A special meeting of the Board of Governors of Cadet College Petaro was held at the Chief Minister's House, led by President Asif Ali Zardari. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was also present and thanked President Zardari for holding the meeting. "It’s a privilege for us to host a meeting of this prestigious institution," said the Chief Minister. The meeting was attended by MPA Dr. Sikandar Ali Shoro, Chief Secretary Asif Haider Shah, Principal Secretary Agha Wasif, Secretary Abdul Rahim Sheikh, and Finance Secretary Fayyaz Ahmed Jatoi. Other participants included Chairman Board of Governors and Commander Karachi Vice Admiral Muhammad Faisal Abbasi, Secretary to the President Muhammad Shakeel Malik, Commodore Rashid Nazir, Captain Abdul Ghaffar, Air Commodore Atir Amir, and several others. President Zardari welcomed everyone, saying, "Cadet College Petaro is my alma mater. I studied here, and it’s very close to my heart. I want to contribute to its growth....
*Conversion of Exclamatory and Optative Sentences* *(From Direct to Indirect Speech)* While converting exclamatory and Optative Sentences from Direct to Indirect Speech the following general rules have to be observed: *Rules (1):* In the case of exclamatory sentences the Reporting Verb is changed to exclaim with sorrow/Joy/fear/anger, etc., applaud, regret, curse, coy out or any other such verb that properly conveys the tone of exclamation. *Rules (2):* In the case of Optative Sentences the Reporting Verb is changed to wish/pray/ long for/yearn/earnestly desire, etc. *Rules (3):* The Conjunction “that” is used to introduce the Reported Speech *Rules (4):* The Exclamatory or Optative sentence is changed into an assertive one before it is put into Indirect Speech. *Rules (5):* Interjections and exclamations are omitted and their sense conveyed by means of adverbs or adverbial phrases. *Ru...