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2nd Semi Final

Pakistan's bowler Mohammad Aamer (left) reacts with fellow team member Umar Akmal (right) after dismissing New Zealand's batsman Brendon McCullum (center) for 17 runs during their semi-final of the Champions Trophy cricket match at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. –Photo by AP 

Sunday, 04 Oct, 2009

JOHANNESBURG: Grant Elliott braved a thumb injury with an impressive half-century as New Zealand stormed into the Champions Trophy final with a five-wicket victory over Pakistan here on Saturday.

Elliott cracked an unbeaten 75 to help his injury-hit team achieve a 234-run target with 13 balls to spare.

New Zealand will now clash with defending champions Australia in the final on Monday.

'It all started with the way we bowled. The 234 was a target we fancied we could chase. We have not been a consistent side, but we have managed to do that here. Elliott was great,' said New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori.

New Zealand, who have lost five of their six semi-finals against Pakistan in one-day internationals, improved that record with a superb all-round performance in the day-night match.

Paceman Ian Butler grabbed a career-best 4-44 and left-arm spinner Vettori finished with 3-43 to restrict Pakistan before Elliott completed the victory with a brave 103-ball knock, including one six and five fours.

New Zealand, who had lost Jesse Ryder, Jacob Oram and Daryl Tuffey during the tournament to injuries, were sweating over Elliott's fitness on the eve of the match, even summoning Scott Styris as cover.

Elliott received valuable support from Vettori (41), adding 104 for the fifth wicket to ensure his team's second appearance in the final of this tournament. New Zealand were the winners in 2000 in Nairobi.

Vettori was named man of the match for his all-round performance.

Pakistan's best chance of keeping pressure on New Zealand came in the 40th over, but skipper Younus Khan dropped Elliott in the covers off paceman Mohammad Aamer. The batsman was then on 42.

Debutant Aaron Redmond (31) and Ross Taylor (38) were the other notable contributors for New Zealand.

'I think we were 20-25 runs short. At one stage, we looked like making 250. The plan was that someone from the top four should stay,' said Younus.

'It was a good pitch to bat and if you score 250, it would have been good. If I had taken that catch, maybe things may have changed.'

Pakistan earlier looked set to reach a challenging total following teenager Umar Akmal's solid 55. They were 174-5 in 40 overs before Vettori and Butler struck in quick succession.

The 19-year-old Umar, brother of wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran, looked unhappy with Australian umpire Simon Taufel's decision when given out leg-before while attempting to sweep Vettori.

It appeared from the television replays that he had inside-edged the delivery on to his pads. Akmal cracked seven fours in his 62-ball knock for his second half-century.

Butler then grabbed a big wicket when he had Shahid Afridi (four) caught behind to send Pakistan struggling at 183-7.

Teenager Aamer (19 not out) and Saeed Ajmal (14 not out) added 35 runs off 34 deliveries for the last wicket. Aamer hit four boundaries, including three in paceman Shane Bond's over.

Umar and Mohammad Yousuf steadied the innings with an 80-run stand for the fifth wicket after Pakistan had been reduced to 86-4. Yousuf made 45 before inside-edging a Kyle Mills delivery on to his stumps.

Pakistan started impressively after winning the toss on a good Wanderers pitch, with openers Kamran (24) and Imran Nazir (28) playing attacking strokes to put on 46 in 9.4 overs.

They failed to capitalise on the start as they lost four wickets in the space of 40 runs, with Butler grabbing two wickets and Bond and Vettori each taking one.-AFP

Fast bowlers lead Pakistan to victory

Umer Akmal plays a shot during the match between Pakistan and West Indies.—AFP

JOHANNESBURG: Fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Umar Gul shared six wickets as Pakistan beat West Indies by five wickets in their Champions Trophy Group A match at the Wanderers on Wednesday.

West Indies, fielding a weakened lineup in the tournament despite their leading players ending a boycott last month over contractual disputes, were dismissed for 133. Pakistan stuttered in their reply before an unbeaten stand of 58 from Umar Akmal and Shahid Afridi guided them home with over 19 overs to spare.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, the West Indies batsmen fell flat as 17-year-old Aamer and Gul reduced them to 47 for seven.

Aamer caught and bowled Dale Richards for a single at the end of the first over and then added the wickets of Travis Dowlin for a duck and David Bernard for six to finish with three for 24 in seven overs.

Gul produced a probing spell of three for 28 in eight overs as he claimed the wickets of Devon Smith (18), captain Floyd Reifer (7) and Chadwick Walton (0), the latter two with successive deliveries.

There was resistance from the West Indies lower-order, however, as Darren Sammy scored 25 and Nikita Miller made 51, his maiden one-day international half-century.

The Wanderers pitch, unlike the flat surface up the road in Centurion, always offered the pacemen some assistance and West Indian opening bowler Gavin Tonge made use of what was available to make Pakistan sweat in their run-chase.

He bowled Imran Nazir for five with his first delivery and then had Kamran Akmal (5), Shoaib Malik (23) and Mohammad Yousuf (23) all caught behind by wicketkeeper Walton.

Misbah ul-Haq was dismissed by David Bernard for six as Pakistan slipped to 76 for five.

But West Indies' hopes of a dramatic victory dimmed as Umar Akmal played an astute innings, the 19-year-old stroking six fours in his unbeaten 41.

US likely to expand Afghan military action

US Defence Secretary Gates said that once the ongoing review process was complete, the Pentagon may ask the president to send more troops to the war-torn country. — Photo by AP 

By Anwar Iqbal
Monday, 07 Sep, 2009 | 06:03 AM PST | 

WASHINGTON: As senior US commanders prepare to send their evaluations of the situation in Afghanistan to President Barack Obama this week, there are indications that Washington may increase its efforts to destroy Al Qaeda safe havens in Fata.
 

The Obama administration hopes to show some ‘real progress’ in its efforts to uproot Al Qaeda and catch or kill its leaders within 12 to 18 months.

This new approach was discussed threadbare at a two-day review of the first six months of the Obama administration, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

Senior White House officials, who met at the Blair House to review the administration’s performance, noted that America’s real objective was to destroy Al Qaeda safe havens and to go after its leaders.

In the recent past, senior US officials also have stated publicly that Al Qaeda and its leaders are their real targets and they are hiding in Pakistan’s tribal territories, not in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates told reporters in Washington that senior US commanders would send their evaluations of the situation in Afghanistan to President Obama early this week who would then decide how to cope effectively with the rising insurgency in that country.

‘I’ve asked General David Petraeus, the commander of Central Command, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the chairman to provide me with their evaluation of the assessment and the situation in Afghanistan,’ the secretary told a recent briefing in Washington. ‘I will send their views plus my own thoughts to the president early this week.’

On Sept 1, Secretary Gates received a copy of a much-awaited report on the situation in Afghanistan from his top commander in the country, Gen Stanley McChrystal. He has already sent that report to President Obama.

‘All of this is being done as part of a systematic, deliberative process designed to make sure the president receives the best military information and advice on the way ahead in Afghanistan,’ Mr Gates said.

‘My request and General McChrystal’s response both are intended to help us effectively implement the president’s March strategy, not launch a new one.’

Secretary Gates, however, indicated that once the review process was complete, the Pentagon may ask the president to send more troops to the war-torn country. ‘I expect that any request for additional resources would follow after this process and be similarly discussed by the president’s national-security team,’ he said.

President Obama has already promised to send 21,000 additional troops but US military commanders and independent observers have said that this may not be enough.

Secretary Gates also said that the administration has developed ‘measures of effectiveness’ to assess its performance in the Pak-Afghan region.

The Pentagon, he said, would share these measures with the members of Congress this week.

The administration, he said, has set the Sept 24 deadline for completing the review process after which ‘those that are unclassified will be made public’.

The need to reassess the US policy for the Pak-Afghan region follows a series of recent public opinion polls revealing a growing angst and disappointment over the administration’s present course.

The opinion polls show that the majority of Americans believed that President Barack Obama’s decision to expand the war in Afghanistan by deploying thousands of additional US troops is not working. Many Americans now want the administration to come up with a clear plan for how and when to leave Afghanistan.

At a recent briefing, Secretary Gates and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen rejected the suggestion that the US should start planning a withdrawal but they backed the suggestion for clearly defining Washington’s goals in the Pak-Afghan region.

Terrorists may have links in Lanka: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani inquires about the health of Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi. - APP photo 

By Ahmed Hassan
Monday, 07 Sep, 2009 | 01:14 PM PST | 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Sunday that Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse was of the opinion that terrorist elements in his country might be involved in acts of violence in Pakistan.

Mr Gilani said that during his recent meeting in Libya, the Sri Lankan leader had told him there were indications that elements in Sri Lanka were linked to incidents of terrorism in Pakistan, including the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.

He said that investigators in both countries were also looking into reports that terrorists in Pakistan had received finances from Sri Lanka.

The prime minister who was talking to journalists at the Shifa hospital where he had gone to inquire after the health of Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi, also said that after the success of the operation in Swat and Malakand, the government was preparing an exit strategy as part of a long-term plan to root out terrorism.

He, however, said that the army would stay in Swat and other areas to eradicate militancy and restore peace.

The government, he said, was considering a proposal to set up a cantonment in Swat.

About the chief ministers’ meeting convened by him, Mr Gilani said it would try to work out a common strategy on supply and prices of sugar and other essential commodities.

He said that in Punjab sugar was still being sold at Rs47 per kg and despite LHC’s order and tax relief, mill-owners had refused to reduce the price.

He said the government wanted uniform sugar price across the country, adding that the decision to sell sugar at Rs47 per kg had been taken in consultation with all stakeholders, including ministries concerned, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan and representatives of sugar mills.

About the criticism of the Northern Areas political package, Mr Gilani said it had been prepared in accordance with a longstanding demand of the people of Gilgit and Baltistan.

The package, he said, gave the people of Northern Areas internal autonomy and sovereignty in their affairs and now they had the authority similar to that enjoyed by provinces.

Answering a question about complaints regarding lack of consultations, Mr Gilani said he had held consultations with the president and the prime minister of Azad Kashmir on the region’s new status.

The prime minister rejected a perception that the reforms package would have a negative impact on Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir and said the government was firm on its principled stand and would keep on supporting the Kashmiri people.

When asked about the duration of the military operation in tribal areas, he said the government, army and nation were united in the resolve to stamp out terrorism.

He stressed the need for making people and religious scholars aware about threats posed by terrorism which was affecting economic development and creating serious law and order problems.

‘Military operation is just one component of the government’s multi-dimensional policy. It was started when terrorism reached an extreme point,’ he said.

Terrorism, Mr Gilani said, could not be eliminated overnight, adding that law-enforcement agencies, local administration and politicians were working together to establish good governance and carry out development projects.