PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from March 2008:
Sports: Cricket: Women Inter-District tourney from 9 March.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 1 (PPI): Regional Inter-District Women cricket tournament will be organized in Karachi from 9th-13th March in order to select Karachi region that will be featured in the 4th National Women cricket championship from 18th-31st March.The matches of the National ...
2nd Intl Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility from March 13.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): The National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH), in collaboration with Ministry of Environment, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and City District Government Karachi, is organizing 2nd International Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility at a ...
Transporters flay govt for raising oil prices.
Mar 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 01 (PPI): All Pakistan Inter-Province Bus and Karachi Taxi and Motor Rickshaw, Yellow Cab Owners Associations leaders Hafizul Haq Hassan Zai and Mohammad Yaqoob have flayed the caretaker government for raising petroleum and diesel prices and termed it a bid to halt transport ...
SHEHBAZ (Shehbaz acquitted in Sabzazar encounter case).
Mar 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, March 01 (PPI): An anti-terrorism court has acquitted the former Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif in the Sabzazar encounter case after the complainant withdrew murder charges against him. The complainant Saeeduddin told the anti-terrorism judge ...
Speaker (Speaker condemns blasts at Mingora, Swat).
Mar 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, March 01 (PPI) : Ch. Amir Hussain Speaker National Assembly has condemned bomb blasts in Lakki Marwat and Mingora, which caused loss of precious lives. In his condolence message, the Speaker said that it was a barbaric act of terrorism. He lamented that the criminals were ...
SC (IHC Benches for next week constituted).
Mar 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, March 01 (PPI) Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) has constituted five single benches and two division benches for the next week starting from March 3 (Monday) for hearing of cases at Islamabad. Five single benches include Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Aslam, ...
SC (SC decided 671 cases in Feb 2008).
Mar 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, March 01 (PPI) Supreme Court of Pakistan disposed off 671 cases during the month of February 2008 whereas 612 new cases were instituted. The backlog of cases in Supreme Court on 1st March 2008 is 15186. The backlog in the apex Court on 1st February 2008 was 15245 cases. As 612 ...
MOON (Ruet-e-Hilal committee to meet on March 8).
Mar 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, March 01 (PPI) Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet for sighting the moon of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1429 Hijri on March 8 (Saturday) at the Ministry of ...
Sialkot trade bodies strongly reject POL price hike.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sialkot, March 01 (PPI) : All main trade bodies including Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry strongly rejected increase in POL prices by caretaker government. SCCI President, Dr Khurram Anwar Khawaja, ex-central chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association ...
Kashmir freedom movement entered final stage.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Sialkot, March 01 (PPI) : Kashmir Freedom Movement has entered final stage and Occupied Kashmir would soon get freedom from Indian yoke, said AJK Minister for Religious Affairs, Sahibzada Hamid Raza. Addressing a meeting of Kashmiris here, he said sacrifices of thousands of Kashmiri ...
Afghanistan (Woman among three killed in Afghan bomb blast).
Mar 01, 2008 ... KHOST, March 01 (PPI) Three people including a woman were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb blew up their vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, in the third attack in the area in days, a district chief said. The remote-controlled device, similar to those used by Taliban rebels waging an ...
1 killed, 29 injured in suicide blast in tribal area.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Peshawar, March 01 (PPI) : One person was killed and 29 others injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle in the convoy of security force in the tribal area.The convoy of security force was heading towards Jar area from Khar, headquarters of Bajaur ...
PTV re-broadcasting centre in Gilgit inaugurated.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Gilgit, March 01 (PPI) : The re-broadcasting centre of Pakistan Television PTV was inaugurated here Saturday by caretaker Information Minister Nisar A Memon. It will cover 25 kilometres and 80,000 people will be able to watch TV broadcasts.Memon said it was set up under package ...
President Musharraf respects public mandate, power will be transferred.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Gilgit, March 01 (PPI) : President Pervez Musharraf respects public mandate and power will be transferred to the new elected government. Addressing members of Northern Areas Legislative Assembly here Saturday caretaker Information Minister, Nisar Memon said whichever group or party ...
AJK- Stable Pakistan must for early solution of Kashmir issue.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, March 01 (PPI) President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Muhammad Zulqarnain Khan has said that the success of Kashmir cause was conditioned with the political, economic and social stability in Pakistan. He expressed these views here Saturday while talking to different ...
District: Five injured in road mishap.
Mar 01, 2008 ... ATTOCK, March 01 (PPI) Five including one van driver were badly injured during an accident of a car and carry-van on Rawalpindi Road Fateh Jang here Saturday. As per details, one, Sawar Muhammad resident of Sultan Abad was driving carry-van (IDF-3844) towards Fateh Jang when he was hit by ...
Education- HEC to fund social sciences at 10 varsities.
Mar 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, March 01 (PPI) The Higher Education Commission has provided funding for four research projects in the disciplines of History, Public Administration and International Relations under the project entitled Development, Strengthening of selected departments of Social Sciences & ...
Sport: PFF logo captures perfect dynamic growth of Pak football: Faisal.
Mar 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, March 01 (PPI) : Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat, MNA, has unveiled the new LOGO of PFF, as well as confirming dates and host cities for the international event Pakistan will play in future, during attractive PFF Logo unveiling ceremony at FIFA ...
Distt (Sargodha): 3-day Interl Conference on 1857 war on March 5.(Conference news)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SARGODHA, March 01 (PPI) : The 3-day International Conference on 150th anniversary of 1857 war of freedom would be held at Sargodha University on March 5, 2008 in which the ...
COM: Entertainment sector given industry status, says minister.
Mar 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, March 01 (PPI) : Federal Cabinet has granted status of industry to the Entertainment Sector comprising Studios, Production and Animation Houses. It was disclosed by Mr. Salmaan Taseer, Federal Caretaker Minister Industries, Production and Special Initiatives at a press briefing ...
PG: Non-traditional goods export to build country image abroad: Minister.
Mar 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, March 01 (PPI) : Provincial Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering, Mian Shafqat Ali has said that export of non-traditional goods like electrical appliances such as capacitors is an immense landmark which would bring a good name for the country in ...
Al-Khidmat to hold Eye Camp at Jhuddo.
Mar 01, 2008 ... JHUDDO, Sindh, March 01 (PPI): Al-Khidmat Foundation Judho will hold a four-day free eye camp on March 21-24 at Public Park Baldia Jhuddo. A release here ...
Bloody clashes among Khuhro-Narejo tribes feared.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Ratodero, Sindh, March 01 (PPI): Bloody clashes between the two tribes of Khuhro and Narejo are feared if the on-going dispute between them over possession of land is not resolved without any loss of time. According to reports Khuhro clan claims that Narejo clan people have ...
Health: Depression not a human defect, it generates resilience.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): A leading psychiatrist says that depression is not a human defect at all, but a defence mechanism that in its mild and moderate forms can force a healthy reassessment of personal circumstances. Dr Paul Keedwell, an expert on mood disorders at the ...
EFU announces unit prices.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): EFU Life Assurance Limited announced Saturday its unit prices effective from March 03, 2008.EFU Managed Growth Fund offer price: Rs858.58, bid ...
Zamin condoles demise of Arbab Abdullah.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): Sindh Caretaker Home Minister, Birg. Akhtar Zamin Saturday expressed his grief over the demise of Arbab Haji Abdullah, MPA-elect and elder brother of former Sindh chief minister, Arbab Ghulam Rahim.Arbab Haji ...
Shahbaz Sharif acquitted in Sabzazar encounter case.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lahore, March 01 (PPI): The anti-terrorism court has acquitted Shahbaz Sharif in the Sabzazar encounter case after the complainant withdrew murder charges against him on Saturday. The complainant Saeeduddin told anti-terrorism judge Justice Shabbir Hussain ...
Security Forces convoy attacked, 19 injured.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Peshawar, March 01 (PPI): At least 19 people, including nine security personnel, were injured Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive packed ...
Killing of notorious bandit: CCPO lauds performance of police.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): The Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), Karachi Niaz Ahmed Siddiqui Saturday lauded the performance of police who killed notorious gangster in a shoot out and urged officials to make their performance more effective for safeguarding the life and property of the ...
Sighting of Rabi-ul-Awwal moon on March 8.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01(PPI): The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on March 01 in Islamabad for sighting the moon of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1429 Hijri. The meeting will be held at ...
Fair weather forecast for city.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): The Met. office has forecast fair weather with misty morning and minimum temperature of 13 to 15 degrees centigrade for Karachi on Sunday. Dry weather would prevail over rest of the ...
Pakistani traders urged visit to Canada.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): Andy Merchant, president Canada-Pakistan Business Council (CPBC), Saturday, urged that Pakistani traders should visit Canada for penetration in Canadian market. Speaking at a meeting during his visit to FPCCI, he said that Canada-Pakistan Business Council would ...
Amber Raza Nansey condoles with Arbab.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): Caretaker provincial minister for culture and tourism, Amber Raza Nansey, has expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of newly elected MPA Arbab Abdullah, the brother of former Sindh chief minister Dr ...
City: Bandits loot house in Shah Faisal Colony.
Mar 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 01 (PPI): Five armed bandits robbed a house within Shah Faisal Colony police jurisdiction in the wee hours of Saturday. A gang of bandits barged into the house of Muhammad Kaleem in Green Town, collected cash, jewellery and mobile phones worth over Rs80,000 at gunpoint and ...
Hike in petroleum prices to have 1.0pc to 1.5pc inflationary impact on prices of general commodities: Salman Shah.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lahore, March 01 (PPI): Federal Caretaker Minister for Finance, Dr. Salman Shah has said that government has taken a crucial decision to increase power tariff and petroleum prices at a rate of nine percent keeping in view the increase in these items at the international market because it ...
Rs21.5m approved to continue uplift works in Malir.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): Malir Town Council, which met here on Saturday with Senior Presiding Officer Muhammad Laeeq in the chair, approved Rs21.5 million for continuing development works besides extending contract period of a legal advisor for his best performance. The council session was ...
LAND GRABBERS BURN 20,000 FOREST TREES.
Mar 01, 2008 ... HYDERABAD, March 01 (PPI): The leaders of Indus Development Organization have alleged that the influential land grabbers who had occupied large portion of forest land of Khebrani forest near Matiari, have recently tried to take over the remaining land for which they set two posts no.13 and ...
Model Park opened in New Karachi.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): Acting Town Nazim New Karachi Muhammad Zulfikar Saturday inaugurated Karwan-e-Aqsa Model Park in sector 11-D of UC 6. Speaking at an inaugural ceremony of the park, he said the town administration was paying full attention towards construction of roads and ...
City: Bullet-riddled body found in Lyari.
Mar 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 01 (PPI): The bullet-riddled body of an unidentified youth was found from Aath Chowk area of Lyari town on Saturday morning An official at Kalakot police station said area people felt stench and spotted a gunny bag lying at pile of garbage behind the Makrani hotel. Police ...
Streetlights inaugurated in Korangi town.
Mar 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 01 (PPI): Nazim Korangi Town, Muhammad Arif Khan advocate, Saturday inaugurated streetlights at Korangi 3000 Road. Naib Nazim Muhammad Asghar Qureshi, TMO Dr. Mukhtar A Palijo, DTO M&E Tariq Mughal and other officials ...
Sonia Gandhi too great for me to emulate: Zardari.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, March 01 (PPI): Describing Indian leader Sonia Gandhi as too great for him to emulate, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari says his role in new government would be of someone who is with the administration, not above it.She is too great, he told a private news channel when ...
Transporters threaten wheel-jam strike.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): Karachi Transport Action Committee and Anjuman-e-Ittehad Bus Malikan Karachi have strongly condemned the recent increase in petroleum prices and demanded of the government to withdraw its decision. In a joint statement on Saturday, transport leaders ...
India abolishes formality of filing immigration additional forms for SAARC Sticker holders.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 01 (PPI): India has come at par with all other SAARC member countries by abolishing the formality of filing immigration additional forms for the SAARC sticker holders on their arrival to that country.Tariq Sayeed, President and Iftikhar Ali Malik, Vice President, SAARC ...
Rally staged against blasphemous caricatures.
Mar 01, 2008 ... KOT GHULAM MUHAMMAD, February 29 (PPI) : The activists of religious parties and civil society members staged a rally to condemn the publication of sacrilegious caricatures in Danish newspapers, here on Friday. Ehl-e-Sunnat Jamaat had staged the rally after Friday prayer, which was also ...
Badin closed against sacrilegious cartoons.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Badin, Sindh, February 29 (PPI) : A complete shutter-down strike was Friday observed in the district against reprinting of blasphemous caricatures in the some newspapers of Denmark.The Sunni Tehreek and Jamaat Ahle-Sunnah had given the strike call. A large number of people belonging to ...
Sports: Squash: Shams, Arshad fall in Kuala Lumpur quarters.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI): Pakistans Shamsul Islam Khan and Arshad Iqbal Burki failed to make an impact and went down as par seeding in NSC Super Satellite No1 championship losing their respective quarterfinal final matches at National Squash Centre at Bukhit Jalil in the Malaysian ...
Accountability Courts adjourn hearing of cases.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : Accountability Court No. 3, Friday imposed charge sheet against accused in Reference No. 25/2006 (transfer case) and adjourned further hearing till March 25, 2008. The reference was filed against Manora Post Office post master, Wakeeluddin and his accomplice, ...
Water scarcity mars crops in Badin.
Mar 01, 2008 ... BADIN, February 29 (PPI) : The standing crops are drying up in district Badin as water has not been released into 30 canals and minors from the Kotri barrage. Local growers - Abdul Jabbar Jokiyo, Akhtar Shah, Lala Chang, Malik Shehzada Wahid, Muhammad Akram Chandio - Friday told PPI that ...
Anti-polio campaign in Korangi from March 4.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : Korangi Town Nazim Mohammad Arif Khan advocate has directed UC nazims and health department teams to raise awareness among masses about polio disease so that all children under the age of five years could be administered anti-polio drops on regular basis....
SBP conversion rates.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : The State Bank of Pakistan Friday announced the rates applicable for conversion into rupee of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar Bonds and profits ...
Chairman NAB visits Sindh office.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : The chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Nawid Ahsan on Friday visited NAB Sindh and attended a briefing. He was ...
Sports: Cricket: SSUET clinch Inter-University cricket Cship title.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI): Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) overcame Karachi University (KU) by 4 wickets in the final of Inter University cricket championship 2008-2009 here on Thursday at PCB ground.Batting first, KU scored 233 runs before they were all ...
Com: Indus Motor reduces vehicle prices.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : Indus Motor Company has reduced the prices of its vehicles following the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) notification of February 21, 2008[SRO 169(I) 2008], which has temporarily suspended the 2.5% Withholding Tax for a period of two months, commencing 21 ...
Zardari urged to contest from NA-207.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Naudero, Sindh, February 29 (PPI) : PPP Naudero leaders and citizens have demanded of the partys co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari to contest election from NA-207, and appoint Sindh chief minister from Larkana district.Addressing a press conference at partys office on Friday, PPP leader ...
Pakistan Rangers delegation meets Indian Border Security Forces.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : A high-level delegation of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), led by Brigadier Syed Khushnood Hussain held a meeting with the officials of Indian Border Security Forces at Monabao, India, said a release on Friday.As per details, the Pakistani delegation reached ...
Sports: Squash: Samantha, Latasha Khan on course for final showdown in Windy City Open tourney.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Chicago, USA February 29 (PPI): Top seeds Samantha Teran and Latasha Khan are on course to meet in a WISPA World Tour squash event final for the second time this year after despatching their first round opponents in the Womens Windy City Open here at the University Club of Chicago. ...
VC meets KU employees delegation.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : A delegation of KU employees United Group, led by its chairman Noorul Amin Friday met Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui.The delegation lauded the fast ...
Protest against suspension of BISE officials.
Mar 01, 2008 ... LARKANA, February 29 (PPI) : Local activists of All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) on Friday observed a complete strike against suspension of seven officials of BSIE, Larkana.Seven officials of grade 17 and 18 were sacked on Thursday following suspension orders issued by the Sindh ...
Blasphemous sketches: Pasban holds protest demos in Karachi.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : Pasban Karachi president, Syed Ashraf Husain, said that on the call of Pasban Pakistan president, Altaf Shakoor, a nationwide strike would be observed on Friday, March 7, to protest against blasphemous Danish sketches.This he announced while addressing ...
KWSB cuts more water connections.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Karachi, February 29 (PPI) : The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) on Friday cut off some 22 connections of bulk consumers ...
Sports: Volleyball: Army clinch 22nd National Junior Mens volleyball title.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Peshawar, February 29 (PPI): Defending champion Pakistan Army thrashed Police by 3-0 to win the 22nd National Junior Mens Volleyball Championship title here on Friday at the PSB Coaching Centre.Army encouraged by great triumph in semis against Navy by 3-2, were too strong against the ...
Three-day eye camp begins in KGM.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Kot Ghulam Muhammad, Sindh, February 29 (PPI) : Former Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hyderabad, Mushtaq Ahmed, lauded holding of free eye camps by Al-Khidmat Foundation in various cities, terming it a prayers.This he said while addressing as chief guest, inaugurating ceremony of 8th ...
Demo against non-issuance of posting orders.
Mar 01, 2008 ... MITHI, February 29 (PPI) : Candidates, who passed test for primary school teachers in district Tharparkar and got offer letters, held a protest demonstration at local press club against non-issuance of posting orders.The candidates Mohammad Yusuf, Ali Asghar, Abdul Aziz, Abdus Sattar, ...
Man dies, eight hurt in road mishaps.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Mirpurkhas, Sindh, February 29 (PPI) : A man lost his life and eight others injured in different accidents on Friday. According to details, a Radho Kolhi, 32, was killed and his two friends injured when his motorcycle collided with a truck near Kathari bus stop. Separately, Secretary of ...
Senior journalist Aijaz Siyal passes away.
Mar 01, 2008 ... Mirpurkhas, Sindh, February 29 (PPI) : Local senior journalist Aijaz Ali Siyal Friday passed away after a brief ailment here on Friday. His funeral prayers were attended by ...