PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from April 2009

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PML-N stages rally to celebrate Shahbaz's restoration.
April 1, 2009... MORO, April 01 (PPI): The activists of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) took out a rally here on Wednesday to celebrate the restoration of Shahbaz Sharif as Punjab Chief Minister. The participants of the rally, led by Abdus Sattar Mughal,...

Punjab Chief Minister directs law enforcement agencies take effective measures to protect life, property of people.
April 1, 2009... Lahore, April 01 (PPI): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif directed the law enforcement agencies to take effective measures for protecting life and property of people which is the prime duty of the government. He gave this directive while...

Minister congratulates new APNS leaders.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Senior Provincial Minister for Education and Literacy Pir Mazharul Haq has congratulated newly elected president of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) Mujeebur Rehman Shami, General Secretary Abdul Jabbar Khattak,...

Qasimabad police accused of expelling villagers from homes.
April 1, 2009... HYDERABAD, April 01 (PPI): The residents of Misri Khan Rind village held a protest demonstration here on Wednesday against SPO Qasimabad Zulfiqar Pathan and SHO Mujtaba Shaikh for supporting builders mafia to expel them from their homes. The...

Sports Cricket No move to sack Ijaz Butt.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Federal Sports Minister Aftab Hussain Jilani has denied reports there could be a quick end to Ijaz Butts tenure as chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board. Media reports had claimed Butt could be sacked due to a row with...

Pakistan, Afghanistan Presidents meet in Ankara for trust-building talks.
April 1, 2009... Ankara, April 1 PPI: Turkish President Abdullah Gul welcomed the Presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan at Cankaya Presidential Palace in Ankara on Wednesday for talks on security and intelligence in a bid to reduce tensions along their border....

Load-shedding in Karachi torments patients.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has been accused of increasing sufferings of patients at different hospitals of Karachi by carrying out massive load-shedding for several hours despite arrival of summer...

Israel rushes to Indias defence with $1.4 billion deal Dutch aid to Pakistan to resume.
April 1, 2009... Hague, April 01 (PPI): At the end of Tuesdays Afghanistan conference, Dutch Development Minister Bert Koenders promised to resume the payment of development aid to Pakistan, Netherlands radio reported Wednesday. The funding of development...

IHK (INDIAN TROOPS MARTYR 42 KASHMIRIS IN MARCH).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI) In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their continued acts of state terrorism martyred 42 Kashmiris, in the last month of March. According to the data, compiled by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, 52 were...

PAF (Airport Emergency Exercise AIR-X-9 held).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI) A full scale Airport Emergency Exercise AIR-X-9 was held at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad on Wednesday. The Exercise was organized by Civil Aviation Authority in collaboration with PAF, Rescue 1122,...

FO (Strong support for Pakistans development expressed at experts meeting of Friends of Democratic Pakistan).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI) Pakistan sees the Friends of democratic Pakistan process aimed at enhancing Pakistans capacity and strengths, said M. Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President, while addressing the FODP meeting in Abu Dhabi....

APHC (Kashmir solution against wishes of people not acceptable, Amanullah Khan).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): Convener of All Parties Committee for Kashmiri Peoples Right of Self-Determination Amanullah Khan Wednesday announced any solution to Kashmir dispute against the whims of its people will not be accepted. Addressing a...

Traders (Restoration of CM bring positive change to sentiments: NTA).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad April 01 (PPI): National Traders Alliance (NTA) on Wednesday said the business community welcomes reinstatement of the Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif. Its like a fresh breeze in troubled times. The development is bound to...

Edu- Collaboration among varsities termed vital to attain technology based higher learning.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad April 01 (PPI): Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad, Prof. Dr. Mahmood-ul-Hassan Butt has asserted the mutual collaborations among the countrys universities as vital to promote technology based higher...

Sport: 3rd AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers: PFF include two foreigners in Colombo-bound squad : Naseer stage comeback after six years.
April 1, 2009... LAHORE, April 01(PPI): Karachi Port Trust (KPT)s central defender Naseer Ahmed staged comeback in National team after a lapse of six years as Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has approved two...

Sport: 11th National Seniors Cricket Cup 2009: Lahore, Bahawalpur, Multan enter last eight.
April 1, 2009... LAHORE, April 01(PPI): Bahawalpur Greens, Lahore Blues, Multan Seniors joined Sialkot Seniors in the quarter-final of 11th National Seniors Cricket Cup 2009. The matches of North Zone (Punjab Section) were played at Bahawalpur, Okara and...

OPD patients suffer due to late coming of CHK doctors.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Patients have to suffer a lot as majority of doctors at out-patient departments (OPDs) of Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) routinely report to their duties late in the morning. PPI learnt that according to the hospital...

Urs of Shah Dhoolha Sabzwari.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): The annual urs of Hazrat Muhammad Shah Doolha Sabzwari will be celebrated from 11th to 17th Rabi-ul-Sani, 1430 Hijri, i.e., 08th April to 14th April 2009 at Kharadar, Karachi. Thousand of devotees from various walks of...

Health: Survival tips during spring allergy season.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Sneezing, a runny nose, itchy eyes-nagging allergy symptoms like these can put a damper on anyones enjoyment of springs tender beauty. And the treatments your traditional doctor may offer arent much less annoying than...

Health: Understanding and coping with knee pain.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Most people experience knee pain at some point in life. For children and youths, knee pain is usually caused by an injury or over-use in athletics. For middle-aged and older adults, knee pain can be a sign of...

Demo held against Katchi Abadi survey team.
April 1, 2009... KOT GHULAM MOHAMMAD, April 01 (PPI): The residents of Rajput Mohalla, Kot Ghulam Mohammad held a protest demonstration outside the press club, here on Wednesday against Katchi Abadis survey team for charging Rs25 per square foot area extortion...

Three dealers booked for selling substandard fertilizer.
April 1, 2009... Badin, April 01 (PPI): Three dealers were booked here on Wednesday for selling substandard fertilizer to farmers. On a tip-off, an agriculture department Badin team, headed by Muhammad Yousuf Rahimoon, raided the shops of three fertilizer...

Directors compensation in Pakistan is low: Survey.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance (PICG) conducted a survey on the compensation policies of Directors of Boards in Pakistan in relation to Corporate Governance practices. The study is based on 2008 compensation...

Call to protect children rights.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, April 01 (PPI): Acting Nazim Malir Town stressed the need to protect children rights. He stressed this while talking to a three-member delegation of Society for Protection of Childrens Rights at his office here on Wednesday. The...

MD vows to improve infrastructure in SITE Limited.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): Asif Marghoob Siddiqui, Managing Director, Sindh Industrial Trading Estates Ltd, has assured the industrialists that the main purpose of his joining SITE Ltd is to improve its infrastructure and make it beautiful and...

City Council to discuss load-shedding issue.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, April 01 (PPI): An emergency session of the City Council, City District Government Karachi will be held on 02 April 2009 at 3:30pm at the Council Hall, City Council Office, Naib Nazim Secretariat, KMC Building, Karachi. The council...

Health: Red meat diet may cause early eye problems.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, April 01 (PPI): People whose diet includes a lot of red meat are more likely to develop the early stages of an eye condition known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults....

Distt (R.Y.Khan): PML-N meeting & rally today.
April 1, 2009... RAHIM YAR KHAN, April 1-(PPI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central senior vice president & MNA Makhdoom Javed Hashmi, central additional secretary general and former deputy speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Jaffer Iqbal and central...

Distt (Sialkot): Concern over unscheduled power load shedding.
April 1, 2009... SIALKOT, April 01-(PPI): The students have been suffering from great ordeal while preparing for their on going annual examinations due to hours long unscheduled load shedding of electricity. Gepco has stepped up the duration of power outages to...

Sindh High Court repeats notice to NEPRA chief.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, March 31 (PPI): A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali & Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Agha Tuesday issued repeated notice for April 16, 2009 to Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory...

90th NMC delegation calls on IGP Sindh.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): A 27-member delegation of 90th National Management Course called on the Inspector General Police Sindh Sultan Salahuddin Khattak here at Central Police Office on Tuesday. The IG expressed satisfaction in general over...

IG suspends three DSPs on poor performance.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Inspector General of Sindh Police Sultan Salahuddin Baber Khattak has ordered to suspend three DSPs in interior Sindh with immediate effect, due to their poor performance and failure to control crime. A release issued...

Pakistan receives $500 Million Loan From World Bank.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Pakistan received $500 million loan from the World Bank, State Bank of Pakistan spokesman said on Tuesday. The loan is interest-free and for 35 years. The loan from World Banks International Development Association is...

City (Ophthalmologists congress on May 01).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): The 12th congress of Ophthalmology under the auspices of Ophthalmic Society of Pakistan federal branch will be held from May 1st to 3rd 2009 at PC Bhurban. A large number of ophthalmologists will be attending the...

Labour (Training Course on chip designing starts).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad March 31 (PPI)A 6-week training course on chip designing started here Tuesday by Skill Development Council and is being attended by 19 participants from various organizations including Air-weapons and Maritime Technologies Complexes....

Diplomatic (Increasing bilateral trade between Pak-Jordan is my mission: Dr Saleh Ahmed Al-Jawarneh).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI)Ambassador of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Pakistan Dr Saleh Ahmed Al-Jawarneh on Tuesday said a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Jordan and Pakistan will be materialised soon, which will not only bring us closer...

(NA Speaker welcomes SC decision, says it will strengthen democracy).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fahmida Mirza on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court decision of giving stay in the disqualification of Sharif brothers saying it will strengthen democracy. Talking to newsmen at the side...

King Abdullah sends 30 tons of special dates for quake-affected people of Pakistan.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): The custodian of two holy mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud has sent over 1500 cartons of special dates weighing 30 tons to Islamabad for onward distribution among the people affected by October 8, 2005...

CITY-(Lawyers welcome restoration of PML-N govt).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Lawyers of Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) on Tuesday welcomed the verdict of Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) for granting stay order in Sharif Brothers disqualification case and restoring PML-N government in Punjab...

NA- (Pak-Afghan parliamentary commission to be set up, Speaker NA).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): The Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fahmida Mirza on Tuesday suggested setting up a Joint Pak-Afghan Parliamentary Commission for the sake of an effective and permanent mechanism of meaningful consultations on all the...

Sherry Rehman says newly elected PFUJ leadership should take opportunity to work with PPP govt. which is committed to media freedom.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Former Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ms Sherry Rehman extended greetings to the newly elected office-bearers of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists led by Mr Pervez Shaukat. In her felicitation...

Senate- (Talha terms SCs verdict as victory of democracy).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI):Senator Talha Mehmood, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior has lauded the restoration of Chief Minister of Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif as well as lifting of governor rule from Punjab. Talking the media...

Pakistan faced with literacy problem coupled with over-population: Bijarani.
April 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, March 31 (PPI): Pakistan is faced with gigantic problems of literacy coupled with over population, which has added dimensions to our national responsibilities, Federal Minister for Education, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani said on Tuesday....

Dist- (Aitzaz urges lawyers to be vigilant on national issues).
April 1, 2009... ABBOTTABAD, March 31 (PPI):Former President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said that crucial time is ahead for Executive and Judiciary to bring out country from crisis saying that lawyers again should be...

Health- Jakhrani for strengthening govt-media partnership, distributes awards among health reporters.
April 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, March 31 (PPI): Federal Minister for Health Ejaz Hussain Jakhrani has asserted to strengthen government and media partnership to bring awareness among the masses regarding neonatal and maternal health. He was addressing prize...

Dist- (PML-N workers celebrate Punjab govt restoration).
April 1, 2009... CHAKWAL, March 31 (PPI): The workers of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday celebrated the restoration of Mian Shahbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab and distributed sweets among one another assembled at PML-N MPA, Begum Iffat...

Arrangements completed for Diamer-Bhasha Dam, govt. pays Rs.8 billion to IPPs to add 1000 MW power: Parvez Ashraf.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Government has retired circular debt worth eight billion rupees to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), which would help add about 1000 MW of electricity to the national grid. Minister for Water and Power, Raja...

Imran greets Shahbaz for his reinstatement.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Imran Khan, Tuesday, greeted Mian Shahbaz Sharif for his reinstatement as Chief Minister of Punjab through a Supreme Court verdict. PTI chief said that PPP led government imposed...

Arrangements completed for Diamer-Bhasha Dam, govt. pays Rs.80 billion to IPPs to add 1000 MW power: Parvez Ashraf.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Government has retired circular debt worth eighty billion rupees to the Independent Power Producers (IPPs), which would help add about 1000 MW of electricity to the national grid. Minister for Water and Power, Raja...

Politics- PML-N to take any decision in case PPP sits in opposition in Punjab; Nisar.
April 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, March 31 (PPI): Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan while welcoming the Supreme Court verdict said there was no need to invite PPP to join PML-N in the provincial government in Punjab as it was also...

Dist- (Chakwal education department announces result of class 5th, 8th).(Financial report)
April 1, 2009... CHAKWAL, March 31 (PPI): Education Department District Chakwal on Tuesday announced the result of class 5th and 8th. Muhammad Nauman of Talagang secured 720 marks and stood first, Suleman Asharaf of the same School Talagang got 716 marks and...

Dist- (Six arrested with narcotics, illicit arms).
April 1, 2009... CHAKWAL, March 31 (PPI): Chakwal Police on Tuesday in a general holdup on the directives of District Police Officer (DPO) Chakwal, BA Nasir arrested 6 persons and recovered narcotics and illicit arms from them. City police Chakwal nabbed Misri...

( PAK-UK Trade and Investment Forum calls on Dr. Asim Hussain).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): A delegation of Pakistan Britain Trade and Investment Forum (PBTIF) headed by Sir Tom Harris, Chairman, PBTIF called on Dr. Asim Hussain, Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources here on Tuesday....

(Afridi directs to draw final timeframe for starting CNG buses project).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Federal Minister for Environment, Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi has directed the Planning Commission and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources to submit clear-cut timeline for execution of Mega CNG Buses Project...

Senate (NAEK, JAMALI FELICITATE PFUJ OFFICE BEARERS).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Acting President, Mr. Farooq H. Naek and Acting Chairman Senate, Mr. Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali have felicitated the newly elected office bearers of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and hoped that their...

PM (Advisor on Petroleum calls on PM).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): PMs Advisor on Petroleum Dr. Asim Hussain called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here Tuesday. The Advisor briefed the Prime Minister on new petroleum policy and the status of IPI pipeline project. ...

PM (PM APPROVES GRANT OF WORK PERMIT/ VISA TO FOREIGNERS).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved issuance of Work Visa to foreigners working in multi National/ National companies based in Pakistan . It will be granted on the recommendation of Board of Investment...

Minister for more technical institutes for disabled persons.
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Federal Minister for Social Welfare and special Education Mrs. Samina Khalid Ghurki has said that her ministry was intended to open more Technical Institutions for disabled person. She was presiding over a meeting...

PM (Govt has rehabilitated economy through various measures, PM).
April 1, 2009... Islamabad, March 31 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that government has rehabilitated economy through various measures in the critical juncture of global recession and price hike and saved the country from default and...

POL: Joint strive can rid country of crises: PPP leaders.
April 1, 2009... LAHORE, March 31 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Party Punjabs secretary finance Aurangzeb Burki, federal council member Chaudhry Matloob Warriach and Peoples Labour Bureau Punjabs secretary information Muhammad Salim Mughal have said that the...

Sport: 5-year suspension on Nasir Karim confirmed; Zahir, Lodhi praise SFA decision.
April 1, 2009... LAHORE, March 31 (PPI): NWFP Football Associations President Syed Zahir Ali Shah, Punjab Football Association (PFA) s President Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi, Balochistan Football Associations President Mir Mohammad Jan Mari has appreciated the...

Sport: South Zone won Boys & Central Zone gained Girls General Trophy in 5th Annual TEVTA Sports 2009.
April 1, 2009... LAHORE, March 31 (PPI): South Zone after getting 39 points won the general trophy of boys and Central Zone after obtaining 19 points secured general trophy of girls on the final day of 5th Annual TEVTA Sports. Central Zone in boys and North...

Weather: Chances of light rain in Karachi.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): The Meteorological Office has forecast a partly cloudy/ cloudy weather with chances of light rain in Karachi on Wednesday with the minimum temperature from 22 to 24 degree centigrade. Partly cloudy/cloudy weather with...

Minister to listen to public complaints.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, March 31 (PPI): Provincial Labour Minister Amir Nawab Khan will listen to the public complaints through telephone on 01 April 2009 at the Chief Ministers House. The people have been advised to inform the minister about their problems...

Namaz-e-Jinnaza of martyred policemen offered.
April 1, 2009... Lahore, March 31 (PPI): Namaz-e-Jinnaza of seven policemen, who embraced martyrdom while fighting during terrorist attack Monday on Police Training School at Manawan, was offered Tuesday at Police Lines Qila Gujjar Singh. Governor Punjab Salman...

Restoration of Shahbaz hailed.
April 1, 2009... Multan, March 31 (PPI): The Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) President Anis Ahmed Sheikh has hailed the judgment of Supreme Court regarding restoration of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif and said that it would cast a...

FBR eyes increase in tax collection from non-salary category.
April 1, 2009... Multan, March 31 (PPI): Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to launch a countrywide campaign to ensure filing of Income Tax returns in non-salary cases. A statement issued by FBR here Tuesday said that the decision, made in the wake of...

APTMA expresses serious concern on gas supply disruption.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): All Pakistan Textile Mills Association APTMA expressed serious concern over gas supply disruption to its member mills in March, which is against all contractual commitments. The disruption is making survival of the...

Rs two million for each martyred policeman.
April 1, 2009... Lahore, March 31 (PPI): Punjab Governor Salman Taseer Tuesday announced Rs two million for each martyred police personnel of Manawan Police Training School terrorist attack. Talking to newsmen after Namaz-e-Jinnaza of martyred policemen here,...

Wheat flour rates may further escalate.
April 1, 2009... Multan, March 31 (PPI): It will be difficult to sell flour at less than Rs30 per kilo, following the federal governments enhancement of wheat support price, said President Flourmills Association (Punjab Circle) Nawab Liaquat Ali Khan. He said...

Karachi Disable Blues beat KDG.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, March 31 (PPI): Karachi Disable Blues beat Karachi Disable Green by 4 wickets at TMC Cricket Ground yesterday and secured the second position with 8 points in the second Disable Triangular Cricket Series 2009 organized by Pakistan...

HEC recommends accreditation for computing programs.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has recommended the National Computing Education Accreditation Council for accreditation of all computing programs being offered by the universities and institutions of higher...

Wheel chairs distribution ceremony.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, March 31 (PPI): Provincial Labour Minister Amir Nawab Khan will be the chief guest at the distribution ceremony of wheel chairs and sewing machines among the disable people, organized by Al-Hina Welfare Trust on 1st April 2009 at Arts...

Mulla made chief of FPCCI standing committee.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Sultan Ahmed Chawla, President FPCCI has appointed Mr. Bilal Mulla as Chairman of FPCCI Standing Committee on Textile Apparel & Value Added Products for the year 2009/2010. His nomination is reflective of the confidence...

Newly married woman killed as Kari.
April 1, 2009... Naudero, Sindh, March 31 (PPI): A newly married young woman was killed as Kari, near here on Tuesday. As per details, 17-years-old Rabia wife of Saddam Hussain Khatri was gunned down by her father-in-law Abdul Sattar Khatri at Village Mitho...

Strategic marketing plan to create access for fresh Pakistan produce in European markets.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Executives of Nehal Enterprises Pakistan visited Cool Fresh International of Ridderkerk, The Netherlands and later first shipments of Kinnow Mandarins was dispatched to Europe and marketed successfully. The companies...

Commercial Hunting Endangers Rare Central Asian Sheep Species.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Wildlife researchers are concerned a rare sub-species of Central Asian sheep known as Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) is under threat of extinction because of widespread commercial hunting in Central Asian states...

Asad Bhutto lauds restoration of Shahbaz.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Sindh Amir Asadullah Bhutto Tuesday welcomed the court verdict regarding restoration of Punjab chief minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif, hoping it would help in lessening political polarization and...

Shujra lauds timely action of LEAs in Manawan.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Jails Haji Muzaffar Ali Shujra has appreciated law enforcing agencies (LEAs) for their timely action against terrorists in Manawan, Lahore Police Training Centre to save the precious lives. In a...

Sports: Hockey: Our target is Asia Cup, Shahid Ali Khan.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Pakistan Hockey team head coach Shahid Ali Khan believes Pakistan hockey will further go down if the team fails to win Asia Cup. Talking to reporters here at Hockey Club of Pakistan, Shahid said, if Pakistan would not...

Two killed, two injured in different Karachi incidents.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Two persons were killed and two injured in different incidents, here on Tuesday. A five-year-old boy Abdul Razzaq drown to death in a water tank at his house in Mauripur area. Chhipa divers fish out his body from the...

Elections of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association.
April 1, 2009... Multan, March 31 (PPI): Rana Abdul Sattar has been elected Chairman of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA), unopposed, for the year 2009-10, says a statement here. Amanullah Qureshi and Ashraf-ul-Islam were elected as Vice Presidents of...

Load shedding: Minister warns Karachiites may protest against KESC.
April 1, 2009... Karachi, March 31 (PPI): Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Mohammad Adil Siddiqui has strongly condemned the unannounced load shedding of Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC), saying if the government failed to contain the...

CDGK to organize training programs at schools: Nasreen.
April 1, 2009... KARACHI, March 31 (PPI): The City District Government Karachi in collaboration with the World Population Foundation will organize training programs at various schools of Karachi to raise awareness about the life of youths. This was decided at a...