Foreign Friends of Pakistan

[Pakia]

Pakistan Champions League: Karachi to host ‘at least four’ foreign clubs in 32-team event
Published: April 21, 2012

KARACHI:
Just a day after Bangladesh’s postponement of their scheduled tour left many fans disappointed, there was respite, albeit on a much lower level, when the second edition of the Pakistan Champions League was launched in Karachi.

Offering a winning prize of $20,000, the 32-team tournament starts on May 20 and will feature at least four international clubs — Canada’s Berry Cricket Club, UAE’s Sharjah Cricket Club, Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Cricket Association and Afghanistan Youth Cricket Club.


Local teams from Karachi, Quetta, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Fata, Hyderabad, Dadu, Burewala, Sialkot, Peshawar, Rahim Yar Khan, Abbottabad, Faisalabad and Multan will also take part.

The runners-up will pocket $10,000 while the losing semi-finalists will receive $2,000 each. All matches will be played at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy (RLCA) grounds in Korangi and Gulberg with matches on the former being shown on TV as well.

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/367626/p...32-team-event/

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[Pakia]

I'm sure some of you are well aware of this line and the story behind it, but others may not know.





Their line is worldwide now and is nown as "Polly & Me"

https://www.facebook.com/pages/polly...8772688&type=3

[Pakia]

Cassandra Balchin, a jewish woman artist & journalist, died this morning in London, UK.

May she RIP.

Cassandra Balchin was in Pakistan for 17 years; 1983-1991 as a journalist and 1991-2000 with the Lahore-based women’s group Shirkat Gah, which is the Asia Regional Coordination Office of the WLUML network, where she helped them with their publishing programme.

[Galandar]

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[shahmeer]

Originally Posted by Galandar

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[hammy007]

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[hammy007]

excerpt from an egyptian paper ahram

Morsi to attend Muslim countries summit in Pakistan




Muslim leaders will meet Thursday as Pakistan hosts a rare summit designed to increase trade and investment but likely to be overshadowed by the Gaza conflict as diplomats scramble to arrange a ceasefire.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, key players in the Middle East, are scheduled to be among those attending the Developing Eight (D8) summit.

The D8 groups Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, with an estimated total population of one billion.

Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is also due to attend. Bangladesh and Malaysia will be represented at adviser- and ministerial-level respectively.

The summit will mark the first visit by an Egyptian president to Pakistan in four decades and by the first by a Nigerian leader for 28 years.

Its ambitious goal is to increase trade between member countries from $130 billion to $507 billion by 2018.

Islamabad rarely hosts major international gatherings due to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked violence that has plagued the country since the 9/11 attacks.

On Wednesday a bomb killed four soldiers and a woman in the southwestern city of Quetta in a reminder of the security challenges. The summit also coincides with the holy month of Muharram, a magnet for sectarian attacks.

Thousands of extra police and paramilitaries will deploy and construction work has been suspended around the diplomatic enclave to provide "God willing, foolproof security", Islamabad police chief Bani Amin told AFP.

Pakistan wants the summit to boost trade and investment, strengthen its international standing and help "remove misconceptions (about Pakistan) created in a section of international media", a government statement said.

The D8 is also due to adopt a charter at what will be its eighth summit. But commentators believe proceedings could be overshadowed by events in the Middle East, where 136 Palestinians and five Israelis have been killed in eight days.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has flown to the Middle East to help secure a truce. Egypt, Iran and Turkey have been angry critics of Israel as it bombards the Gaza Strip to try to end Hamas rocket launches from the enclave.

A blast on a bus in Tel Aviv that injured 17 people in what Israel called a "terrorist" attack has further complicated international efforts to end the violence.

Egypt, which crucially maintains relations with both Hamas and Israel, has been a key player in trying to negotiate a ceasefire. Morsi is to address a joint session of the Pakistani parliament on Friday.

Erdogan told reporters he would discuss Gaza, the war in Syria and tensions in Iraq during meetings on the summit sidelines.

Iran's Ahmadinejad will likely use the meeting to ease his country's isolation due to sanctions over its contested nuclear programme.

Many in the West suspect the programme masks a covert attempt to develop nuclear weapons, something vehemently denied by Iran.

Pakistan will also likely press Iran over a multi-billion dollar deal to import Iranian gas despite US pressure to abandon the project because of the sanctions.

Analysts say the summit is an opportunity for Pakistan to make diplomatic headway and overcome its reputation as a hub of global terrorism.

Retired general turned political analyst Talat Masood said it was a chance for it to emerge as "one of the leading players in the Islamic world," but warned that events in the Middle East could dominate.

"The present crisis between Hamas and Israel and Iran's relations with the US and important developments on this front will be a matter of serious discussion," Masood told AFP.

The group was formed in 1997 to advance development cooperation among the member nations. They are mainly Muslim states with the exception of Nigeria, which population is roughly divided between Muslims and Christians.

[Ahmad Rashid Ahmad]

Islamabad declaration to play vital role in strengthening trade ties with member countries

Secretary General of D-8 countries Mr. Widi Agoes Pratikto on Thursday said that Islamabad declaration would play vital role in strengthening trade and economic ties among the member countries.

Talking to Pakistan Television channel, he said that the vision of D-8 is to focussing on a point to promote trade and economic relations with the developing countries as well as making harmony with the developed world.He said that all the head of state of the member countries are gathered here for the welfare of the masses and promoting peace and harmony at global level.He said that D-8 forum is focusing on developing business, trade and economic cooperation among the member states. He said that Pakistan is a peaceful country and “we are comfortable and enjoying here like home.”He said that through economic cooperation and coordination, the member countries can compete in the world and stabilize their economic situation.

[Galandar]

Originally Posted by shahmeer

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[OmI92]

Done

[smfarazm..]

Anoki of Japan came to Pakistan. Said many people warned me not to go there and were trying to stop me But my love for Pakistan brought me here, and here it's safe.

[Intoxication]

One of my uncles and his company sponsored anoki once in the 1970s then he first came to Pakistán.

[Galandar]

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[khalid-don]

done

[Desikarl]

Interesting. Speaks it almost better than me... although I think my accent is better....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZL6W3hKhvo

[smfarazm..]

The ambassador of Argentina to Pakistan, Mr Rodolfo J Martin Saravia, rides tonga, rickshaw and truck.

[Galandar]

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[Metropole]

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[Galandar]

Originally Posted by Metropole

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[Intoxication]

Done.