PPI - Pakistan Press International back issues from July 2009:
No rain predicted in Karachi for next 48 hours.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): No rainfall is expected in Karachi for the next 24 to 48 hours, however, monsoon is about to break in the first week of this month, Chief Meteorologist Muhammad Riaz told PPI here on Wednesday. He said that the monsoon starts in Lahore and northern areas of the ...
Call to provide security to Sunni Tehreek chief.
Jul 01, 2009 ... HYDERABAD, July 01 (PPI): Provincial leaders of Sunni Tehreek Muhammad Khalid Attari, Maulana Qari Muhammad Ali Qadri, Muhammad Amin Qadri and others have demanded of the government to arrest the killers of their leaders and to provide security to their chief Muhammad Sarwat Aijaz Qadri ....
New PML-F Sindh Ladies Wing body announced.
Jul 01, 2009 ... HYDERABAD, July 01 (PPI): Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Ladies Wing has announced its body for Sindh. According to announcement made by its provincial president Saira Naseer, the new body will comprise senior vice president Farakh Rashidi; 4 vice presidents Fahmida Chang, Rubina and ...
HRCP slams fresh rise in oil prices, terms it unjustified.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Co-Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Former Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Iqbal Hyder has strongly condemned the fresh raise in oil prices and termed it a non-democratic action by a government which claims to be ...
Head Office of PDCA to open on July 2.
Jul 01, 2009 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Amiruddin Ansari Honorary Secretary Pakistan Disable Cricket Association has announced that new Head Office and Website of the Association will be inaugurated on Thursday at 2:00pm at Magna Shopping Mall (Johar More) Karachi by former Captain of Pakistan Cricket ...
CNG bus project: Work begins on Malir CNG-filling station.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Work on first ever high-pressure CNG filling station in Malir has started under public private partnership program (PPPP), and after completion of such gas-filling stations, CNG fitted public transport buses to be introduced under PPPP in Karachi city during current ...
Govt believes in welfare of citizens.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Wildlife Dr Daya Ram Essarani has said that government believes in the vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto about the welfare of masses, and it is striving to dispense justice, provide employment and to resolve problems of citizens. This he said while ...
(PEPCO electrifies 27 IDPs camps).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has provided 42 distribution transformers with the state of the art work high and light transmission lines at 27 declared camps of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Swat and Buner. According to the Spokesman of the ...
(Benazir Bhutto termed driving force for long term strategic economic partnership between Pakistan, USA).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a driving force for a long-term strategic economic partnership between Pakistan and USA, PPP Ex-Senator Dr. Akbar Khawaja said while speaking at the 56th birth anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto observed in Toronto, ...
(Chairman TAI holds meeting with representatives of Muslim community in Canada).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Chairman Tehrik Akhuwat Islami (TAI), Allama Inayat Ali Shakir, who is currently on visit to Canada, held meetings with the representatives of Muslim community department at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa. He said it was welcoming step that all the faiths ...
SC (Briefing on national judicial conference tomorrow).(Conference news)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Dr. Faqir Hussain, Registrar Supreme Court of Pakistan and Secretary National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) will give briefing about the National Judicial Conference on implementation of the National Judicial Policy 2009 on ...
(Net buying in Pakistan after 15 months of net selling, NCD).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): After 15 consecutive months of net selling by offshore investors, the outgoing month of June 2009 saw net buying by foreign fund managers in Pakistan stocks, according to National Clearing Data (NCD). This is mainly in line with funds flowing to all emerging ...
City: FM Radios playing vital role in solving peoples problems: Dr.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Mughees ud din LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): The Chairman, Mass Communication Department Punjab University Dr. Mughees-ud-din Sheikh has said that under the PEMRA Ordinance there is no restriction on provision of information, however, the FM Radios, playing the role to solve the difficulties of ...
Sport: Balochistan United hit 42 goals in Women Soccer: Riffat becomes.
Jul 01, 2009 ... all-time leading scorer LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): Balochistan Uniteds fast-moving front-runner Riffat Mehdi once again proved her repute as the best finisher in Pakistans Women soccer when she became leading scorer of second National Women Football Club Championship. Her 21 goals, half of ...
Distt (P.Bhattian): 2 dacoits injured, 3 escaped after exchange of firing.
Jul 01, 2009 ... with police PINDI BHATTIAN, July 01 (PPI): During three hour long exchange of firing between patrolling police and proclaimed offenders for three hours on Pindi Bhattian-Jalalpur Road the two dacoits were arrested while three managed to escape last night. As per details, five armed bandits ...
COM: APTMA arranges study trip of weaving mills for July 6.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has arranged a study trip of state of art spinning and a weaving mills on Monday July 6, 2009. The members would be taken to Al-Nasr Spinning Mills and Kohinoor Weaving Mills to observe the entire process of yarn and ...
Sport: NBP Lahore Soccer Cship 2009: Maudoudi enter final : face City on.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Thursday final LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): Maudoudi FC enter the final of NBP Lahore Football Championship when they outclassed Nishat FC 4-1 at Punjab University Old Campus Ground, Lahore. The winner led 2-0 at interval with goals by Shafi and Khurram. The winners added more goals in the ...
PG: Govt to launch MHUS in 3 tehsils at cost of Rs 300m: Minister.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): Punjab Minister for Population Welfare, Neelam Jabbar Ch. has said that in order to provide the facilities to the majority population, mobile health unit system (MHUS) with a initial cost of Rs. 300 million is being introduced/piloted in three tehsils of the ...
Concern shown over raise in furniture raw material.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Chairman Karachi Furniture Dealers Group (KFDG) Ateeq Mir has expressed concern over increase in raw material of furniture, saying if immediate measures were not adopted to bring the prices down, tens of thousands of people, related to this industry, would become ...
High-fat diets may increase pancreatic cancer risks.
Jul 01, 2009 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): According to the American Cancer Society, there are 42,000 Americans who will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and 35,000 who will lose their lives to the deadly disease. Men and women who choose diets consisting of high quantities of meat and dairy ...
Fish protein link to controlling high blood pressure: New study.
Jul 01, 2009 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Medical scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how a species of fish from the Pacific Ocean could help provide answers to tackling chronic conditions such as hereditary high blood pressure and kidney disease. They are examining whether the Goby ...
TMA Nawabshah presents Rs210m surplus budget.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Nawabshah, July 01 (PPI): Taluka Municipal Administration approved surplus budget of Rs210 million for the fiscal year 2009-10. Taluka Nazim Abdul Rauf Khan presented the budget while Convener Khan Bahadur Bhatti presided over the session. Members of the council after a brief discussion ...
2 more matches decided in KCCA Tourney.
Jul 01, 2009 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Two more matches were decided in the Muhammad Umer Shaikh KCCA Inter Club Cricket Tournament on Tuesday at various grounds of the city. In the first match, Pak Crescent Cricket Club beat Al-Raheem Cricket Club by 47 runs at Pak Flag ground. In other match, Pak Flag ...
Two bandits arrested in police encounter.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Pindi Bhattian, Punjab, July 01 (PPI): A police party arrested two bandits after an encounter and recovered huge quantity of weapons from their possession near here on Wednesday. A gang of five bandits opened fire at a police party headed by ASI Saifullah near Thatta Salis on Pindi ...
Renovated Motor Vehicle Registration Wing to open on July 2.
Jul 01, 2009 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Excise & Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla will inaugurate renovated and computerized Motor ...
Jazib Qureshis book on poetry launched.
Jul 01, 2009 ... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Jazib Qureshi is a truly exceptional poet who gave new diction to ghazal and he continues to make sincere strivings to promote Urdu in Pakistan and abroad, says Engineer ZA Nizami Chancellor Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology in his presidential address ...
(WFP provides food rations to home returners).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing monthly food rations to families returning home to Pakistans tribal areas following the recent upsurge in fighting in the countrys North West Frontier Province. More than two million people have ...
City-(Residents, commuters term increase in petroleum prices anti-people.
Jul 01, 2009 ... decision) Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Residents and commuters of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have termed the recent hike in the petroleum prices as anti-people decision of the government. Talking to PPI, they said that instead of providing relief to the common man, government ...
City-(Final of all Pakistan Naat gold medal competition on Friday).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Rawalpindi, July 01 (PPI) Pakistan Naat Council would hold the final of all Pakistan gold medal Naat competition here on July 03, at Hamdard Hall Murree road. Chief organizer, Mian Abdul Qayyum Tarazi Advocate told that 50 contestants would participate in this final competition. He said ...
AJK-(President AJK inaugurates branch of J&K Bank in Barnala).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Barnala, July 01 (PPI): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Zulqarnain Khan Wednesday inaugurated the 29th branch of Jammu Kashmir National Bank in Barnala. Addressing the ceremony, he termed the Jammu & Kashmir Bank as the national asset. He said due to hard work of the staffers, ...
(Only 21% Pakistanis have recreational parks near their house:.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Survey) Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Only 21% of the Pakistanis said that they have a recreational park near their house, where as the majority (79%) claimed to have no such facility, revealed the findings of a survey conducted by Gilani Research Foundation, which carried out by Gallup ...
(MHHDC to launch annual human development report on SA on Thursday).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Mehbub-ul-Haq Human Development Centre (MHHDC) will launch its annual human development report South Asia 2008 here on Thursday. The launching ceremony would be held at National Library. The theme of this years report is Technology and human development in South ...
NA (Govt committed to protect family system enshrined in Islam; PM).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government is committed to protect family system as enshrined in the Islamic Shariah that is vital to ensure smooth development of society. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday he referred a private ...
NA (NA refers 10 private members bills to concerned committees).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The National Assembly on Tuesday referred ten private members Bills to the standing committees concerned of the House for further consideration. These Bills include Pakistan Pharmacy Council Bill, Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric ...
NA (Govt taking viable steps to control price hike of commodities;.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Khar) ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said the government is concerned on the price situation of various commodities and is taking viable steps to control price hike. Responding a call attention notice in the National Assembly on ...
City (ISO to launch countrywide protests from Friday against Kurram.
Jul 01, 2009 ... unrest) Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Imamia Students Organization (ISO) Tuesday announced to start countrywide protests from Friday against the cruelties of the Taliban over the local population of a particular sect in Kurram Agency and also to express solidarity with the innocent people ....
Kashmir (All parties committee announces to celebrate August.
Jul 01, 2009 ... 13 as self-determination day) Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): All Parties Committee for Kashmiri Peoples Right of Self-Determination has announced to celebrate August 13 the day of right of self-determination of Kashmiris across the world including the Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to media the ...
(710 MW of power to be added to national grid; PEPCO).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is industriously making efforts to manage crises situation due to 1100 MW power disruption from Mangla power house on 29 June, caused by the faults in control and power cables. Restoration and rehabilitation work is underway ...
CITY-(CDA unveils Rs 28.8 bn annual budget for 2009-10).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Tuesday announced annual surplus budget for the next financial year (2009-10) amounting to Rs 28.8 billion. Chairman of the Authority, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi while speaking at the budget speech here at Convention Centre said ...
President (Pak HC to India calls on President).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Pakistans High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik called on President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday in the Presidency. The matters pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed. The High Commissioner apprised the President about the ...
(Campaign launched on Shaheed BBs birthday yields 10 times increased results; Asfahani).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): The blood donation campaign, launched during the President Asif Ali Zardaris visit to Naudero Larkana to commemorate the birthday of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, has witnessed ten times increase in volume this year over the collections in 2008 as shown by the ...
AIOU (Joyful learning to enhance learning of learners held).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Speakers at a workshop on Joyful Learning to Enhance the Learning of Learners have said that learning and teaching process could be made joyful using different interactive methodologies to utilize the creative skills of the students as well as enhance their ...
(Right of self-determination to be observed on August 13 ).
Jul 01, 2009 ... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): All Parties Committee for Kashmiris People Rights of Self-Determination, a coalition of sixteen political parties of Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan has announced to observe Kashmiris day of right of self-determination at the world level on August 13. This ...
(Economical progress in world due to scientific knowledge:.
Jul 01, 2009 ... Bijarani) Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Federal Minster for Education, Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani said on Tuesday that economical progress of the world is today only because of scientific knowledge. He stated this at the inaugural session of a seminar on Promotion of Student- Centred and Inquiry- ...
PSB (PSBs budget Rs. 345,300,000 announced).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Executive Committee of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has approved the budget of the Board amounting to Rs.345,300,000/- for the year 2009-10 as recommended by the Finance Sub Committee. It was decided in the 69th Executive Committee meeting of PSB held here ...
DAY (World Population Day to be celebrated on July 11).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): World Population Day will be celebrated in Pakistan like other countries of the world on July 11 to highlight implications of population on socio-economic development with the theme of Responding to the Economic Crises: Investing in Women is a Smart Choice. The ...
NA- Journalists stage walk out from NA against police torture.
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The journalists covering proceedings of the National Assembly on Tuesday staged walk out from the press galleries against the alleged torturing of a reporter by personnel of elite force in Lahore. The parliamentary reporters left the press galleries as protest for ...
(President signs Finance Bill 2009).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): President Asif Ali Zardari, Tuesday, assented to the Finance Bill 2009 passed by the National Assembly on June 25. Spokesperson to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President signed ...
( President confers Hilal-i-Shujaat to late Allama Dr. Sarfraz Hussain Naeemi).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): President Asif Ali Zardari, Tuesday, signed the order to confer the award of Hilal-i-Shujaat of Late Allama Dr. Sarfraz Hussain Naeemi who embraced shahadat in terrorist attack at Jamia Naeemia, Lahore on June 12th. The spokesperson to the President former Senator ...
(Pak-UK Defence Cooperation Forum (DCF) helpful to provide opportunities to both).
Jul 01, 2009 ... RAWALPINDI, June 30 (PPI): Sir Bill Jaffrey, the Permanent Under Secretary of United Kingdom has said that Pak-UK Defence Cooperation Forum (DCF) is helpful in providing opportunities to both the sides to keep abreast on the current critical situation in the region Sir Bill Jaffrey along ...
(Teachers training given utmost priority in the new education policy).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The State Minister for Education, Ghulam Farid Kathia has said that the government has given first priority to teachers training in the new upcoming policy in order to raise the standard of primary education. Ghulam Farid Kathia, addressing the 19th National ...
(PM greets Canadian counterpart on National Day).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of greetings to Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Joseph Harper on their national day falling on July 1st. In his message, Tuesday, the Prime Minister extended his heartiest felicitations on the auspicious ...
( Health Minister hands armed forces blood donations for operation Rah-i-Nijat).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Federal Health Minister, Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani, Tuesday, handed over 6,000 bags of blood donations collected during the blood donation drive launched by the Ministry of Health to mark the 56th Birth Anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed to ...
(Pakistan sets target of 9,700 MW Renewable Energy to include.
Jul 01, 2009 ... in the national grid) ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that Pakistan has set high targets for itself including renewable energies including 5% (approximately 9,700 MW) of the electricity generation on grid by year 2030 and the ...
(Promotion of research and development activities pre-requisite for oil and gas exploration; says Dr. Asim).
Jul 01, 2009 ... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Petroleum & Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain presided over 10th meeting of Board of Governors of Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) here on Wednesday. Before chairing the meeting he took a round of ...
Construction work on Telecom Tower Islamabad briskly underway.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): The work is in full swing on the construction of a 24-storey Telecom Tower in Islamabad, which is being built by the Pakistan Telecommunication Trust, as per press release here Tuesday. NESPAK, a state organization of Consulting Engineers, has prepared a detailed ...
POL: Time to take final decision against terrorism: PPP leaders.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Partys leaders have said that the terrorists are anti-social elements, which are working on foreign agenda. They said the time is not for dialogues but to take final decision, as terrorists have no religion and not they are loyal to the country and ...
PG: Govt regards teachers & resolving their problems, says.
Jul 01, 2009 ... minister LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Provincial Minister for Education, Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has great regard for teacher community and trying its best to resolve their problems so ...
Sport: NWFC Cship 2009: Rising Star occupy last four berth.
Jul 01, 2009 ... minus sidelined officials LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Young Rising Star Women Football Club (YRSWFC) earned another resounding victory in Group-D to enter last four of second National Women Football Club Championship, thus joining Karachis Diya Club, Lahores Sports Sciences Department of Punjab ...
COM: TEVETA inks MoU with NAVTEC for training of 40.
Jul 01, 2009 ... thousands youth LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): In order to provide trained manpower to the industry locally and internationally and to reduce poverty, NAVTEC will pay Rs. 480 million to TEVTA to train 40 thousands youth. In this regard, Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) ...
COM: Islamic Micro-finance good source for poverty alleviation.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Islamic Micro-finance helpdesk is established by Alhuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics for the objective to provide the technical and Shariah guidance to the local and international micro-finance institutions in the conversion process of micro-finance ...
COM: LCCI urges Govt to save trade & industry from collapse due to power load shedding.
Jul 01, 2009 ... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tuesday urged the government to save both the trade and industry from a total collapse in the wake of worst-ever power crisis that has gripped the country. It is a national loss to the country in the shape of loss of export ...
Distt (Pasrur): Woman shot dead.
Jul 01, 2009 ... PASRUR, June 30 (PPI): An old woman Haneefa Bibi (52) was shot dead by four unknown armed dacoits on offering resistance during a midnight dacoity incident at her home in village Gil Chaahal-Badiana, Pasrur tehsil, here late at last night. Reportedly, the dacoits stormed into the house, ...
Distt (Sialkot): Sialkot receives heavy rain.
Jul 01, 2009 ... SIALKOT, June 30 (PPI): The most awaited wide spread heavy rain today lashed out the entire Sialkot district followed by the heavy wind storm, as the dozens of the trees were uprooted and fell on the main roads including Sialkot-Daska- Gujranwala Road, Sialkot-Pasrur Road, ...
Distt (M.Bahauddin): Labourer killed under debris of wall.
Jul 01, 2009 ... MANDI BAHAUDDIN, June 30 (PPI): A labourer was killed under debris of wall of under construction house, which fell on him during heavy air storm near here last night. As per details, a labourer Muhammad ...