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Woodrow Wilson Center awards Pakistan scholarship to economic journalist -

WASHINGTON, May 22 (APP): The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in collaboration with the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan (FFFP), has announced the appointment of Khurram Husain as the Wilson Center’s new Pakistan Scholar.Husain, a business and economic journalist working in Pakistan, will spend nine months in residence at the Wilson Center beginning September 3, 2013, working on a book on the political economy of reform in Pakistan over the past two decades, a news release said Tuesday. Husain has written for numerous media including the Express Tribune and his current affiliations include Dawn newspaper and the BBC. He has also taught at the prestigious Lahore University of Management Sciences.He will succeed Dr. Simbal Khan, the Wilson Center’s 2012-13 Pakistan Scholar. During her stay at the Center, Khan worked on a book looking at U.S.-Pakistani security ties since the 9/11 attacks.

Pak envoy calls Chinese premier’s visit “milestone” -

BEIJING, May 21 (APP): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s upcoming visit to Pakistan will prove to be a milestone in the relationship between the two “old friends,” Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Masood Khalid said in an interview. During his first overseas tour as premier, Li’s choice of Pakistan as one of his stops would “once again provide a great opportunity to renew the time-honored friendship between the two countries,” Khalid said ahead of Li’s visit on May 22-23.

Pakistan can play key role in developing China’s ties with regional countries, Islamic world -

BEIJING, May 21 (APP): Ahead of an official visit of Premier Li Keqiang to Pakistan, a Chinese scholar has said that Pakistan can play an important role in developing its relations with regional countries, including the Islamic world. Premier Li, who is at present in India on his first leg of four countries’ visit, will arrive Pakistan on Wednesday. According to officials here, Premier Li’s nine-day itinerary also included visiting Switzerland and Germany.

Pakistan backs Palestine’s bid for fresh move to resolve Mideast conflict -

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (APP): Pakistan has endorsed a call by Palestine’s lead negotiator for renewed international focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in an effort to correct the historic justice, paving the way for peace in the Middle East. “We understand the excruciating pain of Palestinians as they pass through these difficult times of occupation and extreme privation,” Ambassador Masood Khan told the Palestinian Rights Committee on Monday. “Continued attention of the international community is extremely important.” The Pakistani envoy spoke after Saeb Erakat, a prominent Palestinian official, said they were exerting every possible effort to ensure the success of current efforts to re-start peace negotiations with Israel. Calling on member states to make their positions on the issue clear, Erakat underlined how important it was that US Secretary of State John Kerry succeed in bringing about a resumption of talks.

UN calls for priority to public health amid competing global challenges -

UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (APP): A senior UN official Monday called for ensuring adequate attention and resources to public health for ensuring welfare of the millions amid myriad global challenges, from climate change to food insecurity. “We are living in deeply troubled times,” said Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). “In these troubled times, public health looks more and more like a refuge, a safe harbour of hope that allows, and inspires, all countries to work together for the good of humanity.”

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Akhtar Rasool led team management to continue till World Cup

LAHORE, May 21 (APP): Pakistan Hockey Federation has decided to retain Akhtar Rasool led team management till next year’s World Cup adding few professionals in the team management staff to boost the performance of the team.
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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.

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Sherry Rehman rejects impression Pakistan allowing drone attacks after US apology

WASHINGTON, July 10 (APP): Pakistan has not okayed any American drone strikes on its territory in exchange for Washington’s apology over the Salala attacks and continues to deem unilateral unmanned aerial attacks as violation of the international law, Pakistani ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has said.The ambassador told CNN what last week’s expression of remorse by the United States - over killing of Pakistani soldiers in November 26, 2011 in American cross-border attacks on the Salala posts - had done is that it has opened the way for constructive discussions on bilateral relations. “No, we have not agreed on anything. In fact, those ‘conversations are yet to happen. As I said, the apology has opened the space for an opportunity where we can have constructive conversations that ‘might be—might—that might be to the satisfaction of both sides.’ Right now, we have given no go-ahead at all,” Ms Rehman told the American news channel’s Christiana Amanpour in an interview. The Pakistani envoy, who, according to CNN played an instrumental role in resolving the dispute over Salala attacks, reiterated serious concerns the Pakistani people and Islamabad have over drone strike on its territory.

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