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Pakistanis remarkably tolerant, least racist: Survey -

WASHINGTON, May 18 (APP): Pakistanis are among the most racially tolerant people in the world, despite having less economic development and being located in the region housing some of the least racially tolerant populations, findings of a survey reveal. According to World Values Survey, which has been measuring global attitudes and opinions for decades, only 6.5 percent of Pakistanis object to a neighbor of a different race. In only three of 81 surveyed countries by Swedish economists, more than 40 percent of respondents said they would not want a neighbor of a different race, a report in The Washington Post said citing conclusions of the survey.

Pakistan stresses dialogue, development in terrorist-hit areas to combat scourge of terrorism -

UNITED NATIONS, May 18 (APP): Pakistan Friday called for sharper focus on dialogue and development in terrorist-hit areas, while maintaining military pressure as part of efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism. “When terrorists defy the writ of the state, kill civilians, spread terror, they have to be stopped; stopped by the use of force; stopped militarily,” Ambassador Masood Khan told more than 100 delegates attending a Pakistan-sponsored seminar at U.N. Headquarters in New York. “There is absolutely no doubt about that,” the Pakistani envoy said of using military means against terrorists. “But,” he added, “by killing the terrorists, we do not defeat terrorism. To eliminate terrorism, we have to go into the causes and deconstruct the mindset that launches them into terrorism.”

Outgoing Pakistan ambassador Sherry Rehman urges trade, end to drone strikes -

WASHINGTON, May 18 (APP): Pakistan's outgoing ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has said the Pakistan and the United States have improved their ties considerably from a low-point in 2011 but asked Washington to end drone strikes in the tribal areas in order to help put the relationship on sustained upward trajectory. In a farewell speech to a gathering of senior American officials and Pakistani-Americans, Ms. Rehman who resigned from her post this week after May 11 election, also called for using trade as the engine for enhanced bilateral partnership.

Pak to become Chinese Beidou navigation system's fourth overseas user -

BEIJING, May 18 (APP): China's Beidou navigation system is set to increase its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with Pakistan expected to become its fourth overseas customer later this month.Huang Lei, international business director of Beijing BDStar Navigation, which helps promote Beidou, or Compass, in the international market, told China Daily the company will build a network of stations in Pakistan to enhance the location accuracy of Beidou. These continuously operational reference stations will be built after the two countries sign a cooperation agreement, which will see Pakistan follow in the footsteps of Thailand, Laos and Brunei in becoming a Beidou customer.

Pakistani artist’s large-scale installation atop Metropolitan Museum’s Roof Garden opens -

NEW YORK, May 17 (APP): Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi’s large-scale site-specific work atop New York’s Metropolitan Museum’s Roof Garden opened Thursday in the presence of a big gathering of art lovers. Qureshi, 41, is known worldwide for his unique style of combining the motifs, symbolism, and ornamental techniques of Islamic art with modern conceptual approaches. The exhibition, Entitled The Roof Garden Commission: Imran Qureshi, the project represents the artist’s emotional response to violence occurring across the globe in recent decades and his earnest hope for regeneration and lasting peace in the aftermath of man-made disasters. Using the nearly 8,000-square-foot open-air space as his canvas, Qureshi edhas worked areas of his spilled and splattered red acrylic paint into patterns of lush ornamental leaves that evoke the luxuriant walled gardens that are ubiquitous in miniatures of the Mughal court; they also echo the spectacular verdant foliage of Central Park surrounding the Roof Garden.

Sport News

Army wins national women cycling title

LAHORE, May 18 (APP): Pakistan Army won the title of the 10th national women cycling championship here on Saturday at the cycling velodrome. Army’s riders added another gold to their previous four to emerge the winners of the three-day premier event held under the supervision of Pakistan Cycling Federation,Munawar Baseer Group.
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Recent spot-fixing scandal has tarnished cricket’s image further: ex-players

ISLAMABAD, May 17 (APP): Former Pakistan cricketers feel that the recent spot-fixing scandal that has rocked ongoing Indian Premier has tarnished the image of the game of cricket. Erstwhile skipper Zaheer Abbas in an interview on Friday said that he was shocked by the scandal involving Indian Test player, Sreesanth and two others—Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan. “What worries me is that this apparently is just the tip of the iceberg as far as corruption in cricket is concerned. There have always been fears that the IPL was a soft target for bookmakers but no one took this seriously,” he said.

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PM personally keeping close watch on conduct of elections

News - National
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Prime Minister, Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso is in constant touch with Federal and Provincial authorities and is personally keeping a close watch over conduct of elections in the country. In this connection, he contacted Chief Minister Punjab, Najam Sethi, Chief Minister Sindh, Justice (Retd) Zahid Qurban Alvi, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Justice (Retd) Tariq Pervez Khan, Chief Minister Balochistan, Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai, Minister of Interior, Malik Habib Khan and Minister for Water and Power Dr. Musadiq Malik.
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Leaders, notables turn to polling stations to cast vote

News - National
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Eminent personalities, national leaders, former members of national and provincial assemblies as well as other prominent figures of the country turned to polling stations on Saturday to cast their votes and play due role in the formation of upcoming government. Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Qazi Faiz Esa cast their votes in Quetta NA-259.
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High turnout in Elections 2013 witnessed across country

News - National
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Reports emanating from across the country speak of high turnout at the polling stations as people were queuing up untiringly to cast their votes since morning. These reports aired by various news channels said that the polling which started at 8 am would continue uninterrupted till 5 pm and in some areas the timings for casting the votes would be extended.
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60%-80% turn out expected in Polls: ECP

News - National
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Secretary, Election Commission of Pakistan, Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan has said that turn out of this general election is expected to be around 60 per cent to 80 per cent. He said that this is the decisive day for the fate of millions of Pakistanis, People should come out to vote to build a new Pakistan,PTV reported.
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Arif Nizami casts vote;says 99 percent task given to caretakers complete

News - National
LAHORE,May 11 (APP)-Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami casted his vote here on Saturday in Defence housing authority (DHA) which has constituencies NA- 125 and PP- 155. Talking to media at the polling station at American Lycetuff School,the minister appreciated it as a healthy sign that people in good numbers were turning up to exercise their right of vote. Arif Nizami hoped that this time the turn out would exceed that of 2008 elections which had 43 percent voters turn out.
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Chairman Senate casts his vote, urges citizens to cast vote

News - National

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP): Chairman Senate Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari here on Saturday cast his vote and urged citizens to come out and cast their vote. Speaking to media men after casting his vote, the Chairman Senate said that all the powers belongs to the people and the polling day is the day of victory of those who laid their lives for fighting to restore the power to the people. Whoever wins, victory goes to the people of Pakistan, he added. He said that it is the duty of every citizen to leave their homes and cast a vote so that we can see good governance in our country in the future.

President condemns Karachi blasts

News - National

KARACHI, May 11 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday strongly condemned the blasts and incidence of violence in various parts of Karachi on the Election Day which resulted into loss of lives. In a message, the President said such cowardly acts of the militants on the election day cannot stop the democracy-loving people from going to the polling stations and exercising their right to vote. Expressing heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families, the President prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and for the courage of bereaved families. He also directed the concerned to provide best possible assistance to the injured.

Millions eagerly await results as voting ends with historic turnout

News - National
ISLAMABAD May 11 (APP): Millions of Pakistanis went to vote on Saturday in a historic moment when an elected government would handover the rule to another elected government as the country went through elections for 14th National Assembly and four provincial assemblies. The country witnessed an unprecedented voters’ turnout what the Secretary Election Ishtiak Ahmed Khan said was huge and is expected to be between 60 to 80 percent. With an hour added by the Election Commission on political parties’s demand, the polling culminated at 1800 hours across the country; however the Commission extended the polling time by three hours in seven constituencies in Karachi where the polling could not start at the scheduled time.
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Chief Election Commissioner casts his vote

News - National
KARACHI, May 11 (APP): The Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, cast his vote at the Hampton School Clifton Block I here on Saturday morning.
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3 dead 9 injured in blast in Landhi area

News - National
KARACHI, May 11 (APP): Three people were reported killed while nine others sustained injuries in a blast in Dawood Chali in Landhi area here on Saturday. This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner of Malir (Karachi), Qazi Jan Muhammad. He said those injured in the blast were rushed to the hospital. However, the voting process in the area continued unhampered, it was further stated.