PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from April 2006

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SAARC Congress of Cardiology 2006: Messages of President and Prime Minister.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in their separate messages have said that SAARC Congress of Cardiology 2006, being held from March 31, 2006 to April 2, 2006, would be a gateway of...

Second National Social Audit assesses delivery of key public services.
April 1, 2006... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): A workshop was held on Friday in order to assess the findings of the second National Social Audit launched on September 12, 2005 on delivery of key public services in year 2004 comparing performances with 2001 and 2002...

Pakistan to achieve $28 bn export target by 20 $$$31032006 Akhund-KAR 38 COMMERCE.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar has said that Pakistan would be able to achieve its target of 28 billion US dollar exports in the year 2010. 'In view of the past performance shown by Pakistan in...

Preventable Renal Stone Disease among major causes of death in Pakistan.
April 1, 2006... Hyderabad, April 1 (PPI): Renal stone disease continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and chronic kidney disease in Pakistan even though it is preventable, prominent urologist Dr. Syed Raziuddin Biyabani said. He was speaking at a...

District: Cement crisis intensified as prices shoot up.
April 1, 2006... Badin, April 1 (PPI): The cement crisis got intensified as prices surged to Rs400 per cement bag due to large-scale hoarding and black marketing. The situation compelled the Badin contractors to announce boycott of all tenders. The cement...

Arbab orders sacking of five officials for bungling in land allotment.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim Friday ordered for dismissal from service of five officials for bungling into allotment of 3221 acres of Forest Department land, and instructed that cases against them should...

Police alleged to have arrested a person freed in judicial raid.
April 1, 2006... HYDERABAD, April 1 (PPI): SHO Golarchi Qurban Mallah has arrested Shabbir Shahani a villager of Chkibhar Shahani on Sorhadi Shakh of Golarchi Taluka from Badin after he was freed through judicial raid. This was stated by Jameel Ahmed Rajput...

District: High winds disturb routine life in Badin.
April 1, 2006... Badin, April 1 (PPI): Life in Badin and other adjoining coastal areas has come to standstill as high dusty winds prevailed over these towns Friday. Panic spread among residents of coastal localities due to high winds, while deep-sea fishermen...

PPP leader advises Benazir Bhutto not to accept Liaquat Jatoi in party.
April 1, 2006... HYDERABAD, April 1 (PPI): Former federal minister and central leader of PPP Zafar Leghari have advised party chairperson Ms. Benazir Bhutto not to accept present federal minister Liaquat Jatoi into party folds. Addressing press conference here...

Sho railway police of Karachi cantt suspended.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The SHO Railway Police of Karachi Cantt Area Baqar Mohiuddin has been suspended and a thorough inquiry has been ordered against him for manhandling and misbehaving with a group of journalists at the Karachi Cantt Station...

Sindh assembly to meet on April 07.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, Governor of Sindh has summoned the Provincial Assembly of Sindh to meet on April 7, 2006 at 9. 30 a. m. in the Sindh Assembly Building, Karachi. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

Govt asked to end confusion over Class-IX exams.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The private schools of the province have asked the government to end the prevailing confusion over Class-IX examination, which are agonizing teachers, students and parents. All Private Schools Management Association...

No differences among Sindh Governor and Chief Minister: Rauf Siddiqui.
April 1, 2006... LARKANA, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui has said that all out efforts are being made to protect lives, honour and property of the people without any discrimination in the province. This he said while talking to the local...

Hike in cement price affects construction activities.
April 1, 2006... LARKANA, April 1 (PPI): An abrupt increase in cement prices has adversely affected construction activities in Larkana also halting the development project, as the contractors are found reluctant to continue the work due to heavy prices of...

Task Force on Research & Development in Islamic Banking & Finance meets.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The first meeting of the Task Force set up by the Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar for research and development in Islamic Banking and Finance was held Friday at SBP, Karachi. The Task Force is...

District: Boy drowns into watercourse.
April 1, 2006... Talhar, Sindh, April 1 (PPI): A 10-year-old boy drowned into a watercourse near here on Friday. According to details, the boy, Muhammad Naseer, was crossing the watercourse at Village Haji Allahyar Khosa near here when his foot slipped and he...

Rate of Remuneration on 20% Special Cash Reserve Account (US$).
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The rate of remuneration on 20% Special Cash Reserve Account (US$) maintained by banks and Non-bank Financial Institution (NBFIs) with the State Bank of Pakistan for the month of April 2006 will be 3. 83% p. a., says a...

Child marriages on the rise across rural Sindh.
April 1, 2006... KHAIRPUR, April 1 (PPI): In the small, dusty city of Khairpur, in Sindh province, with its bazaars selling the hand-spun, embroidered cloth typical of the region, as well as the dates grown widely in the area, Sumera, 11, is in high spirits....

Technological literacy linked to industrial uplift.
April 1, 2006... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): Provincial Minster for Industries and Commerce Muhammad Adil Siddiqui Friday said technological literacy must be achieved for the industrial and commercial development. Addressing at the concluding session of a seminar...

9000 Afghans return to Afghanistan in a month.
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Nearly 9,000 Afghans have gone home in the first month of UNHCR-assisted repatriation from Pakistan this year, citing jobs and shelter as key factors influencing their decision. The UN refugee agency resumed its...

CS orders early completion of ongoing uplift projects in Sindh.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has directed officials concerned to ensure early completion of ongoing uplift projects in the province and their execution in a transparent manner. He was reviewing a report pertaining...

SHC restrains bank from taking coercive action against UTS buses of transporter.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, March 31 PPI: Sindh High Court has restrained KASB bank Ltd from taking any coercive action against 16 buses of transporter, financed under urban transport scheme. The interim order came on lawsuit filed by Rana Muneer Ahmed of Neelum...

Joint efforts needed to combat rising cardiovascular diseases in South Asia.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Speaking at the inaugural session of first SAARC Congress of Cardiology 2006, speakers emphasized that joint efforts were needed to combat rising cardiovascular diseases in South Asia, a region, which is more prone to...

Foreign investors ready to invest $12bn in Sindh, says Arbab.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim Thursday night said that presently the foreign investors wanted to invest $12 billion in Sindh province, and the provincial government had decided to provide land and...

SHC restrains KWSB from filing up fresh posts of field engineers.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, March 31 PPI: Sindh High Court Friday restrained Karachi Water and Sewerage Board from filling up posts of fresh field engineers and deputy field engineers on contract basis on petition of 22 employees of KWSB till April 12, 2006. The...

Process of converting city Govt into e-Govt begins, Kamal.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): City Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has said process of making the city government an e-government has started and system at union councils is being computerized with a cost of Rs10 million."We are taking steps to...

Better market access to USA, Europe demanded.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Commerce Minister Humayun Akhter Khan has said Pakistan wanted more a better market access in USA & European countries for the Pakistani products. This he said at Investment Conference on "An Export Friendly Destination"...

PM- Aziz calls on Musharraf.
April 1, 2006... RAWALPINDI, April 1 (PPI): The Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz called on President Pervez Musharraf here Friday and both the leaders expressed satisfaction that the country would be able to meet the target of seven percent GDP growth during the...

COURT- SC summons record from NBP.
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed the chief of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) to produced report before the court till April 3 and explains as to how he had regularized the services of 123 employees out of 240 and...

CITY (REIP's mega project to change fate of Pindi citizens: Nazim).
April 1, 2006... RAWALPINDI, April 1 (PPI): District Nazim Rawalpindi Raja Javed Ikhlas has said that the huge amount of Rs. 5 billion allocated for the Rawalpindi Environmental Improvement Project (REIP) would be utilized with the mutual consultation and...

DNA lab (First DNA lab launched).
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): The first-ever DNA Research Laboratory in Pakistan was launched here on Friday. With the setting up of DNA Laboratory under the auspices of the National Police Bureau in Islamabad, it would help in investigations...

Economy (RIWCCI for ban on Indian Kajal import).
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): Rawalpindi Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RIWCCI) on Friday demanded of the government for imposing ban on import of cosmetics especially 'Kajal' as a safe measure taking in account health of women...

Soomro- (Mauritius trade, business delegation calls on Chairman Senate).
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): A 9 member delegation of Mauritius businessmen led by Mr. AP Neewoor, Secretary Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs international trade and cooperation called on Chairman Senate, Muhammadmian Soomro here on...

Condolence- Benazir condoles ex-MNA death.
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): Former Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party Ms Benazir Bhutto has condoled the death of former Member of National Assembly and provincial minister in the Frontier government Syed Zafra Ali Shah....

Bidding- Pakistan Steel Mills sold at Rs 16. 8 per share.
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan Steel Mills sold out to a consortium of three groups namely Tuwairqi Steel Mills (Saudi Arabia), M Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Open JSC (Russia) and Arif Habib Securities here on Friday. The party was...

Seminar. National reconciliation must to strengthen federalism.
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Speakers at a seminar here Friday stressed that national reconciliation is a must to strengthen federalism. Those addressed seminar on federalism held under the auspices of the Liberal Forum included federal minister...

Relief-(FRC, ERRA to join hands in reconstruction, rehabilitation process).
April 1, 2006... (ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): Federal Relief Commissioner (FRC) Major General Farooq Ahmad has said that FRC along with Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) would start reconstruction and rehabilitation process by next...

Zubaida-(Gas Pipeline project to usher in new era of prosperity in Balochistan: Zubaida Jalal).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Mrs. Zubaida Jalal has said that the people of Balochistan in general and District of Gwadar and Turbat in particular, are thankful and appreciate the measures...

Visit-(Russian consortium delegation to visit from April 10).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): A six member corporate level delegation from Russian Consortium of Companies will visit Pakistan from April 10 to 15, as a follow up of the visit of Federal Minister for Petroleum and natural Resources Amanullah Khan...

Seminar-(Seminar on ''Government policy and Price-hike today).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has once again taken a lead in raising issues concerning common citizens of Pakistan. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is holding a pre-budget seminar on "Government Policy and...

PM-(U. S $ 3b FDI expected this year, Shaukat Aziz).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that this year Pakistan expects US $ three billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) which will be the highest ever in country's history while the export figure during the year is...

ISPR-(Lankan Ambassador Calls on Gen. Ehsan-ul-Haq.
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Ehsan-ul-Haq said on Friday, "There exists lot of potential for enhanced cooperation between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the fields of economics, social and defense." He...

Court. AC freezes Zardari's assets, bank accounts.
April 1, 2006... Rawalpindi, April 1 (PPI): Judge Accountability court No 4 Rawalpindi Khalid Mehmood Friday ordered freezing of all assets and bank accounts of Asif Ali Zardari, spouse of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The order was passed on a plea...

Ansar Burney heads for Dera Bugti.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan's most renowned human rights activist and Chairman of the Ansar Burney Trust International, Mr. Ansar Burney, left for Dera Bugti on Friday along with Vice Chairman Syed Fahad Burney and other human rights...

District (Pasrur): CM directs police to take action against labourers'detention.
April 1, 2006... PASRUR, April 1 (PPI): The Punjab Chef Minister Ch. Pervaiz Elahi has taken a serious notice regarding the illegal detention of the poor male and female laborers with their children by the local bricks kiln owner and his companions in their...

District (Sialkot): Killer of brother in law arrested.
April 1, 2006... SIALKOT, April 1 (PPI): The Kotli Lodhran police have arrested a mentally upset accused killer Muhammad Rafi who killed his brother-in-law Muhammad Riaz with repeated attacks of the hockey stick while sleeping late at the last night, in village...

District (Sambrial): Private educational institutions' role vital to increase literacy rate.
April 1, 2006... SAMBRIAL, April 1 (PPI): Chairman Punjab Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Azeem Noori Ghuman has said the private educational institutions are playing a pivotal role in promoting the quality education and enhancing the national literacy rate. He...

Wapda: River Flows, Reservoirs Level Report.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): The position of the river inflows/outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages today was as under: The inflows and outflows in the Indus at Tarbela and Chashma, river Kabul at...

Wapda Chairman directs DISCOs to improve efficiency; 1pc line losses decreased, Rs. 13b more recovered in 8 months.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): The Chairman, Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Mr. Tariq Hamid has emphasized the need to make concerted efforts to reduce line losses, increase recovery and improve efficiency so that the targets...

District (Jhang): 2 persons killed, 12 wounded in road mishap.
April 1, 2006... JHANG, April 1 (PPI): A Lahore bound bus No. 5525/ LY of the Baloch Transport Company coming from Layya due to over speeding turned turtle near Adda Shabirabad on Chiniot Road resulting into instant killing of two persons and injuring twelve on...

PG: PHATA directed to assist private sector for early completion of housing schemes.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): Provincial Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Raza Ali Gillani has directed the officials of Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA) to fully cooperate with the private sector in the completion of such...

PG: Vocational education to be part of Deeni Madaras'curriculum: Minister.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): Provincial Minister for Auqaf and Religious affairs has said that government has decided to make technical education a part of curriculum of all educational institutions and Deeni Madaras so that students after completion...

PG: Canals de-silting target completed ahead of schedule, perennial canals being opened.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): The Irrigation Department, Punjab has completed the de-silting work of the perennial canals and non-perennial canals (half-yearly) some two weeks ahead of the schedule. It undertook the de-silting of 536 canals of five...

POL: Conspiracies being hatched to disintegrate Pakistan: Hafiz Saeed.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): Jamaat-ul-Dawa's Ameer Prof. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has said the movements like East Pakistan ( Bangladesh) are also being launched in Balochistan and Sindh on the basis of parochialism and linguistic issues with an aim to...

COM: Smeda Act being presented in next NA session.
April 1, 2006... LAHORE, April 1 (PPI): The Ministry of Industries, Production and Special Initiatives will present the Smeda Act in the next National Assembly session for approval, learnt here reliably. According to official sources, the Ministry of Law has...

District (Faisalabad): Rice export up by 50%.
April 1, 2006... FAISALABAD, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan has exported 1,771,008 tones of rice in the first seven months of the current fiscal against 1,215,512 tones rice exported in the same period last year (2004-05). Thus registering an increase of fifty percent...

Widow not allowed for self-immolation.
April 1, 2006... Peshawar, April 1 (PPI): Lady constables did not allow a widow Zari Bigum, 60 years old to injure himself when she reached governor house on Friday with a dozen female members of her family protesting against 'occupation' of their home by...

Wife succeeds to enhance her husband's sentence.
April 1, 2006... Peshawar, April 1 (PPI): Accepting appeal of his wife The Peshawar High Court on Friday enhanced four-year sentence of one Hawas Khan, who fired her wife badly injuring her. Besides enhancement the sentence the accused Husband has been directed...

First-ever AFC Challenge Cup to provide 31 matches.
April 1, 2006... QUETTA Mar 31 (PPI):The first-ever AFC Challenge Cup will be comprised of 31 matches. The teams have been split into four groups with India, Chinese Taipei, the Philippines and Afghanistan in Group-A and Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Brunei in...

FIFA Chief to inaugurate AFC Challenge Football Cup today.
April 1, 2006... QUETTA, April 1 (PPI): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will follow the FIFA model for an international tournament when they stage the inaugural AFC Challenge Cup which will commence at Bangladesh on 1 April. Four matches will be played...

National Press not to accept any unilateral decision on Press Council: CPNE.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): A meeting of the Standing Committee of Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) was held here Friday with CPNE President Arif Nizami in the chair. The meeting discussed different aspects of matters related to...

Citizens suggest work on Hasan Square flyover, Karsaz interchange should start immediately.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): A large number of citizens have suggested that work on Hasan Square flyover and Time Medicos, Karsaz interchange should start forthwith. They lauded the city government for seeking public opinion before initiating...

APNS sees Govt-press ties deteriorating.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): The Annual General Council of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) here Friday reviewed the conditions prevailing in the industry and observed that during the year under review, the press-government relation...

Arbab welcomes opposition's budget proposal offer.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim Friday welcomed opposition's budget proposals offer and invited it to give proposals at Chief Minister's House, Karachi."We are ready to listen to the budget proposals given by...

Palestine, Kashmir festering wounds of Ummah: Sheikh Al-Sayam.
April 1, 2006... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): Palestine and Kashmir are the painful and festering wounds of Ummah. This was stated by former Vice Chancellor of Gaza University and Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Al-Sayam while giving the Friday prayer's...

Altaf calls for rule by poor, middle classes to pull country from current morass.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has called for establishing rule of poor and middle classes to pull the country from its present morass."Ridding the country of contemptuous Jagir dari (feudal) system...

Rauf reviews law, order situation.
April 1, 2006... KARACHI, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui Friday visited various cities of the province including Larkana, Tando Allahyar, Tendo Muhammad Khan, and Nawabshah to overview the law and order situation, besides holding meetings with...

Ibad orders dismantling of narcotic dens.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the departments concerned to implement effective strategy for dismantling narcotic dens in the province and ensure indiscriminate action against those patronizing these....

Sindh CM meets Dr Ishratul Ibad.
April 1, 2006... Karachi, April 1 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim Friday called on Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad at Governor's House, Karachi. On the occasion, various ongoing uplift projects in the province and progress made by the provincial...

Call for free trade agreement among Islamic countries.
April 1, 2006... Karachi March 31 PPI: Chaudhry Muhammad Saeed, President, FPCCI has called for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among the Islamic countries so that trade and economic cooperation among them may grow and benefit them all. During meeting held today...

Mirwaiz rejects Kashmir division on religious basis.
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has rejected division of Jammu and Kashmir State on religious basis. In a TV interview here Friday, he said that the Kashmiri people who have been...

CITY-(CDA to construct cultural complex soon, Kamran Lashari).
April 1, 2006... (ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): To provide more recreational facilities a cultural complex would be constructed in Islamabad, Kamran Lashari, Chairman, Capital Development Authority (CDA) said this on Friday. Addressing here at Margalla festival's...

Sri Lanka President meets Musharraf, Shaukat.
April 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, April 1 (PPI): The Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse was given a red-carpet welcome when he arrived at Aiwan-e-Sadr this evening. The President Pervez Musharraf warmly received him. A contingent of Pakistan armed forces...

PM calls on President.
April 1, 2006... Rawalpindi, April 1 (PPI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz called on President Pervez Musharraf here Friday. The two leaders reviewed the overall political, law and order and economic developments in the country. They expressed hope that the...

(Pakistan-Sri Lanka sign three MoUs, one agreement).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan and Sri Lanka have signed one agreement and three MOUs to boost cooperation in different fields. The agreement signed relates to mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. The three MOUs concluded cover...

Musharraf. Outgoing Chiefs of PAEC, KRL call on President.
April 1, 2006... Rawalpindi, April 1 (PPI): The outgoing Chairmen of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Pervez Butt and K. R. L. Javed Arshad Mirza separately made farewell calls on President Pervez Musharraf here Friday. The President highly lauded the...

Kasuri happy on deepening ties with UK.
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has expressed satisfaction over deepening of relations between Pakistan and Britain. He was talking to a delegation of the Members of the British House of Commons from the...

Musharraf, Rajapakasa vow to further promote Pak-Sri Lanka ties.
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): President Pervez Musharraf and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakasa have held wide ranging talks at Aiwan-e-Sadr to further broaden and deepen the political and economic ties between the two countries. The two...

(Pervez Butt, Javed Arshad made farewell call on President Musharraf).
April 1, 2006... Rawalpindi, April 1 (PPI): The outgoing Chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Pervez Butt and K. R. L. Javed Arshad Mirza separately made farewell calls on President Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi on Friday. The President highly...

Anisa(Anisa Zeb asks for more attention to special children).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli has stressed the need for paying attention to the children with disabilities to make them active members of the society. She was speaking at a...

Greeting-(Shaukat Aziz felicitates Ismail Haniyeh on assuming charge of Palestine PM).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has greeted Mr. Ismail Haniyeh on assuming the charge as Prime Minister of Palestine National Authority. In his message of felicitation to Mr. Haniyeh the Prime Minister reaffirmed...

Court-(Geneva Court allows NAB 's representation in hearing).
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): The Court of Appeal of Canton of Geneva has allowed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to represent Pakistan during the hearing in proceedings against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her allies. An...

CITY-(ANF seizes hashish, drugs).
April 1, 2006... Rawalpindi, April 1 (PPI): Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) in its two different proceedings have recovered 119 kilogram Hashish, 8 Kilogram opium, 2 and half kilogram heroine and 194 heroine filled capsules and three vehicles by arresting nine...

Kasuri seeks France 's cooperation in civilian nuclear sector.
April 1, 2006... Islamabad, April 1 (PPI): Pakistan Friday stressed the need for a non-discriminatory approach by France towards cooperation in the civilian nuclear sector. Talking to a four-member delegation of the French Senate Commission for Foreign Affairs,...