PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from April 2008:
Rain emergency declared in Liaquatabad.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): Following forecast of rains in Karachi, Liaquatabad Town Nazim Usama Qadri has declared rain emergency in the town so as to avert any untoward incident. The town administration has set up a rain emergency centre where employees of Park, Sanitation, Roads, Water, ...
'Efforts afoot to raise education standard'.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Acting Nazim, Malir Town, Sharafat Ali, has said that effective steps were being taken to improve condition of schools and raising education standard in these institutions. Government Model Public Secondary School Malir is an example of these efforts, he added....
Fair/partly cloudy weather forecast for Karachi.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Meteorological Office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with maximum temperature expected to range between 31 to 33 degrees centigrade for Karachi on Wednesday. Dry weather has been forecast for Hyderabad, while Mirpurkhas divisions will brave hot and dry ...
Notorious bandit arrested in encounter.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KHIPRO, Sindh, April 01(PPI): A notorious bandit was arrested while his one accomplice and a police official were injured in an encounter near Khipro. On a tip-off, a police party headed by official Abdul Latif raided a guest house in village Talo in the limits of Khahi police station ....
Distt: Caravan of PPP activists.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KOT GHULAM MUHAMMAD, Sindh, April 1 (PPI): A caravan of PPP Kot Ghulam Muhammad activists led by Shamsher Raheem Khan, would reach Naudero on 3rd April to take part in ceremony to ...
Rain emergency in Gulshan Town.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town Acting Nazim Shoaib Akhtar Tuesday imposed rain emergency in the town. He directed the sanitary staff to remain alert for the smooth flow of water in nullahs if it ...
Effective laws against quackery demanded.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Karachi chapter has demanded that stipend of house doctors should be raised to Rs12,000 per month on the lines of Punjab province. This was demanded in a meeting of PMA, Karachi, which was attended by Dr Samrina Hashmi, Dr ...
SITE town braces for expected rains.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): Staff of Site Town has been directed to remain alert for the expected rains in city. An emergency meeting was held in Site Town presided by Naib Nazim Syed Badshah Khan in town office, here on Monday. TMO Ikhlaq Ahmed, TO infrastructure Khurshid Anwar and officers ...
SBP conversion rates.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The State Bank of Pakistan Tuesday 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 thereon ...
DHA building three parking towers.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): Defence Housing Authority (DHA) is building three car parking towers in Stadium (Delton) Commercial and Zamzama Commercial areas to overcome the traffic congestion and parking-related problems in commercial areas of DHA. The construction work on these projects has ...
Encroachments removed in Shah Faisal Town.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, April 01(PPI): Shah Faisal Town administration has removed encroachments during the ongoing drive here on Tuesday. Anti-encroachment cell took action in this regard on the directives of Acting Nazim Karimul Din and TMO Syed Faisal Ahmed Bukhari.The campaign ...
State Bank issues Branchless Banking Regulations.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): State Bank of Pakistan Tuesday issued Branchless Banking (BB) Regulations, applicable to all banks including Islamic, Microfinance banks with immediate effect, to encourage innovation and increasing outreach of banking system.The object is to define activities ...
CITY- (Jashan-e-Baharan celebrations start tomorrow).
Apr 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): Sports and Culture Directorate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) would organize Margalla festival, which would start from tomorrow (Thursday) April 03 and continue till April 26. Giving details of the colourful programmes, CDA officials said dramas, ...
PBC (All Pakistan Lawyers Convention on April 12).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): The third All Pakistan Lawyers convention with the topic of discussion Restoration of judiciary as it was on November 2, 2007 would be held on Saturday, April 12 in the premises of the Sindh High Court Bar Association Karachi under the auspices of Pakistan Bar ...
Sports- (Austro-German Kayak, mountaineering expedition 2008).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Abbottabad, April 1 (PPI): A five member team from Austria and Germany led by renowned mountaineer and kayaking expert Mr. Barnard Murachure to participate in Adventure Foundation Pakistan (AFP), Tyrolean Indus River Kayaking Expedition 2008 arrived here. The expedition has been organized ...
Defence- (Defence to be made impregnable: Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Federal Minister for Defence, Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar has said that the armed forces of the country would be strengthened, in terms of resources and equipment, so as to make the defence of the impregnable. Talking to newsmen in Ministry of Defence (MoD) after assuming ...
ATC: Non-bailable arrest warrants of Biatullah Mehsood issued.
Apr 01, 2008 ... RAWALPINDI, April 1 (PPI): The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) No.1 Rawalpindi Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of local Taliban leader Baitullah Mahsood and directed the authorities concerned to produce the accused before the court on April 21, in R A Bazar suicide attack case....
PM (Govt to ensure supremacy of constitution, Gillani).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has reiterated commitment of the government to ensure supremacy of constitution, sovereignty of parliament and rule of law in the country. He was addressing launching ceremony of a documentary on former Prime Minister Late ...
Housing (1 million housing units to be constructed, Kakar).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Federal Minister for Housing and Works, Haji Rehmatullah Kakar has said that initial work on the hundred days action plan announced by the Prime Minister has begun in his ministry. In an interview here Tuesday, he said for this purpose thirty seven thousand units ...
CITY- Kausar Samreen gets Star Awards 2007-08.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Kausar Samreen, a renowned poetess and broadcaster again achieved The Star Awards of 2007-08 and was also nominated its Ambassador. She had already clinched this award in 2006-07 for her unremitting services in the field of Mass Media. She is a famous poetess and ...
President (Musharraf calls for utilising true potential of Islamic world).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): President Pervez Musharraf has called for utilising the true potential of the Islamic world through collective resolve and by focusing on technological advancement and ensuring energy, water and food security. He was addressing the inaugural session of the 13th ...
Distt (Pakpattan): Anti-measles vaccine spreads scare among people.
Apr 01, 2008 ... PAKPATTAN, April 1 (PPI): A large number of people expressed serious concern on Tuesday over the hazardous effects of administration of anti-measles vaccination allegedly by untrained health department staff. Amid the continuing two week long anti-measles vaccination drive, according to ...
PG: Two GCUF officials booked on Rs.137.2 m embezzlement charges.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab has booked treasurer Qazi Khali-ur-Rehman and head clerk Shabbir Shah Clerk of Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) over misappropriation of Rs. 137.2 millions from university funds and obtained remand of the ...
COM: LCCI for cabinet review of country's dismal economic health.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani to convene an emergent meeting of the federal cabinet to take steps in the light of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) second quarterly report, which gives an ...
Sport: AFC Challenge Cup commences tomorrow: Pakistan to take on Chinese Taipei after 1958.
Apr 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan will take on Chinese Taipei after a lapse of 50 years in international soccer arena when both the teams will face each other in the second AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers (Group-A) on Wednesday (today). The match will be kicked off at 6.30pm Taipei Time ....
Health: Using cell phones could be more harmful than smoking.(Clinical report)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Results of a new study find that using a cell phone can be more dangerous to your health than smoking, and can significantly increase your risk of developing brain cancer. According to the study, radiation omitted from the phone during use is what is so bad for ...
Indian Jet Lite seeks to start daily air service to Pakistan.
Apr 01, 2008 ... New Delhi, April 01 (PPI): Jet Airways low cost subsidiary, Jet Lite, has applied to Indian government for permission to start daily services on Delhi- Islamabad and Mumbai- Karachi routes. According to Jet Lite officials, a bilateral agreement between the two countries for ...
Sports Cricket Pakistan Mohammad Asif on IPL.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Mumbai, April 01 (PPI): Pakistans fast bowler Mohammad Asif says the most important thing is if you bowl right line and length, you get desired results. In an interview with Times Nows Achint Gupta, he said whether it is Tenty20, a 10 over or even 50 overs or cricket Test match, most ...
American Sindhis welcome new govt in Pakistan, demand release of political prisoners.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) has welcomed the formation of a democratic government in Islamabad and expressed the hope that it would empower the common men and women, end military role in civilian affairs, strengthen democratic institutions, ensure ...
Health: Stress leads to heart disease.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): US cardiologists are targeting stress and anxiety as key factors contributing to cardiovascular diseases, according to studies made public at a scientific conference. People who cut their stress levels and keep them under control face a 60-percent lower chance of ...
One dies, eight hurt in road mishap.
Apr 01, 2008 ... PAKPATTAN, April 01 (PPI): One person was killed and eight others were injured in a road accident near Pakpattan. According to a report on Tuesday, a wagon was on its way to Arifwala from Bahawal Nagar when it was hit by a tractor ...
Awareness drive about fake currency notes starts.
Apr 01, 2008 ... MITHI, April 01 (PPI): State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched an awareness campaign about fake currency notes in Mithi. A meeting in this connection was held at National Bank of Pakistan Mithi in which SBP Treasury Officer Ali Sher ...
Saudi Arabian CG meets home minister.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Saudi Arabian Consul General Dr Hassan A Attar hailed the caretaker setup for holding fair and transparent general elections in a peaceful atmosphere. He said this during a meeting with Sindh Caretaker Home Minister Akhtar Zamin here on Tuesday. The leaders ...
BIEK announces HSC Humanities supplementary results.(Financial report)
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) on Tuesday announced the results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) part-II Humanities (Regular) Group and special candidates ...
Demo held against HESCO Badin.
Apr 01, 2008 ... BADIN, Sindh, April 01 (PPI): Citizens staged a protest demonstration in the city on Tuesday against Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) for prolonged power load-shedding and breakdowns. The protesters chanted slogans against HESCO officials for not ending load-shedding. Speaking on ...
Oxford launches book on early childhood development.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Oxford University Press has launched its latest publication entitled Early Childhood Development: From Understanding to Initiatives edited by Bilal Iqbal Awan, at Aga Khan University. The book gives a detailed theoretical account of child development and the role ...
Sports-(40th national athletics championship from April 19).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): 40th National Athletics Championships (Men & Women) will be held at Punjab Stadium Lahore from 19-21 April 2008 under the aegis of Punjab Athletics Association. Mr. Salman Iqbal Butt will be the Organizing Secretary. Athletics Federation of Pakistan has issued ...
Sports- (Wrestling federation to participate in Olympic qualifying tournaments).
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Wrestling Federation has decided to participate in the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments being held in April and May 2008. As per programme, 1st Olympic qualifying tournament will be held at Martigney-Switzerland from April 18-20 whereas second tournament ...
Distt (Pakpattan): Profane sketches resented.
Apr 01, 2008 ... PAKPATTAN, April 01 (PPI): Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith youth force leaders Maulana Abdullah Shabhan, Hafiz Abdulmanan, Rao Zahid Ali have condemned the reprinting of blasphemous sketches by Danish media. Talking to newsmen here on Tuesday, they said that it was unbearable for Muslims any more as ...
Distt (Pakpattan): Girl killed, 8 injured in accident.
Apr 01, 2008 ... PAKPATTAN, April 01 (PPI): A minor girl was killed while eight other passengers were seriously injured in a road accident last night. HiLux wagon No. LX-1121 was going from Arifwala to Bahawalnagar when reached near Qaboola Town, a speedy ...
Distt (Pakpattan): Landslide kills man.
Apr 01, 2008 ... PAKPATTAN, April 01 (PPI): A person was killed by a landslide at a deep ditch here in a nearby village yesterday. Deceased Muhammad Ashraf of Chak Azmat went outside the village to respond the call of the nature into a ditch. Witnesses said ...
Kashmir leaders Mehbooba Mufti, Sardar Qayyum discuss cross-LoC CBMs.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Rawalpindi, March 31(PPI): Visiting Indian Held Kashmirs Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Ms Mehbooba Mufti Monday met former President & Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan here and discussed various issues.They also discussed Jammu and Kashmir specific ...
Children stage demo against hike in milk price.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 31(PPI): A large number of children staged a protest demo against the hike in prices of fresh milk, in front of Karachi Press Club (KPC) here on Monday The demo was organized by the Pasban Karachi and led by its president Syed Ahraf Hussain. Zonal Organizer Pasban Karachi ...
NAB acquits Pir Mazhar in illegal allotments case.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): Administrative Judge, Accountability Courts Karachi, Syed Aal-e-Maqbool Rizvi Monday acquitted newly elected PPP MPA, Pir Mazharul-Haq from two references against him for alleged allotments of three KDA plots in 1995-96, causing loss of Rs 6 million to national ...
State Bank issues licence to Khushhali Bank Ltd.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): State Bank of Pakistan issued a licence to Khushhali Bank Ltd. under Micro Finance Institutions Ordinance, 2001 which will be effective from April 01, 2008. The fresh licence is issued after cancellation of license of Khushhali Bank with effect from close of ...
Justice Azizullah Memon took oath as acting Chief Justice SHC.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): Senior Judge of Sindh High Court, Justice Azizullah M Memon Monday took oath as Acting Chief Justice of SHC. Justice Munib Ahmed Khan administered oath to acting ...
SHC notices to SHO PS Qazi Ahmed and others on Karo-Kari matter.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): A division bench of Sindh High Court Monday issued notices to SHO PS Qazi Ahmed, district Nawabshah Investigation officer PS Qazi Ahmed and others while hearing case pertaining to newly-wed couple, declared Karo-kari by their parents. Petitioner Saira, a newly ...
Orangi Nazim inspects uplift projects.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 31(PPI): Negligence would not be acceptable in uplift projects, said Orangi Town Nazim Abdul Haq, while inspecting various development schemes here on Monday during the survey of development work. He ...
Special cash reserve account (US$) remuneration rate 1.70 for April 2008.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): State Bank of Pakistan Monday notified that rate of remuneration for April, 2008 ...
PIA suffered Rs 13.399 billion loss in financial year 2007.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): National flag carrier PIA suffered Rs 13.399 billion loss during financial year 2007, which turned out to be an exceptionally difficult year for PIA due to many reasons, said its Chairman Kamran Rasool.Addressing shareholders at 51st annual general meeting ...
CS takes notice of hike in milk prices.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rahman taking a serious notice of illegal rise in prices of fresh milk Monday directed the Bureau of Supply & Prices and DCOs to take action against those involved in raising prices of food items. He directed this on Monday on an ...
Sports: Cricket: Malik informed us satisfactorily, Salahuddin Sallu.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): Pakistans National team Chief Selector Salahuddin Ahmed Sallu said that Skipper Shoaib Malik had satisfactorily informed us about his visit to India and we has also consulted him before finalising squad for Bangladesh series. Salahuddin said, We know of his visit ...
ASUOF congratulates Gillani, Rabbani.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): The office-bearers of All Sindh Universities Officers Federation on Monday felicitated Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza ...
New govt urged to adopt Kashmir policy of ZAB: Talks possible if Indian army leaves occupied Kashmir: Syed Salahuddin.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 31(PPI): Supreme Commander of Kashmiris militant group Hizbul Mujahiddin Syed Salahuddin has feared that if the U-turn taken by the last regime was adopted and continued by the new government it would result in serious consequences for Pakistan. Addressing a press ...
City: Two cops killed in Model Colony.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 31(PPI): Two constables were shot dead by unknown outlaws, who made away with a SMG rifle of deceased in the limits of Model Colony police late Sunday night. A duty officer at Model Colony police station said PC Javed Iqbal and PC Khalid Mehmood had left on official ...
City: 14 vehicles recovered, six held.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 31(PPI): Fourteen stolen/snatched vehicles were recovered and six criminals arrested by Anti-Car Lifting Unit (ACLU) in different parts of city. Nine stolen/lifted vehicles recovered during different raids include car (Cultus) AKR-253, AAL-017, (Cultus) AKL-567, AB-6290, ...
JUP reminds govt of promise on judges' issue.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) Supreme Council Chairman Prof. Shah Faridul Haq said that the nation would suffer if the judges would not be restored as per new governments promise. Talking to a JUP Karachi delegation, he emphasized upon the new government to ...
Govt urged to form policy on missing persons' issue.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): The World Reforms Commission (WRC) has hailed the 100-day plan of the newly-elected Prime Minister Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani and urged him to devise a clear policy for the recovery of the missing persons in Pakistan. Chairman WRC Maqbul-ur-Rehman Advocate, ...
37 bonded peasants released.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Kot Ghulam Muhammad, Sindh, March 31(PPI): Additional District Judge, Mirpurkhas Muhammad Yamin Khan on Monday ordered release of 37 boned farmers who were recovered by ...
Kamal announce to construct 5000 Road in Surjani.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31( PPI): Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has announced to begin the construction of Surjani 5000 Road from Zero Point to 10000 Road with a cost of Rs.250 million. He said this at the opening of 2 km road constructed by city government in Surjani Town with a cost of ...
CDGK Officials send 37 milk sellers to jail.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31( PPI): The Magistrates of Revenue Department of City Government during raids in all 18 tows of Karachi fined 79 milk sellers with a total sum of Rs.125,800 while they also sent 37 ...
Clash in KU: Five students injured, teacher manhandled, VC orders inquiry.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Karachi, March 31(PPI): Five students were seriously wounded in a clash between activists of two rival student organizations in the University of Karachi on Monday. KU sources told some armed activists of APMSO forcibly dragged out one Imran, an activist of PSF, from his class at the Mass ...
Villager killed over matrimonial dispute.
Apr 01, 2008 ... JACCABABAD, Sindh March 31(PPI): One Ali Bux Imrani was gunned down over a matrimonial dispute here in Abad police jurisdiction. The deceased belonged to Imrani tribe and ...
525MW thermal power plant to be set up at Sheikhupura.
Apr 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, March 31(PPI): Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) and Chinese Dong Fang Electric Company will on Tuesday sign agreement to set up 525MW thermal power plant at Chichoki Mallian (Sheikhupura) with investment of $355 million. A ceremony will be held at Prime Minister ...
Computerization of 18 District Accounts Offices completed.
Apr 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, March 31(PPI): The Accountant General Sindh Office has completed computerization of Eighteen District Accounts Offices of Sindh province, according to the target given by the controller General of Accounts. This was stated by Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Qadri, Accountant General Sindh at the ...