ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP): Director General, Radio Pakistan Syed Muhammad Imran Gardezi has said that the organization is going to extend its reach across the country through new high range transmitters.
PBC plays significant role in socio-economic development
Japanese drummers, folk dancers to entertain Islooites on Nov 14
ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (APP): Japanese drummers featuring Wadaiko drums, folk dancers and singers will entertain the fun lovers of federal capital here on November 14.
KP Senior Minister to open workshop on Dairy Science Park
PESHAWAR, Nov 13 (APP): Senior Minister Local Government and Rural Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inayatullah Khan will inaugurate the Third International Workshop on Dairy Science Park on Monday (Nov 16).
Road repair project near Dargai check post to be completed in 2016: Senate informed
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): Minister for Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Abdul Qadir Baloch Thursday informed the Senate that road maintenance work near Dargai check post in Malakand Agency would be completed in 2016.
Govt releases over Rs 430 mln to PHF during last five years: Senate told
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada Thursday informed the Senate that the government has released over Rs 430 million financial assistance to Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) during the last five years for promotion of hockey.
In written reply in the House, Riaz Pirzada said that besides, the
grants-in-aid were extended to the federation in the shape of annual and special grants.
Riaz Pirzada said the PSB also provide Rs. 2.5 million to PHF every year
for promotion of Hockey at grass-root level.
He said the annual grant is released for organization of mandatory
national championships and to meet its day to day expenses and the special grants for participation in international events at home and abroad.
Riaz Hussain Pirzada said the PHF was affiliated with Pakistan Sports
Board (PSB) and responsible for promotion of hockey in the country.
The steps being taken by the government to groom youngsters and find the
best talent PSB sponsored the visit of Pakistan hockey team to participate in the Qualifying Round – Fintro Hockey World League Semi Finals at Antwerp, Belgium from June 14 to 06 July, 2015 by squeezing its resources, he added.
The minister said the government has taken extra ordinary measure to
ensure the participation of Pakistan hockey team in the next Olympics in Brazil.
He said the government has been actively engaged in promoting the hockey
as a national game. Government has rendered every possible assistance to the federation.
The minister said that at present the total 27 synthetic hockey turfs
available in the country.
“Hockey is the game of our national pride and it has played a very
vital role in winning laurels and good name to Pakistan in the international arena,” the minister added.
He said the government was extending full cooperation to PHF to hunt
talent and groom youngsters to promote hockey in the country and achieve good results at international level.
Minister for capacity building of vocational training institutes
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman Thursday underlined the need for enhancing capacity of the institutions imparting vocational training in various sectors to produce skilled workforce
across the country.
Tajik President given guard of honour at PM House
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon was given warm welcome on his arrival at the Prime Minister’s House here on Thursday.
NBP Exchange Rates
KARACHI, Nov 12 (APP): Treasury Management Division of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Thursday issued the following exchange rates:
Gilani calls for peaceful protests in IOK tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani has called for peaceful protests in Indian occupied Kashmir, tomorrow, after Friday prayers against the killings and arrests of youth at the hands of Indian authorities in the territory.
Syed Ali Gilani was addressing participants of a condolence meeting
over phone from his Huderpora residence at Zainakote in Srinagar, KMS reported.
He condemned the imposition of curfew to foil the condolence reference,
which he called to pay tributes to the martyred student, Gowhar Ahmad Dar, and said that the Peoples Democratic Party-led regime was shielding the killers.
He said, “The condolence meeting at Zainakote was a peaceful program in
the memory of an engineering student of SSM College, Gowhar Ahmad Dar who was martyred by Indian troops on Saturday, but the administration took this
program as a challenge and imposed curfew throughout Srinagar district.”
He maintained that despite curbs some pro-freedom and religious leaders
including Maulana Bashir Ahmad Farooqi, Maulana Ghulam Rasool Hami, Meraj-ud- Din Rabbani, Maulvi Javed, Sayed Riyaz Bukhari and Zafar Habib succeeded in reaching Zainakote and participated in the condolence program.
The veteran leader paid rich tributes to Gowhar Dar and said that Mufti
Muhammad Sayeed-led regime had broken all previous records of oppression,
cruelty and atrocities in the territory.
Syed Ali Gilani, who is under house arrest, also expressed serious
concern over crackdown on youth, especially after the Valley erupted into
protests over the death of Zainakote youth Gowhar Ahmad Dar.
Senate session starts
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): The Senate session on Thursday started at 10:00 am with the recitation of some verses of the Holy Quran.