PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from January 2009

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One more suspected dengue patient hospitalized in Karachi.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : One new suspected dengue patient was hospitalized in Karachi during the last 24 hours. A release of Sindh Health Department said on Thursday that the new suspected dengue patient was admitted to Abbasi Shaheed...

Food department employees observe hunger strike for salary.
January 1, 2009... Hyderabad, January 01 (PPI) : Warehouse employees of Sindh food department observed token hunger strike here Thursday damanding payment of their salaries and for promotion to upper grade. Mehboob Ali Qureshi, general secretary food department...

Police flag march in Mirpurkhas.
January 1, 2009... Mirpurkhas, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : Mirpurkhas police held a flag march in the town to ensure law and order during Muharram Aushara days. More than 40 police mobile vehicles participated in the flag march led by SP City Nasir Muneeb Qureshi....

Population Welfare employees observe hunger strike for regularization.
January 1, 2009... Hyderabad, January 01 (PPI) : Employees of Sindh Population Welfare deparment observed token hunger strike here on Thursday demanding regularization of services of the employees working in department on contract basis since 1998. The hunger...

Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith announce support for President Zardari.
January 1, 2009... Hyderabad, January 01 (PPI) : Amir Abdullah Farooqui, provincial president of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith and other members have supported the policies of present government especially president Asif Ali Zardari and asked people to strengthen...

Affiliation of medical college with PMDC welcomed.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Sindh Minister for Health Dr Saghir Ahmed has welcomed the affiliation of Ghulam Muhammad Maher Medical College Sukkur with Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and termed it a historical step, which would save...

Fair weather forecast.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : The Met. office has forecast fair and partly cloudy weather with misty/foggy morning in Karachi on Friday. The minimum temperature in the city is expected to be 14 to 16 degrees centigrade. Misty/foggy morning has...

Body of drug addict found in Mirpurkhas.
January 1, 2009... Mirpurkhas, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : The body of an unidentified drug addict was found on Thursday. The police received information about the presence of a body a man in Firdous Cinema area. Later, the police recovered the unclaimed body and...

Pasco to open five paddy procurement centers in Badin.
January 1, 2009... Badin, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : Pasco has decided to set up eight paddy procurement centers in Badin district. This was decided in a meeting of Pasco officers with DCO Badin in chair. The meeting was told that the paddy procurement centers...

Entry of four Ulema banned in Mirpurkhas.
January 1, 2009... Mirpurkhas, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : The government has banned the entry of four Ulema in Mirpurkhas, while ordering installation of surveillance cameras at six sensitive places. The banned Ulema include Allama Ali Sher Haideri of Khairpur,...

(Firdous Ashiq seeks Ulema cooperation to maintain peace during Moharram-ul-Haram).
January 1, 2009... Sialkot, January 01 (PPI) Federal Minister for Population Welfare Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has sought the active cooperation of the Ulema for maintaining peace and promoting religious harmony among the people of all schools of thought in Sialkot...

(Industrial workers stage demo against power outage).
January 1, 2009... Sialkot, January 01 (PPI) The hundreds of industrial workers Thursday staged agitational protest demonstrations in Sialkot, Daska, Mandraanwala, Uggoki, Sambrial and surrounding areas against the power outages. They burnt the tyres on the main...

CITY (Prayer in absentia for martyrs of Palestine today).
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, January 01 (PPI) : Salat-Al-Ghaib (Prayer in absentia for the departed soul) for the innocent Palestinians who have been martyred by Israel in recent attacks over Gaza, would be offered today (Friday) after Juma Prayer at Faisal...

CITY (SAPAN holds interactive session on Mumbai incidents tomorrow).
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, January 01 (PPI) : The South Asia Policy Analysis Network (SAPAN) would organize an interactive session with Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa on the titled Where to-after Mumbai on January 03. The session would take place here at SAFMA Media...

Kashmir (Indian troops martyred 538 Kashmiris during 2008).
January 1, 2009... Islamabad, January 01 (PPI) : In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops in their continued acts of state terrorism martyred 538 civilians during the year 2008. Of them 24 were killed in custody. According to the data complied by the Research Section...

Distt (Sialkot): Crime rate remained high during 2008 in Gujranwala region.
January 1, 2009... SIALKOT, January 01 (PPI) : As many as 42 police officials were martyred and 17 seriously injured in separate encounters with the criminals in Gujranwala regions the six Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Mandi Bahaud Din, Hafizabad and Gujranwala...

Distt (Jhang): DCO directs to complete sewerage work in time.
January 1, 2009... JHANG, January 01 (PPI) : District Coordination Officer (DCO) Jhang Asad Islam Mahni, on urgent demand of the citizens has directed the XEN Public Health Engineering Department to complete the sewerage-laying work in Satellite Town-Jhang within...

Distt (Ahakim): G.M Railways inspects railway bridge over Ravi.
January 1, 2009... ABDUL HAKIM, January 01 (PPI) : General Manager Pakistan Railways Nasir Zaidi visited Abdul Hakim during which he inspected old railway bridge over river Ravi, 2-kilometer from Sidhnai Barrage. Federal Inspector General of Pakistan Rana Saeed...

Distt (Sialkot): 350 small industrial units closed due to power load shedding.
January 1, 2009... SIALKOT, January 01 (PPI) : More than 350 small industrial units have been closed by their owners in Sialkot, Uggoki, Sambrial, Daska and surrounding areas due to unbearable load shedding of power. This was disclosed by the representatives of...

Health: Deep thinking can make you fat.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Researchers at the University Laval in Quebec, Canada, have concluded that too much thinking can make you fat.According to Jean-Philippe Chaput, the studys main author, students who participated in the research...

Health: Moods are contagious.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Believe it or not, moods are contagious and spread like ripples through friends, according to a new research. An international team has carried out the research and found that peoples moods are determined not only by...

Ten Field Assistants placed under suspension.
January 1, 2009... Badin, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : The Monitoring team of agriculture department during its surprise visits to the field centres in Badin, Matli and Shaheed Fazil Rahu tehsils placed under suspension ten Field Assistants, stopped their salaries...

Illegal hunting and sale of migratory birds in Badin district.
January 1, 2009... Badin, Sindh, January 01 (PPI) : The hunting of migratory birds in coastal areas of lower Sindh has gained momentum in sheer violation of ban imposed by administration. The hunted birds are being sold in the market openly allegedly in...

Medicam Trophy Tourney: Zone-I Whites moves into quarterfinal.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Some good batting by Sami Arshad 53 with 9 boundaries and Manan Aftab 48 with 6 fours and deadly bowling by Israrul as left arm leg spinner capturing 5 wickets for 20 run helped Zone-1 Whites defeated Zone-V Whites...

Inter-Provincial Harmony Conference on Jan 3.(Conference news)
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : A meeting presided over by Provincial Secretary Inter-Provincial Coordination Maula Bux Khatian Thursday reviewed arrangements for Inter-Provincial Harmony Conference to be held in Hyderabad on January 3. The...

Benazir Income Support Program to benefit poor: Minister.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Sindh Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Makhdoom Jamiluz Zaman has hailed Prime Ministers decision to pay stipends to the poor and needy people from October 2008 under the Benazir Income Support Program. He...

Pir Mazharul Haq condoles with Minister Sajid Jokhio.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq has expressed grief and sorrow over the demise of the mother of Usher and Zakat Minister Sajid Jokhio. In a condolence statement on Thursday, Pir Mazharul Haq prayed to...

Mirza Ikhtiar Baig for partially closing CNG stations to supply gas to industry.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Federal Advisor to Government of Pakistan on textile industry has taken strong notice of non supply of gas to export oriented textile industries of country in general and Faisalabad in...

Acting Nazim inspects road carpeting.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Acting Nazim Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town Shoaib Akhtar Thursday inspected carpeting of road carried out with the cost of Rs7 million in Abbas Town. He also inspected cleanliness and lighting arrangements around mosques,...

Mango Pulp Plant to start production by March end.
January 1, 2009... Multan, January 01 (PPI) : The Agro Food Processing Facility (Mango Pulp Plant) will start its test-manufacturing by the end of March-2009. The Italian engineers of the food processing company, which has supplied the mango processing machinery,...

KWSB Vice Chairman visits Imambargahs.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, January 01 (PPI) : Vice Chairman Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Imamuddin Shahzad along with MPA Nishat Mohammad Zia Qadri and Acting Town Nazim visited Imambargah Karballa in Shah Faisal Colony No.5 and Imambargah Kazimeen in...

(Over 350 small industrial units closed due to load-shedding in Sialkot).
January 1, 2009... Sialkot, January 01 (PPI) More than 350 small industrial units (most of them surgical forging units) have been closed by their owners in Sialkot, Uggoki, Sambrial, Daska and surrounding areas due to this ongoing spell of unbearable load...

(TMAs directed to make complete arrangements for Moharram-ul-Haram).
January 1, 2009... Sialkot, January 01 (PPI) The district administration has directed the concerned officials of the TMAs in Sialkot, Daska, Sambrial and Pasrur to make all out necessary arrangements regarding cleanliness a round all the Imambargahs and on the...

PM asks CDA to overcome water shortage.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to make concerted efforts to overcome water shortage in the capital territory. Chairing a meeting at the PM House on...

HEC to be contacted for releasing funds for universities of Balochistan: Magsi.
January 1, 2009... QUETTA, December 31 (PPI): Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi said on Wednesday that he would contact the concerned high ups of Higher Education Commission for releasing of funds for universities in Balochistan, adding he was taking...

US Ambassadors wishes Pakistanis all the best in New Year.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson expressing her excitement about the opportunities 2009 will offer the Americans and Pakistanis to work together has wished the people of Pakistan all the best in the new...

PM for special measures to ensure peace in Moharram.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Advisor to the PM on Interior Rehman Malik called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here at the PM House on Wednesday. The Prime Minister directed the Advisor to take special measures to ensure peace and to...

Pakistan to get US $ 500 million from China, similar amount from World Bank: Tarin.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs, Shaukat Tarin said on Wednesday that Pakistan would get an amount of US $ 500 million from China by January 5, 2009 while World Bank would extend a similar...

Fate of Iran, Pakistan Inter-related: Iranian President.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for further expansion of Tehran-Islamabad cooperation in all fields, says a message received here. Talking to Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural...

Youth Parliament condemns Israeli violence against Palestinians.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Youth Parliament of Pakistan Wednesday condemned the indiscriminate violence against the Palestinians in the Gaza strip and urged the International Community and the UN to ask Israel halt such barbaric acts of...

Lord Nazir Ahmed calls on FM Qureshi.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi here on Wednesday. They exchanged views on relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom and the regional situation. Lord...

Gwadar seaport to enhance trade ties with regional countries: PM.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Prime Minster Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the development projects initiated by the government would bring rapid socio economic development of the people of Balochistan. He said that the recent...

Sherry visits PTV Karachi Centre.
January 1, 2009... KARACHI, December 31 (PPI): Hyderabad and Sukkur stations of Pakistan Television (PTV) would be strengthened and activated. This was stated by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ms. Sherry Rehman. She was talking to media during...

COAS, FM meet Prime Minister.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at Prime Minister House Wednesday afternoon and briefed him about the current regional situation. Foreign Minister...

Senate body asks bureaucracy to respect elected representatives of masses.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Senate Committee on Rules of Procedures and Privileges on Wednesday asked the bureaucracy to respect the elected representatives of the people and to accord priority to their complaints, as and when they visit...

Standing on roof tops banned till Muharram 10.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): District Magistrate Islamabad Amer Ali Ahmed, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 144 Cr.PC 1898, has prohibited public standing on roof tops to witness the processions passing through various areas of...

PTV Peshawar Centre to telecast special programmes in Muharram.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Pakistan Television Peshawar will telecast four special programmes of 15 minutes duration from Muharram 7-10 in which the participants would dilate upon different aspects of the teachings and personality of Hazrat...

Senate committee for legislation to ensure women participation in polls.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has directed the Ministry of Law and Justice to propose amendments in laws to ensure and increase participation of womenfolk in the general elections. The Committee...

Senate Body discusses EUs Feb 18 election report.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights, Wednesday discussed the final report issued by European Unions Election Observation Mission with regard to the non-participation of women in the election in certain...

EC provides Rs. 2.25 billion for NWFP Education Sector Reforms Programme.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): The European Commission (EC) has provided an amount of US$ 20 million (equivalent to Rs.2.25 billion) for the NWFP Education Sector Reforms Programme. The financing agreement for this grant has been signed with the...

Mushahid appreciates Japan efforts to ensure peace in Asia.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Wednesday appreciated intention and efforts of Japan to play vibrant role in promoting peace and security in Afghanistan and in the region...

Benazir Shaheed Volunteers Awards for social activists.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Minister for Youth Affairs Shahid Hussain Bhutto said Benazir Shaheed Volunteer Award would be conferred on volunteers to recognise their social services. The minister said the award is a tribute to the meritorious...

Malaysia emerges as biggest FDI investor in Pakistan.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Malaysia tops the list of investors making Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Pakistan during first six month of year 2008, according to data released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Direct Investment...

Training of Master Trainers for House Listing Operation-2009 starts.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): The training of Master Trainers for House Listing Operation in connection with the 6th Population and Housing Census of Pakistan has been started here at Population Census Organization (HQ). Khizar Hayat Khan,...

Five injured in explosion.
January 1, 2009... KARACHI, December 31 (PPI): Five persons were injured when some explosive material exploded at City Courts here Wednesday. According to police and ambulance sources, police were informed about an unclaimed suspected packet lying behind the city...

Pakistani leaderships views on Israeli strikes in Gaza conveyed to UN envoys.
January 1, 2009... UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 31 : Pakistans UN ambassador today transmitted to all his counterparts in New York the statements made by the Pakistani leadership condemning the Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip that have left more than 300 Palestinians...

Government believes in process of dialogue: Safdar Warraich.
January 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, December 31 (PPI): Minister of State for Communication Imtiaz Safdar Warraich on Wednesday has said that the government believes in process of dialogue between neighbouring countries. Talking to PTV in Good Morning Programme minister...

UBL signs contract with HESCO for e-billing system.
January 1, 2009... KARACHI, December 31 (PPI): The United Bank Limited (UBL), one of the largest private sector banks in Pakistan, signed a contract with Hyderabad Electric Supply Corporation (HESCO) for e-billing. An announcement here on Wednesday said that...

SBP accepts tenders of Rs 67,795.021 Mln for sale of PMTs.
January 1, 2009... KARACHI, December 31 (PPI): State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday accepted tenders of Rs 67,795.021 million for sale of 3-months, 6-months and 12-months Government of Pakistan Market Treasury Bills . According to SBP statement issued here, the...

NBP Exchange Rates.
January 1, 2009... KARACHI, Dec.31 : Treasury Management Division of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Wednesday issued the following Exchange rates: Selling Buying Buying TT & OD TT Clean OD/T.CHQ U.S.A. 78.90 78.70 78.49 U.K. 113.90 113.61 113.23 EURO 111.11...

(PC briefs President on privatization policy).
January 1, 2009... Islamabad, December 31 (PPI) : President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Private public partnership instead of unchecked privatization was the norm. He made these remarks during a briefing on Privatization Program made by the Privatization...

Salim Razas appointment as State Bank Governor hailed.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Chairman Businessmen Group BNG & ex-President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Siraj Kassam Teli, Tahir Khaliq, M Zubair Motiwala, Haroon Farooki, Vice Chairmen ruling businessmen group (BMG) and Former...

Sports: Football: Burma Mohammadan win in All-Pakistan Football tourney.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI): Burma Mohammadan overpowered Baloch Youth Football Club by a 2-1 come-back triumph in All-Pakistan NBP Football Tournament here Wednesday at Colony Sports Football ground. Baloch Youth FC took the lead when Faisal...

125 men, 62 women killed during 2008 in Jacobabad.
January 1, 2009... Jacobabad, Sindh, December 31 (PPI) : Around 125 men and 62 women lost life in the incidents of honour killing, tribal clashes, violence and suicides in Jacobabad district alone during the year 2008. Around 47 men and 11 women were abducted...

Ms Sherry Rehman says No tolerance for non-state actors in Pakistan.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Federal Information Minister Ms Sherry Rehman Wednesday said government will not allow anyone to challenge writ of the state. Pakistan is not sanctuary of non-state actors, she said while speaking at Meet the Press...

Experts for sustainable climate change management in coastal areas.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Rapid changes in global environment, cruel exploitation of natural resources, growing industrial pollution, cutting the forests and lack of understanding amongst people about saving environment are the basic causes...

Pharmaceutical makers demand rise in drug prices.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Newly elected Chairman of Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) and Vice Chairman Muhammad Asad have demanded of the government to provide protection to the pharmaceutical industry by setting...

Police kill three alleged bandits in encounter.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Karachi police said three bandits were killed and other two injured in a police encounter at Khalid Bin Walid Road, here on Wednesday. Police sources said Anti-Car Lifting Cell received a call by a tracker company...

Pakistan: NATO supply route to reopen in two days.
January 1, 2009... Islamabad, December 31 (PPI) : A key transit link for NATO and U.S. military supplies into Afghanistan is expected to reopen in the next two days, a Pakistan military official told CNN Wednesday. Containers bearing supplies for US-led forces...

Privatization be carried out through consultative process.
January 1, 2009... Islamabad, December 31 (PPI) : President Asif Ali Zardari says privatization process be carried out through consultative process with all stakeholders especially workers and labour unions. Speaking at briefing by Privatization Commission on...

KWSB pays Rs100mn dues to KESC.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has paid Rs100 million dues to Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC). A meeting, in this regard, was held between Managing Director KWSB Lala Fazlur Rehman and Director...

368 doctors given appointment letters, additional salary announced for doctors serving in rural areas.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah announced to increase the salaries of those doctors who are willing to go to rural areas from urban ones. He said this while distributing the appointment letters to doctors...

President Bush phones President Zardari, discussed bilateral relations, situation in region.
January 1, 2009... Islamabad, December 31 (PPI) : United States President George W Bush on Wednesday evening telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed bilateral relations and the situation in the region. President Zardari reiterated the position of...

26 new blood banks registered in Sindh.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority has granted registration to 26 more blood banks in the province, said Chairman of the authority, Dr Zahid Hussain on Wednesday. Talking to PPI after attending 9th meeting of the...

CCPO suspends SHO ACLC for killing four people.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi Wasim Ahmed, taking serious note of killing of four people near Tariq Road Karachi by SHO ACLC and his staff, has issued directives for their suspension. CCPO has also...

Home Minister suspends three constables.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza Wednesday issued directives for suspending three police officials of Gizri police station for illegal use of powers. Home Minister issued these directives after receiving...

PDWP approves 37 schemes costing Rs15431.91mn.
January 1, 2009... Karachi , December 31 (PPI) : A Provincial Development Working Party meeting was held on Wednesday in Planning & Development Department under the chairmanship of Nazar Hussain Mahar, Additional Chief Secretary (Dev), Planning & Development...

Antiques found during earth digging work in Thatta.
January 1, 2009... Thatta, December 31 (PPI) : Some antique items were found during earth-digging work for construction a house here on Wednesday. Residents during construction of a house near historical mosque of Khizar Hayat also found some old brick and a...

Action against illegal Chakis ordered.
January 1, 2009... Karachi, December 31 (PPI) : Adviser to Sindh chief minister Sharmila Farooqui has asked the officials to end illegal wheat flour Chakis in the province and ensure provision of wheat flour at the masses on cheaper rates. She said the government...

Rally demands arrest of Bugtis killers.
January 1, 2009... Larkana, Sindh, December 31 (PPI) : Hundreds of people belonging to Bugti tribe staged a rally here on Wednesday to press their demand for arresting killers of Nawab Akbar Bugti. The rally led by Elahi Bux and Saleh Bugti gathered at the Jinnah...

New office-bearers of Mithi press club elected.
January 1, 2009... Mithi, December 31 (PPI) : Khatao Jani was elected as president of Mithi press club for 2009 for the fourth term here on Wednesday. Koshal Sharma was elected as Vice President, Prem Shewani as General Secretary, Bhora Lal Sindhi as joint...

APCA observes pen-down strike.
January 1, 2009... Larkana, Sindh, December 31 (PPI) : The All Pakistan Clerks Associations (APCA) Family Planning Department Unit Larkana observed a pen-down strike here on Wednesday for pressing their demands. APCA activists led by Muhammad Peeral Dayo staged a...

Two villagers kidnapped near Larkana.
January 1, 2009... Larkana, Sindh, December 31 (PPI) : Unknown bandits kidnapped two villagers near here on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday. Zakaullah Rajput and Abdul Hakeem Rajput were guarding their harvested paddy at their fields at Gerailo town when...

PG: Defusing of tension to help strengthen economy: Kaira.
January 1, 2009... LAHORE, December 31 (PPI) : Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning and Development, Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that reducing the tension between Pakistan and India would have very positive impact on overall economic situation and both...