Najar was wanted for his alleged involvement in more than 50 killings
Umpires Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar called off the match after an early morning inspection of the ground and pitch, which was badly affected by the torrential rain.
Mir was allegedly involved in the killing of former sarpanch Fayaz Ahmad of Kakapora in March.
England failed to make the inroads into the Australian batting order they needed after gambling on bowling first in the inaugural day-night Ashes Test on Saturday and the hosts reached the second break on 138 for two.
Factbox on the second Test match between Australia and England, which starts on Saturday:
Two militants of Hizbul Mujaheedin outfit were killed in over 30-hour-long fierce gunfight in south Kashmir Shopian district on Wednesday evening.
The 3 arrested were in continuous touch through WhatsApp with Maulana Mufti Ashghar, based in Muzaffarabad, whose nephew Waqas (JeM commander in South Kashmir) was killed in an encounter near Pulwama recently.
Cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday moved closer to securing a massive $11 billion economic bailout package from international donor agencies including the IMF, to revive the ailing national economy.
The Centre has said that it will hold talks with a cross-section of separatist leaders from the state and is also likely to call other separatist leaders outside Hurriyat, including Shabir Shah.
Rejecting former Army Chief General V K Singh's denial about claiming payment of cash to ruling politicians in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council has summon the general to appear in person before its privilege committee on January 9, 2014.
The workers of the airline have been also up in arms, protesting against the decision by the government.
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the Indus Water Treaty was a mutually agreed arrangement between his country and India brokered by the World Bank and no one country can unilaterally separate itself from the treaty.
The Australian leg spinner was reported by umpires Aleem Dar and Billy Bowden after showing dissent over an appeal against them.
Chris Gaffaney and Sundaram Ravi were promoted from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, where they replaced Billy Bowden and the retiring Steve Davis.
Women in Kashmir, whose husbands went missing during the over two-decade long militancy, can remarry if their spouses remained untraced for four years, a group of prominent Muslim scholars in the Valley have held.
Investigations after the arrest of Tariq Ahmed Dar, the alleged LeT terrorist who had masterminded the attacks, revealed that the group was ready to carry out another string of blasts.
He plays a suave version of the dreaded bandit in Ramesh Sippy's classic.
Seven people including Altaf Ahmed Shah, the son-in-law of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, were arrested on Monday by the National Investigation Agency in connection with its probe into the funding of terror and subversive activities in the Kashmir Valley, officials said.
Ricky Ponting was fined 75 percent of his match fee while Simon Katich was fined half his fee.
Kashmiris protest against the killing of Amarnath pilgrims.
Lee was reported by the umpires for a level one offence relating to 'showing dissent at an umpire's decision by action or verbal abuse'.
The Indian off-spinner has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action following concern over his 'doosra' delivery.
In a case of mistaken identity, troops of the Rashtriya Rifles on Monday shot dead an elderly person in Badgam district of Jammu and Kashmir sparking protests by locals, official sources said in Srinagar.
The Australian leg spinner was found not guilty of dissent towards an umpire during the third and final Test against the West Indies.
Australia's Triple M radio station will pay the fine imposed on national cricket coach Darren Lehmann for disparaging comments he made about England's Stuart Broad in an interview with the broadcaster.
The statements made before a judicial magistrate had tightened the case against separatists.
The Australian was the clear winner of the trophy ahead of Pakistan's Aleem Dar and Rudi Koertzen of South Africa.
A civilian identified as Lal Hussain Gujjar was killed in an exchange of fire between militants. \n
South African police investigated an alleged death threat against West Indian umpire Steve Bucknor and found there was no substance to the threat.
"I would have given him a lesser fine if it were not for that, but I stopped short of banning him for the last Test," said Lloyd.
Pakistan should not buy electricity from India, Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has told the government, days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed his power minister to visit India to address the severe energy crisis facing the country.
Pakistan all rounder Shoaib Malik will consult a bio-mechanics expert in Australia in a bid to remove any flaws in his bowling action.
The NIA says the Jammu and Kashmir Affectees Relief Fund Trust has in the last10 years collected huge sums of money which has been diverted to Pakistan based militant groups. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 15-member women's squad for a series in New Zealand and the Asia T20 Cup in Thailand but with uncertainty still prevailing over whether India would play Pakistan in the regional event.
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