Wednesday 4 May 2011

Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead

Al-Qaida head bin Laden dead
Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in his luxury hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.
“Justice has been done,” President Barack Obama said in a dramatic announcement at the White House.
A jubilant crowd of thousands gathered outside the White House as word spread of bin Laden’s death. Hundreds more sang and waved American flags at Ground Zero in New York — where the twin towers that once stood as symbols of American economic power were brought down by bin Laden’s hijackers 10 years ago.
Another hijacked plane slammed into the Pentagon on that cloudless day, and a fourth was commandeered by passengers who forced it to the ground — at cost of their own lives — before it could reach its intended target in Washington.
The United States attacked Afghanistan within months, pursuing al-Qaida, and an invasion of Iraq followed as part of the Bush administration’s global war on terror.
U.S. officials said the CIA tracked bin Laden to his location, then elite troops from Navy SEAL Team Six, a top military counter-terrorism unit, flew to the hideout in four helicopters. Bin Laden was shot in the head in an ensuing firefight, these officials said, adding that he and his guards had resisted his attackers. U.S. personnel identified him by facial recognition, the official said, declining to say whether DNA analysis had also been used.
The U.S. team took custody of bin Laden’s remains. A U.S. official later said bin Laden had been buried at sea and the remains were handled in accordance with Islamic practice, which calls for speedy burial.
The official, who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive national security matters, said it would have been difficult to find a country willing to accept the remains. The official did not say where the body was buried. Obama said no Americans were harmed in the operation. Three adult males were also killed in the raid, including one of bin Laden’s sons, whom officials did not name. One of bin Laden’s sons, Hamza, is a senior member of al-Qaida. U.S. officials also said one woman was killed when she was used as a shield by a male combatant, and two other women were injured.
The operation occurred in pre-dawn darkness on Monday in Pakistan — Sunday afternoon in Washington. Obama went on television late Sunday night to make the announcement.
Bin Laden’s death marks a psychological triumph in a long struggle that began with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and seems certain to give Obama a political lift. But its ultimate impact on al-Qaida is less clear.
The greatest terrorist threat to the U.S. is now considered to be the al-Qaida franchise in Yemen, far from al-Qaida’s core in Pakistan. The Yemen branch almost took down a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas 2009 and nearly detonated explosives aboard two U.S. cargo planes last fall. Those operations were carried out without any direct involvement from bin Laden.

Monday 2 May 2011

Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

US president Barack Obama said bin Laden, the most-wanted fugitive on the US list, had been killed on Sunday in a US operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, about 61km north of Islamabad.
"Tonight, I can report to the people of the United States and the world, the United States had carried an operation that has killed Osama bin Laden, a terrorist responsible for killing thousands of innocent people," Obama said in a statement.
"Today, at my direction, the United States carried out that operation... they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.
"The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date against al-Qaeda.
"We must also reaffirm that United states is not and will never be at war against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader, in fact, he slaughtered many Muslims," Obama said.
Four people, including one of bin Laden's sons, were also killed in the operation.
According to New York Times, bin Laden's body was taken to Afghanistan and later buried at sea.
Hours after Obama made the announcement, a top al-Qaeda ideologue promised revenge for bin Laden's death. The commentator, going by the online name Assad al-Jihad2 posted on websites a long eulogy for the al-Qaeda leader and promised to "avenge the killing of the Sheik of Islam".
The Pakistani Taliban also threatened attacks against government leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan army and the United States.  
"Now Pakistani rulers, President Zardari and the army will be our first targets. America will be our second target," Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Taliban Movement of Pakistan, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.


Sunday 1 May 2011

Pakistan Tour of West Indies 2011

Pakistan Tour of West Indies 2011
West Indies vs Pakistan schedule 2011, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2011 fixtures and live scores, Pak in Windies from April 21, 2011, Pakistan played two Test and five One-day international and one off Twenty20 games in West Indies. Read all information & live scores of WI v Pak series between 21-April-2011 to 24-May-2011

West Indies vs Pakistan


Apr-2011
Thu 21
18:00 GMT, 14:00 local
Only T20 - West Indies v Pakistan
Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
West Indies won by 7 runs

Sat 23
13:30 GMT, 09:30 local
1st ODI - West Indies v Pakistan
Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 8.3 overs remaining)

Mon 25
13:30 GMT, 09:30 local
2nd ODI - West Indies v Pakistan
Beausejour Cricket Ground, St. Lucia
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 2 overs remaining) |

Thu 28
13:30 GMT, 09:30 local
3rd ODI - West Indies v Pakistan
Kensington Oval, Barbados
Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 4.5 overs remaining)
May-2011
Mon 02
13:30 GMT, 09:30 local
4th ODI - West Indies v Pakistan
Kensington Oval, Barbados

Thu 05
13:30 GMT, 09:30 local
5th ODI - West Indies v Pakistan
Providence Stadium, Guyana

Thu 12 - Mon 16
14:00 GMT, 10:00 local
1st Test - West Indies v Pakistan
Providence Stadium, Guyana

Fri 20 - Tue 24
14:00 GMT, 10:00 local
2nd Test - West Indies v Pakistan
Warner Park, St Kitts

Pak vs West indies 2011 3 ODI

Pak vs West indies 2011 3rd ODI






News for pak vs wi 4 match

News for pak vs wi 4 match
BARBADOS: Pakistan defeated West Indies by three wickets in low-scoring ... his wicket since the quarter-final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.