PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from April 2004:
District: PPP-P, PPP-SB set to observe anniversary.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Larkana, April 01 PPI: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) and Pakistan Peoples Party Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) have chalked out separate programmes to observe the 25th anniversary of late Z.A. Bhutto in Larkana. The main functions will be held at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhuttoo, the ...
District: (Multan): Seminar on Agro Food Processing.
Apr 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, April 01: Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Chaudry Vice Chancellor Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan has stressed the need for evolving and implementing agricluture policies to achieve the future targets of this sector and to make it a profit oriented services. Addressing a one-day ...
District: One Day Women Fair.
Apr 01, 2004 ... HYDERABAD, Apr.01 PPI): The arrangements for the one day Women Mela (fair) to be held at Hyderabad on April 3,2004 to mark the World Women Day have been finalised. All the recommendations proposed by committees were discussed in the meeting presided over by EDO Community Development ...
District: Quran provides solution to all problems.
Apr 01, 2004 ... HYDERABAD,Apr.01 PPI: Chairman Pakistan Shariat Council Maulana Fida Rehman Darkhasti has urged upon Ulema (religious scholars) and intellectuals to make organized efforts to spread the message of Quran and Sunnat Nabvi(PBUH) to whole humanity as Quran (Book of Allah) provides solution to ...
April Fool Celebrations flayed.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April Prof syed Mazher Saeed Shah Kazmi,Central Amir of Jamat Ahle-Sunnat Pakistan said that celebrating April Fool was not acceptable in Islam ,and the Western electronic media was instigating Muslims to celebrate April Fool as a fun to get them astray from the right ...
National: PPP demands Hashmi's production order.
Apr 01, 2004 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 PPI: Pakistan People's Party has demanded release of production order of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy president, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi. Mian Raza Rabbani, the PPP parliamentary leader in Senate, in a statement, said under the provisions of Rule 90, it was ...
District: Three laborers die, 12 hurt.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Sialkot, Apr. 01 PPI: As many as three factory laborers were killed while 12 sustained serious injuries on Thursday as an over speeding vehicle of a local factory rammed at road side tree on Sialkot-Sambrial-Wazirabad Road near Uggoki. The vehicle was coming towards the factory after ...
District: Cholera broke out/ one dies, 30 hospitalized.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Sialkot, April 01 PPI: A woman died while 30 other people including women and children have been suffering as Cholera has broken out in a village Katehra-Head Marala, Sialkot. Sources in health department said on Thursday that Naziraan Bibi, 60, died of cholera while 30 others have been ...
District. (Digri): Proper upbringing of children stressed.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Digri, April 01 PPI: Speakers at a workshop stressed the need for proper upbringing of children and imparting them training and education so that they could be made valuable members of society. The workshop on "Role of mothers in child upbringing", organized by Hilal Public School System ...
Sallahuddin Haider hosts reception for Mrs. Mehtab Rashdi.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Syed Sallahuddin Haider, Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Information, last evening hosted a reception for Mrs. Mehtab Akbar Rashdi, provincial secretary information, who has been honored with Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan. Speaking on ...
Edu: SMI to launch its website.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: Joint Secretary (Admin) of Federal Education Ministry Sarfaraz Ahmed Syed will launch the website www.smi.edu.pk of Sindh Madressatul Islam (SMI) on Friday, April 02 at the Sir Shahnawz Bhutto Auditorium at 10 a.m. The profiles available here are of its founder ...
District: Punjab government approves Rs. 200m for cadet collegePasrur.
Apr 01, 2004 ... SIALKOT, April 01 PPI: Punjab government has allocated 148 acres of land to Sialkot Districtrict government for establishing Ultra Modern Sialkot Cadet College at Pasrur with total estimated cost of Rs.200 million. Member National Assembly Zahid Hamid said while talking to the newsmen here ...
District: Women development centers to be established.
Apr 01, 2004 ... SIALKOT, April 01 PPI: Government has decided to establish a Districtrict Shelter Home for Women at Sialkot, six women development centers (WDCs) at Sialkot would also be established for providing focal point to elected female representatives in order to engage them in social development ...
Pakistan, Indian businessmen, industrialists, bankers can bring governments, people closer to make economies vibrant, progressive.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Deputy Chairman Pakistan Industrial Credit & Investment Company Ltd PICIC Basheer Janmohammed feels leading businessmen, industrialists and bankers of India and Pakistan can play more effective role to bring both governments and people together to make economies of ...
City: CDGK to register necropolis workers.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: City Districtrict Government Karachi (CDGK) Thursday announced to register all those persons working as gravedigger, watch and gardener in graveyards in Karachi. The annual registration fee has been fixed as Rs. 1000 and ...
Sports Cricket India creates history by beating Pakistan.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Multan, April 01 PPI: India Thursday clinched their maiden Test cricket victory in Pakistan when they won the first match of current series by an innings and 52 runs in Multan. Pakistan, following on 268 runs behind, were dismissed for 216 in their second knock in the second over of fifth ...
Sports Cricket "It's magic": Indian coach Wright.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Multan, April 01 PPI: Indian cricket Coach John Wright said India's first Test victory on Pakistan soil in Multan on Thursday would rank among the top achievements of his cricketing career. "Yes, there have been some fine achievements in the past two years but this one is special. It has a ...
Sports Cricket Ganguly targets third Test.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Multan, April 01 PPI: Injured India captain Sourav Ganguly hopes to return for the third cricket Test against Pakistan but admits he is still suffering with a back problem. Ganguly will see a specialist over the coming days to assess the injury. "It is better than it was but I still get ...
Warm day forecast.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): The Meteorological department has forecast warm day for Karachi with maximum temperature of 32 to 34 degree centigrade on Friday. The hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in rest of ...
City: Suggestions needed for future strategy.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: A pre-budget seminar on "Karachi 2010", will be organized by City Districtrict Government Karachi in collaboration with Pak-Kuwait Investment Company and Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accounts at NIPA Karachi Auditorium at 10 a.m. here on Friday. City Nazim ...
Sports: Tennis: Rashid asks Aisam to play against Taipei.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Former Pakistan Davis Cup coach Rashid Malik said on Thursday that the country's top tennis player Aisamul Haq should play in the next week's crucial Davis Cup tie against Chinese Taipei. Rashid, a former national champion and coach and non-playing captain of the ...
Sports: Squash: PSF likely to host home leg of Egypt series in June.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 1(PPI): Pakistan are planning to hold the second leg of the home-and-away squash series against Egypt in June just before the 2004 Asian Senior Championships. A Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) spokesman said on Thursday that after the excellent performance of the Pakistani ...
Enraged students block University road for over 3 hours afterinjury of female student in accident.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Scores of male and female students of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal campus Thursday blocked main University road after a female student of varsity sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run accident. Enraged students ...
Com: SBP Conversion Rates.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): The State Bank of Pakistan Thursday 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 ...
Pakistan- Oman Investment Company Aggresively Promoting Gwadar As Future Investment Avenue.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Pak- Oman, a Joint Venture Financial Institution between the Governments of Pakistan and Sultanate of Oman, formed in April 2001, subsequent to Sultan Qaboos's visit to Islamabad, is aggresively promoting Gwadar, on Balochistan coast, as a future investment avenue, ...
Edu: Oxford University Press launches new Oxford publications.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Oxford University Press (OUP) organized a launching ceremony of two publications of Oxford, held on Thursday at the OUP, Karachi. The OUP launched the publication of Oxford Practice Grammar by John Eastwood and English for Undergraduates by DH Howe TA Kirkpatrick and ...
Sports: Squash: Mansoor, Farrukh show improvement in world rankings.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 1PPI: Pakistan's Mansoor Zaman and younger cousin Farrukh Zaman recorded sight improvements in their latest international squash rankings announced by the Professional Squash Association on Thursday. According to the world rankings, Mansoor Zaman, the reigning national ...
Diplomat wants promotion of trade between Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Consul General of Sri Lanka Manel Desilva has said that their masses loved people of Pakistan and called for promotion of bilateral trade between the two countries. He invited Pakistani traders and industrialists to visit Sri Lanka and said their government would ...
Sports: Afroz Textile cricket team announced for Inter-Firms tourney.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: Directors Afroz Textile Cricket announced on Thursday the team that will participate in Inter Firms Cricket Tournament. According to a press release issued by directors Afroz Alam, Alim Khan and Feroz Alam, the team will be comprised of Farid Hasan Khan (Captain), ...
CITY: KBCA's demolition operation.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Demolition squads of Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), following the directives of their Chief Controller Brig. (rtd) A. S. Nasir, either sealed or demolished illegal constructions in various localities of the city. According to details, a ...
Sports: Cricket: Last ODI between Pak-WI Women teams today.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: The 7th and last one day international of the United Carpets Women's Cricket Series between Pakistan and West Indies will be held at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium here on Friday (today). Governor Sindh, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ibad will be the Chief Guest for the day night ODI.The ...
NAB Sindh directs Account Holders of Forex Companies to submit claims by 20th April, 2004.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): National Accountability Bureau Sindh is conducting inquiry into affairs of Forex Companies. In this regard, Old Citizens/Account Holders of M/s White House Securities Pvt. Ltd., M/s Apex Services Pvt. Ltd., M/s Capital Links International Ltd. and M/s Credit ...
Kashmir Watch concerned over excessive use of force against protestors in Indian held ashmir.
Apr 01, 2004 ... MIRPUR, Azad Jammu Kashmir, April 01 (PPI): Britain-based International voluntary human rights movement, Kashmir Watch International has expressed grave concern over the use of excessive force by police on March 20, 2004 during a protest march held by the Association of Parents of ...
National: Prof. Dawar Khan Daud eulogized.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Peshawar, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Academy of Letters Peshawar chapter held a literary evening with renowned Pashto Poet, writer, researcher and critic Prof. Dawar Khan Daud here at Imam Khomeini Hall, Iranian Cultural Center Peshawar. Provincial Minister for Food, Excise and Taxation ...
Ban on extra-curricular activities at KU irks teachers, students.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Heads of the several teaching department and faculty members of University of Karachi has criticised the varsity administration for imposing a ban on extra-curricular activities, holding of seminars, conferences and lectures till start of next semester. KU ...
CITY: PTCL open kutchery in Garden Exchange area.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd. (PTCL) will hold Open Kutchery to issue demand notes on the spot on 3rd April at Garden Exchange area Sunny Apartment, Fawwara Chowk, Garden West to accelerate pace of new connections. The Open ...
Com: Reckitt Benckiser declares sales results for the year 2003.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan announced annual results 2003 for their sales. According to a press release, the sale in 2003 showed sustainable improvement by registering a growth of 15.5. and profit before tax for the second half of 2003 stood at Rs. 186.5 million, ...
Scientific Research: Pakistan ranks 56 among world countries.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan ranks 56 among the world countries with regard to scientific research and publication of scientific articles in the international journals. The Higher Education Commission has described it an alarming for higher education sector in the country. According ...
Denationalization of t. Joseph and St. Patrick's college discussed/ Principals oppose the proposal.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh minister for Education & Literacy, Irfan Marwat said on Thursday that the denationalization policy of the government with regard to educational institutions will be strictly followed and no deviation from the rules would be allowed in any case. He made these ...
GOVT: Self Security System to be encouraged: Aftab Shaikh.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Home Affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh has said that self security system would be encouraged in the province. He was addressing a delegation of All Sindh Sarraf & Jewellers Association, Sarrafa Bazaar Hyderabad, which led by ...
Election Tribunal summons JPEC for evidence in election matter of NA-239.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Zawar Hussain Jaffery of Sindh High Court Thursday summoned Shafiqur Rehman Iqbal, Joint Provincial Election Commissioner (JPEC), Sindh for April 14, 2004 to record his evidence in respect of election matter of national assembly constituency NA-239 Karachi. The Tribunal also ordered JPEC ...
SG: Sindh Chief Minister forms 3-member ministerial committee to sort out college teachers' problems.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar has constituted a three-member ministerial committee to sort out the problems faced by the college teachers and submit recommendations to the government. The committee consists of minister for education Irfan ...
DISTRICT: Petition seeking exhumation of grave accepted.
Apr 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): Judicial Magistrate Vehari has accepted the petition seeking exhumation of grave of Fatima Bibi who was allegedly strangulated to death by her parents on January 28, 2004 in Luddan, Districtrict Vehari, some 90 miles east of Multan. The Petitioner Falak ...
Edu. Dr. Mahar Hansotia appointed Registrar of Dow University.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan, who is also the Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, has appointed Dr ....
SHC notices to NAB on plea against arrest.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Thursday issued notices to NAB for April 15, 2004 on petition of Muhammad Saleem Yousuf challenging his arrest in Alliance Motors reference. Petitioner was arrested by NAB September 6, 2002. It was alleged that he was one of partner of firm M/S ...
DISTRICT: Ugandan delegation visits MCCI.
Apr 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): Pakistani industrialists and traders should invest in Uganda to avail the cheapest manpower and establish textile industry to export goods and value added items to African states. This was said by Elem John member of Ugandan delegation, while addressing the ...
DISTRICT: Asif Zardari Release Committee/3rd Phase of Train March.
Apr 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): Asif Zardari Release Committee Punjab on Thursday launched 3rd phase of Train March in which over 100 PPP workers left for Larkana from Multan. The train march is being led by former Federal Minister Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Awan, Chief Organiser of AZRC, Salim-ur Rehman ...
Sports: Hockey: Pakistan team for Junior Asia Cup to be announced next week.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan junior hockey team will be announced next week for Junior Asia Hockey Cup to be held from April 20 to 29 at Hockey Club of Pakistan. All the players announced for the camp reported at HCP on Thursday and the camp will properly start from today (Friday) ....
DISTRICT: 25th Death Anniversary of Zulfiqar Bhutto.
Apr 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): The 25th death anniversary of former Prime Minister and founder Chairman of PPP will be observed with fervour at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Larkana on 4th April, 2004. The first caravan of PPP workers left for Larkana from Multan on Thursday under leadership of M. Salim ...
SHC dismisses appeal of dacoit.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro of Sindh High Court Thursday dismissed appeal of a robber Muhammad Sadiq in dacoity case.However, the court commuted his seven years RI to three years RI. He was convicted by Session Judge South Karachi on April 14, 2003. Prosecution ...
GOVT: Sindh CS asks police to support CDGK in campaign againsthoarders and profiteers.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Secretary, Dr. Mutawakkil Kazi has directed Sindh Home Department and Police to ensure all out support to officers of City Districtrict Government Karachi in their campaign against profiteers and black marketers. It may be recalled that the Chief ...
District.(Hyderabad):TEXT BOOK BOARD FAILS TO ARRANGE BOOKS.
Apr 01, 2004 ... HYDERABAD, April 1(PPI): Sindh Text Book Board has failed to print and arrange the textbooks from class I to X in market which has affected the study of hundreds of thousands of children in the province as the new academic year has started from 1st April 2004. Due to ill planning of the ...
Com: Toyota Sales and Marketing Workshop concludes.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): A four-day intensive workshop on Sales & Marketing, conducted in Karachi by Toyota Motor Corporation's Global Knowledge Centre (GKC) for Indus Motor Company and its dealerships concluded Thursday. Toyota's Global knowledge Centre is based in USA and is responsible ...
Com: HIGH LEVEL AUSTRIAN TRADE DELEGATION TO VISIT PAKISTAN.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Austria is considering expanding trade ties with Pakistan and in this context a high level trade delegation from Austria shall be visiting Pakistan in early October 2004. Mr. Nikolaus Seiwald, Commercial Counsellor of Austria for Pakistan stationed at UAE, ...
Sports: Cricket: Wasim Akram bail before arrest cancelled.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 1 PPI: The first Additional Districtrict Sessions Judge South Karachi Syed Saeed Hasan rejected the bail before arrest of former legendary pacer and test cricketer Wasim Akram in criminal breach of trust case. The case was registered against Waseem Akram in Darakshan Police ...
Computerised systems for offices advocated.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday strongly advocated adopting computerised mechanisms in offices and having automated data and said that it would be far more safer than paper documentation. The seminar on "Computer Security: Challenges and Solutions" was ...
SG:DISTRICTRIBUTION OF FREE TEXTBOOKS.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi April 01(PPI): The Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh int to provide the gift of Textbooks according to new curriculum comprising all subjects to girls students, medium wise i.e. Urdu, Sindhi & English of Class VI, VII & VIII of Elementary/ Middle ...
SG:CONTRADICTION.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Spokesman for Information Department, Government of Sindh has contradicted a news item appeared in a section of press regarding ban on some artistes imposed by the ...
SG:ACADEMIC YEAR 2004-05: APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION INVITED.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Secretary, Board of Secondary Education, Karachi has notified to the Heads of Schools interested in getting recognition with the BSE, Karachi that applications for the first recognition for the Academic Year 2004-2005 may be submitted in the office of Inspection & ...
CITY: Police arrest alleged bandits.
Apr 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Karachi Police have arrested five accused, who had tried to snatch cash from a person, Waseem Khan in Clifton about one & a half months ago and injured him on resistance. According to details, staff of Investigation Branch Clifton in supervision of SSP ...
SG: COMMITTEES CONSTITUTED TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SINDH.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi April 01(PPI): The Government of Sindh has constituted Committees for infrastructure problems/creating conducive atmosphere for business community in Sindh comprising of the following:-Committee for infrastructure problems included:- Mian Zahid Hussain, Chairman Korangi ...
Edu: SSC ANNUAL PRACTICAL EXAMINATION - 2004.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01(PPI): Controller of Examinations, Board of Secondary, Education Karachi has notified for the information of all concerned that the SSC Annual Practical Examination - ...
SG:NO BAN ON WHEAT MOVEMENT -SPOKESMAN.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, April 01(PPI): The Spokesman for Food Department has said that there is no ban on the movement of wheat from one Districtrict to another Districtrict, within the Province as well as from Sindh Province to other Province. All reports and news regarding imposing of ban on the ...
CITY: K-III suffering due to less cash flow, steel crisis.
Apr 01, 2004 ... Karachi, Mar. 01 (PPI): The work on Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Project K-III has suffered due to less cash flow from Federal Government to City Districtrict Government Karachi and steel crisis in the country and if timely action was not taken it is feared to get delayed. The K-III ...
ROBBERIES AT HIGHWAY.
Apr 01, 2004 ... HYDERABAD, April 1 PPI: A gang of 8 armed highway men robbed a number of vehicles passing from Hyderabad to Tando Allahyar Road at midnight between Wednesday and Thursday near Quba police check post. The men armed with sophisticated weapons blocked the road near police check post and ...