August 2021 – Page 3 – Newswire Pakistan

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship

Lahore, August 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said the upcoming First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship will provide a suitable platform to promising female hockey players of the country to demonstrate their talent; he said this while presiding over an important meeting at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday.

The meeting was convened to review the preparations of upcoming First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship scheduled to be staged at National Hockey Stadium from September 7-12, 2021. Director Admin Javed Chohan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Deputy Director Rauf Bajwa and Deputy Director Chand Perveen attended the important meeting.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh also visited National Hockey Stadium to assess the arrangements of grand 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship. He directed the concerned officials to upgrade and renovate the existing facilities at National Hockey Stadium prior to the important championship.

While addressing the meeting, Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh informed that the trials for the selection of Punjab teams will be held on August 29 and 30 while the trials of other participating teams will be held on August 27 whereas the camp training of selected players will start from August 31, 2021.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh further said that Sports Board Punjab will hold memorable opening and closing ceremonies for the mega women hockey tournament. It is pertinent to mention here that as many as 12 under-25 teams will participate in the tournament being organized as part of 2023 Oman Women Hockey World Cup preparations. Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will field two teams each in the tournament while Balochistan, Islamabad, Army, HEC, WAPDA and Railways will send one team each for the grand hockey tournament.

For more information, contact:
Sports Board Punjab
Government of the Punjab
National Hockey Stadium, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99232501, +92-42-99232502
E-mail: info@punjabsportsboard.com
Website: http://sportsboard.punjab.gov.pk

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

Dr. Shireen Mansoor received award of the best doctor in Karachi who served selflessly during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Karachi, August 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Frontline health workers are integral to the global response to COVID-19. It is because of them risking their lives, that so many people are regaining their health and are surviving this Pandemic. We are proud to have such a strong, devoted, fearless and compassionate woman amongst us- Dr. Shireen Mansoor.

Dr. Shireen Mansoor, Medical Superintendent, Dr Ziauddin Hospital, received the award of the best doctor in Karachi who served selflessly during the Covid-19 Pandemic. The award was given at the Women International Leadership Conference 2021. Congratulations Dr. Shireen Mansoor for being recognized for your exceptional and irreplaceable services in these hard times.

Dr. Ziauddin Hospital would like to thank all of the physicians and health care professionals for their hard work, thoughtfulness, and commitment during this challenging time. Among the heroes who have emerged from this crisis are the health care professionals who have risked their own health to serve their patients. The nation is indebted to them. We know that the pandemic continues to evolve and the health care community must continue to deliver high-quality care to all patients. At Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, we ensure we facilitate all our patients to the fullest.

For more information, contact:
Dr. Ziauddin Hospital
Block-B, North Nazimabad, Karachi-74700, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-36648237-9
Fax: +92-21-36640670
E-mail: info@ziauddinhospital.com
Website: www.ziauddinhospital.com

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

Chatham, Boochatham gain in MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings

Dubai, August 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Thailand batter Natthakan Chantham and off-spinner Nattaya Boo Chatham have made notable gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after helping their team beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in a series played in Harare.

Chantham, who struck a match-winning 88 not out in the second match and aggregated 110 runs in the series, has moved up two places to 19th position in the batters’ list while Boo Chatham’s 10 wickets, that included a haul of four for 16 in the second match, lifts her nine places to 16th position.

Nannapat Koncharoenkai (up 11 places to 34th) among batters and Suleeporn Laomi (up seven places to 24th) among bowlers are the other Thai players to progress. Zimbabwe’s, Chipo Mugeri (44th) and Mary-Anne Musonda (66th) have re-entered the list for batters while Precious Marange (63rd) has made it back to the bowlers’ list.

In the latest weekly rankings update that includes matches of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, Ireland’s Eimear Richardson has moved up 13 places to 70th place among batters on the back of a half-century against the Netherlands while her compatriot Rebecca Stokell has advanced 20 places to 87th position.

In the rankings for bowlers, Scotland’s Katherine Fraser’s three-wicket hauls against Ireland and Germany have lifted her 15 places to 41st position while her team-mate Priyanaz Chatterji has gained 11 slots and is 76th.

The Netherlands’ Frederique Overdijk, who returned a world record figure of seven for three to restrict France to 33 and help win by nine wickets in Cartagana, Spain, has rocketed 82 slots to 160th position.

For more information, contact:
Headquarters,
International Cricket Council (ICC)
Street 69, Dubai Sports City,
Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +97-143828800
Fax: +97-143828600
E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com
Website: www.icc-cricket.com

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

Action against doctors and medical students condemned

Islamabad, August 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) condemns the recent use of force by the police against a peaceful protest of doctors and medical students regarding National Licensing Exam (NLE) at Lahore. “The imposition of the National Licensing Exam by the Pakistan Medical Commission on local graduates is a mistrust of its own approved medical universities.”

President PIMA Punjab Dr Shabbir Ahmed, General Secretary Dr Iftikhar Burney and President PIMA Lahore Prof Muhammad Humayun said in a joint statement on Saturday that the use of force against the medical community is shameful as it risks its life in the Corona pandemic to treat citizens on the front line.

We strongly believe that the government should take all the stakeholders on board regarding any policy change. We hope that the concerned authorities would resort to dialogue with representative bodies of doctors and medical students rather than physical assault to amicably resolve this issue. PIMA demanded the government to initiate a process of consultation with all stakeholders in the interest of public health and formulate a consensus strategy for medical reform to ensure better health of the people.

For more information, contact:
Media Coordinator,
Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA)
Central Secretariat, 12-Shalimar Centre, 2nd Floor,
F-8 Markaz, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-2261943
Fax: +92-51-2857132
Cell: +92-332-5564935
Email: pima@dsl.net.pk, media.pima@gmail.com
Website: www.pima.org.pk

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship Trials of Punjab’s two teams will start on August 28

Lahore, August 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh has announced that the trials for the selection of Punjab’s two teams for participation in First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship will start on August 28, 2021 at National Hockey Stadium.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, in a statement on Friday said that Sports Board Punjab’s selection committee comprising General Manager Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Women Wing Ms Tanzeela Amir Cheema, Deputy Director Chand Perveen, Ms Abda Tanveer, Ms Rahat Khan, Secretary Punjab Hockey Association Asif Naz Khokhar, Rana Khalid Iqbal and Shahid Nizami will conduct the trials of young female players belonging to Punjab’s all nine divisions.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh informed that the trials of Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala divisions will be conducted on August 28, 2021 at National Hockey Stadium at 10.00am while the players from Sahiwal, Sargodha and Rawalpindi divisions will appear for trials on August 29. “The trials of three divisions Multan, Bahawalpur and DG Khan will be taken on August 30 at the same venue”.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh further informed that Punjab’s two teams will be announced on August 30 after a lengthy process of trials. “The camp training of selected players will start from August 31, 2021,” he added. Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh said that all the 12 participating teams of upcoming First Chief Minister Punjab 5-a-Side National Women Hockey Championship will be chosen purely on merit and strict directions have been passed on to the selection committee in this regard.

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021

Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab and Lahore College for Women University sign MoU

Lahore, August 31, 2021 (PPI-OT):Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab and Lahore College for Women University signed an MoU for the promotion of sports on Thursday. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani and Vice-Chancellor Lahore College for Women University Bushra Mirza signed the MoU documents. Additional Secretary Sports Maria Tariq and Deputy Secretary Admin Ashraf Gujjar were also present on this occasion.

Talking on this occasion, Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani urged the youth to take part in maximum sports activities. “We can build a healthy society by promoting sports culture among the young generation. Sports and Youth Affairs Department Punjab is providing modern sports facilities to female players belonging to all sports disciplines”.

Lahore College for Women University also organized an exhibition cricket match in connection with Independence Day celebrations. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani was the chief guest on this occasion. He also distributed prizes among the top performers of both teams.