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Chief of Naval Staff Amateur Golf Cup from Friday

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (APP): Chief of the Naval Staff Amateur Golf Cup will commence from Friday at Margalla Greens Golf Club (MGGC) Islamabad. The best amateur golfers around the country including senior, junior and ladies category will feature in the three-day event. The opening ceremony of the event was held on Thursday at Margalla Greens Golf Club Islamabad. Rear Admiral Athar Mukhtar, Patron PN Golf and Vice President Margalla Greens Golf Club was the chief guest on the occasion. The main match would be played amongst amateurs over 54 holes during the three days 18 holes each day. Amateurs with handicap 12 and below will participate in the match. It has been decided to give the participation rights to all those having the handicap up to 12 strokes.

ISLAMABAD, May 23 (APP): The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) will pay tributes to former Director General Pakistan Sports Board, late Syed Zakir Hussain by holding the 45th National Athletics Championships in his memory. The National Athletics Championship will explode into action on Friday at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. Speaking at a press conference President AFP Lt. Gen. (Retd) Akram Sahi said that late Syed Zakir Hussain was an outstanding sports administrator, sports lover and writer and throughout his life had a positive and principled approach towards the promotion of national sports in the country.

KARACHI, May 23 (APP): Newly crowned Asian Snooker Champion, Saleh Muhammad Muhammadi of Afghanistan has been top seeded for the Asian Snooker 6-Red Championship which goes into action in Qatar from Friday. Saleh, formerly of Pakistan earlier this month won the Jubilee Insurance 29th Asian Snooker Championship held in Karachi by beating Omar Al-Kojah of Syria in the final. Pakistan’s Muhammad Sajjad, a 2010 Asian Snooker Championship finalist is seeded four while Pakistan’s current World Champion Muhammad Asif is seeded sixth according to draws and seeding received from Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS).

KARACHI, May 22 (APP): Reigning World Champion Muhammad Asif was confident of doing well in inaugural Asian Team Snooker and 6-Red Snooker Championship being held Doha (Qatar) from May 24 to 30. “All our players like Sajjad, Hamza and Majid are in a good nick and are in the best frame of mind to do well in Doha event”, Muhammad Asif told APP in an interview on Wednesday.
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National ranking boxing tournament next month

LAHORE, May 22 (APP): National ranking boxing tournament will be held from June 20 at Hyderabad under the aegis of Pakistan Boxing Federation. “It will be a top national level boxing activity being held after the elections of the present regime of the PBF,” said Secretary, PBF, Iqbal Hussain while talking to APP here on Wednesday.
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP): Pakistani Nation, represented by its popularly elected Parliament, showed Sunday that it was firmly and unconditionally united in one respect—remaining faithful as ever to the all-weather, time-tested friendship with China.On his part, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was also overwhelmed on this spontaneous outpouring of love and respect for the Chinese people and its leadership when he addressed the joint session of Pakistan’s Parliament.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has appreciated the role of law enforcement agencies for making excellent arrangements during Moharram, the visit of the Chinese Premier and the Joint Session of the Parliament. He said that it has sent a positive message to the international entrepreneurs who wish to invest in many sectors of Pakistan.The Prime Minister was talking to Rehman Malik, Minister for Interior who called on him at Prime Minister House here Sunday morning.The Prime Minister said that people of Pakistan have great regard for their Chinese brethren and this has been manifested by them by according exceptionally warm welcome to the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP): Pakistan and China resolved to consolidate and deepen their all weather strategic partnership of cooperation in the backdrop of a complex and ever changing international and regional situation. A joint statement issued by Foreign Office here on Sunday at the end of visit of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, stated that China-Pakistan relations have gone beyond bilateral dimensions and acquired broader regional and international ramifications.

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