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Yousaf denies announcing retirement from international cricket

LAHORE, May 21 (APP): Veteran test cricketer ,Muhammad Yousaf has denied retirement from international cricket and said despite not being involved in any form of cricket in recent years he has no plans to call it a day.
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PKF to organize talent hunt programme

LAHORE, May 21 (APP): Pakistan Judo Federation will organize the third talent hunt programme, both for men and women, from June 2-4 at Qayyum stadium peshawar.
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Adaptability to conditions key in Pakistan success in Champions Trophy

KARACHI, May 21 (APP): Former skipper Aamer Sohail firmly believes that Pakistan’s chances in the Champions Trophy depend on their adoptability to the conditions. “Conditions would play a very important role in Pakistan’s chances for this premier 8-nation contest,” Aamer Sohail told APP in an interview on Tuesday.
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Tauqir Zia demands ad hoc arrangements in PCB

KARACHI, May 21 (APP): Former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Lt. Gen (Retd) Tauqir Zia has demanded ad hoc arrangements in the present set-up of the board. When the incumbent management of the PCB is celebrating the democratic transition a few former, current players and administrators casting doubts on the mechanism adopted by the PCB for the elections held in Islamabad on May 8 three-day before the General Elections in the country.

LAHORE, May 20 (APP): An important meeting will take place here on Tuesday between the high ups of the Pakistan hockey federation and team management of the national hockey team.
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Iranian envoy meets General Wynne

RAWALPINDI, Oct 31 (APP): Mashallah Shakeri,Ambassador of Iran, called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Khalid Shameem Wynne here at Joint Staff Headquarter Chaklala on Monday. The Ambassador remained with the Chairman JCSC for some time and discussed the matters related to bilateral interests, says an ISPR press release.

Rain ahead of Eid to bring chill in weather

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): A three-day rain-spell, forecast to hit specially the souther parts of the country from Tuesday, is foreseen to introduce a welcome chill in the air, days ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. Though mornings and evenings are already a little bit cold in Northern parts of the land, due to rains of the previous days, the coming wet spell, followed by another spell in the second week of November, may well usher in the winter in all its glory, say the weather pundits. According to an advisory issued by met office, a well marked low pressure area developed over central parts of Arabian Sea has intensified into a “Depression” (strong weather system) Monday, located at 1200 km south-southwest of Balochistan coast.

KARACHI, Oct 31 (APP): Left handed batsman Faraz Ahmed Khan smashed a maiden first class hundred and his 150-run 8th wicket stand with Mansoor Ahmed powered Karachi Whites to 371 all out in their first innings in their Quaid-e-Azam Cricket Trophy Division-II match against Hyderabad at NBP Sports Complex ground on Monday. By draw of stumps on the second day in the 4-day match, Hyderabad had reached 161 for the loss of five wickets in their first innings. They are still 110-run behind with five wickets intact.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): Sanitation Directorate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has finalized the arrangements for collection and disposal of offals and other waste of the sacrificial animals in capital on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha. The arrangements made by the Sanitation Directorate of CDA for removal of offal, entrails and carcasses of sacrificial animals were discussed Monday in the meeting presided by the Chairman CDA, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, says a press release.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): On the recommendations of Ministry of Finance Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has approved extension in the date of exchange of Rs.500 (old design) bank note by commercial banks for further period of one year up to September 30, 2012. The Prime Minister approved the extension on the request of the general public and parliamentarians.

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