Vol - I, Issue - I July 2011 Positive Post Monthly publication to create a soft and positive image of Pakistan Prime Minister lauds victorious First Pakistani Winter Olympian Brings special atheletes Pride to a Small Village By: Shahban-ul-Haq with their work. He urged the provin - The special children won 17 gold, 25 BS27 22117 cial governments to search for po - silver and 14 bronze medals in By Mohiuddin Abro tential youth in pursuance of the Athens. Pakistani athletes competed BS35 22936 ISLAMABAD, July 8: government`s policy to include in eight sports: athletics, aquatics, Prime Minister Yousuf Skier Muhammad them in the national mainstream. badminton, basketball, boxing, Raza Gilani paid Abbas made a little cycling, football and table tennis. glowing tributes to The government, Gilani stated, sporting history by the country`s special children who would continue its support to The Prime Minister announced registering Pakistan in the Winter grabbed a total of 56 medals at the promote sports in the country, reward of Rs 500,000 each for those Olympics 2010 in Vancouver, British Special Olympics World Games re - adding that the triumphant special athletes who won gold medals at the Columbia, Canada. The 24-year-old cently held in Athens. Speaking at a children would become goodwill Athens Olympics, Rs 300,00 for Abbas came in ranked 3,764th in the ceremony organized to acknowl - ambassadors. The Prime Minister silver medal winners and Rs 100,000 world. He was hardly a medal threat, edge the performance of the special paid tribute to the coaches who for bronze medal winners. Whereas and wound up third-to-last among children, at the Prime Minister house worked day and night to make the a Rs100,000 cash reward was the 81 skiers who finished both runs. in Islamabad, he said Special Chil - children achieve success which announced for each coach. But it’s not about that. His ambitions dren are the heroes of the nation eventually brought good name to Agencies are to soak up the moment and gain who brought laurels to the country the country. a few helpful hints to bring back to his tiny slope and inspire others. But Japan to provide Hina Rabbani Khar by competing in off-the-beaten- Pakistan more $50m becomes Foreign Minister path competitions, the ones the top to control polio skiers only attended when they were By Syed Omair Ahmed younger – if at all – he accumulated Soha Malik BS28 2229 enough International Ski Federation BS33 22767 (FIS) points to meet the Olympic Islamabad, July 20: ISLAMABAD , July 9: It standards. As a young boy in the far Hina Rabbani Khar was stated by the north of Pakistan, Muhammad took the oath of Japanese ambassador Abbas would find pieces of scrap Foreign Minister of Pakistan in Mr. Hiroshi in a meet - wood at the nearby air force facility Islamabad on Monday . She is the ing with Prime Minister Gillani at the and, with a little help, fashion them first woman who will be holding the PM house in Islamabad that Japan into rudimentary skis. He attached office of the Foreign Minister. will provide an additional $50 them to his feet with rubber bands. The Chairman of the Senate Farooq Contd. on P.g 7 million for the polio eradication ap pointment is a demonstration of H.Naek administered the oath of program. the government ’s commitment to Foreign Minister from Hina Rabbani bring women into mainstream and Pak Media role Khar. would send positive message about in PEACE better Meanwhile President Asif Ali Zardari Pakistan`s soft image. than India ’s said in a statement that her Courtesy, Express Tribune Shafaq Younus Usman Colorful Pakistani Beetle Takes BS30 2491 LAHORe , July 10: Frenchman on Road Trip to Paris Pakistan and India need to revisit their Prime Minister Gillani thanked the By Subhan Mir visa related policies Japanese government for their con - BS27 21225 besides creating opportunities to sistent support in the polio eradica - provide the maximum interaction tion and also their continuous help A French doctor, Vincent among the peoples of both the and support to Pakistan in other dif - Loos, is taking “Foxy sides. ficult times for example Japanese as - Shahzadi” — a 25-year- Contd. on P.g 6 sistance in the aftermath of the 2005 old Volks wagen Beetle, ‘Foxy’ as they’re earthquake and 2010 flood affected known in Pakistan — for a road trip people. from Islamabad to Paris to promote a “softer side of Pakistan”. The doctor has Ambassador Hiroshi was also very just finished three years’ work at a local grateful of Pakistan’s assistance in hospital. Doctors without borders in - the aftermath of the earthquake and deed – or perhaps doctors without tsunami in Japan and also said that sense. The “Foxy” should reach Paris in the Pakistani community’s help in Positive Post Positive Post Twenty Six Projects July 2011 Vietnam, Pakistan to Promote Positive Post bilateral Trade cooperation to get 37,000MW By Kinza Paracha for businesses of both sides to from River Indus A Monthly publication of BS33 2814 exchange and expand their business cooperation. Bilateral Hanoi: The Vietnam cooperation between Vietnam Chamber of Com - and Pakistan has finally merce and Industry developed o ver the past years and the Trade Development , with two way trade turnover Authority of Pakistan held a reaching 222.7 million dollars workshop in Hanoi on Friday in 2010 from over 80 million A compilation of news made by on trade cooperation between dollars in 2005. students of Mass Communication the two countries, with the By Shafaq Usman and Media Studies of Greenwich hope to provide opportunities Courtesy, The News BS30 22491 University to highlight positive Lahore: Water and Power aspects of Pakistan Country ’s Forex reserves at record high Development Authority (WAPDA) has planned 26 projects By Subhan Mir foreign exchange reserves were over River Indus and related Patron BS27 21225 boosted in June by inflows of tributaries to incorporate their Seema Mughal 411 million dollar. Including a collective 37,000 MW potential Vice Chancellor Karachi: Pakistan`s foreign loan of 191.9 million dollar from into national grid. The NTDC exchange reserves rose to a the World Bank. Higher export Deputy Manager (extra High Editor Voltage), Muhammad Ishaq, record 18.30 billion dollar in the proceeds and a record inflow of Ayla Hassan stated this, while briefing a week ending July 23, from 18.23 remittances have helped forex Assistant Professor media delegation from Lahore at billion the previous week, a reserves grow steadily. senior State Bank official said in Khan Khuwar Power Station in Courtesy The Nation Contd. on P.g 6 Editorial Advisory Board Karachi on Thursday. Pakistan`s Iqbal Jamil Head Department of Mass Communication and Rs 900 million allocated for Thar coal power project Media Studies By Mohiuddin Abro Salman Altaf BS35 22936 Assistant Professor Islamabad July 21: Federal Finance Graphics & Layout Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said Shazia Anwar on Thursday that Rs 900 million had been approved for the Thar coal Mailing Address gasification project to generate 100 Greenwich House: DK-10, 38th, Street, MW of electricity. Darakshan, Phase VI, DHA, Karachi. He made the announcement after a Tel: 091-35840397/98, meeting , in Islamabad, attended by Fax: 091-35851910 Minister of Petroleum and Natural email: [email protected] Resources Dr Asim Hussain and Dr website:www.greenwichuniversity.edu.pk Samar Mubarakmand, Member (Science and Technology) of the Acknowledgement Planning Commission. investment by leading international shown interest in the project. Dr Positive Post acknowledges the courtesy Dr Mubarakmand said at the companies dealing with develop - Mubarakmand said work on the of the newspapers from which the news has been taken by students. meeting that success of the Thar ment of under ground coal. Accord - project was in progress coal project would encourage ing to him, sev eral companies had Contd. on P.g 6 Editor’s note Germany ratifies investment Currently the society and the country as a whole seems to be in confusion treaty with Pakistan due to various factors. Masses are depressed more when they see a gloomy By Abdul Wajid Naeem picture on media. What media portrays may be right but there is BS30 2460 positivity in the country too. Keeping this in mind the management of Greenwich University has decided to bring out a monthly newspaper by ISLAMABAD, July 8: Germany has the name of “Positive Post”. ratified the new Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) With Pak - Positive Post will highlight the achievements and developments istan after obtaining consent of its pertaining to Pakistan that are usually overshadowed by our young parliament. The entry into force of electronic media. new Bilateral Investment Treaty Pakistan. It will also strengthen It is our endeavour to make Pakistanis think more positively and that is will boost economic cooperation cooperation between corporate one of the reasons of bringing out this publication. with Germany, and guarantees sectors of the two countries. favourable conditions for Your suggestions and comments regarding the Positive Post are welcome. German companies to invest in Contd. on P.g 7 2 Positive Post Positive Post Norwegian firm to set up 500MW wind power project CT scans cut lung cancer deaths By Subhan Mir By Subhan Mir BS27 21225 BS27 2125 Published: July 4,: Current or former heavy ISLAMABAD: July 9: Norwegian company smokers screened with low-dose CT scans NBT has expressed interest in establishing experienced a 20 percent reduction in lung a 500-megawatt wind power project in Pak - cancer deaths. istan, by investing about $1 billion in alter - native energy, according to NBT Chairman Arne Myre. WASHINGTON: Current or former heavy smokers screened with low-dose CT Contd.