PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from April 2005:
Childhood diabetes increasing in Pakistan due to unhealthy lifestyle and diet.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan, 7th in the world according to latest estimates of prevalence of diabetes with seven million people suffering from this disease, is feared to be 4th with 15 million diabetics by the year 2025. Recent epidemiological studies have revealed that diabetes in ...
3 killed, 3 injured in road accident.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Chichawatni, April 01 (PPI): Three persons including a child of a family were killed and three injured in road accident on GT road here on Thursday late night.According to details, a family of Multan was going from Sheikhupura to Multan, as their car reached on GT Road near Chichawatni ...
First Ever Telecommunications Conference Begins Saturday.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI):The first ever Telecommunications Conference with the theme of "Post Deregulations: Opportunities and Challenges" is to be held in Karachi on the Saturday 2nd April 2005. The conference is being hosted by the CFA Association of Pakistan and the event managers are ...
Arbab Group's political rival released on bail in electricity theft case.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Mithi, April 01 (PPI): Mithi Police on Friday released Arbab Murad Ali Advocate, old political rival of Thar's Arbab Group and was held on Thursday in electricity theft case, after Judicial Magistrate Deplo granted him bail. After his release on bail, he addressed a press conference saying ...
CBR needs expansion to achieve revenue target: Chairman PTIDA.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Former President FPCCI and Chairman Pakistan Tyre Importers and Dealers Association (PTIDA) Tariq Saeed stressed the need for expansion of Central Board of Revenue so that the Revenue target set by Federal Government may be achieved successfully. This he stated in ...
100-member Chinese Youth Delegation visits Karachi.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): A 100-member Chinese youth delegation is scheduled to visit Karachi to see different places and hold meetings with Sindh Governor, Chief Minister and the provincial minister for Youth Affairs during stay here on April 2 and 3. The Chinese delegation would be ...
SME industrial Zone on 100-acres at Northern bypass planned: M.A. Jalil.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): The Islamic Countries should expand pan-Islamic cooperation to develop trade and industry by enhancing role of entrepreneurship in their economies. M. A. Jalil, Advisor to the Chief Minister Sindh on Excise and Taxation stated this on Friday while addressing at the ...
Sugar mill workers union stages protest rally.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Thatta, April 01 (PPI): Thatta Sugar Mill Workers Union Friday taken out a protest rally and staged sit-in on National Highway near Press Club Thatta against closure of industrial units. According to details, the workers union's rally, led by Syed Asadullah Shah and Haji Sahib Khan Khosa, ...
Ikhtiar Baig criticizes increase in export finance rates.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Chairman SITE Association of Industry Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig strongly criticized continuous increase in Export Finance Rates to now (5+1.5) 6.5% by the State Bank of Pakistan. This is the third consecutive rise in the new calendar year January 2005 and sixth ...
State bank issues islamic banking licence to bank islami Pakistan.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, april 01 (PPI):The State Bank of Pakistan has issued the Islamic Banking licence to Bank Islami Pakistan Limited. SBP Governor, Dr. Ishrat Husain handed over the Licence to Mr. Hassan Aziz Bilgrami, Chief Executive of Bank Islami at a simple ceremony held in Karachi on Friday ....
KBCA seals illegal structures.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): The Demolition Squad of Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) Friday sealed various illegal constructions in Gulberg Town. Taking action against illegally building shops on residential plot, constructions by violating authorized layout plan and erecting extra ...
Cricket: KCCA Centenary Inter Club tournament.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Three more matches were decided in the KCCA centenary Inter Club Cricket tournament here on Friday at various grounds of the city. In the first match, Youngster Gymkhana defeated Kamran Cricket Club by 82 runs at Airport Stadium due to brilliant century of Moez ...
Three activists of PMAP remanded in arson case.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Three activists of Pakhtoonkhawa Milli Awami Party were remanded to police custody till April 6, 2005 in arson case.Syed Mohammad Yousuf, Yousuf Khan and Allah Noor were produced before Justice Amir Hani Muslim of Sindh High Court who is also administrative judge of ...
Cop saves woman from self immolation.
Apr 01, 2005 ... HYDERABAD, April 01 (PPI): A police constable deployed on duty at Press Club here saved a woman from being burnt as she attempted self immolation in front of club on Friday against failure of Tando Mohammed Khan police to arrest five accused who had raped her and her sister. 35-year old ...
43 workers of MMA held.
Apr 01, 2005 ... MULTAN, April 01 PPI: Police have rounded up 17 workers of Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal in Bahawalpur on Friday while 26 workers were held in Sargodha, however no arrest was made in Multan. MMA organised motor cycle rally to mobilise public opinion for observing wheel jam strike. Police have ...
Govt believes in political solution to Sui and Dera Bugti situation: Musharraf.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KALAT, Balochistan, April 01 (PPI): President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has said the government believes in political solution to the Sui and Dera Bugti situationand does not intend to carry out any military operation there. He was addressing a big gathering after inauguration of the gas ...
PPP observes hunger strike.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Thatta, April 01 (PPI): Member Sindh Assembly Humaira Alwani and other activists of Pakistan Peoples Party observed a token hunger strike against deteriorating law and order situation, incidents of dacoity, looting and behavior of police, in front of Thatta Press Club on Friday. According ...
NADRA to launch crash program for utility bill collection: Prime Minister.
Apr 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who presided over a high level meeting at NADRA Headquarter in Islamabad on Friday, said the National Data Base and Registration Authority will shortly launch a crash programme to introduce a new computerized system for utility bill ...
Prime Minister speaks on Health Policy.
Apr 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the government's medium term health strategy is focused on raising public sector expenditure emphasising on preventive and control of diseases, mother and child health care. He was addressing the inaugural session ...
Radio Pakistan to setup 47 FM Stations in far flung areas of country.
Apr 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):Radio Pakistan is to set up fortyseven FM Stations in the far flung areas to extend radio signals to hundred percent population. This information was given to the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Ms Aneesa Zaib Tahirkhaili during a briefing at ...
Commonwealth scientists visit KU.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): A 5-member delegation of foreign scientists from various Universities of Common Wealth countries paid a visit to Department of Chemistry, Karachi University on Friday. Chairman Department of Chemistry Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Imam Naqvi welcomed the guests and showed ...
KTI to ply vehicles after assurance of increase in transport fares.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Office-bearers of Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) Friday appealed owners of all busses, minibuses and coaches to ply their vehicles on roads on Saturday, April 02 saying Sindh Governor and the provincial transport minister had assured them of increasing public ...
Transporters' strike enters into third day in Southern Punjab.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Multan, April 01, (PPI): The strike of 46,000 oil tanker drivers, conductors and truck owners entered into the third day on Friday. Local transporters staged demonstrations at Mehmoodkot, Muzaffargarh and Shershah, Multan, to press the authorities for acceptance of their demands. "Many oil ...
Mumtaz Bhutto flays police torture during the PONM strike.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF) Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto on Friday strongly condemned the alleged use of tear gas, torture to people, house to house search by police and rangers in Bungaldero, Sindh, during the strike of Pakistan Oppressed Nation ...
CEB failed to prove ownership of St. Joseph's, St. Pat's colleges: SPLA.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) at a hurriedly called meeting on Friday condemned handing over of St. Pat's and St. Joseph's colleges to Catholic Education Board (CEB) saying the said board was involved in illegal activities, violating Society's ...
Strike will be referendum against government, MMA.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal MMA Friday criticizing government over arrests of hundreds of its activists from city claimed "complete shutter-down and wheel-jam" on April 02, 2005 will be referendum against failure of government's economic policies. Addressing provincial ...
PML to demonstrate political might, foil strike calls: Arbab Raheem.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Raheem Friday said Pakistan Muslim League (PML) was an organized political party and it would resolve masses' problems by using all means on political platform, while it would also confront with opposition's strike calls. PML would ...
Aqil Lodhi elected chairman of SBC's Anti-Corruption committee.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Senior lawyer and member of Sindh Bar Council Aqil Lodhi was elected as Chairman of SBC's Anti-Corruption Committee. In a statement, newly elected Chairman said complaints regarding corruption of judicial officers and staff ...
PIA slates private channel for misreporting incident.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 1 PPI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Friday condemned a private TV channel for airing a false footage of an incident related to PIA Dubai bound flight PK-213 that left Karachi early Friday morning. In a PIA statement issued here, it clarified that Smoke Detection ...
SHC set asides conviction of excise officials in drug case.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Sindh High Court set aside conviction of two officials of excise and taxation department by trial court and acquitted them from charges of possessing drugs. Abid Hussain Jaffery and Mohammad Ashraf Shaheen were sentenced to 10 years in prison with fine of ...
Sohrab Sarki stresses for laws to curb honour killing.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Inter Provincial Affairs Dr Sohrab Khan Sarki Friday said that honor killing (Karo-kari) is an unlawful and against teaching of Islam, adding that no any religion of the world allows its followers to go for it. This he said while talking to a ...
Raza Rabbani condemns arrest of a senator.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, Leader of the Opposition, Senate of Pakistan Friday strongly condemned brutal beating by police and subsequent arrest of Senator Raza Muhammad Raza at Peshawar.In an statement issued here on Friday, Mian Raza Rabbani said the Senator was ...
Rally against SHO Khadro police.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Khadro, April 01 (PPI):A large number of people of Khadro along with political and social personalities, held a protest rally against aggression of the SHO Khadro Police Hussain Bakhsh Rajar, ...
Business community not to support strike call: FPCCI.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): President FPCCI Chaudhry Mohammad Saeed Friday appealed to the business community of Pakistan not to support strike calls from any segment of political parties and keep their business opened as usual. "The business community has no link with this strike", said ...
Spokesman terms murder case against Imtiaz Shaikh a 'conspiracy'.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): A spokesman of former Sindh minister and provincial secretary general of PML, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, has termed it a conspiracy implicating him in a murder case and requested the President, Prime Minister and party chief to take serious note of incident and order ...
MAH Qadri Biological Centre, KU to hold seminar on electron microscopy.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Director M.A.H. Qadri Biological Research Centre, Karachi University Prof. Dr. Aqeel Ahmed Friday announced that the Centre is going to hold three-day seminar/workshop on "Electron Microscopy" in ...
CDC facilitates to open Investors Accounts at six HBL branches.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): To facilitate the stock market investors, the Central Depository Company Investors Accounts can now be opened at six Habib Bank branches in Karachi and Lahore. In the first phase the following six HBL branches will provide this facility: State Life Branch, ...
200 Pakistani prisoners arrive back from UAE.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): The 200 released Pakistani prisoners, accompanied by advocate Ansar Burney, chairman, Ansar Burney Trust International, arrived here on Friday morning from Abu Dhabi. They came back on Gulf Air Flight GF452. These released Pakistanis included three ...
Pakistan & China To Sign Free Trade Agreement.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, April 01 PPI: China would sign its second Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan, which would be second FTA by Beijing with any country after Association of South East Asian Nations ASEAN, said Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar Khan. Talking to visiting high-level Chinese ...
Karachi to have more desalination plants.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): City Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan said on Friday that more desalination plants would be set up in Karachi to meet increasing needs of water in the city. He said the companies, which would provide water on low rates and meet the required criterion, would be ...
No one would be allowed to cerate law and order; saysDCO.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Jacobabad, April 01 (PPI): District Coordination Officer (DCO) Jacobabad Mir Shafique Hussain Talpur Friday said that no one would be allowed to create law and order in the District and disrupting the business activities and flow of transport, by force, during the strike of Muttahida ...
Hot Strip Mill of Pakistan Steel gives record production.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Hot Strip Mill of Pakistan Steel Karachi set all-time high production record in its 22 years history by producing 67,108 tons of HR products in March 2005. The plant, established in 1983, is only one in the country producing Hot Rolled Coils. Unfortunately, in its ...
SHC adjourns hearing of Harkat activists'plea in Frenchmen killing case.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Friday adjourned hearing of appeal filed by activists of Harkatul Jihad Islami against their conviction in Frenchmen killing case on request of convict. Asif Zaheer and Rizwanullah were sentenced to death by Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi in June ...
Waseem Akhtar issues directives to local councils` heads.
Apr 01, 2005 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Local Government, Waseem Akhtar has directed the heads of all the local councils of the province to ensure security to the life and property of the people and unhindered provision of civic ...
Mobile phone shops to remain close on April 02: Intakhab Alam Soori.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):President Pakistan Mobile Phone Dealers Association Intakhab Alam Soori on Friday announced that all the mobile phone shops would remain closed on April 02, to protest government against price hike, unemployment and bad law and order situation. In a statement issued ...
Adil Siddiqui terrorizing the masses: APAC.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The All Parties' Action Committee (APAC) comprising opposition political forces of Sindh Friday announced all out participation in MMA's strike call for April 02 and demanded arrest of Sindh Minister Adil Siddiqui for threatening to "shoot common people', who are ...
Clifton Fish-House to be opened within 6 months: CDGK.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The construction and repair work of Clifton Fish House, being constructed at a cost of Rs. 22.5 million, is underway and would be opened soon for public, said Karachi City Nazim's Coordinator Abid Ilyas in a statement on Friday. The project initiated on the special ...
No school-holiday on Saturday.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Education Department Friday announced that all public and private schools and educational institutions will remain open on Saturday, April 02, 2005. According to an official ...
IJT condemns police raids, arrest of activists.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Islami Jamiat Talaba IJT Karachi Friday condemned arrest of IJT activists, police raids at its offices and houses of leaders and activists terming it government's illegal and unconstitutional act to sabotage protest campaign ...
One killed, other injured over old enmity.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Khairpur, April 01 (PPI):One person was killed and other injured over old enmity near Kot Mir Muhammad here on Friday.According to details, five armed persons attacked at Hakravillage near Kot Mir ...
State Bank To Closely Supervise & Monitor Export Of Foreign Currencies.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan in coordination with Custom Authorities has directly assumed responsibility of processing and verification of export of foreign currencies (other than US dollars) by Authorized Exchange Companies. This step has been taken with a view to closely ...
MCB finances National Foods project.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) is providing Rs. 200 million term finance facility to National Foods Limited for shifting its manufacturing facilities and setting up a state-of-the-art plant at Port Qasim Authority, Karachi. Muhammad Aftab Manzoor, President and Chief ...
Revised Procedure For Export of FCYs Other Than US Dollars.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan Friday said in order to further strengthen and streamline procedure for export of foreign currency other than US Dollars through Jinnah International Airport Pakistan (JIAP), Karachi, SBP-Custom's Joint Booth has been established at ...
Senator Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed/ hurriedly-called news conference.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Senior Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Senator Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed Friday said people will observe strike on Saturday April 02 despite provocation and hurdles, claiming Karachi police had detained over 2000 activists of MMA component parties including MNAs, ...
Six Mass Transit Corridors planned, tram service under consideration.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): City District Government Karachi (CDGK) is planning to set up six Mass Transit Corridors to provide better transport facility to Karachiites as there is no mass transit system in the city and few thousands old buses and mini-buses plying on roads could not cater ...
Demo against elimination of encroachments.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):A large number of women and children on Friday held protest demonstration against elimination of encroachments. These encroachments had been set up government land in front of Mukhtar Kar Office near National Highway, which was allocated for public park, revenue ...
Governor says arsonists to face ATCs.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ibad Friday warned that those found involved in damaging public properties and sabotage activities during Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) strike on April 02, 2005 would be tried in anti-terrorist courts. Talking to newsmen during visit to ...
15th Pakistan International Education Exhibition to start on Saturday.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi April 01 PPI: The 15th Pakistan International Education Exhibition (PIEE) will start on Saturday April, 02, at Karachi Expo Center. Chairman Higher Education Commission, Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman would inaugurate the exhibition. The exhibition is organized by World Learning Bureau (WLB) ...
2000 MMA leaders, workers held in crackdown: claims spokesman.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Thousands of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) activists have been arrested in Karachi as police started crackdown against MMA workers from Thursday night in wake of MMA's countrywide wheel-jam strike call, claimed MMA Karachi spokesman in a statement on Friday. The ...
Peoples Party denies meeting of Benazir Bhutto with General Musharraf.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Pakistan Peoples Party Friday denied meeting between PPP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto with General Pervez Musharraf. PPP spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar in a statement said: "A section of the media has claimed that Ms Benazir Bhutto ...
Pakistanis Honored Again at ADBI's Developing Asia journalismAwards in Tokyo.
Apr 01, 2005 ... Tokyo April 01 PPI: Two Pakistani journalists were among awardees here at 2005 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA), sponsored by Asian Development Bank (ADB) Institute. Newsbeat magazine's Massoud Ansari, last year's Development journalist of the Year, won award for writing on People ...
CSC Quetta celebrates 100-year of its establishment today.
Apr 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):Command and Staff College Quetta, a premier training institution of Pakistan Army, will celebrate the hundred years of its establishment today (Saturday). President General Pervez Musharraf who is also Chief of Army Staff will be the chief guest on the ...
Flower Show prize.
Apr 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI)The prize distribution ceremony of23-Annual Spring Flower Show-2005 will held here tomorrow (Sunday) at Rose and ...
NA standing committee on Interior meets today.
Apr 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior will meet here today (Saturday) in the Parliament House,Building Islamabad.The meeting will be held in the committee room no 4 with ...
PANAH to organize walk on April 16.
Apr 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan National Heart Association(PANAH) is organizing walk to create awareness about heart decease'shere on April 16. People from all school of ...