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• Pakistan face South Africa in 2nd T20 today
• Karachi: One killed four injured in firing incidents
• President seeks names for caretaker PM from PML-Q
• Cold, dry weather likely across country
• Big US budget cuts begin as both sides trade blame
• NATO says 2 Afghan boys accidentally killed
• Netanyahu, King Abdullah II discuss Mideast peace: diplomat
• Syrian mortar shells land in Israel-held Golan
• Head of Chadian army claims troops kill Belmoktar
• Djokovic beats Berdych in Dubai final
• Madrid beats Barca for 2nd time before ManU trip
• Kagawa hat trick gives United 4-0 win over Norwich
• Suarez leads Liverpool to 4-0 win over Wigan
• Hamilton fastest in penultimate day of F1 testing
• NASA fixing computer glitch on Mars Curiosity rover

Pakistan face South Africa in 2nd T20 today Posted: The second match of the two-match Twenty20 series between Pakistan and South Africa will be played today at the Super Sport Park in Centurion.The first match of the series between the two sides in Durban was washed out due to rain.The match will start at 5:30pm PST. Pakistan team manager Naved Akram Cheema while talking to Dunya News informed that all players are fit and looking forward to win today’s match.Pakistan’s record in Twenty20 cricket in South Africa is very good as they have won five out of the eight T20s they have played so far.

Karachi: One killed four injured in firing incidents Posted: According to details, some unidentified persons opened fire and shot dead a man in Issa Nagar area of Karachi. The identity of the deceased is not yet known.Firing between two rival groups in Mahmoodabad No 6 left two people wounded. Those who were injured included Mujtaba and a police constable named Asghar.A woman named Aisha was wounded by a stray bullet near Chandni Chowk in Paposh area while a man Sufiyan was injured in firing at a marriage ceremony.At least 13 people were killed in violence and target killing incidents in Karachi on Saturday.Meanwhile, police launched a targeted operation in Sohrab Goth area and arrested four accused. According to police, the accused were wanted in several cases of murder and robbery.Police also arrested two dacoits after an armed encounter in Gulshan Maymar and recovered six mobile phones from them. A police official was also wounded in encounter.

President seeks names for caretaker PM from PML-Q Posted: LAHORE (Agencies): President Asif Ali Zardari has sought the names for the interim setup prime minister, from the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) in four days.In a meeting between the President Zardari and the PML-Q leadership on Saturday, both the parties have agreed to drop the condition of joint electoral symbol, for the electoral alliance in the coming general elections.Therefore, both the parties would contest the polls on their parties’ separate electoral symbols.While the PML-Q will hold a consultative session in next two days, in which the leadership of the PML-Q and PPP will meet again to discuss the matters related to the electoral alliance.Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan also called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House, Lahore on Saturday. Overall situation in the province with particular reference to Karachi was discussed during the meeting.Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that during meeting, the President welcomed the call of Altaf Hussain, MQM chief, advising Governor Sindh not to resign and to continue his duties as Governor of the province.The President said that the Governor is representative of the federation and expressed the hope that Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ibad would continue to contribute his best towards stability of the province, reconciliation and strengthening of the federation and democracy, the spokesperson added.Earlier, Sunni Ittehad chief Sahibzada Fazal Karim also called on President Asif Ali Zardari. He informed the president that Sunni Ittehad will not enter any direct electoral alliance with the PPP.

Cold, dry weather likely across country Posted: According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast, mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country.Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of Punjab and Islamabad,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan during the next 24 hours.The minimum temperatures recorded during the last 24 hours were Astor -11 C, Kalam and Para Chinar -5C, Kalat, Skardu and Malam Jaba -4C, Hunza and Daroosh -3C and Dir and Murree -1 degree centigrade.

Big US budget cuts begin as both sides trade blame Posted: WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans refused Saturday to concede any share of the blame for failing to stave off automatic spending cuts that will slash $85 billion in federal spending.The still-fragile U.S. economy braced itself for the gradual but potentially grave impact of the across-the-board cuts, which took effect Friday night at the stroke of Obamas pen. Hours earlier, he and congressional leaders emerged from a White House meeting no closer to an agreement.Even as Democrats and Republicans pledged a renewed effort to retroactively undo the spending cuts, both parties said the blame rests squarely on the other for any damage the cuts might inflict. There were no indications that either side was wavering from entrenched positions that for weeks had prevented progress on a deal to find a way out: Republicans refusing any deal with more tax revenue and Democrats snubbing any deal without it.None of this is necessary, Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday. Its happening because Republicans in Congress chose this outcome over closing a single wasteful tax loophole that helps reduce the deficit.The president said the cuts would cause a ripple effect across the economy that would worsen the longer they stay in place, eventually costing more than 750,000 jobs and disrupting the lives of middle-class families.Obama and the Republicans have been fighting over federal spending since the opposition party regained control of the House of Representatives in the 2010 midterm elections. The budget cuts were designed in 2011 to be so ruthless that both sides would be forced to find a better deal, but they havent despite two years to find a compromise.The $85 billion in cuts apply to the remainder of the 2013 fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. But without a deal they will continue slashing government spending by about $1 trillion more over a 10-year period.In the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, the partys lawmakers washed their hands of the mess, arguing that bills they passed in the last Congress to avert the cuts absolved them of any responsibility. Those bills passed with little to no Democratic support and were never taken up by the Senate.Obama was holding out hope that as Americans start feeling the effects of the sequester Washingtons term used for the automatic spending cuts public pressure will force lawmakers back to the table. Ever wary that such fiscal fiascos could jeopardize the rest of his second-term agenda, Obama vowed in his weekly address to keep pushing reforms on immigration, preschool, gun violence and transportation.But attention was already turning to the next major budget hurdles, with less than a month to negotiate a funding plan to avert a government shutdown after March 27 and a debt-ceiling clash coming in May.Hopes that a measure to undo the spending cuts could be wrapped into a March deal to keep the government running dimmed Friday when both Obama and House Speaker John Boehner said theyd prefer to keep the two issues separate.Boehner said Friday the House will pass legislation next week to extend routine funding for government agencies beyond the current March 27 expiration.Obama said he, too, wanted to keep the two issues separate.If the parties can manage to avoid a government shutdown, yet another fiscal fight looms.In May, Congress will confront a renewed standoff on increasing the governments borrowing limit the same the issue that, two years ago, spawned the law forcing the current spending cuts in the first place.Failure to raise the borrowing limit could force the U.S. to default on debt for the first time in history.The immediate impact of the spending cuts on the public was uncertain.The Pentagon will absorb half of the $85 billion required to be sliced between now and the end of the budget year on Sept 30, exposing civilian workers to furloughs and defense contractors to possible cancellations. Defense Secretary ChuckHagel, only a few days on the job, said: We will continue to ensure Americas security despite the challenge posed by an unnecessary budget crisis.Obama suggested he was content to leave the cuts in place until Republicans change their minds about raising taxes by closing loopholes.Many conservatives, meanwhile, are willing to accept the cuts as the only way to reduce government spending, even though the budget knife cuts into cherished defense programs.

NATO says 2 Afghan boys accidentally killed Posted: KABUL (AP) - International forces accidentally killed two Afghan boys during an operation in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Saturday.Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan, offered his personal apology and condolences to the family of the boys who were killed and said the coalition takes full responsibility for the deaths.A statement issued by the coalition says the boys were killed Thursday when coalition forces fired at what they thought were insurgent forces in the Shahid-e Hasas district of Uruzgan province. It says a joint Afghan-NATO investigation team visited the location Saturday and met with local leaders.The killing of civilians by foreign forces has been a major source of tension with the Afghan government throughout the nearly 12-year-old war.According to a recent report by the United Nations, 2,754 Afghan civilians were killed last year, down 12 percent from 3,131 in 2011. But the number killed in the second half of last year rose, suggesting that Afghanistan is likely to face continued violence as the Taliban and other militants fight for control following the impending withdrawal of U.S. and allied combat forces.The U.N. said the Taliban and other insurgents were responsible for 81 percent of the civilian deaths and injuries last year while 8 percent were attributed to pro-government forces. The remaining civilian deaths and injuries could not be attributed to either side.The number of casualties blamed on U.S. and allied forces decreased by 46 percent, with 316 killed and 271 wounded last year. Most were killed in U.S. and NATO airstrikes, although that number, too, dropped by nearly half last year to 126, including 51 children.

Netanyahu, King Abdullah II discuss Mideast peace: diplomat Posted: JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jordans King Abdullah II met in Jordan last week and discussed the Middle East peace process, a diplomatic source told AFP on Saturday.Last week, Netanyahu travelled to Jordan and met King Abdullah II, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. In the meeting, they discussed the Middle East peace process.It was Netanyahus first trip abroad and first meeting with a foreign head of state since Israels January 22 general election.In December, Israeli officials were quoted by media as confirming a report in an Arab daily about a meeting between Netanyahu and the king in Jordan that focused on Syrias chemical weapons arsenal.Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have been on hold since September 2010.Jordan and the peacemaking international Quartet sponsored several rounds of meetings between envoys from each side last year which brought no breakthrough.The Palestinians demand that Israel stop building settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem before a resumption of negotiations, but Israel rejects any preconditions for talks.The latest talks between Netanyahu and Abdullah II come ahead of an expected visit by US President Barack Obama, who announced he would be in the region in the spring, with Israeli media putting the date at March 20.The White House has played down speculation Obama would present a new peace initiative during his visit, stressing instead as the trips primary agenda Irans nuclear challenge and the civil war threatening to tear Syria apart.

Syrian mortar shells land in Israel-held Golan Posted: JERUSALEM (AP) - A military spokesman says the shells landed on Saturday afternoon in an open area, causing no damage. He says they were likely stray fire from the civil war.The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military policy.He says Israeli troops were searching the area and were not immediately sure how many shells had landed. Israeli media reported at least three exploded in the area.Stray fire from Syrias conflict has occasionally landed in Israeli-controlled territory and there are concerns the fighting could spill over the border.Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and annexed the territory, a move the international community doesnt recognize.

Head of Chadian army claims troops kill Belmoktar Posted: NDJAMENA (AP) - The head of Chads military has announced on state television that Chadian troops deployed in northern Mali killed Moktar Belmoktar, the international terrorist responsible for the attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that resulted in the death of dozens of foreigners. The French military, which is leading the offensive in northern Mali, says it cannot confirm the information.Army Chief of Staff Gen. Zakaria Ngobongue read a statement saying Chadian soldiers on Saturday had destroyed a jihadist base in the Adrar and Ifoghas mountains of North Mali, killing Belmoktar.The purported death of Belmoktar comes a day after Chads president said their troops killed Abou Zeid, the other main al-Qaida commander in the region, a claim the French also said they could not confirm.

Djokovic beats Berdych in Dubai final Posted: DUBAI (AP) - Novak Djokovic came from a break down in the first set to win his fourth Dubai Championships title in five years on Saturday, downing third-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 6-3.The top-ranked Djokovic extended his unbeaten streak this year to 13 matches, which included his third straight Australian Open title, and has now defeated Berdych in 13 of their last 14 meetings. It was his 36th career title.It was never going to be an easy final for either one of us, Djokovic said. Tomas is a fantastic player. He has been around the tour and was a Grand Slam finalist (at Wimbledon). ... Im just fortunate to go through.In an early display of power tennis, the sixth-ranked Czech put Djokovic on the back foot with some blistering groundstrokes and a serve that approached 213 kph (132 mph). The Czech hit a crosscourt winner to break Djokovic and go up 3-2 in the first set and extended it to 4-2 with another crosscourt winner.But errors began creeping into the Czechs game and Djokovic took advantage.The Serb broke to draw level when Berdych missed an easy volley winner and then saved three break points to make it 5-4. Djokovic then broke Berdych a second time to win the set when the Czech made three unforced errors and finished with a double fault.Well, I just wanted to hang in there and just try to wait for my chance to come back to the match. When it was presented, I took it, Djokovic said. He basically gave me that break on 4-3 when he missed an easy volley. But still, I fought it and I believed I can come back, and thats I think something that can eventually decide the winner in these kind of matches.Djokovic broke to go up 5-3 in the second when Berdych hit a foreland long, and then saved a break point in the next game before clinching the victory with a forehand winner.After beating 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, Berdych was looking to take down the worlds top two players in the same tournament for the first time.I had a break, but playing with the best returning guy on tour, its just (an) advantage but not something really huge, Berdych said. It was a quite good game, but it was not enough today. ... These guys (Djokovic and Federer), you can just basically go there, try your best and if it doesnt happen, all right. They are the first and second player in the world and possibly the best two for many, many years. Thats how it is.

Madrid beats Barca for 2nd time before ManU trip Posted: MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday for its second victory over its fierce rivals in five days before its critical Champions League trip to Manchester United.Barcelonas Lionel Messi extended his Spanish league scoring record to 16 straight games in the 18th minute to cancel out Karim Benzemas sixth-minute opener, while Cristiano Ronaldo rested on the bench until the final half hour.An ugly second half seemed destined to end in a draw until Sergio Ramos rose up to head in Luka Modrics corner in the 82nd to give Madrid its first home win in league play over Barcelona since 2008.Madrid still trails leader Barcelona by 13 points.Madrid visits United on Tuesday with their last-16 tie poised at 1-1.

Kagawa hat trick gives United 4-0 win over Norwich Posted: MANCHESTER (AP) - Shinji Kagawa scored a hat trick Saturday as Manchester United kept its firm grip on the Premier League title with a 4-0 win over Norwich at Old Trafford.The Japan international put United ahead with a deft volley right before halftime and then added two more well-taken goals in the second half to make sure United extended its lead over Manchester City to 15 points ahead of its crosstown rivals game against Aston Villa on Monday.Wayne Rooney capped off a dominant display with a looping long-range strike into the top of the net in the 90th minute as United warmed up for its Champions League game against Real Madrid on Tuesday.However, the scoreline flattered United as the last three goals came in the final 14 minutes and the hosts had looked below par for much of the game until then.Kagawa, however, showed that his back to his best after struggling with a knee injury earlier this season as he became the first Asian player to score a hat trick in the Premier League.It was a brilliant day for him, United manager Alex Ferguson. He is a good finisher. His second goal was composed and intelligent, his last was brilliant.The first one came after Antonio Valencia floated a left-footed cross toward Robin van Persie, whose attempt to control the ball only deflected it toward Kagawa, whose shot caught goalkeeper Mark Bunn by surprise as it crept in at the near post.Rooney set up the second when he sped into the box and laid the ball off to Kagawa, who camly sidefooted it inside the near post. His third finish was equally clinical, again taking a pass from Rooney and chipping the ball past Bunn.The best goal of the day still belonged to Rooney, who collected the ball outside the area, drove past a defender and then unleashed a fierce strike that a diving Bunn could only flap at before seeing it land in the top of the net.Ferguson opted to rest Ryan Giggs ahead of the Madrid game, meaning the veteran midfielder will have to wait for his 1,000th professional game.Despite Uniteds massive lead in the standings, Ferguson is also choosing to wait before declaring that the title race is over.The best way for us to handle it is to win our games, Ferguson said. If we win our next game, then the next, we dont need to look back. There is a great atmosphere in the dressing room. That is helping us.

Suarez leads Liverpool to 4-0 win over Wigan Posted: WIGAN (AP) - Luis Suarez netted a hat trick Saturday as a rampant Liverpool beat Wigan 4-0, putting the Uruguay forward atop the Premier League scoring list.After Stewart Downing put the visitors ahead in just the second minute, Suarez effectively decided the game by making it 3-0 by the 34th his second goal coming with a stroke of luck as he slipped when taking a free kick but the ball deflected off the defensive wall and into the net.He then completed his hat trick shortly after the break for his 21st league goal of the season, putting him ahead of Manchester Uniteds Robin van Persie on 19.He joins Robbie Fowler and Fernando Torres as the only Liverpool players to score at least 20 goals in a Premier League campaign.The win kept Liverpool in seventh place, while Wigan is only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.

Hamilton fastest in penultimate day of F1 testing Posted: BARCELONA (AP) - Lewis Hamilton clocked the fastest lap of the entire Formula One preseason Saturday in his new Mercedes, then quickly brushed off talk of being an early favorite for the upcoming season.This was Hamiltons last day of testing as he will hand over the wheel to teammate Nico Rosberg on Sunday, and his impressive lap was the quickest so far of any driver in the run-up to the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.Hamilton took advantage of the first blue skies and dry track this week at the Catalunya Circuit by putting in a flying lap of 1 minute, 20.558 seconds on soft tires designed for speed before doing longer runs after the lunch break.Whilst weve been focusing on our own performance, we definitely havent seen the full potential of our competitors yet, so its difficult to predict where we might be, said Hamilton, the 2008 F1 champion.Hamilton left McLaren at the end of last season to replace German great Michael Schumacher at Mercedes.It was great to have a dry track today for my final day of testing, and we were able to get through all the test items that we wanted to achieve by the end of my program, he said.Felipe Massa had the second best effort in his Ferrari, seven-tenths slower than Hamilton, followed by Adrian Sutil in his return to Force India. Massa provoked a late red flag when his car lost a tire just after he had his fastest spin around the circuit.Williams duo Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas came next in front of Red Bulls Mark Webber, who had some mechanical trouble early.Webber was also hesitant to name front-runners for the new season. Last season saw unprecedented parity with seven different winners in the first seven races, before Red Bull proved dominant over the second half.In terms of the overall feeling at the end of my spell of testing, I think weve done well and we have made a step forward, Webber said. As Ive said before its very difficult to see a real pecking order. Weve just always been focused on what we have to do and not really looked too hard at anyone else.The day featured one surprise change in the lineup as Lotus Romain Grosjean made an about face and flew back from Paris to drive instead of the sick Kimi Raikkonen.Having set the pace on Friday, Grosjean took over for reserve driver Davide Valsecchi after making it back around midday and finished with the sessions 10th quickest lap.Jules Bianchi debuted for Marussia after signing with the team on Friday to replace Luiz Razia. The rookie put in the 12th fastest time, ahead of Caterhams Giedo van der Garde at the bottom of the time sheet.

NASA fixing computer glitch on Mars Curiosity rover Posted: WASHINGTON (AFP) - NASAs Mars rover Curiosity has been temporarily put into safe mode, as scientists monitoring from Earth try to fix a computer glitch, the US space agency said.Scientists switched to a backup computer Thursday so that they could troubleshoot the problem, said to be linked to a glitch in the original computers flash memory.We switched computers to get to a standard state from which to begin restoring routine operations, said Richard Cook of NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the project manager for the Mars Science Laboratory Project, which built and operates Curiosity.A NASA statement said scientists expect to shift the powered-down computer on Curiosity back to full operation in the coming days.The $2.5 billion Curiosity mission, which is set to last at least two years, aims to study the Martian environment and to hunt for evidence of water in preparation for a possible future manned mission.

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