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MELBOURNE: Pakistani young pacer Muhammad Amir has become the youngest fast bowler in the cricketing world to take five wickets in a test match innings. Muhammad Amir has achieved this honor of taking 5 wickets in the second innings against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He achieved this honour at the age of 17 years and 257 days, thus, becoming the world’s youngest fast bowler to have this distinction.

 Tuesday, December 29, 2009::KARACHI: The funeral prayers for six martyrs of Yaum-e-Ashur suicide blast in the main mourning procession yesterday, have been offered in Mehfil Shah Khurasan at Numaish, Geo News reported Tuesday. The Shiite ulema from across the country attended the funeral prayers amid massive security arrangements on the occasion. Maulan Taqi Shah led the prayers. The participants were urged to stay peaceful on this occasion. Also, the volunteers of Pasban-e-Aza and scouts besides police and the Rangers were deployed to guard off any untoward incident. The prayers participants were allowed entry only after the through physical search. The people in large number arrived at Mehfil Shah Khurasan on foot, as there was no transportation available in the city. According to reports, the most of the deceased would be laid to rest in Vadi-e-Hussain cemetery situated at Super Highway.

 Tuesday, December 29, 2009::KARACHI: The death toll in the suicide blast yesterday at the mourning procession taken out in connection with Yaum-e-Ashur rose to 43, Geo News reported Tuesday. According to Secretary Health Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi, there are at least 40 bodies at Civil Hospital, two in Jinnah Hospital and a body is present at Agha Khan Hospital. Meantime, day of mourning is being observed today across the province in connection with the MA Jinnah Road tragedy that occurred yesterday in the central mourning procession taken out to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A.) All the commercial hubs of the city are closed today. However, the stock market is open. Transport is absolutely absent from the roads. A mini-bus has been torched in Gulistan-e-Jauhar today’s morning. The schools are closed owing to the winter vacations. Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah, after visiting the injured at Jinnah Hospital last night, announced public holiday for today.