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KARACHI - A 60-member delegation of the National Defence University, Islamabad along with senators, elected representatives from all provinces, civil society representatives, journalists, bureaucrats and social workers, led by Maj Gen Azhar Ali Shah called on Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah at the Chief Minister's House on Wednesday.
Sindh Senior Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq, acting Chief Secretary Abdul Subhan Memon, secretaries of Education, Mines and Mineral

LAHORE - Master Paints dethroned defending champions Colony Sugar 8-7 in the final of the Bank Alfalah National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup here at the Lahor Polo Club's Aibak Ground on Sunday.
Masters Paints not only regained the title after nearly a decade, but also notched their third title of the season. They won two titles earlier this season. The winner's trophy was handed over to them by Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khan Khosa who graced the occasion as

ISLAMABAD - The rare second extension being given by the government to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha is mainly due to the high level of confidence that army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has in his person and also because of the grave internal and external security challenges confronting the country.
It was not more than a year after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani gave General Kayani a three-year extension that the government decided

KARACHI - The federal government should give Sindhi and other local languages of the country the status of a national language besides taking special measures for their promotion, demanded speakers at a literacy conference on Tuesday. The two-day national literary conference on 'Analysis of promotion of Sindhi language and literature' is being organised by the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Sindhi Department in collaboration with the Higher Education

PESHAWAR - Erin Mark DeHaven, the US national who had been arrested two weeks ago over his outstaying the Pakistani visa, was released on bail Tuesday, Central Jail Peshawar officials said. After his release from Central Jail Peshawar DeHaven boarded a police mobile pick-up van and was shifted to University Road Peshawar where the wife of the US national, Rehana, was lodging. A local court on Monday had accepted plea of Ms Rehana and ordered her husband's release on bail but and he

PESHAWAR - A local court on Monday accepted a plea by one Rehana and ordered the release of her husband Erin Mark De Haven on bail. De Haven was arrested under Section 14 of the Foreigner's Act by security forces on March 25 from outside a fast food restaurant in Peshawar. Additional District and Sessions Judge Altafur Rehman heard the arguments in favour of the bail plea of De Haven and reserved the judgement on Friday.
Civil Judge Qudratullah Marwat ordered sending De Haven on

LAHORE - Army/Askari Bank, Master Paints and Colony Sugar returned to the polo field after a gap of more than a week to stage wins in the Bank Alfalah National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2011 at the Lahore Polo Club ground. Last week, Warid had registered successive wins. The event, which was badly hit by rains in the city, resumed on Sunday. Master Paints staged the biggest win of the event when they scored a dozen goals against rivals PAF Hattaf, who managed

LAHORE - A three-day national immunisation campaign against polio will start today in Punjab. The Health Department has constituted more than 38 thousands vaccination teams that will administer polio vaccine drops to children door to door. Polio drops will also be given at the cities' exit points, railway stations, airports and highways' toll plazas to the children traveling. Punjab Health Secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad said the government was taking all necessary steps for complete

LAHORE - The Bank Alfalah National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam Gold Cup 2011 will resume on Sunday (today). The championship was disrupted after two days of matches by rains in the city. With the efforts of the Lahore Polo Club staff and management, the championship will resume on Sunday, provided there are no more rains to hamper the championship.
The championship will resume with four matches. Army will play Askari Bank, Guard Group will take on Diamond Paints,

KARACHI - The Federal Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has warned against 'partisanship' on issues critical to national interest, while the government is determined to develop political consensus over "difficult economic decisions" including reformed General Sales Tax (GST) to fulfill its commitment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He stated that the PPP-led government would opt for "other steps" to mitigate the immense politico-financial pressure, currently faced by

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar participated in the meeting on Afghanistan held in Jeddah on Thursday, said a Foreign Office statement here on Friday. Earlier, Pakistani government citing its 'principled objections' to the Af-Pak concept, had refrained from joining sessions held by the International Contact Group.
"Pakistan was given a clear understanding that this meeting in Jeddah had been convened as a result of a request by the

LAHORE The National Cadet Under-16 Boys and Girls Karate Championship will start today (Saturday) at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad. Teams from all the four provinces, Islamabad and FATA are participating in the championship. The championship will be held in different weight categories. In boys' category, contests will be held in below 40 kgs, 45 kgs, 52 kgs, 63 kgs individual Kata and team Kumite. Girls will compete in 40 kgs, 43 kgs, 47 kgs, 54 kgs, individual Kata and team

ISLAMABAD - Law Minister Babar Awan led a token walkout of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) members of the National Assembly on Thursday against the government - which is led by the PPP itself - to join the Pakistan Muslim League-N, PML-Q, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement to condemn the murder of slain Minorities Affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti and hold the government responsible for it, just as Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced a three-day official

LAHORE - The concluding ceremony of the 19th National Ski and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Championships was held at PAF Ski Resort Naltar (Gilgit). Major General Ikram ul Haq, Commander FCNA (Force Command Northern Area) was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
In all, 13 teams from all over the country, with 86 skiers, competed for two different categories of slalom and giant slalom events. All skiing associations of Pakistan including Sindh Ski Association,

LAHORE - The federal government has made Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Sami Saeed chairman of the National Tariff Commission, however, Saeed has not complied with the orders of the authority yet, Pakistan Today learnt on Monday. The Establishment Division notified the transfer on February 25.
A senior government officer, seeking anonymity, said, "The federal government is the lending authority in this case and now the government has called its officer back and the Punjab

LAHORE - Punjab, Sindh, WAPDA and PAF Academy won their matches in the 30th U-19 Junior National Hockey Championship which is in progress at Bahawalpur Hockey Stadium, Bahawalpur. Another three matches will be played today with NBP taking on Pakistan Board at 1100 hrs, Custom playing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 1300 hrs and SSGC meeting Sindh at 1500 hrs.
Results: Punjab beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4-0, Punjab: Mushtaq 28th Minute (PC), Asad 31st Minute (FG), Khalid Bhatti (Capt) 43rd

QUETTA - A Swiss national was detained for traveling by road without proper documents in Loralai on Sunday. Levy officials told Pakistan Today that a Swiss citizen identified as Merco, who entered Pakistan from Iran via the Taftan border, was traveling by road on the main Loralai-Dera Ghazi Khan Road. Levies personnel took the foreigner into custody for not having valid permission from the Balochistan Home Department.
Afterwards, he was shifted to Quetta and is being interrogated