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Pakistani journalist selected to cover upcoming UN General Assembly session -
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (APP): A Pakistani is among four journalists selected by the Dag Hammarskjold Fund for Journalists, to cover the 68th session of the UN General Assembly opening in September, it was announced Wednesday.  She is Maria Kamal of The News International. The others are: Rose Wangui (Kenya), Leda Balbino (Brazil) and Guslin Harman (Turkey). The prestigious fellowship programme was established by U.N. corps of correspondents in 1961 to honour the memory of Dag Hammarskjold, the second secretary-general. Since then young, working journalists from Africa, Asia and Latin America have been brought to New York to observe and report to their news organizations on the UN General Assembly, and also to improve their professional skills.



UN chief calls for int’l efforts to achieve ‘water secure world’ -
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has  called on the international community to work towards a “water secure  world” as part of the global ecosystem plan noted in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and post- 2015 agenda. “Although seemingly abundant, only a tiny amount of the water on our planet is easily available as freshwater,” the secretary-general said in a message issued here by his spokesperson to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, which is being observed on Wednesday.


23 dead in Shandong plant blast -
BEIJING, May 22 (APP):- Twenty-three people have been confirmed dead and 10 others remain missing after a blast ripped through an explosives manufacturing plant in east China’s Shandong Province on Monday.


China-Pakistan relations of equality, mutual trust stand weatherproof -
BEIJING, May 22 (APP) As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Islamabad Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China’s new head of government, Beijing said that it was worth noting that Li was the first foreign leader to visit Pakistan in the wake of the country’s general elections.


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.


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Asif confident of Pakistan doing well in Asian Team Snooker
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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Pak snooker to leave for Doha
LAHORE, May 22 (APP): A four-member Pakistan snooker team is leaving, Thursday for Doha to take part in the first Asian team event and 2nd Red snooker championship being played from May 24-30.
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Latest scandal again damaged game’s image: Ex-cricketers
ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): Former Pakistan players perceive the recent spot-fixing scandal as a cause to faint the image of the game of cricket and has stone the ongoing Indian Premier League. Talking to private news channel, Former Test captain Zaheer Abbas said that he was shocked by the scandal involving Indian Test player, S.Sreesanth and two others Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.
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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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Ambassador Roberto Azevˆdo new Director-General of WTO PDF Print E-mail
News - National
ISLAMABAD, May 8 (APP): Brazilian Ambassador to Pakistan Roberto Azevˆdo has been chosen to be the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The result has been confirmed by the Brazilian government while the official result is expected to be announced in Geneva this week.
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Diplomatic Missions extend support to democratic process in Pakistan PDF Print E-mail
News - National
ISLAMABAD, May 8 (APP): Diplomatic community has expressed its full support and cooperation to the democratic process in Pakistan and extended unequivocal support for free, credible and transparent elections on May 11. In a statement jointly issued here on Wednesday, the embassies and high commissions of Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, the United States of America, as well as the European Union Delegation, recognized the commitment to democracy of the over 4,600 candidates standing for office federally, 11,000 contesting at provincial levels and 86 million Pakistani citizens registered to vote expressed their unequivocal support for free, credible and transparent elections in Pakistan.
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Car bomb near Domail police station kills three, injures 27 PDF Print E-mail
News - National
BANNU, May 8 (APP): At least three persons including two women were killed and 27 others injured when a suicide car bomber blew up his explosive packed vehicle near an urban police station here in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to police, the bomber drove a car, packed with explosives into the buildings behind Domail police station, which detonated with a bang that was heard miles around.
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Pakistan underlines OSCE’s role in Afghan transition PDF Print E-mail
News - World
UNITED NATIONS, April 8, APP: With U.S.-led coalition forces set to leave Afghanistan next year, Pakistan has underscored the role of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest regional security grouping, in the transition process, and said that peace would help strengthen the war-ravaged country.  “As the international security forces prepare to withdraw by 2014, OSCE’s continued engagement with Afghanistan will have a positive impact on four transitions underway: security, reconciliation, electoral, and economic,” Ambassador Masood Khan, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the U.N,, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
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President wishes early recovery to Imran Khan PDF Print E-mail
News - National
KARACHI, May 7 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday expressed deep concern over the injury of Imran Khan, Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) during a public rally at Ghalib Market, Lahore. The President wished Imran Khan speedy recovery and good health.
 
President condemns blast on PPP’s public meeting PDF Print E-mail
News - National
KARACHI, May 7 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday strongly condemned the bomb blast that targeted a public meeting of Pakistan Peoples Party in the Babbagam area of Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The President while expressing his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families directed the authorities to provide best possible medical assistance to the injured. The President also directed the law enforcement authorities to further enhance the security of the candidates, public meetings and the people in general to ensure a peaceful conduct of the general elections on May 11.
 
PM approves 795km Gwadar-Hoshab road completion proposal PDF Print E-mail
News - National
app36-07pm-islamabad.jpgISLAMABAD, May 7 (APP): Prime Minister Justice retired Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Tuesday approved a proposal for completing 795km Gwadar-Hoshab road in two years time. The Prime Minister said that completion of this strategic road would herald a change in the socio-economic condition of Balochistan and Sindh provinces. He was chairing a high level meeting to review the progress on Gwadar-Ratodero Road project here at Prime Minister’s House. Prime Minister Khoso said that completion of this road would connect Gwadar port with rest of the country and the connectivity would result in the beneficial utilization of Gwadar port for the entire nation.
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13 killed & injured 40 in election meetings blast PDF Print E-mail
News - National
PESHAWAR, May 7 (APP): At least 13 have been killed and 40 others injured in two deadly attacks on election meetings in Hangu and Dir Lower on Tuesday. Police said the first incident occurred at Doaba main bazaar where former MPA and candidate of JUI-F, Syed Hassan Janaan was attacked  by outlaws by detonating a powerful bomb, which was planted on motorcycle with remote control device. As a result, ten persons were killed and 33 others injured who were shifted to hospitals. However, Mufti Janaan narrowly escaped.
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Prime Minister wishes Imran Khan well PDF Print E-mail
News - National
ISLAMABAD, May 7 (APP): Prime Minister Justice ® Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Tuesday expressed his deep concern over the head injury to Imran Khan, Chief of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) at Ghalib Market, Lahore. The Prime Minister has wished him well and hoped for his early recovery.
 
Voters turnout expected to be reasonably good : PM PDF Print E-mail
News - National
app37-07pm-islamabad.jpgISLAMABAD, May 7 (APP): Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Tuesday said that there had been some terrorist incidents, which would by and large not affect voters turnout. The turnout is expected to be reasonably good, said the Prime Minister while talking to German Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Cyrill Nunn, who called on him here. He said that all was set to hold elections under the supervision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a free, fair and transparent manner.
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