Pakistani footballers break into international scene

Agencies May 18, 2011

Both Naveed and Mahmood have signed two-month loan contracts with Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) of Nepal for the 2011 Nepal Martyr's Memorial A-Division League campaign. -File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani footballers Naveed Akram and Mahmood Ali of Wapda FC have become the first two footballers in over four decades to accept offers to play in foreign football leagues.

Both Naveed and Mahmood have signed two-month loan contracts with Saraswoti Youth Club (SYC) of Nepal for the 2011 Nepal Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League campaign which is already underway.

The loan periods began mid-May and ends in mid-July 2011, which coincides with the final two months of the three month long Nepal A-Division League season, with the top eight teams out of eighteen will then play in the Nepal National League 2011, according to a press release.

Midfield maestro Mahmood Ali from Quetta and dynamic fullback Naveed Akram from Multan have expressed their desire to make all Pakistani football fans proud by giving their best in Nepal.

Naveed said that this is an honour for him and Mahmood to be given the chance to play in a foreign league to really experience international club football.

“It was my dream as a footballer to play outside Pakistan and I am thankful to SYC and the people at both GoalNepal.Com and FootballPakistan.Com (FPDC) for helping both of us to avail this golden opportunity.”

The two Wapda starters have managed to complete all required NOCs (No Objection Certificates) from Wapda Sports Board and the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), as well as contract signing for registration with All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) and are hopeful to be eligible to make their debut in SYC’s next game against rivals Brigade Boys Club.

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دستگیری یک طالب مسلح در ولایت بامیان

جمعه ٠٧ دلو ١٣٩٠ ساعت ١٢:٠٧
مقام های امنیتی در ولایت بامیان می گویند در عملیاتی که توسط نیروهای ریاست امنیت ملی این ولایت راه اندازی شده بود، یک طالب مسلح با مقداری اسلحه و مهمات دستگیر شده است.

به گفته مقام های محلی ولایت بامیان این دستگیری،اولین باری است که در ولایت بامیان اتفاق می افتد

سمونوال غلام سخی نیک پی آمر امنیت قوماندانی امنیه بامیان در پیوند به این موضوع به خبرگزاری بخدی گفت:" شخصی به نام ملازوی که با نیروهای طالبان در ولسوالی تاله و برف ولایت بغلان همکاری داشت، روز گذشته در یک عملیات نیروهای امنیتی بامیان دستگیر شده است".

نکیپی افزود:" اسلحه و مهماتی که از نزد این شخص بدست آمده شامل پنج فیر مرمی راکت انداز،یک میل تفنگچه تی تی روسی،هفت شاژور مرمی کلاشینکوف،یک عدد ماین ضد تانک مجهز با سیستم ویرنگ،یک عدد بمب دستی، یک میل تفنگ چره یی، یک عدد دوربین راکت انداز، یک عدد دوربین عادی، دو عدد پرتله کلاشینکوف، 218 فیر مرمی پیکا و 19 فیر مرمی دهشکه است".

به گفته آمر امنیت قوماندانی امنیه بامیان؛ این فرد مسلح مربوط به گروه طالبان از دره شکاری ولسوالی شیبر بامیان دستگیر شده که دوسیه نسبتی او همراه با سلاح و مهمات بدست آمده رسماً به سارنوالی مبارزه علیه جرایم داخلی و خارجی این ولایت تسلیم داده می شود.

گفتنی است که در سال روان این اولین بار است که یک فرد مسلح مربوط به گروه طالبان از ساحه ولایت بامیان دستگیر شده است.

محمد زمان احمدی - بامیان

Bokhdi News

QUETTA--FIRING 3 KILD

Brutal killings: Deweaponisation is the answer

TARGET killings have become order of the day in the country and the authorities seem to have no answer to control the situation. Three lawyers and five others were killed in Karachi and another three in Quetta on Wednesday in what appears to be a free for all to take the lives of innocent people and law enforcement machinery unable to nab the culprits.

The lawyers fraternity boycotted the courts on Thursday to protest against the killings and some other organisations also organised demonstrations in Karachi and Quetta against the incidents. Angry people set tyres on fire on roads suspending traffic on Shahra-e-Faisal and National Highway but that is no solution and in fact it is like playing in the hands of subversive elements that want to destabilize the country on the orders of their masters. These killings are the result of massive weaponisation of the society. In Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa too weapons are being indiscriminately used to settle scores on grounds of personal enmity and in marriage parties and electioneering days aerial firings have become a culture. Though there is a ban on display of weapons but one may say that weapons, in the VIP circles security guards accompanying the political leaders openly display theirS arms giving terrifying scenes which is not symbol of a civilized society. Similarly terrorist groups and members of different mafias are heavily armed and they roam around freely creating a psychological dent in the society. In such an environment, people with some resources also acquire illegal weapons for their personal security and there is huge demand for such weapons all over the country. In a society where every third person is armed with legal or illegal weapons, one can expect killings on petty issues and with the passage of time the situation will certainly deteriorate. To prevent it, the only answer is deweaponisation and a total ban on issuance of arms licences. We understand that it is easy to suggest and difficult to implement but it is the foremost duty of the government to provide security to its citizens and it will have to find a way out to end the menace of target killings.

Pakistan Observer