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What secrets lie hidden amidst the craggy peaks of Koh-i-Chiltan? Could the whispers of a tragic legend hold the key to unlocking the dark mysteries that enshroud Chehel-Tan’s forbidding summit?  South Asia’s top horror writer, K. Hari Kumar narrates  The Haunting Story of Koh-i-Chiltan . The spirits of forty babes linger, their spectral presence haunting the very essence of that remote mountain realm. Nestled within the craggy embrace of the Sulaiman Mountains, veiled in a shroud of mist and mystery, lies the foreboding peak of Koh-i-Chiltan. Its name, whispered in hushed tones, resonates with tales of a chilling legend that echoes through the annals of time. Koh-i-Chiltan is located in the Quetta District of Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan. Koh-i-Chiltan in Balochi which means “Forty Bodies”. The Story Legend has it that atop this rugged summit, known as Chiltan or Chehel-Tan, a sombre tale unfolded, weaving a web of sorrow and supernatural intrigue. It is said that a de

Cricket World Cup, 2011 - Pakistan vs India, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, 2nd Semi Final Match Result: India beat Pakistan by 29 runs Man of the match: S Tendulkar (IND) Series Status: India play Srilanka in Mumbai on April 2 2011 in the ICC Cricket World Cup Final Toss won by: India Status : Match Ended Batted First : India Batted Second : Pakistan India: 260 for 9 in 50.0 overs R/R: 5.2 India Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Virender Sehwag lbw b Wahab Riaz 38 25 9 0 Sachin Tendulkar c Shahid Afridi b Saeed Ajmal 85 115 11 0 Gautam Gambhir st Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez 27 32 2 0 Virat Kohli c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz 9 21 0 0 Yuvraj Singh b Wahab Riaz 0 1 0 0 MS Dhoni (C) (W) lbw b Wahab Riaz 25 42 2 0 Suresh Raina not out 36 39 3 0 Harbhajan Singh st Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 12 15 2 0 Zaheer Khan c Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz 9 10 1 0 Ashish Nehra run out (Kamran Akmal) 1 2 0 0 Munaf Patel not out 0 0 0 0 Extras :    18  (b - 0,

Cricket World Cup, 2011 - Pakistan vs Canada, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Match 17 Match Result: Pakistan beat Canada by 46 runs Man of the match: Shahid Afridi (PAK) Toss won by: Pakistan Status : Match Ended Batted First : Pakistan Batted Second : Canada Pakistan: 184 for 10 in 43.0 overs R/R: 4.27 Pakistan Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Henry Osinde 11 12 2 0 Ahmad Shahzad c Tyson Gordon b Harvir Baidwan 12 23 2 0 Kamran Akmal (W) c Nitish Kumar b Rizwan Cheema 16 38 2 0 Younus Khan lbw b Harvir Baidwan 6 13 1 0 Misbah-ul-Haq c Ashish Bagai b Balaji Rao 37 68 1 0 Umar Akmal lbw b Balaji Rao 48 68 4 1 Shahid Afridi (C) c Nitish Kumar b Rizwan Cheema 20 17 2 0 Abdul Razzaq lbw b Jimmy Hansra 8 8 1 0 Umar Gul not out 2 4 0 0 Wahab Riaz c Balaji Rao b Jimmy Hansra 0 3 0 0 Saeed Ajmal b Harvir Baidwan 0 5 0 0 Extras :    24  (b - 4, w - 16, nb - 1, lb - 3, Penalty - 0) Fall of wickets: 1/16 (Mohammad Hafeez 3.1 ov.), 2/4

Cricket World Cup, 2011 - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Match 10 Match Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs Man of the match: Shahid Afridi (PAK) Toss won by: Pakistan Status : Match Ended Batted First : Pakistan Batted Second : Sri Lanka Pakistan: 277 for 7 in 50.0 overs R/R: 5.54 Pakistan Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Ahmad Shahzad c Kumar Sangakkara b Thisara Perera 13 23 2 0 Mohammad Hafeez run out (Rangana Herath) 32 31 4 1 Kamran Akmal (W) st Kumar Sangakkara b Rangana Herath 39 48 5 0 Younus Khan c Mahela Jayawardena b Rangana Herath 72 76 4 0 Misbah-ul-Haq not out 83 91 6 0 Umar Akmal c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muttiah Muralidaran 10 15 1 0 Shahid Afridi (C) c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Angelo Mathews 16 12 3 0 Abdul Razzaq c sub b Thisara Perera 3 4 0 0 Abdur Rehman Umar Gul Shoaib Akhtar Extras :    9  (b - 0, w - 5, nb - 0, lb - 4, Penalty - 0) Fall of wickets: 1/28 (Ahmad Shahzad 5.3 ov.), 2/76

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 # 6 Kenya vs Pakistan (Final Scoreboard) Cricket World Cup, 2011 - Pakistan vs Kenya, Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, Match 6 Match Result: Pakistan beat Kenya by 205 runs Man of the match: Series Status: Umar Akmal (Pakistan) Toss won by: Pakistan Status : Match Ended Batted First : Pakistan Batted Second : Kenya Pakistan: 317 for 7 in 50.0 overs R/R: 6.34 Pakistan Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Mohammad Hafeez c Seren Waters b Elijah Otieno 9 20 1 0 Ahmad Shahzad c Jimmy Kamande b Thomas Odoyo 1 18 0 0 Kamran Akmal (W) st Morris Ouma b Shem Ngoche 55 67 5 0 Younus Khan lbw b Steve Tikolo 50 67 2 0 Misbah-ul-Haq c Elijah Otieno b Jimmy Kamande 65 69 1 2 Umar Akmal c Collins Obuya b Thomas Odoyo 71 52 8 1 Shahid Afridi (C) lbw b Thomas Odoyo 7 4 1 0 Abdul Razzaq not out 8 6 1 0 Abdur Rehman not out 5 3 0 0 Umar Gul Shoaib Akhtar Extras :    46  (b - 0, w - 37, nb - 6, lb - 3, Penalty - 0

मोरे पिया  Jal The Band Boondh - A Drop of Jal My Rating - 9/10 This one's not that famous ....not in India atleast...I mean...when someone mentions JAL.....what strikes our minds first is AADAT......followed by WOH LAMHE and SAJNI. This one goes mute through our ears! So, guyz and galz....if u love Jal's grief-striken songs...then this one's their best.....yes....its indeed their best ever work....according to me......gives this feeling...fresh from a break up.......and u keep remembering her/him.....and try figuring out....MORAY MORAY PIYA...kese kese jiya..... Din wohi raatein wohi pal mey wo na raha The same days....and the same nights...the very same moments...but I'm not the same tanha en shaamo mey koi vi aapna na tha Alone in these twilight hours......there was no one....who belonged to me chanda aur taare vi bole ke yeh kya huwa... The moon and the stars kept asking me...."whats wrong?" haan.. mein wohi tum wohi sama yeh wo na raha.

अमन की आशा (A wish for peaceful/Secure Nation) Shankar Mahadevan, Rahet Fateh Ali Khan Gulzar "The two leading media houses of India and Pakistan - The Times of India and the Jang Group - have come together to develop a stronger Track 2 in the diplomatic and cultural relations between India and Pakistan. "Aman ki Asha: Destination Peace" looks beyond the confines of a 62-year-old political boundary to the primal bonds that tie together the two peoples." This is what I got from The Times Of India's online section on Aman ki Asha........... Now, recently they released the first single from the album.....titled Aman Ki Asha ........ अमन की आशा ....penned down by the legend himself- GULZAR SAAB..........and vocals rendered by Our very Shankar Mahadevan and Rahet Fateh Ali Khan ( from across the border....:).... ) The track opens up on the peaceful notations of a piano...or is it a jaltarang?..sorry...I really don't know....but whatever it is......mo