PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from July 2004:
DISTRICT: Bandits kill driver.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Mian Chunnu, July 01 PPI: Unknonwn bandits threw driver of a Hiax wagon after killing him and fled with the vehicle here in village 44/15 L, the other day. According to details some unidentified bandits, in a Hiax wagon snatching bid, killed driver and injured his ...
District: SZMC seeks District Govt cooperation.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Rahimyar Khan, July 01 (PPI): Principal Sheikh Zaid Medical College, Dr Amis Mohammad has said that District government and social circles were not sincere regarding establishment of Medical College in the District and added that if District government extended their sincere cooperation ...
CITY: YLCI held in Karachi.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: The six-day Young Leader's Conference International (YLCI) aimed at creating awareness about unlimited leadership possibilities in a multi-disciplinary context and to inspire participants to discover and apply their leadership potential opend at a local hotel here on ...
COM: Foreign currency exchange rates.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Following were the Khanani and Kalia International foreign currency exchange rates on Thursday morning:US Dollar: Buying Rs. 58.45, Selling Rs. 58.50, ...
Sindh Government Plans Cadet Colleges for Karachi and Ghotki.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Sindh government has planned to establish Cadet Colleges in Karachi and Ghotki Districts. The Karachi project would cost about Rs.170 million while the estimated cost of ...
District: PPCB to provide loan of Rs. 70.5 million to farmers.
Jul 01, 2004 ... LODHRAN, July 01 PPI: Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank would provide agricultural loans worth Rs. 70.5 million to small growers under its Micro-Finance Scheme. District Manager PPCB Lodhran, Malik Naeemur Rehman told PPI that the bank introduces new schemes every year ...
2005 Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships program.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF), Washington has announced the 2005 AFPF Fellowship competition. For twenty years AFPF has provided print journalists from developing countries with professional training opportunities in some of the best American ...
PIA Employees welcome political changes in Pakistan.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01(PPI): Fri, the Pakistan International Airline Officers' Association, has welcomed the political changes at federal level in the country. In a meeting, chaired by president of the association Dr. Waqar Nousherwani, all the members of the association appreciated the changes ...
Cloudy Weather Forecast for Karachi.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): The Meteorological department has forecast cloudy/partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in the night or morning in Karachi on Friday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected 33 to 35 degree centigrade. Hot weather with chances of dust/thunderstorm or ...
District. (Multan): Four killed in rocket attack.
Jul 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, July 01 PPI: At least 20 armed assailants fired dozen rockets at village Goth Mazari (Rojhan) in Rajanpur District on Wednesday, leaving four persons dead, two on the spot and other two in a private hospital in Rahimyar Khan on Thursday. "Some terrorists who belonged to Bugti ...
District. (Ahmedpur East): Man stabbed to death.
Jul 01, 2004 ... AhmedpurEast, July 01 (PPI): Two persons Mohammad Akram Chirri and Abdul Lateef allegedly stabbed one Rashid Ahmed to death near Railway Station Dera NawabSahib last night over petty dipute. According to reports slain Rasheed Ahmed had taken a mango garden in Islampura on lease. Last night ...
District. (Multan): Five buried alive as wall collapsed.
Jul 01, 2004 ... MULTAN, July 01 PPI: At least five labourers buried alive under debris of a wall of a factory in Pakpattan and four injured, one of them was in precarious condition. The injured were shifted to hospital where, doctors were trying to save life of Muhammad Anees while condition of other ...
Sports India Willing To Send Soccer Team To Pakistan In Jan. 2005.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Lahore, July 01 PPI: All India Football Federation AIFF has showed willingness to tour Pakistan in January 2005 to play three matches. A PPF official confirmed they had received "positive response" from Alberto Calacao, Secretary General, AIFF on an invitation from Pakistan Football ...
Premier Shujaat Hussain says his government believes in policy of consultation, accomodation.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Islamabad, July 01 PPI: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Thursday reiterated that his government believes in policy of consultation and accommodation to ensure stability and development in the country. Talking to NWFP Chief Minister, Akram Durrani who called on him in Islamabad, ...
SHC notices DO education on plea of school teacher.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Thursday directed District Officer Education (Female) of City District Government Karachi to appear in person on July 5, 2004 on petition of school teacher who moved court against non payment of her salaries. Ms.Liaqa Sultana, a schoolteacher of ...
Health: Hypertension in Pakistani children of lower middleclass: Study suggests preventive measures.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): A recent study on 'evaluation and comparison of blood pressure profiles of Pakistani cohort of children' has suggested the urgency to institute programs of primary prevention of hypertension in Pakistani children, particularly in lower middle class communities so ...
State Bank stops issuing Rs 5 banknotes.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation have discontinued issuance of Rs.5/- banknotes with effect from July 1, 2004. Rs. 5/-. The banknotes will, however, remain in circulation and continue to be tLegal Tender upto 30th June, 2005 ....
SHC grants bail to ex- Malaysian high commission employee.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Justice Maqbool Baqar of Sindh High Court Thursday granted bail to Mustaneer Alam Burney, ex-Malaysian high commission employee, subject to surety in ...
Sindh CS directs officers to attend meetings with full preparation.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Chief Secretary Sindh Muhammad Aslam Sanjrani Thursday categorically said there was no space for red tap and undue delay in disposal of official and concerned matters and stressed for adopting a clear and collaborated strategy for the same. He further directed senior ...
CITY: MD KW&SB urges for adopting agriculture electricity tariff for KW&SB.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Managing Director Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KW&SB) Birg. Iftikhar Haider has urged for adopting agriculture tariff for KW&SB on electricity charges as practised in other parts of the country for water providing department. "Karachi Electric Supply Corporation ...
RIVER WATER AVAILABILITY AT SINDH BARRAGES.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01(PPI): Director Regulation Karachi Department of Irrigation & Power Sindh has said that the river water availability at Sindh Barrages on Thursday at 06.00 hours was as under.:- GUDU BARRAGE: Accord allocation 50,600 Cusecs. Actual utilization 32,924 Cusecs ....
IJT rejects investigation commission report of curriculum changes.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01(PPI): The investigation report of the commission, constituted by government Sindh, regarding changes in education curriculum, is based on false facts, spokesman Islami Jamiat Talba, Karachi said Thursday. In a press release issued here, he said rather than unveiling real ...
Students advised to be careful while taking admissions in Technical Education Institutions not affiliated with SBTE.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Joint Director (CCRD) Thursday notified that under the statutory powers vested in it by an Ordinance, Sindh Board of Technical Education is responsible to control, develop and regulate Technical Education below Degree level within its territorial jurisdiction ...
Secretary Information Sindh condoles death of Jamal abro.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01(PPI): Secretary Information Sindh Mrs. Mahtab Akbar Rashdi expressed heartful grief over the sad demise of veteran Sindhi short story writer Jamal Abro who died here Wednesday night. She said that Mr. Abro made a rich contribution to Sindhi literature ...
FAPUASA executive council rejects "reshaped" Tenture TrackSystem.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): The Executive Council of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) which met in Peshawar on Thursday with its President Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Baloch in the chair, termed the fresh proposal of Model Tenure Track System a conspiracy to ...
Sindh Chief Minister condoles.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of short story writer, noted literary figure and retired officer Jamaluddin Abro and termed his death as a great loss for Sindhi literature. He ...
Sindh Chief Minister felicitates HPC office bearers.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim Thursday felicitated newly elected office bearers and managing committee ...
Harkarts' activists indicted in Macedonian consulate bomb blast case, denied charges.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi Thursday indicted as many as nine activists of banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami for their alleged involvement in honorary Macedonian consulate bomb blast and killing case. Syed Sohtail Akhtar alias Mustafa, Zafar Iqbal alias ...
Sindh CM complaints cell receives 185 complaints.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Complaints Cell, established at Sindh Chief Minister House received 185 complaints regarding KESC, PTCL, police, Karachi Water & Sewerage Board and City ...
HEALTH: Seminar on "Major incident planning" on Saturday.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Ziauddin Medical University is holding a seminar on "Major incident planning (Majax Plan)" on Saturday, July ...
City: PDP Sindh president sp evening with disabled children.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: President Pakistan Jamhori Party (PDP) Basharat Mirza spent an evening with disabled children at the main office of Disabled Welfare Association (DWA) here Wednesday. On the occasion, he said people, serving the destitute humanity and restoration of disable people in ...
Com: NBP and ABAD discuss housing loans.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): A delegation of National Bank of Pakistan led by Amir Siddiqui, Executive Vice President met Chairman Association of Builders & Developers (ABAD Babar Mirza Chughtai and discussed modus operandi and modalities for providing house loans to employees of City District ...
BSEK announces SSC Part-I&II exam results, taken by Deaf candidates.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) Thursday announced the result of SSC Part-I &II (Class X) Examinations 2004 taken by deaf candidates. Akifa Tariq d/o Tariq Mahmood roll no. 301 from ABSA School for the Deaf stood first by securing 764 marks, Amama ...
District. HESCO disconnects power supply of Ceramic Center Nassarpur.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Nassarpur, July 01 PPI: HESCO Tando Allah Yar Thursday disconnected power supply of Ceramic Center Nassarpur for not paying electricity dues of Rs. 70,000. Power disconnection crippled life of poverty-hit labourers of the ...
Pakistan Steel sets new record of more than Rs 25 billion sales.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Pakistan Steel, the country's largest engineering concern, set new record of more than Rupees 25 billion sales during financial year 2003-04. The previous highest record of sales was Rs 23.14 billion in fiscal 2002-03. During fiscal 2003-04, Pakistan Steel earned ...
SPORTS: SQUASH: Carla likely to compete in National Women Champ.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Pakistan's top woman squash player Carla Khan will likely compete in Kapadia Trade-Karachi Club National Women Squash to be held from July 6 to 10 at Karachi Club. According to Secretary Sindh Squash Association (SSA) Tahir Khanzada there is chances of Carla Khan ...
District. Man killed in accident.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Shahpur Chakar, July 01 PPI: A passenger of motorcycle rickshaw was injured seriously injured and later died, when a speedy passenger bus smashed the rickshaw standing at Achhiar Dahiri Bust Stop here on Thursday ....
Com: Former FPCCI president felicitates PM Choudhry Shujaat.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Former President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Patron-in-chief Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) SM Muneer Thursday felicitated Choudhry Shujaat Hussain on assuming office of Prime Minister of Pakistan. Through a press ...
City: Labour Party Karachi Division new office bearers.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Labour Party Pakistan, Karachi Division Thursday announced names of their newly elected office bearers for the next term. The new office bearers were elected on first day of its two-day Karachi Congress held at a local hotel here on Thursday. The new ...
International HRD Congress 2004 Building Trust in PublicPrivate Partnerships.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Speakers at a seminar on Building Trust in Public Private Partnerships 3Ps Thursday observed that at grassroots level it is all about trust and social collateral on which whole foundation of empowerment of impoverished rests. They said in recent past, it has been felt ...
City: Labour Party two-day Karachi Congress.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Speakers at two-day Karachi Congress, organized by Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) here on Thursday urged the leftists to get united and fight against globalization and extremism. During political discussion on first day, Secretary General LPP Farooq Tariq said current ...
State Bank delivery of shipping documents by exporters.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan in order to further facilitate exporters and foreign buyers, has revised instructions in para II of Chapter XII of Foreign Exchange Manual to cater for direct delivery of shipping documents by exporters. Accordingly, on receipt of advance ...
SPORTS: Boxing: Three Pakistani boxers off to Cuba for Olympics training.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) after lot of managed to send its three boxers and head coach for four weeks training in Cuba for Athens Olympics, which are due to leave on Thursday night. According to President Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) Prof. Anwar Chowdhry ...
SPORTS: Boxing: National Cadet and Junior Champ from July 27.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Three-day Karachi Port Trust (KPT) National Cadet and Junior Championship will be held from July 27 to 29 at KPT Sports Complex. All the top departments and teams will be competing in the championships with its top cadet and junior boxers. The championship will be ...
Hamdard University: BDS exams schedule.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: The Examination department of Hamdard University Thursday announced that theory and viva-voce exams of first professional BDS 2nd annual examination-2003 will be held in July 2004. According ...
President, Prime Minister vowed to stamp out extremism, terrorism.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Islamabad, July 01 PPI: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Thursday vowed to stamp out extremism and terrorism and make all-out efforts for maintenance of law and order for continued socio- economic progress of the country. At a top-level meeting ...
SPORTS: Hockey: 120 boys register their names in PHF U-16 goal keepers training camp.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: About 120 boys have registered their names in Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Under-16 Training and Coaching Camp started at Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) on Thursday. PHF appointed following panel of master and qualified coaches for imparting coaching to U-16 ...
PPF Workshop: Adopting Positive Habits can bring success tolife of the people: Janjua.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: The positive habits adopted by any person make him stronger with overall impact on his personality that would lead him to an effective and successful life. Afzal Janjua, Faculty Member, Hamdard University, visiting faculty, National Institute of Public Administration ...
HEALTH: Prof. Afroz Ramzan new Director NICH.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Professor of National Institute of Child Health (NICH) Prof. Afroz Ramzan Sherali assumed charge as Director NICH on Thursday after one year contract of Prof. Zeenat Issani ended on June 30,2004. Officials of NICH told PPI that Prof. Zeenat Issani retired on ...
Young Leaders Conference-International 2004 begins.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01(PPI): The 6-day third Young Leaders Conference-International 2004 began here Thursday at a local hotel in Karachi. Sindh Finance Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed formally inaugurated the ceremony. Minister in his address appreciated the efforts made by YLCI organizers and ...
City: LPP announces to contest next local body election.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) Thursday announced to contest the next local body election on all seats of Nazims and councilors in Karachi. Farooq Tariq, Secretary General, announcing party decision said that Karachi has been captured by extremists and people of Karachi ...
ARD Sindh to decide future line of action after approval from central leadership.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Sindh leaders of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) who met here on Thursday at the residence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Khoro expressed concern and dissatisfaction on deteriorating law and order situation in Sindh and discussed ...
District.(Hyd): SEMINAR DEMANDS INDEPENDENT STATUS FOR FEDERATING NATIONALITIES.
Jul 01, 2004 ... HYDERABAD, July 1 (PPI): A seminar to commemorate anti-One Unit day held here Thursday under the aegis of Jeay Sindh Mahaz, demanded to restore independent status for the nationalities in federation of Pakistan that were Sindhi, Baloch, Siraeki, Pukhtoon and Punjabi recognizing their right ...
City: Any action against speaches in mosques not acceptable: Qari Usman.
Jul 01, 2004 ... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Information Secretary Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Sindh Qari Muhammad Usman Thursday said that mosques were place to discuss and solve the religious matters and any restriction in this regard by the government would not be accepted at all. He was talking to the ...
Rulers trying to impose dictatorship in country: MMA leader.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi, July 01 PPI: The resignation of Mir Zafarullah Jamali is a cruel joke with democracy and rulers are trying to impose dictatorship in the country in the name of democracy. This was stated by central leader of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Amir Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Sindh Dr ....
District. (Hyderabad): Seminar Bio Sand Filter Technology onFriday.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Hyderabad, July 01 PPI: Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) is organizing a seminar on Friday at 3:30 pm at Cowasjee Hall, Mental Hospital, Hussainabad, Auto Bhan Road, Hyderabad. The seminar Bio Sand Filter ...
Iran greets new Pakistan Premier.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Islamabad, July 1 PPI: Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref has congratulated Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on assuming the prestigious office. The message of congratulation and good wishes has been conveyed to Prime Minister by Iranian Embassy in Islamabad. In the ...
Criticising Jama'at Islami.
Jul 01, 2004 ... Karachi July 01,PPI: Members of Sindh Assembly belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement said that Jama'at-e-Islami was anti-Pakistan party so it could not bear the offsprings of founders of Pakistan. They said that now they were demanding the investigations of murders without taking the ...
District (Daska): Meeting held.
Jul 01, 2004 ... DASKA July 01-(PPI): A condolence meeting was held at Darul Uloom Madnia Daska Kalan here today. Provincial Ameer of JUI-S Punjab Maulana Feroze Khan, Maulana Muhammad Hayat, Qari Muhammad Afzal Shakir, Maulana Ayub Khan Saqib, Hafiz Nasrullah Usmani ...
District (Daska): Case registered.
Jul 01, 2004 ... DASKA July 01-(PPI): The city Daska police have registered a fraud case against accused Mehmood Ali, Muneer, stamp papers vendor Muhammad Aslam and company for selling local ...
District (Daska): Youth recovered.
Jul 01, 2004 ... DASKA July 01-(PPI): District Sessions Judge's special bailiff raided at Sambrial police station and recovered a youth Muhammad Sultan from police's illegal ...
District (D'Pur): Sinking water level effecting irrigationsystem badly.
Jul 01, 2004 ... DEPAL PUR July 01-(PPI): The tube-wells and water-pumps of the area have become ineffective due to sinking water level, resultantly the growers are facing difficulty for watering their fields. Reportedly, the city and the periphery of it are rapidly losing water ...
District (D'Pur): In-waiting PM chosen to implement IMF agenda.
Jul 01, 2004 ... DEPAL PUR July 01-(PPI): PPP leader Maj. (Retd) Ejaz Shahid Mohil has condemned the nomination of Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz as Premier and alleged that he is being elected to implement the IMF agenda and to please European Community. Talking to PPI here on Thursday, he further ...
District (M'B.Din): NADRA unsuccessful in cards quick delivery.
Jul 01, 2004 ... MANDI BAHAUDDIN July 01-(PPI): As many as ten thousands fully prepared computerized I D cards are waiting to be delivered at the local NADRA office, said the sources here Thursday. Reportedly, People of the area had submitted their farms to NADRA office for the preparation of their ...
District (M'B.Din): Library dedicated to District Bar.
Jul 01, 2004 ... MANDI BAHAUDDIN July 01-(PPI): The heirs of Malik Sanaullah advocate have devoted the all books of his personal library to the District Bar Association' Library here Thursday. President DBA, Zahoor ...