Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi won their second ATP doubles title of the season, and third overall together, after outplaying Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in straight sets in the summit clash of the Stockholm Open.
Pakistan strongly believes that dialogue is the "only way forward" to resolve bilateral disputes with India and embark upon peace and prosperity in the region, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday, a day after parleys with his Indian counterpart S M Krishna resulted in no major breakthrough.
Sunil Kumar Sipaeya set up a quarter-final clash with second seed Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi of Pakistan after his opponent and compatriot Rohan Bopanna retired.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi are on course for their fifth ATP Challenger title in five months after a hard-fought 7-6(10), 7-6(4) victory over Benjamin Balleret and Sebastien de Chaunac in the semi-finals in Delhi on Thursday. For Qureshi, it was double delight as he also scored an upset 6-2, 6-3 victory over top seed Ivo Minar of the Czech Republic in the singles quarter-finals.
Ghazal maestro Pankaj Udhas's last rites were performed with full state honours.
This is the second incident in Nashik in nearly two weeks of killing of a person by 'cow vigilantes'.
The Rohan Bopanna-Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi juggernaut continued to roll in the ATP BNP Paribas Open as the Indo-Pak pair advanced to the semifinals with a straight-set triumph over Serbs Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki in Indian Wells on Wednesday.
Top seed Qureshi was leading 4-3 in the first set when the sixth seeded Indian withdrew because of a stomach ailment.
The Indo-Pakistan duo beat top seeds Harel Levy of Israel and Lars Burgsmuller of Germany in the semi-finals.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi entered the doubles semi-finals, beating Dominiq Meffert and Simon Stadler of Germany in the US $25,000 ATP Challenger in Manchester.
Pakistan's ODI and Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has called on his players to seek inspiration from the exploits of tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi to make a comeback in the one-day series against England.
They outplayed Ghouse and Goodall in the summit clash of the USD 25,000 ATP Challenger tennis event in Nottingham.
Pakistan wants to establish friendly relations with all its neighbours, including India, though New Delhi needs to change its policies towards Islamabad, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday.
Their talks in New York might not have materialised, but External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has invited his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi to visit India to witness the Commonwealth Games.
India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi crashed out of Valencia Open following a straight set defeat at the hands of Marc Lopez and David Marrero in Valencia.
Mohd Abdul Najeeb Qureshi on Wednesday equalled the national 100m record while qualifying for the semi-finals on the opening day of the track and field events which saw all the Indians, except two, making it to the next round in the Commonwealth Games.
With United States' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by his side, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday raked up the Kashmir issue and said his country wants a sustained dialogue with India.
The HC's direction came on Qureshi's plea in which he sought a restraint on the ED from arresting or taking any coercive action once he joins the investigation.
They lost their maiden Grand Slam final but the Indo-Pakistani team of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi scored an emotional winner by leaving even their opponents "choked" with their message of peace on the eve of the 9/11 terror attacks' ninth anniversary.
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the men's doubles quarter-finals of the US Open with an upset win over second seeded Canadian-Serbian pair of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in New York.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the United States may be aware about Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's present location.
Former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan was humiliated at the NATO Summit in Chicago because of President Asif Ali Zardari's "zero credibility".
Aliza, a Class-10 student of the National Institute of Open Schooling, could not appear in her home science exam due to the chaos prevailing after the demolition of the house, her family members claimed.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi missed out on capturing their second ATP title of the season after losing the fiercely fought final of the St. Petersburg Open to Daniele Bracciali and Starace Potito, at St.Petersburg.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi overcame a stiff resistance from Julian Knowle and Vasek Pospisil before moving to the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.
Pakistan took an unbeatable 2-0 lead over India in the second tennis Test in Lahore.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he would adopt a "positive approach" for his meeting with his Indian counterpart S M Krishna on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The Indo-Pak pair beat the United States' Rajeev Ram and Brian Wilson in Challenge event in Denver, US.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi scored their first victory since reuniting as a team, overcoming a spirited challenge from Jean-Julien Roger and Horia Tecau in the first round of the ATP Apia International, in Sydney on Tuesday.
Continuing their red-hot form, Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to their third ATP Tour final of the season with an upset win over second seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi at the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven.
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Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi squandered the advantage of winning the first set and went down to the Russian-Czech pair of Igor Kunitsyn and Jaroslav Levinsky in the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open on Wednesday.
Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi extended their good run at the ATP South Africa Open to the final after scoring a hard-fought semi-final victory in the doubles event. The third seeded Indo-Pak pair edged past the fifth seeded American duo of Erico Butorac and Rajeev Ram 7-6(5), 6-4 in the semi-finals on Friday night.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will begin a four-day official visit to India on Friday to carry forward the peace process between the two countries and address outstanding issues like Kashmir.
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Both ministers on Thursday greeted each other warmly and made inquiries about their stay in New York so far, Indian envoy to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said. Krishna then asked Qureshi about the flood situation in Pakistan and how the relief efforts were coming along. Qureshi, in turn, spoke about the steps his government was taking and also thanked India for its aid of USD 20 million routed through the UN
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi suffered their second defeat in the ATP World Tour Finals, beaten by second seeds Michael Llodra of France and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in Group A, in London, on Tuesday. The fifth seed 'Indo-Pak Express' lost 6-7(6), 3-6.
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