PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from September 2008:
SITE Town staff directed to cleanse all routes around mosques.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, September 01 (PPI) : SITE Town Nazim Izharuddin Ahmed Khan has directed officials to pay special attention towards holy places including mosques and Imambargahs during the month of Ramazan and cleanse all places around them properly. This he directed while presiding over a meeting ...
Occupied Kashmir: Indian troops martyred 93 Kashmiris in August.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, September 01 (PPI) : At least 93 Kashmiris including five women and two children were martyred by Indian troops in Occupied Kashmir during August 2008. According to Kashmir Media Service, those martyred sixty civilians were killed in Indian troops indiscriminate firing on ...
Pakistan starts search for six missing Korean ladies.
Sep 01, 2008 ... MULTAN, September 01 (PPI) : Ministry of Interior, on the request of Korean Embassy Islamabad, has started the search for six missing Korean ladies in Pakistan. According to a Ministry of Interior circular, which was dispatched to all District Police Officers and intelligence agencies, six ...
Caretaker President Soomro offers fateha at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar mazar.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sehwan, September 01 (PPI) : Caretaker President, Mohammadmian Soomro on Monday visited mazar of Hazrat Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar where he laid floral wreath and offered fateha. On ...
PPP Ladies Wing takes out rally in Zardaris support.
Sep 01, 2008 ... HYDERABAD, September 01 (PPI) : Women workers of Pakistan Peoples Party took out a rally here on Monday in favor of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, supporting his candidature for the post of countrys president. Sanam Talpur, president PPP Hyderabad city, led the rally and others who ...
Demo held against recruitment without merit.
Sep 01, 2008 ... HYDERABAD, September 01 (PPI) : The employees of Population Welfare Department held a protest demonstration here on Monday to condemn what they called recruitment without merit. The demonstration was led by Dost Ali Shaikh, vice president of Sindh APCA, population welfare department. ...
ISO observes protest day against sectarian killings.
Sep 01, 2008 ... MULTAN, September 01 (PPI) : Imamia Students Organization (ISO) on Monday observed a protest day to condemn the growing incidents of sectarian killings, extremism and terrorism in Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu and Parachinar and governments failure in protecting the life and properties of the ...
Strict security arrangements ordered in Multan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... MULTAN, September 01 (PPI) : City Police Officer (CPO) Multan Syed Saud Aziz on Monday ordered strict security arrangements in Multan to avoid any untoward incident during Ramazan. Presiding over a meeting of police officers here, he reviewed security arrangements made for 600 mosques and ...
18585 inmates in Sindh jails against capacity of 9511: Sindh Assembly told.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Karachi, September 01 (PPI) : Sindh Minister for Home Affairs Dr Zulfiqar Mirza Monday informed the Sindh assembly that there were the in-built capacity of 9,511 prisoners in all jails of the province, while as many as 18,585 prisoners were languishing in these jails, including 18,382 ...
Recovered Karachi girl handed over to parents.
Sep 01, 2008 ... UBAURO, SINDH, September 01 (PPI) : A seven-year-old girl, who went mising from Karachi some days back, have been recovered by Ubauro police from Dilwaro village and handed over to her father on Monday. According to SHO Ubauro Manzoor Chandio, Ubauro police recovered the girl Amna from ...
Teenage girl commits suicide.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Mithi, Sindh, September 01 (PPI) : A young teenage girl committed suicide by hanging herself with a tree on Monday. Himti Bai d/o Sawai Kolhi committed suicide by hanging at a ...
Number of scavengers rise in Karachi due to growing poverty, hunger.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Karachi, September 01 (PPI) : The number of scavengers in Karachi is on the rise due to growing poverty, hunger and joblessness. Presently more than 35,000 scavengers, majority of them children, are in the metropolis, earning their livelihood by lifting some 3000 tons of garbage daily, out ...
Minor dies in road mishap.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Mithi, Sindh, September 01 (PPI) : A minor boy died when a vehicle of an NGO hit him near Misri Shah shrine on Monday. Manoj Kumar, 5, s/o Lakshmandas lost his life when a speedy vehicle of Thardeep ...
KPT rescues MV Dehli Express.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, September 01 (PPI) : MV New Dehli Express with 1777 containers onboard sailed from Berth no. 8/9 at 1105 hours after embarking export containers from Karachi Port, says a KPT release on Monday. The Captain after taking over the ship from the pilot while proceeding to the next port ...
Tortured body found near Kotri.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KOTRI,Sindh, September 01 (PPI) : A brutally-tortured body was found from Superhighway in Loni Kot police jurisdiction here on Monday. An unknown body of a forty-years-old man was ...
Dangri Canal develops 50-feet-wide breach.
Sep 01, 2008 ... UBAURO, September 01 (PPI) : A number of houses and standing crops of cotton and sugarcane in Aliabad village were inundated on Monday as a 50-feet-breach developed in Dangri Canal near Ghotki. Irrigation officials could not reach the scene to plug the breach. However, villagers on ...
Sports- Under-14 boys gala to start from Dec 25.
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 01 (PPI) The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) would organize Youth Gala (under-14 boys) in Athletics, Judo, Karate, Takewondo, Table tennis, Wushu and Squash from December 25-29 2008 here at Pakistan sports complex. However, Sports Board of Punjab would organize under-14 ...
Sports (PSB to organize under-16 girls gala from Oct 21).
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 01 (PPI) The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) would organize Youth Gala (under-16 girls) in Athletics, Judo, Karate, Takewondo, Table tennis, Wushu and Squash from October 21-25 2008 here at Pakistan Sports Complex ....
DIST- Over 177 schools declared dangerous yet to be shifted.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) The officials concerned of the Education Department, Sialkot have failed to shift students of the 177 government schools, that earlier had been declared as dangerious, to safer buildings. Whereas boys and girls of these schools have been forced to get education ...
Economy- (Rs 72,788m revenue receipt during July).
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 01 (PPI) According to latest financial data the total volume of direct and indirect taxes - based revenue receipts during the month of July, 2008 has been Rs.72,788 million net. During outgoing fiscal year (July 2007 : corresponding month), the net collection/revenue ...
Sports (Young Rising Stars praised for maintaining Punjab dominance in women soccer).
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 01 (PPI) Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat congratulated Rawalpindis Young Rising Stars Women Football Clubs President Ghias Uddin Baloch, coach Shahid Ahmed Ahmed, skipper Sana Mehmood and others officials/players for ...
Distt (Sialkot): DCO seeks report about water filtration plants from TMA Daska.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : DCO Capt (Rtd) Atta Muhammad Khan has directed the concerned officials of Daska TMA and district government Sialkot to ensure the early rectification of all water filtration plants lying out of order in various parts of Daska city. DCO took serious notice of ...
PG: Punjab Auqaf Ministers open court today.
Sep 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, September 01-(PPI): Minister for Auqaf & Religious Affairs Punjab, Haji Ehsan Uddin Qureshi will hold open kutchehry on Tuesday-September 2 (today) at ...
Sport: Young Rising Stars praised for maintaining Punjab dominance in women soccer.
Sep 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, September 01 (PPI) : Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat congratulated Rawalpindis Young Rising Stars Women Football Clubs President Ghias Uddin Baloch, coach Shahid Ahmed, skipper Sana Mehmood and other officials/players for maintaining ...
POL: No sense in Mushahids challenge to Zardari: PPP.
Sep 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, September 01 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Partys Federal Councils member & additional general secretary Punjab Abdul Qadir Shaheen and Peoples Labor Bureaus central spokesman & secretary information Muhammad Salim Mughal have said that the political rivals are splashing adverse ...
PG: Need to check water born diseases: Nneelam Jabbar.
Sep 01, 2008 ... LAHORE, September 01 (PPI) : Minister Population Welfare Punjab Mrs. Neelam Jabbar Ch. has said that health sector is key to the governments agenda for social sector development and the present government is strongly committed to facilitating an efficient and affordable health system to ...
Simple tips to fight back pain.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Karachi, September 01 (PPI) : Back pain is amongst the most common and agonizing pains suffered mostly by aged persons. There are many causes of pain in the back. Symptoms in the low back can be a result of problems in the bony lumbar spine, discs between the vertebrae, ligaments around ...
Health: Traditional birth attendants can curb maternal and infant mortality.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, September 01 (PPI) : Until recently, 55-year-old Sabhai Bibi, a traditional birth attendant (TBA), known as a dai, used an age-old method of cleaning the vagina after birth. Id shape gur [ clarified sugarcane ] and some herbs into a ball and put it inside the vagina. After two ...
Shutter-down strike in KGM against blasphemous pictures.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KOT GHULAM MOHAMMAD, September 01 (PPI) : A shutter-down strike was observed in Kot Ghulam Mohammad against distribution of blasphemous pictures of Holy Prophet through mail service in Kunri. A protest rally, led by Imran Yunus Khan ...
EPA directed to circulate environmental standards copies.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, September 01 (PPI) : Provincial Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Askari Taqvi has directed EPA Sindh officials to circulate the copies of National Environmental Quality Standards among all big and small industries of Sindh so that they may be fully aware of ...
ICAP, Marketing Association sign MoU.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KARACHI, September 01 (PPI) : The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and Marketing Association of Pakistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at ICAP Building, Karachi. The objective of MoU aimed at creating a deep bond of relationship with the great traditions and ...
DCO Sialkot seeks rectification of water filter plants.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : Sialkot DCO Capt (Rtd) Atta Muhammad Khan has directed the officials of Daska TMA and Sialkot district government to ensure the early rectification of all the water filtration plants lying out of ordered in various parts of Daska city. DCO took serious notice ...
Two die of snake bite.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : Two farmers died of snake bites in village Wadala Sindhuaan-Satrah, Daska tehsil. According to a report on ...
DO Badin pays surprise visit to markets.
Sep 01, 2008 ... BADIN, September 01 (PPI) : District Officer Revenue Jawad Akram paid a surprise visit to main markets in Badin and checked prices of essential commodities.The DO along with Mukhtiarkar and police officers visited meat and vegetable markets and directed traders to sell essential ...
CITY- IESCO mobile units for September constituted.
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 01 (PPI) The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced schedule of mobile units for the current month in its jurisdiction to assist the citizens . According to the schedule the IESCO mobile unit would visit Bhara Kahu sub-division (Bhara Kahu) today ...
NAs- Rs18.395m Zakat fund apporved for N.As.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SKARDO, September 01 (PPI) Northern Areas Zakat Council, in its meeting under chairmanship of Chief Secretary who is also the chairman Zakat Council approved Rs 18.395 million for six districts to distribute among the deserving people. This fund would be distributed in six heads including ...
DIST- DCO for early rectification of water filtration plants.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) DCO Sialkot Capt (Rtd) Atta Muhammad Khan has directed the concerned officials of Daska TMA and Sialkot district government to ensure the early rectification of all the water filtration plants lying out of ordered in various parts of Daska city. DCO took serious ...
DIST- One poisoned to death.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) An anguished house woman accused Sameena Bibi allegedly poisoned to death her husband Muneer Ahmad (36) while sleeping at home in Daska citys ...
DIST- Two farmers died of snake bite.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) Two farmers Bashir Ahmad and Khalid died of snake biting while working in fields in village Wadala Sindhuaan-Satrah, Daska tehsil, here. Reportedly, they were working in ...
DIST- Call to promote religous harmony during Ramazan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) Sialkot District Police Officer (DPO) Capt (Rtd) Muhammad Ameen has urged the Ulema, journalists, traders, lawyers, teachers, politicians and notables to play their pivotal role in promoting religious and sectarian harmony, brotherhood, unity, faith and peace ...
DIST- FBR making efforts to overcome trade deficit.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) Director General Income Tax Sialkot Sajjad Ali has said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was making all out sincere efforts to overcome trade deficit through improving its revenue collection system with a sole aim to boost the national economy. He stated ...
DIST- Establishment of graments technical center demanded.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has urged the government to early establish an international standard Garments technical Training Center at Sialkot, besides, providing the level playing field to garments exporters to ...
DIST- Inter-provincial car-lifters gang busted.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) The Narowal Saddar police have busted an inter-province gang of car thieves and have arrested the ring-leader of this gang accused Suhail alias Suhaila and three other dangerous members, besides, recovering ten new stolen luxury cars from their possession. In a ...
IHK (TROOPS MARTYR 93 KASHMIRIS, INCLUDING 5 WOMEN IN AUGUST).
Sep 01, 2008 ... Islamabad, September 01 (PPI)In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, during acts of state terrorism martyred 93 innocent Kashmiris including five women and 2 children in the outgoing month of August, 2008. According to data compiled by Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, of those ...
Sports- Meeting finalizes schedule of inter-provincial sports activities.
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 01 (PPI) A meeting of the various Sports Boards was held at the PSB Coaching Center, Lahore recently to chalk out the schedule of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) international -provincial Youth tournament for the financial year 2008-09 and to consider other allied maters ....
Distt (Sialkot): Narowal police arrests gang of car lifters.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : The Narowal Saddar police have busted an inter-province gang of car lifters, arresting the ring-leader of it accused Suhail alias Suhaila and three other dangerous members, besides recovering ten new stolen luxury cars from its possession. In a press release ...
Distt (Sialkot): FBR improving tax recovery system: DG Income Tax.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : Director General Income Tax Sialkot Sajjad Ali has said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is making all out sincere efforts to over come menace of the trade deficit by improving its revenue collection with an aim to boost the national economy. He stated ...
Distt (Sialkot): DPO stresses for religious harmony.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : District Police Officer (DPO) Sialkot Capt (Rtd) Muhammad Ameen has urged the Ulema, journalists, traders, lawyers, teachers, politicians and notables to play their pivotal role in promoting religious and sectarian harmony, brotherhood, unity, faith and peace ...
Distt (Sialkot): Two farmers killed by snake biting.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : Two farmers Bashir Ahmad and Khalid were died of snake biting while working in fields in village Wadala Sindhuaan-Satrah, Daska tehsil, here. Reportedly, they were working ...
Distt (Sialkot): Wife poisoned husband to death.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 01 (PPI) : An anguished house woman accused Sameena Bibi allegedly poisoned to death her husband Muneer Ahmad (36) while sleeping at home in Daska cityIs ...
Operation against militants to be suspended on mid night of Aug 31: DG ISPR.
Sep 01, 2008 ... PESHAWAR,August 31 (PPI) : The operation against militants in Bajaur Agency would be suspended on mid night of August 31 in respect of Holy month of Ramzanul Mubarak, Director General ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas said on Sunday. He said the decision has been taken as per the governments ...
USC MD terms Ramazan package tremendous relief.
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD,August 31 (PPI) : The Managing Director Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Brig (Retd) Hafeez Ahmed here Sunday termed the package relief a tremendous one announced by the government under the Ramazan package to the people specially the poor segment of the society. The MD USC said ...
Kashmiris sacrifices never go waste.
Sep 01, 2008 ... RAWALPINDI, August 31 (PPI) :Kashmiris sacrifices would never go waste and Kashmir movement would continue till the liberation of Kashmir, Jammat-Ul-Dawa Pakistan Ameer Prof Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said. He said that present government should take concrete steps for the solution of Kashmir ...
Punjab CM expresses displeasure over delay in completion of Lahore-Kasur road.
Sep 01, 2008 ... LAHORE,August 31 (PPI) : Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that like past billions of rupees of the nation will not be let wasted due to the delay in the development projects and besides blacklisting the firms involved in delay would be disqualified for ...
Relief Fund established for people displaced from Wana: Dr Fehmida.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KARACHI,August 31 (PPI) : Speaker National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza on Sunday said a special fund has been established to provide relief to some 0.3 million people displaced from Wana, Waziristan. She was talking to media persons during her visit to Womenza, an exhibition being held at ...
Exhibition Womenza helps promote women arts, skills: Ms. Shazia Marri.
Sep 01, 2008 ... KARACHI,August 31 (PPI) : Sindh Minister for Information Ms. Shazia Marri said on Sunday that events like Womenza were a good platform for women to promote their arts, skills. She said this while talking to media persons during a visit to Womenza exhibition held in collaboration with Sindh ...
Khawaja Hoti condemns attempt to destroy Hoti bridge in Mardan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... PESHAWAR,August 31 (PPI) : The Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education, Nawabzada Khawaja Mohammad Khan Hoti has condemned the attempt to destroy Hoti Bridge in Mardan. He also expressed his grave concern over the increasing abductions, particularly from the posh areas ...
Democracy only way to get rid of problems: Jehangir Badar.
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD,August 31 (PPI) : Secretary General of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Jehangir Badar on Sunday highlighted the importance of promoting democratic norms in the country, saying democracy is the only way to get rid of the problems being faced by the nation. Talking to a private Tv ...
Government taking bold decisions on subsidies to bolster economy: PM.
Sep 01, 2008 ... MULTAN, August 31 (PPI) : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani said here Sunday that the government is taking bold decisions to phase out subsidies for rehabilitating the national economy. Talking to journalists at the local airport this evening the Prime Minister said the donor ...
PPP government fully committed for betterment of masses.
Sep 01, 2008 ... HYDERABAD, August 31 (PPI) : Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro has said that legislation in Sindh Assembly for the protection of rights of the masses is in full swing and within four months time, the members of the assembly while discharging their duties have passed a number of resolutions ...
Tripartite commission reaffirm commitment to safe repatriation.
Sep 01, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD,August 31 (PPI) : Pakistan, Afghanistan and UNHCR have agreed that the voluntary return trends and reintegration challenges faced during 2008 should be borne in mind in the formulation of future targets and time frames for repatriation. The parties reaffirmed their commitment to ...
Various delegations call on PM Gilani.
Sep 01, 2008 ... QUETTA , August 31 (PPI) : Delegations of various political parties and independents in Balochistan Assembly called on Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani here at the CM Secretariat, on Sunday. The delegations, comprised of parliamentarians of Jamiat Ulema Islam (Fazal), Balochistan ...
Foreign troops in Afghanistan major threat to security of Asian countries: JUI Conference.
Sep 01, 2008 ... PESHAWAR, August 31 (PPI) : The presence of the foreign forces in Afghanistan major threat for the security of the Asian countries and called for the withdrawal of the NATO troops from the neighboring country, said declaration of All parties conference here on Sudnay. It also asked the ...
Action against law breakers to continue in Landi Kotal: PA.
Sep 01, 2008 ... PESHAWAR, August 31 (PPI) : Political Agent Khyber Agency, Tariq Hayat Khan said Sunday that strict action against law breakers and miscreants will continue till complete restoration of law and order in restive Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency. Talking to media men here Sunday, he said ...
800 acre barren land in SWA being brought under plantation: PA.
Sep 01, 2008 ... TANK, August 31 (PPI) : The South Waziristan Agency Political Agent, Syed Shahab Ali Shah said on Sunday that more than 800 acres barren lands in South Waziristan Agency are being brought under plantation during the ongoing Monson tree plantation campaign to offset the growing challenge of ...