PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from August 2003:
District: Man Killed.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Mirpur Khas, Aug.01 PPI: One person was killed as he was crushed under the debris of the wall of his house in a village near here. ...
Two nabbed red handed.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Mirpur Khas, Aug.01 PPI: As many as two persons were arrested while trying to abduct a local journalist here the other day. According to details two persons tried to kidnap one local journalist, Abdul Rehman Rindh, but he gave a severe resistance to ...
District: Rs. 4 m allocated for Fatima Jinnah Block.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Bhakkar, Aug 01 (PPI): The district government allocated Rs.4 million rupees for establishment of Fatima Jinnah Block in District Industrial Home (Sanatzar) which would have library section, modern computer laboratory, women developments centre and a conference shall. This was disclosed by ...
District: POLICE INSPECTOR SUSPENDED.
Aug 01, 2003 ... AhmedpurEast. Aug.01 PPI: District Police Officer Bahawalpur Sikandar Hayat has suspended Station House Officer (SHO) City Police Station Chaudhry Ghulam Nabi Gill in the light of the report of Assistant Superintendent Police Captain Mohammad Asim Khan and ordered him to report back at ...
Federal Parliamentary Secretary Meets Nawab Abbasi.
Aug 01, 2003 ... AhmedpurEast. Aug. 01 PPI: Federal Parliamentary Secretary Makhdoom Syed Ali Hassan Gillani called on Amir of Bahawalpur Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi at his Islamabad residence after his induction as parliamentary secretary. He discussed with him the matters relating to NA-183 Bahawlpur1 ...
Two Mauzas Electrified.
Aug 01, 2003 ... AhmedpurEast.Aug.01 PPI: Chairman Agriculture Committee District Council Bahawalpur Sardar Jehanzeb Warran inaugurated the electrification of the ten small basties of two Mauzas Hatheji and Kotla Baqar Shah for which his Union ...
District: Services Terminated.
Aug 01, 2003 ... AhmedpurEast, aug.01 PPI: Tehsil Municipal Officer AhmedpurEast has terminated the services of two employees Allah Ditta and Riaz Ahmed of sanitation department due to ...
Edu: No admissions to class-XI in Urdu University.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01(PPI): The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science& Technology (FUUAST) has announced Friday that in terms of Section 3-A, Chapter-II of FUUAST Ordinance No. 119 admissions to class-XI will not be allowed in Urdu University. The Registrar FUUAST has therefore advised the ...
SSUET declares semester results of Computer Engineering.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) has declared on Friday the results of 1st, 3rd, and 7th Semesters of Computer Engineering Examinations held in June / July 2003. In all 276 students ...
Trade: KATI ext full support to rain-affectees.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): Chairman, Korangi Association of Trade & Industry (KATI), Karachi S. M. Naseer, in a press statement Friday, has extended whole-hearted support and cooperation in the efforts of Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan for relief measures to mitigate the sufferings of ...
High quality projects presented by BCS Final students at UIT.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): BS students (Computer Science) Final of Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) demonstrated their high quality projects and among them an intelligent system which derives the schedule for faculty and students enrolled in a program stood the best. The scheduling for ...
Karachi Cotton Association Election Schedule Announced.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): The election of the Board of Directors of the Karachi Cotton Association for the year 2003-04 will be held on September 30, 2003. According to schedule of election announced by KCA here Friday, the list of voters eligible to vote and to stand as candidates for ...
RENEWAL OF COTTON BROKERS LICENCES FOR THE YEAR 2003-04.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): The Karachi Cotton Association Friday announced that the board of directors have decided to extend date of renewal of Cotton Brokers' Licences finally upto August 15. Licensed Cotton Brokers of the Association who have not so far renewed their Licences have ...
Final Prof. MBBS Sup. Exam. Starts from Aug. 18, with-held result of Annual Exam released.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): University of Karachi has notified on Thursday for information of all candidates of Medical Colleges affiliated with KU that the Final Professional MBBS Supplementary Examination 2003 will start from 18th August, 2003. The Principals of Medical Colleges have been ...
Councillors threaten to stage protest demonstration against power crisis.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Gilgit, Aug 01 (PPI): Members of Danyore, Sultanabad and Muhammadabad union councils on Friday threatened to stage protest demonstration at the Karakoram Highway (KKH) if the persistent power outage was not addressed forthwith. Addressing a press conference Muhammad Hasan Pasha, Mushtaq ...
Pakistan Movement worker to return his gold medal in protest.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Gilgit, Aug 01 (PPI): Talib Shah, a former worker of Pakistan Movement told journalists on Friday that he had decided to return his Gold Medal on August 14 as a protest against non payment of his pension. He said that government had awarded him the Gold Medal in recognition of his ...
SG: NGO's role in relief operations welcomed, reports from Nazims, DCOs demanded.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): The Chief Secretary Sindh Dr. Mutawakkal Qazi has assured NGOs to whole-heartedly their sincere efforts in associating the rescue and relief operations in the rain & flood affected areas of Sindh. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of social ...
Federal Minister for Labour hands over medicines to Sardar Ahmed.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01PPI: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis, Mian Abdul Sattar Laleka Friday handed over life saving drugs to Syed Sardar Ahmed, Senior Sindh Minister, at his office, here Friday on behalf of Pakistan Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF). Mr. Laleka ...
Health: Free Medical Camp by police inaugurated.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): Sindh Police organized its sixth Free Medical Camp in Hijrat Colony near Clifton which was inaugurated here Friday by the noted journalist and philanthropist Ardsher Cowasjee who had also arranged for free dispensation of medicines to the patients. Ardsher Cowasjee ...
No committee formed yet to ascertain damage to roads by rain.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi Aug 01 (PPI): City District Government has not constituted any survey or inquiry committee to ascertain the losses and its causes in wake of heavy damage caused to roads of Karachi in recent rains, while no action has been taken against contractors involved in construction of such ...
GOC 4-Army requests for consumer's co-operation.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): Maj. Gen. Muhammad Ashraf Saleem GOC, 4-Army Air Defence Division requested electricity consumers to be patient during extraordinary situation and co-operate with the KESC staff while they try to repair faults. He said violence, breaking the repair vans and hostility ...
Cloudy weather with drizzle/shower forecast for Karachi.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): The Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy weather with chances of drizzle/shower for Karachi on Saturday with maximum temperature ranging between 30-32 degree centigrade. While cloudy weather with chances of drizzle/shower is also forecast for Hyderabad and ...
Medical camps set up in Badin, Tharparker, Thatta.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, Aug 01 (PPI): Director General Health Services Sindh Dr. Qadir Bux Memon has ordered for establishment of three supervising medical camps one each at Tharparkar, Badin and Thatta to monitor and co-ordinate with district administration regarding health facilities being provided ...
District: Flood emergency officers posted.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, Aug 01 (PPI): Chief Engineer Sukkur Barrage has appointed eight officers of department as spokesmen for flood emergency in Sukkur Barrage districts. They will act in addition to their own duties. According to notification issued here on Friday Aftab Ahmed Abro XEN Barrage ...
District: Schools to open on Aug 11.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, Aug 01 (PPI): Executive District Officer (Education) Hyderabad has notified that on account of heavy rainfall, all the educational ...
District: Efforts on to drain out rainwater; says MD WASA.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, Aug 01 (PPI): Managing Director Water and Sewerage Agency (WASA) Mohammed Tahir has said that the WASA was utilizing all its resources available for quick disposal of rain water from low lying areas which were inundated due to prevailing spell of heavy rains. More than 80 ...
District: Flood relief veterinary administrators appointed.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, Aug 01 (PPI): Director Animal Husbandry Sindh Dr. Sarwar Sheikh has notified that flood relief veterinary administrators have been appointed in various places in Badin and Thatta districts to cope with spread of any disease among the animals in both districts as after effects of ...
JI setsup eight relief camps for rain affectees.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): On the directives of Amir Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan Qazi Hussain Ahmed, eight relief camps have been setup in different parts of Karachi to provide aid for the people of rain affected areas of Sindh and Baluchistan where people were donating relief goods including ...
District Chief Minister Punjab donates Rs. 50 million for flood affectees.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Badin, Aug. 01 (PPI): The Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervez Elahi has said, "All Pakistanis constitute a whole body, if one organ is in pain then the whole body will be miserable, therefore I have brought a cheque for Rs. 50 million for relief operations and to express solidarity with ...
City: AMTs inspect KESC complaint centers.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): Head of Army Monitoring Teams (AMTs) Brig. Irfan working in aid of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) visited the KESC Malir Maintenance & Complaint Center to check the under ground cable fault removal work at Shah Faisal Colony on Friday. While talking to ...
Government Mono-Technique Institute Landhi to be inaugurated next week.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Planning & Development Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari has directed to concerned officials for early completion of remaining works at the newly constructed Government Mono-Technique Institute Landhi so that admissions process could be initiated from the ...
National Court of Women: Over 14000 cases of violence against women reported in three years in Pakistan.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): There seems no or a little change in situation with regard to violence against women despite increase in literacy rate besides launching of awareness campaigns over the years as more than 14000 such cases, including rape, gang-rape, murder, honor killing, ...
Hearing of Justice Nizam Ahmed murder case adjourned.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 PPI: The District and Sessions Judge Central Karachi Zafar Ahmed Sherwani Friday adjourned the hearing against Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, in the Justice Nizam Ahmed murder case on non availability of one defence counsel. Babar ...
National: Passion most necessary for good sports reporting: Seminar told.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): Passion is most necessary to be a good sports reporter, speakers said at a seminar held under the auspices of Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) seminar on 'Sports Reporting and Writing.' Sports Editor, The Nation, Anisuddin Khan stressed on writing skills terming ...
District: DG Dadabhoy Cement dies in road accident.
Aug 01, 2003 ... HYDERABAD, Aug 01(PPI): Director General Maintenance of Dadabhoy Cement Factory Nooriabad Humayoon Khalil, 45, was killed when speedy bus No. GE-9787 hit his car No.ZA 9964 at roundabout of Dadabhoy Cement Factory at Nooriabad on super highway at ...
Pakistan youngsters to train hard for the World Open: PSF.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01(PPI): Pakistan squash officials are confident that the prestigious World Open Championship to be held in their backyard this December will help in their bid to once again lift the standard of the game in the country. A top Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) official said ...
District: Relief funds released to Taluka Nazims.
Aug 01, 2003 ... HYDERABAD, Aug 01(PPI): District Government Hyderabad has released half the amount that is Rs.5 millions to Nazims of eight Taluka councils of the district out of Rs.10 millions it had received from Sindh government for relief operation for rain affected area. A meeting held here on Friday ...
PPF Seminar on 'Two Years of the City Government'.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, august 01 (PPI): The Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is organizing a seminar on 'Two Years of the City Government' on Thursday, August 07, 2003. The speakers are Naimatullah Khan, City Nazim, Muhammad Hussain, Sindh Minister, Local Government. Syed Masood Alam, Tehsil Nazim, ...
W&SD officials call off their protest.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): The officers and workers of Water & Sanitation Department (W&SD) have expressed satisfaction over dismissal of Executive District Officer (EDO) Works by City Nazim Naimatullah Khan and announced to call off their protest. The officials of W&SD had stared protest on ...
PN continues relief operation in rain hit areas.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): Pakistan Navy continued its relief operation in southern parts of Sindh by providing ration and other necessary goods to the flood affected people, an ISPR press release here on Friday. The numbers of PN relief team distributed 20000 packets of food among the ...
PPP Leader stresses national consensus on water projects.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Multan, August 01 (PPI): The Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP) has demanded of the government for a national consensus on water related projects without any further delay. It also demanded withdrawal of GST from agricultural inputs, an end to discrimination against farmers in loans for the ...
Com: SBP rates for conversion.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): The State Bank of Pakistan Friday announced the rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar Bonds and profits thereon by ...
AKU gets "Best Compliant Employer Award 2002-2003".
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi August 01 (PPI): Agha Khan University (AKU) has been awarded as "Best compliant employer" for the year 2002-2003 by Employees Old Aged Benefits Institution (EOBI) at the First Excellence Award Ceremony held at a local hotel on Friday. Award was received by Director Human Resource ...
City government fails to contain environmental pollution.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi Aug 01 (PPI): City District government Karachi (CDGK) has failed to curtail environmental pollution in city and increasing rate of pollution in city might play havoc with people of Karachi that could lead to any dreadful situation said the quarterly report of Environmental ...
Flood Situation Report.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): River Indus is flowing in medium flood stage at Guddu with a discharge of 380927 Cusecs. At Sukkur and Kotri the river is flowing in low and normal flood stage with a discharge of 293970 Cusecs and 200294 Cusecs respectively. The River discharge at Gudu, Sukkur and ...
SPORTS- Demo for removal of Selector.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, August 01 (PPI): The cricket fans Friday held demonstration outside press club demanding from chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Tauqir Zia to remove former test cricketer Azeem Hafeez from the offices of selector and coach of regional cricket academy. The demonstration was led by ...
PROTEST AGAINST STAGNANT RAIN WATER.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, August 01 (PPI): The activists of Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party of Dr. Qadir Magsi observed token hunger strike at Naseem Nagar chowk on Friday against the failure of administration to drain out the rain water from Qasimabad. The hunger strike was led by Mehboob Abro, Dr.Ahmed ...
STBB starts revision of syllabi being taught at government-run schools.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): Sindh Text Book Board has started revising the curricula and books being taught at government-run primary and secondary schools in Sindh. The project would be completed with the cost of Rs. 6 million and it is hoped that present syllabi and books would be replaced ...
Brig.(rtd.) Zaheer Qadri had resigned before the action.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi July 01 (PPI): The former Executive District Officer (EDO) of Works and Services department of City Government Brig.(rtd.)Zaheer Qadri had resigned from his service in the beginning of last month but the City Nazim was not accepting his resignation. According to sources, ...
Election Tribunal: recounting of votes' report submitted.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 PPI: The recounting of votes report of NA-239 Karachi Friday was submitted before Election Tribunal Sindh comprising Justice Zawar Hussain Jaffery of Sindh High Court. The tribunal earlier had ordered recounting of votes in NA-239 Karachi on application filed by PPPP's ...
SHC issues notice on plea seeking restraining minister to issue order.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 PPI: A division bench of Sindh High Court Friday issued notice to Federal Railways Minister Ghous Baksh Mehar and others for August 12, 2003 on miscellaneous application filed by Haji Mir Hasan, office bearer of PML (QA) Sindh, praying to restrain the minister from ...
City Nazim expresses hope for success of cleanliness & health drive.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi Aug 01 (PPI): City Nazim (Administrator) Karachi Naimatullah Khan has directed nazims and officials of all towns to work on war footing by using all resources during city government ten days cleanliness & health drive. He said it while speaking to a meeting attended by District ...
Virtual University of Pakistan unveils new educational initiatives.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Lahore, August 01 (PPI): The Virtual University of Pakistan Friday unveiled various new plans and initiatives aimed at delivering quality and accessible education at affordable costs across the country providing an equal opportunity to and eliminating the disparity between the large cities ...
SITB planning to introduce ICS at intermediate level.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug. 01 (PPI): The Sindh Information Technology Board (SITB) is working on introduction of Intermediate in Computer Science (ICSc) in all government colleges in the province in collaboration with Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK). "We are currently working on ...
Maj. Gen. Syed Sadaqat Ali assumes responsibility as Col. Commandant of a FF Regiment.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): Colonel Commandant Frontier Force Regiment, Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Hussain has exhorted the Piffers to hone their capabilities to meet all professional challenges. He was addressing a ceremony, held to install Maj. Gen. Syed Sadaqat Ali Shah as Colonel Commandant of a ...
District: Protest demos by various individuals, organizations.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hyderabad, Aug 01 (PPI): A number of protest ministrations were held here on Friday to press their demands by individuals and organisations. The members of New Sahrish Nagar Welfare Association observed token hunger strike here on Friday against the Chairman of Zakat Committee for their ...
Handicraft Exhibition on August 02.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): Helpline International Welfare Trust (HIWT) is orgaizing a handicraft exhibition on August 2, 2003 at Education Center near Sindhi Hotel Liaquatabad Karachi. Students of the center will exhibit decoration pieces and dresses prepared by them. Certificates will ...
City government finalizes arrangements for ITCN exhibition.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi Aug 01 (PPI): City Government has started to take all steps to make final arrangements for ITCN exhibition that will be held in EXPO Center Karachi from 9 to 11 August and for repairing and beautification of roads leading to EXPO Center. This was stated in a meeting with City ...
SSGC effectively handles rain emergencies.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has been able to maintain high service levels during the last two weeks of record-breaking rainfall in Karachi, Interior Sindh and Baluchistan. The company ensured uninterrupted supply of gas and maintained an average level of ...
KSE's contribution to Rain Relief Fund.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01PPI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has established a relief fund for victims of devastating rains and flooding that have affected thousands of lives and their properties in Sindh. Managing Director Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Moin Fudda Friday while addressing a press ...
Rains damage 300 houses in Karachi`s four coastal villages.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): Over three hundred houses have been damaged in Ibrahim Hyderi, Rehri, Chashma and Lat Basti, the coastal villages of Karachi where the sea and rain water has submerged the area and knee-deep water is standing in the houses. Muhammad Ali Shah, Saeed Baloch, ...
District: Vigilance Cameras to be installed in jails: Sindh IG Prisons.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Sukkur, Aug 01 (PPI): Inspector General (IG) Prisons Sindh Brig. Nisar Mehar has said a programme has been chalked out to install close circuit cameras in and outside jails and in the first phase, such cameras will be installed in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur jails. Talking to PPI during ...
Commerce: China to invest in Pakistan's fishing industry.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, August 01 (PPI): China is likely to make major investment in the fishing industry of Pakistan besides extending co-operation in Textile Sector regarding provision of machinery, spare parts and technical training. These views were expressed by Economic Counselor of China in ...
Deputation of scouts at relief centres in Sindh directed.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi, Aug 01 (PPI): Provincial Scout Commissioner & Secretary Education Sindh Ghulam Ali Shah Pasha has issued directives to all District Scout Commissioners/Executive District Officers Education of the province to depute scouts at relief centres established for rehabilitation of the ...
Nazim Liaqatabad Town visit relief camps.
Aug 01, 2003 ... Karachi Aug 01 (PPI): Rain affected people living in relief camps established in different school of Liaqatabad Town are being provided three-time meal on permanent basis. Medical team of Liaqat Town visited these relief camps and provided free medical treatment to rain affected people, a ...