Ijaz Butt:Pakistan To Play T20 Series in USA
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to play a T20 match series in United States of America (USA). The actual schedule would be decided later. PCB chief Ijaz Butt said that Pakistan would play in USA in accordance with the ICC policy of promoting cricket in the region.
Ijaz Butt informed that he had not spoken on IPL-3 issue with the Indian Cricket Board during the ICC meeting. He also said that the International Cricket Body has decided to award him with a medal for his services to cricket.
Ijaz Butt:Pakistan To Play T20 Series in USA was first posted on February 12, 2010 at 12:22 pm.
Vancouver 2010
Vancouver 2010, The notice went out during the summer of 2008 for volunteer opportunities at the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. The Vancouver Olympics Organizing Committee (VANOC) estimated over 75,000 people throughout Canada and the world applied.
At that time, applicants had to fill out a five-page, online form which required some computer savvy.
This was the first stage of the rocket, so to speak. The organizers were very clear about expectations. It was like a caveat emptor. For instance:
* for sports-specific venues and Olympic villages there would be a minimum of 13 shifts ranging from 8-10 hours each
* for ceremonies, team members would be required to contribute hundreds of hours
* it would be necessary to communicate electronically
* accommodation in Vancouver or Whistler, while not mandatory, was tantamount to being so in practice
* attendance at training sessions was also mandatory
If one felt that they could rise to the challenge then they sent in the application. That first thrust was jettisoned and applicants waited for…
Stage Two- Olympic Dream or Reality
Several months later, if the applicant received a phone call from VANOC, there was an invitation to begin the Olympic journey, although it was made clear that it was not a guarantee of a position. First the potential volunteer had to procure a security check with the police and bring it and a passport preferably to a mandatory introductory, five hour, training session at the Pacific National Exhibition site on Vancouver’s Hasting St., at his/her own expense.
Read more at Suite101: Volunteering For Vancouver’s 2010 Olympics: Over 25,000 Volunteers Successfully Complete Their Own Olympic Dream .
Vancouver 2010 was first posted on February 12, 2010 at 3:10 pm.
Govt begins operation against illegal Madrassas in Islamabad
Lahore, Pakistan: The government has launched crackdown against unregistered Madrassas in Islamabad as law enforcement agencies arrested 5 suspected persons during a raid on a Madrasah in Islamabad.
The decision to launch operation against unregistered Madrassas was made during a meeting of Interior Ministry. According to sources, there are more than 18 Madrassas in Islamabad and its neighboring areas. As part of the operation, the law enforcement agencies raided Jamia Muhammadia situated in sector F-6/4 of Islamabad and arrested 5 suspects after surrounding the Madrasah.
The government had directed all Madrassas to complete their registration a month earlier.
Govt begins operation against illegal Madrassas in Islamabad was first posted on October 18, 2009 at 11:07 pm.
