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LG minister suspends TMO SITE.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Caretaker Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadies and Spatial Development Syed Saleem Ahmed Zaidi has suspended Town Municipal Officer (TMO) Site Afaq Saeed on various public complaints of inefficiency...

Fair weather with cool night forecast for city.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The Met office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with cool night and minimum temperature 07 to 09 degree centigrade for Karachi on Wednesday. Cold and dry weather is forecast for Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur...

SITE Town Council offers Fateha for Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The members of the town council SITE have demanded through a resolution that the murderers of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto should be brought to justice. The resolution was passed in the 26th meeting of SITE Town...

Fateha at Ziauddin University for Benazir.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The vice chancellor, faculty and students of Ziauddin University in a special meeting Tuesday offered Fateha for the departed soul of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, the first woman prime minister of Pakistan and...

Benazir Bhutto to be honoured with Irish peace prize.
January 1, 2008... Dublin, January 01 (PPI) : Assassinated Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto is to posthumously receive the 2007 Tipperary Peace Prize, it was announced Tuesday. Ms Bhutto, who was killed on December 27 after addressing a rally in Rawalpindi, is...

Haroon Rashid elected as Chairman ECMMAP.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Sheikh Haroon Rashid, Former Vice President FPCCI has been elected as Chairman of Engineering Components and Machinery Manufacturing Association of Pakistan. Mazhar Mirza and Hafiz Bilal Sheikh have been elected as...

FPCCI delegations visit to Sri Lanka postponed.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The delegation consisting of the members of Pakistan-Sri Lanka Business Council of FPCCI which was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka under the leadership of its Chairman Rehmatullah Javed from 10th to 14th January 2008 is...

Gulshan Nazim inspects cleanliness.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Nazim Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Muhammad Wasey Jalil Tuesday inspected cleanliness at various union councils. He also met trader community and assured them for maintaining law and order besides providing security. He...

Badin administration begins survey of riot losses.
January 1, 2008... TALHAR, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : Badin district administration has initiated a survey on the directives of Sindh government to collect statistics of damaged properties during three-day violence after the killing of PPP chairperson Benazir...

DUHS announces 3rd Professional MBBS results.(Financial report)
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) on Tuesday announced the results of third professional MBBS annual examinations 2008 of Dow Medical College and Sindh Medical College Karachi. According to results, Ms...

Sindh govt enhances bail surety amount for juvenile/women prisoners.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : A major step has been taken by Sindh Government due to persistent efforts of Women Development Department Minister Sindh Nadira Panjwani whereby the payment of fine amount has been enhanced from Rs 50,000 to...

2007 worst year for trade in Karachi.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, 01 January (PPI): Traders have termed 2007 the worst year for business and trade in Karachi, as repeated crisis coupled with load shedding and price hikes badly shook the trading community in the metropolis. In a review report,...

President Musharraf to address the nation on Wednesday.
January 1, 2008... Islamabad, January 01 (PPI) : President Pervez Musharraf will address the nation over Radio and Television on January 02, 2008 at 8. p.m, it was officially announced Tuesday. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

DUHS denies shortage of faculty, clinical facilities at SMC.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The Registrar, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Maher Hansotia, clarifying the news published in a section of Press on Dec 25 regarding teaching facilities at Sindh Medical College, said the PMDC inspected the...

GCO Hyderabad visits Nawabshah, inspects riot losses.
January 1, 2008... NAWABSHAH, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : General Officer Commanding Hyderabad, Maj. Gen. Aziz inspected Tuesday properties looted and torched during three-day violence in the city after the assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto. He...

Over 3000 booked in Badin for violence, arson.
January 1, 2008... BADIN, January 01 (PPI) : Badin police have booked over 3000 people for damaging and torching government and public properties including banks in the city after the tragic death of PPP chairperson and twice prime minister Benazir Bhutto in a...

Family park opened in Shah Faisal Town.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Acting Nazim Shah Faisal Town Karimuddin said that model family parks, sports grounds and green belts would be constructed at all union councils of the town. This he said while inaugurating Umer Shaheed Model Family...

Bilawal, his sisters leave for Dubai.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : PPP chairman Bilawal, his sisters Bakhtawar and Asifa Tuesday afternoon left for Dubai. The 19-year Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, succeeded his mother Benazir Bhutto after she was martyred last week in Rawalpindi. The...

Condolence meeting for Benazir.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : A condolence meeting for former Premier Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday was held at the residence of Pakistan Peoples Party candidate for NA-250 Karachi Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig who is also Honouree Consul General of Yemen...

Rate of remuneration on 2% special cash reserve account (US$).
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : The rate of remuneration on 20% Special Cash Reserve Account (US$) maintained by banks/NBFIs (Non-bank Financial Institution) with the State Bank of Pakistan for the month of January, 2008 will be 3.60% p.a. ...

Sindh minister warns stern action against rioters.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Caretaker Sindh Minister for Works and Services Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi has said that stern action would be taken against the elements damaging and torching public properties. In a statement on Tuesday, he...

Jamshed Town Nazim visits Mir Usman Park.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Nazim Jamshed Town Javed Ahmed Tuesday visited various localities of the town and met trader community. He visited Tariq Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Shahrah-e-Quaideen, Guru Mandar and Nishtar Road. He met patrol pump...

Bilawal's crash course in political life.
January 1, 2008... Naudero, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : When Bilawal Zardari wakes up this morning he faces not just a new year without his mother but a crash course in the dark arts of Pakistani politics and an overhaul of his student life. The 19-year-old son...

BSc, BS, MSc exams from Jan 11.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The University of Karachi Tuesday announced that first/second semester examinations 2007 for BSc (nursing), BS medical technology, MSc physiotherapy and BS textile, weaving and wet processing, earlier scheduled for...

KU extends PGD admission date.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The University of Karachi on Tuesday extended the admission date of Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Statistics up to January 10, 2008. According to a notification, all the interested candidates have been directed to...

Rate of remuneration on 20% special cash reserve account (US$).
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : The rate of remuneration on 20% Special Cash Reserve Account (US$) maintained by banks/NBFIs (Non-bank Financial Institution) with the State Bank of Pakistan for the month of January, 2008 will be 3.60% p.a. ...

CS for expediting uplift projects in Sindh.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Chief Secretary Sindh Fazal-ur-Rehman has asked the all administrative secretaries and DCOs of the Sindh province including Senior Member Board of Revenue to give the proper importance to the development projects in...

Home minister takes notice of complaints about wrong FIRs.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : Caretaker Sindh Home Minister Brigadier (retd) Akhtar Zamin has taken strict notice of complaints regarding registration of FIRs on baseless grounds against political activists in Sindh after recent violence and...

PFF pays rich tributes to Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The assassination of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto is the murder of political and democratic rights of common people, said chairman Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum Mohammad Ali Shah while addressing a PFF condolence...

Sports: Cricket: Imran, Malik ready to convince Aussies for the Pakistan tour.
January 1, 2008... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and former captain Imran Khan have personally offered to make phone calls to Australian cricketers who have concerns about touring Pakistan in March and April this year, and to convince...

Goods transporters demand compensation.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, January 01 (PPI) : A delegation of Karachi Goods Carrier Association (KGCA) called on Caretaker Sindh Home Minister Brigadier (retd) Akhtar Zamin in his office here on Tuesday and asked him to provide compensation of all transport...

Traders for continuing patrolling of LEAs.
January 1, 2008... MIRPURKHAS, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : A delegation of local traders on Tuesday called on District Coordination Officer (DCO) Mumtaz Ali Shah at his office and lauded the governments efforts to maintain law and order in the city. According to a...

President calls Zardari, Amin Fahim to condole death of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): President Pervez Musharraf on Friday telephoned Asif Ali Zardari, husband of late PPP Chairperson and expressed his heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. He conveyed his profound...

Benazir post-mortem not performed: Dr Mussaddiq.
January 1, 2008... RAWALPINDI, December 28 (PPI): Dr Mussaddiq Khan, Chief Executive allied hospitals said that the law enforcement agencies had informed him that Amin Faheem had asked them not to perform post-mortem, unless Asif Ali Zardari permits. He stated...

Governor issues press note regarding law and order.
January 1, 2008... LAHORE, December 28 (PPI): Governor Punjab has issued following press note on Friday, with regard to the law and order situation in the wake of tragic incident of Rawalpindi which resulted into the death of 24 persons including Mohtarma...

Jamaat Islami Chief to visit Larkana to meet Benazirs family members on Saturday.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Ameer of Jamaat Islami (JI), Qazi Hussain Ahmed will visit Larkana to express condolence to the bereaved family of assassinated PPP Chairperson, Benazir Bhutto on Saturday. Besides other JI leaders, the Central Naib...

Damage worth billions of rupees to railways network - Federal Minister for Railways.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Interim Federal Minister for Railways, Mansoor Tariq has said that damage worth billion of rupees was made to the railway property by the miscreants in the country, specially in Sindh. Talking to PTV, he said that...

UN chief visits Pakistan Mission to express condolences on Ms. Bhuttos assassination.
January 1, 2008... NEW YORK, December 28 (PPI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Friday visited the Pakistan Mission to the U.N. to share the grief of the Pakistani people over the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The U.N....

Army deployment in aid of civil power in Sindh.
January 1, 2008... RAWALPINDI , December 28 (PPI): A spokesman of ISPR has said that on requisition of Sindh Government, Army troops have been deployed in 16 districts of the province including Karachi to assist local administration in restoration of law and...

UN high representative for Alliance of Civilizations, condoles with President Musharraf.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): UN High Representative for Alliance of Civilizations, Jorge Sampaio has expressed his deep shock and grief over the death of PPP Chairperson Ms. Benazir Bhutto in a terrorist attack in Rawalpindi. In a message...

Soyem of Benazir Bhutto on Sunday.
January 1, 2008... LARKANA, December 28 (PPI): The Soyem of Chairperson of PPP Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto would be held on Sunday at Naudero House. Quran Khawani would also be held on the occasion for Isal-i-Sawab. Meanwhile, the PPP leaders, workers and others...

Baitullah behind Benazirs assassination: Cheema.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Interior Ministry spokesman Brig (R) Javed Iqbal Cheema Friday said that Al-Qaeda operative Baitullah Mehsud was behind the assassination of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto. Addressing at a press...

Army called out in Karachi, Nawabshah and Noshero Feroz.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Army was called out in Karachi, Nawabshah and Noshero Feroz for the aid of civil administration in restoring law and order. Caretaker Home Minister Brig (Retd) Akhtar Zamin said that troops have started patrolling...

Major hospitals confirm eight deaths in Karachi violence since Thursday.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): The administration at three major public sector hospitals here on Friday confirmed eight deaths in the incidents of violence that erupted in the city Thursday evening. According to details, five deaths were reported...

Politicians condemn assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... PESHAWAR, December 28 (PPI): Various politicians from Swat Valley on Friday have strongly condemned the brutal assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and termed it a great national tragedy. Independent candidate for NA-29...

Uzbekistan President condoles with President Musharraf.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov on Friday expressed his deep sense of grief and sorrow over the killing of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in a terrorist attack in Rawalpindi. In a message addressed to President...

French embassy condole death of Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): A delegation from the French Embassy, led by the French Ambassador to Pakistan Rgis de Belenet visited the PPP office in Islamabad on Friday afternoon to lay a wreath in memory of late Benazir Bhutto. The...

Egypt condemns Benazirs assassination.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Egypt has strongly condemned the assassination of Chairperson, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto. In a message issued here Friday, Foreign Minister, Ahmed Abou El Gheit conveyed deep condolences to the...

Ghaibana Nimaz Janaza of slain BB held at Malakand, Chitral.
January 1, 2008... MALAKAND, December 28 (PPI): The Ghaibana Nimaz-e-Janaza of assassinated former Prime Minister and daughter of the East Benazir Bhutto were held here at Dargai amid tight security. The funeral prayer was attended by workers of the PPP and...

Karachi remains shut on Friday.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Karachi, the Regions industrial and commercial hub, remained completely shut on Friday, the first day of 3-day national mourning announced by President Pervez Musharraf to mourn the assassination of formerly twice...

Mushahid condoles killing of Mian Asfandyar in bomb blast.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of Mian Gul Asfandyar Amir Zeb. Mushahid praised him for his services and...

Nisar condoles death of Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Caretaker Minister for Housing and Works, Nisar Ali Khan Friday condemned killing of former Prime Minister and PPP Chairperson, Benazir Bhutto and said he was deeply shocked. The Minister while expressing grief...

British Foreign Minister condoles with Soomro.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Foreign Minister of Britain, David Miliband rang up Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro Friday afternoon and conveyed his condolences to the government, the people of Pakistan and the bereaved family of Benazir...

Attaullah condoles death of Benazir Bhutto, others.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Caretaker Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Khawaja Attaullah Khan Taunsa Sharif Friday condemned brutal killings of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and 21 others who lost their precious...

Brown calls Musharraf to condole Benazir Bhuttos death.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday telephoned President Pervez Musharraf and expressed his deep shock and grief over the killing of chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party Ms Benazir Bhutto in a terrorist...

Saudi Arabia condemns killing of Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Saudi Arabia Friday strongly condemned assassination of Pakistan Peoples Partys Chairperson Benazir Bhutto. With immense sorrow and grief, we have come to know about the martyrdom of her Excellency the venerable...

Jamali, Wasim condole Benazir Bhuttos death.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Acting Chairman Senate Jan Muhammad Jamali on Friday condemned, in strongest terms, the suicide attack on Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party which resulted in her death. Terming her...

Japan condemns death of Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Foreign Minister of Japan Masahiko Komura has strongly condemned terrorist attack targeting former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In a statement the Japanese Foreign Minister said, We are shocked by the fact that...

Mirwaiz condemns Benazirs death.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq while vehemently condemning the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has expressed solidarity with the bereaved family and the people of Pakistan. ...

Nine including grandson of Wali-e-Swat killed in bomb explosion.
January 1, 2008... SWAT , December 28 (PPI): Nine persons including grandson of Wali-e-Swat Asfandyar Amirzaib were killed and several others injured in an explosion after a public meeting in Mingora on Friday. Asfandyar Amirzaib, a former provincial minister...

Christian community mourns Benazir Bhuttos death.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): The Archbishop of Karachi, Reverent Evarist Pinto, head of the Roman Catholic Church, Friday prayed fervently for peace and reconciliation in the country as people mourned the tragic death of former prime minister...

Sumera, Naseem Aheer condemn Benazirs assassination.
January 1, 2008... JAUHARABAD, December 28 (PPI): Former federal ministers Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer and Sumera Malik have strongly condemned the killing of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto in bomb blast at Rawalpindi. In a statement, they...

Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University condemns assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
January 1, 2008... KARACHI, December 28 (PPI): Vice-Chancellor of Karachi University (KU), Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui, has expressed deep sorrow and grief on the assassination of former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. He described this as a...

Flying shrapnel caused Benazirs death: Interior Ministry.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig (R) Javed Iqbal Cheema has said that Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhuttos death was caused by a flying shrapnel which hit the right side of her skull. He said,...

Transcript of Baitullahs phone call.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, December 28 (PPI): Following is the translation of the transcript of the telephone conversation on Friday between Al-Qaeda leader Baitullah Mehsud and another militant. The Interior Ministry had intercepted the conversation after...

Fair weather with cool night forecast for Karachi.
January 2, 2008... Karachi, January 02 (PPI) : The Met office has forecast fair/partly cloudy weather with cool night and minimum temperature 08 to 10 degree centigrade for Karachi on Thursday. Cold and dry weather would prevail over the rest of Sindh region. On...

UAE Minister, French Foreign Minister lay floral wreath at Benazir Bhuttos grave.
January 2, 2008... Naudero, Sindh, January 02 (PPI) : The UAE Minister of Education, Science & Technology, Shaikh Mubarak Al-Nahyan visited Garhi Khuda Bux, the ancestral graveyard of Bhutto family and laid the floral wreath at the grave of slain PPP chairperson...

Condolence book for diplomats at Bilawal House.
January 2, 2008... KARACHI, January 02 (PPI) : A condolence book will be opened for diplomats at Bilawal House Karachi on January 3, 2008 from 10:00 am till 2:00 pm in connection with the tragic assassination of Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson and former prime...

PC-I for installation of escalators at Abdul Shah Ghazi shrine ordered.
January 2, 2008... Karachi, January 02 (PPI) : Caretaker Sindh Minister for Local Government, Katchi Abadies and Spatial Development Syed Salim Ahmed Zaidi has announced installation of 20 water-coolers at his own at Abdul Shah Ghazi shrine to facilitate...

DUHS announces admission to its computer course.
January 2, 2008... Karachi, January 02 (PPI) : The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) is going to start a 15-day computer course especially designed for teachers, doctors and non-teaching staff from Feb 01, 2008. The interested candidates can approach to...

DUHS asks MBBS candidates to submit examination forms.
January 2, 2008... Karachi, January 02 (PPI) : The controller of examination, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Rashid Ali Wednesday announced that the candidates of first professional MBBS part A for Bi-annual examination 2008 could submit their...

Laghari community of Thatta to mourn demise of BB for another 15-days.
January 2, 2008... Sajawal, Sindh, Jan 02(PPI): Grieved by the assassination of PPP leader Ms. Benazir Bhutto, the people of Laghari community of Sajawal, district Thatta Wednesday announced to mourn for another 15-days. Black flags have been hoisted at the...

Heirs of NBP Khairpur branch victims to get jobs.
January 2, 2008... NAWABSHAH, January 02 (PPI) : President National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Ali Raza has announced Rs01 million compensation each for five victims of NBP Khairpur branch, who were brunt to death during violence erupted after the tragic death of...

Yemen condemns assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
January 2, 2008... Karachi, January 02 (PPI) : The government of Republic of Yemen has strongly condemned the assassination of Ms. Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson of Pakistan Peoples Party and twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan. The statement issued by the...

KGM police book 450 more people for rioting.
January 2, 2008... KOT GHULAM MOHAMMAD, January 02 (PPI) : Kot Ghulam Mohammad police on Wednesday registered three more cases against 450 unidentified people for damaging residences of DDO and Mukhtiarkar and TMO office during violence erupted after the tragic...

Call to boost sectarian harmony during Muharram.
January 2, 2008... KARACHI, January 02 (PPI) : Nazim Jamshed Town Javed Ahmed presided over a meeting with religious scholars at his office here on Wednesday for developing sectarian harmony during upcoming month of Muharram. The meeting was attended by Naib...

Ishratul Ibad promulgates Sindh Health Institutions Ordinance 2007.
January 2, 2008... Karachi, January 02 (PPI) : Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has promulgated an ordinance The Sindh Health Institutions (Establishment and Management) Ordinance 2007. The law department, government of Sindh has notified that it is...

Gas Bill Delivery to SSGC Domestic Customers.
January 2, 2008... Karachi, January 02 (PPI) :Sui Southern Gas Company Wednesday informed its customers that due to recent events, delivery of gas bills to residential (domestic) customers for the month of December2007 have delayed for a few days. The...

AJK: PPP to celebrate Zulfiqar Bhuttos birthday with simplicity.
January 2, 2008... Muzaffarabad, January 02 (PPI) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) chapter would celebrate the birthday of party founder, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in a simple manner while a caravan would leave on January 05 to visit the grave...

AJK- Load-shedding irks traders.
January 2, 2008... Kotli, January 02 (PPI) The traders of Kotli city and adjoining areas are suffering great hardships due to unannounced long load-shedding and low voltage. Talking to PPI, traders told that power suspension till hours has become practice of the...

CITY: PPP J&K chapter arranges condolence reference.
January 2, 2008... Rawalpindi, January 02 (PPI) Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Peoples Party would arrange a condolence reference here today (Thursday) to pay homage to former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The condolence reference would be held at a local hotel. The...

SC (SC revokes suspension orders of ICT police, administration officials).
January 2, 2008... Islamabad, January 02 (PPI) The Supreme court has revoked the suspension orders of the officials of Islamabad police and administration and referred the matter to the concerned department to settle the issue. These officials were suspended on...

Diplomatic (French FM calls on President).
January 2, 2008... Rawalpindi, January 02 (PPI) French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner called on the President Pervez Musharraf here Wednesday and discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pak-Afghan border in the backdrop of Afghan Presidents visit to...

PM (Culprits involved in assassination of BB will be arrested, Soomro).
January 2, 2008... Islamabad, January 02 (PPI) Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro says that no effort will be spared to arrest the culprits involved in the assassination of late PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto. Talking to French Foreign Minister Bernard...