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Nine injured as truck drivers, villagers clash.
February 1, 2008... SHIKARPUR, February 01 (PPI) : Nine persons were seriously injured in a clash between villagers and truck drivers and cleaners near Khanpur on Indus Highway in the jurisdiction of Khanpur Police station on Friday. The clash took place after the...

Pakistan tests intermediate rang ballistic missile.
February 1, 2008... Rawalpindi, February 01 (PPI) A Strategic Missile Group (SMG) of Pakistan Armys Strategic Force Command (ASFC) Friday conducted a successful training launch of Ghauri (Hatf V) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The launch was...

Colonel of Battalion Installation ceremony held.
February 1, 2008... KARACHI, February 01 (PPI) : A simple but impressive Colonel of Battalion Installation ceremony was held at Malir Cantonment here on Friday morning. Director General Remount Veterinary and Farms Corps, Major General Muhammad Ali Khan was the...

Chances of light rain forecast for Karachi.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy/cloudy weather with chances of light rain for Karachi on Saturday. The minimum temperature is expected to range between 10 to 12 degrees centigrade. Partly...

Admission on few seats of BCS.
February 1, 2008... KARACHI, February 01 (PPI) : Principal D.J Science College, Professor H. B. Chughtai has announced that few seats are available in BCS 3-year Degree Program in six government colleges, affiliated with University of Karachi. According to a...

Presence of bird flu at Gadap poultry farm.
February 1, 2008... KARACHI, February 01 (PPI) : The presence of bird flu virus has reportedly been confirmed in a poultry farm, situated in the Gadap town area of Karachi. The Sindh health department had sent samples from the poultry farms to the National...

Two farmers kidnapped near Shikarpur.
February 1, 2008... SHIKARPUR, February 01 (PPI) : Two farmers were kidnapped by armed men from their field near Kanak Shah graveyard, in the jurisdiction of Khanpur Police on Thursday night. According to reports, two farmers Yousif Arain and Mehboob Arain of...

CS orders reactivation of abandoned water schemes.
February 1, 2008... KARACHI, February 01 (PPI) : Chief secretary Sindh Fazalur Rehman on Friday directed authorities concerned to restore abandoned water supply schemes throughout the province so as to overcome water shortage. This he directed while addressing a...

Rs107mn Swiss grant for womens empowerment.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) : The Acting Country Director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Nicole Ruder and the Chief Coordinator of Shirkat Gah Meher Marker Nosherwani, Friday signed an agreement to allocate an...

(CSF to conduct annual review on competitiveness of Pakistans economy).
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) The Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF), a joint initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, is starting its work on the second State...

Sports (Playing Rights Granted to HEC).
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) The Higher Education Commission has finally succeeded in getting playing rights from the Pakistan Handball Federation (PHF). The case for full affiliation of HEC/PUSB will be placed before the PHF Council within the...

PM (Soomro left for Yemen, Saudi Arabia).
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) Caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro Friday left on a three day official visit to Yemen and Saudi Arabia and is leading an important trade delegation. Talking to newsmen at Chaklala Airbase before his...

SC: Superior judiciary focusing to enhance capacity of judiciary, says CJP.
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, February 01 (PPI) Chie f Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has said that the superior judiciary was focusing to enhance the capacity of judiciary to act as a neutral, impartial and fair arbiter of disputes to...

PM (Soomro arrives in Yemen).
February 1, 2008... SANA, February 01 (PPI) Caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro arrived here on a two-day official visit and was warmly received at the airport by Yemeni Prime Minister Dr Ali Muhammad Mujowwar and other senior officials Friday. On...

CNG (MD SNGPL says some CNG stations closure to benefit domestic users).
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, February 01 (PPI) Sui Northern Gas Pipe Line (SNGPL) has said that Closure of some Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, NWFP and Punjab was aimed at providing smooth gas supply to...

Sport: 7th National U-14 Football: Raza propels NWFP into last four: Karachi Yellow overcome favourites Afghan FC 2-0.
February 1, 2008... SAHIWAL, February 01 (PPI) : Peshawar-born keeper Raza Javed put up brilliant display during penalty-shootout to take 1978 Champion NWFP into semi-final of National U-14 Festival of Football 2008 at Rai Ali Nawaz Stadium, Sahiwal on Friday. ...

COM: LSE delegation to visit Cairo Stock Exchange.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, February 01 (PPI) : A delegation of Lahore Stock Exchange led by Syed Asim Zafar will visit Cairo Stock Exchange on February 4. The delegation, during a week-long study tour of Egypt, will also visit Sharmul-Sheikh and Alexandria. The...

PG: PIDA to launch website for farmers.(Website overview)
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, February 01 (PPI) : With a view to facilitate farmer communities and provide them with up-to-date information on development activities in irrigation system, Punjab Irrigation and Development Authority (PIDA) is launching its website...

LG system helps to provide basic needs at doorstep, LG Minister.
February 1, 2008... Peshawar , February 01 (PPI) Abdul Karim Qasuria, Provincial Minister for Local Govt has said that basically the system was introduced in the country and the province to provide the basic needs to the masses at their door-steps, therefore all...

KUBS MBA Banking, Finance session commences from Feb 4.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): Chairman, Karachi University Business School, Prof Abdul Rehman has announced that the classes of MBA Banking and Finance would commence from Feb 04, 2008 at 10:30am. Senior Foreign faculty members and chairman...

Weak memory may be the first sign of Alzheimer's Disease.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): Alzheimers is one of the most common causes of dementia, a brain deteriorating condition that seriously affect a persons memory, behaviour and mood. It was discovered and explained by German neurologist, Alois...

Semester system in Sindh medical colleges soon.
February 1, 2008... Nawabshah, February 01 (PPI): The vice chancellor of Liaquat University of Medical Sciences, Prof Naushad Sheikh, has said that soon the semester system would be introduced in medical colleges of Sindh to put the education system at par with US...

Pakistan aims to close more Afghan refugee camps in 2008.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI): The government of Pakistan will soon consider provincial plans to close a number of Afghan refugee camps, IRIN, the UN information unit, reported quoting the officials. We had requested the provincial governments...

Health: Heating plastic bottles harmful.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): Exposing plastic bottles to boiling water can release a potentially harmful chemical 55 times faster than normal, new research suggests. Bisphenol A (BPA) is found in the plastics that make up water bottles, baby...

Bird flu threat signifies importance of setting up virology lab in Karachi (Repeating on request).
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): The threat of spread of avian influenza following the mysterious death of thousands of birds in poultry farms of Gadap Karachi has signified the importance of setting up a modern virology laboratory in Karachi, the...

HEC scholars leave for Germany.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI): Make an effort for a stronger grasp of fundamental concepts to develop broader knowledge of your field. This was the advice given by Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS, Federal Minister and Chairman Higher Education...

HEC delegation visit China for setting up Pak-China University in Islamabad.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI): On the invitation of the Chinese Consortium of Universities collaborating with Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the establishment of the Pakistan China University (PCU), at Islamabad, a two member HEC...

Nazim New Karachi Town visits schools.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): Acting Nazim New Karachi Town, Muhammad Zulifkar has said that strategy is being chalked out to improve standard of education in collaboration with the City District Government Karachi. Visiting various government...

Workshop on family planning training.
February 1, 2008... Matli Sindh, February 01 (PPI): Executive District Office Health, Badin, Dr Syed Maula Bux has said that overall maternal mortality ratio of expecting mothers across the world is reducing but it is still high in Pakistan. This he said while...

FPCCI concerns over monetary policy.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): Tanvir Ahmed Sheikh, the President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has shown serious concern over the present monetary policy statement. According to Tanvir A Sheikh monetary...

Demo against delay in payment of pension.
February 1, 2008... Tando Muhammad Khan, Sindh, February 01 (PPI): Hundreds of government pensioners here Friday staged a protest demonstration against a bank branch for non-payment of their pension since last two months. The protestors also staged a sit-in at...

International bidding soon for integrated coal mining.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): A meeting of federal governments Committee on Development of Thar for Coal-based Power Generation, held recently with Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro in the chair, has decided to adopt an open and transparent...

Teachers demand extension in admission date of B.Ed., M.Ed.
February 1, 2008... Karachi, February 01 (PPI): Teachers, writers and academicians including Anwer Abro, Muhammad Ali Pathan, Hafeez Dayo, Fahim Raza, Ishaque Phull, Sattar Khaskheli and others on Friday demanded the vice chancellor of the University of Sindh,...

AJK: Syed-ush-Shuhada conference tomorrow.(Conference news)
February 1, 2008... Bagh, February 01 (PPI) Anjuman Pasdaran-e-Ahle Bait will arrange Syed-ush-Shuhada conference in the memory of Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S) on tomorrow (Sunday), February 03. Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)...

CITY: Pakistan movement leaders' moot on Feb. 12.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) A two-day international conference on Leaders of Pakistan movement would be held on February 12 here at a local hotel. Organizer of the conference told that more than 300 historians, scholars, including 15 scholars...

CITY- APC on 'education for all' on Feb 05.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO Pakistan Office and Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency - PILDAT would hold All Parties Conference (APC) on...

City- SPDC report launching ceremony today.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC) would launch its annual report Social Development in Pakistan 2006-07, titled Devolution and Human Development here Saturday, here at a local Hotel. The report looks into...

ISPR: Pakistan test fires Ghauri (Hatf V) Intermediate Rang Ballistic Missile.
February 1, 2008... Rawalpindi, February. 01 (PPI) A Strategic Missile Group (SMG) of Pakistan Armys Strategic Force Command (ASFC) Friday conducted a successful training launch of Ghauri (Hatf V) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The launch was...

City: Wetlands Gala starts today.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, February 01 (PPI) The Ministry of Environments Wetlands Programme would be hosting a week long Wetlands Gala and would start today (Saturday), February 02 at Rawal Lake. Over 1000 children from public schools, private schools,...

Kashmir: Troops Martyr 27 Kashmiris In January 2008.
February 1, 2008... Srinagar, February 01 (PPI): In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their continued acts of state terrorism, martyred 27 Kashmiris, including one in custody, during the last month of January. According to the data compiled by the Research...

Kashmir: KASHMIRI MOTHERS HUNT FOR LOST SONS.
February 1, 2008... Srinagar, February 01 (PPI): In occupied Kashmir, the 600 members of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) have been forced to the margins while the fate of their men remains unknown. According to Kashmir Media Service, these...

Kashmir: HRC IN IHK ORDERS PROBE INTO CUSTODIAL DEATH.
February 1, 2008... Srinagar, February 01 (PPI): In occupied Kashmir, the Human Rights Commission has directed the puppet administration to re-investigate the custodial death of a Kashmiri youth, Sajad Ahmed Badroo and treat it as a murder case. According to...

Kashmir: Indian Troops Not Vacating Private Properties In IHK.
February 1, 2008... Srinagar, February 01 (PPI): Despite the deadline set by the Indian Defence Minister, A K Antony for vacating of troops from educational institutions schools, hospitals, historical forts, orchards, government and private buildings, which...

Kamal inaugurates additional 5mgd water supply to Clifton.
February 1, 2008... Karachi , January 31 (PPI) : City Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal Thursday said that the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board had during the last 2 year initiated development works worth Rs27 billion out of which 99 percent have been completed and...

Senate- Senate offers fateha for ex-Senator, victims of terror attacks.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) The Senate on Thursday offered Fateha for the departed soul of former Senator Abdul Mateen Shah and those killed in the various incidents of terrorists attacks across the country. Senator Dr Khalid Soomro led...

Senate- FPSC report laid before Senate.
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, January 31 (PPI) The government Thursday laid before the Senate the Federal Public Service Commissions annual report for 2006. The report was laid before the Senate by Caretaker Minister Incharge of Establishment Division, Syed Afzal...

Business: PTCL introduces bill payment card.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) bill payment card will be available in the market, the month (February) starting from today with all its customer friendly features apart from the calling...

(Japan handed over election supplies to ECP).
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) The Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Seiji Kojima, handed over US $3.5 million worth of the election supplies to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday. Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad, Secretary Election...

(Oath taking ceremony of Marwat Union of Journalists held).
February 1, 2008... Lucky Marwat, Jan. 31 (PPI)The Oath Taking ceremony of Marwat Union of Journalists and Marwat Press Club for the year 2008 was held on Thursday here at Tehsil Town Hall. The ceremony was presided over by Anwar Kamal Khan Marwat, Provincial...

Education- HEC delegation visits China.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad , January 31 (PPI) On the invitation of the Chinese Consortium of Universities collaborating with Higher Education Commission (HEC) in the establishment of the Pakistan China University (PCU), at Islamabad, a two member HEC delegation...

AJK-Zulqarnain urges Intl community to take notice of HR violations.
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD , January 31 (PPI): The President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Mohammad Zulqarnain Khan has urged the international community to take notice of the violation of human rights in the occupied Kashmir. While talking to various media...

Senate- Tributes paid to Benazir Bhutto.
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, January 31 (PPI) The senators from both opposition and treasury Thursday paid richest tributes to former Prime Minister and PPP Chairperson Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. While the opposition senators supported the PPP demand to conduct a...

Politics- Govt impeding efforts to ensure free, fair polls: Nawaz.
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, January 31 (PPI) Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said that the Musharraf regime was impeding their efforts for ensuring free, fair and transparent elections that...

Durrani urges PML-N leadership to endorse Elahi for slot of premiership.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) Central Vice President, Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani, has urged the PML-N leadership to shun taking summersaults over significant national issues as their immature statements, hasty and...

(Sri Lankan FM, Shahbaz discuss elections relating matters).
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) The visiting Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Rohitha Bogollagama had a meeting with the PML(N) leader, Mian Nawaz Sharif here on Thursday. They discussed matters relating to elections in Pakistan and bilateral...

(Steps taken to improve health facilities: Health Minister).
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) Health Minister Ejaz Rahim said the government has taken steps to improve health facilities particularly in the rural areas in the country. He was speaking at the launching ceremony of Raabta, the Urdu Newsletter for...

Diplomatic: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister calls on President.
February 1, 2008... Rawalpindi, January 31 (PPI) The Foreign Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Rohitha Bogollagama, called on the President Thursday at Presidents Camp Office Rawalpindi. The Foreign Minister, Mr. Inam ul Haque, was also...

Diplomatic: Sri Lankan FM holds talk with his Pakistani counterpart.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) The Foreign Minister of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Rohitha Bogollagama, visited Pakistan on 30 January - 01 February 2008 for bilateral consultations with Foreign Minister, Inam ul Haque. The...

PM-(Soomro embarks on Yemen, Saudi Arabias visit).
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro will proceed on a three-day visit to Yemen and Saudi Arabia from today (Friday). The Prime Minister would visit Yemen at the invitation of his Yemenis counterpart. During his two...

Lanka wants to expends trade ties with Pakistan.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama says his country wants to expand bilateral trade with Pakistan from the existing 385 million to one billion dollars. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad tonight...

Kuwaiti company grants licence to explore petroleum in Hyderabad.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) A licence has been granted to Joint Venture of New Horizon Exploration and Production Limited & Kuwait Energy Company to explore petroleum in Zone-III of Hyderabad and Thatta District of Sindh. The agreement was...

Saudi envoy calls on Burney.
February 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 31 (PPI) The Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Ali Awad Asiri, called on the Federal Minister for Human Rights, Ansar Burney in his office Thursday. Human Rights are prescribed in the Holy Quraan, the Last Sermon of the...

Argentinean envoy calls on Food Minister.
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, January 31 (PPI) Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture & Livestock, Prince Muhammad Isa Jan Baloch has said that he government is focusing on the development of agriculture sector in the country as it contributes to boost the...

Inter-Provincial Committee on Thar Coal Development Meets.
February 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, January 31 (PPI) Caretaker Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ahsan Ullah Khan today chaired a meeting of Inter-Provincial Committee constituted by the Prime Minister to workout expeditious plan for International...

Distt (Sialkot): Youm-e-Iftikhar observed amid strong protest.
February 1, 2008... SIALKOT, January 31 (PPI) : The lawyers in Sialkot, Daska, Pasrur, Shakargarh and Narowal Thursday observed Youm-e-Iftikhar- Iftikhar Chaudhary Day - and expressed complete solidarity with the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary...

Distt (Sialkot): Female candidate shine in BBs post death scenario.
February 1, 2008... SIALKOT, January 31 (PPI) : The female candidates contesting the February 18 general elections on general seats in both neighbouring Sialkot and Narowal districts are shining in the local politics by holding their corner meetings and launching...

Distt (Sialkot): Feb.18 a day for PML-Q, Wajahat.
February 1, 2008... SIALKOT, January 31 (PPI) : Gujrat district PML-Q president Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain has claimed that February 18 would be the day of the PML-Q as it will win the forthcoming general elections on the basis of its amazing performance in the past...

POL: Conspirators for PPP, Pakistan split: Senator Bukhari.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : Pakistan Peoples Party central deputy information secretary Senator Sajjad Bukhari says that the elements desirous of split in the PPP in fact anxious for dismemberment of Pakistan and under very desire of such people...

Culture: World Punjab Congress condemns Benazir Bhuttos assassination.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : World Punjab Congress (WPC) Executive Committee held a meeting in Uptown LA Hall with Fakhar Zaman in chair. The committee strongly condemned the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and attributed to...

Distt (Sahiwal): Judges reinstatement, lawyers release demanded.
February 1, 2008... SAHIWAL, January 31 (PPI) : Hundreds of Sahiwal District Bar Association (SDBA) lawyers on Thursday took out a big protest rally in connection with Justice Iftikhar Day. The rally, in which a large number of women lawyers also took part,...

Distt (Sahiwal): Textile mills director arrested on misappropriation charges.
February 1, 2008... SAHIWAL, January 31 (PPI) : Grain Market Police have arrested a director of a textile mills for misappropriating the stocks of cotton bails pledged with the local National Bank against loan amounting to rupees 127.9 millions after cancellation...

PG: Educational session change likely in inter-provincial moot.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : Education Secretary Qazi Afaq Hussain has said that decision regarding change in educational session would be made in the inter-provincial conference of education ministers on February 04 and a formal ordinance would...

CM directs Prosecution Deptt. to play its role for pursuance of cases.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab, Justice (Retd.) Ejaz Nisar has directed Prosecution Department to play its due role for the pursuance of cases, provision of relief to the people and ensuring punishment to the...

POL: Load shedding exposes fake claims of development: JI.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has expressed serious concerns over the increasing energy crisis in the country causing load shedding of power and gas and forcing thousands of industrial units to shut down and leaving millions...

Distt (Sahiwal): Villagers face hardship due to wire theft.
February 1, 2008... SAHIWAL, January 31 (PPI) : Unidentified thieves took away the electricity wire from the electric poles near Chak 96/6-L here Wednesday night during the loadshedding causing non-supply of power for several hour to many villages. Villagers...

Pb. Govt. constitutes Provincial Task Force.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : The Punjab government has constituted Provincial Task Force for the control of communicable diseases, epidemic investigations and response in Punjab to Develop Consensus on International Health Regulation (IHR) 2005....

Sport: Opening ceremony of National Training Camp of Sports today.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : The opening ceremony of National Training Camp of Sports will be held here on February 01 (today) at 11.00 a.m at Government Girls College for Women Wahdat Road. Punjab Minister for C&W and Information Technology...

Former ACS Punjab Sheikh Tanveer Ahmad passes away.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : Former Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Punjab, Sheikh Tanveer Ahmad, passed away here on Thursday. His Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered on February 01 (today), 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at his residence 210-B, Shah Jamal...

Livestock, Wildlife essential part of our socio-economic life: Governor.
February 1, 2008... LAHORE, January 31 (PPI) : Governor Punjab Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khalid Maqbool has said that livestock and wildlife is an essential part of our socio-economic life. He said that today the whole world is agreed on this philosophy of economic...

Agency council completes his tenure but councillors fails to get his rights.
February 1, 2008... Peshawar , January 31 (PPI) The agency councils have expired on December31, 2007.The 70 members Khyber Agency council had started working on December 11,2004 and its has completed their three years. The ex-governor currently working as...

Musharraf should step down in the best national interest . PTI Fata.
February 1, 2008... Peshawar , January 31 (PPI) The vice-president of Tehreek-e-Insaf NWFP Iqbal Khan Afridi visited the Darra Adam Khel to express solidarity with the oppressed tribesmen there. while talking to PPI on phone he said that he visited the relief...

Schedule power supply suspension.
February 1, 2008... Power supply will remain off from 132 kv Peshawar City grid station on 2nd & 6th February from 8 AM to 2 PM, resultantly the consumers of 11kv Wadpaga feeder will face inconvenience. Similarly Power supply will remain off from 132 kv Haripur...

NSC announces players names for the 5th ODI against Zimbabwe.
February 1, 2008... The National Selection Committee headed by Salahuddin Ahmed has announced the following players for the 5th ODI to be played against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura. The names are as follows: Shoaib Malik (Captain), Nasir Jamshed Khalid Latif,Khurram...

Lower grade employees take out rallies to express jubilation over abolishment of fixed policies.
February 1, 2008... Peshawar , January 31 (PPI) Expressing their jubilation over the abolishment of the fixed employment policy, Lower Scale Government Employees Union and All Pakistan Class Four Association jointly organized a rally in front of Peshawar Press...