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Rio de Janeiro Olympics: Brazil requested to Pakistan for security assistance during the Olympics games. By.Sufi Haroon Islamabad –First time in the history of the Olympics games the Pakistan Army / ISI is going to provide security assistance during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports at Brazil. The Brazil has been requested during the Rio Olympics. Sports World PK com receved the information that the Brazilian authority has been approached and requested at the “Order of Merit” awarded high military honors ceremony. The Pakistan army is the vital part of international peace keeping services. The Brazilian Defense Minister met Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and requested the security through Pakistan top security agency ISI. The Brazilian Security personnel and top military intelligence officials is associated with Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian Defense Ministry’s Chief already declared Pak Army /ISI as the world’s best intelligence agency. More over that a Brazilian’s government watchdog said in an interview that “flaws” in Brazil’s border security is a “big concern” heading toward next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Augusto Nardes, a government auditor, told that police and military need better ways to control the country’s 17,000 kilometer-long (10,500-mile) border, which touches 10 countries and runs through remote areas of the Amazon jungle.“We are aware that we have seven months to correct (the problem),” Nardes said, with security issues for the Olympics on the rise following the deadly attacks almost two weeks ago in Paris.However, Public Security Secretary Regina Miki dismissed those concerns.Miki said Brazil’s policing was also questioned before the World Cup in 2014, when thousands of police and soldiers were deployed to keep order.“The Olympics in Rio will be held in total security,” she said.Andrei Rodrigues, a former bodyguard for President Dilma Rousseff and since 2013 managing Brazil’s security for special events, said the Paris attacks did not change Olympic security planning.“Brazil is now a reference in big events, we have know-how,” he said.However, independent security consultant Paulo Storani disagreed.“Brazil’s public security plan for the Olympics is a total improvisation,” he told The Associated Press. “There are no deadlines for things to happen. It is hard to know who is responsible for what.”As in most Olympics, Brazil is working with many countries, including France and the United States, to improve security. Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, in an interview with The Associated Press, said Brazil’s experience of holding last year’s World Cup was an advantage. But he said security experts from previous Olympics, who have been regularly visiting Rio, would return in the next few months.“The idea would be to review again the plans in detail and see, considering the overall situation, if some other extra measures could be implemented.”He did not offer details.Rio’s top state security official, Jose Mariano Beltrame, said last week that preventing terrorism has “always been the No. 1 priority” in Olympic planning, even though Brazil does not have a history of attacks.The more visible problem in Rio is endemic street crime, with frequent assaults in high-profile tourist spots like Copacabana and Ipanema beaches.Much of the violence takes place in sprawling hillside slums, where police are outnumbered by armed gangs. Some of these areas border Rio’s famous beach areas in the south of the city, which will host several Olympic events.Beltrame said there would be 60,000-65,000 police on the streets during the Aug. 5-21 Olympics, with a contingency force of another 15,000 troops awaiting deployment in case of an emergency. Several months ago Beltrame said an extra 30,000 might be needed to provide “ideal” security. More over that the 2016 Summer Olympics are commonly known as Rio 2016, as this competition will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since the award of the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, the city’s crime problems have received more attention. A police helicopter was shot down over a favela during one of the city’s many drug wars, and the pilot was killed in the incident. Rio’s mayor has admitted that there are “big issues” facing the city in securing the Games from violence. However, he also said that such concerns and issues were presented to the IOC throughout the bidding process. The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro also highlighted the fact that London faced security problems, with a terrorist attack occurring on the day following the IOC session that chose the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.The IOC, however, has expressed optimism regarding the ability of the city and the nation of Brazil to address these concerns, saying that seven years is enough time for Rio de Janeiro to clean up its crime problem. IOC spokesman Mark Adams stated in an interview that “we have confidence in their capacity to deliver a safe Games in seven years. Security is of course a very important aspect of any Olympic Games no matter where it is in the world. This is of course entirely under the national, regional and city authorities. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil, noted that the city has hosted other high-profile events without major incidents, for example the 2007 Pan American Games. Rio de Janeiro is planning to pacify local neighborhoods, or favelas. Community-based Police Pacification Units (UPPs) will be used to build trust in individual communities through the use of street patrols and civic work. Moreover, The Regional Institute of Public Safety reported that the homicide rate of Rio de Janeiro for the first five months of 2012 was at its lowest in the past 21 years, with 10.9 homicides for every 100,000 habitants. Nonetheless, despite the decline in homicides and human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch urged Brazil to investigate extrajudicial killings. The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. The other finalists were Madrid, Spain; Chicago, United States; and Tokyo, Japan. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Hemisphere. The games will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009.These sporting events will take place across 33 venues spread across four regions of the city namely – Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, andMaracanã. The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on 16 May 2007. The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by 13 September 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by 14 January 2008. Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on 4 June 2008: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo (which hosted the1964 Summer Olympics and will host again in 2020). The IOC did not promote Doha to the Candidature phase, despite scoring higher than selected candidate city Rio de Janeiro, due to their intent of hosting the Olympics in October, outside of the IOC’s sporting calendar. Prague and Baku also failed to make the cut. Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco headed the 10-member Evaluation Commission, having also chaired the evaluation commission for the 2012 Summer Olympics bids. The commission made on-site inspections in the second quarter of 2009. They issued a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members on 2 September, one month before elections. Many restrictions are in place designed to prevent bidding cities from communicating with or influencing directly the 115 voting members. Cities may not invite any IOC member to visit nor may they send anything that could be construed as a gift. Nonetheless, bidding cities invest large sums in their PR and media programs in an attempt to indirectly influence the IOC members by garnering domestic support, support from sports media and general international media.The then-President Lula (center with flag), Brazilian footballer Pelé(hugging) and then-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro Sérgio Cabral(right) when, in 2009, Rio was announced as host. The final voting was held on 2 October 2009, in Copenhagen with Chicago and Rio de Janeiro perceived as favorites to land the games. Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated after the first and second rounds of voting, respectively, while Rio de Janeiro took a significant lead over Madrid heading into the final round. The lead held and Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of 2016 Summer Olympics. Failed bids from other South American cities include Buenos Aires(1936, 1956, 1968, 2004), Cali (1976, 1988, 2004), and Brasília, which withdrew during the 2000 Summer Olympic bidding process.

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Subh-e-Nau Tennis- Top seeds confirm participation Islamabad- Most of the top seed tennis players have confirmed their entries for Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship which will be played from 30th November (Monday) here at PTF Tennis Complex Tennis Courts. Davis Cupper and seasoned Pakistani tennis veteran Aqeel Khan, Shahza Khan, M. Abid, top junior player M. Mudassar and leading ladies player Sara Mansoor among others have confirmed their entries for their respective categories of the tournament. It is expected that more than 150 players will take part in this 6 days tennis gala. Players can take part in 5 different categories which include Men’s Singles, Ladies Singles, and Men’s Doubles, Boys Juniors U-18 and Boys Juniors U-14. This event will carry a prize money of 0.3 million with handsome daily allowances for outstation economy class train fare will be paid to junior players. Interested players can send their entries latest by 29th November (Sunday). Players can contact Tournament referee at 0333-5158971 or Coordinator at 051-4432194 and 0321-7059269. Draws for qualifying round of Men’s Singles will be taken out at 4:00pm on Sunday at event venue.

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Subh-e-Nau Tennis- Top seeds confirm participation Islamabad- Most of the top seed tennis players have confirmed their entries for Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship which will be played from 30th November (Monday) here at PTF Tennis Complex Tennis Courts. Davis Cupper and seasoned Pakistani tennis veteran Aqeel Khan, Shahza Khan, M. Abid, top junior player M. Mudassar and leading ladies player Sara Mansoor among others have confirmed their entries for their respective categories of the tournament. It is expected that more than 150 players will take part in this 6 days tennis gala. Players can take part in 5 different categories which include Men’s Singles, Ladies Singles, and Men’s Doubles, Boys Juniors U-18 and Boys Juniors U-14. This event will carry a prize money of 0.3 million with handsome daily allowances for outstation economy class train fare will be paid to junior players. Interested players can send their entries latest by 29th November (Sunday). Players can contact Tournament referee at 0333-5158971 or Coordinator at 051-4432194 and 0321-7059269. Draws for qualifying round of Men’s Singles will be taken out at 4:00pm on Sunday at event venue.

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Subh-e-Nau Tennis- Top seeds confirm participation Islamabad- Most of the top seed tennis players have confirmed their entries for Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship which will be played from 30th November (Monday) here at PTF Tennis Complex Tennis Courts. Davis Cupper and seasoned Pakistani tennis veteran Aqeel Khan, Shahza Khan, M. Abid, top junior player M. Mudassar and leading ladies player Sara Mansoor among others have confirmed their entries for their respective categories of the tournament. It is expected that more than 150 players will take part in this 6 days tennis gala. Players can take part in 5 different categories which include Men’s Singles, Ladies Singles, and Men’s Doubles, Boys Juniors U-18 and Boys Juniors U-14. This event will carry a prize money of 0.3 million with handsome daily allowances for outstation economy class train fare will be paid to junior players. Interested players can send their entries latest by 29th November (Sunday). Players can contact Tournament referee at 0333-5158971 or Coordinator at 051-4432194 and 0321-7059269. Draws for qualifying round of Men’s Singles will be taken out at 4:00pm on Sunday at event venue.

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Bajwa Cricket Academy beat Blue Sky cricket club by 281 runs in T20 super league 2015 played at Ayub National Park Cricket Ground Rawalpindi. BY;ASGHAR ALI MUBARAK Rawalpindi

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Bajwa Cricket Academy beat Blue Sky cricket club by 281 runs in T20 super league 2015 played at Ayub National Park Cricket Ground Rawalpindi. BY;ASGHAR ALI MUBARAK Rawalpindi

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New Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation to improve health system in Panjab ®Currently DGHS is looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases Bird flu Polio etc By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation is established at Lahore. Currently DGHS was looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases including bird flu ,Malaria, TB, polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis, AIDS, ARI, diarrhoeal diseases, typhoid, meningitis, hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, rabies, plague, influenza, etc.Despite having full-fledged Provincial and Directorate General of HealthServices (DGHS) for implementation of policies and monitoring of health delivery system in the province, the Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation .The Punjab GOVERNAMENT Rs 749.519 million rupees will be spent in respect of operational cost, has raised a serious question on the ‘intention of the planners. Recruitment of top administrative and lower staff for this unit including, Director General M&E (Health), Director PHIS, Director Assessments & Survey, Director Field Monitoring & Evaluation was under process. The government of Punjab will also have offered high salary of Management Package (MP-I) and (MPII) scale to these officers.According to sourses the job of this unit would be to keep an eye on progress of all the public sector institutions, vertical programs as well as development projects in Punjab and to provide information about the achievements and gaps in Health Department to the Secretary Health and others concerned.A source in the Health Department on the condition of anonymity told that the Provincial Health Departmentoperates under the administrative control of Secretary Health, Punjab who is the head of provincial Health Department. The Health Department has two main functions including policy-making and regulatory function.To ease the burden or work, the Punjab government has bifurcated the Health System in to two parallel departments with the name of Medical Education and Tertiary care hospitals while other one Secondary & primary health care.On the other hand Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is also the main arm of provincial health department for programme coordination, implementation and monitoring.

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New Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation to improve health system in Panjab ®Currently DGHS is looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases Bird flu Polio etc By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation is established at Lahore. Currently DGHS was looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases including bird flu ,Malaria, TB, polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis, AIDS, ARI, diarrhoeal diseases, typhoid, meningitis, hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, rabies, plague, influenza, etc.Despite having full-fledged Provincial and Directorate General of HealthServices (DGHS) for implementation of policies and monitoring of health delivery system in the province, the Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation .The Punjab GOVERNAMENT Rs 749.519 million rupees will be spent in respect of operational cost, has raised a serious question on the ‘intention of the planners. Recruitment of top administrative and lower staff for this unit including, Director General M&E (Health), Director PHIS, Director Assessments & Survey, Director Field Monitoring & Evaluation was under process. The government of Punjab will also have offered high salary of Management Package (MP-I) and (MPII) scale to these officers.According to sourses the job of this unit would be to keep an eye on progress of all the public sector institutions, vertical programs as well as development projects in Punjab and to provide information about the achievements and gaps in Health Department to the Secretary Health and others concerned.A source in the Health Department on the condition of anonymity told that the Provincial Health Departmentoperates under the administrative control of Secretary Health, Punjab who is the head of provincial Health Department. The Health Department has two main functions including policy-making and regulatory function.To ease the burden or work, the Punjab government has bifurcated the Health System in to two parallel departments with the name of Medical Education and Tertiary care hospitals while other one Secondary & primary health care.On the other hand Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is also the main arm of provincial health department for programme coordination, implementation and monitoring.

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS TO OUTSTANDING PAKISTANI JOURNALISTS By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, HE Philip Barton CMG OBE hosted a ceremony to award fellowships to seven exceptionally talented journalists from Pakistani media. The High Commissioner presented the fellowship awards under the South Asia Journalism Programme to the selected journalists. The British High Commissioner also welcomed back the 18 Pakistani Scholars from the 2014/15 Chevening Scholarship programme, who have returned from the UK this year after completing their fully-funded one-year master-level studies.The 2016 SAJP Fellowship is a tailor-made journalism skills development course developed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office for high calibre journalists. The programme will enable journalists to explore different ways in which the media can play a role in democratic processes. It also focuses on the ways in which the media are accountable, and the wider context within which political institutions operate.The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, HE Philip Barton CMG OBE at this occion Congratulating the selected Chevening Fellows of the SAJP Programme the British High Commissioner said:“I am pleased to see today the selected fellows of Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme and the returning scholars from the Chevening one year masters programme.“I congratulate the SAJP Fellows on making it through the tough selection process. They should be proud of being selected for the Chevening Fellowship. He said that the South Asia Journalism Programme is unique for this region and the fellowship is a great professional development opportunity to identify and support the next generation of media leaders from the South Asia region.“I also welcome our Chevening class of 2014/15 who have returned to Pakistan with new knowledge, improved confidence and new skills after the successful completion of their courses in the UK. The Chevening Scholarship brings immediate benefits for individual scholars and long-term benefits for the UK and Pakistan by creating a wealth of shared knowledge and skills.“Very few get the opportunity to study in the UK at this level. I hope that those who do develop an appreciation of UK policies and approaches and bear these in mind when contributing to developments in their country.”The Pakistan remains one of the top priority countries for Chevening awards. This year Chevening received record number of applications from across the globe and more eligible application from Pakistan as compared to the last year. This shows the importance the UK puts in its relationship with Pakistan.”The South Asia Journalism Programme Fellows will attend course in London at the University of Westminster’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. They will participate in seven weeks of lectures, visits, and discussions that introduce them to key UK academics, media, and political figures in the field. They will also spend time meeting their peers in some of the UK’s top media organisations, as well as running a symposium on a topic of their choice in the final week. Following is the list of this year’s selected Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme Fellows is: Sr # Name Employer 1. Tariq Mahmood 92 News Channel 2. Rasheed Khan Safi Daily Mashriq Peshawar/Radio Buraq 3. Fakhar Durrani The News International 4. Naureen Shams FM 107 5. Alefia Hussain The News on Sunday – Jang Group of Publications 6. Nazish Zafar Geo News 7. Abdul Waseem Abbasi The News International The creation of the alumni-led Chevening Alumni Association of Pakistan offers a platform for participants – whatever field they have chosen to pursue – to share their ideas on how to strengthen Pakistan and to work together for the betterment of the country. Picture Caption: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, HE Philip Barton CMG OBE with talented Pakistani journalists selected under the Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme. (From left to right) Mr. Rasheed Khan Safi, Ms. Nazish Zafar, Mr. Philip Barton, Mr. Tariq Mahmood, Mr.Fakhar Durrani and Mr. Abdul Waseem Abbasi. برطانوی ہائی کمشنر کی جانب سے بہترین پاکستانی صحافیوں کو فیلو شپ دی گئی … اسلام آباد …….اصغر علی مبارک پاکستان کے لیے برطانوی ہائی کمشنر فلپ بارٹن )کمپینین آف دی آرڈر آف سینٹ مائیکل اینڈ سینٹ جارج، آرڈر آف دی برٹش ایمپائر( نے آج ایک تقریب کی میزبانی کرتے ہوئے پاکستانی ذرائع ابلاغ میں اعلٰی کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کرنے والے سات صحافیوں کو فیلو شپ اعزاز کیں۔ برطانوی ہائی کمشنر کی جانب سے منتخب صحافیوں کو سائوتھ ایشاء جرنلزم پروگرام کے تحت یہ فیلو شپ پیش کی گئیں۔ برطانوی فارن اینڈ کامن ویلتھ آفس کی جانب سے سائوتھ ایشاء جرنلزم پروگرام 2016 کے تحت یہ فیلو شپ اعلٰی پائے کے صحافیوں کی صلاحیتوں میں اضافے کے لیے خاص طور پر تیار کی گئی ہے۔ یہ پروگرام صحافیوں کی پیشہ ورانہ صلاحیتوں میں وسعت پیدا کرے گا جن کے ذریعے ذرائع ابلاغ جمہوری عمل کو پروان چڑھانے میں اپنا اہم کردار ادا کرتا ہے۔ اس پروگرام کی تیاری میں ذرائع ابلاغ پر عائد کی جانے والی ذمہ داریوں اور سیاسی اداروں کے کام کرنے کے سیاق و سباق پر بھی وسیع توجہ مرکوز کی گئی ہے۔ برطانوی ہائی کمشنر نے 2014 / 15 کے چیوننگ اسکالرشپ پروگرام کے تحت برطانیہ سے ایک سالہ ماسٹر لیول تعلیمی پروگرام مکمل کرکے واپس آنے والے اٹھارہ پاکستانی فضلاء کا بھی استقبال کیا۔سائوتھ ایشاء جرنلزم پروگرام 2016 کے منتخب شدہ صحافیوں کو مبارک باد دیتے ہوئے اور چیوننگ 2014 / 15 کے فارغ التحصیل کا خیرمقدم کرتے ہوئے برطانوی ہائی کمشنر نے کہا:” میرے لیے چیوننگ 2014 / 15 کے فارغ التحصیل اور سائوتھ ایشاء جرنلزم پروگرام 2016 کے منتخب شدہ صحافیوں سے ملاقات قابلِ مسرت ہے۔” سائوتھ ایشاء جرنلزم پروگرام 2016 کے مشکل انتخاب کے عمل سے گذر کر کامیاب ہونے والے فیلوز مبارکباد کے مستحق ہیں۔ سائوتھ ایشاء جرنلزم پروگرام اس خطے کے لئے منفرد ہے اور فیلوشپ پیشہ ورانہ صلاحیتوں میں اضافے اور جنوبی ایشیاءکے خطے کی آنے والی نسلوں میں سے ذرائع ابلاغ کے رہنمائوں کے ساتھ تعاون کے لیے بہترین موقع فراہم کرتی ہے۔”میں چیوننگ 2014 / 15 کے فارغ التحصیل کا بھی پاکستان واپسی پر خیرمقدم کرتا ہوں۔ یہ لوگ برطانیہ میں اپنے اپنے منتخب شدہ نصاب کے مطابق تعلیم مکمل کرکے اعلٰی تعلیم ، بہتر اعتماد اور نئی مہارت کے ساتھ وطن واپس آئے ہیں۔ چیوننگ اسکالر شپ فارغ التحصیل کے لیے انفرادی طور پر فوری فوائد مہیا کرتے ہوئے برطانیہ اور پاکستان کو مشترکہ علم اور ہنر کی دولت سے نوازتی ہے۔”برطانیہ جا کر ایسی اعلٰی سطح کی تعلیم حاصل کرنے کا موقع بہت کم افراد کو ملتا ہے۔ مجھے امید ہے کہ اس موقع سے فائدہ اٹھانے والے خوش قسمت اپنے ملک کی ترقی کے لیے کام کرتے ہوئے برطانیہ کی پالیسیوں اور نقطہ نظر کی افادیت کو بھی تسلیم کرتے ہوئے انہیں یاد رکھیں گے۔”پاکستان چیوننگ وظائف کے لیے اولین ترجیحی ممالک میں سے ایک ہے۔ اس سال دنیابھر میں چیویننگ پروگرام کے لیے وصول ہونے والی درخواستوں میں پچھلے سال کے مقابلے میں ریکارڈ اضافہ دیکھنے میں آیا۔ پاکستان میں زیادہ اہل افراد کی جانب سے درخواتیں وصول ہوئیں۔ یہ برطانیہ کی جانب سے پاکستان کی اہمیت کو ظاہر کرتا ہے.سائوتھ ایشاء جرنلزم پروگرام 2016 کے فیلوز لندن کی ویسٹ منسٹر یونیورسٹی کے ڈپارٹمنٹ آف جرنلزم اینڈ ماس کمیونی کیشن میں کورس میں شرکت کریں گے۔ سات ماہ کے عرصے پر محیط لیکچر، دورے اور بات چیت کے دوران فیلوز کو برطانیہ کے طریقہ تعلیم، ذائع ابلاغ اور سیاسی امور سے متعارف کرایا جائے گا۔ فیلوز کی ملاقات برطانوی ذرائع ابلاغ کے اعلٰی ترین نمائندوں سے کرائی جائے گی اور آخری ہفتے کے دوران وہ اپنے منتخب کردہ موضوع پر ایک سمپوزیم سے بھی خطاب کریں گے۔اس سال چیوننگ سائوتھ ایشیائ جرنلزم پروگرام میں منتخب ہونے والے فیلوز میں 92 نیوز چینل کے طارق محمود، روزنامہ مشرق پشاور \ ریڈیو برّاق کے رشید خان صافی، دی نیوز انٹرنیشنل کے فخر درّانی، ایف ایم 107 کی نورین شمس، دی نیوز آن سنڈے\ جنگ گروپ کی الیفیا حسین، جیو نیوز کی نازش ظفر اور دی نیوز انٹر نیشنل کے عبد الوسیم عباسی شامل ہیں۔چیوننگ اسکالر شپ کے فارغ التحصیل کی قائم کردہ چیوننگ المنائی ایسو سی ایشن آف پاکستان کی تشکیل سے پروگرام میں شامل ہونے والوں کو پاکستان کے استحکام اور ترقی کے لیے مل جل کر کام کرنے پر اپنے منتخب شدہ موضوعات پر اظہارِ خیال کے لیے ایک پلیٹ فارم بھی مہیا ہوگیا ہے۔

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New Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation to improve health system in Panjab ®Currently DGHS is looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases Bird flu Polio etc By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation is established at Lahore. Currently DGHS was looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases including bird flu ,Malaria, TB, polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis, AIDS, ARI, diarrhoeal diseases, typhoid, meningitis, hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, rabies, plague, influenza, etc.Despite having full-fledged Provincial and Directorate General of HealthServices (DGHS) for implementation of policies and monitoring of health delivery system in the province, the Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation .The Punjab GOVERNAMENT Rs 749.519 million rupees will be spent in respect of operational cost, has raised a serious question on the ‘intention of the planners. Recruitment of top administrative and lower staff for this unit including, Director General M&E (Health), Director PHIS, Director Assessments & Survey, Director Field Monitoring & Evaluation was under process. The government of Punjab will also have offered high salary of Management Package (MP-I) and (MPII) scale to these officers.According to sourses the job of this unit would be to keep an eye on progress of all the public sector institutions, vertical programs as well as development projects in Punjab and to provide information about the achievements and gaps in Health Department to the Secretary Health and others concerned.A source in the Health Department on the condition of anonymity told that the Provincial Health Departmentoperates under the administrative control of Secretary Health, Punjab who is the head of provincial Health Department. The Health Department has two main functions including policy-making and regulatory function.To ease the burden or work, the Punjab government has bifurcated the Health System in to two parallel departments with the name of Medical Education and Tertiary care hospitals while other one Secondary & primary health care.On the other hand Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is also the main arm of provincial health department for programme coordination, implementation and monitoring.

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New Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation to improve health system in Panjab ®Currently DGHS is looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases Bird flu Polio etc By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation is established at Lahore. Currently DGHS was looking after prevention and control of communicable diseases including bird flu ,Malaria, TB, polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis, AIDS, ARI, diarrhoeal diseases, typhoid, meningitis, hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, rabies, plague, influenza, etc.Despite having full-fledged Provincial and Directorate General of HealthServices (DGHS) for implementation of policies and monitoring of health delivery system in the province, the Health Department of Punjab has initiated process to establish a new Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation .The Punjab GOVERNAMENT Rs 749.519 million rupees will be spent in respect of operational cost, has raised a serious question on the ‘intention of the planners. Recruitment of top administrative and lower staff for this unit including, Director General M&E (Health), Director PHIS, Director Assessments & Survey, Director Field Monitoring & Evaluation was under process. The government of Punjab will also have offered high salary of Management Package (MP-I) and (MPII) scale to these officers.According to sourses the job of this unit would be to keep an eye on progress of all the public sector institutions, vertical programs as well as development projects in Punjab and to provide information about the achievements and gaps in Health Department to the Secretary Health and others concerned.A source in the Health Department on the condition of anonymity told that the Provincial Health Departmentoperates under the administrative control of Secretary Health, Punjab who is the head of provincial Health Department. The Health Department has two main functions including policy-making and regulatory function.To ease the burden or work, the Punjab government has bifurcated the Health System in to two parallel departments with the name of Medical Education and Tertiary care hospitals while other one Secondary & primary health care.On the other hand Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is also the main arm of provincial health department for programme coordination, implementation and monitoring.

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Rio de Janeiro Olympics: Brazil requested to Pakistan for security assistance during the Olympics games. By.Sufi Haroon…

29 Nov 2015

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Rio de Janeiro Olympics: Brazil requested to Pakistan for security assistance during the Olympics games. By.Sufi Haroon Islamabad –First time in the history of the Olympics games the Pakistan Army / ISI is going to provide security assistance during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports at Brazil. The Brazil has been requested during the Rio Olympics. Sports World PK com receved the information that the Brazilian authority has been approached and requested at the “Order of Merit” awarded high military honors ceremony. The Pakistan army is the vital part of international peace keeping services. The Brazilian Defense Minister met Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and requested the security through Pakistan top security agency ISI. The Brazilian Security personnel and top military intelligence officials is associated with Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian Defense Ministry’s Chief already declared Pak Army /ISI as the world’s best intelligence agency. More over that a Brazilian’s government watchdog said in an interview that “flaws” in Brazil’s border security is a “big concern” heading toward next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Augusto Nardes, a government auditor, told that police and military need better ways to control the country’s 17,000 kilometer-long (10,500-mile) border, which touches 10 countries and runs through remote areas of the Amazon jungle.“We are aware that we have seven months to correct (the problem),” Nardes said, with security issues for the Olympics on the rise following the deadly attacks almost two weeks ago in Paris.However, Public Security Secretary Regina Miki dismissed those concerns.Miki said Brazil’s policing was also questioned before the World Cup in 2014, when thousands of police and soldiers were deployed to keep order.“The Olympics in Rio will be held in total security,” she said.Andrei Rodrigues, a former bodyguard for President Dilma Rousseff and since 2013 managing Brazil’s security for special events, said the Paris attacks did not change Olympic security planning.“Brazil is now a reference in big events, we have know-how,” he said.However, independent security consultant Paulo Storani disagreed.“Brazil’s public security plan for the Olympics is a total improvisation,” he told The Associated Press. “There are no deadlines for things to happen. It is hard to know who is responsible for what.”As in most Olympics, Brazil is working with many countries, including France and the United States, to improve security. Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, in an interview with The Associated Press, said Brazil’s experience of holding last year’s World Cup was an advantage. But he said security experts from previous Olympics, who have been regularly visiting Rio, would return in the next few months.“The idea would be to review again the plans in detail and see, considering the overall situation, if some other extra measures could be implemented.”He did not offer details.Rio’s top state security official, Jose Mariano Beltrame, said last week that preventing terrorism has “always been the No. 1 priority” in Olympic planning, even though Brazil does not have a history of attacks.The more visible problem in Rio is endemic street crime, with frequent assaults in high-profile tourist spots like Copacabana and Ipanema beaches.Much of the violence takes place in sprawling hillside slums, where police are outnumbered by armed gangs. Some of these areas border Rio’s famous beach areas in the south of the city, which will host several Olympic events.Beltrame said there would be 60,000-65,000 police on the streets during the Aug. 5-21 Olympics, with a contingency force of another 15,000 troops awaiting deployment in case of an emergency. Several months ago Beltrame said an extra 30,000 might be needed to provide “ideal” security. More over that the 2016 Summer Olympics are commonly known as Rio 2016, as this competition will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since the award of the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, the city’s crime problems have received more attention. A police helicopter was shot down over a favela during one of the city’s many drug wars, and the pilot was killed in the incident. Rio’s mayor has admitted that there are “big issues” facing the city in securing the Games from violence. However, he also said that such concerns and issues were presented to the IOC throughout the bidding process. The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro also highlighted the fact that London faced security problems, with a terrorist attack occurring on the day following the IOC session that chose the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.The IOC, however, has expressed optimism regarding the ability of the city and the nation of Brazil to address these concerns, saying that seven years is enough time for Rio de Janeiro to clean up its crime problem. IOC spokesman Mark Adams stated in an interview that “we have confidence in their capacity to deliver a safe Games in seven years. Security is of course a very important aspect of any Olympic Games no matter where it is in the world. This is of course entirely under the national, regional and city authorities. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil, noted that the city has hosted other high-profile events without major incidents, for example the 2007 Pan American Games. Rio de Janeiro is planning to pacify local neighborhoods, or favelas. Community-based Police Pacification Units (UPPs) will be used to build trust in individual communities through the use of street patrols and civic work. Moreover, The Regional Institute of Public Safety reported that the homicide rate of Rio de Janeiro for the first five months of 2012 was at its lowest in the past 21 years, with 10.9 homicides for every 100,000 habitants. Nonetheless, despite the decline in homicides and human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch urged Brazil to investigate extrajudicial killings. The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. The other finalists were Madrid, Spain; Chicago, United States; and Tokyo, Japan. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Hemisphere. The games will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009.These sporting events will take place across 33 venues spread across four regions of the city namely – Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, andMaracanã. The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on 16 May 2007. The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by 13 September 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by 14 January 2008. Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on 4 June 2008: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo (which hosted the1964 Summer Olympics and will host again in 2020). The IOC did not promote Doha to the Candidature phase, despite scoring higher than selected candidate city Rio de Janeiro, due to their intent of hosting the Olympics in October, outside of the IOC’s sporting calendar. Prague and Baku also failed to make the cut. Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco headed the 10-member Evaluation Commission, having also chaired the evaluation commission for the 2012 Summer Olympics bids. The commission made on-site inspections in the second quarter of 2009. They issued a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members on 2 September, one month before elections. Many restrictions are in place designed to prevent bidding cities from communicating with or influencing directly the 115 voting members. Cities may not invite any IOC member to visit nor may they send anything that could be construed as a gift. Nonetheless, bidding cities invest large sums in their PR and media programs in an attempt to indirectly influence the IOC members by garnering domestic support, support from sports media and general international media.The then-President Lula (center with flag), Brazilian footballer Pelé(hugging) and then-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro Sérgio Cabral(right) when, in 2009, Rio was announced as host. The final voting was held on 2 October 2009, in Copenhagen with Chicago and Rio de Janeiro perceived as favorites to land the games. Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated after the first and second rounds of voting, respectively, while Rio de Janeiro took a significant lead over Madrid heading into the final round. The lead held and Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of 2016 Summer Olympics. Failed bids from other South American cities include Buenos Aires(1936, 1956, 1968, 2004), Cali (1976, 1988, 2004), and Brasília, which withdrew during the 2000 Summer Olympic bidding process.

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BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS TO OUTSTANDING PAKISTANI JOURNALISTS By.Asghar Ali Mubarak Islamabad- The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, HE Philip Barton CMG OBE hosted a ceremony to award fellowships to seven exceptionally talented journalists from Pakistani media. The High Commissioner presented the fellowship awards under the South Asia Journalism Programme to the selected journalists. The British High Commissioner also welcomed back the 18 Pakistani Scholars from the 2014/15 Chevening Scholarship programme, who have returned from the UK this year after completing their fully-funded one-year master-level studies.The 2016 SAJP Fellowship is a tailor-made journalism skills development course developed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office for high calibre journalists. The programme will enable journalists to explore different ways in which the media can play a role in democratic processes. It also focuses on the ways in which the media are accountable, and the wider context within which political institutions operate.The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, HE Philip Barton CMG OBE at this occion Congratulating the selected Chevening Fellows of the SAJP Programme the British High Commissioner said:“I am pleased to see today the selected fellows of Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme and the returning scholars from the Chevening one year masters programme.“I congratulate the SAJP Fellows on making it through the tough selection process. They should be proud of being selected for the Chevening Fellowship. He said that the South Asia Journalism Programme is unique for this region and the fellowship is a great professional development opportunity to identify and support the next generation of media leaders from the South Asia region.“I also welcome our Chevening class of 2014/15 who have returned to Pakistan with new knowledge, improved confidence and new skills after the successful completion of their courses in the UK. The Chevening Scholarship brings immediate benefits for individual scholars and long-term benefits for the UK and Pakistan by creating a wealth of shared knowledge and skills.“Very few get the opportunity to study in the UK at this level. I hope that those who do develop an appreciation of UK policies and approaches and bear these in mind when contributing to developments in their country.”The Pakistan remains one of the top priority countries for Chevening awards. This year Chevening received record number of applications from across the globe and more eligible application from Pakistan as compared to the last year. This shows the importance the UK puts in its relationship with Pakistan.”The South Asia Journalism Programme Fellows will attend course in London at the University of Westminster’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communications. They will participate in seven weeks of lectures, visits, and discussions that introduce them to key UK academics, media, and political figures in the field. They will also spend time meeting their peers in some of the UK’s top media organisations, as well as running a symposium on a topic of their choice in the final week. Following is the list of this year’s selected Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme Fellows is: Sr # Name Employer 1. Tariq Mahmood 92 News Channel 2. Rasheed Khan Safi Daily Mashriq Peshawar/Radio Buraq 3. Fakhar Durrani The News International 4. Naureen Shams FM 107 5. Alefia Hussain The News on Sunday Jang Group of Publications 6. Nazish Zafar Geo News 7. Abdul Waseem Abbasi The News International The creation of the alumni-led Chevening Alumni Association of Pakistan offers a platform for participants whatever field they have chosen to pursue to share their ideas on how to strengthen Pakistan and to work together for the betterment of the country. Picture Caption: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, HE Philip Barton CMG OBE with talented Pakistani journalists selected under the Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme. (From left to right) Mr. Rasheed Khan Safi, Ms. Nazish Zafar, Mr. Philip Barton, Mr. Tariq Mahmood, Mr.Fakhar Durrani and Mr. Abdul Waseem Abbasi.

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Rio de Janeiro Olympics: Brazil requested to Pakistan for security assistance during the Olympics games. By.Sufi Haroon Islamabad –First time in the history of the Olympics games the Pakistan Army / ISI is going to provide security assistance during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports at Brazil. The Brazil has been requested during the Rio Olympics. Sports World PK com receved the information that the Brazilian authority has been approached and requested at the “Order of Merit” awarded high military honors ceremony. The Pakistan army is the vital part of international peace keeping services. The Brazilian Defense Minister met Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and requested the security through Pakistan top security agency ISI. The Brazilian Security personnel and top military intelligence officials is associated with Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian Defense Ministry’s Chief already declared Pak Army /ISI as the world’s best intelligence agency. More over that a Brazilian’s government watchdog said in an interview that “flaws” in Brazil’s border security is a “big concern” heading toward next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Augusto Nardes, a government auditor, told that police and military need better ways to control the country’s 17,000 kilometer-long (10,500-mile) border, which touches 10 countries and runs through remote areas of the Amazon jungle.“We are aware that we have seven months to correct (the problem),” Nardes said, with security issues for the Olympics on the rise following the deadly attacks almost two weeks ago in Paris.However, Public Security Secretary Regina Miki dismissed those concerns.Miki said Brazil’s policing was also questioned before the World Cup in 2014, when thousands of police and soldiers were deployed to keep order.“The Olympics in Rio will be held in total security,” she said.Andrei Rodrigues, a former bodyguard for President Dilma Rousseff and since 2013 managing Brazil’s security for special events, said the Paris attacks did not change Olympic security planning.“Brazil is now a reference in big events, we have know-how,” he said.However, independent security consultant Paulo Storani disagreed.“Brazil’s public security plan for the Olympics is a total improvisation,” he told The Associated Press. “There are no deadlines for things to happen. It is hard to know who is responsible for what.”As in most Olympics, Brazil is working with many countries, including France and the United States, to improve security. Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, in an interview with The Associated Press, said Brazil’s experience of holding last year’s World Cup was an advantage. But he said security experts from previous Olympics, who have been regularly visiting Rio, would return in the next few months.“The idea would be to review again the plans in detail and see, considering the overall situation, if some other extra measures could be implemented.”He did not offer details.Rio’s top state security official, Jose Mariano Beltrame, said last week that preventing terrorism has “always been the No. 1 priority” in Olympic planning, even though Brazil does not have a history of attacks.The more visible problem in Rio is endemic street crime, with frequent assaults in high-profile tourist spots like Copacabana and Ipanema beaches.Much of the violence takes place in sprawling hillside slums, where police are outnumbered by armed gangs. Some of these areas border Rio’s famous beach areas in the south of the city, which will host several Olympic events.Beltrame said there would be 60,000-65,000 police on the streets during the Aug. 5-21 Olympics, with a contingency force of another 15,000 troops awaiting deployment in case of an emergency. Several months ago Beltrame said an extra 30,000 might be needed to provide “ideal” security. More over that the 2016 Summer Olympics are commonly known as Rio 2016, as this competition will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since the award of the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, the city’s crime problems have received more attention. A police helicopter was shot down over a favela during one of the city’s many drug wars, and the pilot was killed in the incident. Rio’s mayor has admitted that there are “big issues” facing the city in securing the Games from violence. However, he also said that such concerns and issues were presented to the IOC throughout the bidding process. The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro also highlighted the fact that London faced security problems, with a terrorist attack occurring on the day following the IOC session that chose the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.The IOC, however, has expressed optimism regarding the ability of the city and the nation of Brazil to address these concerns, saying that seven years is enough time for Rio de Janeiro to clean up its crime problem. IOC spokesman Mark Adams stated in an interview that “we have confidence in their capacity to deliver a safe Games in seven years. Security is of course a very important aspect of any Olympic Games no matter where it is in the world. This is of course entirely under the national, regional and city authorities. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil, noted that the city has hosted other high-profile events without major incidents, for example the 2007 Pan American Games. Rio de Janeiro is planning to pacify local neighborhoods, or favelas. Community-based Police Pacification Units (UPPs) will be used to build trust in individual communities through the use of street patrols and civic work. Moreover, The Regional Institute of Public Safety reported that the homicide rate of Rio de Janeiro for the first five months of 2012 was at its lowest in the past 21 years, with 10.9 homicides for every 100,000 habitants. Nonetheless, despite the decline in homicides and human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch urged Brazil to investigate extrajudicial killings. The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. The other finalists were Madrid, Spain; Chicago, United States; and Tokyo, Japan. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Hemisphere. The games will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009.These sporting events will take place across 33 venues spread across four regions of the city namely – Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, andMaracanã. The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on 16 May 2007. The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by 13 September 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by 14 January 2008. Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on 4 June 2008: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo (which hosted the1964 Summer Olympics and will host again in 2020). The IOC did not promote Doha to the Candidature phase, despite scoring higher than selected candidate city Rio de Janeiro, due to their intent of hosting the Olympics in October, outside of the IOC’s sporting calendar. Prague and Baku also failed to make the cut. Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco headed the 10-member Evaluation Commission, having also chaired the evaluation commission for the 2012 Summer Olympics bids. The commission made on-site inspections in the second quarter of 2009. They issued a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members on 2 September, one month before elections. Many restrictions are in place designed to prevent bidding cities from communicating with or influencing directly the 115 voting members. Cities may not invite any IOC member to visit nor may they send anything that could be construed as a gift. Nonetheless, bidding cities invest large sums in their PR and media programs in an attempt to indirectly influence the IOC members by garnering domestic support, support from sports media and general international media.The then-President Lula (center with flag), Brazilian footballer Pelé(hugging) and then-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro Sérgio Cabral(right) when, in 2009, Rio was announced as host. The final voting was held on 2 October 2009, in Copenhagen with Chicago and Rio de Janeiro perceived as favorites to land the games. Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated after the first and second rounds of voting, respectively, while Rio de Janeiro took a significant lead over Madrid heading into the final round. The lead held and Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of 2016 Summer Olympics. Failed bids from other South American cities include Buenos Aires(1936, 1956, 1968, 2004), Cali (1976, 1988, 2004), and Brasília, which withdrew during the 2000 Summer Olympic bidding process.

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Rio de Janeiro Olympics: Brazil requested to Pakistan for security assistance during the Olympics games. By.Sufi Haroon Islamabad –First time in the history of the Olympics games the Pakistan Army / ISI is going to provide security assistance during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports at Brazil. The Brazil has been requested during the Rio Olympics. Sports World PK com receved the information that the Brazilian authority has been approached and requested at the “Order of Merit” awarded high military honors ceremony. The Pakistan army is the vital part of international peace keeping services. The Brazilian Defense Minister met Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and requested the security through Pakistan top security agency ISI. The Brazilian Security personnel and top military intelligence officials is associated with Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian Defense Ministry’s Chief already declared Pak Army /ISI as the world’s best intelligence agency. More over that a Brazilian’s government watchdog said in an interview that “flaws” in Brazil’s border security is a “big concern” heading toward next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Augusto Nardes, a government auditor, told that police and military need better ways to control the country’s 17,000 kilometer-long (10,500-mile) border, which touches 10 countries and runs through remote areas of the Amazon jungle.“We are aware that we have seven months to correct (the problem),” Nardes said, with security issues for the Olympics on the rise following the deadly attacks almost two weeks ago in Paris.However, Public Security Secretary Regina Miki dismissed those concerns.Miki said Brazil’s policing was also questioned before the World Cup in 2014, when thousands of police and soldiers were deployed to keep order.“The Olympics in Rio will be held in total security,” she said.Andrei Rodrigues, a former bodyguard for President Dilma Rousseff and since 2013 managing Brazil’s security for special events, said the Paris attacks did not change Olympic security planning.“Brazil is now a reference in big events, we have know-how,” he said.However, independent security consultant Paulo Storani disagreed.“Brazil’s public security plan for the Olympics is a total improvisation,” he told The Associated Press. “There are no deadlines for things to happen. It is hard to know who is responsible for what.”As in most Olympics, Brazil is working with many countries, including France and the United States, to improve security. Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, in an interview with The Associated Press, said Brazil’s experience of holding last year’s World Cup was an advantage. But he said security experts from previous Olympics, who have been regularly visiting Rio, would return in the next few months.“The idea would be to review again the plans in detail and see, considering the overall situation, if some other extra measures could be implemented.”He did not offer details.Rio’s top state security official, Jose Mariano Beltrame, said last week that preventing terrorism has “always been the No. 1 priority” in Olympic planning, even though Brazil does not have a history of attacks.The more visible problem in Rio is endemic street crime, with frequent assaults in high-profile tourist spots like Copacabana and Ipanema beaches.Much of the violence takes place in sprawling hillside slums, where police are outnumbered by armed gangs. Some of these areas border Rio’s famous beach areas in the south of the city, which will host several Olympic events.Beltrame said there would be 60,000-65,000 police on the streets during the Aug. 5-21 Olympics, with a contingency force of another 15,000 troops awaiting deployment in case of an emergency. Several months ago Beltrame said an extra 30,000 might be needed to provide “ideal” security. More over that the 2016 Summer Olympics are commonly known as Rio 2016, as this competition will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since the award of the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, the city’s crime problems have received more attention. A police helicopter was shot down over a favela during one of the city’s many drug wars, and the pilot was killed in the incident. Rio’s mayor has admitted that there are “big issues” facing the city in securing the Games from violence. However, he also said that such concerns and issues were presented to the IOC throughout the bidding process. The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro also highlighted the fact that London faced security problems, with a terrorist attack occurring on the day following the IOC session that chose the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.The IOC, however, has expressed optimism regarding the ability of the city and the nation of Brazil to address these concerns, saying that seven years is enough time for Rio de Janeiro to clean up its crime problem. IOC spokesman Mark Adams stated in an interview that “we have confidence in their capacity to deliver a safe Games in seven years. Security is of course a very important aspect of any Olympic Games no matter where it is in the world. This is of course entirely under the national, regional and city authorities. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil, noted that the city has hosted other high-profile events without major incidents, for example the 2007 Pan American Games. Rio de Janeiro is planning to pacify local neighborhoods, or favelas. Community-based Police Pacification Units (UPPs) will be used to build trust in individual communities through the use of street patrols and civic work. Moreover, The Regional Institute of Public Safety reported that the homicide rate of Rio de Janeiro for the first five months of 2012 was at its lowest in the past 21 years, with 10.9 homicides for every 100,000 habitants. Nonetheless, despite the decline in homicides and human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch urged Brazil to investigate extrajudicial killings. The host city of Rio de Janeiro was announced at the 121st Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 October 2009. The other finalists were Madrid, Spain; Chicago, United States; and Tokyo, Japan. Rio will become the first South American city to host the Summer Olympics, the second city in Latin America to host the event after Mexico City in 1968, and the first since 2000 to be held in the Hemisphere. The games will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and more than 10,500 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will take part in this sporting event. The games will feature 28 sports — including rugby sevens and golf, which were added by the International Olympic Committee in 2009.These sporting events will take place across 33 venues spread across four regions of the city namely – Barra, Copacabana, Deodoro, andMaracanã. The bidding process for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games was officially launched on 16 May 2007. The first step for each city was to submit an initial application to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by 13 September 2007, confirming their intention to bid. Completed official bid files, containing answers to a 25-question IOC form, were to be submitted by each applicant city by 14 January 2008. Four candidate cities were chosen for the shortlist on 4 June 2008: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo (which hosted the1964 Summer Olympics and will host again in 2020). The IOC did not promote Doha to the Candidature phase, despite scoring higher than selected candidate city Rio de Janeiro, due to their intent of hosting the Olympics in October, outside of the IOC’s sporting calendar. Prague and Baku also failed to make the cut. Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco headed the 10-member Evaluation Commission, having also chaired the evaluation commission for the 2012 Summer Olympics bids. The commission made on-site inspections in the second quarter of 2009. They issued a comprehensive technical appraisal for IOC members on 2 September, one month before elections. Many restrictions are in place designed to prevent bidding cities from communicating with or influencing directly the 115 voting members. Cities may not invite any IOC member to visit nor may they send anything that could be construed as a gift. Nonetheless, bidding cities invest large sums in their PR and media programs in an attempt to indirectly influence the IOC members by garnering domestic support, support from sports media and general international media.The then-President Lula (center with flag), Brazilian footballer Pelé(hugging) and then-governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro Sérgio Cabral(right) when, in 2009, Rio was announced as host. The final voting was held on 2 October 2009, in Copenhagen with Chicago and Rio de Janeiro perceived as favorites to land the games. Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated after the first and second rounds of voting, respectively, while Rio de Janeiro took a significant lead over Madrid heading into the final round. The lead held and Rio de Janeiro was announced as host of 2016 Summer Olympics. Failed bids from other South American cities include Buenos Aires(1936, 1956, 1968, 2004), Cali (1976, 1988, 2004), and Brasília, which withdrew during the 2000 Summer Olympic bidding process.

Subh-e-Nau Tennis- Top seeds confirm participation Islamabad- Most of the top seed tennis players have confirmed their entries for Subh-e-Nau National Tennis Championship which will be played from 30th November (Monday) here at PTF Tennis Complex Tennis Courts. Davis Cupper and seasoned Pakistani tennis veteran Aqeel Khan, Shahza Khan, M. Abid, top junior player M. Mudassar and leading ladies player Sara Mansoor among others have confirmed their entries for their respective categories of the tournament. It is expected that more than 150 players will take part in this 6 days tennis gala. Players can take part in 5 different categories which include Men’s Singles, Ladies Singles, and Men’s Doubles, Boys Juniors U-18 and Boys Juniors U-14. This event will carry a prize money of 0.3 million with handsome daily allowances for outstation economy class train fare will be paid to junior players. Interested players can send their entries latest by 29th November (Sunday). Players can contact Tournament referee at 0333-5158971 or Coordinator at 051-4432194 and 0321-7059269. Draws for qualifying round of Men’s Singles will be taken out at 4:00pm on Sunday at event venue.