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Wearing army fatigues and a red cap, Zaid Hamid is perhaps Pakistan's best-known television personality. The strategic affairs expert, who coined the term 'Hindu Zionist' to describe the hypothetical Indian and Israeli nexus against Pakistan, has become a household name across the country for his conspiracy theories on economic terrorism and Indian-U.S.-Israeli plotting.

His Facebook page currently has a following of 66,000, among them students of expensive schools and even pop singers and fashion designers. Whether it is explaining Taliban militancy, Pakistan's ever-present electricity crisis, Blackwater's involvement in planning terrorist attacks, or plans for the U.S. to take over Pakistan's nuclear weapons, conspiracy theorists call the shots in Pakistan.

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 Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the report of Iran scientist’s refuge in Pakistan Embassy in Washington has not been confirmed yet. Iran’s state radio had reported on Tuesday that a missing Iranian nuclear scientist who Tehran says was kidnapped by the CIA, had taken refuge in Pakistan’s embassy in Washington.

Talking to a private TV channel, the Pakistani foreign minister said that it is too early to comment on the report, adding the government is trying to contact with officials of Pakistani Embassy in Washington. He said that the government would present its view after making contact with the official of Pakistan Embassy in Washington.

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 Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the report of Iran scientist’s refuge in Pakistan Embassy in Washington has not been confirmed yet. Iran’s state radio had reported on Tuesday that a missing Iranian nuclear scientist who Tehran says was kidnapped by the CIA, had taken refuge in Pakistan’s embassy in Washington.

Talking to a private TV channel, the Pakistani foreign minister said that it is too early to comment on the report, adding the government is trying to contact with officials of Pakistani Embassy in Washington. He said that the government would present its view after making contact with the official of Pakistan Embassy in Washington.

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 A lacklustre day of cricket brought an end to the three-day warm-up match between Pakistan and English county Kent at Canterbury as both teams contended with a tame draw.The day started with Pakistan resuming at 86 for the loss of Salman Butt and top order continued to practice ahead of a tough series for the most part of the day. Umar Amin and Fawad Alam scored half centuries but failed to stretch their innings to bigger ones as both in the space of seven overs.

Umar Amin showed for the first time his ability with the bat as he amassed 73 runs from 126 balls with the help of nine boundaries. This was the highest score by any Pakistani in the second innings. Fawad Alam, on the other hand, ate up lots of time and deliveries to score unattractive 68 runs from 140 deliveries hitting eight boundaries.

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Radio Pakistan played an important role in making Pakistani film music popular in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the medium through which Urdu ghazals were first introduced. This was an era during which 48 per cent of all the programs that went on air were related to music.

Baloch told The Express Tribune, “Plays which are all time favourites with people of Pakistan are sometimes re-broadcast.” However in the modern era, most of what is aired is produced live and not pre-recorded. Baloch told The Express Tribune, “From a pure radio station, we are now moving into the broadcasting phase. How can one say that its hey-day is over?

Even today, every Friday at 7 pm the Prime Minister makes a speech on Radio Pakistan that is broadcast live across Pakistan. It is the only medium which is available to a person even in the far flung rural areas of the country and sometimes even to sailors (who are in ships on the Arabian Sea).”

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Pakistan on Monday inflicted a crushing 10-0 defeat upon Hong Kong, world ranked 18th, to win the Zong 9th Asia Baseball Cup that ended at the Baseball Playfield at the Pakistan Sports Complex here on Monday. Pakistan’s ranking is 31st in the world baseball.

Pakistan batters humbled their opponents throughout the final. Both teams, however, started their first innings cautiously making no run. Pakistan batters made two runs in the second innings.

First Farooq made a home run then Asif made a run to take a two run lead against the visitors. In the next innings, third and fourth, both teams failed to make any run.

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Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza have been house-hunting in Dubai in the last few days before their scheduled departure for their assignments.

Mirza also said her training is going on as planned and that her wrist is not hurting any more.

“I have always liked Dubai. It’s like a home away from home for me. Right now we are looking at some houses before both of us leave for England for our respective assignments,” Mirza told Gulf News.

Mirza said the decision to settle in Dubai was more for the convenience of both rather than just trying to get away from the media glare.

“If you had asked me five years ago if I wanted to settle in Dubai, then I wouldn’t have given it a thought.

But life takes its turns and we have come up with a decision that’s going to benefit both of us,” she told the newspaper.

“There are so many Indian and Pakistan expats here that you don’t feel you are staying from home. This apart, it will be much easier for me to travel on the Tour with so many direct flights from here than from Hyderabad,” she added.

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After gigantic wedding coverage, Sania Mirza is going to be on Pakistani TV channels again, but this time she will be charging for her appearances. Reportedly, advertising agencies of Pakistan are busy doing consumer research for their clients to calculate the returns, reported Economic Times.

Paper in its recent report said that Sania’s acceptability ratio is high amongst Pakistani corporations and the young mind. Back in India Sania successfully branded many products but recent inconsistent form and marriage controversy has depleted her brand value amongst the advertisers in India.

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No cricket star attended the reception here of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza who got married a fortnight ago, a media report said Monday.

Said the function was held at a hockey ground Sunday in the hometown of the cricketer. It quoted guests as saying that no cricket star attended the party. Shoaib and Sania were married in India's Hyderabad city April 12.

Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik has said that he and his newly wedded bride Sania Mirza had never thought they would receive such a warm welcome in Pakistan.Talking to Geo News on board a flight from Karachi to Islamabad, Shoaib said they were ‘over the moon’ to see Indian channels airing celebrations of their wedding in Pakistan. “I was very excited to watch the festivities unfolding in Pakistan,” he said.

The star sports couple said they are thankful to the authorities for taking special care of them. The newly married couple are being accorded VVIP protocol in the country. Soon after their arrival at the Karachi airport they took a flight to Islamabad, where they were escorted to a five star hotel amid unprecedented security cover.

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