Karachi, Sept.26 : The South African cricket team arrived in Karachi on Wednesday to play two Test matches and five One-day Internationals against Pakistan.

Tight security measures were taken at the Jinnah International Airport in 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.

Islamabad, Sep 26 : The Pakistan Government has defended the arrests of opposition activists opposing the re-election of President Pervez Musharraf in the wake of an unusually harsh statement by the US over the developments.

The US embassy in Pakistan on Monday said that the arrest of opposition leaders as "extremely disturbing and confusing for the "friends of Pakistan", and urged the Musharraf regime to free the detained men.

Islamabad, Sep 26 : Pakistan’s Attorney General (AGP) Malik Muhammad Qayyum has said that his contention in the Supreme Court that Musharraf would continue as Army Chief if not elected as President, is not a threat but a legal explanation.

Qayyum told reporters after attending the hearing of Constitutional petitions challenging the holding of two offices by Musharraf that he had only explained the legal position when the court asked him to explain.

Washington, Sep 26 : Former premier Benazir Bhutto has said that if she again becomes Prime Minister of Pakistan, she would allow the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to question disgraced nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan.

It has to be determined, if Khan was solely responsible for what he had confessed to, or if there were “others” involved, Bhutto said at the Middle East Institute here.

She went on to say that when in power her party would hold a parliamentary debate over the issue.

Lahore, Sep 25: Pakistan’s fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is disappointed by his team’s defeat in the Twenty20 World Championship final.

Shoaib hailed team’s fine overall show in the World Cup, and said both the teams provided tremendous fun for the fans around the world in the nail-biting final.

Commenting on Pakistan’s loss to India at Johannesburg, Shoaib said Pakistan played commendable cricket in the tournament and came so near to winning it due to team effort.

Islamabad, Sep 25: Former Pakistan cricket captain Intikhab Alam has said that they lost the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup final match because of the reckless shot played by Misbah ul-Haq at the fag end of the play.

“Misbah put Pakistan almost close to victory, but he played a reckless shot that helped India win. Still three balls were left and he should have played sensibly,” Intikhab said.