Tag: Swing

Urea up173%, DAP 269%

With Kharif season in full swing, total urea off-take of the country witnessed a massive jump of 173%MoM (109%YoY) to stand at 1.02mn tonnes...

Waqar eyes Australian bowling coach role

Pakistan pace legend Waqar Younis, who was one of the great reverse swing masters, said that he was keen on filling Australia's coaching void...

West Indies’ Samuels cleared to bowl

The West Indies were given a boost on Thursday ahead of their Bangladesh tour when all-rounder Marlon Samuels was cleared to bowl by the...

U20 rugby training camp in full swing

The Pakistan rugby under-20 team is in the final stages of their most rigorous training for the Asian under-20 championship. The Rugby Asian Championship...

Exhibitions against sexual harassment in full swing

A series of exhibitions arranged by the Alliance Against Sexual Harassment at workplace (AASHA) are continuing across the country to mark the decade-long working...

Ticketless campaign in swing

On the instructions of Divisional Superintendent Javed Anwar Bubak Divisional Commercial Officer, Tariq Lateef made surprise raids on different trains on Lhr-Nwl and Lhr-Fsld...

Hockey camp for Egypt series in full swing

The camp training of the national junior hockey probables for five-test match series against Egyptian team is in progress at the National Hockey Stadium,...

Legal water connections in full swing in Cantt

Illegal water connections are in full swing in Cantonment Board Chaklala while Department of Water Supply chooses to remain mum. The residents of Cannt...

Aaqib asks bowlers to focus on conventional swing

Former fast bowler Aaqib Javed, who is also assistant coach of the national team, has advised the fast bowlers of the fast-track training camp...

Pak-China friendship in full swing

Communist Party of China’s Vice Minister (VM) Chen Jin on Saturday said 60-year-old Pak-China friendship was based on strong foundations and would be further...

Plot allotment in full swing across Punjab

The Punjab government, on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s direction, has been distributing plot allotment certificates among thousands of homeless families in various districts of...

Efforts for peace with Afghan Taliban in full swing

ISLAMABAD - As the Obama pull-out plan, the Lisbon and NATO deadlines set by the international players for troops' pullout from the troubled regions of Afghanistan draw closer, there is a significant push in behind-the-scene efforts to clinch a deal with Taliban and other insurgent groups. The formation of Pakistan, Afghan joint commission for Afghan reconciliation process is being called a sea change in bilateral relations between both the neighbouring countries, say diplomatic

March for Education campaign continues in full swing

LAHORE - The March for Education campaign to end educational emergency is going on in full swing on the Internet, as thousands of users are signing the petition in order to urge the federal government to increase the education budget to four percent but Punjab Education Department sources claim that the department is working on its own roadmap.
The campaign started after the Pakistan Education Task Force's (PETF) report on the "Education Emergency Pakistan Booklet", which

It’s all in the mind, says Schwartzel swing guru

JOHANNESBURG - South African Charl Schwartzel's biggest asset is the unhurried and clear-thinking way he plots his way around the golf course, the U.S. Masters champion's swing guru said on Monday. "Charl's big talent is in his mind," Hendrik Buhrmann told Reuters. "He was not at all rushed in that final round at Augusta on Sunday, even after he had won you heard how slowly he spoke. "He was also hitting the ball with beautiful balance and control, it was lovely to watch."

Reverse swing remains the decisive factor

LAHORE - Former Pakistan skipper and middle order batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq has predicted that the reverse swing will play crucial role in the outcome of the matches in the World Cup 2011. "Apart from reverse swing, weather will also be a key factor here and toss will also play its part too in deciding teams' fate," Inzamam was quoted as saying by The Sports Encounter.
Inzi praised the decision of inducting new talent Junaid Khan in the World Cup team and said, "He is a very good

Eid Milad preparations are in full swing

DASKA - Preparations to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) are in full swing and roads as buildings are being decorated with colourful buntings, banners and fancy lights in Daska, Sambrial, Pasrur and Sialkot. The decoration of roads, bazaars, commercial and shopping centres has also been started in the city with big banners and the sale of religious posters is in full swing.
Sweets will also be distributed among the poor on this occasion. Various social, cultural and educational