Laxity on uplift projects in past, a criminal negligence: Mamnoon

Sun, 15 May 2016, 4:18 PM

President summons joint session of Parliament on June 2

KARACHI, May 15 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain has said
that those who failed to initiate development projects, including power projects, in the past, had resorted to criminal negligence.

However, he was convinced that with mega projects that
have been started by the present government, it was certain that the problems in Pakistan would be resolved leaving no room for maladministration or corruption.

He was speaking as chief guest at the skills competitions
award ceremony at the Governor House here on Saturday evening.
The competitions were held under the auspices of the
National Vocational and Technical Training Commission under
the Prime Minister Youth Skills Development Programme.

Some elements doing politics of personal gains: Khawaja Asif

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 4:16 PM

SIALKOT, May 15 (APP): Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that some elements were doing politics of their personal gains.

He stated this while talking to the newsmen at PML-N House Sialkot
here Sunday.

The political elements raising their voices about the offshore companies now have been found having their own offshore companies, he added.

National Squash championship inaugurated in Rawalpindi

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 4:14 PM

RAWALPINDI, May 15 (APP) The First Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Women and Junior Boys Squash Championship under the slogan of ‘Sports for Peace’ has been inaugurated here at Benazir Bhutto Squash Complex, Liaqat Bagh Rawalpindi on Sunday.

The Championship is being organized under the auspices of Global Peace Foundation in collaboration with Rawalpindi Islamabad Zonal Squash Association in which more than 100 squash players are participating.

While addressing to the inaugural ceremony of the championship, the chairman of Global Peace Foundation Haji Muhammad Gulzar Awan said that Sport plays a vital role in improving fitness, health and education-provide opportunities of employment-fosters non-violence, fair competition, team-work, co-operation and respect- bridges cultural and ethnic divides- makes possible cross cultural dialogue, understanding, unity, tolerance and peaceful-coexistence, he added saying more active participants and passive spectators learn these values which leads towards peace, tolerance and harmony.

Islamabad U16 Football trials on Monday

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 4:13 PM

Islamabad May 15 (APP): Trials to select the Islamabad under16 football team will be held on Monday at Mehran ground G-9/2.

Secretary Islamabad Football Association, Syed Sharafat Bukhari said that players who were born after January 1, 2001 are eligible to participate in the trials.

The selected team will take in the Inter Provincial under16 Football Championship which will be played from mway 27 at Gilgit.

Mainly hot, dry weather forecast, rain dust-storm likely at isolated places

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 2:52 PM

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (APP): Mainly hot and dry weather is expected most parts of the country while rain-thunderstorm is expected at
few places in Lahore division, Kashmir and adjoining hilly areas during
next 24 hours.

Low pressure area lies over north Balochistan and its trough extending
southeastwards. Continental air is expected to prevail our most parts of the country during coming week, an official of met office told APP.

In last 24 hours weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the
country, however, rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds occurred at isolated places in Peshawar, Kohat, Malakand, Hazara, Kohat, Rawalpindi divisions, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.

Wapda, PAF, Navy victorious in Volleyball

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 2:47 PM

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (APP): Wapda, PAF and Pakistan Navy earned
victories in the 49th National Volleyball Championship played here
at the Liaquat Gymnasium of the Pakistan Sports Complex on Sunday.

Un the matches played, Wapda beat POF 25-10 , 22-25-25, 14,25-
14; PAF thrashed Police 25-19,25-22,25-17 and Navy defeated Punjab
25-17,25-18-25-17.

Teams from Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force
(PAF), Pakistan Wapda, Pakistan Police, Pakistan Railways, Higher
Education Commission (HEC), POF Wah, Balochistan, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, FATA, Azad Jammu and Kashmir are
participating in the championship.

Ranking tennis kick off

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 1:31 PM

ISLAMABAD May 15 (APP): A total of 24 matches were decided in
the inaugural Hascol National Ranking Tennis Championship on Sunday
here at the PTF Tennis Complex.

The organizers have received 150 entries for various events.

All the outstation players are entitled to Rs 700 as daily allowance
until elimination, and all outstation main draw players will also get economy class railway fare both way.

Hot, Dry weather expected in most parts

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 12:30 PM

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (APP): Mainly hot and dry weather is expected
in most parts of the country on sunday.

However, isolated rain thunderstorm is expected in Malakand Division, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir.

Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning:
Islamabad nineteen degree centigrade, Lahore and Karachi twenty-eight, Peshawar twenty, Quetta and Muzaffarabad seventeen, Gilgit and Murree fourteen degree centigrade.

PAL to hold literary reference on Tuesday

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 12:17 PM

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (APP): Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL)
is organizing a literary reference in the memory of renowned writer
Agha Khalid Saleem on Tuesday (May 17) at 04.00 pm in PAL conference Hall.

Marvi Memom, Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Programme will
preside over the reference, said a news release issued here on Sunday.

Eminent intellectuals from Islamabad/Rawalpindi will pay tribute to Agha Khalid Saleem and shed light on his service for literature.

Rs eight bln disbursed under PM’s Youth Business Loan Scheme

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Sun, 15 May 2016, 12:09 PM

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (APP): The government has disbursed 8,261 business loans worth Rs 8 billion amongst potential entrepreneurs across the country under PM’s Youth Business Loan (PMYBL) Scheme in last two and half years, said official sources.

As many as 64,114 applications have been received for interest-free loans under PMYBL scheme in last two and half years. Out of which 8,261 have received loans, 16,423 applications have so far been sanctioned for onward disbursement of loans.

According to breakup, 161 business loans worth Rs 157.85 million were disbursed amongst the potential entrepreneurs of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in the last two and half years.

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Associated Press Of Pakistan

Laxity on uplift projects in past, a criminal negligence: Mamnoon

Some elements doing politics of personal gains: Khawaja Asif

National Squash championship inaugurated in Rawalpindi

Islamabad U16 Football trials on Monday

Mainly hot, dry weather forecast, rain dust-storm likely at isolated places

Wapda, PAF, Navy victorious in Volleyball

Ranking tennis kick off

Hot, Dry weather expected in most parts

PAL to hold literary reference on Tuesday

Rs eight bln disbursed under PM’s Youth Business Loan Scheme

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