New Kerala - 31 minutes ago
Home > News > Is there a 'Burns Effect' on Pakistan? Is there a 'Burns Effect' on Pakistan?India should not accuse Pakistan 'without proof' New Kerala - 1 minute ago
Islamabad, Oct 16: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today said India has "no right" to accuse Pakistan in incidents like Mumbai serial bomb blasts "without any proof." "India has no right to accuse Pakistan without any proof...Pakistan to abide by UN sanctions on N. Korea: FO Dawn - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16: Pakistan on Monday held out an assurance that it would abide by sanctions imposed on North Korea by the UN Security Council but declared that its diplomatic ties with the country would remain in tact.Cricket: Pakistan duo fail test BBC News - Oct 15 11:02 PM
Pakistan reportedly recall Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy after the pair give positive drugs tests.Bush, Singh discuss Pakistan, Afghanistan Dawn - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
NEW DELHI, Oct 16: US President George W. Bush made a telephone call to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday, and the two leaders discussed a range of issues that included regional developments pertaining to Pakistan and Afghanistan, said an official statement from New Delhi.Failed bomber trained in Pakistan, alleges Kabul Dawn - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
KABUL, Oct 16: Afghanistan s intelligence agency has alleged that the man behind a foiled suicide bombing in Kabul on Monday had been trained in an area of Pakistan.JP Morgan plans to reopen equity business in Pakistan Business Recorder - Oct 16 4:03 PM
ISLAMABAD (October 17 2006): J.P. Morgan is planning to reopen its equity business in Pakistan, the first foreign brokerage to return since they abandoned the South Asian nation in the early 2000s, sources familiar with the development said.Daunting task awaits Pakistan in opener The Hindu - Oct 16 1:05 PM
JAIPUR: They have met regularly in contests within and outside the sub-continent but nothing makes it more interesting than the current clash. Pakistan has the huge task of making the best of options available after being let down by two of its ...Pakistan Face Trophy Opener Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Oct 16 8:09 AM
Pakistan will aim to put all off-field matters to one side when they face Sri Lanka on Tuesday.Pakistan to abide-by UNSC sanctions on North Korea Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 16 9:32 AM
Pakistan - Korea Sanctions Pakistan said on Monday that it would abide by the UN Security Council resolution on North Korea.PAKISTAN RECALL DRUG DUO Gulf Daily News - Oct 16 5:21 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy yesterday after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.Two Pakistan cricket players suspended UPI - Oct 16 10:57 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Two of Pakistan's top cricket players have been suspended after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone.Doping scandal rocks Pakistan cricket Gulf News - Oct 16 2:02 PM
Jaipur: In an announcement that rocked the Champions Trophy tournament yesterday the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated that fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif had failed an out of competition drugs test last month.Afghans in Pakistan get registered for first ever identification AlertNet - Oct 16 7:28 AM
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees More than 1,000 Afghans in Pakistan were registered yesterday as the Pakistan government started a landmark exercise to issue them with identification for the first time in over 25 years of exile. Sri Lanka not to take Pakistan lightly in tomorrow's match Yahoo! India News - Oct 16 9:08 AM
Jaipur, Oct 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene on Monday warned his team against taking a depleted Pakistan side lightly in Tuesday's match.UPDATE: Pakistan Promises To Abide UN Sanctions On N Korea Nasdaq - Oct 16 5:50 AM
ISLAMABAD (AP)--Pakistan said Monday it will abide by the sanctions imposed on North Korea by the United Nations as a result of the North saying it had carried out a nuclear test.Shoaib, Asif back in Pakistan Outlook India - Oct 16 11:42 AM
Disgraced Pakistani pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif slipped back quietly into Lahore tonight after being flown home by the Pakistan cricket Board in the wake of their testing positive for drugs during tests carried out before the Champions Trophy.Pakistan Promises To Abide By UN Sanctions On North Korea Nasdaq - Oct 16 4:50 AM
ISLAMABAD (AP)--Pakistan said Monday it will abide by the United Nations sanctions imposed on North Korea after it said it had carried out a nuclear test.Pakistan recalls Akhtar, Asif after positive steroid tests AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 16 3:34 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan has recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, officials said.Pakistan refuses to impose sanctions against North Korea Yahoo! India News - Oct 16 6:08 AM
Islamabad, Oct.16 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Office on Monday said that Pakistan would not be a party to imposing new sanctions against North Korea; but would respect the sanctions approved by UN Security Council for that country.Cricket-I would never cheat, says Pakistan's Akhtar Cricmania - Oct 16 8:58 AM
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has protested his innocence of doping charges and said he would never cheat.Pakistan recall Shoaib, Asif after positive tests Stuff - Oct 16 9:11 AM
Pakistan are sending home fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy cricket tournament in India after the pair tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.PAKISTAN: 'Charge against journalist false' in triple murder case AsiaMedia - Oct 16 12:31 PM
Islamabad --- A police investigation conducted on the directive of the Chief Justice of Pakistan has found that the charge of involvement in a triple murder against a reporter of a local English daily was not correct, sources told Dawn on Sunday.World knows Pakistan has no involvement in Afghan insurgency: FO Pakistani Newspaper - Oct 16 11:46 AM
ISLAMABAD, Oct 16 (APP): Foreign Office Spokesperson, Tasneem Aslam has said that it is an internationally acknowledged fact that Pakistan has no involvement in the ongoing insurgency in some parts of Afghanistan.Shoaib, Asif test positive for dope, to return to Pakistan Pakistani Newspaper - Oct 16 12:01 PM
JAIPUR, Oct 16 (Online): Pakistani speedsters Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, here for the Champions Trophy, have tested positive for an unnamed banned drug and have been asked by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to return home immediately.Sri Lanka not to take Pakistan lightly in tomorrow's match New Kerala - Oct 16 11:07 AM
Jaipur, Oct 16 : Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene on Monday warned his team against taking a depleted Pakistan side lightly in Tuesday's match.Pakistan An al-Qaida Sanctuary - Part 3 by Shaun Waterman UPI Homeland and National Security Editor Washington (UPI) Space War - Oct 15 9:54 PM
More than a month after Pakistan inked a peace deal with local leaders in the restive tribal region straddling its frontier with Afghanistan, some NATO troops are trying the same tactic on their side of the border, redeploying to barracks and relying on tribal militias to keep Taliban insurgents in check.PAKISTAN FACE TROPHY OPENER Sporting Life - Oct 16 7:48 AM
Pakistan will aim to put all off-field matters to one side when they open their ICC Champions Trophy campaign against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.Pakistan keen to shift focus on on-field action Outlook India - Oct 16 6:57 AM
Crisis-ridden Pakistan will be keen to put behind the dope scandal involving their pace spearheads Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar and come up with a morale boosting win against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy cricket one-dayer here tomorrow.Cricket: Pakistan recalls Akhtar, Asif after positive steroid tests Channel NewsAsia - Oct 16 5:15 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan : Pakistan has recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, officials said.Pakistan pledges to honour N. Korea sanctions Khaleej Times - Oct 16 6:15 AM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan promised Monday to abide by UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea, but said it had not imposed any of its own measures after Pyongyang s declared nuclear test.Pakistan refuses to impose sanctions against North Korea New Kerala - Oct 16 10:58 AM
Islamabad, Oct.16 : Pakistan's Foreign Office on Monday said that Pakistan would not be a party to imposing new sanctions against North Korea; but would respect the sanctions approved by UN Security Council for that country.Pakistan recalls Akhtar, Asif after positive doping tests Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 16 2:41 AM
Pakistan has recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the ICC Champions Trophy after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.Pakistan says it would implement UNSC sanctions on North Korea Outlook India - Oct 16 5:51 AM
Pakistan, which is accused of helping North Korea in its nuclear programme, today said it would implement the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on Pyongang for conducting atomic test but continue to have normal ties with it in all other areas.Pakistan recall duo after positive tests Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 16 12:52 AM
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan are sending home fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after the pair tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.Cricket-Pakistan tough even without Akhtar, says Sri Lankan captain Cricmania - Oct 16 4:59 AM
JAIPUR, India (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said that Pakistan would not be easy to beat even in the absence of key pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in a Champions Trophy match here.Pakistan Duo Fail Drug Tests Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Oct 16 12:09 AM
Pakistan have sent home Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif after they both failed drugs tests.Pakistan pair deny drugs charges Morning Star - Oct 16 11:00 AM
SHOAIB Akhtar insisted he had done "nothing wrong" on Monday after he and fellow Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif were sent home from the ICC Champions Trophy for failing tests for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone.Shoaib, Asif test positive, confirms Pakistan manager Yahoo! India News - Oct 16 2:38 AM
Jaipur, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistani fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, here for the Champions Trophy, have tested positive for Nandrolone, an anabolic steroid, and are returning to Pakistan, their team manager confirmed Monday.Two Pakistan fast bowlers fail drugs test Times Online - Oct 16 12:05 AM
Pakistan has withdrawn the fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the International Cricket Council Champions Trophy after they failed tests for performance-enhancing drugs....Pakistan pair fail drug tests Daily Telegraph - Oct 16 2:14 AM
Pakistan have withdrawn fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the ICC Champions Trophy in India after it was confirmed that they had failed drugs tests for nandralone.Hamstrung Pakistan ready to do battle CricInfo - Oct 16 4:26 AM
Up against a depleted Pakistan will be an upbeat Sri Lankan side that's been steamrolling opponents over the last few months, including rolling West Indies over for 80 three days' back..Pakistan uses Ulster as guide for human rights body Belfast Telegraph - Oct 16 5:01 AM
Northern Ireland is being used as a model to help Pakistan develop a Human Rights Commission, it is revealed today.Pakistan to recall two players for drugs Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 15 11:36 PM
Pakistan is set to recall pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy tournament in India after they tested positive for banned substance, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Monday.Pakistan to recall two players for drugs AAP via Yahoo!7 Sports - Oct 15 11:15 PM
Pakistan is set to recall pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy tournament in India after positive drug tests, said an official.Pakistan pacers Akhtar, Asif fail PCB doping tests, withdrawn from Champions Trophy Yahoo! India News - Oct 16 2:08 AM
Lahore/London, Oct.16 (ANI): In a shocking and sudden development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced that it is recalling fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after both failed to pass doping tests back home.Pakistan Duo Sent Home Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Oct 15 11:09 PM
Pakistan have sent home Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, reportedly for failing drugs tests.Pakistan to recall 2 players after positive tests Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport - Oct 15 10:48 PM
Pakistan are set to recall pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after they tested positive for banned substance, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Monday.Amnesty International Claims Pakistan "Sold" Innocent Terror Suspects to U.S. WTOL News 11 - Oct 16 5:57 AM
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (AP) -- Pakistan illegally detained innocent people on suspicion of terrorism, secretly imprisoned them, and transferred them to U.S. custody for money, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said Friday.Pakistan recalls Akhtar, Asif after positive steroid tests Khaleej Times - Oct 16 2:06 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan has recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy after they tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone, officials said on Monday.Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - PAKISTAN: Film industry in decline ABC Radio Australia - Oct 16 4:00 AM
The film industry in Pakistan is in decline and illegal cable networks and pirate copies are being blamed for showing Indian films that are banned on the big screen. There's no cinema house left in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and video shops are also going out of business.Pakistan players fail drugs test Aljazeera - Oct 16 12:05 AM
Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have been recalled from Champions Trophy duties after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials.Pakistan to recall duo after positive tests Reuters.co.uk - Oct 15 11:50 PM
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan are set to recall pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after they failed drug tests, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official told Reuters on Monday.Younis reinstated as Pakistan captain Tiscali - Oct 16 5:43 AM
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan reinstated Younis Khan as captain for the Champions Trophy on Saturday just hours before the team was due to leave for the tournament in India, said the new Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Pakistan quizzes militants over rocket plot AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 15 1:35 AM
Investigators in Pakistan were quizzing eight militants with suspected links to Al-Qaeda over attempted rocket attacks in and around the capital Islamabad, officials said.Pakistan duo sent home CricketLine.com - Oct 16 2:01 AM
Pakistan have withdrawn fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the ICC Champions Trophy after failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs.Shoaib, Asif test positive, to return to Pakistan Yahoo! India News - Oct 16 12:23 AM
Jaipur, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistani speedsters Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammed Asif, here for the Champions Trophy, have tested positive for an unnamed banned drug and have been asked by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to return home immediately.Rehman, Arafat in Pakistan team The Hindu - Oct 16 1:13 PM
Islamabad: The International Cricket Council, on Monday, allowed Pakistan to include all-rounder Yasir Arafat and left-arm spinner Abdul Rehman as replacements for Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif in their Champions Trophy squad. ``We had given ...Pakistan firm to build London black cabs Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Oct 15 8:34 PM
London's iconic black taxi cabs could be scouting for fares along the streets of Pakistan by the end of the year, a newspaper reported on Monday.PAKISTAN DUO SENT HOME Sporting Life - Oct 15 11:15 PM
Pakistan have sent home Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the ICC Champions Trophy after failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs, according to reports in the country.Pakistan in fresh crisis as Asif, Shoaib test positive New Kerala - Oct 16 4:06 AM
Karachi/Jaipur, Oct 16: Pakistan cricket was today rocked by a sensational dope scandal involving pace spearheads Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif who will not only miss the ongoing Champions Trophy but also run the risk of being banned for upto two years.Pakistan duo fail drugs tests ITV.com - Oct 16 1:31 AM
Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif have been withdrawn from the ICC Champions Trophy after failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs.Pakistan plans to increase oil reserves The Pakistan Link - Oct 16 4:50 AM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to increase its strategic oil reserves from 21 to 60 days of consumption to ward off security, commercial and economic concerns in case of an unexpected supply disruption.PAKISTAN SEEKS TO BOOST TRADE TIES WITH MEXICO Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance - Oct 15 7:23 PM
Trade / foreign investment Minister of State for Economic Affairs Ms Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday asked for deepening trade, investment and commercial ties between Pakistan and Mexico.Pakistan Seeks To Boost Trade Ties With Mexico Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News - Oct 15 7:23 PM
Minister of State for Economic Affairs Ms Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday asked for deepening trade, investment and commercial ties between Pakistan and Mexico.Pakistan pacers Akhtar, Asif fail PCB doping tests, withdrawn from Champions Trophy New Kerala - Oct 16 6:04 AM
Lahore/London, Oct.16 : In a shocking and sudden development, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced that it is recalling fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after both failed to pass doping tests back home.Pakistan in drug scandal The Star - Oct 16 5:20 AM
Pakistan have recalled fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy after they tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone, officials said today.Mobile phone usage growing fast in Pakistan ZDNet India - Oct 16 12:55 AM
Mobile phone users in Pakistan are growing fast with 41.5 million subscribers by the end of September 2006, out of the total population of 160 million, according to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).Pakistan takes Hindu nationalist party threats seriously Tiscali - Oct 16 2:28 AM
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan is taking threats from a Hindu nationalist party to disrupt its team s matches in the ICC Champions Trophy very seriously, a board official said on Wednesday.Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan key to eradicating polio News-Medical-Net - Oct 16 3:48 AM
The world's success in eradicating polio now depends on four countries - Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan - according to the Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (ACPE), the independent oversight body of the eradication effort.Pakistan to recall Shoaib, Asif after positive tests Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Oct 16 12:07 AM
Pakistan are set to recall pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the ICC Champions Trophy in India after they tested positive for banned substance.PAKISTAN PAIR FAIL DRUG TESTS Daily Mirror - Oct 16 2:07 AM
PAKISTAN pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif could face lengthy bans after failing drug tests. 2 Pakistan bowlers being recalled after testing positive in drug tests EARTHtimes.org - Oct 16 1:59 AM
Two of Pakistan's fast bowlers, Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, have failed doping tests conducted by Pakistan's Cricket Board and will not be allowed to play in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament, Pakistan team officials said Monday.