Pakistan to swallow bitter pill of IMF: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari insisted on Monday that there was no economic meltdown looming in Pakistan, but also defended turning to the IMF.“I think it’s a difficult pill, but one has to take medicine to get better,” he said. He said Pakistan was succeeding in its fight against extremists even though the campaign was being hampered by US missile strikes in the region.In an interview to an American news agency, president Zardari s ... Full Story

Match officials named for Abu Dhabi series

ABU DHABI: The names of match officials for Pak-West Indies series announced on Monday. The series would be kicked off from November 12 at Shaikh Zaid Stadium here.Mike Procter of South Africa would be match referee. Steve Davis and Mark Benson would be the empire in first one dayer.Darrel Harper and Steve Davis would supervise second match whereas Mark Benson and Dareel Harper would be empire in third one-day match. link........