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LAHORE - The 5th Acquafina Royal Palm Golf Team Championship will commence at the exquisite and testing par 72 Royal Palm Golf Course on Friday (April 8) and the team event and individual gross competition will be contested over three rounds with final round to be played on Sunday.
Addressing a press conference here, Lt Gen (retd) Mohammad Tariq, Captain Golf, said that around a dozen teams have entered and a couple are expected more before the events starts. The press

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan may import up to 150,000 tonnes of palm oil in April because of less carry over stock, but buying will slow down during the peak summer months of May and June, a top industry official said.
Pakistan, the world's fourth-largest buyer of vegetable oil, bought less in February because of heavy imports in the preceding months, but buying picked up in March, with 110,400 tonnes purchased from Malaysia between March 1-25.
"Pakistan's palm oil imports may

ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that leasing of Railways land to Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, Lahore caused a huge loss of Rs 290 million.
A two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a joint petition against irregularities involving over Rs 25 billion in leasing of Railways land at Lahore to a Malaysian consortium associated by two Pakistani's Lahore based companies- Husnain Construction

ISLAMABAD - Counsel for Pakistan Railways (PR) Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday to let its contract continue with the Royal Palm Gulf Club despite the fact that there could be lapses in the bidding process.
Aurangzeb said that PR was a federal government subject and therefore fell under the domain of the Council of Common Interests. He said the whole land was utilised to augment PR revenues and the accord with the companies was for

LAHORE - Over 450 fishing enthusiasts and skilled anglers gathered at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club lakes which house ample numbers of fish, for the Annual Fishing Competition.
As Omer Mir, General Manager Royal Palm stated, fishing offers you charm of the outdoors and takes you close to beautiful surroundings. For the skilled anglers it was a great occasion to share with friends and the family. The excitement of this activity provides the application of the

ISLAMABAD - The Palm oil imports into the country during January 2011 decreased by 12.60 percent as compared to the imports of December 2010. However, as compared to the imports of the January last year, the palm oil imports increased by 64.13 percent during the month under review, Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) reported. The palm oil imports into the country were recorded at $165.282 million in January 2011 against the imports of $189.109 million in December 2010 and $100.703

LAHORE - The German Shepherd Championship Dog Show was held at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club Driving Range on Sunday. Over 150 German Shepherds were judged under the categories of Minor Puppies (6-9months old), Puppy (over 9 to 12months old), Junior (over12 to 18months old), Youth (over 18 to 24months old) and Open Class (above 2 years old.
More than 500 dog lovers and trainers were present at the occasion. Businessman Imran Husain judged the championship. He said that

LAHORE - Anwar Sadiq performed with zeal and amassed enough points to beat over 80 competitors in the Annual Royal Palm five-day Fitness Competition at the Fitness Arena of Royal Palm Golf and Country Club. The event was endorsed by Qalco Lubricants.
Amongst ladies, the one who demonstrated energy and enthusiasm was Dr. Raheela Akhter and was rightly declared the lady champion.
The Annual Fitness Competition concluded on Sunday and was open to competitors in the age

LAHORE - Punjab Governor Latif Khosa and his wife inaugurated first Tulip Flower Show 2011 at Royal Palm Golf and Country Club by on Tuesday. CEO, Royal Palm Ramzan Sheikh, Sitara e Imtiaz Head Rising Sun Institute for special children Parveen Tawab, horticulturist Nosheen Sarfraz, a large number of NCA students, over 200 flower lovers and 250 special children from the Rising Sun Institute were present at the occasion
After inauguration, the governor went round the Flower Arena

LAHORE - The four-day Royal Palm Floodlit Cricket Tournament, endorsed and supported by Coke, Highland, Fr Cables and GNC, concluded here at the Royal Palm Cricket arena yesterday, bringing cheers and glory for the ultimate winners, Lahore Lions.
Lions emerged triumphant after some hectic battles along the way and a particularly hostile one against the runners-up, Indus Wariors. This four-day activity saw quite a few individual feats of brilliance.
The winners of this

LAHORE - The four-day Annual Royal Palm Floodlit Cricket Tournament endorsed by Coke, Highland, GNC and FR Cables took off at the superbly lit cricket arena of the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club.
At the end of the first day, four out of the 16 teams, Warriors, Lahore Eagles, Giants and Punjab Warriors stood eliminated after some fascinating battles with the winning teams, like Lahore Strikers, Punjab Kings, Lions and Royal Eagles.
Dejection was visible among the losers

LAHORE - The four-day Royal Palm Cricket Tournament sponsored by Coke, GNC and FR Cables will commence on Tuesday (February 1) at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club. The six-over-a-side extravaganza will be played under lights.
Some outstanding talent will be on display as cricketing fever builds up and the 16 contesting teams supported by a large number of friends and families try to outdo each other through performance with the bat and the ball. As per format of the

KARACHI - Industries and Production Federal Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani has indicated that Pakistan has started experimental extraction of palm oil at the first 'palm oil extraction plant' constructed in Thatta district's coastal belt to increase the production of the oil which is presently largely imported.
With high demand for palm oil across the country, local production in the coastal regions of Sindh and Balochistan will significantly reduce the import bill for this

LAHORE - After two rounds of accurate shot making and some good work around, Shahid Abbas emerged as the triumphant golfer in the 36 holes stroke play contest at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club. And this he did by keeping experienced opponents like Amir Mehmood, Sardar Murad, Mohsin Zafar and Shoaib Bokhari away from the prestigious Royal Palm Champion Golf Title. For him it turned out to be an individual feat of prowess which is bound to encourage him to spend regular hours at

LAHORE - Shahid Abbas, a ten handicapper, played exceptionally good golf at the par 72 Royal Palm Golf Course and propelled himself to the front, at the end of the first round of the Royal Palm Annual Golf Championship on Saturday. He left behind some very strong contenders like Amir Mehmood, Mohsin Zafar Sardar Murad, Shoaib Bokhari and even Azfar Hassan. This performance by Shahid Abbas deserves all the admiration as he applied his text book style skills.
During the course of

LAHORE - The two-day Annual Golf Championship commences today at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club. The par 72, 18 holes Royal Palm Golf Course is considered an awesome test of players' ability and skills.
The 92 eager participants who tee off will find their skills tested to the full before they can make any worthwhile effort to lay a claim on the title trophy. It is the single handicappers in the six and below range who are likely to emerge as frontrunners as the 36 holes

LAHORE - The Royal Palm Golf Tournament, contested over 18 holes on a chilly December Sunday at the Royal Palm Golf Course, saw golfers of talent and distinction appear in full strength in the stroke play competition.
Against tough resistance from his fellow competitors like Abbas Ali Khan, Nadeem Hassan Asif, Hussain Hamid, Shahid Abbas and Abdullah Sharif, the ultimate gross winner Mohsin Zafar proved to be a golfer of deeds, his excellent shot making dwarfing the prowess of