Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development Nazar Muhammad Gondal on Saturday said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government would successfully complete five years term with the support of masses.
Talking to APP, he said provision of basic amenities to the people was top priority of the PPP government. He said PPP believed in the politics of reconciliation and would not fuel confrontation and always try to save the country from any crisis. Replying to a question, he said the continuity of political stability was necessary for strengthening democratic institutions. Nazar Muhammad Gondal said PPP would continue to serve the people as per vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. He said Pakistan People’s Party-led coalition had given a clear-cut roadmap and put the country in the right direction to save the future of the nation.
Punjab sets age limit for class 9 examination: The Punjab Boards’ Committee of Chairmen has banned the registration of children less than 13 years of age for class 9 examination and has stopped them from taking examination. According to details, the Punjab boards’ committee of chairmen has made mandatory the minimum age limit of 13 years for 9th class examination for the year 2012-13.
Students with age less than the prescribed limit would be considered eligible for registration and would be declared ineligible for 2012-13 exams. The rule would be implemented in all education boards of Punjab.
Meanwhile, the registration date for the examination has been extended along with date of regular registration, which is also expected to be extended.
Shandur Polo Festival from July-7: Shandur polo festival will be held from July 7 to 9 with the collaboration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tourism corporation (TCKPK).
According to private news channel, arrangements for daily flights have been made from Islamabad and Peshawar. Polo is known as the King of the games. Gilgit is the home of this spirited game where the British rediscovered and promoted it. Today polo is played in Gilgit and Chitral enthusiastically in its original trilling form. For the last few years, a polo tournament was organized between the traditional rival polo teams of Gilgit Region and Chitral at the high plateau of Shandur Pass (3734 m) every year in summer. The festival also includes Folk music, dancing and a camping village is set up.
‘Snacking not linked to weight gain’: US researchers have indicated that consuming snacks cannot be blamed for the rise in obesity. Their research revealed that snacks and beverage consumption between meals continue to increase among Americans, accounting for more than 25 percent of calorie intake each day.
Between 1977 and 2006, snacking in the American diet has grown to constitute ‘a full eating event’, or a fourth meal, averaging about 580 calories each day, said Richard D. Mattes, Ph.D., professor of foods and nutrition at Purdue University. While snacking has increased in general, “there has been a significant increase in the amount of calories consumed through beverages,” he said. In general, however, snacking is not linked with weight gain, according to G. Harvey Anderson, Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto. “The literature does not support the intuitive notion that increased consumption of snack foods is an independent cause of obesity,” said Anderson. In fact for some age groups – young children and older adults, for example – “foods consumed outside a meal are important sources of nutrients as well as energy.”
