PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from October 2008:
Collective marriage ceremony of 55 couples in Khairpur.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Khairpur, October 03 (PPI) : A big collective marriage ceremony of 55 poor couples was held at Khairpur Sugar Mills on Thursday. The ceremony was arranged by industrialist and chairman of Khairpur Sugar Mills Mubeen Ahmed Jumani. Addressing the gathering Mubeen Jumani told that he is ...
Three villagers including a 10-year boy shot dead near Khairpur.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Khairpur, October 03 (PPI) : Three villagers were shot dead and seven injured near Piryaloi town of Khairpur district over old enmity on Thursday. The clashes between Ulra and Odha tribes again started in Ulra Jagir of Katchha area of Indus River in the jurisdiction of Faiz Muhammad Bindo ...
Efforts underway to unite PML factions: Ghous Ali Shah.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Khairpur, October 03 (PPI) : President Pakistan Muslim League (N) Sindh and former Chief Minister Syed Ghous Ali Shah has said that conflicts among all groups of PML will be resolved to unite them at one platform very shortly. Talking to news men at Kotdiji on ...
Two pilgrims die as car overturns at Indus highway.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Kotri, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : Two persons died and two others injured as their car they were travelling in, overturned at Indus highway on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Mansoor ...
Youth succumbs to bullet injuries.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Kotri, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : A youth, who had been injured in a clash between Shoro and Samon clans over a land dispute, succumbed to the bullet injuries in a Karachi hospital on Thursday. Mitho Shoro received a bullet in his body some days back during firing between Shoro and Samon ...
US-India nuclear deal opens way for similar deal with Pakistan: PM Gilani.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Multan, October 03 (PPI) : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Indias nuclear trade agreement with the United States should open the way for a similar deal for Pakistan. The US Congress approved the deal late on Wednesday ending a three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with India, ...
Prime Minister Gilani condemns Charsadda suicide attack.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Multan, October 03 (PPI) : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the suicide attack on ANP leader Asfandyar Wali Khan in Charsadda. Talking to the media persons here at the local Circuit House on Thursday he said the terrorists do not care about religion and ...
Textile package soon: PM Gilani.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Multan, October 03 (PPI) : Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has assured that Textile package would soon be introduced to take the industry out of crisis. He assured that proposal of relief in utility bills would considered. Exchanging views with Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry ...
All PML factions will soon get united: Ghous Ali Shah.
Oct 03, 2008 ... KOTDIJI, Sindh October 03 (PPI): All the PML factions will soon get united at one platform and we are still committed to our stand of judges restoration in pre-Nov 3 shape. This was stated by former Chief Minister and PML-N Sindh President Syed Ghous Ali Shah while talking to newsmen at ...
Man commits suicide over unemployment.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Johi, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : A man committed suicide over an unemployment by taking a poisonous substance in Raju Gandho village near Johi.A 30-year-old man, Ishaq Birhamani, had dejected over lingering unemployed and poverty. He ...
Bandits injure two constables, take away weapons.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Khairpur, October 03 (PPI) : Two police constables were injured and robbed weapons by armed bandits riding a motorcycle near Ahmed Pur on Friday. According to detail two constables of Ahmed Pur Police station Muharram Ali Bhambhro and Muhaqamuddin Narejo were doing duty at Police picket ...
Growers concerned at water shortage.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Matli, October 03 (PPI) : Growers of district Badin and its adjoining areas have expressed deep concern over water shortage, black-marketing of fertilizer and surging pesticide prices. Talking to PPI on Friday, they complained that there is an acute water shortage in Phuleli and other ...
21 injured in different Mirpurkhas incidents.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Mirpurkhas, October 03 (PPI) : Twenty-one people including four children were critically injured in different incidents in Mirpurkhas on the eve of Eid. Seventeen people including Hashim, Qadir Baksh, Ali, Abid, Jamshed, Guddu, Kashif, Majeed, Gulu, Deepak were injured when their bikes ...
Prime Minister announces to develop Labour colony, build trauma and burn center in Multan.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Multan, October 03 (PPI) : Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has announced to develop a labour colony of 1000 plots to provide shelter to industrial workers while four colonies for low-paid people would be developed in Multan by the provincial Government. Talking to a number of ...
Sports: Squash: Aamir upsets Pilley to enter Wolverhampton quarters.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Karachi, October 3 (PPI): Unseeded Aamir Atlas Khan caused the biggest upset in the opening round of the Wolverhampton Open when he despatched Cameron Pilley, the third seed from Australia, to reach the quarter-finals of the $30,000 PSA Tour squash event in its third year at Wolverhampton ...
Five persons die, 11 injured in bus-mini truck collision near Gharo town.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Thatta, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : Five people were killed and eleven injured in a head on collision between a bus and a Mazda mini truck at national highway near Gharo town on Thursday. The Badin-bound passenger bus was coming from Karachi when it collided with a mini truck loaded with ...
Health: Talking cure for mental problems.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Karachi, October 03 (PPI) : Intensive psychoanalytic therapy, the talking cure rooted in the ideas of Freud, has all but disappeared in the age of drug treatments and managed care. But now researchers are reporting that the therapy can be effective against some chronic mental problems, ...
One dies, four injured as the van overturns.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Thatta, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : One Muhammad Usman died and four others sustained injuries when Suzuki van, they were travelling in, overturned at Ongar ...
Akhund031004 repeating with addition Six of a family die in pickup-trailer collision at Indus highway.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Jamshoro, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : Six members of a family hailing from North Karachi died and ten others injured in head on collision between Suzuki pickup and a trailer near Manjhand town at Indus highway. The family was on pilgrimage to shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar at Sehwan town of ...
Naudero people celebrate Eid in a simple way being first after martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Naudero, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : The people of Larkana district, especially of Naudero, celebrated Eidul Fitr in a very simple way, as it was the first Eid after the martyrdom of their great leader and PPP chairperson Ms. Benazir Bhutto. Thousands of party workers and sympathizers ...
Sweet dishes distributed among street children on Eid day.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Karachi, October 03 (PPI) : The office bearers of Sahar Foundation accompanied by the students of public and private educational institutions distributed sweet dishes and toffees among the street children at Sohrab Goth, Baloch colony, Neelam colony, ...
Four-year baby drowns in canal.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Thatta, Sindh, October 03 (PPI) : A 4-year baby Saima daughter of social worker Bilawal Samo drowned in a local canal known as Barrage Mori, eight kilometers from ...
NAs (Free Army medical camp on Oct 15).
Oct 03, 2008 ... SKARDO, October 03 (PPI) A two-day free army medical camp would be started in ABADAN village of Ghangche district of Siachen areas from October 15, under the auspices of Siachen Brigade with the cooperation of 32-field Ambulance Unit Siksa. During the ...
(War on terror to continue till logical conclusion; Malik).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, October 03 (PPI) Advisor on Interior Rehman Malik has emphatically stated that war on terror would continue till it reaches its logical conclusion. In an interview, he said the Government has decided not to halt the operation till elimination of terrorists. He said the ...
(Terrorists will not be allowed to take over control of the soil; Asfand).
Oct 03, 2008 ... CHARSADA, October 03 (PPI) ANP Chief Asfandyar Wali Khan has said they will not allow terrorists and extremists to take over control of this soil. Talking to newsmen after a suicide bomber blew himself up in inside the ANPs chief Hujra, Asfandyar Wali said they cannot be deterred from ...
(Security situation; UN advises children, spouses of intl staff to relocate).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, October 03 (PPI) Following a number of security incidents in the recent past, including the bombing of the Marriot Hotel, have drawn attention to the prevailing security situation in the country and the potential security risks to the international and national communities ....
PM (Political forces to be taken on board to formulate strategy to address security challenges; Gilani).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, October 03 (PPI) Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that political forces within and outside the parliament would be taken on board to formulate a comprehensive strategy to address the security challenges confronting the nation. He was talking to newsmen in ...
President- (President Zardari offers Eid prayer at Aiwan-e-Sadr).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, October 03 (PPI) President Asif Ali Zardari offered Eid prayer at the Mosque of Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Wednesday. This is his first Eid as a new democratically elected head of the state. The President was joined in the prayers by his staff and officials of the ...
PM (Gilani offers Eid prayer at PM House).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, October 03 (PPI) Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza offered his Eid-ul-Fitr prayer at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad along with some of the cabinet ministers and diplomats of Islamic countries. Special prayers were offered for strengthening of the national solidarity, ...
(Govt allows import of 2.5m tones wheat to supplement existing stock position).
Oct 03, 2008 ... Islamabad, September 30 (PPI) The Economy Monitoring Committee (EMC) met under the chair of Syed Naveed Qamar Federal Minister for Finance, Privatisation and Investment here Tuesday. Earlier MINFAL gave a presentation to EMC on wheat stock and releases position in the country. The ...
(Govt, ADB sign loan agreement of $500m to accelerate economic transformation).
Oct 03, 2008 ... Islamabad, September 30 (PPI) The Government of Pakistan and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tuesday signed a loan agreement of $500 million to accelerate economic transformation plan of the country. The agreement was signed on behalf of Government of Pakistan by Secretary Economic Affairs, ...
Diplomatic (Japan joins hands with UNHCR to assist internal displaced).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 30 (PPI) The government of Japan has decided to make a contribution of US$ 4,066,878 as a grant to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for the execution of its project Emergency Assistance to Internal Displaced People in Pakistan. The contribution ...
DIST- Local jeweller gunned down for not paying jagga tax.
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 30 (PPI) A local jeweller Muhammad Irfan was gunned down at his house by as many as five notorious proclaimed offenders for not paying them the demanded Rs.1 million as Jagga Tax, in village Glotiyaan Khurd-Daska, here, late at the last night. Reportedly, a gang of some ...
DIST- 90 prisoners released.
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 30 (PPI) The Sialkot District & Session Judge Syed Hamid Shah has released as many as 90 prisoners involved in minor cases during his visit to Sialkot district jail, here, Tuesday. DSJ ...
(Awareness drive on SMEs Cluster Development launched).
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT, September 30 (PPI) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) have jointly launched a multi-phased awareness raising programme in export oriented Sialkot city on ...
Diplomatic (US to work with Pakistan for stability, security, development: Envoy).
Oct 03, 2008 ... Lahore, September 30 (PPI)U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson addressed senior bureaucrats at the National Management College here Tuesday and emphasized that the United States will assist Pakistans new democratic government in the areas of development, stability, and security ....
(Security plan chalk out for Chakwal).
Oct 03, 2008 ... CHAKWAL, September 30 (PPI) Special security plan was chalked out for the Eid-ul-Fitar, Police Commandos, Elite Force and Police Panther Motorcycle squad has been mobilized to coop up the situation and plan cloths Police officials was deployed at the rush timings of business places. This ...
(Fraudsters arrested for providing fake cheque).
Oct 03, 2008 ... CHAKWAL, September 30 (PPI) A fraudsters was booked by Choa Saiden Shah Police for providing a fake and bogus cheque to a person. Abdul Qayyum resident of village Lari Pathan told the Police that the accused Munawar Hussain son of Raja Gulab resident of village Lari ...
PM (Vice foreign minister of China calls on PM).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 30 (PPI) Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said Pakistan enjoys excellent, time-tested, all-weather, multi-dimensional relations with China and both the countries have complete trust, mutual understanding and convergence of views on bilateral, regional and ...
(Shawwal moon not sighted in Islamabad).
Oct 03, 2008 ... ISLAMABAD, September 30 (PPI) Shawwal moon has not been sighted in Islamabad. The regional Ruet-e-Hilal committee that met here Tuesday received no evidences of moon sighting in Islamabad and its ...
PM (PM chairs meeting on shipbuilding industry).
Oct 03, 2008 ... Islamabad ,September 30 (PPI) Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani while expressing governments resolve for the development of shipbuilding industry in Pakistan said that the setting up two shipyards at Karachi and Gwadar would go a long way in catering to domestic as well as ...
Oil(OGDC BOARD INVITES EOI FOR APPOINTMENT OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR BUY-BACK OF SHARES).
Oct 03, 2008 ... Islamabad , September 30 (PPI) The Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Board has authorized to invite Expression of Interest (EOI) for appointment of Financial Advisor and Arranger from Commercial/ Investment Banks/ Brokerage Houses having experience of advising Privatisation ...
PG: Availability of skilled birth attendants at rural health.
Oct 03, 2008 ... centers being ensured: Minister $$$30092008 AS LHR-01 National LAHORE, Sept 30-(PI): Minister Population Welfare Punjab Neelam Jabbar Ch. has said that availability of skilled birth attendants at all levels of rural and urban healthcare welfare centers is being ensured. The posts of ...
COM: Pervaiz Malik elected new President LABARD.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : The Governing Body of the Lahore Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of Disabled (LABARD) Tuesday unanimously elected former MNA Mohammad Pervaiz Malik as its President. The Governing Body also elected Bushra Aitzaz as Secretary General, Mian ...
Wapda: Chief Engineer LESCO hands over pension documents to retiring employees.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Chief Executive LESCO, Muhammad Akram Arian handed over complete pension documents to its employees and presented gifts to those who retired recently from service after attaining the superannuation age. Briefly speaking on the 54th farewell ceremony, LESCO ...
COM: Improvement in Pak-India relations to help strengthen economies of both countries: Chairman LCCI.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : The Chairman LCCI Standing Committee for Pak-India Business Promotion Aftab Ahmad Vohra has expressed the optimism that the improvement in relations between Pakistan and India would help strengthen the economies of both the countries, besides putting a very ...
Sport: Pakistan Premier Soccer League 2008: Pakistan Navy announce squad.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Pakistan Navy have announced squad for the Phase-II of Pakistan Premier Soccer League 2008 which will resume on 8 October 2008. The marathon 182-match event, whose 80 matches are already been completed, will decide 54th National Champion of Pakistan who will ...
Sport: EID Message from Pakistan Football Federation: Faisal urges nation not to forget weaker segments of society.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Eid ul Fitr saying it is a special benevolence of Allah Almighty that he has blessed us with happiness of Eid once again. While ...
PG: Minister Auqaf Punjab distributes Eid Package among employees.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Punjab Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs Haji Ehsan Uddin Qureshi distributed Eid Package among employees, announced by Chief Minister. He gave away cash awards to the officials of scale 1 to 9 of WASA and district government and offered them greetings ...
Sport: Condolence on death of mother of Nazir Junior.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : PVCAs CEO Ashiq Qureshi, Olympian Khawaja Aslam, K.M. Bilal, K.M. Owais, Khawaja Shahid Majeed, PRSBs Vice President Saeed Iqbal Khan, Sports Officer Rashad Mahmood But, PRO Manzoor Ali Arif, former PCB Curator Muhammad Ishaq, Muhammad Illyas Mughal, Test ...
POL: Let us pledge to make Pakistan strong : PPP leaders Eid message.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Peoples Labor Federation Pakistans central president Abdul Qadir Shaheen and secretary information Muhammad Salim Mughal in their Eid message to labourers have said that we all should renew pledge to make Pakistan a Islamic democratic welfare state under the ...
Qureshi condoles with families of Muzaffargarh bus mishap victims.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Foreign Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, expressing grief and sorrow over last night bus-oil tanker horrible accident near Muzaffargarh, which claimed more than 40 lives of passengers and many injured, has condoled with the bereaved families ...
Distt (Sialkot): POs kill jeweller on refusal to pay Jagga Tax.
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT , September 30 (PPI) : A local jeweller Muhammad Irfan was gunned down at his house by as many as five notorious proclaimed offenders (POs) for not paying them the demanded Rs.1 million as Jagga Tax, in village Glotiyaan Khurd-Daska, here, late at the last night. Reportedly, a gang ...
Distt (Sialkot): 90 prisoners released from Sialkot jail.
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT , September 30 (PPI) : The District & Session Judge Syed Hamid Shah has released as many as 90 prisoners involved in minor cases during his visit to district jail, here, Tuesday. DSJ visited the ...
PG: Principal Govt Higher Secondary School Khudian dismissed.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Secretary School Education Punjab, Nadeem Ashraf has dismissed Riaz Ahmad, Principal Government Higher Secondary School, Khudian Khas, district Kasur from service on the charge of misconduct. According to the details, Chief Minister/ Competent Authority has ...
POL: Qazi urges greater unity, harmony on Eid.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad has congratulated the nation on Eid. In his Eid message, Qazi said the nation is celebrating Eid at a time when its liberty and sovereignty is at stake. The whole country is burning under lawlessness as rulers have ...
Sister in law of Qazi Hussain Ahmed passes away.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Mrs Maulana Mohammad Abdul Quddus, sister-in-law of Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad, breathed her last at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar on Monday. Qazi Hussain Ahmad rushed to her funeral and she was buried at Ziarat Kakakhel. Her husband, Maulana ...
POL: Punjab people getting relief due to CM policies: Saima Shehzadi.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : PML-N Lahore (Women Wing) Leader Saima Shahzadi Khan has said that like Mian Shahbaz Sharif other chief ministers should also provide relief to the people. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, she said, that Khadam-e-Aala Mian Shahbaz Sharif has no interest ...
U.S. to work with Pakistan for Stability, Security, Development: Ambassador Patterson - U.S. Envoy Addresses Senior Bureaucrats at the National Management College.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson addressed senior bureaucrats at the National Management College here today and emphasized that the United States will assist Pakistans new democratic government in the areas of development, stability, and security ....
POL: Include poor in Eid festivities: Pervez Malik.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Central Finance Secretary Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and former MNA Muhammad Pervez Malik has called upon well to do people to share Eid festivities with destitute and havenots by helping them. In a statement here on Tuesday, he said, sharing of happiness ...
Distt (Sialkot): Foolproof security arrangements on Eid-ul-Fitr.
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT , September 30 (PPI) : The Sialkot district police have successfully started implementation on a foolproof Eid Security Plan to ensure peace and maintain law and order situation in Sialkot district on the eve of Eidul Fitr, in active collaboration with the public. Sialkot DPO Capt ...
Distt (Sialkot): UNIDO, SCCI & TDAP launch multi-phased awareness raising program jointly.
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT , September 30 (PPI) : United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) have jointly launched a multi-phased awareness raising programme in export oriented Sialkot city on ...
Distt (Sialkot): Chinese, Japanese companies, Overseas Pakistanis show interest to invest in SIA project.
Oct 03, 2008 ... SIALKOT , September 30 (PPI) : After the recent investment by Italian investors in project of Sialkot International Airport (SIA), the several Chinese and Japanese companies and a big number of the Overseas Pakistanis have shown keen interest to invest in Sialkot Airport project. Senior ...
CMs message on Eid-ul-Fitr.
Oct 03, 2008 ... LAHORE , September 30 (PPI) : Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has felicitated the nation on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and said that we should bow before Allah Almighty for having blessed us with the sacred month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarik at the conclusion of ...
How to curb aerial firing root causes need to be eliminated first.
Oct 03, 2008 ... Peshawar , September 30 (PPI) Every year the government and semi-government agencies in Pakistan launch a crusade against the bad and dangerous menace of aerial firing persuading the general people not to fire shots in the air during the marriage ceremonies and on special occasions like ...