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Peshawar, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):University of Peshawar declared the Result of B.A/ B.Sc/ Nursing/ Theology for the Annual Examinations 2021.
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Lahore, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Provincial Minister for Local Government Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed called on Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in his chamber. Secretary Punjab Assembly Muhammad Khan Bhatti was also present on the occasion.
The political and economic situation of the country, the coalition government and the current Local Government Bill were discussed in detail during the meeting. Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed briefed the Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch Parvez Elahi about the salient features of Local Government Act-2021.
Ch Parvez Elahi said that if the Local Government Bill is passed by consensus then it will have positive effects. He said that a larger committee has been formed for the consensus of all the parliamentary parties in the Punjab Assembly on the Local Government Bill which includes all the parties including PPP and PML-N.
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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):The concluding ceremony of the 1st Youth Training Symposium organized by Paigham-e-Pakistan Centre for Peace, Reconciliation and Reconstruction Studies was held o at International Islamic University, Allama Iqbal Auditorium, Faisal Masjid Campus, Islamabad. Honourable Wajiha Qamar, Member National Assembly and Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Education and Professional Training was the Chief Guest.
Professor Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector, International Islamic University, Islamabad chaired the concluding ceremony of the symposium. On the occasion, Director General, Islamic Research Institute (IRI), Professor Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul- Haq welcomed the guests.
In her address, Wajiha Qamar said that the youth is the future of Pakistan, youth is the hope. She opined that with the capacity building of youth, we can make Pakistan a strong, prosperous and wonderful country for our coming generations. She said that I am greatly happy to attend this symposium and admire all the youth of Pakistan.
On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai talked about the role of youth in Pakistan for societal reconstruction. He said that with the collaboration of Pakistani universities, Higher Education Commission and other organizations, we are trying our best to spread the message of Pakistan to all segments of the society particularly youth.
On this occasion, the students representing various universities also expressed their views for better future of Pakistan. They suggested different strategies and proposals for solving problems particularly faced by the youth. The symposium was started on 15 January 2022. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ali, Vice Chancellor, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector, IIUI, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Director General, IRI, Prof. Dr. Abdul Quddus Sohaib, Chairman Department of Islamic Studies, Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan, famous journalist Khurshid Ahmad Nadeem, Dr. Asif Naveed Ranja, and Dr. Tahira Ifraq were the resource persons of the symposium.
During this symposium, the participants also visited Quaid-e-Azam University and participated in the cultural program themed as “Colours of Pakistan”. Students also visited various places of Pakistan. the students were extremely happy on the level of training and showed their commitment and were ready to work as a peace ambassador of Paigham-e-Pakistan.
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Islamabad, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):The National Assembly left entire agenda unaddressed and was adjourned due to lack of quorum on Monday, observes Free and Fair Election Network in its Daily Factsheet.
Following are key observations of the proceedings during sixth sitting of the 40th session:
Members’ Participation
The National Assembly met for 47 minutes; however, the proceedings remained suspended for 29 minutes due to lack of quorum.
The sitting started at 04:14 pm against the scheduled time of 04:00 pm.
A member of panel of chairpersons presided over the entire proceedings in the absence of speaker and deputy speaker.
The leaders of the house (Prime Minister) and the opposition did not attend the sitting.
As many as 12 (four percent) lawmakers were present at the outset and 74 (22 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.
Parliamentary leader of BAP attended the sitting.
Two minority lawmakers were present.
Output
The House did not take up legislative business and two statutory reports.
Representation and Responsiveness
The House neither observed question hour not took up two calling attention notices.
A motion of thanks to the President for his address to both Houses and a motion under rule 259 were not taken up.
Order and Institutionalization
A lawmaker belonging to PPPP pointed out the quorum at 04:25 pm which was found incomplete upon counting and the proceedings remained suspended for 29 minutes. On the resumption of the proceedings, the counting was made again and the quorum was found incomplete.
The House was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 04:00 pm.
Transparency
‘Orders of the Day’ was available to legislators, observers and public.
Attendance of lawmakers was available to media and observers.
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Lahore, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday suspended the ongoing National U13 and 16 One-Day Tournaments after it became aware that some over-aged cricketers had been participating in the events taking place in Karachi and Multan, respectively.
To protect the spirit and essence of these U13 and U16 tournaments by ensuring that only deserving cricketers feature in the relevant age-group competitions, which act as pillars of the PCB’s Pathways Programme, the PCB has decided to conduct a third round of bone age verification tests, following which the teams may be revised before both tournaments commence next week from scratch.
Bone age tests in Multan, where each Cricket Association has fielded two teams each, will be conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday, while tests on 150 cricketers (including playing members, traveling reserves and reserve pool of players per side) participating in the U13 event in Karachi will be held on Tuesday.
Players found over-aged following the latest bone age tests, will not be allowed to participate in these competitions. However, before the PCB takes appropriate actions, it will provide these players a two-day appeals window at the back of the fresh tests, during which the players can either undergo another round of bone age test or submit their original birth certificates and other supporting documents to verify their ages.
Until the tournaments resume, the teams will remain at their stations and will continue to train and practice under the supervision of the PCB-appointed coaches.
PCB Director – High Performance, Nadeem Khan: “After visual assessment confirmed that some over-age cricketers were participating in the U13 and U16 tournaments, suspending the events and conducting fresh bone age tests was absolutely the right thing to do.
“The PCB, as the sole governing body of cricket in Pakistan, cannot allow over-age cricketers to take advantage of the flaws in the system and cause demotivation and mental stress to deserving under-age cricketers as well as their parents.
“Falsifying age to become eligible to participate in age-group cricket is not only an offence but a menace that has been plaguing our system. This now needs to be corrected to protect the integrity of the tournaments as well as to stop the exodus of young talented cricketers.
“The PCB will carry-out third round of bone age tests and players who are ultimately found to have breached the process, will be ejected from the tournaments before a decision on their future participation in PCB-organised events is made. Separately, the PCB will also review its internal processes and try to put in place protocols whereby only cricketers who are genuinely the relevant age get an opportunity to compete in PCB-organised events so that they remain on track to fulfilling their dreams though our pathways programmes.”
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Lahore, January 17, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan cricket fans will have an opportunity to nominate their favourite personalities, who will be recognised by the Pakistan Cricket Board under the Hamaray Heroes initiative during the HBL Pakistan Super League 7 from 27 January to 27 February.
The fans can submit their suggestions by completing a nominations form, available on the HBL PSL website, and submitting before 23 January.
The final list will be submitted to a panel comprising the PCB Board of Governors members and 34 candidates with maximum nominations will be rewarded remotely during the tournament whose first 15 matches will be played in the Karachi-leg and 19 matches in the Lahore-leg.
The fans will have a chance to pick their favourite personalities from different walks of life, such as such as sports, education, healthcare, art, culture, music, social work, social entrepreneurship and technology, with the PCB using its brand and reach to appreciate these individuals for their contributions and enhancing the image of the country.
The HBL PSL fans can shine a light on the heroes by nominating them in one or several categories. They can be people or organisations who directly help others, whose work is improving the wellbeing of others, or whose achievements are inspiring others.
The campaign was introduced in the HBL PSL 2020 and received an overwhelming response as the initiative rewarded prominent Pakistan stars, where Kabaddi player Imran Butt, Founder of ACF Animal Rescue Ayesha Chundrigar, Mountain Climber Nazir Sultan, Professional eSports Player Arslan Ash and Filmmaker Faheem Azvi.
The tickets for the HBL PSL 7 matches are available at M and P stores, the list of their outlets is available here, and cricket.bookme.pk
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