PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from December 2005:
Cleanliness Drive: Jamshed Town to provide additional garbage-lifting vehicles.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Jamshed Town will provide additional garbage-lifting vehicles and amount to its union councils for removing garbage dens in the UCs. This was stated by Nazim Jamshed Town Col (retired) Tahir Mashhadi while chairing a meeting of UC nazims and naib nazims of the ...
Duddley expects to retain captaincy of SL soccer team.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Duddley Linoln Steinwall is expected to lead Sri Lanka in South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2005. The stubborn central defender also led Sri Lanka in last edition in 2003 at Dhaka.Lankans are in tough Group A with host Pakistan, Maldives ...
Cricket Honours even in Lahore Test.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Lahore, November 30 (PPI): Pakistan made 185 for four wickets replying to England's 288 all out on second day of third cricket Test Wednesday at Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore. Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq retired hurt through injury to leave the Test evenly poised.Mohammad Yousuf, dropped on 16 ...
Cattle pens razed in SITE town.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): The SITE Town on Wednesday razed three cattle pens set up in residential areas of town.According to details, Town Nazim Izharuddin Ahmed Khan on complaints of citizens ordered removing cattle pens from the residential areas and DTO Land conducted an ...
Dacoit gang busted; seven held in separate raids.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Anti Dacoity and Robbery Cell (ADRC) of Karachi Police arrested seven accused including a ringleader and members of a dacoit gang, an absconded accused and outlaws involved in street crimes and recovered snatched cell phones and weapons from their possession. ...
First Sindh pensioners' directory launched.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): The Controller General Accounts Iftikhar Ahmed Khan here at the A. G Office Sindh on Wednesday launched first directory of pensioners in Sindh. More than 0.1 million retired employees of Sindh government would be benefited from the directory. Iftikhar Ahmed Khan ...
Sindh PA witnesses relatively calm day, Kala Bagh dam water accords raised.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Sindh Irrigation Minister Sardar Nadir Akmal Leghari Wednesday told Sindh Assembly that 1991 water accord was complete document, although having no legal importance and whenever water is available in abundance, it is distributed through this accord. ...
Cricket Woolmer optimistic about Inzamam.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Lahore, November 30 (PPI): Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is hopeful captain Inzamam ul Haq will be able to bat on Thursday in the final Test against England in Lahore. Inzamam was hit on his forearm by a Steve Harmison delivery and retired hurt on 35."He's off to hospital to find ...
Protest against Kala Bagh Dam.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Hyderabad, November 30 (PPI): Sindh Tarraqi Pasand Party workers observed a 'token hunger strike' here on Wednesday against proposed construction of Kala Bagh Dam. The hungers strike leaders, Dileep Kumar, Ashiq Bughio and Punhal Gadahi, opposed construction of any dam on Indus River. ...
Sindh CM and allies bargain over Kala Bagh dam to save provincial government.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro Wednesday said 30 MPAs of the opposition in provincial assembly had submitted a fresh resolution, demanding Sindh government to approach federal government and pressurize it to halt considering construction ...
Ban on polythene bags to stay, Hyderabad Nazim.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Hyderabad, November 30 (PPI): District Nazim Hyderabad Kanwar Naveed Jameel Wednesday said that the management of district government Hyderabad was very much satisfied with its decision regarding putting ban on manufacturing and marketing of polythene bags from 1st January 2006 within ...
Rs 422.088 million Zakat funds released to district Zakat, usher committees.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Provincial Zakat Council, Sindh has released Zakat funds amounting to Rs422, 088,000 to district Zakat and usher committees for financial assistance and welfare of poor and needy people. According to an official handout issued here Wednesday, the ...
Two held, drugs recovered.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Nawabshah, November 30 (PPI): Section A police Nawabshah during routine patrolling arrested two persons from Taj colony and recovered one kilogram of Chars from their possession.The police ...
Nominations for 2005 World Hockey Women's Player of the Year Awards.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the nominations for the 2005 World Hockey Women's Player of the Year awards.The nominations are as follows (in alphabetical order): 1. Luciana Aymar (ARG); 2. Minke Booij (NED); 3. Nikki Hudson (AUS); ...
Inquiry ordered into arrest of journalist.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Taking notice of press reports regarding arrest of a journalist in Mirpur Mathelo, Sindh Information Advisor Salahuddin Haider has ordered inquiry into the matter.It was found that arrest of Saqib Gadami of daily Sindh was result of personal dispute with ...
1109 HIV, 103 AIDS cases reported in Sindh, seminar.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Hyderabad, November 30 (PPI): A seminar to create awareness among masses about the deadly disease of AIDS/HIV was told that there were 1109 HIV and 103 full AIDS cases reported in Sindh and that overall 70000, to 80,000 people were infected with HIV/AIDS in Pakistan.The seminar was ...
Probe ordered into preservation of clothes of murdered brother of former PPP CM.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Sindh Advisor for Information and Archives Salahuddin Haider Wednesday took serious view of involvement of Archives Department and ordered thorough inquiry into preservation of clothes of murdered brother of former Sindh chief minister Syed Abdullah Shah at ...
Transfers, postings.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Sindh Government has transferred Sikandar Ali Shah, an officer of Local Government Department (BS-18) EDO (Finance & Planning) Hyderabad, and posted him as EDO (Finance & Planning) Jamshoro, in his own pay and scale vice Noor Muhammad Leghari who has been posted ...
IJT warns of widespread protests if illegal arrests, harassment not stopped.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Islami Jamiat Talaba (IJT) Wednesday alleged that police had transformed Govt. S. M Arts College Karachi "No Go area" for students, especially those belonging to IJT and added personnel of PS Preedy were acting as B-team of Muttahida Quami Movement. In a ...
New KESC CEO, CFO assume charge.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Frank Scherschmidt and Muhammad Asghar assumed the charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the KESC, respectively.Both with their vast working experience in Europe and UK, USA, Canada and the Middle East has brought with ...
Fumigation drive begins, four towns sprayed.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) on Wednesday began the intensive fumigation drive in the city to eliminate dangerous virus of Congo, Dengue, and Hemorrhagic fever. DCO Karachi Fazlur Rehman formally kicked off the drive ordered by City Nazim Syed ...
Health: Experts for following ethical aspects of live organ donation.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Ethical aspects of live organ donation should not be overlooked, said experts, speaking at the scientific session of Ninth Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation (CAST), here on Wednesday, organized by the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation ...
Action ordered against gambling dens, special squad being constituted.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Taking notice of the reports regarding existence of gambling dens in various parts of the city, Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui ordered DIGP Operations Karachi to forthwith take legal action after probe into the matter and submit him details in this regard....
Benazir Bhutto, 4 others acquitted in PIA illegal appointments reference.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Accountability Court in Karachi Wednesday acquitted former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, PPP MNA Ms. Naheed Khan and three others ex officials of Pakistan International Airlines in PIA illegal appointment reference. "I dispose of reference ...
Dr Ishrat Hussein calls on Sindh governor.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): The outgoing Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Dr Ishrat Hussein Wednesday held farewell meeting with Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat ul Ibad at Governor's House here. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ishrat ul Ibad ...
Akram Lahori, two others acquitted in sectarian killing case.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Sindh High Court Wednesday dismissing the death sentence reference against three activists of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, sent by the trial court, set aside their conviction order in sectarian killing case.Activists of banned organization Mohammad Ajmal alias ...
Remand of two accused extended in PIDC car-bombing case.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Administrative judge of anti terrorism courts in Karachi Wednesday extended police remand of two accused until December 6, 2005, arrested for their alleged involvement in car bombing outside Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation building on November 15, ...
Minister orders action against absent teachers.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Larkana, November 30 (PPI): Sindh Education Minister Dr Hamida Khuhro taking notice of closure of a primary school due to absence of teachers directed EDO Education Larkana to take legal action against absent teachers.She gave the directive on complaints of villagers that Govt Primary ...
Two bootleggers arrested.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Rawalpindi, November 30 (PPI): Police have arrested two bootleggers from Pir Wadahi and Bakra Mandi on the charges of selling liquor. Police said Naveed and another man were ...
Sherpao terms I-15 plots balloting fair, transparent.
Dec 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, November 30 (PPI): Balloting for the allotment and transfer of plots and flats in I-15 sector in Islamabad was held here Wednesday, which was monitored by the Interior Minister Mr. Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao. Talking to reporters the Minister described the balloting as ...
Senate polls on 50 seats by March 2006.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, November 30 (PPI): Elections on 50 vacated seats of the Senate would be held in March 2006. The government has decided to go for polls of the half of the seats of the Upper House after failure of its bids to evolve consensus with the opposition to amend article 59 of the ...
Pakistani youth delegation leaves for China today.
Dec 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, November 30 (PPI): A 35-member delegation of Pakistani youth would leave for China today (Thursday) under the youth exchange program between Pakistan and China.Joint Secretary Ministry of Youth Affairs Jalaluddin Sohail is heading the delegation. The delegation is visiting ...
Mirwaiz to meet Musharraf on Dec 7.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, November 30 (PPI): Moderate Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq is likely to meet President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia on December 7....
US military hospital treats 2,000 patients.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, November 30 (PPI): The U. S. military field hospital in Shinkiari, Pakistan treated its 2,000th patient yesterday.The Combined Medical Relief Team-3 deployed to Shinkiari as part of the United States' support to the Pakistani-led relief effort resulting from the devastating ...
Law- Committee formed to discuss Federal High Court Bill.
Dec 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, November 30 (PPI) The Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday constituted a three-member committee to examine the Bill for establishment of Federal High Court.The members of the committee include- Federal Law Minister Wasi Zafar, Senior Prime ...
Kashmir. Hurriyat leaders to visit AJK after Dec 8.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, November 30 (PPI): A 15-member Hurriyat delegation from occupied Kashmir is likely to visit earthquake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir after Dec 8.Hurriyat sources told PPI on phone that Hurriyat leaders who had submitted application forms for travel to AJK with relief material ...
World AIDS day today.
Dec 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, November 30 (PPI): World Aids day will be observed today under the theme, Stop AIDS keep the promise." The main objective to observe the Day is to review the previous work and its results of the campaigns against HIV/AIDS and to launch a further campaign with new strategies, ...
Moot on WTO, child labour, and gender issues from Dec 7.
Dec 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, November 30 (PPI): In order to discuss gender issues, child labour, WTO and governance, the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is organizing its eighth three-day Sustainable Development Conference from December 7 to 9. It was disclosed by executive director of the ...
Sheikh Rasheed says Pakistan enjoys complete media freedom.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, November 30 (PPI): The Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said that media in Pakistan is completely free. Addressing a Seminar on 'Role of media in democracy and electoral process' organized by the Centre for Civic Education (CCE) in ...
PPP 's 38th founding day observed.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Islamabad, November 30 (PPI): Speakers at a function held here Wednesday in-connection with 38th founding day of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have vowed that the party under the leadership of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto would continue its fight for peoples ' rights.The function ...
MGR to construct 2000 shelter houses.
Dec 01, 2005 ... ISLAMABAD, November 30 (PPI): Muslim Global Relief (MGR) has announced to construct 200 permanent and 1500 shelter houses for the victims of the Oct 8 's earthquake. It was disclosed by the country coordinator of the MGR, Mian Naeemuddin at a news conference here Wednesday. He said each ...
Pak-UK economic ties to be further cemented.
Dec 01, 2005 ... SIALKOT, November 30 (PPI): The Deputy High Commissioner and Director Trade & Investment British High Commission Karachi Mr. Hamish Daniel has invited the Sialkot business community to divert their trade activities to the UK for capturing the international trade markets of UK and other ...
Duddley expects to retain captaincy of Sri Lankan soccer team.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE,, November 30 (PPI): Duddley Linoln Steinwall is expected to lead Sri Lanka in South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2005. The stubborn central defender also led Sri Lanka in last edition in 2003 at Dhaka.Lankans are in tough Group A with host Pakistan, Maldives, ...
Tenders for Neelum- Jehlum Hydropower Project opened.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): Tenders for the construction of Neelum-Jehlum Hydropower Project were opened here at WAPDA House on Tuesday.Member (Water) Mr. Muhammad Mushtaq Chaudhry supervised the tenders opening ceremony while representatives of firms/consortiums bidding for the project ...
Qazi visits Shahnawaz Jamali.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad visited to CMH Rawalpindi on Wednesday to see Major Shahnawaz Jamali, son of former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali who received ...
Qazi underscores need for tin sheets instead of tents.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad Wednesday visited the central relief camp of Al-Khidmat Foundation to see the relief supply activities for earthquake victims.Mr Hussain paid tributes to the party workers and volunteers working at the camp. District ...
US Military hospital treats 2,000 patients.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): U. S. Disaster Assistance Centre Pakistan-The U. S. military field hospital in Shinkiari, Pakistan treated its 2,000th patient yesterday.The Combined Medical Relief Team-3 deployed to Shinkiari as part of the United States' support to the Pakistani-led relief ...
APPACHA holds seminar on AIDS Day.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): NGO APPACHA, in association with Action AIDS Pakistan, eve of World AIDS Day, is holding a seminar to create awareness about the deadly disease (AIDS) here at a local hotel on Wednesday (today).APPACHA President Dr. Altaf Hussain Tariq along with ...
World AIDS Day on Thursday.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): As the world is observing the International AIDS Day on December 01 (Thursday), Pakistan is being rated as a 'low-prevalence high risk country for HIV infection.'The number of officially reported HIV infections and AIDS cases in Pakistan has been steadily on ...
BTA to check private blood banks, Govt providing free screening for AIDS, Hepatitis.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): The Punjab Government has set up Blood Testing Authority and it would also check/ examine the private blood banks ensuring their proper screening and safeguard measures. Director General Health Services, Punjab, Dr. Aslam Chaudhry addressing a news conference ...
Quake affectees in dire need of aluminium sheets & warm clothes: Qazi.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE,, November 30 (PPI): Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan's Ameer, Qazi Hussain Ahmed has appealed to the people particularly Pakistanis in abroad to provide donations of warm clothes and aluminium sheets open-heartedly for quake affectees to save them from torrential rains and snow falling on ...
World AIDS Day today.
Dec 01, 2005 ... GUJRANWALA, November 30 (PPI): The World AIDS Day is being observed in different parts of the world including Pakistan under the aegis of the World Health Organization (WHO) here on Thursday.To mark the day, various health organizations, institutions, and NGOs chalked out an elaborate ...
BCCI-SMEDA bilateral cooperation urged.
Dec 01, 2005 ... LAHORE, November 30 (PPI): Bilateral cooperation between Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and SMEDA can be of great help for SMEs.Ms. Sue Battle, Chief Executive of the BCCI at a meeting with Mr. Shahab Khawaja, Chief Executive Officer of the Small, and Medium ...
AIDS steadily on the rise.
Dec 01, 2005 ... FAISALABAD, November 30 (PPI): The International AIDS Day is being observed all over the world including Pakistan on Thursday (today). As the HIV and AIds cases are steadily on the rise and Pakistan is being rated as a low-prevalence high-risk country for HIV infection, ...
Five killed in road accidents.
Dec 01, 2005 ... KASUR, November 30 (PPI): Five persons including a woman were killed in different road mishaps on Wednesday. According to police reports, Nusrat Bibi, Rafaqat Ali, Fateh Muhammad and an ...
SC susp HC decision.
Dec 01, 2005 ... QUETTA Nov 30 (PPI): Justice Javaid Iqbal Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan here Wednesday suspended decision of High Court of Balochistan regarding grant of remissions to Abdul Sattar Lasi.He passed this order on a criminal miscellaneous application filed by NAB Balochistan against the ...
BNP to discuss arrests, kidnapping torture at Karachi meeting.
Dec 01, 2005 ... QUETTA Nov 30 (PPI): Balochistan National Party (BNP) would not sit silent over arrests, kidnappings, torture, and operations by secret agencies in the province.Party would discuss all the matters and future course of action at Central Committee meeting in Karachi on Dec 3-4. This was ...
NTC to impose duty on dumping imports.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Peshawar, November 30 (PPI): National Tariff Commission (NTC) has asked industrialist and importers to consult the commission if any country of the World Trade Organization regime imposed anti-dumping duty on their export whereas they could request NTC to impose duty on the dumping imports ...
Surrender of wanted tribesmen welcomed.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Peshawar, November 30 (PPI): A spokesman of the Governors Secretariat FATA has welcomed the undertaking given by some wanted tribesmen of North Waziristan agency, ho surrender to the Govt. and assured to live with peace.The spokesman in a press statement issued here while describing it ...
Government not to hesitate to abolish department to eliminate corruption.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Peshawar, November 30 (PPI): The NWFP Minister for Science and Technology Hussain Ahmad Kanju has said that the MMA govt was determined to root-out corruption and commission form all the govt institutions particularly the line departments adding if that the government would not hesitate to ...
Siraj condoles with journalist.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Peshawar, November 30 (PPI): The NWFP Senior Minister Siraj ul Haq has expressed heartfelt grief over the demise of mother of Ashfaq A-Mufti, Resident Editor Daily Pakistan Peshawar who ...
Resource centre inaugurated in civil secretariat.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Peshawar, November 30 (PPI): Secretary Administration Col. (Retd) Ghulam Hussain today inaugurated a well-equipped resource centre established at Civil Secretariat Peshawar to be run under the auspices of EIROP in collaboration with Administration Department.Addressing at the inaugural ...
Khalil for training youth with cultural and traditions.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Peshawar, November 30 (PPI): The NWFP Governor Mr. Khalil-ur-Rehman has said that being the enlightened and progressive nation, it is must to educate and train the new generation in line with our national and cultural traditions. In fact, he added, to equip our youth with latest knowledge ...
CM for speedy relief activities in hit areas.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Peshawar, November 30 (PPI): NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has expressed satisfaction over the ongoing relief activities in the earth quake devastated areas and directed the district administration of five quake affected districts to further speedup the relief activities in their ...
SHC adjourns hearing of plea against KESC privatisation.
Dec 01, 2005 ... Karachi, November 30 (PPI): Sindh High Court Wednesday adjourned hearing of petition filed against privatisation of Karachi Electricity Supply Corporation until December 14, 2005.SHC's division bench comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Mrs. Yasmeen Abbasi adjourned the ...