Tag: March

LAHORE - The Pakistan Karate Federation is organising the National Cadet Under-16 Boys' and Girls' Karate Championship on March 5 and 6 at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. Pakistan Karate Federation has planned a comprehensive program for a talent hunt from the grass roots level. This championship is a part of the program. The championship will be held under the current cadet rules of World Karate Federati

ISLAMABAD - Warning the government of another long march in case PML-N's all options failed to bring government on the right track, party central leader Ahasan Iqbal on Monday said the country was facing a "failed regime", as the government had totally failed to overcome crises created by former military dictator Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf.
Addressing a news conference at the PML-N secretariat, he said it was the PML-N which had pressed the government to oust Musharraf from the

FAISALABAD - DCO Nasim Sadiq expressed his displeasure over the slow pace of development schemes in education and health sectors and directed the city government officials to take disciplinary action against the contractors responsible for the delay. The action should include imposition of penalties and exclusion of their names from the government contractors' list, he said.
He was presiding over a meeting to review the progress of work on various development schemes. He gave a

LAHORE - Chinese Taipei booked berth in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers on Sunday and will now face with Pakistan on March 25. They played 1-1 draw with Laos in the second-leg of their pre-qualifying playoff and sealed a 6-3 aggregate win. Pakistan are in Group B and their other matches will be against India (March 23) and Turkmenistan (March 21).
All three matches will be held at Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.Laos had tough task following their 5-2 first-leg defeat in

LAHORE - Model Town Club marched into the semi-final of the 26th M Yaseen Akhter Memorial Cricket Tournament as they beat Baghbanpura Eaglets by 106 runs in the third quarter-final played at Town Ship ground on Tuesday.
The match saw a fine all-round performance by Azhar Ali. The last quarter-final of the event will be played between P&T Gymkhana and Dehli Gymkhana on Feb 18 (Friday) at Wahdat Colony Ground. Akhter Abdul Rehman Club and Crown Club have already reached the

KARACHI - Milk sellers have decided to increase the price of fresh milk by Rs 10 per litre in the next month, adding to the financial woes of poor citizens, who would be forced to pay around Rs 70 for the commodity after the price hike. The decision to increase milk prices was made at a meeting of the Karachi Dairy Farmers Association (KDFA) on Tuesday, due to "increase in price of animals."
The prices of cattle have continuously been on the rise after the devastating floods

TEHRAN - Hundreds of Iranians marched toward a Tehran square on Monday in a banned rally supporting popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, but their way was blocked by police and security forces, witnesses said. The march was a test of strength for the reformist opposition, which has not taken to the streets since Dec. 2009, when eight people were killed. But Iranian security forces are still unlikely to hesitate to use all means to stop any protest.
Opposition leaders

SANAA - Anti-government protesters clashed with police blocking them from marching to Yemen's presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, witnesses said. The clashes occurred while President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the main opposition group were preparing for talks that the government hoped would help avert an Egyptian-style revolt in the Arabian Peninsula state.
"The Yemeni people want the fall of the regime," protesters shouted during the demonstration attended by about 1,000

LAHORE - Prince Club has marched into the 2nd round of the East Zone Cricket Championship after getting a walkover against Colts Academy Club, who failed to turn up at Jallo Ground on Thursday.

MUNICH - The president of Afghanistan said on Sunday he would announce the start of a process to transfer the responsibility for security to Afghan forces from international forces on March 21. NATO agreed with President Hamid Karzai at a summit in November to begin the handover to Afghan forces this year with the aim of completing the process by the end of 2014.
The Western military alliance has said it hopes to launch the process, which is aimed at a gradual reduction of the

LAHORE - The Minhajul Quran International (MQI) organised a Milad March on Sunday to celebrate the advent of Rabiul Awal. The rally, held to celebrate birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), made its way from the Punjab Assembly to the Data Darbar. Participants were seen carrying placards depicting their love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
People urged other Muslims to celebrate the occasion of Rabiul Awal with full fervour. MQI Secretary General Raheeq Abbasi and MQI Lahore

LAHORE - The second international soccer encounter between Pakistan and Turkmenistan will be recorded in the fourth AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier this March. The winner of the final will qualify for the 16th Asian Cup at Australia in 2015. Turkmenistan are placed with Pakistan and 2008 champions India in Group B, along with the winner of the Chinese Taipei-Laos tie.
Defending champions DPR Korea are placed in Group D of the event with Nepal and Sri Lanka. The first

LAHORE - Two foreign football teams will tour Pakistan in March, finally ending the drought of international sporting activities in Pakistan. The Palestine national team will face Pakistan in Lahore on March 1, followed by an encounter at Karachi on March 4.
Later on, the Pakistan Olympics team will collide with Malaysia Olympics team in the second leg of London Olympics Qualifiers on March 9. Pakistan, after two internationals at Lahore and Karachi, will reciprocate by visiting

LAHORE - The 2nd Honda Cup Tennis will roll into action from March 14 here at the K-21 Club Model Town. This national ranking tournament will have a total prize money of Rs 500,000 and all the affiliated units of the Pakistan Tennis Federation will take part in the championship.
The event will feature men's and women's singles, doubles, boy's under-17, 15 and veteran's doubles categories. An official of the club, Rao Akbar Latif said that the event is being organized as part of

ISLAMABAD - Shahzain Bugti, the grandson of Akbar Bugti, has resolved to hold the long march to Dera Bugti on January 28 at every cost. "The masses from all the four provinces will march towards Dera Bugti at all cost," he said at a crowded press conference. "In a bid to halt the long march, the government implicated me in a false case," he alleged.
Jamhoori Watan Party leader Nawab Shahzain Bugti presented a three-point formula to stabilize the Balochistan situation. "The

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif recently did not comply with the advice by his party workers for staging a long march to Islamabad in case the government failed to implement the reforms agenda within 45 days, Pakistan Today learnt on Monday.
Relaxing by a campfire at a recreational park in Cholistan with his friends, Nawaz was advised by PML-N workers to stage a long march to the capital. A source in the PML-N who accompanied Nawaz during his trip said

LAHORE - Leader of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Shahzain Khan Bugti, has announced that he would lead a long march towards Dera Bugti on Januray 28 and called on all political forces to join the march.
Flanked by party leaders, Shahzain, grandson of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti said Dera Bugti had turned into a "no-go area" after the assassination of Nawab Bugti and now it was the need of hour to save it. He said as long as security forces remained in the area, peace