Senate hails woman athlete?s achievement
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution to acknowledge the historic victory of Pakistani female athlete Naseem Hameed in 100
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?Institute of Neurosciences at LGH approved?
LAHORE
PRINCIPAL of the Post-Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Lahore General Hospital (LGH), Prof Dr Tariq Sallahuddin, has said that Chi
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Naseem gets hero?s welcome on return
KARACHI: Naseem Hameed received a hero?s welcome on Thursday, as she became South Asia?s fastest woman by winning the 100-metre race in the South Asian Games played in Dhaka.
The 22-year-old clocked 11.81 seconds to clinch gold medal in the race in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games Sunday, becoming Pakistan?s first female athlete to win the sprint in the competition?s 26-year history.
Naseem was accorded a warm reception by hundreds of jubilant fans and relatives at the Karachi airport and was then taken to a formal reception hosted by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad.
The governor lauded Naseem and announced a cash price of Rs5000, 000 for the feat.
She has also been awarded prizes of 500,000 rupees from sports ministry, 200,000 rupees from Karachi Nazim Mustafa Kamal and 100,000 rupees from the Pakistan Athletics Federation.
In an exclusive chat with Geo News, Naseem said: ?Allah blessed me with more than I had ever expected.?
?The prayers and encouragement of my parents brought her to this level,? the emotional Naseem said.
She said she would work with more determination and passion to win more laurels for the country. The athlete said she was glad to earn her country and her town Korangi a name.
Naseem further said she was elated by the reception.
In a message, President Asif Ali Zardari also congratulated Naseem Hameed and termed it a role model for Pakistani women.
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Faiz?s poetry ? a beacon for oppressed
Islamabad
Faiz Ahmed Faiz has brought revolutionary changes to the way poetry was written, combining socio-political messages and revolutionary
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City Nazim wants ?honourable exit?
Karachi
City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that he wants to have honourable exit from his slot following the completion of his four years
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Ex-Olympian hails Baloch boxers for securing medals
QUETTA: Former Olympian and three time gold-medalist in Asian Games Syed Abrar Hussain has praised the Baloshistan-based boxers for winning gold and silver medals at South Asian Games and termed it a positive development.
Talking with Geo News, Abrar Hussain said that all the boxers who won medals in the SAG deserve to be congratulated but the Pakistan boxing team should have won more medals.
He said that four boxers participated in the SAF Games 1984 and all of them won gold medals and in 1989, ten out of eleven boxers got gold medals.
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Pakistan to play cricket in US this year (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
The Pakistan cricket team is planning to tour the United States this year. The PCB said in a statement Thursday that the decision was made during a meeting of the Pakistan Cricket Board and United States of America Cricket Association officials in Dubai. The dates and matches to be played for the series has not yet been decided.
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Blast near police training facility in Quetta
QUETTA: A blast has occurred near police training college at Saryab Road, police said Thursday.
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Govt?s ?lackluster attitude? on Aafia issue reviled
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday criticised the government for its evasive attitude a
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Yousuf sees ?a player? behind team disunity
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Muhammed Yousuf signaled the cause behind the bad performance of the team in the latest series with Australia, saying only one player is spoiling the atmosphere of the dressing room.
Talking to Geo Super in its program, the skipper said he had informed Coach Intikhab Alam about the same.
Yousuf said the team was united at the inception of the Australia tour; however later on, a player cause the disintegration in the team, adding he unfolded the situation to Team Manager Abdur Raqeeb and Coach Intikhab.
He said he would apprise Chairman Ijaz Butt of the situation.
Yousuf said he is not a natural captain; however, whatever he learned during his stint as captain in Australia tour, would come in handy for Pakistan.
The captain said he is okay to lead the team; however, if the board brings someone else for the position, he would not mind.
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