PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from April 2005

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Childhood diabetes increasing in Pakistan due to unhealthy lifestyle and diet.
April 1, 2005... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan, 7th in the world according to latest estimates of prevalence of diabetes with seven million people suffering from this disease, is feared to be 4th with 15 million diabetics by the year 2025. Recent...

3 killed, 3 injured in road accident.
April 1, 2005... Chichawatni, April 01 (PPI): Three persons including a child of a family were killed and three injured in road accident on GT road here on Thursday late night.According to details, a family of Multan was going from Sheikhupura to Multan, as...

First Ever Telecommunications Conference Begins Saturday.
April 1, 2005... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI):The first ever Telecommunications Conference with the theme of "Post Deregulations: Opportunities and Challenges" is to be held in Karachi on the Saturday 2nd April 2005. The conference is being hosted by the CFA...

Arbab Group's political rival released on bail in electricity theft case.
April 1, 2005... Mithi, April 01 (PPI): Mithi Police on Friday released Arbab Murad Ali Advocate, old political rival of Thar's Arbab Group and was held on Thursday in electricity theft case, after Judicial Magistrate Deplo granted him bail. After his release...

CBR needs expansion to achieve revenue target: Chairman PTIDA.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Former President FPCCI and Chairman Pakistan Tyre Importers and Dealers Association (PTIDA) Tariq Saeed stressed the need for expansion of Central Board of Revenue so that the Revenue target set by Federal Government...

100-member Chinese Youth Delegation visits Karachi.
April 1, 2005... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): A 100-member Chinese youth delegation is scheduled to visit Karachi to see different places and hold meetings with Sindh Governor, Chief Minister and the provincial minister for Youth Affairs during stay here on April 2...

SME industrial Zone on 100-acres at Northern bypass planned: M.A. Jalil.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): The Islamic Countries should expand pan-Islamic cooperation to develop trade and industry by enhancing role of entrepreneurship in their economies. M. A. Jalil, Advisor to the Chief Minister Sindh on Excise and Taxation...

Sugar mill workers union stages protest rally.
April 1, 2005... Thatta, April 01 (PPI): Thatta Sugar Mill Workers Union Friday taken out a protest rally and staged sit-in on National Highway near Press Club Thatta against closure of industrial units. According to details, the workers union's rally, led by...

Ikhtiar Baig criticizes increase in export finance rates.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Chairman SITE Association of Industry Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig strongly criticized continuous increase in Export Finance Rates to now (5+1.5) 6.5% by the State Bank of Pakistan. This is the third consecutive rise in the...

State bank issues islamic banking licence to bank islami Pakistan.
April 1, 2005... KARACHI, april 01 (PPI):The State Bank of Pakistan has issued the Islamic Banking licence to Bank Islami Pakistan Limited. SBP Governor, Dr. Ishrat Husain handed over the Licence to Mr. Hassan Aziz Bilgrami, Chief Executive of Bank Islami at a...

KBCA seals illegal structures.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): The Demolition Squad of Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) Friday sealed various illegal constructions in Gulberg Town. Taking action against illegally building shops on residential plot, constructions by...

Cricket: KCCA Centenary Inter Club tournament.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Three more matches were decided in the KCCA centenary Inter Club Cricket tournament here on Friday at various grounds of the city. In the first match, Youngster Gymkhana defeated Kamran Cricket Club by 82 runs at...

Three activists of PMAP remanded in arson case.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Three activists of Pakhtoonkhawa Milli Awami Party were remanded to police custody till April 6, 2005 in arson case.Syed Mohammad Yousuf, Yousuf Khan and Allah Noor were produced before Justice Amir Hani Muslim of Sindh...

Cop saves woman from self immolation.
April 1, 2005... HYDERABAD, April 01 (PPI): A police constable deployed on duty at Press Club here saved a woman from being burnt as she attempted self immolation in front of club on Friday against failure of Tando Mohammed Khan police to arrest five accused...

43 workers of MMA held.
April 1, 2005... MULTAN, April 01 PPI: Police have rounded up 17 workers of Mutahidda Majlis-i-Amal in Bahawalpur on Friday while 26 workers were held in Sargodha, however no arrest was made in Multan. MMA organised motor cycle rally to mobilise public opinion...

Govt believes in political solution to Sui and Dera Bugti situation: Musharraf.
April 1, 2005... KALAT, Balochistan, April 01 (PPI): President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has said the government believes in political solution to the Sui and Dera Bugti situationand does not intend to carry out any military operation there. He was addressing a big...

PPP observes hunger strike.
April 1, 2005... Thatta, April 01 (PPI): Member Sindh Assembly Humaira Alwani and other activists of Pakistan Peoples Party observed a token hunger strike against deteriorating law and order situation, incidents of dacoity, looting and behavior of police, in...

NADRA to launch crash program for utility bill collection: Prime Minister.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who presided over a high level meeting at NADRA Headquarter in Islamabad on Friday, said the National Data Base and Registration Authority will shortly launch a crash programme to...

Prime Minister speaks on Health Policy.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the government's medium term health strategy is focused on raising public sector expenditure emphasising on preventive and control of diseases, mother and child health...

Radio Pakistan to setup 47 FM Stations in far flung areas of country.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):Radio Pakistan is to set up fortyseven FM Stations in the far flung areas to extend radio signals to hundred percent population. This information was given to the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Ms...

Commonwealth scientists visit KU.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): A 5-member delegation of foreign scientists from various Universities of Common Wealth countries paid a visit to Department of Chemistry, Karachi University on Friday. Chairman Department of Chemistry Prof. Dr. Iftikhar...

KTI to ply vehicles after assurance of increase in transport fares.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Office-bearers of Karachi Transport Ittehad (KTI) Friday appealed owners of all busses, minibuses and coaches to ply their vehicles on roads on Saturday, April 02 saying Sindh Governor and the provincial transport...

Transporters' strike enters into third day in Southern Punjab.
April 1, 2005... Multan, April 01, (PPI): The strike of 46,000 oil tanker drivers, conductors and truck owners entered into the third day on Friday. Local transporters staged demonstrations at Mehmoodkot, Muzaffargarh and Shershah, Multan, to press the...

Mumtaz Bhutto flays police torture during the PONM strike.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):Chairman Sindh National Front (SNF) Mumtaz Ali Khan Bhutto on Friday strongly condemned the alleged use of tear gas, torture to people, house to house search by police and rangers in Bungaldero, Sindh, during the strike...

CEB failed to prove ownership of St. Joseph's, St. Pat's colleges: SPLA.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) at a hurriedly called meeting on Friday condemned handing over of St. Pat's and St. Joseph's colleges to Catholic Education Board (CEB) saying the said board was...

Strike will be referendum against government, MMA.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal MMA Friday criticizing government over arrests of hundreds of its activists from city claimed "complete shutter-down and wheel-jam" on April 02, 2005 will be referendum against failure of...

PML to demonstrate political might, foil strike calls: Arbab Raheem.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Raheem Friday said Pakistan Muslim League (PML) was an organized political party and it would resolve masses' problems by using all means on political platform, while it would also...

Aqil Lodhi elected chairman of SBC's Anti-Corruption committee.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Senior lawyer and member of Sindh Bar Council Aqil Lodhi was elected as Chairman of SBC's Anti-Corruption Committee. In a statement, newly elected Chairman said complaints regarding corruption of judicial officers and...

PIA slates private channel for misreporting incident.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 1 PPI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Friday condemned a private TV channel for airing a false footage of an incident related to PIA Dubai bound flight PK-213 that left Karachi early Friday morning. In a PIA statement...

SHC set asides conviction of excise officials in drug case.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Sindh High Court set aside conviction of two officials of excise and taxation department by trial court and acquitted them from charges of possessing drugs. Abid Hussain Jaffery and Mohammad Ashraf Shaheen were sentenced...

Sohrab Sarki stresses for laws to curb honour killing.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Inter Provincial Affairs Dr Sohrab Khan Sarki Friday said that honor killing (Karo-kari) is an unlawful and against teaching of Islam, adding that no any religion of the world allows its followers to...

Raza Rabbani condemns arrest of a senator.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, Leader of the Opposition, Senate of Pakistan Friday strongly condemned brutal beating by police and subsequent arrest of Senator Raza Muhammad Raza at Peshawar.In an statement issued here on...

Rally against SHO Khadro police.
April 1, 2005... Khadro, April 01 (PPI):A large number of people of Khadro along with political and social personalities, held a protest rally against aggression of the SHO Khadro Police Hussain Bakhsh Rajar, here on Friday. Carrying placards and banners...

Business community not to support strike call: FPCCI.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): President FPCCI Chaudhry Mohammad Saeed Friday appealed to the business community of Pakistan not to support strike calls from any segment of political parties and keep their business opened as usual. "The business...

Spokesman terms murder case against Imtiaz Shaikh a 'conspiracy'.
April 1, 2005... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): A spokesman of former Sindh minister and provincial secretary general of PML, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, has termed it a conspiracy implicating him in a murder case and requested the President, Prime Minister and party chief...

MAH Qadri Biological Centre, KU to hold seminar on electron microscopy.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Director M.A.H. Qadri Biological Research Centre, Karachi University Prof. Dr. Aqeel Ahmed Friday announced that the Centre is going to hold three-day seminar/workshop on "Electron Microscopy" in collaboration with NED...

CDC facilitates to open Investors Accounts at six HBL branches.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): To facilitate the stock market investors, the Central Depository Company Investors Accounts can now be opened at six Habib Bank branches in Karachi and Lahore. In the first phase the following six HBL branches will...

200 Pakistani prisoners arrive back from UAE.
April 1, 2005... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): The 200 released Pakistani prisoners, accompanied by advocate Ansar Burney, chairman, Ansar Burney Trust International, arrived here on Friday morning from Abu Dhabi. They came back on Gulf Air Flight GF452. These...

Pakistan & China To Sign Free Trade Agreement.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, April 01 PPI: China would sign its second Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan, which would be second FTA by Beijing with any country after Association of South East Asian Nations ASEAN, said Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar...

Karachi to have more desalination plants.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): City Nazim Karachi Naimatullah Khan said on Friday that more desalination plants would be set up in Karachi to meet increasing needs of water in the city. He said the companies, which would provide water on low rates...

No one would be allowed to cerate law and order; saysDCO.
April 1, 2005... Jacobabad, April 01 (PPI): District Coordination Officer (DCO) Jacobabad Mir Shafique Hussain Talpur Friday said that no one would be allowed to create law and order in the District and disrupting the business activities and flow of transport,...

Hot Strip Mill of Pakistan Steel gives record production.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Hot Strip Mill of Pakistan Steel Karachi set all-time high production record in its 22 years history by producing 67,108 tons of HR products in March 2005. The plant, established in 1983, is only one in the country...

SHC adjourns hearing of Harkat activists'plea in Frenchmen killing case.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Friday adjourned hearing of appeal filed by activists of Harkatul Jihad Islami against their conviction in Frenchmen killing case on request of convict. Asif Zaheer and Rizwanullah were sentenced to...

Waseem Akhtar issues directives to local councils` heads.
April 1, 2005... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister for Local Government, Waseem Akhtar has directed the heads of all the local councils of the province to ensure security to the life and property of the people and unhindered provision of...

Mobile phone shops to remain close on April 02: Intakhab Alam Soori.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):President Pakistan Mobile Phone Dealers Association Intakhab Alam Soori on Friday announced that all the mobile phone shops would remain closed on April 02, to protest government against price hike, unemployment and bad...

Adil Siddiqui terrorizing the masses: APAC.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The All Parties' Action Committee (APAC) comprising opposition political forces of Sindh Friday announced all out participation in MMA's strike call for April 02 and demanded arrest of Sindh Minister Adil Siddiqui for...

Clifton Fish-House to be opened within 6 months: CDGK.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The construction and repair work of Clifton Fish House, being constructed at a cost of Rs. 22.5 million, is underway and would be opened soon for public, said Karachi City Nazim's Coordinator Abid Ilyas in a statement on...

No school-holiday on Saturday.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sindh Education Department Friday announced that all public and private schools and educational institutions will remain open on Saturday, April 02, 2005. According to an official handout, Sindh Secretary Education...

IJT condemns police raids, arrest of activists.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Islami Jamiat Talaba IJT Karachi Friday condemned arrest of IJT activists, police raids at its offices and houses of leaders and activists terming it government's illegal and unconstitutional act to sabotage protest...

One killed, other injured over old enmity.
April 1, 2005... Khairpur, April 01 (PPI):One person was killed and other injured over old enmity near Kot Mir Muhammad here on Friday.According to details, five armed persons attacked at Hakravillage near Kot Mir Muhammad and shot dead Aali Dino and Nazir...

State Bank To Closely Supervise & Monitor Export Of Foreign Currencies.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan in coordination with Custom Authorities has directly assumed responsibility of processing and verification of export of foreign currencies (other than US dollars) by Authorized Exchange Companies....

MCB finances National Foods project.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) is providing Rs. 200 million term finance facility to National Foods Limited for shifting its manufacturing facilities and setting up a state-of-the-art plant at Port Qasim Authority,...

Revised Procedure For Export of FCYs Other Than US Dollars.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan Friday said in order to further strengthen and streamline procedure for export of foreign currency other than US Dollars through Jinnah International Airport Pakistan (JIAP), Karachi, SBP-Custom's...

Senator Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed/ hurriedly-called news conference.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Senior Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Senator Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed Friday said people will observe strike on Saturday April 02 despite provocation and hurdles, claiming Karachi police had detained over 2000...

Six Mass Transit Corridors planned, tram service under consideration.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): City District Government Karachi (CDGK) is planning to set up six Mass Transit Corridors to provide better transport facility to Karachiites as there is no mass transit system in the city and few thousands old buses and...

Demo against elimination of encroachments.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI):A large number of women and children on Friday held protest demonstration against elimination of encroachments. These encroachments had been set up government land in front of Mukhtar Kar Office near National Highway,...

Governor says arsonists to face ATCs.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ibad Friday warned that those found involved in damaging public properties and sabotage activities during Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) strike on April 02, 2005 would be tried in...

15th Pakistan International Education Exhibition to start on Saturday.
April 1, 2005... Karachi April 01 PPI: The 15th Pakistan International Education Exhibition (PIEE) will start on Saturday April, 02, at Karachi Expo Center. Chairman Higher Education Commission, Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman would inaugurate the exhibition. The exhibition...

2000 MMA leaders, workers held in crackdown: claims spokesman.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Thousands of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) activists have been arrested in Karachi as police started crackdown against MMA workers from Thursday night in wake of MMA's countrywide wheel-jam strike call, claimed MMA...

Peoples Party denies meeting of Benazir Bhutto with General Musharraf.
April 1, 2005... Karachi, April 01 PPI: Pakistan Peoples Party Friday denied meeting between PPP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Ms Benazir Bhutto with General Pervez Musharraf. PPP spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar in a statement said: "A section of...

Pakistanis Honored Again at ADBI's Developing Asia journalismAwards in Tokyo.
April 1, 2005... Tokyo April 01 PPI: Two Pakistani journalists were among awardees here at 2005 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA), sponsored by Asian Development Bank (ADB) Institute. Newsbeat magazine's Massoud Ansari, last year's Development journalist...

CSC Quetta celebrates 100-year of its establishment today.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):Command and Staff College Quetta, a premier training institution of Pakistan Army, will celebrate the hundred years of its establishment today (Saturday). President General Pervez Musharraf who is also Chief of Army...

Flower Show prize.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI)The prize distribution ceremony of23-Annual Spring Flower Show-2005 will held here tomorrow (Sunday) at Rose and Jasmine Garden . The Minister of State for Environment, Malik Amin Aslam Khan will be the chief guest at...

NA standing committee on Interior meets today.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI):The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior will meet here today (Saturday) in the Parliament House,Building Islamabad.The meeting will be held in the committee room no 4 with MNA,Sardar Talib Naki in the...

PANAH to organize walk on April 16.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan National Heart Association(PANAH) is organizing walk to create awareness about heart decease'shere on April 16. People from all school of thought including students of collegesand universities would...

MMA, opposition to protest against govt policies today.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): Strike will be observed Satureay on the call of the MMA and other opposition parties to protest against the government policies.The call of the strike has been given by the MMA high command as a campaign. However...

RCCI Executive Committee mulls enhancement in Pindiregion exports.
April 1, 2005... RAWALPINDI, April 01 PPI): President, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Najam Rehan has vowed to continue efforts for enhancing the exports from Pindi region. Presiding over a meeting of RCCI Executive Committee, which was...

Transporters of twin cities plying vehicles without routes.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): The transporters of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, after the closure of Varan Tours, are plying their vehicles in twin cities without routes and Fare list. A survey conducted by this agency revealed that after the closure...

PTCL may reduce call rates soon.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) likely to reduce national and international call rates during the running week.Earlier, Chairman, PTCL Junaid Khan said that PTCL would reduce national and...

20,000 NGOs registers in DBMS.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Twenty thousand Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have registered themselves in the new District-based NGOs Management System (DBMS) after 20 days of its launch by the Ministry of Social Welfare and Special...

EC- Nomination papers' filing date in Constituency NA-271 extended.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI)The Chief Election Commissioner, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Friday extended the last date for filing of nomination papers in the bye-election to Constituency No NA-271 Kharan-cum-Panjgur till April 05. The Returning...

Transporters overcharging commuters.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Public transport running on different routes of twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi have increased fares at their own sweat will and started fleecing the commuters, which is causing scuffle between passengers and...

SC facilitates compromise between taxpayers, taxation department.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): A full bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of 104-appeals and 32-petitions filed by property tax payers challenging rapid and inappropriate increase in property taxes.A three-member bench of the Supreme...

Workshop on policy for disables on 4th.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Two-day workshop "National Consultation on the plan of Action for the policy for Disable parsons" will be held here on April 4, 2005.Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education would Zobaida Jalal would...

AIOU extended its admission date upto April 11.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended the date of admissions for the Semester Spring, 2005 uptoApril 11. The date of admissions was extended due to the demand of studentsfrom rain affected areas who failed...

PML-N backs MMA strike: Zafar Ali Shah.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Friday announced full support to the MMA 's countrywide wheel jam and shutter down strike today (Saturday).Central Vice President PML-N Syed Zafar Ali Shah Advocate told reporters...

HEALTH-UNFPA Projects Signing ceremony with MoH on April 4th.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will sign two separate project agreement with the Ministry of Health relating to women's reproductive healthcare and the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula on...

PPP to observe ZAB 's 26th death anniversary on April 4.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): 26th death anniversary of the founding Chairman Pakistan People Party (PPP) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto would be observed across the country on 4th April. A statement of the PPP said that seminars, symposiums and gatherings...

Rs 35 billion's 5-years mother- child health program launched.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Ministry of health has introduced a "National Maternal and Child Health Program"(MCH) 2005-2010 that will coast Rs 35 billion. Secretary health Syed Anwar Mehmood told a briefing that the objective behind the program...

PM urges Ulema, Mushaikh to play role in ensuring population control.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): Prime Minister Shaukat has said the government's medium term health strategy is focussed towards raising public sector expenditures emphasising on preventive and control of decises mother and child health care. He was...

Shaukat expresses satisfaction over the performance of NADRA.
April 1, 2005... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): Prime Minister, Mr. Shaukat Aziz has said the National Data Base and Registartion Authority ( NADRA) will shortly launch a crash programme to introduce a new computerized system for utility bill collection all over...

Traders to get full protection: Tariq Kiani.
April 1, 2005... RAWALPINDI, April 01 (PPI): District Nazim Rawalpindi, Raja Tariq Kiani has assured the traders that no one would be allowed to pressurize them for going on strike, today (Saturday). "The law is there to protect you and anyone taking law in...

Radio Pakistan will set up 47 FM Stations, Aneesa Zaib.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): Radio Pakistan will set up forty seven FM Stations in the far flung areas to extend radio signals to hundred percent population. This information was given to the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Ms...

Investors confidence restored in govt'e economic policies, Hafeez.
April 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, April 01 (PPI): A three-member delegation from International Finance Corportation (IFC) led by Mr. Michael G. Essex, Director Middle East and North Africa region called on Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Federal Minister for Privatization...