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CNews Latest Stories: Musharraf denies rumours of house arrest ISLAMBAD: Pakistani President PervezMusharraf denied rumours sweeping Pakistan on Monday that he had been placed under house arrest by subordinates unhappy with his decision to impose emergency rule. "It is a joke of the highest order," Musharraf told foreign news agency from the Presidency building in Islamabad where he had just met more than 80 foreign diplomats to explain his decision. "It's nonsense, sheer baseless rumour," Musharraf's spokesman Rashid Qureshi said. "It's a complete hoax, totally baseless and malicious. People will treat it with the total contempt it deserves," said deputy information minister Tariq Azeem. "The president has just administered an oath to the federal sharia (Islamic law) judge and before that he briefed foreign diplomats on the situation," Azeem added. Oath under PCO unconstitutional: Bhagwan Das ISLAMABAD: Justice Rana Bhagwas Das has...

CNews LAHORE: With determined and courageous batting through out the final day, Younus Khan and Muhammad Yousuf guided Pakistan to secure a draw but could not stop South Africa to take the two-Test series 1-0 by the virtue of their 160-run win in Karachi. The second and the final Test match between the two countries ended in a draw as Pakistan lost only three wickets in the day’s play and carried the score to 316 for four at stumps here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday. Yousuf remained not out on 63 with captain Shoaib Malik unbeaten on 20 when the match ended in a draw. Earlier, Younus Khan scored a brilliant 130, his second of the series and the 14th of his Test career. His confident innings came to end when he was caught behind by Mark Boucher off Jacques Kallis. He batted for almost 4 ½ hours and hit 17 boundaries. Younus Khan added 89 runs with Muhammad Yousuf for the third wicket stand after being involved in a 161-run partnership for the second wicket with Kamran Akmal (71). Inz...

South Africa’s cricket team has arrived in Karachi on Wednesday for playing a series of two Test matches and five One-day Internationals against Pakistan.Tight security measures were taken at the international airport of Karachi on the arrival of the visiting team.Dozens of police officers including elite commandos were deployed at the airport. They surrounded the team as they left the Jinnah terminal building.The 27-member South African contingent, consisted of 14 players and 13 officials, arrived at Karachi by a foreign flight. The officials of the Karachi City Cricket Association received the visitors and garlanded them.Captain Graeme Smith, Jaccus Kallis and Makhaya Nitni were the centre of attraction at the airport. None of the players of South Africa was allowed to talk with media.The team was taken to hotel from the airport amid tight security. A large number of police mobiles escorted the team.Security measures were tight at the hotel also. The media men were kept away from the...