The bill passed on Thursday ensures the killers will get a mandatory life sentence.
India's first innings total of 664 in the Oval Test is the fourth highest total in Test cricket against all opponents.
Dravid has dismissed John Wright's remarks regarding the controversial declaration in the Multan Test.
The court sentenced Saeed to five-and-a-half years and imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 in each case. The sentences of both cases will run concurrently.
The announcement comes on the day Malik finished with career best figures of 4 for 33 to fold up England for 306, putting Pakistan in a strong position on Day Three of the ongoing third and final Test against Pakistan at Sharjah on Tuesday.
Rajneesh Gupta picks instances of sledging which backfired spectacularly and the players had to pay dearly for their misadventures.
Hussain said that a blind following of western traditions will lead to a degradation of "our values
Pakistan have recalled opener Yasir Hameed for the first two Tests against West Indies.
Two officials from Indian High Commission can meet him on Tuesday.
Tendulkar, batting on 194 in the first Test against Pakistan, left no one in doubt that 'he felt let down', says John Wright in his just-published book Indian Summers.
England have expressed safety concerns about playing in Karachi on the tour which starts in October.
Tendulkar reminded that along with the mindset, it is also about ability, which Sehwag had in abundance.
The Durban defeat is the seventh instance since 2000 when India lost the next Test after gaining a 1-0 lead in the series.
The venues for India's first two one-dayers in Pakistan in February may be switched due to a shortage of security personnel.
The venues for Pakistan's first two ODIs against India may be switched due to a shortage of security personnel
Could this opportunity, to work on his bowling away from the spotlight, be the making of Pathan?
Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's had helped him a lot during the thrashing by Brian Lara in the second Test.
The Pakistan leg spinner said the curator should try to make tracks which encourage bowlers and are not totally in favour of batsmen.
Now only Sachin Tendulkar - with 35 hundreds - is ahead of Lara in Test cricket.
The Indian captain said it is difficult to match somebody of Brian Lara's quality.
The West Indies captain became the fifth batsman in Test history to score a century before lunch.
Pakistan's Shabbir Ahmed and Shoaib Malik were pulled up for suspect bowling actions after the first Test against England.
Pakistan's skipper believes Brian Lara has the charisma and batting form to inspire the West Indies to a series levelling win in the second Test.
The England selectors have appointed Trescothick as captain for the first Test in Vaughan's absence.
'Given the past practice in the Pakistan army, this delay is most unusual,' notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chief of Pakistan People's Party, on Monday said that the vexed issue of Kashmir was the root cause of hostility between India and Pakistan.
The border city was technically ruled out as a possible venue for this winter's tour of England.
The Indian government now needs to approve the tour plan for the forthcoming Pak tour in January.
England captain Michael Vaughan looks almost certain to miss the first Test against Pakistan through a knee injury.
England lost the three-day tour match against Pakistan 'A' side by six wickets.
7 killed, 20 wounded in shooting at Ahmadiyya mosque in Pak
Scores of intellectuals, campaigners and political activists are expected to join the march that will culminate in Multan on May 11.
Indian officials will collect Sarabjit's details and his version of his arrest and subsequent detention in\n1990.
Mohammad Asif of Pakistan has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
The Pakistani fast bowler has been called up to join the squad for the last two one-day internationals against India.
The former India captain said he favours Yuvraj Singh opening the Indian innings as he is a left-hander.
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