PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from April 2004

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District: PPP-P, PPP-SB set to observe anniversary.
April 1, 2004... Larkana, April 01 PPI: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) and Pakistan Peoples Party Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) have chalked out separate programmes to observe the 25th anniversary of late Z.A. Bhutto in Larkana. The main functions...

District: (Multan): Seminar on Agro Food Processing.
April 1, 2004... MULTAN, April 01: Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Chaudry Vice Chancellor Bahauddin Zakriya University, Multan has stressed the need for evolving and implementing agricluture policies to achieve the future targets of this sector and to make it a...

District: One Day Women Fair.
April 1, 2004... HYDERABAD, Apr.01 PPI): The arrangements for the one day Women Mela (fair) to be held at Hyderabad on April 3,2004 to mark the World Women Day have been finalised. All the recommendations proposed by committees were discussed in the meeting...

District: Quran provides solution to all problems.
April 1, 2004... HYDERABAD,Apr.01 PPI: Chairman Pakistan Shariat Council Maulana Fida Rehman Darkhasti has urged upon Ulema (religious scholars) and intellectuals to make organized efforts to spread the message of Quran and Sunnat Nabvi(PBUH) to whole humanity...

April Fool Celebrations flayed.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April Prof syed Mazher Saeed Shah Kazmi,Central Amir of Jamat Ahle-Sunnat Pakistan said that celebrating April Fool was not acceptable in Islam ,and the Western electronic media was instigating Muslims to celebrate April Fool as a...

National: PPP demands Hashmi's production order.
April 1, 2004... ISLAMABAD, April 01 PPI: Pakistan People's Party has demanded release of production order of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy president, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi. Mian Raza Rabbani, the PPP parliamentary leader in Senate, in a statement,...

District: Three laborers die, 12 hurt.
April 1, 2004... Sialkot, Apr. 01 PPI: As many as three factory laborers were killed while 12 sustained serious injuries on Thursday as an over speeding vehicle of a local factory rammed at road side tree on Sialkot-Sambrial-Wazirabad Road near Uggoki. The...

District: Cholera broke out/ one dies, 30 hospitalized.
April 1, 2004... Sialkot, April 01 PPI: A woman died while 30 other people including women and children have been suffering as Cholera has broken out in a village Katehra-Head Marala, Sialkot. Sources in health department said on Thursday that Naziraan Bibi,...

District. (Digri): Proper upbringing of children stressed.
April 1, 2004... Digri, April 01 PPI: Speakers at a workshop stressed the need for proper upbringing of children and imparting them training and education so that they could be made valuable members of society. The workshop on "Role of mothers in child...

Sallahuddin Haider hosts reception for Mrs. Mehtab Rashdi.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Syed Sallahuddin Haider, Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Information, last evening hosted a reception for Mrs. Mehtab Akbar Rashdi, provincial secretary information, who has been honored with Pride of Performance...

Edu: SMI to launch its website.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: Joint Secretary (Admin) of Federal Education Ministry Sarfaraz Ahmed Syed will launch the website www.smi.edu.pk of Sindh Madressatul Islam (SMI) on Friday, April 02 at the Sir Shahnawz Bhutto Auditorium at 10 a.m. The...

District: Punjab government approves Rs. 200m for cadet collegePasrur.
April 1, 2004... SIALKOT, April 01 PPI: Punjab government has allocated 148 acres of land to Sialkot Districtrict government for establishing Ultra Modern Sialkot Cadet College at Pasrur with total estimated cost of Rs.200 million. Member National Assembly...

District: Women development centers to be established.
April 1, 2004... SIALKOT, April 01 PPI: Government has decided to establish a Districtrict Shelter Home for Women at Sialkot, six women development centers (WDCs) at Sialkot would also be established for providing focal point to elected female representatives...

Pakistan, Indian businessmen, industrialists, bankers can bring governments, people closer to make economies vibrant, progressive.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Deputy Chairman Pakistan Industrial Credit & Investment Company Ltd PICIC Basheer Janmohammed feels leading businessmen, industrialists and bankers of India and Pakistan can play more effective role to bring both...

City: CDGK to register necropolis workers.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: City Districtrict Government Karachi (CDGK) Thursday announced to register all those persons working as gravedigger, watch and gardener in graveyards in Karachi. The annual registration fee has been fixed as Rs. 1000 and...

Sports Cricket India creates history by beating Pakistan.
April 1, 2004... Multan, April 01 PPI: India Thursday clinched their maiden Test cricket victory in Pakistan when they won the first match of current series by an innings and 52 runs in Multan. Pakistan, following on 268 runs behind, were dismissed for 216 in...

Sports Cricket "It's magic": Indian coach Wright.
April 1, 2004... Multan, April 01 PPI: Indian cricket Coach John Wright said India's first Test victory on Pakistan soil in Multan on Thursday would rank among the top achievements of his cricketing career. "Yes, there have been some fine achievements in the...

Sports Cricket Ganguly targets third Test.
April 1, 2004... Multan, April 01 PPI: Injured India captain Sourav Ganguly hopes to return for the third cricket Test against Pakistan but admits he is still suffering with a back problem. Ganguly will see a specialist over the coming days to assess the...

Warm day forecast.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): The Meteorological department has forecast warm day for Karachi with maximum temperature of 32 to 34 degree centigrade on Friday. The hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in rest of Sindh province and some parts of...

City: Suggestions needed for future strategy.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: A pre-budget seminar on "Karachi 2010", will be organized by City Districtrict Government Karachi in collaboration with Pak-Kuwait Investment Company and Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accounts at NIPA Karachi...

Sports: Tennis: Rashid asks Aisam to play against Taipei.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Former Pakistan Davis Cup coach Rashid Malik said on Thursday that the country's top tennis player Aisamul Haq should play in the next week's crucial Davis Cup tie against Chinese Taipei. Rashid, a former national...

Sports: Squash: PSF likely to host home leg of Egypt series in June.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 1(PPI): Pakistan are planning to hold the second leg of the home-and-away squash series against Egypt in June just before the 2004 Asian Senior Championships. A Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF) spokesman said on Thursday that...

Enraged students block University road for over 3 hours afterinjury of female student in accident.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Scores of male and female students of Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal campus Thursday blocked main University road after a female student of varsity sustained serious injuries in...

Com: SBP Conversion Rates.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): The State Bank of Pakistan Thursday announced the rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar Bonds and...

Pakistan- Oman Investment Company Aggresively Promoting Gwadar As Future Investment Avenue.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Pak- Oman, a Joint Venture Financial Institution between the Governments of Pakistan and Sultanate of Oman, formed in April 2001, subsequent to Sultan Qaboos's visit to Islamabad, is aggresively promoting Gwadar, on...

Edu: Oxford University Press launches new Oxford publications.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Oxford University Press (OUP) organized a launching ceremony of two publications of Oxford, held on Thursday at the OUP, Karachi. The OUP launched the publication of Oxford Practice Grammar by John Eastwood and English...

Sports: Squash: Mansoor, Farrukh show improvement in world rankings.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 1PPI: Pakistan's Mansoor Zaman and younger cousin Farrukh Zaman recorded sight improvements in their latest international squash rankings announced by the Professional Squash Association on Thursday. According to the world...

Diplomat wants promotion of trade between Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Consul General of Sri Lanka Manel Desilva has said that their masses loved people of Pakistan and called for promotion of bilateral trade between the two countries. He invited Pakistani traders and industrialists to...

Sports: Afroz Textile cricket team announced for Inter-Firms tourney.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 PPI: Directors Afroz Textile Cricket announced on Thursday the team that will participate in Inter Firms Cricket Tournament. According to a press release issued by directors Afroz Alam, Alim Khan and Feroz Alam, the team will...

CITY: KBCA's demolition operation.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Demolition squads of Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA), following the directives of their Chief Controller Brig. (rtd) A. S. Nasir, either sealed or demolished illegal constructions in various localities of the...

Sports: Cricket: Last ODI between Pak-WI Women teams today.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: The 7th and last one day international of the United Carpets Women's Cricket Series between Pakistan and West Indies will be held at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium here on Friday (today). Governor Sindh, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ibad will...

NAB Sindh directs Account Holders of Forex Companies to submit claims by 20th April, 2004.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): National Accountability Bureau Sindh is conducting inquiry into affairs of Forex Companies. In this regard, Old Citizens/Account Holders of M/s White House Securities Pvt. Ltd., M/s Apex Services Pvt. Ltd., M/s Capital...

Kashmir Watch concerned over excessive use of force against protestors in Indian held ashmir.
April 1, 2004... MIRPUR, Azad Jammu Kashmir, April 01 (PPI): Britain-based International voluntary human rights movement, Kashmir Watch International has expressed grave concern over the use of excessive force by police on March 20, 2004 during a protest march...

National: Prof. Dawar Khan Daud eulogized.
April 1, 2004... Peshawar, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Academy of Letters Peshawar chapter held a literary evening with renowned Pashto Poet, writer, researcher and critic Prof. Dawar Khan Daud here at Imam Khomeini Hall, Iranian Cultural Center Peshawar....

Ban on extra-curricular activities at KU irks teachers, students.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Heads of the several teaching department and faculty members of University of Karachi has criticised the varsity administration for imposing a ban on extra-curricular activities, holding of seminars, conferences and...

CITY: PTCL open kutchery in Garden Exchange area.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd. (PTCL) will hold Open Kutchery to issue demand notes on the spot on 3rd April at Garden Exchange area Sunny Apartment, Fawwara Chowk, Garden West to accelerate pace of new...

Com: Reckitt Benckiser declares sales results for the year 2003.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan announced annual results 2003 for their sales. According to a press release, the sale in 2003 showed sustainable improvement by registering a growth of 15.5. and profit before tax for the second...

Scientific Research: Pakistan ranks 56 among world countries.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan ranks 56 among the world countries with regard to scientific research and publication of scientific articles in the international journals. The Higher Education Commission has described it an alarming for...

Denationalization of t. Joseph and St. Patrick's college discussed/ Principals oppose the proposal.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh minister for Education & Literacy, Irfan Marwat said on Thursday that the denationalization policy of the government with regard to educational institutions will be strictly followed and no deviation from the...

GOVT: Self Security System to be encouraged: Aftab Shaikh.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Home Affairs, Aftab Ahmed Shaikh has said that self security system would be encouraged in the province. He was addressing a delegation of All Sindh Sarraf & Jewellers...

Election Tribunal summons JPEC for evidence in election matter of NA-239.
April 1, 2004... Zawar Hussain Jaffery of Sindh High Court Thursday summoned Shafiqur Rehman Iqbal, Joint Provincial Election Commissioner (JPEC), Sindh for April 14, 2004 to record his evidence in respect of election matter of national assembly constituency...

SG: Sindh Chief Minister forms 3-member ministerial committee to sort out college teachers' problems.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Khan Mahar has constituted a three-member ministerial committee to sort out the problems faced by the college teachers and submit recommendations to the government. The committee...

DISTRICT: Petition seeking exhumation of grave accepted.
April 1, 2004... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): Judicial Magistrate Vehari has accepted the petition seeking exhumation of grave of Fatima Bibi who was allegedly strangulated to death by her parents on January 28, 2004 in Luddan, Districtrict Vehari, some 90 miles...

Edu. Dr. Mahar Hansotia appointed Registrar of Dow University.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan, who is also the Chancellor of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, has appointed Dr. Mahar Hansotia as the Registrar of the university.Dr. Mahar had been serving as the head...

SHC notices to NAB on plea against arrest.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Thursday issued notices to NAB for April 15, 2004 on petition of Muhammad Saleem Yousuf challenging his arrest in Alliance Motors reference. Petitioner was arrested by NAB September 6, 2002. It was...

DISTRICT: Ugandan delegation visits MCCI.
April 1, 2004... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): Pakistani industrialists and traders should invest in Uganda to avail the cheapest manpower and establish textile industry to export goods and value added items to African states. This was said by Elem John member of...

DISTRICT: Asif Zardari Release Committee/3rd Phase of Train March.
April 1, 2004... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): Asif Zardari Release Committee Punjab on Thursday launched 3rd phase of Train March in which over 100 PPP workers left for Larkana from Multan. The train march is being led by former Federal Minister Malik Mukhtar Ahmed...

Sports: Hockey: Pakistan team for Junior Asia Cup to be announced next week.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan junior hockey team will be announced next week for Junior Asia Hockey Cup to be held from April 20 to 29 at Hockey Club of Pakistan. All the players announced for the camp reported at HCP on Thursday and the...

DISTRICT: 25th Death Anniversary of Zulfiqar Bhutto.
April 1, 2004... MULTAN, April 01 (PPI): The 25th death anniversary of former Prime Minister and founder Chairman of PPP will be observed with fervour at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Larkana on 4th April, 2004. The first caravan of PPP workers left for Larkana from...

SHC dismisses appeal of dacoit.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Justice Ghulam Nabi Soomro of Sindh High Court Thursday dismissed appeal of a robber Muhammad Sadiq in dacoity case.However, the court commuted his seven years RI to three years RI. He was convicted by Session Judge...

GOVT: Sindh CS asks police to support CDGK in campaign againsthoarders and profiteers.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Secretary, Dr. Mutawakkil Kazi has directed Sindh Home Department and Police to ensure all out support to officers of City Districtrict Government Karachi in their campaign against profiteers and black...

District.(Hyderabad):TEXT BOOK BOARD FAILS TO ARRANGE BOOKS.
April 1, 2004... HYDERABAD, April 1(PPI): Sindh Text Book Board has failed to print and arrange the textbooks from class I to X in market which has affected the study of hundreds of thousands of children in the province as the new academic year has started...

Com: Toyota Sales and Marketing Workshop concludes.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): A four-day intensive workshop on Sales & Marketing, conducted in Karachi by Toyota Motor Corporation's Global Knowledge Centre (GKC) for Indus Motor Company and its dealerships concluded Thursday. Toyota's Global...

Com: HIGH LEVEL AUSTRIAN TRADE DELEGATION TO VISIT PAKISTAN.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Austria is considering expanding trade ties with Pakistan and in this context a high level trade delegation from Austria shall be visiting Pakistan in early October 2004. Mr. Nikolaus Seiwald, Commercial Counsellor of...

Sports: Cricket: Wasim Akram bail before arrest cancelled.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 1 PPI: The first Additional Districtrict Sessions Judge South Karachi Syed Saeed Hasan rejected the bail before arrest of former legendary pacer and test cricketer Wasim Akram in criminal breach of trust case. The case was...

Computerised systems for offices advocated.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Speakers at a seminar here on Thursday strongly advocated adopting computerised mechanisms in offices and having automated data and said that it would be far more safer than paper documentation. The seminar on "Computer...

SG:DISTRICTRIBUTION OF FREE TEXTBOOKS.
April 1, 2004... Karachi April 01(PPI): The Education & Literacy Department, Government of Sindh int to provide the gift of Textbooks according to new curriculum comprising all subjects to girls students, medium wise i.e. Urdu, Sindhi & English of Class VI,...

SG:CONTRADICTION.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Spokesman for Information Department, Government of Sindh has contradicted a news item appeared in a section of press regarding ban on some artistes imposed by the Director Films, Information & Archives Department. He...

SG:ACADEMIC YEAR 2004-05: APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION INVITED.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Secretary, Board of Secondary Education, Karachi has notified to the Heads of Schools interested in getting recognition with the BSE, Karachi that applications for the first recognition for the Academic Year 2004-2005...

CITY: Police arrest alleged bandits.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Karachi Police have arrested five accused, who had tried to snatch cash from a person, Waseem Khan in Clifton about one & a half months ago and injured him on resistance. According to details, staff of Investigation...

SG: COMMITTEES CONSTITUTED TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SINDH.
April 1, 2004... Karachi April 01(PPI): The Government of Sindh has constituted Committees for infrastructure problems/creating conducive atmosphere for business community in Sindh comprising of the following:-Committee for infrastructure problems included:-...

Edu: SSC ANNUAL PRACTICAL EXAMINATION - 2004.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01(PPI): Controller of Examinations, Board of Secondary, Education Karachi has notified for the information of all concerned that the SSC Annual Practical Examination - 2004 of Science Group shall commence from April 19,...

SG:NO BAN ON WHEAT MOVEMENT -SPOKESMAN.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01(PPI): The Spokesman for Food Department has said that there is no ban on the movement of wheat from one Districtrict to another Districtrict, within the Province as well as from Sindh Province to other Province. All reports...

CITY: K-III suffering due to less cash flow, steel crisis.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, Mar. 01 (PPI): The work on Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Project K-III has suffered due to less cash flow from Federal Government to City Districtrict Government Karachi and steel crisis in the country and if timely action was not...

ROBBERIES AT HIGHWAY.
April 1, 2004... HYDERABAD, April 1 PPI: A gang of 8 armed highway men robbed a number of vehicles passing from Hyderabad to Tando Allahyar Road at midnight between Wednesday and Thursday near Quba police check post. The men armed with sophisticated weapons...

Two-day orientation workshop for revised English compulsory course concluded.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01(PPI): A two-day orientation workshop for "Revised English Compulsory Course-2004 for Degree Classes" held at National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) Karachi concluded here on Thursday. Over 200 English-language...

Sports Cricket Kumble for India on short break.
April 1, 2004... Multan, April 01 PPI: Indian ace leg-spinner Anil Kumble Thursday flew back to India for a "short break" and would re-join his teammates ahead of second cricket Test against Pakistan starting in Lahore on April 5. "Kumble has been allowed to...

District: Man commits suicide.
April 1, 2004... Hyderabad, April 04 PPI: A young man Rashid Din, 27, son of Jamaluddin, resident of Latifabad No. 2 committed suicide by hanging himself with a electric pole. On receiving information Hussainabad police rushed the young man to Bhitai hospital...

M.A, M.Sc enrolment forms submission date extended.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01(PPI): The Examination Department, University of Karachi Thursday announced to extend the date for submission of enrolment forms and fee for M.A and M.Sc (Home Economics) for the session 2003 up to April 12, 2004. Candidates...

GOVT: Sindh Governor seeks report on transporters issues.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad has sought comprehensive report from City Districtrict Government Karachi and provincial administration with regard to problems of transporters and new and old truck stands' lease and...

SHC directs food department to release balance amount of wheat.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Justice Mushir Alam of Sindh High Court Thursday ordered provincial food department to supply the balance quantity of 29000 metric tons wheat to plaintiff M/s Anwar Trader under supervision of Official Assignee within...

CM to visit Shah Latif's mazar.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Sindh Chief Minister Sardar Ali Muhammad Mahar will visit the mausoleum of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai on April 7 and offer fateha.Later he will attend Latif Award ceremony at Shah Latif Culture Centre Auditorium. ...

COM: Chinese delegation visits Karachi Export Processing Zone.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): A 8-member delegation led by Wang Tian Kai, Vice Chairman of China National Textile Industry Council, Vice Minister and Chairman of China Hengtian Group visited Karachi Export Processing Zone on Thursday. Lt. Col. Syed...

President Musharraf orders initiating projects to generate hydro- power.
April 1, 2004... Rawalpindi, April 01 PPI: President General Pervez Musharraf Thursday directed concerned authorities to encourage and facilitate initiating projects for generation of hydro-electricity in both public and private sectors. The President while...

IJT accused AMPSO for kidnapping its activists.
April 1, 2004... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Islami Jamiat Talba (IJT) Thursday condemned kidnapping of its two activists and demanded government to get them recovered. IJT's spokesman in a press statement alleged that their activists Nasir and Zafar were kidnapped...

GOVT: Sindh Governor felicitates newly elected office-bearers of APNS.
April 1, 2004... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Governor, Dr. Ishratul Ibad has congratulated newly elected office bearers of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS). He hoped that the office bearers would utilize their best abilities for welfare of member...

National Accountability Courts convict 44 on corruption charges in 2003.
April 1, 2004... Islamabad, April 01 PPI: National Accountability Courts in the country convicted 44 persons on corruption and corrupt practices during last calender year 2003. This was stated in the annual report of National Accountability Bureau NAB released...

City:Police advise citizens to remove tinted glasses.
April 1, 2004... Karachi April 01 PPI: Karachi Police have asked all vehicle owners to remove tinted glasses, blue lights, hooters and fancy number plates from their vehicles.A campaign will be started from April 3, 2004 (Saturday) against such vehicles. ...

MMA leader backs dialogue to settle tribal areas situation.
April 1, 2004... Islamabad, April 01 PPI: A prominent leader of Muttahida Majlis-e Amal Thursday advocated resolution of situation in tribal areas vis-a-vis presence of "foreign terrorists" there through dialogue. In an interview with Iranian IRNA news agency...

CITY- (AIOU sixth Punjab chapter convocation on April 20th).
April 1, 2004... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI) The sixth (Punjab Chapter) convocation of the Allama Iqbal Open University will be held on April 20th at Aiwen-e-Iqbal, near LDA Plaza Lahore.Degrees and gold medals will be awarded to all those students who have...

CITY: (NADRA to deliver cards through mobile van).
April 1, 2004... ISLAMABAD, April 01(PPI) The National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) will deliver national identity cards through mobile vans in different Union councils. In order to facilitate public NADRA Islamabad department has decided to deliver...

REFUGEES: (30,000 Afghans leave Pakistan under UNHCR repatriation programme in March).
April 1, 2004... ISLAMABAD, 1 April (PPI) The number of refugees returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan under the UN Refugee Agency voluntary repatriation programme has surged in recent days to push the March total above 30,000 people nearly a dozen times the...

KASHMIR: (I67 Kashmiris martyred, 11 custody during March).
April 1, 2004... ISLAMABAD, April 01(PPI) In occupied Kashmir, the Indian army continuing its state terrorism, martyred another 167 Kashmiris during the month of March 2004 including 152 men, 9 women and 6 children. Eleven Kashmiris were martyred in custody....

CITY: (Traffic signals out of order Ralto Chowk).
April 1, 2004... RAWALPINDI, April 1 (PPI): The negligence of traffic police could be judged from the facts that traffic signals installed at Ralto Chowk are out of order for more than a week long period, which are creatiang not only great problems for general...