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Tennis: Kerber, Azarenka advance at Miami

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MIAMI (AFP) - Reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber rallied to reach the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Sunday when 108th-ranked Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens retired due to illness.The German second seed, who upset top-ranked Serena Williams two months ago at Melbourne for her first Grand Slam title, was leading 1-6, 6-2, 3-0 when Bertens met her at the net and said she could not continue.I was not finding a rhythm at the beginning of the match, Kerber said. I had to stay strong, believe and keep fighting. I hope she gets well soon but Im glad to be in the next round.Kerber next faces Hungarys 49th-ranked Timea Babos, who ousted 18-year-old Japanese 104th-ranked wildcard Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-0. Kerber is 3-0 against Babos, with 2012 wins at Cincinnati and the London Olympics and another in last years first round of the French Open.The 28-year-old left-hander became the first German woman to win a Slam crown since Steffi Graf in 1999 at Wimbledon, but since then Kerber had lost opening matches at Doha and Indian Wells after withdrawing from Doha with a right thigh injury.After exchanging breaks to open, Bertens broke Kerber twice more -- when the German swatted a forehand wide and on her own backhand drop volley winner -- then held to claim the first set in 31 minutes.Kerber held to 3-2 in the second set when Bertens called for a trainer to help combat the heat and stomach pain. Bertens fought on but Kerber won the next six games before her rival retired.Eighth-ranked Victoria Azarenka, who won 2009 and 2011 Miami titles, eliminated Polish qualifier Magda Linette 6-3, 6-0.The 26-year-old from Belarus is trying to become only the third woman to sweep the Indian Wells-Miami US double after Graf in 1994 and 1996 and Kim Clijsters in 2005.Azarenka hit a backhand winner to break for the first set, then saved two break points in an 11-minute opening game of the second set and breezed to victory from there.I won the first set and I took the energy and I stayed on top, Azarenka said.Argentinas Horacio Zeballos, a lucky loser who replaced Roger Federer in the draw when the 17-time Grand Slam champion withdrew due to illness, advanced to the fourth round, rallying to beat Spains Fernando Verdasco 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).Zeballos, ranked 112th, had not won a match since last July before beating countryman Juan Martin Del Potro in the second round. He will face Belgian 15th seed David Goffin on Tuesday for a quarter-final berth.Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych reached the last 16, outlasting US 31st seed Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3.Austrian 14th seed Dominic Thiem moved into the fourth-round path of world number one Novak Djokovic by dispatching 124th-ranked Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-2 in 64 minutes.Thiem captured his fifth career ATP title last month by beating Australias Bernard Tomic in the Acapulco final.Two-time defending champion Djokovic, who won his 11th Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open two months ago, first must get past Portugals 38th-ranked Joao Sousa in a later match at the hardcourt event.Djokovic, trying to match Andre Agassis record of six career Miami crowns, has won 11 Miami matches in a row and 25 of his past 26 matches at the venue, the only loss in the span coming to Tommy Haas in 2013.The 28-year-old Serbian also has won titles at Doha and Indian Wells this year and hopes to complete the US double sweep at Miami and Indian Wells for the third consecutive year.

Golf: New No. 1 Day wins WGC Match Play

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Australian Jason Day beat Louis Oosthuizen 5 and 4 to win his second WGC Match Play crown on Sunday.Day departs Austin, Texas, not only with the trophy but with the world number one ranking, which he regained by reaching the semi-finals on Saturday as American Jordan Spieth was eliminated in the round of 16.Day, the 2014 champion, had beaten defending champion Rory McIlroy 1 up on Sunday morning in a heavyweight semi-final showdown.There was further disappointment in store for McIlroy, as Spains 52nd-seeded Rafa Cabrera Bello defeated the third seed from Northern Ireland 3 and 2 in the consolation final to claim third place.Oosthuizen had beaten Cabrera Bello 4 and 3 in the semis.Day joined Tiger Woods and fellow Australian Geoff Ogilvy as multiple Match Play winners.He opened the title match with a bogey to go 1 down, but had rallied to lead 1 up through four holes and stretched his lead from there. Im very, very thrilled. Its been a memorable week this week not only to win the Dell Match Play Championship but also to get back to number one in the world, said Day, who hurt his back in his first round-robin win on Wednesday and wasnt even sure hed be able to continue in the event.He said the see-saw battle with McIlroy in the semi-final was nerve-wracking.It was a hard match today, said Day, who drained a 13-foot par putt to halve the final hole and seal the victory over McIlroy.I would have been a little disappointed to go through all this stuff and not have a chance of winning (the title), Day said.Day took a one-up lead with a birdie at the first, then made a double bogey at the second.

Squash: Egypt's El Shorbagy, El Sherbini take British Open titles

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KINGSTON UPON HULL (AFP) - Mohamed El Shorbagy and Nour El Sherbini helped Egypt make three remarkable pieces of history as they became British Open champions in very contrasting finals.The fourth-seeded Sherbini became the first Egyptian woman to win the 94-year-old title.Shorbagy then made it the first time Egypt had won both titles, and it was also the first time that the sports leading nation had provided all four finalists.Top-seeded Shorbagys victory, completing a successful title defence, happened far more comfortably than expected, by 11-3, 11-5, 11-9 against a Ramy Ashour who was physically diminished after four very hard battles following four months away from competition.Sherbini won a very tight battle by 11-7, 9-11, 7-11, 11-6, 11-8 against 18-year-old Nouran Gohar, who narrowly failed to become the youngest ever womens winner.It was evident almost immediately that Ashour was not moving easily and quickly he was a long way down. When he went five points down in the second game as well, it seemed as though a rout was possible.After 15 minutes however Ashours body began to loosen and allow him more flexible movements, which both improved the quality of the rallies and gave the scoreboard a more respectable appearance. Shorbagy drove hard, scurried energetically and made few mistakes. Even when Ashour began working him in the third game, taking leads of 4-2 and 5-4, Shorbagy soon showed he possessed another gearThe match ended with a little drama when Ashour dived full length to make a remarkable retrieve, leapt up and almost earned a let even though Shorbagy had driven the ball fiercely to a winning length. But an appeal to the video review showed that Ashour had not quite done enough to retrive the ball again.Its been a crazy season for me, said Shorbagy. I was telling my mother and my brother that I didnt know how I was going to keep up with what I did last season but Ive won five titles already so this is a dream for me. I have been able to back things up mentally and I am proud of that.But I want to say that Ramy is a great person and a great player. He has achieved so much for our sport, both on and off the court. I really hope that he can be healthy because our matches are just something different and we have such a great rivalry. That may yet come about in future, though this is in fact the first time that Shorbagy has beaten Ashour in a best of five games match on the PSA World Tour.Ashour did not, as he might have, make an excuse of his limited physical abilities, caused by contesting 19 games in his previous four matches. I should have prepared mentally better than I did today, he claimed. On this tour you always play extremely tough matches from start to finish.The womens final by contrast, was full of action and uncertainty. In the deciding game Sherbini was warned for a collision early on, and then frustrated by a controversial no let decision which helped Gohar to reduce a three-point deficit to one at 6-7.It was still one point, at 7-8, when Sherbini pointed out that for the second time in the tournament Gohars badly cut knee had started bleeding again.She was obliged to leave the court to have it bandaged, bringing a nine-minute delay. On resumption Sherbini produced a brilliant forehand counter-hit and then two more heavy, accurate forehand drives to close out the match.I am very sad, Gohar said, just managing to hold back the tears while still on court. I was so close. It was my first final and I didnt quite have the experience to win it.Its really weird to hear that I am champion, said Sherbini, who played in the 2012 final but is still only 20. Im very proud be the first Egyptian (woman) to win. Its a huge thing and hopefully other Egyptians will make us proud.

Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie dies after motorbike smash during race

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LILLE (AFP) - Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie, 25, died after he was struck by a motorbike following a fall during the Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium on Sunday, police said.The rider died. An inquiry is under way to determine the circumstances, said Frederic Evrard, spokesman for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional gendarmerie in France.Demoitie had been transported to a hospital in Lille after the accident in Sainte-Marie-Cappel, northern France.The cyclists Wanty team had earlier said Demoitie was in a serious condition in the hospitals intensive care unit.His wife and his family are at his side, the team wrote on Twitter.The Gent-Wevelgem cobbled classic lived up to its gruelling reputation on Sunday, with riders battling strong winds as they tackled 10 climbs over a 243km route, including two ascents of the Kemmelberg.Former Belgian national champion Jens Debusschere was also hospitalised after he sustained a concussion following a heavy crash, his Lotto-Soudal team said.The race was won by Slovakias Peter Sagan.

Tennis: Top-ranked Djokovic powers into Miami last 16

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MIAMI (AFP) - World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Sunday, defeating Portugals 38th-ranked Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1.Two-time defending champion Djokovic, trying to match Andre Agassis record of six career Miami titles, needed only 78 minutes to win his 12th match in a row at the hardcourt event and 26th in his past 27 Miami starts.That first set could have gone either way, Djokovic said. I managed to hit the right balls at the right moment and make it to the finish.The 28-year-old Serbian, who won his 11th Grand Slam crown at the Australian Open two months ago, also has crowns at Doha and Indian Wells this year and hopes to complete the Miami-Indian Wells sweep for the third consecutive year.Djokovics next foe will be Austrian 14th seed Dominic Thiem, who dispatched 124th-ranked Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-2 in 64 minutes.He has one of the most powerful baseline games in tennis, Djokovic said of Thiem.He likes to construct his points so I will try and take away his time. Hes had one of the best years of his life. Hes beaten Nadal on clay. Hes one of the players in the next generation we should all look out for.Thiem captured his fifth career ATP title last month by beating Australias Bernard Tomic in the Acapulco final and downed 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal on the way to a Buenos Aires claycourt crown.Im sure he wants to showcase all that hes got in his arsenal but I will be sure to be ready for him, Djokovic said.Sousa fell to 0-3 against Djokovic and 1-21 against top-10 foes with his 19th such loss in a row since beating David Ferrer in Kuala Lumpur in 2013.He came out with a clear game plan, said Djokovic. He wanted to take his chances. He did not have much to lose. It can be dangerous. I know the importance of stepping up a few levels and delivering my A game.Kerber, Azarenka advanceReigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber and last weeks Indian Wells winner Victoria Azarenka, who each upset world number one Serena Williams in the final to win those titles, reached the last 16 on the womens side.German second seed Kerber advanced 1-6, 6-2, 3-0 when 108th-ranked Dutch qualifier Kiki Bertens retired due to illness.I was not finding a rhythm at the beginning of the match, Kerber said. I had to stay strong, believe and keep fighting. I hope she gets well soon but Im glad to be in the next round.Kerber next faces Hungarys 49th-ranked Timea Babos, who ousted 18-year-old Japanese 104th-ranked wildcard Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-0.Eighth-ranked Azarenka, who won 2009 and 2011 Miami titles, eliminated Polish qualifier Magda Linette 6-3, 6-0.The 26-year-old from Belarus is trying to become only the third woman to take Indian Wells and Miami in the same year after Graf in 1994 and 1996 and Kim Clijsters in 2005.Azarenka hit a backhand winner to break for the first set, then saved two break points in an 11-minute opening game of the second set and breezed to victory from there.I stayed focused, took my opportunities and kept applying pressure, Azarenka said.Federer fill-in wins againArgentinas Horacio Zeballos, a lucky loser who replaced Roger Federer in the draw when the 17-time Grand Slam champion withdrew due to illness, advanced to the fourth round by overcoming Spains Fernando Verdasco 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).Zeballos, ranked 112th, had not won a match since last July before beating countryman Juan Martin Del Potro in the second round. After winning two in a row for the first time in more than two years, he faces Belgian 15th seed David Goffin for a quarter-final berth. Goffin reached the Indian Wells semi-finals where he lost to Milos Raonic.Life changed for me a lot here, Zeballos said. Beating DelPo and Verdasco, two better players than me, I greatly improved both the ranking and economically.The South American is assured $67,590, which will help since his wife is due to give birth to their first child on April 10.I am living happy moments, he said.

Eight members of single family killed in Lahore blast

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LAHORE (Dunya news) – Eight members of a single family lost their lives in Saturday’s deadly suicide bomb blast in Lahore’s Gulshane-e-Iqbal Park. The terrorist attack left at least 71 dead and more than 300 injured.With the family virtually wiped out in the attack, sole surviving member Mohammad Zubair was left in a state of shock and disbelief, as the world seemed to crumble around him.Resident of Lahore’s New Mazang area, Zubair’s relatives had arrived from Sanghur to spend a weekend of relaxation and merriment at his place. His family had wanted to take the guests out for a relaxing day, so they headed towards the park, unaware of what lay ahead.Arriving at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, Zubair left his family members in order to buy a ticket. The next moment, calamity struck, as four of the guests and four other family members lost their lives in the explosion. Zubair lived, but is now left alone.WATCH VIDEO BELOW:

Amla insists current SA stars can still win a global title

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - South Africa batsman Hashim Amla insisted his teams World Cup dream lives on, saying the top Proteas stars are still hoping for glory in the near future.Apart from their Champions Trophy triumph in 1998, South Africa have never won a major International Cricket Council event since their post-apartheid return in 1991.Faf du Plessis side have already exited the World Twenty20, even before their final group game against Sri Lanka on Monday, their World Cup jinx striking again.Well listen, this team will win a World Cup or ICC tournament at some stage, I think we have won one in 1998, Amla told reporters at New Delhis Feroz Shah Kotla.South Africa havent enjoyed much success of late, with a T20 series loss against Australia heading into the world event, where the side have lost two of their three matches so far.Its an unfortunate situation that we have found ourselves in. Certainly as a team we havent played our best cricket, admitted Amla.With Amla, AB de VIlliers and Dale Steyn, the Proteas have seen the golden generation fail to claim a global title. Amla assures the big boys will hang around for a while.Lot of us feel we have a few more years left in us, so the Champions Trophy is next year and it would be great if we could make to the next World Cup, that will be ideal, said Amla.We take it as it comes. As long as you are fit and healthy, scoring runs and the form is good and you want to perform for the team then you can make it, he added.With the chokers tag hanging around their necks after a series of narrow defeats in the last two decades, South Africa didnt do their reputation any good after going down in crunch games this time around.The Proteas hopes of clinching a first international trophy were dented in their opening match, when England chased down a record 230 runs to win.They survived a scare to beat minnows Afghanistan by 37 runs, but lost a thriller when the West Indies successfully chased 123 with just two balls to spare, and Sri Lankas defeat to England on Saturday sealed their fate.We havent had a game where our batting and our bowling has clicked in the same game consistently enough and that has been our biggest downfall, Amla said.

Afghanistan's Stanikzai hails historic win over Windies

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NAGPUR (AFP) - Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai hailed his underdog side after their historic six-run victory over the powerful West Indies at the World Twenty20 match in Nagpur on Sunday.Afghanistan had failed to qualify for the semi-finals heading into Sundays match, but were determined to take home a consolation victory against the West Indies, who had already made the final four.Stanikzai paid credit to his never-say-die charges especially batsman Najibullah Zadran, named man-of-the-match, after Afghanistan notched up their first ever Super 10 victory at a World T20. Stanikzai said his side, who had lost three straight group stage matches, had learnt so much at the T20 and would now head home and work on our weaknesses. We knew the conditions but the bowlers and fielders played very well. We know about our teams strengths, we have experienced so much at this WT20.After being sent into bat, Stanikzais side posted a respectable 123/7, with Najibullah smashing an unbeaten 48 against the 2012 World T20 champions.The West Indies, who had a perfect record heading into the match with three straight wins, warned that they were not going to let up against Afghanistan.But their run chase got off to a shaky start, with opener Evin Lewis dismissed for a duck, and some excellent Afghanistan spin bowling led by 17-year-old Rashid Khan (2-26) meant the wickets kept falling.With the West Indies needing 10 runs from the final over, Najibullah sprinted several metres along the boundary to take a spectacular, tumbling catch and claim Carlos Braithwaite for 13, just when he looked like bringing the West Indies home, as he had done against South Africa on Friday.Samuel Badree and an injured Andre Fletcher could only manage to push the total to 117 in the three remaining deliveries.Despite the loss, the West Indies still finished top of Group One, and will play either Australia or India, who clash later Sunday in Group Two, in the semi-finals.Captain Darren Sammy said the loss would not derail his sides campaign for the title, describing the loss as a banana skid on the road to the finals. Obviously we are disappointed but we are not going to let this dampen our spirits, we played well, we just need to find a way to chase down those small totals, he said.We have two more steps to take, and we just had a slight banana skid in the race, and we just have to regroup and come back again.After being sent in to bat, Najibullah top scored for Afghanistan, striking four fours and one six in his 40-ball knock to bring cheers from the small but vocal crowd.Afghanistan had lost all of their previous Super 10 matches, but they have won new admirers in India with their aggressive and carefree brand of cricket that has caused some anxious moments for their opponents.Opener Mohammad Shahzad made a confident 24, but was caught off leg-spinner Badree, trying to heave over the infield, just as he was looking exciting.Asghar Stanikzai also made a handy 16. The skipper shuffled down the wicket to smash a six over long on, but was caught the next ball by Dwayne Bravo off Badree attempting the same shot.As the wickets started to tumble thanks to some strong fielding, 23-year-old Najibullah held his nerve, guiding Afghanistan past the 120 mark and to what proved a winning total.

Mortaza blames ICC ban for Bangladesh T20 exit

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DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza on Sunday blamed the ICCs suspension of two of its key bowlers for illegal actions for his sides exit from the World Twenty 20.Bangladesh were bundled out of the tournament after four straight losses in the Super 10 group stage -- including a crushing 75-run defeat to New Zealand on Saturday. But Mortaza said they were hobbled by the International Cricket Councils (ICC) decision to bar key pacemen Taskin Ahmed and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny early in the group stages.Bangladesh, whose side finished runners-up to India in the Asia Cup just before the World T20, made a failed frantic appeal to the ICC to have Taskins suspension overturned.In the last eight matches, Taskins economy rate was the best in the world. So it was always difficult to lose him, Mortaza said at Dhaka airport after returning home. The way he was bowling, we had our plan set around him. We had to change the entire game plan. Before the Australia game when he was banned we could not hold our emotions due to this shock.We accepted that Sunnys action has problems. Even Sunny himself accepted it. But Taskins ban was a complete shock for us, he said.Bangladesh qualified for the group stages after commanding wins over the Netherlands and Oman, and Mortaza said the tournament had been a good learning experience.From now on, whoever we face, if we dont keep making small mistakes, it will not be easy to beat us. This is what I believe. We could not do this in Twenty20 in the past.

England's Roy, Willey fined as emotions spill over at T20

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - England opener Jason Roy and fast bowler David Willey have been fined at the World Twenty20 after emotions spilled over during their win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.Both players gave solid performances during Englands nailbiting 10-run victory over Sri Lanka in New Delhi to secure a place in the semifinals.But Roy was fined 30 percent of his match fee for swearing and then throwing his bat and helmet upon leaving the field, after being given out lbw for 42 off 39 balls.The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday that Roy had shown dissent at an umpires decision during an international match.Willey, meanwhile, who took 2-26, was fined 15 percent of his fee after giving a colourful send-off to Milinda Siriwardana when the Sri Lankan was dismissed immediately after hitting the seamer for six. The ICC said he breached the code of conduct for actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman on their dismissal.Both players admitted the offences during a meeting with match referee Jeff Crowe, the ICC said in a statement.England are now likely to face New Zealand in a semi-final encounter in Delhi on Wednesday, with the West Indies having already qualified from their group.

Malala condemns Lahore blast, expresses solidarity with victims

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LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistan’s Nobel Prize winner and a vocal advocate of female education, Malala Yousafzai, condemned the deadly suicide blast in Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, which left at least 71 dead and more than 300 injured, the casualties primarily being children.In a statement issued by the Nobel laureate, Malala strongly condemned the terrorist attack and stated that all lives were sacred and said that she stands united with the victims and their families in this hour of need.Malala has herself experienced these brutal terrorist acts at the hands of Taliban, as a terrorist gunmen shot her at point blank range, leaving her in a critical condition from which she fortunately recovered. She was targeted for her advocacy of female education in her native land of Swat. On one occasion, she was noted as saying“If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.Malalas statement on the tragic LahoreBlast today. pic.twitter.com/2xrSoGK6Yq— Malala Fund (@MalalaFund) March 27, 2016 The country has been a witness to similar terrorist attacks in the past as well including an attack on Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar in 2014, which left hundreds of children dead and even more wounded.Pakistans leaders and its Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Shareef have ordered that the perpetrators be captured as soon as possible and vowed to bring them to justice.

Lahore Blast: Private schools across country to remain closed today

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Private schools all over the country will remain closed today (Monday) in the wake of suicide attack in Lahore’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal park on Sunday which claimed 71 lives and wounded over 300 people, Dunya News reported. This was stated by a spokesman of All Pakistan Private Schools Federation. He said that the decision was taken to express solidarity with the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic incident.However, there is no change in the schedule of Class-IX and Class-X board examination.On the other hand, all markets and shopping plazas in Lahore will also remain closed today. Meanwhile, government of Punjab has announced three-day mourning while the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh governments have announced one-day mourning in the wake of Lahore suicide attack.

PM receives condolence calls from all over on Lahore blast

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – The suicide bomb attack in Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park which left at least 70 dead and more than 300 wounded, primarley children, drew condolences for the victims and condemnation for terrorism from all over the world. Prime Minister (PM) received calls from the leaders of numerous countries including India, Turkey, US and the UK.The unfortunate incident of terrorism once again shook the world and was severely condemned by Washington. US condemned it as a cowardly act.Indian PM Narendra Modi also gave a a telephone call to PM Nawaz, expressing his condolences. He strongly condemned the incident.Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain and PM Nawaz. President Erdogan offered his condolences over the loss of innocent lives and expressed his solidarity with Pakistan.The terrorist act was also condemned by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and UK’s PM David Cameron.United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also expressed his sorrow and grief over the senseless loss of lives.

Timeline of deadliest insurgent attacks in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD (AFP) - At least 70 people were killed and over 300 hundred injured, many of them children, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at Lahore’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal park on Sunday evening. The death toll is expected to rise. No group has yet claimed responsibility.Here is a list of major attacks by militant groups including the Pakistani Taliban in the country since 2007:2007October 18: Bomb attacks targeting former prime minister Benazir Bhutto kill 139 people in Karachi as she returns to Pakistan for the first time in eight years. She was later killed in another gun and suicide attack on December 27.2008August 21: Twin suicide attacks kill 64 people outside Pakistans main arms factory in Wah near Islamabad.September 20: Sixty people are killed when a suicide truck bomb brings down part of the five-star Marriott hotel in Islamabad.2009October 28: A car bomb destroys a market in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing 125 people.2010January 1: A suicide car bomb kills 101 people at a village volleyball game in the northwestern district of Bannu.March 12: Twin suicide attacks on the military in Lahore kill 57.May 28: Gun and suicide attackers storm mosques belonging to the Ahmadi religious minority in Lahore, killing 82 people.July 9: A suicide bomber blows himself up in a busy market in the northwestern Mohmand tribal district, killing 105 people.September 3: A suicide attack kills 59 at a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwestern city of Quetta.November 5: A suicide bomber kills 68 people during Friday prayers in the northwests Darra Adam Khel area.2011April 3: Fifty die after two suicide bombers attack a Sufi shrine in the central town of Dera Ghazi Khan.May 13: Two suicide bombers kill at least 98 people outside a police cadet training centre in Charsadda.August 19: A suicide bomber hits a mosque during Friday prayers in the tribal district of Khyber, killing at least 43.2012January 11: Thirty-five die when a remote-controlled bomb detonates in a market in the northwestern tribal areas.August 16: Gunmen drag 20 Shiite Muslims off a bus and shoot them in the northwestern district of Mansehra.2013January 10: A double suicide attack on a snooker club kills 92 in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood of Quetta.February 16: A bomb at a market at Hazara Town, a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood in the suburbs of Quetta, kills 89.March 3: A car bomb explodes in a Shiite Muslim neighbourhood in Karachi, killing 45.July 27: Twin explosions at a busy marketplace in northwest Pakistan kill 41.August 9: A suicide bomber targets the funeral of a senior police officer in Quetta, killing 38.September 22: Eighty-two people die when two suicide bombers attack a church in Peshawar after a Sunday service.September 29: A car bomb in a busy market area in Peshawar kills 42.2014January 19: A bomb rips through a military convoy in the northwestern city of Bannu, killing 20 soldiers.January 21: A bomb on a bus kills 24 Shiite pilgrims in the southwestern province of Balochistan.June 10: Ten Taliban militants lay siege to Karachi airport, killing 27 people.November 2: Fifty-five people are killed by a suicide bomber at the daily closing ceremony at the main Pakistan-India border crossing.December 16: Taliban insurgents storm an army-run school in Peshawar, killing more than 150 people, the majority of them children.2015January 30: Sixty-two people are killed as a suicide bomber hits a Shiite mosque in the Shikarpur district.February 13: Militants attack a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, killing 22.May 13: Forty-three Shiite Muslims are killed when gunmen open fire on their bus in Karachi.September 18: The Pakistani Taliban attack an air force base near Peshawar and kill at least 29 people, most of them servicemen.October 23: A suspected suicide blast which targeted Shiite Muslims in the southern city of Jacobabad kills 24.December 13: A bomb rips through a crowded bazaar in a mainly Shiite area of Pakistans northwestern tribal region, killing at least 23.December 29: A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills 26 in the northwestern town of Mardan.2016January 20: Taliban gunmen attack a university in Charsadda, killing at least 21.March 27: At least 65 people are killed and hundreds injured in an explosion near a park in Lahore.

My heart bleeds over bomb blast in Lahore: PM Nawaz

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LAHORE (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif Saturday stated that his bleeds over the unfortunate suicide bomb attack in Lahore. Grieving the loss, PM Nawaz added that terrorists had targeted the sons, daughters, brothers and sisters of his nation.He expressed these emotions while chairing a high level meeting after a suicide bomb blast in Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, which left at least 71 dead and more than 300 wounded, with causalities primarily being children. He has cancelled his visit to London and will be leaving for the US after 2 days.According to the details, the 4-hour long meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar, Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar, Director-General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), DG Military Intelligence (IM) and concerned commanders.Speaking on the occasion, PM Nawaz stated that the the nation should unite and fight against terrorism.PM Nawaz has advised that he should be updated at every moment on the investigation of the incident.WATCH VIDEO BELOW:
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