ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) believes it is a player’s prerogative to retire from the game or not but said if a captain or a player does not perform in the team then automatically he won’t be considered. He was responding to a question regarding Twenty-20 skipper Shahid Afridi who has again taken a U-turn from his retirement decision, Haroon said it is totally a player’s prerogative to retire from the game or not. “We cannot force anyone to retire,” he told APP.
Khawaja Asif holds open court
SIALKOT, Feb 28 (APP): Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif Sunday held an open court at the PML-N House Paris Road here. He listened to problems of people sympathetically besides issuing orders on various applications for an urgent compliance to provide relief to applicants.
Capt Umair, other martyrs are heroes of nation :CM
LAHORE, Feb 28 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has paid glowing tributes to supreme sacrifices of four army personnel, including Capt Umair, who embraced martyrdom in Shawal and said they were heroes of the nation. He said 18 crore people of Pakistan were proud of the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country. He said the supreme sacrifices of Shuhda for peace in the country will never be forgotten.
Outgoing USCENTCOM Commander pays farewell call at Gen Raheel Sharif
RAWALPINDI, Feb 28 (APP): Outgoing Commander of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) General Lloyd J Austin, paid a farewell call at Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, at GHQ on Sunday.
‘Shaher-i-Kitab’ to be set up in Karachi: Siddiqui
KARACHI, Feb 28 (APP): Adviser to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui Sunday said that Shaher-i-Kitab, an academic and literary city, would be established to help restore the usual hustle and bustle here in the metropolis. This area would be a centre of academic and literary activities where writers and poets would converge on, he said while talking to newsmen during his visit to the National Book Foundation (NBF) here. The Adviser said that `Shaher-i-Kitab’ would help foster the academic and literary image of the metropolis and Karachiites would also get books at concessional rates.
National Census imperative to ensure social and economic uplift: PBS
ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 (APP): Effective policy formulation, planning and decision-making ought to be based on extensive and authentic data/information and upcoming census will help the government to ensure overall social and economic prosperity. The decision for new census is a good one as figures about population and other sectors are crucial for social and economic development, an official source in Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said while talking to APP on Sunday.
COAS visits CMH Peshawar to enquire about wounded Afghan soldier
RAWALPINDI, Feb 28 (APP): Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Sunday visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar and enquired about well-being of soldier of Afghan National Army (ANA). ANA soldier Alam Zeb was evacuated from Bajaur on February 25 in injured condition (head injury) by Pakistan Army and was admitted to CMH Peshawar, Director General ISPR Lt. Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa tweeted.
Pakistan, India cooperation helpful to region in fighting terrorism
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (APP): Terrorism is a threat to both Pakistan and India and their cooperation in fighting the menace is helpful to the region, a State Department spokesman said on Friday. Responding to a question at a regular briefing about cooperation between the two countries, especially in dealing with terrorist incidents, spokesman Mark Toner said that the United States had been very vocal in the past in encouraging greater cooperation between India and Pakistan.
Pakistan in talks with US for getting 10,000 Ph.Ds trained in American Universities: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (APP):Minister for Planning, Reforms and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said the Pakistan government and the United States are discussing ways and means to getting 10,000 Pakistani Ph.D students trained in American universities. Speaking at a discussion as the chief guest organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC, the Minister presented a review of the Pakistan-US relations and discussed challenges and opportunities facing Pakistan,said a statement issued by Ministry of Planning, Reforms and Development here on Saturday.
19 terrorists killed, 4 security personnel including Captain embrace shahadat
RAWALPINDI, Feb 27 (APP): At least 19 terrorists were killed while several others injured in an intense crossfire with the security forces during the on-going operation in Mangroti near Pakistan Afghanistan border on Saturday. As result of crossfire, four security forces personnel inclusive of a Captain embraced shahdat, Inter Services Public Relation’s (ISPR) news release here stated.