Monthly publication to create a soft and positive image of Pakistan

Vol - II, Issue - III Marah 2012

Cultural Legacy: Iranian Vice

President lauds Pakistan’s heritage

Aamina Suleman

BS29 2367

Punjab: Pakistan has abeautiful cultural heritage,commented Iranian VicePresident Muhammad

Mohandis Bokei in the visitors’ book dur-ing his visit to Lok Virsa at Shakarparianon Friday, said a press release issued byLok Virsa.

“We pray for the success and prosperityof Pakistan and its great people,” hesaid.

The vice president was received by offi-cials of Lok Virsa to the tunes of tradi-tional drums and famous folk songs.

Later, the vice president, who is accom-panying the Iranian president in his cur-rent official visit to Pakistan, visited theHeritage Museum. The official was im-

pressed with the museum’s link passagepresenting Pakistan’s historical culturalrelations with Iran.

He was informed that both countriesshare commonalities in most of thecrafts, cultural artefacts and architecturalheritage, such as weaving, miniature,painting, calligraphy, metal, brass, bluetiles, mirror work and marble intarcia.

Courtesy: Express Tribune

Pakistan’s 1st Female Master Scuba Diver!

Muhammad Ali Asif

BS29 2316

Karachi: Her world is mys-terious, her friends arerainbow-bright and herpassion runs deep; meetRosheen Khan, Pakistan’s

first female diving instructor.

In 2009, Rosheen Khan became the firstfemale Scuba diving instructor in Pakistanafter undergoing training in Thailand.Rosheen, a PADI Master Scuba DiverTrainer (MSDT), is originally from theprovince of Balochistan.

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Pakistan wins contract for InfoDevmobile software lab

Zaid Raees Dhedhi

BS38 3281

Karachi: In a

move that

would help

spur the al-

ready boom-

ing development of IT

content, Pakistan has

beaten off competition from

regional countries to bag

World Bank’s contract for

setting up a research lab for

mobile software develop-

ment including apps, The

Express Tribune has learnt.

World Bank’s division

InfoDev planned to estab-

lish five mobile software

Contd. on P.g 7

Aamina Suleman

BS29 2367

Mirpur: Prime Minister (PM)Yousaf Raza Gilani waspresent in Mirpur on Monday,where he laid the foundationstones of two developmentprojects, most notably the Rs4.23 billion Hazrat MeeranShah Bridge.

The bridge, approximatelyseven kilometres in length,will be the longest bridge inAzad Jammu and Kashmir(AJK) and will connect Mirpurcity with Islamgarh town.It is being constructed in thewake of the Mangla DamRaising Project and is ex-pected to be completed by

August 2014.

It is expected that the bridgewill reduce the distance be-tween Mirpur and Islamgarhfrom 23 to seven kilometres,besides opening up new av-enues for tourism in the area.Apart from that, the bridgewill also reduce the travellingtime between Mirpur andKotli district.

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Groundbreaking: AJK’s longest bridgeto facilitate commuters, revive tourism

MuhammadAsad RasoolBS38 3299

Karachi: ThePakistan Dayis being cele-

brated with great enthusias-mand zeal through thecountry on Friday.

The celebrations were initi-ated by 31 gun salutes inPakistanís capitalcity Islam-abad whereas, 21 gunsalutes took place in theprovincial capitals.Specialprayers for the prosperity ofPakistan were held all overthe country after the Fajrprayers.

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Pakistan Day being celebrated with

great fervour

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January 2012

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University to highlight the

positive aspects of Pakistan

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Editor

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Pakistan sees the light onsolar power for energyKevin Jal

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From mosques, to homes andstreets, Pakistanis are increas-ingly seeing the light and realis-ing that year-round sun may be

a cheap if partial answer to an enormous en-ergy crisis.Pakistan needs to produce 16,000 megawattsof electricity a day but only manages 13,000megawatts, according to the Pakistan ElectricPower Company.

The shortfall means that millions endure elec-tricity cuts for up to 16 hours a day, leavingthem freezing in winter and sweltering in sum-mer while hitting industry hard, exacerbating aslow-burn recession.

Voters say it is their biggest single concern,secondary to the war against Al-Qaeda and

the Taliban, and so the government has beenincreasingly vocal about redressing the prob-lem as it eyes elections within a year.

“I think all our friends are encouraged to un-derstand the real energy crisis that is in Pak-istan. We can’t afford to be selective of wherewe receive our energy supply from,” ForeignMinister Hina Rabbani Khar said this month.

Contd. on P.g 7

Pakistani student

success in online world

mathematics competition

Muhammad Ali Asif

BS29 2316

LAHORE: General Secretary of JI womenwing, Dr Rukhsana Jabeen expressed im-mense pleasure on the success of Pakistanistudents in Online World Mathematics Com-petition, which was held in Australia.

She said it is the moment of honour andpleasure for every Pakistani that our childrenhave performed outstandingly despite all theodds. Entire western world is trying to portrayPakistan as a failed terrorist state, but thesekids have once again proved that Pakistaniscan outperform anyone in the world in the fieldof education.

Dr Jabeen said that if the government pro-vides support to our younger generation, Pak-istani students can achieve many morelandmarks like this. Pakistan have immensetalent which is continuously shown by thelikes of Arfa Kareem, Moosa Feroz and manyothers but it’s deplorable that government isnot taking any measures to support intelligentPakistani students of poor areas.

Dr Jabeen congratulated the families of posi-tion holders and wished them best futureahead.

Courtesy: The News

Editor’s NotE

this issue has very interesting stories, such as sucess of a

Pakistani student in online world mathematics competition.

We are trying to promote talent of Pakistan through Positive

Post. If any of you have talent, write to us we will accom-

modate it, if it is news worthy. Our continuous efforts are

lauded by our readers, who are our source of strength.

Zaid Raees Dhedhi

BS38 3281

Karachi, March 23rd: What a way to celebratePakistan Day! Students of NED University ofEngineering and Technology held their Mediaeven for the launch of Pakistan’s first For-mula-style car as part of the Formula SAECompetition.

Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engi-neering) is an international competition be-tween engineering students involving thedesign, construction and dynamic testing ofan open-wheel racecar. NED University is thefirst engineering institute in the country tohave introduced Automotive Engineering.

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NED studentslaunch Pakistan’s first Formula car!

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Over 4,000 children

say no to drugs

Muhammad Ali Asif

BS29 2316

Karachi: The Foundation fora Drug-Free World (FDFW)recently launched its 10thinternational competition‘Poster/Drawing/Presentation2012’.

The first position in the firstcategory was bagged byRameez Ali from Islamabad;second by MohammadShahzaib Shoib of the Army

Public School & College(APS&C), Saddar, Karachi;and third by Talha Shahzadof the APS&C, Kharian Cantt.The first position in the sec-ond category was bagged byNatalia Ashraf of the APS&C,Malir Cantt and Faisal fromthe Children’s Cancer Hospi-tal; second by Kinza Hanif ofthe Karachi Grammar School;and third by Aimal Farooq ofthe International School ofChoueifat, Lahore.

Contd. on P.g 7

Zaid Raees Dhedhi

BS38 3281

March 27, Lahore: AimanWaheed, a nine-year-old girlfrom Lahore, has written andpublished a 64-page novel

titled “The Dangerous Pet”which is available in the localmarket.

According to her family,Aiman has always been intoreading books and completedher novel in a span of fourmonths.

“I kept jotting down my ideasin the form of points. Andwhen I started writing, thestory just went with the flow,”the young author said.

The sixth-grader has alreadystarted working on her nextnovel which would be a mys-tery story.

Courtesy: Express, Tribune

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Muhammad Ali Asif

BS29 2316

Karachi: Pakistan's got no

dearth of talent. Despite the

instable socio-politicalt situa-

tions in Pakistan, its bur-

geoning youth - truly talented,

motivated and hardworking is

ready to set benchmarks of

excellence across the world.

On the local and even on the

International platforms, they

have set traditions for the

world to follow.

In CIE 2011, 18 proud Pak-

istani students brought lau-

rels to the nation by setting

world records in the respec-

tive subjects in GCE O level

exams.

While these youngsters have

the talent to set new bench-

marks for the world , none

had actually thought they de-

served to be there where

they stand.

Ghufran Rafique, (Additional

Mathematics - Happy Home

School), Samarah Tariq

(Arts- Happy Home School),

Sumbul Syed (English Litera-

ture- St. Patricks High

School), and Muaaz Omer

Sidat (Computer Studies-

The City School, Darakhshan

Campus) are among those

18 students who have set

world records in CIE 2011.

These aspiring students

who are the ambassadors

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A 9-year-old novelist

from Lahore

Faizan Keeriyo

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Karachi: Therick-saaf is acombinationof a rickshaw

and a garbage truck that cancollect waste from those hardto reach places where theonus is generally left to thescavenger.

Khayam Husain’s own neigh-borhood and his work inSindh’s flooded areas withthe Karachi Relief Trust in-spired him to find solutionsfor waste management. “… Iwanted to design a vehiclethat could get into small

areas.”The prototype Husain’s com-pany Autocom has designedtakes a rickshaw and adds asteel container that can takeup to 200kg. This, then, op-erates through hydraulicswith an independent powerpack that uses a separatecar battery, which doesn’t putany strain on the engine orfuel consumption. He adds

that it is a simple system that can be operated by virtuallyanyone.

The prototype takes a rick-shaw and adds a steel con-tainer that can hold up to200kg

Courtesy: Express, Tribune

A rickshaw thatwants your trash

CIE Oustanding

Achievers 2011

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Kevin Jal

VS38 3240

A Pakistani classic cars site has turned ahobby into a passionate exchange forclassic car restorers and lovers of openroads. PakWheels.com is one of the fastgrowing website devoted to all thingsauto where fans swap stories and laughover jokes from their trips, speeding clas-sic cars down deserted highways in ban-dit territories around Pakistan. AbdulHaseeb Awan, 23, an electrical engineerand businessman, drove from the coolhills of the capital Islamabad down south

through the breadbasket of Pakistan,then through desert to Karachi, swingingsouthwest to the port city of Gwadar onthe glittering Arabian Sea. The websiteintroduced him to friends when he movedfrom the northwest to study in the pur-pose-built capital, often likened to “a liv-ing graveyard” because of its limitedentertainment. After a lifetime restoringVolkswagen Beetles, Khalid Mehmood,49, says his business today thrives ononline recommendations. Another en-thusiast, driving a Mitsubishi Pajero,joined Mirza and other friends on the650-kilometre coastal road heading outof Karachi along the Arabian Sea andinto Balochistan. Despite traditional clubsin major cities, Internet forums increas-ingly facilitate interaction and allow carenthusiasts to swap experiences. Dig-ging out vintage cars from junk yards,restoring them to their former glory andhitting the tarmac is a growing passionfor enthusiasts tapping into the chatrooms of Pakistan’s busiest websites.

Courtesy: The Nations

Zaid Raees Dhedhi

BS38 3281

The 7th Annual United Nations Confer-

ence on Teaching Peace and Human

Rights concluded on Friday with

renowned educationalist Parveen Kas-

sim, Chairperson International Schools

Educational Olympiad and Principal

Karachi High School, winning the

Global Educators’ award from Pakistan.

Gathering teachers, administrators, fu-

ture leaders and non-governmental or-

ganizations on a single platform to

acknowledge leadership in education

from across the world, the two day con-

ference run by global education motiva-

tors, teachers and educators served to

highlight the role of educationalists from

Karachi, Pakistan; Chennai, India;

Burnaby, Canada; Mexico City, Mexico;

Manila, Philippines and the US, whilst

highlighting inspiring initiatives world-

wide towards promoting and teaching

peace within the classrooms.

Nominated for her notable contribution

over the last two decades towards

bridging distances, and gathering stu-

dents from Pakistan and across the

world including youth from India, UK

and Australia on a single platform to

boost shared learning, competition and

healthy interaction through the yearly

educational meet hosted by Karachi

High School, every year, the global ed-

ucator’s award is a tribute to Parveen

Kassim’s commitment to promote inno-

vation in education in Pakistan by ex-

tending learning across borders and

beyond the realms of the classroom.

Further acknowledged for Karachi High

School’s active partnership with the

British Council’s Connecting Classroom

initiative aimed at forging lasting part-

nerships amongst schools in the UK

with others around the world, Parveen

Kassim won laurels for Pakistan at the

conference for breaking geographical

barriers by promoting peace and instill-

ing a sense of camaraderie, trust and

understanding between young people

from all across the world.

Courtesy: Dawn

Pakistani Classic Cars WebsiteDrives A Passion

Pakistani honoured with

UN Global Educator Award

of Pakistani youth, have the will and re-

solve of not only excelling in their re-

spective fields but also to dedicate and

devote themselves to contribute to-

wards their country's success.

Courtesy: The News

Contd. CIE Outstanding

Being the pioneers, they will be the firstteam to compete in an internationalcompetition of such stature which willbe judged by the racing industry’s mostprominent engineers and consult-ants, including Bill Mitchell, Doug Mil-liken, Claude Rouelle and Jack Auld.

Courtesy: Dawn News

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Neha Saqib

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Karachi, March 10, 2012: It was in De-cember last year that William Lawrie, theco-owner of a gallery in Dubai, was soinspired by a Pakistani art catalogue thathe decided to visit the country to checkout its art scene.

I have seen thousands of catalogues inmy life but the one on Rising Tide at Mo-hatta Palace struck a chord,” he said.“The very next morning I decided tocome to Pakistan.”

He spoke at the launch of ArtNow, thecountry’s only bilingual online magazineon contemporary art. Although the mag-azine has been in print for six months, itsofficial launch took place on Friday atPort Grand.

A jubilant and excited editor-in-chief,Fawzia Naqvi, said that the aim of themagazine was to highlight young and up-coming artists and to create a space forPakistani artists in foreign galleries. “Wewant to portray Pakistan’s positive imageon the international front,” she said.

Lawrie also praised the art studies inPakistan. “I think the standard of art ed-ucation is high in the country,” he said.“What the National College of Arts(NCA), the Indus Valley of Art and Archi-tecture are doing is great.”

Courtesy: Express Tribune

entertainmentPakistan’s firstart magazine

A fashion week cast in iron

Kevin Jal

VS38 3240

March 23, 2012: With the commence-ment of the calendar event that is Show-case 2012, the internationally acclaimedmagazine Hello! launches its operationsin Pakistan and features collections offthe ramp within its editorial spreads witha supplement magazine that will coverthe full four-day event. Live streaming ofthe fashion event is also available on itswebsite. It features 29 Pakistani andseven foreign designers.

Socialites and buyers were in large at-tendance on the opening day of theevent. They included Zahir Rahimtoola ,Zeba Hussain , Zeenat Saeed, ShobhaIspahani, Freiha Altaf, Rehana Saigol,Huma Amir Adnan and Fareshteh Gaiti-Aslam.

The segment saw models made by De-pilex wear elaborate headgear and at-tired in silks and chiffon paneling andtrimmings in shades of chocolate brown,olive green and mustard gold with metalshields and exotic carvings and embell-ishments worn by models includingFawzia, Mehreen Syed, Maha, Ayyan,Rubya Chaudhry, Zeba, Gia Ali, Iffi andAbbas Jaffri. It was by far the best thatthe evening had to offer.

London-based Danish Waqeel showedhis menswear with strong street fashionand influence by the classic designsbased in London and larger Europe.

Asian Institute of Fashion Design stu

dents Ayesha Anees, Amina Jauhar,Anum Akhlaq, Birjees and Karin Yaz-dani showed their take on black ensem-bles and highly experimental wear thatis typical of fashion students.

Wardah Lawn showed its take on highSpring/Summer 2012 fashion beforePakistan Institute of Fashion Designgraduate Irfan Ali impressed all andsundry with his take on festivities andcolour of Punjab with his version of thefestival of Jamat. The segment had in-teresting ear wear crafted out of finecoloured yarn and footwear embellishedwith the same material.

Sanya Maskatiya’s Cruise Pret collec-tion focused on the figurative Mithila artfound in Bihar in India and the southeastof Nepal with digital prints and earthenshades coupled with modern cuts.

Hira Lari showed her Nostalgia collec-tion while Sri Lankan designer Ajai VirSing’s resort wear Arugam Bay in vividcolours and fabric was based on thetropical vacation destination that is alsopopular as a surfing destination.

Finally, Nida Azwer showed her Parindacollection that drew inspiration from thedesigner’s fashion journey with nature-inspired motifs which included the treeof life, the phoenix and birds. It also fea-tured screen printing with zardozi worktogether, which is the designer’s signa-ture style on a base of saffron, navy blueand emerald green.

Courtesy: Dawn News

The Secret to

getting there is

to know where

you’re going

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Zaid Raees Dhedhi

BS38 3281

March 27, 2012: Mustafa Kamal, theBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) presi-dent, has said he will work with PCBchairman Zaka Ashraf at the ICC level toreturn international cricket to Pakistan.Kamal was speaking in Islamabad, aftermeeting with Pakistan's Interior MinisterRehman Malik to discuss security issuesregarding Bangladesh's proposed tour inApril.

Although no formal decision was takenat the meeting, the delegation fromBangladesh was briefed about the secu-rity arrangements the Pakistan govern-ment would make and Kamal wasoptimistic about the limited-overs seriesgoing ahead. The delegation will inspectfacilities in Lahore and Karachi before re-turning home on March 5 to submit a re-port to the Bangladesh government.

"Now I am here to make a commitmentthat both Mr Zaka and I will work to-gether to make things right at the ICClevel," Kamal said. "We have our en-deavour and always will work hand inhand to convince our other colleagues inthe ICC to bring back cricket to Pakistanat the earliest.

Courtesy: Dawn

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Mustafa Kamal positive about

Bangladesh touring PakistanGul Ahmed Honoured

Aamina Suleman

BS29 2367

LAHORE - A 14-member British Univer-sity cricket team has reached the city ona weak long tour to play a couple ofmatches against the Pakistan under-19and some local teams. The arrival of theBritish youngsters has also dispelled theimpression in the west that the Pakistanis not a safe country to visit and that hasalso agreed by the captain of the BritishUniversity team.

Intikhan Alam, director NCA, saidthanked the visiting team and underlinedthe PCB keenness to host an interna-tional team. “The PCB is doing great ef-forts to bring cricket back to Pakistan.PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf is very keento see international teams playing in Pak-istan against and everyone is trying itsbest in this regard,” said Pakistan’s for-mer captain. Kamal, one of the membersof the team who assembled players fromdifferent universities including MCC and

army, said: “When you the picture fromoutside in the media it is distorted inmany ways until you come to the countryand see for yourself what is going on andthen realize there is nothing to worryabout and its only the hype and propa-ganda.”

“Secondly we are here as a charity. Weraise money for charity and also as a

good will gesture between Britain andPakistan. We raise money for educationin countries like Afghanistan.

“The main reason is not just cricket butan angle to show that Pakistan reallyneeds cricket which is the most importantthing in the country. (By depriving Pak-istan of cricket) it is like taking oxygen outof the country. “The best thing I could doto gather cricketers from different organ-izations, the MCC, the Army, the charityto come to Pakistan and see for them-selves that things are good here in Pak-istan,” he added.

Contd. on P.g 7

British varsity teampositive about Pakistan

Waleed Chohan

BS 39 3416

Karachi: Gul Ahmed Textiles (Pvt)Limited was recently honored at thecoveted 8th Pakistan France BusinessAlliance (PFBA) Trade PerformanceAwards for being the highest volumeexporter. This annual ceremony is animportant landmark in the corporate

Contd. on P.g 8

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Contd. Groundbreaking:AJK’s

Speaking on the occasion,the PM said the welfare ofpeople in Azad Jammu andKashmir (AJK) is the top pri-ority of the government.

In addition to that, he heldthe groundbreaking cere-mony of a new campus ofMirpur University of Scienceand Technology, which willbe built in Jari Kass at anestimated cost of Rs1.56billion. The project will befunded by the Higher Edu-cation Commission and theAJK Council.

Courtesy: Express Tribune

At the time, she was referringto Pakistan’s determination tobuild a pipeline and import gasfrom Iran, regardless of USthreats of sanctions, but themessage was clear: on the en-ergy front, Pakistan needs anyhelp it can get.

Arif Allaudin, who heads theAlternate Energy DevelopmentBoard, would like to see moreof that help coming from re-newable sources, saying therewas a 2.4 million megawatt po-tential for solar energy alone inPakistan.

Niaz Ahmed Kathia, director ofprivate company Alternate En-ergy Systems, said abundantand free sunshine was the an-swer to Pakistan’s energywoes.

“Energy is our biggest issue,more than terrorism, and if wereplace our one million tube-well pumps with solar ones, wecan save 7,000megawatts,”Kathia told AFP atthe demonstration of a solarwell in the capital.

The majority of Pakistan’stubewell pumps, which pumpout underground water, run onthe strained national grid or ondiesel power.

There is no pretence that solarpower is the only answer, butthis month the prime ministerordered the government toprovide solar electricity in re-mote villages far from the na-tional grid.

The government described re-newable energy as the “in-vestor’s choice” and said theprivate sector has offered toproduce 1,500 megawatts aday.

In the mountains of Kashmirthere is no gas pipeline and inthe cold winter months elec-tricity bills are prohibitively ex-pensive.

In Azam’s hometown of Muzaf-farabad, the capital of Pak-istani-controlled Kashmir, solarpanels light up a public parkand mosques.

Solar street lights are alsobeing installed slowly in citiessuch as Rawalpindi, Lahoreand Karachi.

Pakistan’s first on-grid solarpower station, capable of pro-ducing 178.9 kilowatts, begantest operations in Islamabadthis month with a grant of $5.4million from the Japan Interna-tional Cooperation Agency.

“It is a seed for thousandsmore solar power plants,” Sen-ator Rukhsana Zuberi, a for-mer chairperson of thePakistan Engineering Counciltold AFP.

This winter Pakistan suffered atwo billion cubic feet a dayshortage of natural gas — usu-ally the mainstay of millionsdelivered to homes and indus-try via pipelines — sparkingprotests and forcing factoriesto lay off labourers.

The trouble is remedial plansare only at an embryonicstage.

“We plan to promote the use ofsolar geysers as the gas short-age is becoming acute,” petro-leum and natural resourcesminister Asim Hussain said.

“The gas companies would in-stall solar water heaters atconsumer premises anddeduct the amount in install-ments in the gas bills,” headded.

Power generated during sun-light hours can be stored indeep cycle lead acid batteriesto power lights, radios, televi-sions and fans at night.

Courtesy: Dawn

Contd. Pakistan sees the light on solar power

Contd. Pakistan wins InfoDecContd. British varsity

development research

labs across the world in-

cluding one in the Saarc re-

gion, the official said. India

and Sri Lanka were also

shortlisted for the region but

Pakistan was picked as the

final destination.

The business plan focuses

on combining arts and sci-

ence schools under the um-

brella of PSEB. “We

proposed that we will bring

these two communities to-

gether for content-based ap-

plications,” a PSEB official

who requested anonymity.

“Our plan inspired them and

we won the grant to set up

the lab, he added.

PSEB is leading the project

while Indus Valley School of

Arts and Architecture, Na-

tional College of Arts, and

University of Engineering

and Technology (UET) are

among the implementation

partners, the official said.

The lab will be setup at UET,

he added.

Courtesy: News

Rob Galamore, who is fromthe British Army, said thathis perception about Pak-istan was clear and positive.“We have seen nothingsince we are here. I feelmore safe here than in Lon-don. James, vice captain ofthe visiting team, said thatthey are under no illusionthat they are going to be fac-ing a very tough opposition.“The Pakistan team wouldbe at the end of their seasonso their skills would be bet-ter horned and we wouldhave just half a day to accli-matise so we are under no il-lusion. We have goodtalented players in our teamand feel its going to be toughand we would try to give ourbest. The visiting team will be

playing two matches againstthe PCB under-19 on April 4and 6 and on April 3 (today)they will open up their tourwith a 25-overs matchagainst Aitchison Collegecricket team. The BritishUniversities Cricket Teamarrived here on Monday toplay two one-day gamesagainst PCB U-19 Teamand both the matches areday games and will beplayed at Gaddafi Stadium.“We have also arrangedseveral other tours for theteam so that they could in-teract with the people andknow for themselves thatPakistan is a save country tovisit and play cricket,” saidIntikhab.

Courtesy: Dawn

Contd. Pakistan’s 1st female

Contd. Over 4,000 children

Rosheen is now the Directorof Training at the KarachiScuba Diving Center and nowtrains diving enthusiasts inPakistan.

Courtesy: The Naion

The FDFW is a non-profit or-ganisation headquartered inLos Angeles and dedicatedto the eradication of illicitdrugs. The Foundation isalso working for the cause ofpromoting drug-free lifeamong the youth. Its Pak-istan chapter was openedby Director/Trustee JudiShervell in 2009 and Sewaniwas made the Pakistan Co-ordinator to launch activitiesof FDFW in the country.

Courtesy: The Naion

sometimes abig step is safer; you can’t cross aditch in small

jumps

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Muhammad Ali Asif

BS29 2316

Dhaka: Pakistan recorded a dramatictwo-run victory over Bangladesh in asensational final to win the Asia Cupone-day tournament for second timehere at the Shere Bangla National Sta-dium on Thursday.

Earlier, they had become the Asia Cupchampions in 2000.

It was looking that Bangladesh, playingthe final for the first time in Asia Cup his-tory, would win the title. They played ex-tremely well – first restricting Pakistan to236-9 in 50 overs with their accuratebowling and alert fielding and then bat-ted with determination to reach veryclose to the winning target but lost thematch just three runs short.

Chasing 237, the hosts needing nineruns in the last over, finished at 234-8 in50 overs.

Their main scorers were allrounderShakib Al Hasan (68) and opener TamimIqbal (60).

Tamim with Nazimuddin (16) provided asound start making 68 for the first wicketand later Shakib and Nasir Hossain (28)added valuable 89 runs for the fourthwicket partnership.

For Pakistan, paceman Aizaz Cheemagrabbed three wickets while fast bowlerUmar Gul and off-spinner Saeed Ajmaleach finished with two wickets. (Cour-tesy: The News)

Earlier, Bangladesh captain MushfiqurRahim won the toss and invited Pakistanto bat first, who set a moderate target of237 runs for the hosts.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmedtop scored with an unbeaten 46, fol-lowed by Mohammad Hafeez (40),Shahid Afridi (32), Umar Akmal (30) andHammad Azam (30) as no other bats-men could not enter into double figures.

Coutesy: Dawn

Pakistan become Asian champions

SPOrtS

In Lahore, the Pakistan Air Forceíssquad took charge at the Iqbalísmausoleum.

Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad andSindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shahalong with other cabinetís officials paidtribute at the Quaidís mausoleum.

On March 23, 1940, a resolution waspassed which negated the concept ofUnited India and recommended the cre-ation of an independent Muslim state.

Hence, it was on the basis of this reso-lution that in 1946 the Muslim Leaguedecided to go for one state for theMuslims, instead of two.

Courtesy: Dawn

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Suhaila Muhammadi

– An inspiration for all

International Women’s

Day Special

Neha Saqib

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March 11, 2012: A young girl from ahighly conservative society, SuhailaMuhammadi, has defied all odds bygoing her own way, realizing herdream, and proving everyone wrong.At 17, Suhaila is a martial artschamp, with 35 gold medals underher (black) belt. Her message: “thereis no field in which a man can ventureand a woman can’t”. Here’s her in-spiring story.

Coutesy: The Nation

calendar as it recognizes and honoursthe leading Pakistani manufacturers andexporters to France.

Gul Ahmed Textiles Director Ziad Bashirreceived the prestigious award from HisExcellency Philppe Theibund, the Am-bassador of France to Pakistan for se-curing first position in the Home TextileCategory for 2010-11. The ceremonywas well attended by Pakistan’s busi-ness fraternity.

This is more than just a trophy for Pak-istan’s leading textile mills.

Courtesy: Daily times

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