PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from January 2008:
LG minister suspends TMO SITE.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Caretaker Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadies and Spatial Development Syed Saleem Ahmed Zaidi has suspended Town Municipal Officer (TMO) Site Afaq Saeed on various public complaints of inefficiency and negligence toward his duties.He warned ...
Fair weather with cool night forecast for city.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The Met office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with cool night and minimum temperature 07 to 09 degree centigrade for Karachi on Wednesday. Cold and dry weather is forecast for Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, ...
SITE Town Council offers Fateha for Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The members of the town council SITE have demanded through a resolution that the murderers of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto should be brought to justice.The resolution was passed in the 26th meeting of SITE Town Council held here Tuesday with Town Naib ...
Fateha at Ziauddin University for Benazir.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The vice chancellor, faculty and students of Ziauddin University in a special meeting Tuesday offered Fateha for the departed soul of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the first woman prime minister of Pakistan and the Islamic world.They also prayed ...
Benazir Bhutto to be honoured with Irish peace prize.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Dublin, January 01 (PPI) : Assassinated Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto is to posthumously receive the 2007 Tipperary Peace Prize, it was announced Tuesday. Ms Bhutto, who was killed on December 27 after addressing a rally in Rawalpindi, is being honoured for her courageous work on ...
Haroon Rashid elected as Chairman ECMMAP.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Sheikh Haroon Rashid, Former Vice President FPCCI has been elected as Chairman of Engineering Components and Machinery ...
FPCCI delegations visit to Sri Lanka postponed.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The delegation consisting of the members of Pakistan-Sri Lanka Business Council of FPCCI which was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka under the leadership of its Chairman Rehmatullah Javed from 10th to 14th January 2008 is postponed due to prevailing situation in ...
Gulshan Nazim inspects cleanliness.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Nazim Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Muhammad Wasey Jalil Tuesday inspected cleanliness at various union councils. He also met trader community and assured them for maintaining law and order besides providing security. He asked traders to ...
Badin administration begins survey of riot losses.
Jan 01, 2008 ... TALHAR, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : Badin district administration has initiated a survey on the directives of Sindh government to collect statistics of damaged properties during three-day violence after the killing of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto.The survey team under supervision of ...
DUHS announces 3rd Professional MBBS results.(Financial report)
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Tuesday announced the results of third professional MBBS annual examinations 2008 of Dow Medical College and Sindh Medical College Karachi. According to results, Ms Sobia Mujtaba clinched the first ...
Sindh govt enhances bail surety amount for juvenile/women prisoners.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : A major step has been taken by Sindh Government due to persistent efforts of Women Development Department Minister Sindh Nadira Panjwani whereby the payment of fine amount has been enhanced from Rs 50,000 to Os0.1million for juvenile/women prisoners who are ...
2007 worst year for trade in Karachi.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, 01 January (PPI): Traders have termed 2007 the worst year for business and trade in Karachi, as repeated crisis coupled with load shedding and price hikes badly shook the trading community in the metropolis.In a review report, Chairman Tariq Road Traders Action Committee ...
President Musharraf to address the nation on Wednesday.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, January 01 (PPI) : President Pervez Musharraf will address the nation over Radio and ...
DUHS denies shortage of faculty, clinical facilities at SMC.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The Registrar, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Maher Hansotia, clarifying the news published in a section of Press on Dec 25 regarding teaching facilities at Sindh Medical College, said the PMDC inspected the college and found it suitable for intake of 300 ...
GCO Hyderabad visits Nawabshah, inspects riot losses.
Jan 01, 2008 ... NAWABSHAH, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : General Officer Commanding Hyderabad, Maj. Gen. Aziz inspected Tuesday properties looted and torched during three-day violence in the city after the assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto. He visited along with district administration ...
Over 3000 booked in Badin for violence, arson.
Jan 01, 2008 ... BADIN, January 01 (PPI) : Badin police have booked over 3000 people for damaging and torching government and public properties including banks in the city after the tragic death of PPP chairperson and twice prime minister Benazir Bhutto in a suicide attack. Those booked included PPP men ...
Family park opened in Shah Faisal Town.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Acting Nazim Shah Faisal Town Karimuddin said that model family parks, sports grounds and green belts would be constructed at all union councils of ...
Bilawal, his sisters leave for Dubai.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : PPP chairman Bilawal, his sisters Bakhtawar and Asifa Tuesday afternoon left for Dubai. The 19-year Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, succeeded his mother Benazir Bhutto after ...
Condolence meeting for Benazir.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : A condolence meeting for former Premier Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday was held at the residence of Pakistan Peoples Party candidate for NA-250 Karachi Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig who is also Honouree Consul General of Yemen and a prominent industrialist and business ...
Rate of remuneration on 2% special cash reserve account (US$).
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : The rate of remuneration on 20% Special Cash Reserve Account (US$) maintained by banks/NBFIs ...
Sindh minister warns stern action against rioters.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Caretaker Sindh Minister for Works and Services Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi has said that stern action would be taken against the elements damaging and torching public properties. In a statement on Tuesday, he said that responsibility to hold free ...
Jamshed Town Nazim visits Mir Usman Park.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Nazim Jamshed Town Javed Ahmed Tuesday visited various localities of the town and met trader community. He visited Tariq Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Shahrah-e-Quaideen, Guru Mandar and Nishtar Road. He met patrol pump owners and other traders and ...
Bilawal's crash course in political life.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Naudero, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : When Bilawal Zardari wakes up this morning he faces not just a new year without his mother but a crash course in the dark arts of Pakistani politics and an overhaul of his student life.The 19-year-old son of Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister ...
BSc, BS, MSc exams from Jan 11.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The University of Karachi Tuesday announced that first/second semester examinations 2007 for BSc (nursing), BS medical technology, MSc physiotherapy and BS textile, weaving and wet processing, earlier scheduled for Dec 28, would commence from Jan 11, 2008....
KU extends PGD admission date.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The University of Karachi on Tuesday extended the admission date of Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Statistics up to January 10, 2008 ....
Rate of remuneration on 20% special cash reserve account (US$).
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : The rate of remuneration on 20% Special Cash Reserve Account (US$) maintained by banks/NBFIs ...
CS for expediting uplift projects in Sindh.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Chief Secretary Sindh Fazal-ur-Rehman has asked the all administrative secretaries and DCOs of the Sindh province including Senior Member Board of Revenue to give the proper importance to the development projects in the province. In a letter to these officials, ...
Home minister takes notice of complaints about wrong FIRs.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Caretaker Sindh Home Minister Brigadier (retd) Akhtar Zamin has taken strict notice of complaints regarding registration of FIRs on baseless grounds against political activists in Sindh after recent violence and riots.A handout issued here Tuesday said ...
PFF pays rich tributes to Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto is the murder of political and democratic rights of common people, said chairman Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum Mohammad Ali Shah while addressing a PFF condolence meeting, here on Tuesday.He ...
Sports: Cricket: Imran, Malik ready to convince Aussies for the Pakistan tour.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and former captain Imran Khan have personally offered to make phone calls to Australian cricketers who have concerns about touring Pakistan in March and April this year, and to convince them to go ahead with the series. Speaking to ...
Goods transporters demand compensation.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : A delegation of Karachi Goods Carrier Association (KGCA) called on Caretaker Sindh Home Minister Brigadier (retd) Akhtar Zamin in his office here on Tuesday and asked him to provide compensation of all transport damages caused during recent incidents of ...
Traders for continuing patrolling of LEAs.
Jan 01, 2008 ... MIRPURKHAS, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : A delegation of local traders on Tuesday called on District Coordination Officer (DCO) Mumtaz Ali Shah at his office and lauded the governments efforts to maintain law and order in the city. According to a handout issued here Tuesday, the delegation ...
President calls Zardari, Amin Fahim to condole death of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): President Pervez Musharraf on Friday telephoned Asif Ali Zardari, husband of late PPP Chairperson and expressed his heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. He conveyed his profound grief and sorrow over the tragic incident that ...
Benazir post-mortem not performed: Dr Mussaddiq.
Jan 01, 2008 ... RAWALPINDI, December 28 (PPI): Dr Mussaddiq Khan, Chief Executive allied hospitals said that the law enforcement agencies had informed him that Amin Faheem had asked them not to perform post-mortem, unless Asif Ali Zardari permits. He stated this while addressing a press conference at the ...
Governor issues press note regarding law and order.
Jan 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, December 28 (PPI): Governor Punjab has issued following press note on Friday, with regard to the law and order situation in the wake of tragic incident of Rawalpindi which resulted into the death of 24 persons including Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto:Today on 28-12-2007, as the fall ...
Jamaat Islami Chief to visit Larkana to meet Benazirs family members on Saturday.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Ameer of Jamaat Islami (JI), Qazi Hussain Ahmed will visit Larkana to express condolence to the bereaved family of assassinated PPP Chairperson, Benazir Bhutto on Saturday. Besides other JI leaders, the Central Naib Ameer of JI, Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed and ...
Damage worth billions of rupees to railways network - Federal Minister for Railways.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Interim Federal Minister for Railways, Mansoor Tariq has said that damage worth billion of rupees was made to the railway property by the miscreants in the country, specially in Sindh. Talking to PTV, he said that these miscreants in the disguise of protest ...
UN chief visits Pakistan Mission to express condolences on Ms. Bhuttos assassination.
Jan 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK, December 28 (PPI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Friday visited the Pakistan Mission to the U.N. to share the grief of the Pakistani people over the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.The U.N. chief signed a book of condolence opened at the ...
Army deployment in aid of civil power in Sindh.
Jan 01, 2008 ... RAWALPINDI , December 28 (PPI): A spokesman of ISPR has said that on requisition of Sindh Government, Army troops have been deployed in 16 districts of the province including Karachi to assist local administration in restoration of law and order. Army authorities have been tasked to ...
UN high representative for Alliance of Civilizations, condoles with President Musharraf.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): UN High Representative for Alliance of Civilizations, Jorge Sampaio has expressed his deep shock and grief over the death of PPP Chairperson Ms. Benazir Bhutto in a terrorist attack in Rawalpindi. In a message addressed to President Musharraf, Jorge Sampaio ...
Soyem of Benazir Bhutto on Sunday.
Jan 01, 2008 ... LARKANA, December 28 (PPI): The Soyem of Chairperson of PPP Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto would be held on Sunday at Naudero House. Quran Khawani would also be held on the occasion for Isal-i-Sawab. Meanwhile, the PPP ...
Baitullah behind Benazirs assassination: Cheema.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Interior Ministry spokesman Brig (R) Javed Iqbal Cheema Friday said that Al-Qaeda operative Baitullah Mehsud was behind the assassination of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto. Addressing at a press conference here he said, We have recorded a ...
Army called out in Karachi, Nawabshah and Noshero Feroz.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Army was called out in Karachi, Nawabshah and Noshero Feroz for the aid of civil administration in restoring law and order. Caretaker Home Minister Brig (Retd) Akhtar Zamin said that troops have started patrolling in Bin Qasim, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Ghakkar Phatak, ...
Major hospitals confirm eight deaths in Karachi violence since Thursday.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): The administration at three major public sector hospitals here on Friday confirmed eight deaths in the incidents of violence that erupted in the city Thursday evening. According to details, five deaths were reported at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital at Nazimabad, two ...
Politicians condemn assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... PESHAWAR, December 28 (PPI): Various politicians from Swat Valley on Friday have strongly condemned the brutal assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and termed it a great national tragedy. Independent candidate for NA-29 Swat Prince Adnan Khan Aurangzeb in his ...
Uzbekistan President condoles with President Musharraf.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov on Friday expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow over the killing of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in a terrorist attack in Rawalpindi. In a message addressed to President Pervez Musharraf, the Uzbek President said, it ...
French embassy condole death of Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): A delegation from the French Embassy, led by the French Ambassador to Pakistan Rgis de Belenet visited the PPP office in Islamabad on Friday afternoon to lay a wreath in memory of late Benazir Bhutto. The delegation was included the Deputy Head of Mission ...
Egypt condemns Benazirs assassination.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Egypt has strongly condemned the assassination of Chairperson, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto. In a message issued here Friday, Foreign Minister, Ahmed Abou El Gheit conveyed deep condolences to the bereaved family of Benazir Bhutto, her party ...
Ghaibana Nimaz Janaza of slain BB held at Malakand, Chitral.
Jan 01, 2008 ... MALAKAND, December 28 (PPI): The Ghaibana Nimaz-e-Janaza of assassinated former Prime Minister and daughter of the East Benazir Bhutto were held here at Dargai amid tight security.The funeral prayer was attended by workers of the PPP and people belonging to different walks of life and ...
Karachi remains shut on Friday.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Karachi, the Regions industrial and commercial hub, remained completely shut on Friday, the first day of 3-day national mourning announced by President Pervez Musharraf to mourn the assassination of formerly twice prime minister and Chairperson PPP Ms Benazir ...
Mushahid condoles killing of Mian Asfandyar in bomb blast.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of Mian Gul Asfandyar Amir Zeb.Mushahid praised him for his services and contribution for the people of his region. Mian ...
Nisar condoles death of Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Caretaker Minister for Housing and Works, Nisar Ali Khan Friday condemned killing of former Prime Minister and PPP Chairperson, Benazir Bhutto and said he was deeply shocked. The Minister while expressing grief over the death of Benazir Bhutto and others ...
British Foreign Minister condoles with Soomro.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Foreign Minister of Britain, David Miliband rang up Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro Friday afternoon and conveyed his condolences to the government, the people of Pakistan and the bereaved family of Benazir Bhutto.He also condemned the act of terrorism ...
Attaullah condoles death of Benazir Bhutto, others.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Caretaker Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Khawaja Attaullah Khan Taunsa Sharif Friday condemned brutal killings of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and 21 others who lost their precious lives.Khawaja Attaullah, also Head of ...
Brown calls Musharraf to condole Benazir Bhuttos death.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday telephoned President Pervez Musharraf and expressed his deep ...
Saudi Arabia condemns killing of Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Saudi Arabia Friday strongly condemned assassination of Pakistan Peoples Partys Chairperson Benazir Bhutto. With immense sorrow and grief, we have come to know about the martyrdom of her Excellency the venerable sister Benazir Bhutto at the dastardly and ...
Jamali, Wasim condole Benazir Bhuttos death.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Acting Chairman Senate Jan Muhammad Jamali on Friday condemned, in strongest terms, the suicide attack on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party which resulted in her death.Terming her death a national tragedy, Jan Jamali expressed ...
Japan condemns death of Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Foreign Minister of Japan Masahiko Komura has strongly condemned terrorist attack targeting former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In a statement the Japanese Foreign Minister said, We are shocked by the fact that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and a ...
Mirwaiz condemns Benazirs death.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq while vehemently condemning the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has expressed solidarity with the bereaved family and the people of Pakistan.Talking to Geo TV, he said that Bhutto was a ...
Nine including grandson of Wali-e-Swat killed in bomb explosion.
Jan 01, 2008 ... SWAT , December 28 (PPI): Nine persons including grandson of Wali-e-Swat Asfandyar Amirzaib were killed and several others injured in an explosion after a public meeting in Mingora on Friday.Asfandyar Amirzaib, a former provincial minister and district Nazim, was contesting for a ...
Christian community mourns Benazir Bhuttos death.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): The Archbishop of Karachi, Reverent Evarist Pinto, head of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday prayed fervently for peace and reconciliation in the country as people mourned the tragic death of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi on Thursday. ...
Sumera, Naseem Aheer condemn Benazirs assassination.
Jan 01, 2008 ... JAUHARABAD, December 28 (PPI): Former federal ministers Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer and Sumera Malik have strongly condemned the killing of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto in bomb blast at Rawalpindi.In a statement, they said it was a great loss of the nation as she ...
Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University condemns assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Jan 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University (KU), Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, has expressed deep sorrow and grief on the assassination of former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.He described this as a big loss and ...
Flying shrapnel caused Benazirs death: Interior Ministry.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig (R) Javed Iqbal Cheema has said that Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhuttos death was caused by a flying shrapnel which hit the right side of her skull.He said, according to medical report submitted to the ...
Transcript of Baitullahs phone call.
Jan 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Following is the translation of the transcript of the telephone conversation on Friday between Al-Qaeda leader Baitullah Mehsud and another militant. The Interior Ministry had intercepted the conversation after the assassination of former Prime Minister ...