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Vol - II, Issue - III Marah 2012 Positive Post www.greenwichuniversity.edu.pk Monthly publication to create a soft and positive image of

Cultural Legacy : Iranian Vice Pakistan’s 1st Female Master Scuba Diver! President lauds Pakistan’s heritage Muhammad Ali Asif BS29 2316 Aamina Suleman BS29 2367 Karachi: Her world is mys - terious, her friends are Punjab: Pakistan has a rainbow-bright and her beautiful cultural heritage, passion runs deep; meet commented Iranian Vice Rosheen Khan, Pakistan’s President Muhammad first female diving instructor. Mohandis Bokei in the visitors’ book dur - In 2009, Rosheen Khan became the first ing his visit to Lok Virsa at Shakarparian female Scuba diving instructor in Pakistan on Friday, said a press release issued by after undergoing training in Thailand. Lok Virsa. Rosheen, a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT), is originally from the “We pray for the success and prosperity province of Balochistan. of Pakistan and its great people,” he pressed with the museum’s link passage Contd. on P.g.7 said. presenting Pakistan’s historical cultural relations with Iran. The vice president was received by offi - cials of Lok Virsa to the tunes of tradi - He was informed that both countries tional drums and famous folk songs. share commonalities in most of the crafts, cultural artefacts and architectural Later, the vice president, who is accom - heritage, such as weaving, miniature, panying the Iranian president in his cur - painting, calligraphy, metal, brass, blue rent official visit to Pakistan, visited the tiles, mirror work and marble intarcia. Heritage Museum. The official was im - Courtesy: Express Tribune

Groundbreaking: AJK’s longest bridge Pakistan Day being Pakistan wins to facilitate commuters, revive tourism celebrated with contract for InfoDev great fervour mobile software lab Aamina Suleman Muhammad Zaid Raees Dhedhi BS29 2367 Asad Rasool BS38 3281 BS38 3299 Mirpur: Prime Minister (PM) Karachi: In a Yousaf Raza Gilani was Karachi: The move that present in Mirpur on Monday, Pakistan Day would help where he laid the foundation is being cele - spur the al - stones of two development brated with great enthusias - ready boom - projects, most notably the Rs mand zeal through the ing development of IT 4.23 billion Hazrat Meeran August 2014. country on Friday. content, Pakistan has Shah Bridge. beaten off competition from It is expected that the bridge The celebrations were initi - regional countries to bag The bridge, approximately will reduce the distance be - ated by 31 gun salutes in World Bank’s contract for seven kilometres in length, tween Mirpur and Islamgarh Pakistanís capitalcity Islam - setting up a research lab for will be the longest bridge in from 23 to seven kilometres, abad whereas, 21 gun mobile software develop - Azad Jammu and Kashmir besides opening up new av - salutes took place in the ment including apps, The (AJK) and will connect Mirpur enues for tourism in the area. provincial capitals.Special Express Tribune has learnt. city with Islamgarh town. Apart from that, the bridge prayers for the prosperity of It is being constructed in the will also reduce the travelling Pakistan were held all over World Bank’s division wake of the Mangla Dam time between Mirpur and the country after the Fajr InfoDev planned to estab - Raising Project and is ex - Kotli district. prayers. lish five mobile software pected to be completed by Contd. P.g 7 Contd. on P.g 8 Contd. on P.g 7 Postive Post Mar:Layout 3 18/04/12 3:37 PM Page 2

Positive Post Positive Post January 2012 Positive Post Pakistan sees the light on A Monthly publication of solar power for energy Kevin Jal VS38 3240

From mosques, to homes and streets, Pakistanis are increas - A compilation of news made ingly seeing the light and realis - by students of ing that year-round sun may be Mass Communication and a cheap if partial answer to an enormous en - Media Studies of Greenwich ergy crisis. University to highlight the Pakistan needs to produce 16,000 megawatts positive aspects of Pakistan of electricity a day but only manages 13,000 megawatts, according to the Pakistan Electric Patron Power Company. the Taliban, and so the government has been Seema Mughal increasingly vocal about redressing the prob - Vice Chancellor The shortfall means that millions endure elec - lem as it eyes elections within a year. tricity cuts for up to 16 hours a day, leaving Editor them freezing in winter and sweltering in sum - Ayla Hassan “I think all our friends are encouraged to un - mer while hitting industry hard, exacerbating a Assistant Professor derstand the real energy crisis that is in Pak - slow-burn recession. istan. We can’t afford to be selective of where Editorial Advisory Board we receive our energy supply from,” Foreign Iqbal Jamil Voters say it is their biggest single concern, Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said this month. Head Department of secondary to the war against Al-Qaeda and Contd. on P.g 7 Mass Communication and Media Studies NED students Pakistani student Salman Altaf success in online world Assistant Professor launch Pakistan’s Dept. of English first Formula car! mathematics competition Zaid Raees Dhedhi Muhammad Ali Asif Shazia Anwar BS38 3281 BS29 2316 Graphics & Layout Karachi, March 23rd: What a way to celebrate LAHORE: General Secretary of JI women Pakistan Day! Students of NED University of Mailing Address wing, Dr Rukhsana Jabeen expressed im - Engineering and Technology held their Media Greenwich House: DK-10, 38th, Street, mense pleasure on the success of Pakistani even for the launch of Pakistan’s first For - Darakshan, Phase VI, DHA, Karachi. students in Online World Mathematics Com - mula-style car as part of the Formula SAE Tel: 009221-35840397/98, petition, which was held in Australia. Fax: 009221-35851910 Competition. email: [email protected] She said it is the moment of honour and website:www.greenwichuniversity.edu.pk Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engi - neering) is an international competition be - pleasure for every Pakistani that our children Acknowledgement tween engineering students involving the have performed outstandingly despite all the Positive Post acknowledges the design, construction and dynamic testing of odds. Entire western world is trying to portray newspapers/agencies from an open-wheel racecar. NED University is the Pakistan as a failed terrorist state, but these which the news has been taken first engineering institute in the country to kids have once again proved that Pakistanis by students. have introduced Automotive Engineering. can outperform anyone in the world in the field Cond.on P.g 4 of education.

Dr Jabeen said that if the government pro - Editor’s NotE vides support to our younger generation, Pak - istani students can achieve many more this issue has very interesting stories, such as sucess of a landmarks like this. Pakistan have immense talent which is continuously shown by the Pakistani student in online world mathematics competition. likes of Arfa Kareem, Moosa Feroz and many others but it’s deplorable that government is We are trying to promote talent of Pakistan through Positive not taking any measures to support intelligent Pakistani students of poor areas. Post. If any of you have talent, write to us we will accom- modate it, if it is news worthy. Our continuous efforts are Dr Jabeen congratulated the families of posi - tion holders and wished them best future lauded by our readers, who are our source of strength. ahead. Courtesy: The News

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A 9-year-old novelist Over 4,000 children from Lahore say no to drugs titled “The Dangerous Pet” which is available in the local market.

According to her family, Aiman has always been into reading books and completed her novel in a span of four months.

“I kept jotting down my ideas in the form of points. And when I started writing, the Zaid Raees Dhedhi story just went with the flow,” BS38 3281 the young author said. Muhammad Ali Asif Public School & College The sixth-grader has already BS29 2316 (APS&C), Saddar, Karachi; March 27, Lahore: Aiman started working on her next and third by Talha Shahzad Waheed , a nine-year -old girl novel which would be a mys - Karachi: The Foundation for of the APS&C, Kharian Cantt. from Lahore, has written and tery story. a Drug-Free World (FDFW) The first position in the sec - published a 64-page novel Courtesy: Express, Tribune recently launched its 10th ond category was bagged by international competition Natalia Ashraf of the APS&C, ‘Poster/Drawing/Presentation Malir Cantt and Faisal from 2012’. the Children’s Cancer Hospi - A rickshaw that tal; second by Kinza Hanif of The first position in the first the Karachi Grammar School; wants your trash category was bagged by and third by Aimal Farooq of Faizan Keeriyo areas.” Rameez Ali from Islamabad; the International School of BS 282217 The prototype Husain’s com - second by Mohammad Choueifat, Lahore. pany Autocom has designed Shahzaib Shoib of the Army Karachi: The takes a rickshaw and adds a Contd. on P.g 7 rick-saaf is a steel container that can take combination up to 200kg. This, then, op - of a rickshaw erates through hydraulics CIE Oustanding and a garbage truck that can with an independent power collect waste from those hard pack that uses a separate to reach places where the car battery, which doesn’t put Achievers 2011 onus is generally left to the any strain on the engine or Muhammad Ali Asif While these youngsters have scavenger. fuel consumption. He adds BS29 2316 the talent to set new bench - marks for the world , none Karachi: Pakistan's got no had actually thought they de - dearth of talent. Despite the served to be there where instable socio-politicalt situa - they stand. tions in Pakistan, its bur - geoning youth - truly talented, Ghufran Rafique, (Additional motivated and hardworking is Mathematics - Happy Home ready to set benchmarks of School), Samarah Tariq excellence across the world. (Arts- Happy Home School), Sumbul Syed (English Litera - On the local and even on the ture- St. Patricks High International platforms, they School), and Muaaz Omer have set traditions for the Khayam Husain’s own neigh - that it is a simple system that Sidat (Computer Studies- world to follow. borhood and his work in can be operated by virtually The City School, Darakhshan Sindh’s flooded areas with anyone. Campus) are among those the Karachi Relief Trust in - In CIE 2011, 18 proud Pak - 18 students who have set spired him to find solutions The prototype takes a rick - istani students brought lau - world records in CIE 2011. for waste management. “… I shaw and adds a steel con - rels to the nation by setting wanted to design a vehicle tainer that can hold up to world records in the respec - These aspiring students that could get into small 200kg tive subjects in GCE O level who are the ambassadors Courtesy: Express, Tribune exams. Contd. on P.g 4

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Positive Post Positive Post Pakistani Classic Cars Website Contd. NED students Drives A Passion Kevin Jal through the breadbasket of Pakistan, VS38 3240 then through desert to Karachi, swinging southwest to the port city of Gwadar on A Pakistani classic cars site has turned a the glittering Arabian Sea. The website hobby into a passionate exchange for introduced him to friends when he moved classic car restorers and lovers of open from the northwest to study in the pur - roads. PakWheels.com is one of the fast pose-built capital, often likened to “a liv - growing website devoted to all things ing graveyard” because of its limited auto where fans swap stories and laugh entertainment. After a lifetime restoring Being the pioneers, they will be the first over jokes from their trips, speeding clas - Volkswagen Beetles, Khalid Mehmood, team to compete in an international sic cars down deserted highways in ban - 49, says his business today thrives on competition of such stature which will dit territories around Pakistan. Abdul online recommendations. Another en - be judged by the racing industry’s most Haseeb Awan, 23, an electrical engineer thusiast, driving a Mitsubishi Pajero, prominent engineers and consult - and businessman, drove from the cool joined Mirza and other friends on the ants , including Bill Mitchell, Doug Mil - hills of the capital Islamabad down south 650-kilometre coastal road heading out liken, Claude Rouelle and Jack Auld. of Karachi along the Arabian Sea and Courtesy: Dawn News into Balochistan. Despite traditional clubs in major cities, Internet forums increas - ingly facilitate interaction and allow car Contd. CIE Outstanding enthusiasts to swap experiences. Dig - ging out vintage cars from junk yards, of Pakistani youth, have the will and re - restoring them to their former glory and solve of not only excelling in their re - hitting the tarmac is a growing passion spective fields but also to dedicate and for enthusiasts tapping into the chat devote themselves to contribute to - rooms of Pakistan’s busiest websites. wards their country's success.

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Pakistani honoured with UN Global Educator Award Zaid Raees Dhedhi dents from Pakistan and across the BS38 3281 world including youth from India, UK and Australia on a single platform to The 7th Annual United Nations Confer - boost shared learning, competition and ence on Teaching Peace and Human healthy interaction through the yearly Rights concluded on Friday with educational meet hosted by Karachi renowned educationalist Parveen Kas - High School, every year, the global ed - sim, Chairperson International Schools ucator’s award is a tribute to Parveen Educational Olympiad and Principal Kassim’s commitment to promote inno - Karachi High School, winning the vation in education in Pakistan by ex - Global Educators’ award from Pakistan. tending learning across borders and beyond the realms of the classroom. Gathering teachers, administrators, fu - ture leaders and non-governmental or - Further acknowledged for Karachi High ganizations on a single platform to School’s active partnership with the acknowledge leadership in education British Council’s Connecting Classroom from across the world, the two day con - initiative aimed at forging lasting part - ference run by global education motiva - nerships amongst schools in the UK tors, teachers and educators served to with others around the world, Parveen highlight the role of educationalists from Kassim won laurels for Pakistan at the Karachi, Pakistan; Chennai, India; conference for breaking geographical Burnaby, Canada; Mexico City, Mexico; barriers by promoting peace and instill - Manila, Philippines and the US, whilst ing a sense of camaraderie, trust and Nominated for her notable contribution highlighting inspiring initiatives world- understanding between young people over the last two decades towards wide towards promoting and teaching from all across the world. bridging distances, and gathering stu - peace within the classrooms. Courtesy: Dawn

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Positive Post Positive Post entertainment A fashion week cast Pakistan’s first in iron art magazine

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Karachi, March 10, 2012: It was in De- cember last year that William Lawrie, the co-owner of a gallery in Dubai, was so inspired by a Pakistani art catalogue that he decided to visit the country to check out its art scene. Kevin Jal dents Ayesha Anees, Amina Jauhar, VS38 3240 Anum Akhlaq, Birjees and Karin Yaz - I have seen thousands of catalogues in dani showed their take on black ensem - my life but the one on Rising Tide at Mo- March 23, 2012: With the commence - bles and highly experimental wear that hatta Palace struck a chord,” he said. ment of the calendar event that is Show - is typical of fashion students. “The very next morning I decided to case 2012, the internationally acclaimed come to Pakistan.” magazine Hello! launches its operations Wardah Lawn showed its take on high in Pakistan and features collections off Spring/Summer 2012 fashion before He spoke at the launch of ArtNow, the the ramp within its editorial spreads with Pakistan Institute of Fashion Design country’s only bilingual online magazine a supplement magazine that will cover graduate Irfan Ali impressed all and on contemporary art. Although the mag- the full four-day event. Live streaming of sundry with his take on festivities and azine has been in print for six months, its the fashion event is also available on its colour of Punjab with his version of the official launch took place on Friday at website. It features 29 Pakistani and festival of Jamat. The segment had in - Port Grand. seven foreign designers. teresting ear wear crafted out of fine coloured yarn and footwear embellished A jubilant and excited editor-in-chief, Socialites and buyers were in large at - with the same material. Fawzia Naqvi, said that the aim of the tendance on the opening day of the magazine was to highlight young and up- event. They included Zahir Rahimtoola , Sanya Maskatiya’s Cruise Pret collec - coming artists and to create a space for Zeba Hussain , Zeenat Saeed, Shobha tion focused on the figurative Mithila art Pakistani artists in foreign galleries. “We Ispahani, Freiha Altaf, Rehana Saigol, found in Bihar in India and the southeast want to portray Pakistan’s positive image Huma Amir Adnan and Fareshteh Gaiti- of Nepal with digital prints and earthen on the international front,” she said. Aslam. shades coupled with modern cuts. Lawrie also praised the art studies in Pakistan. “I think the standard of art ed- The segment saw models made by De - Hira Lari showed her Nostalgia collec - ucation is high in the country,” he said. pilex wear elaborate headgear and at - tion while Sri Lankan designer Ajai Vir “What the National College of Arts tired in silks and chiffon paneling and Sing’s resort wear Arugam Bay in vivid (NCA), the Indus Valley of Art and Archi- trimmings in shades of chocolate brown, colours and fabric was based on the tecture are doing is great.” olive green and mustard gold with metal tropical va cation destination that is also Courtesy: Express Tribune shields and exotic carvings and embell - popular as a surfing destination . ishments worn by models including Fawzia, Mehreen Syed, Maha, Ayyan, Finally, Nida Azwer showed her Parinda Rubya Chaudhry, Zeba, Gia Ali, Iffi and collection that drew inspiration from the Abbas Jaffri. It was by far the best that designer’s fashion journey with nature- The Secret to the evening had to offer. inspired motifs which included the tree of life, the phoenix and birds. It also fea - London-based Danish Waqeel showed getting there is tured screen printing with zardozi work his menswear with strong street fashion together, which is the designer’s signa - and influence by the classic designs ture style on a base of saffron, navy blue to know where based in London and larger Europe. and emerald green. you’re going Asian Institute of Fashion Design stu Courtesy: Dawn News

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Mustafa Kamal positive about Gul Ahmed Bangladesh touring Pakistan Honoured Zaid Raees Dhedhi Waleed Chohan BS38 3281 BS 39 3416

March 27, 2012: Mustafa Kamal, the Karachi: Gul Ahmed Textiles (Pvt) Bangladesh Board (BCB) presi - Limited was recently honored at the dent, has said he will work with PCB coveted 8th Pakistan France Business chairman Zaka Ashraf at the ICC level to Alliance (PFBA) Trade Performance return international cricket to Pakistan. Awards for being the highest volume Kamal was speaking in Islamabad, after exporter. This annual ceremony is an meeting with Pakistan's Interior Minister important landmark in the corporate Rehman Malik to discuss security issues Contd. on P.g 8 regarding Bangladesh's proposed tour in April.

Although no formal decision was taken at the meeting, the delegation from Bangladesh was briefed about the secu - "Now I am here to make a commitment rity arrangements the Pakistan govern - that both Mr Zaka and I will work to - ment would make and Kamal was gether to make things right at the ICC optimistic about the limited-overs series level," Kamal said. "We have our en - going ahead. The delegation will inspect deavour and always will work hand in facilities in Lahore and Karachi before re - hand to convince our other colleagues in turning home on March 5 to submit a re - the ICC to bring back cricket to Pakistan port to the Bangladesh government. at the earliest. Courtesy: Dawn

good will gesture between Britain and Pakistan. We raise money for education British varsity team in countries like Afghanistan. “The main reason is not just cricket but positive about Pakistan an angle to show that Pakistan really needs cricket which is the most important Aamina Suleman army, said: “When you the picture from thing in the country. (By depriving Pak - BS29 2367 outside in the media it is distorted in istan of cricket) it is like taking oxygen out many ways until you come to the country of the country. “The best thing I could do LAHORE - A 14-member British Univer - and see for yourself what is going on and to gather cricketers from different organ - sity cricket team has reached the city on then realize there is nothing to worry izations, the MCC, the Army, the charity a weak long tour to play a couple of about and its only the hype and propa - to come to Pakistan and see for them - matches against the Pakistan under-19 ganda.” selves that things are good here in Pak - and some local teams. The arrival of the istan,” he added. British youngsters has also dispelled the “Secondly we are here as a charity. We impression in the west that the Pakistan raise money for charity and also as a Contd. on P.g 7 is not a safe country to visit and that has also agreed by the of the British University team. Intikhan Alam, director NCA, said thanked the visiting team and underlined the 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 keen to see international teams playing in Pak - istan against and everyone is trying its best in this regard,” said Pakistan’s for - mer captain. Kamal, one of the members of the team who assembled players from different universities including MCC and

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Contd. Over 4,000 children Contd. British varsity Contd. Pakistan wins InfoDec The FDFW is a non-profit or - development research Rob Galamore, who is from playing two matches against ganisation headquartered in labs across the world in - the British Army, said that the PCB under-19 on April 4 Los Angeles and dedicated cluding one in the Saarc re - his perception about Pak - and 6 and on April 3 (today) to the eradication of illicit gion, the official said. India istan was clear and positive. they will open up their tour drugs. The Foundation is and Sri Lanka were also “We have seen nothing with a 25-overs match also working for the cause of shortlisted for the region but since we are here. I feel against Aitchison College promoting drug-free life Pakistan was picked as the more safe here than in Lon - cricket team. The British among the youth. Its Pak - final destination. don. James, vice captain of Universities Cricket Team istan chapter was opened the visiting team, said that arrived here on Monday to The business plan focuses by Director/Trustee Judi they are under no illusion play two one-day games on combining arts and sci - Shervell in 2009 and Sewani that they are going to be fac - against PCB U-19 Team ence schools under the um - was made the Pakistan Co - ing a very tough opposition. and both the matches are brella of PSEB. “We ordinator to launch activities “The Pakistan team would day games and will be proposed that we will bring of FDFW in the country. be at the end of their season played at Gaddafi Stadium. these two communities to - gether for content-based ap - Courtesy: The Naion so their skills would be bet - “We have also arranged ter horned and we would several other tours for the plications,” a PSEB official have just half a day to accli - team so that they could in - who requested anonymity. Contd. Pakistan’s 1st female matise so we are under no il - teract with the people and “Our plan inspired them and lusion. We have good know for themselves that we won the grant to set up Rosheen is now the Director the lab, he added. of Training at the Karachi talented players in our team Pakistan is a save country to and feel its going to be tough visit and play cricket,” said Scuba Diving Center and now PSEB is leading the project and we would try to give our Intikhab. trains diving enthusiasts in while Indus Valley School of best. Courtesy: Dawn Pakistan. Arts and Architecture, Na - The visiting team will be Courtesy: The Naion tional College of Arts, and University of Engineering Contd. Pakistan sees the light on solar power and Technology (UET) are among the implementation At the time, she was referring There is no pretence that solar “It is a seed for thousands partners, the official said. to Pakistan’s det ermination to power is the only answer, but more solar power plants,” Sen - The lab will be setup at UET, build a pipeline and import gas this month the prime minister ator Rukhsana Zuberi, a for - he added. from Iran, regardless of US ordered the government to mer chairperson of the Courtesy: News threats of sanctions, but the provide solar electricity in re - Pakistan Engineering Council message was clear: on the en - mote villages far from the na - told AFP. ergy front, Pakistan needs any tional grid. Contd. Groundbreaking:AJK’s help it can get. This winter Pakistan suffered a The government described re - two billion cubic feet a day Speaking on the occasion, Arif Allaudin, who heads the newable energy as the “in - shortage of natural gas — usu - the PM said the welfare of Alternate Energy Development vestor’s choice” and said the ally the mainstay of millions people in Azad Jammu and Board, would like to see more private sector has offered to delivered to homes and indus - Kashmir (AJK) is the top pri - of that help coming from re - produce 1,500 megawatts a try via pipelines — sparking ority of the government. newable sources, saying there day. protests and forcing factories was a 2.4 million megawatt po - to lay off labourers. In addition to that, he held In the mountains of Kashmir tential for solar energy alone in the groundbreaking cere - there is no gas pipeline and in Pakistan. The trouble is remedial plans mony of a new campus of the cold winter months elec - are only at an embryonic Mirpur University of Science Niaz Ahmed Kathia, director of tricity bills are prohibitively ex - stage. and Technology, which will private company Alternate En - pensive. be built in Jari Kass at an ergy Systems, said abundant “We plan to promote the use of estimated cost of Rs1.56 and free sunshine was the an - In Azam’s hometown of Muzaf - solar geysers as the gas short - billion. The project will be swer to Pakistan’s energy farabad, the capital of Pak - age is becoming acute,” petro - funded by the Higher Edu - woes. istani-controlled Kashmir, solar leum and natural resources panels light up a public park minister Asim Hussain said. cation Commission and the “Energy is our biggest issue, and mosques. AJK Council. more than terrorism, and if we “The gas companies would in - Courtesy: Express Tribune replace our one million tube - Solar street lights are also stall solar water heaters at well pumps with solar ones, we being installed slowly in cities consumer premises and can save 7,000 such as Rawalpindi, Lahore deduct the amount in install - megawatts,”Kathia told AFP at and Karachi. ments in the gas bills,” he sometimes a the demonstration of a solar Pakistan’s first on-grid solar added. well in the capital. big step is safer; power station, capable of pro - Power generated during sun - The majority of Pakistan’s ducing 178.9 kilowatts, began light hours can be stored in you can’t cross a tubewell pumps, which pump test operations in Islamabad deep cycle lead acid batteries out underground water, run on this month with a grant of $5.4 to power lights, radios, televi - ditch in small the strained national grid or on million from the Japan Interna - sions and fans at night. diesel power. tional Cooperation Agency. 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Positive Post SPOrtS Pakistan become Suhaila Muhammadi – An inspiration for all Asian champions International Women’s Day Special

Neha Saqib BS 37 3181 Muhammad Ali Asif For Pakistan, paceman BS29 2316 grabbed three while fast bowler March 11, 2012: A young girl from a and off-spinner highly conservative society, Suhaila Dhaka: Pakistan recorded a dramatic each finished with two wickets. (Cour - Muhammadi, has defied all odds by two-run victory over Bangladesh in a tesy: The News) going her own way, realizing her sensational final to win the Asia Cup dream, and proving everyone wrong. one-day tournament for second time Earlier, Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur At 17, Suhaila is a martial arts here at the Shere Bangla National Sta - Rahim won the toss and invited Pakistan champ, with 35 gold medals under dium on Thursday. to bat first, who set a moderate target of her (black) belt. Her message: “there 237 runs for the hosts. is no field in which a man can venture Earlier, they had become the Asia Cup and a woman can’t”. Here’s her in - champions in 2000. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed spiring story. top scored with an unbeaten 46, fol - Coutesy: The Nation It was looking that Bangladesh, playing lowed by (40), the final for the first time in Asia Cup his - (32), (30) and tory, would win the title. They played ex - (30) as no other bats - Contd. Pakistan Day being tremely well – first restricting Pakistan to men could not enter into double figures. In Lahore, the Pakistan Air Forceís 236-9 in 50 overs with their accurate Coutesy: Dawn squad took charge at the Iqbalís and alert fielding and then bat - mausoleum. ted with determination to reach very Contd. Gul Ahmed close to the winning target but lost the calendar as it recognizes and honours Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad and match just three runs short. the leading Pakistani manufacturers and Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah exporters to France. along with other cabinetís officials paid Chasing 237, the hosts needing nine tribute at the Quaidís mausoleum. runs in the last over, finished at 234-8 in Gul Ahmed Textiles Director Ziad Bashir 50 overs. received the prestigious award from His On March 23, 1940, a resolution was Excellency Philppe Theibund, the Am - passed which negated the concept of Their main scorers were allrounder bassador of France to Pakistan for se - United India and recommended the cre - Shakib Al Hasan (68) and opener Tamim curing first position in the Home Textile ation of an independent Muslim state. Iqbal (60). Category for 2010-11. The ceremony was well attended by Pakistan’s busi - Hence, it was on the basis of this reso - Tamim with Nazimuddin (16) provided a ness fraternity. lution that in 1946 the Muslim League sound start making 68 for the first decided to go for one state for the and later Shakib and Nasir Hossain (28) This is more than just a trophy for Pak - istan’s leading textile mills. Muslims, instead of two. added valuable 89 runs for the fourth Courtesy: Dawn wicket partnership. Courtesy: Daily times

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