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Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi passes away Updated at: 2258 PST,  Friday, November 20, 2009  LONDON: Former caretaker prime minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi breathed his last here on Friday, said his family members. He was 78.He had been suffering from a protracted illness and was under treatment in LondonThe deceased will be laid to rest in his ancestral town Naushero Feroze.Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi was the chief of National People’s Party. He served as caretaker prime minister for three months in 1990 and appointed chief minister Sindh in 197 .... Full Story

Floods hit UK Lake District; much of Ireland Updated at: 2309 PST,  Friday, November 20, 2009  COCKERMOUTH: Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods on Friday swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. One police officer died after a bridge was swept away by the surging waters.British soldiers conducted house-to-house searches for those trapped by floods as deep as 8 feet (2.5 meters). Troops also dropped down on lines from air force helicopte .... Full Story

Bulls dominate KSE at weekend Updated at: 1847 PST,  Friday, November 20, 2009  KARACHI: Buying continued at the local equities market Friday, leading the benchmark KSE-100 Index by 55 points to close at 9,306.Foreign investors’ buying and expectation of reduction in the discount rate breathed positivity in the overall market sentiment, as investors took particular interest in oil and gas, telecom and cements sectors.Bank Alfalah hit the top in terms of volume, gaining paisas 94 to close at Rs14.25. It was followed by PTCL w .... Full Story

Tendulkar becomes first batsman to make 30,000 runs Updated at: 2021 PST,  Friday, November 20, 2009  AHMEDABAD: India’s star batsman Sachin Tendudlkar though set many records in cricket world but today he has made a unique world record becoming the first batsman to score 30,000 runs in Test and One-day International cricket.He crossed this milestone on the fifth and last day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad.Tendulkar made debut in both Test and ODI cricket in 1989 and since then he has become a pillar of Indian batting.He holds t .... Full Story