PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from June 2004:
DISTRICT: Sanghar police functioning without officers.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KHADRO, Jun 01 (PPI): District Police Sanghar has been operating without DPO (Operations) for the last twenty days whereas DPO (Investigation) post has not been filled for the last four months.DPO (Operations) Fateh Sher Joua is on leave from May 13th 2004 while DPO ...
DISTRICT: People-Doctors Forum opposes Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam projects.
Jun 01, 2004 ... THATTA, Jun 01 PPI: President of People-Doctors Forum Dr. Kareem Bukhsh Khawaja has said that projects like Greater Thal canal and Kala Bagh dam will ruin the economy and agriculture in Sindh. These views were expressed by him while addressing a seminar on Effects of Contaminated Water ...
COM: Foreign currency exchange rates.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 (PPI): Following were the Khanani and Kalia International foreign currency exchange rates on Tuesday morning: US Dollar: Buying Rs. 58.25, Selling Rs. 58.30 ...
DISTRICT: Provincial Advisor visits Ghotki.
Jun 01, 2004 ... GHOTKI, Jun 01 (PPI): All resources be utilized for the supremacy of law and no one would be allowed to take law in hand, said by Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Public Affairs Syed Manzoor Hasan, while attending a briefing over law & order in Ghotki. According to a handout issued on ...
CITY: Unidentified terrorists fire at Ansar Burney's vehicle in Pak Colony.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 (PPI): The unknown terrorists fired with sophisticated weapons on the vehicle of Ansar Burney, human rights activist and Chairman Ansar Burney Welfare Trust International and Prisoners Aid Society on Monday night near Gattar Baghicha, Pak Colony, Karachi, however, they ...
Sindh Local Govt. department to undertake testing of water supplied by hydrants and bottled water being marketed in Karachi and other parts of province.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 (PPI): Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Local Government, Wasim Akhtar said on Tuesday that he has directed his department to constitute a committee for making arrangements for undertaking testing of water supplied to the citizens by the public and private hydrants in ...
DISTRICT: MMA leaders strongly condemn killing of Mufti Shamzai.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KOT GHULAM MOHAMMAD, Jun 01 PPI: Leaders of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Mohammad Hanif Khan, Suleman Khan, Hafiz Abdul Aziz and others have strongly condemned the killing of renowned ...
DISTRICT: Quacks ordered to close down clinics within one week.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KOT GHULAM MOHAMMAD, Jun 01 (PPI): Executive District Officer (EDO) Health Fazal Illahi Memon has launched a campaign against quacks and issued them notices to ...
DISTRICT: DPO orders immediate deployment of police on religious places.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KOT GHULAM MOHAMMAD, Jun 01 (PPI): DPO Mirpurkhas Mohammad Amin Yousafzai in view of terrorist acts in Karachi, has ordered immediate deployment of police personnel on all sensitive Mosques, Imambarghas and religious ...
DISTRICT: MMA leader demands removal of Sindh Governor.
Jun 01, 2004 ... SAHIWAL, June 01 (PPI): MMA's Deputy Secretary General and Amir Jamaat-e-Islami, Punjab, MNA Liaquat Baloch has observed that terrorist incidents in Karachi have risen to an alarming state. He said that murder of renowned scholar Mufti Nizammuddin Shamzai is the proof of the failure of ...
260 children were sexually abused in five months in Pakistan.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 (PPI): At least 260 cases of sexual abuse of children have been reported during first five months from January to May this year in Pakistan. According to a report compiled by Madadgar, a help line run by Lawyers for Human Rights & Legal Aid, of 260 cases, 47 were reported ...
DISTRICT: HRCP helps in registration of case against rapist.
Jun 01, 2004 ... AHMEDPUREAST, June 01 (PPI): District Chief Coordinator Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Bahawalpur Sardar Imtiaz Ali Khan Afridi Advocate got a case registered under Hudood Ordinance with City Police Station against one Mohammad Aslam after a delay of eighteen days who had allegedly ...
DISTRICT: MMA, Bahawalpur condemns murder of Mufti Shamzai.
Jun 01, 2004 ... AHMEDPUREAST, June 01 (PPI): Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Mehmoodi District General Secretary Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Bahawalpur has condemned the brutal murder of Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai in Karachi and termed it failure of "Musharraf regime." In a press ...
DISTRICT: ASP AhmedpurEast transferred to Multan.
Jun 01, 2004 ... AHMEDPUREAST, June 01 (PPI): Assistant Superintendent Police AhmedpurEast Captain Mohammad Asim Khan has relinquished the ...
DISTRICT: Anti-polio campaign starts in Kot Ghulam Mohammad.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KOT GHULAM MOHAMMAD, Jun 01 PPI: Three-day Anti-polio campaign on Tuesday started in Kot Ghulam Mohammad and its adjoining villages including Dengan city, Dengan Rasta, Waghar, Mori, Kot Miras, Kachelo, Dialgarh, Bashirabad. Anti-polio drops would be administered in the campaign to ...
Advisor briefed on road project.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for special projects, Mumtaz Hameed on Tuesday inspected the under repair road from Grax Village to UC 8 Nazim office Ghambat, Keamari. DO (I) Amanullah Chachar and DO (II) Asif Mughal accompanied him. Asif Mughal briefing the advisor ...
Exhibition for women, kids organised.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Spring Beauty Parlour and Training Centre organised an exhibition for women and children in connection with the birthday celebrations of Syedna Burhanuddin, the spiritual leader of Bohra Jama'at. Stalls set up on the occasion displayed traditional ...
GOVT: Minister directs to start admissions in newly built Mono-technique Institute, Orangi Town.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Planning & Development Syed Shoaib Ahmed Bukhari along with MQM MPAs Syed Akhtarul Iqbal Qadri and Abdul Qudoos paid a detailed visit of Mono-technique Institute for Computer & Information Technology, Textile Designing & Printing in Sector 7-C, ...
Sports: Badminton: Pakistan to compete in Asian Champ.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Pakistan would compete in Asian Junior Badminton with four players and appropriate preparation as top badminton playing nations from all over the continent would be taking part in the event, said Sindh Badminton Association (SBA) Secretary Saleem Paracha. Talking to ...
HEALTH: SMC telephone exchange repaired.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 1 (PPI): Telephone Exchange of Sindh Medical College (SMC) which was out of order due to some fault in system for the last two years has been repaired on Monday. Telephone Numbers for SMC are 9204766-69 ....
Sports: Cricket: KCCA gets sponsor for 10 years.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Touchme Cosmetics will sponsor all U-15, U-17, and U-19 tournaments of Annual Talent Hunt Programme organised by Karachi City Cricket Association for next 10 years. According to a KCCA statement issued here Tuesday, Touchme Trophy U-15 Inter Zonal Cricket Tournament ...
Sports: Cricket: Mannan, Tariq to lead KCCA Zone-I teams.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Mohammed Mannan and Hafiz Tariq Noor will lead KCCA Zone-I Whites and Blues teams respectively. According to the KCCA statement issued here on Tuesday, Fahim Zaidi is appointed as manager while Kamil Khan will act as the coach of the team. Following are the players: ...
District. Demo against bomb blasts in Karachi.
Jun 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, June 01 (PPI): The Shia community on Tuesday staged a demonstration at Shia Miani here as a protest against the growing incidents of terrorism at places of worship and bomb blast in Imam Bargah Al i Raza Karachi. More than 300 participants of demonstration chanted slogans against ...
District. Demo against bomb blasts in Karachi.
Jun 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, June 01 (PPI): The Shia community on Tuesday staged a demonstration at Shia Miani here as a protest against the growing incidents of terrorism at places of worship and bomb blast in Imam Bargah Al i Raza Karachi. More than 300 participants of demonstration chanted slogans against ...
District: Seven die in explosion.
Jun 01, 2004 ... SAHIWAL, June 01 PPI: Seven people were killed and six others seriously injured, when a house collapsed as a result of an explosion in Jinnah Town Harappa Station Naiwala Bangla Road, here on Tuesday. Six of the injured were in serious condition, while four persons are feared buried under ...
COM: SBP Conversion Rates.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 (PPI): The State Bank of Pakistan announced Tuesday the rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar Bonds and profits ...
GOVT: Saeeda Malik condemns terrorist activities.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Sindh Minister for Women Development, Dr. Saeeda Malik has strongly condemned the bomb blast in Imam Bargah Ali Raza and rocket attacks on the school of Federal Minister for Education, Zubaida Jalal. She said that bomb blasts in Karachi and other terrorist activities ...
Govt: Atta Qureshi inaugurate water supply pipe line in Thatta.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: A leader of Pakistan Muslim League Umar Atta Qureshi inaugurated water supply pipe line in village Choto Khan near Jhamper in District Thatta on the other day. Atta Qureshi provided this 15 feet pipeline to the village on the special directive of Senior Vice ...
HEALTH: Launching of DUHS postponed.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 (PPI): Vice Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) has postponed the launching and ground breaking ceremony of DUHS due to law and order situation in Karachi. Launching ceremony was scheduled to be held on Tuesday 1st June 2004 by ...
Sports: Cricket: PCB Advisory Council has no legal right to take decisions: KCCA.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Secretary of Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA) Prof. Sirajul Islam Bukhari has supported Chairman Aamer Hayat Khan Rokhri that the nominated PCB Advisory Council has no legal right to take any executive decisions as a substitute of the elected Council or ...
Sports: Hockey: Trials to select South Zone II team today.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: The trials to select the hockey team of District Hockey Association South Zone II will be held at Habib Public School on June 2 and 3. All hockey players who are affiliated with DHA South are eligible to participate. After selection the team will be taking part in All ...
COM: SITE Association condemns killings in Karachi.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 (PPI): M. Nisar Shekhani, Chairman SITE Association of Industry has condemned the recent wave of killings of innocent people in Karachi. Deploring barbaric acts of those involved in it he said that they are bent upon to destroy peace in the city which is country's hub of ...
Edu: KU announces form, fee schedule for Physiotherapy B.sc P.T.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Examination Department University of Karachi Tuesday announced schedule of enrolment of forms and fee submission of Physiotherapy (B. sc P.T). According to press release, enrolment ...
CPNE Seminar: National interests need to be defined: Speakers.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 (PPI): Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday called for greater freedom of expression demanding that freedom of press should not be suppressed in the name self manipulated national interests. "National interests and freedom of expression should be in conformity with each other ...
Govt alone cannot promote IT: Mustafa Kamal.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Sindh Minister for Information Technology, Syed Mustafa Kamal has expressed hope that the quality of products of Pakistani software companies would soon be at par with the world renowned software companies'. He stated this during a meeting with a delegation of ...
Sports: Hockey: Tariq declared player of the year 2003.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Former Secretary of the Pakistan Bridge Federation (PBF) Tariq Rasheed Khan has been declared as the player of the year 2003. The ranking assessed by the PBF on the overall performances in the Super Bowl Pairs Contest held last year. Almost all the leading players ...
GOVT: Sindh CS prepares Charter of Action to control law & order situation adequately.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Secretary Dr. Mutawakkil Kazi has prepared a Charter of Action to be approved by the high level/highest authorities, suggesting that conversion of Home Department to the Home Security Department, may also be taken into consideration. According to details, ...
State Bank Prudential Regulations for Corporate, Commercial Banking.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan Tuesday announced new instructions for strict compliance, applicable to DFIs only in addition to Prudential Regulations of October 28, 2003, which already cover most of functions relating to banks and DFIs. Under the instructions, every DFI ...
SHC grant bail to two exporters in fraud case.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Justice Wahid Bux Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery Tuesday granted bail to two exporters Syed Amir Ahmed Hashmi and Shahid Aziz, arrested in fraud case, and ordered them to furnish surety in sum of ...
Warm dry weather forecast.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: The Meteorological Department has forecast warm and dry weather with gusty wind for Karachi with maximum temperature between 35-37 degree centigrade on Wednesday. Mainly hot and dry weather is likely to prevail over most of ...
State Bank Essentials & Model Agreements for Islamic Modes of Financing.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan has fixed July 31, 2004 as cut- off date for receipt of comments, suggestions from various stakeholders on Essentials and Model Agreements for Islamic Modes of Financing. These were placed on April 16, 2004 on SBP's Website to invite suggestions ...
HEALTH: Clarification.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 (PPI): A spokesman of Sindh Health Department has contradicted a news item appeared in a section of press under the head line "Police or Rangers not deployed at CHK despite request to Chief Secretary: Secretary Health". The spokesman Tuesday termed the said news item based ...
GOVT: Sohail Akbar assumes charge as special secretary, education and literacy.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Sohail Akbar Shah has assumed the charge as Special Secretary (BS-20), Education and Literacy department on Tuesday, June 01 in compliance of ...
Senate Standing Committee on Commerce Meets.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Islamabad, June 01 PPI: Senate Standing Committee on Commerce which met Tuesday in Parliament House under chairmanship of Senator, Muhammad Ali Durrani was told that Pakistan had "totally free trade regime and will continue with liberalization process of trade in future." The meeting also ...
SHC adjourns hearing MQM's plea challenging withholding of by-election.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Tuesday adjourned hearing the petition filed by Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) challenging withholding of May 12 by-election results of three national and one provincial seats in Karachi by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). When the matter was ...
HEALTH: Sindh Health Minister declares emergency at hospitals of Karachi.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 (PPI): Sindh Health Minister Naeem Ishtiaq has declared emergency at all hospitals of Karachi in view of the current law & order situation in the city, and directed to ensure availability of medicines and all other facilities at hospitals. He has directed ...
Lawlessness is result of undemocratic steps: Khuhro.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro Tuesday said that only changes in police and the "farce of army control" would do no good to cover the failure of Sindh government. Speaking to a public meeting in Labour Square SITE, he said undemocratic, ...
Sports: Executive Counil meeting of KCCA.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi June 01, PPI: A meeting of the Executive Council of the Karachi City Cricket Association will be held on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at KCCA Office National Stadium in Karachi. Honouray Secretary of KCCA Sirajul Islam Bukhari said agenda to be discussed include launching of KCCA Zonal ...
PROVINCIAL MINISTERS & ADVISOR CONDEMN BOMB BLAST AT ALI RAZA MOSQUE.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01,PPI: Provincial Minister for Revenue, Haji Altaf Hussain Unnar and Sindh Education Minister, Irfanullah Khan Marwat & Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Local Government Wasim Akhtar condemning bomb blast in Ali Raza Mosque, termed it as part of nefarious designs of those ...
Sindh Police far behind in resources, techniques and equipment used by terrorists: Aftab Shaikh.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 (PPI): Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Home Affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh said on Tuesday that the terrorists were using modern techniques and equipment while the police lacks all such things to combat terrorism. Sindh police is far behind as far as the resources, modern ...
City: Result of written test of women medical officer announced.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi June 01 PPI: Sindh Government has announced the result of written test for the post of Women Medical Officers (BPS-17), on contract basis held by the Population Welfare Department, Sindh in January 2004. Interview of the passed candidates has been scheduled as under: The candidates ...
No possibility of change in Sindh, says Ghulam Rasool Unar.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01, PPI: Ghulam Rasool Unar, Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Political Affairs has today stated that there is no possibility of change in Sindh Government due to the existing conditions of Karachi. He said that the conditions are being created only to destabilize the ...
District. Demo against unannounced load shedding by HESCO.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Dadu, June 01 PPI: Hundreds of HESCO consumers of Phul and Lakha Road towns staged protest demonstration against the unannounced load shedding and a complete strike was observed in the both towns on Tuesday. Protestors also blocked Phul-Naushehro Feroz link road resultantly all vehicular ...
Independent media must to change investors' perception; business community.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Convincing foreign investors to consider Pakistan as most suitable place for investment despite number of incentives by government, is not "an easy task". The reason being "negative perception" of transparent policies, non- accountability of policy makers before ...
City: JI appeals Muslims to foil US agents' plans.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 PPI: Amir Jamat-e-Islami Karachi, Dr. Mairajul Huda Siddiqui has said the bomb blast at Masjid Imam Ali Raza was a conspiracy to ignite sectarian clashes in the city. On the occasion of funeral prayers of victims of mosque bomb blast at Masjid-e-Khurasan on Tuesday he said ...
PIA improved punctuality record touching all time high 89% in May 2004.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: The national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines improved its punctuality record touching "an all time high 89 percent" during May 2004 - the highest ever overall recorded since 1988. The airline improved its punctuality due to on-time departures and arrivals ...
Affectees, experts demand 35 MAF water downstream Kotri to save Indus Delta.
Jun 01, 2004 ... HYDERABAD, June 01 (PPI): Experts, environmentalists, intellectuals, journalists and affectees of Indus Delta have demanded federal and Sindh governments to ensure release of 35 million acre feet water downstream Kotri to save the life and livelihood of the communities of the area ....
Smart outlook for Foreign Office in Karachi.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has shifted its Camp Office to newly built office at Shahrah-e- Faisal, Near Finance & Trade Centre Building in Karachi. The office has been built on small portion of plot of Foreign Affairs Ministry, where it plans to construct multi- ...
Sports: Zahoor GBSS beat Beaconhouse School.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Zahoor GBSS defeated Beaconhouse School by 145 runs in 4th Hush Puppies Inter School Cricket Tournament at TMC ground, here on Monday. Zahoor GBSS won the toss and scored 224 for 7 in 25 overs. Sarfaraz Ahmed scored ...
City: Panwher says package for fishermen soon.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Sindh Minister for Fisheries, Chairman Fisheries Cooperative Society and Karachi Fisheries Harbour Association, Sardar Manzoor Ali Khan Panhwar has said that Karachi fish harbour needs water desalination plant, Shrimp Peeling Complex, Communication System and Flake ...
Several vehicles, shops, banks set on fire in Karachi, funeral prayers held for 14 deceased of Monday blast.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 (PPI): Several shops, two banks, a petrol pump, four vehicles and two restaurants were set on fire at M.A Jinnah road on Tuesday afternoon after the Namaz-e-Janaza of 14 deceased of yesterday's bomb blast at Masjid Ali Raza while police fired teargas shells and resorted to ...
District. (Hyderabad): Demo against Imambargah Ali Raza blast.
Jun 01, 2004 ... HYDERABAD, June 01 (PPI): The scores of people of Shiite community on call of Shiite Ulema Council held proest demonstration to condemn the bomb blast at Imambargah Ali Raza in Karachi last day in which 19 people were killed and many injured. A condolence meeting was also held under chair ...
GOVT: Sindh Governor directs to restructure anew suspended market committees.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, Jun 01 (PPI): Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad has directed to restructure anew the market committees in the province, which have been suspended for the last few years. He was addressing a delegation of All Sindh Traders Action Committee, which led by Chairman Sindh-Balochistan ...
Sports: Shams Beat Dhaka Cricket Club.
Jun 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, June 01 PPI: Shams Cricket Club crushed Dhaka Cricket Club by 71 runs in 4th Hush Puppies Inter School Cricket Tournament at TMC Ground, here on Monday.SCC scored 170 for 4 in 25 overs ....
SHC gives custody of US born child to his mother.
Jun 01, 2004 ... Karachi, June 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Tuesday ordered custody of US born minor be given to his mother Ms. Sadia Qureshi, subject to depositing her original passport, till final disposal of application for permanent custody of child pending in family court. Petitioner moved SHC against ...