Bangladesh thumps Pakistan in 2nd test to complete historic clean sweep

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Bangladesh thumps Pakistan in 2nd test to complete historic clean sweep

2024-09-03 19:49 Last Updated At：19:51

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Bangladesh completed a second-test victory against Pakistan on the last afternoon Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of the series.

Needing 143 more runs on the final day with 10 wickets in hand, Bangladesh knocked them off for the loss of four wickets when Shakib Al Hasan hit the winning boundary through the covers.

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Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, left, and Shakib Al Hasan celebrates after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Bangladesh completed a second-test victory against Pakistan on the last afternoon Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of the series.

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, left, celebrates with Shakib Al Hasan after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, shakes hand with Pakistan's Shan Masood after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, second right, talks with Shakib Al Hasan, center, as they walk off the field after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto holds trophy after winning the test cricket series against Pakistan at a ceremony, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's officials and players pose for photograph after winning test cricket series against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, and Mominul Haque run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, and Najmul Hossain Shanto run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, celebrates with Najmul Hossain Shanto as they walk off the field on the lunch break during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan is bowled out Pakistan's Mir Hamza during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Mir Hamza, second right, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Khurram Shahzad, right, celebrates with teammate after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Shadman Islam during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Bangladesh completed a second-test victory against Pakistan on the last afternoon Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of the series.

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, left, celebrates with Shakib Al Hasan after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, shakes hand with Pakistan's Shan Masood after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, second right, talks with Shakib Al Hasan, center, as they walk off the field after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto holds trophy after winning the test cricket series against Pakistan at a ceremony, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's officials and players pose for photograph after winning test cricket series against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, and Mominul Haque run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, and Najmul Hossain Shanto run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, celebrates with Najmul Hossain Shanto as they walk off the field on the lunch break during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan is bowled out Pakistan's Mir Hamza during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Mir Hamza, second right, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Khurram Shahzad, right, celebrates with teammate after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Shadman Islam during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh recorded only its second overseas series win; the last was against the West Indies in 2009.

The tourists won the opening test by 10 wickets and required just four days in the second after the first day was washed out in Rawalpindi.

“It (the series win) means a lot ... really happy,” Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said. “Everyone chipped in in this series, it’s totally a team game. I hope this culture will go forward.”

Coming into the series, Bangladesh had lost 12 of its last 13 tests against Pakistan and drew the other in 2015 at home.

But Shanto said the team believed in itself this time.

“Before we came here we were looking to win,” Shanto said. “The way everyone did their job, really happy ... the most important thing is their work ethic.”

Bangladesh was 26-6 in the first innings but Litton Das' 138 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz's 78 allowed Pakistan only a 12-run lead.

Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed then dismissed Pakistan for 172 in the second innings — the first time Bangladesh fast bowlers have taken all 10 wickets in an innings — and left Bangladesh a victory target of 184 in four sessions.

The top order showed plenty of resilience to flatten Pakistan plans of a dramatic comeback on the final day, with meaningful contributions from opener Zakir Hasan (40), Shanto (38) and Mominul Haque (34). Shakib, 21 not out and Mushfiqur Rahim, 22 not out, expertly finished the chase at 185-4 in the 56th over.

Pakistan missed chances when it chose not to review when fast bowler Mohammad Ali found the edge of Zakir's bat in the third over on Tuesday after Bangladesh resumed on 42 without loss. And Salman Ali Agha couldn’t hold onto a difficult catch of Shadman Islam in the slips.

Shanto and Mominul then kept Pakistan’s pacers at bay and watchfully played out leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed, who finally got his first wicket in the match when Mominul miscued to mid-off.

The result extended Pakistan’s miserable home record in tests to 10 consecutive matches without a win in 2 1/2 years. That's happened only once before, when Pakistan lost 11 straight at home from 1969-75. Shan Masood is the first Pakistan captain to lose his first five tests.

“Extremely disappointed, especially when you start the home season,” Masood said. “The story has been a bit of the same, like, Australia (series lost 3-0 in January). We haven’t learnt our lessons.”

England come to Pakistan next for three tests next month.

“It’s never doom and gloom," Masood said. “You always keep trying, you always come back. You try and give people a chance and I think that we’re heading in the right direction.”

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Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland

2024-09-15 20:09 Last Updated At：20:10

PRAGUE (AP) — Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.

Meteorologists have warned the situation still might get worse as waters in most rivers are rising, the flood wave made its way through the country and more heavy rains could return overnight.

Authorities declared the highest flood warnings in almost 90 places across the country and in two northeastern regions that recorded the biggest rainfall in recent days, including the Jeseniky mountains near the Polish border.

In the city of Opava, up to 10,000 people out of a population of some 56,000 have been asked to leave their homes for higher ground. Rescuers used boats to transport people to safety in a neighborhood flooded by the raging Opava River.

“There’s no reason to wait,” Mayor Tomáš Navrátil told the Czech public radio. He said the situation was worse than during the last devastating floods in 1997, known as the “flood of the century.”

“We have to focus on saving lives,” Prime Minister Petr Fiala told the Czech public television Sunday. His government was to possibly meet Monday to assess the damages.

Thousands of others also were evacuated in the towns of Krnov and Cesky Tesin. The Oder River that flows to Poland was expected to reach extreme levels in the city of Ostrava and later in Bohumin.

Towns and villages in the Jeseniky mountains, including the local center of Jesenik, were inundated and isolated by raging waters that turned roads into rivers. The military sent a helicopter to help with evacuations.

Four people who were swept away by waters were missing, police said.

About 260,000 households were without power Sunday morning in the entire country while traffic was halted on many roads, including the major D1 highway.

A firefighter died after “slipping on stairs” while pumping out a flooded basement in the town of Tulln, the head of the fire department of Lower Austria Dietmar Fahrafellner told reporters on Sunday.

Authorities declared the entire state of Lower Austria a disaster zone. The situation remains tense, especially at the water reservoir of Ottenstein, which is expected to reach its maximum capacity on Sunday.

Romanian authorities said Sunday that another person had died in the hard-hit eastern county of Galati after four were reported dead there a day before following unprecedented rain.

In Poland, one person was presumed dead in floods in the southwest, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Sunday.

Tusk said the situation was “dramatic” around the town of Klodzko, with some 25,000 residents, located in a valley in the Sudetes mountains near the border with the Czech Republic.

In Glucholazy, rising waters overflowed a river embankment and flooded streets and houses. Mayor Paweł Szymkowicz said, “we are drowning” and appealed to residents to evacuate to high ground.

Energy supplies and communications were cut off in some flooded areas and regions may resort to using the satellite-based Starlink service, Tusk said.

Several Central European nations have been hit by severe flooding, including Romania, Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary, as a result of a low-pressure system from northern Italy dumping heavy rainfall in the wide region.

The weather change arrived following a hot start to September in the region. Scientists have documented Earth’s hottest summer, breaking a record set just a year ago.

A hotter atmosphere, driven by human-caused climate change, can lead to more intense rainfall.

Associated Press writer Monika Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland, video journalist Philipp-Moritz Jenne in Vienna and Stephen McGrath in Bucharest, Romania, contributed to this report.

Bangladesh thumps Pakistan in 2nd test to complete historic clean sweep

Bangladesh thumps Pakistan in 2nd test to complete historic clean sweep

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Bangladesh completed a second-test victory against Pakistan on the last afternoon Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of the series.

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, left, celebrates with Shakib Al Hasan after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, shakes hand with Pakistan's Shan Masood after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, second right, talks with Shakib Al Hasan, center, as they walk off the field after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto holds trophy after winning the test cricket series against Pakistan at a ceremony, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's officials and players pose for photograph after winning test cricket series against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, and Mominul Haque run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, and Najmul Hossain Shanto run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, celebrates with Najmul Hossain Shanto as they walk off the field on the lunch break during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan is bowled out Pakistan's Mir Hamza during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Mir Hamza, second right, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Khurram Shahzad, right, celebrates with teammate after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Shadman Islam during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Bangladesh completed a second-test victory against Pakistan on the last afternoon Tuesday and achieved an historic sweep of the series.

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, left, celebrates with Shakib Al Hasan after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, shakes hand with Pakistan's Shan Masood after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, second right, talks with Shakib Al Hasan, center, as they walk off the field after winning the second test cricket match against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto holds trophy after winning the test cricket series against Pakistan at a ceremony, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's officials and players pose for photograph after winning test cricket series against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto, right, and Mominul Haque run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, and Najmul Hossain Shanto run between the wickets during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque, left, celebrates with Najmul Hossain Shanto as they walk off the field on the lunch break during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan is bowled out Pakistan's Mir Hamza during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Mir Hamza, second right, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Pakistan's Khurram Shahzad, right, celebrates with teammate after taking the wicket of Bangladesh's Shadman Islam during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Mominul Haque plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bangladesh's Najmul Hossain Shanto plays a shot during the fifth day of second test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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