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Hamza Zahoor struck a classy unbeaten century, nullifying Arjun Rajput's attacking 107 as Pakistan defeated India by three wickets in a Group A match of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup here on Sunday. Zahoor, who milked 107 runs for a match-turning sixth wicket partnership, with Hasnain Dar (38) helped Pakistan go past the modest 209-run target that India set with little less than two overs to spare. "I wanted to stay till the end and I knew I can win the match for my country," Zahoor said at post-match presentation ceremony. The victory also carried Pakistan to the top of the table with four points from two matches. India stayed at second spot with two points from as many matches. But Pakistan found themselves in trouble at 61 for five after left-spinner Manal Chauhan (3/32) inflicted back-to-back blows in the 13th and 15th over. The delivery to dismiss Abdul Qadir was a gem, beating the outside edge of the right-hander by the thinnest of the margins to rattle the off-stump. But Pakis
India has hit out at Pakistan at the United Nations over its remarks on the rule of law, saying Islamabad cannot deliver "lectures" when "Army is the rule, and Army is the law" in the country. India exercised its Right of Reply on Friday after Pakistan made remarks during a discussion in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly on 'Rule of Law at National and International Levels'. "It is ironic to hear lectures on rule of law from a nation whose own record makes a mockery of it," Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN R. Mythili said, adding that Pakistan claims at the UN to defend the rule of law while its Army effectively determines it at home. "A state that places its military rulers beyond the reach of its own courts is in no position to lecture on the rule of law in this committee," she said, describing Pakistan's 26th Constitutional Amendment as a "real blow" to judicial independence. The 26th Constitutional Amendment made way for significant institutio
A large section of Indians and Pakistanis view each other as their greatest threat, reflecting the deep-entrenched distrustbetween the two neighbours, a new survey has found. According to American think tank Pew Research, 54 per cent of surveyed adults in India described Pakistan as their greatest geopolitical threat, followed by China at 21 per cent. Similarly, 43 per cent of Pakistanis saw India as their greatest threat while 24 per cent each held the same views about Israel and China. Pakistanis clearly point to China (75 per cent) as their most important ally and, to a lesser degree, to Saudi Arabia (12 per cent). About a third of Indians say Russia is their top ally (36 per cent), while 16 per cent name the US. Roughly a third of Indians did not answer the question. Despite the camaraderie between US President Donald Trump and Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, only 15 per cent of Pakistanis hold a favourable opinion about the US. An overwhelming 90 per cent had a favourable v
India on Monday hit out at Pakistan at the UN, slamming Islamabad's decision to refer to groups inside its own borders as 'Fitna al-Hindustan' as nothing but "officially sponsored misinformation and disinformation dressed in religious terminology." India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni delivered a strong statement against Pakistan here during a UN Security Council meeting on the 'Situation in Afghanistan'. Hitting out strongly,Parvathaneni said that Pakistan coming up with official notifications, directing its government agencies to start referring to groups inside its own borders as 'Fitna al Hindustan', "is nothing but officially sponsored misinformation and disinformation dressed in religious terminology". Last year, the government of Pakistan officially designated all terrorist groups and organisations operating in Balochistan province 'Fitna al Hindustan', alleging, without giving any proof, that the outfits indulged in terrorism at India's .