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Chief of Naval Staff Amateur Golf Cup starts

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP): The Chief of the Naval Staff Amateur Golf Cup started here at Margalla Greens Golf Club on Friday with contests taking place in three categories - Amateur, Seniors and Juniors. In the Amateur category, MCPO (PTI) Tariq Mehmood of Pakistan Navy was leading by scoring Gross 72.
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Pakistan nominated as host of Squash World Cup-2015

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP): Asian Squash Federation has nominated Pakistan as the sole contender for hosting Squash World Cup, 2015. This recommendation is a testimony of the efforts of Pakistan Squash Federation to convince International Squash Bodies to stage International events in Pakistan. President, Asian Squash Federation, David Mui visited Pakistan during the recently concluded 17th Asian Individual Squash Championship, 2013. He expressed his satisfaction over the meticulous arrangements made for the successful conduct of the Championship, said a PAF press statement issued here on Friday.

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP): The Pakistan Football Federation has decided to hold National Under-16 Football Championship-2013 at Arifwala, District Pakpattan from June 7-17 instead of Okara Football Academy on May 31. A total of 12 teams will compete in this Championship in which eight teams are from Provincial and Regional Teams like Punjab Football Association, KP Football Association, Balochistan Football Association, Sindh Football Association, Islamabad Football Association, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Football Association, FATA Football Association and Gilget Baltistan Football Association) and 3 Youth Coaches Teams from (Karachi, Quetta, Lahore and Peshawar), said a press release here 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.

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Severe heat wave to continue for next two days: Met office

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): Severe Heat wave conditions would continue to prevail most parts of the country during two to three days including South and central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sind and Balochistan. Met office reported here on Wednesday, seasonal low lies over Balochistan and central parts of the country.
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Mainly hot, dry weather forecasted :Met office

ISLAMABAD, May 18 (APP): Metereological Department has predicted mainly hot and dry weather in most parts of the country during next 12 hours. “Severe heat wave conditions will prevail in plain areas of Punjab, upper and central Sindh, Balochistan and southern Khyber Pakhtunkhawa”, it added. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad and Murree 20 degree centigrade, Lahore 27, Karachi 28t, Peshawar 22, Quetta 16, Gilgit 11 and Muzaffarabad 21 degree centigrade.

Heat wave to engulf most parts of country from next week

ISLAMABAD, May 17 (APP): A heat wave will engulf most parts of the country from next week including plain ares of Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh. An official of Meteorological department told APP here on Friday that the current temperature fall under normal category as the mercury is raised to three degree from average temperature of summer. “When the temperature increases five or more degree from normal range it is considered to be hit by heat wave and from next week it is expected that the mercury would cross the normal limit”, he informed.

Hot, dry weather likely across country

ISLAMABAD, May 8 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast hot and dry weather for most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. However there are chances of dust-thunderstorm and rain at the isolated places of Malakand, Hazara, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during the next 24 hours.
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