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DISTRICT: Bandits kill driver.
July 1, 2004... Mian Chunnu, July 01 PPI: Unknonwn bandits threw driver of a Hiax wagon after killing him and fled with the vehicle here in village 44/15 L, the other day. According to details some unidentified bandits, in a Hiax wagon snatching bid, killed...

District: SZMC seeks District Govt cooperation.
July 1, 2004... Rahimyar Khan, July 01 (PPI): Principal Sheikh Zaid Medical College, Dr Amis Mohammad has said that District government and social circles were not sincere regarding establishment of Medical College in the District and added that if District...

CITY: YLCI held in Karachi.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: The six-day Young Leader's Conference International (YLCI) aimed at creating awareness about unlimited leadership possibilities in a multi-disciplinary context and to inspire participants to discover and apply their...

COM: Foreign currency exchange rates.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Following were the Khanani and Kalia International foreign currency exchange rates on Thursday morning:US Dollar: Buying Rs. 58.45, Selling Rs. 58.50, Pound Sterling: Buying Rs. 105.90 Selling Rs. 106.10 Euro: Buying...

Sindh Government Plans Cadet Colleges for Karachi and Ghotki.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Sindh government has planned to establish Cadet Colleges in Karachi and Ghotki Districts. The Karachi project would cost about Rs.170 million while the estimated cost of Ghotki project is RS.168.640 million. The...

District: PPCB to provide loan of Rs. 70.5 million to farmers.
July 1, 2004... LODHRAN, July 01 PPI: Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank would provide agricultural loans worth Rs. 70.5 million to small growers under its Micro-Finance Scheme. District Manager PPCB Lodhran, Malik Naeemur Rehman told PPI that the bank...

2005 Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships program.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): The Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships (AFPF), Washington has announced the 2005 AFPF Fellowship competition. For twenty years AFPF has provided print journalists from developing countries with professional training...

PIA Employees welcome political changes in Pakistan.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01(PPI): Fri, the Pakistan International Airline Officers' Association, has welcomed the political changes at federal level in the country. In a meeting, chaired by president of the association Dr. Waqar Nousherwani, all the...

Cloudy Weather Forecast for Karachi.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): The Meteorological department has forecast cloudy/partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle in the night or morning in Karachi on Friday. The maximum temperature in the city is expected 33 to 35 degree centigrade....

District. (Multan): Four killed in rocket attack.
July 1, 2004... MULTAN, July 01 PPI: At least 20 armed assailants fired dozen rockets at village Goth Mazari (Rojhan) in Rajanpur District on Wednesday, leaving four persons dead, two on the spot and other two in a private hospital in Rahimyar Khan on...

District. (Ahmedpur East): Man stabbed to death.
July 1, 2004... AhmedpurEast, July 01 (PPI): Two persons Mohammad Akram Chirri and Abdul Lateef allegedly stabbed one Rashid Ahmed to death near Railway Station Dera NawabSahib last night over petty dipute. According to reports slain Rasheed Ahmed had taken a...

District. (Multan): Five buried alive as wall collapsed.
July 1, 2004... MULTAN, July 01 PPI: At least five labourers buried alive under debris of a wall of a factory in Pakpattan and four injured, one of them was in precarious condition. The injured were shifted to hospital where, doctors were trying to save life...

Sports India Willing To Send Soccer Team To Pakistan In Jan. 2005.
July 1, 2004... Lahore, July 01 PPI: All India Football Federation AIFF has showed willingness to tour Pakistan in January 2005 to play three matches. A PPF official confirmed they had received "positive response" from Alberto Calacao, Secretary General, AIFF...

Premier Shujaat Hussain says his government believes in policy of consultation, accomodation.
July 1, 2004... Islamabad, July 01 PPI: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Thursday reiterated that his government believes in policy of consultation and accommodation to ensure stability and development in the country. Talking to NWFP Chief Minister,...

SHC notices DO education on plea of school teacher.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Sindh High Court Thursday directed District Officer Education (Female) of City District Government Karachi to appear in person on July 5, 2004 on petition of school teacher who moved court against non payment of her...

Health: Hypertension in Pakistani children of lower middleclass: Study suggests preventive measures.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): A recent study on 'evaluation and comparison of blood pressure profiles of Pakistani cohort of children' has suggested the urgency to institute programs of primary prevention of hypertension in Pakistani children,...

State Bank stops issuing Rs 5 banknotes.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation have discontinued issuance of Rs.5/- banknotes with effect from July 1, 2004. Rs. 5/-. The banknotes will, however, remain in circulation and...

SHC grants bail to ex- Malaysian high commission employee.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Justice Maqbool Baqar of Sindh High Court Thursday granted bail to Mustaneer Alam Burney, ex-Malaysian high commission employee, subject to surety in sum of Rs.1,50,000 in passports trading case. He was arrested by FIA on...

Sindh CS directs officers to attend meetings with full preparation.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Chief Secretary Sindh Muhammad Aslam Sanjrani Thursday categorically said there was no space for red tap and undue delay in disposal of official and concerned matters and stressed for adopting a clear and collaborated...

CITY: MD KW&SB urges for adopting agriculture electricity tariff for KW&SB.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Managing Director Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KW&SB) Birg. Iftikhar Haider has urged for adopting agriculture tariff for KW&SB on electricity charges as practised in other parts of the country for water providing...

RIVER WATER AVAILABILITY AT SINDH BARRAGES.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01(PPI): Director Regulation Karachi Department of Irrigation & Power Sindh has said that the river water availability at Sindh Barrages on Thursday at 06.00 hours was as under.:- GUDU BARRAGE: Accord allocation 50,600 Cusecs....

IJT rejects investigation commission report of curriculum changes.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01(PPI): The investigation report of the commission, constituted by government Sindh, regarding changes in education curriculum, is based on false facts, spokesman Islami Jamiat Talba, Karachi said Thursday. In a press release...

Students advised to be careful while taking admissions in Technical Education Institutions not affiliated with SBTE.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Joint Director (CCRD) Thursday notified that under the statutory powers vested in it by an Ordinance, Sindh Board of Technical Education is responsible to control, develop and regulate Technical Education below Degree...

Secretary Information Sindh condoles death of Jamal abro.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01(PPI): Secretary Information Sindh Mrs. Mahtab Akbar Rashdi expressed heartful grief over the sad demise of veteran Sindhi short story writer Jamal Abro who died here Wednesday night. She said that Mr. Abro made a rich...

FAPUASA executive council rejects "reshaped" Tenture TrackSystem.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): The Executive Council of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) which met in Peshawar on Thursday with its President Prof. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain Baloch in the chair, termed the fresh proposal of...

Sindh Chief Minister condoles.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of short story writer, noted literary figure and retired officer Jamaluddin Abro and termed his death as a great loss...

Sindh Chief Minister felicitates HPC office bearers.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim Thursday felicitated newly elected office bearers and managing committee members of Hyderabad Press Club and expressed his hopes that journalists community continue to raise...

Harkarts' activists indicted in Macedonian consulate bomb blast case, denied charges.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi Thursday indicted as many as nine activists of banned Harkatul Mujahideen Al-Alami for their alleged involvement in honorary Macedonian consulate bomb blast and killing case. Syed...

Sindh CM complaints cell receives 185 complaints.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Complaints Cell, established at Sindh Chief Minister House received 185 complaints regarding KESC, PTCL, police, Karachi Water & Sewerage Board and City District Government Karachi during last 24 hours. The complaint cell...

HEALTH: Seminar on "Major incident planning" on Saturday.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Ziauddin Medical University is holding a seminar on "Major incident planning (Majax Plan)" on Saturday, July 03,2004 at 10.00 am at local hotel. Governor Sindh, Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan will be chief guest on this...

City: PDP Sindh president sp evening with disabled children.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: President Pakistan Jamhori Party (PDP) Basharat Mirza spent an evening with disabled children at the main office of Disabled Welfare Association (DWA) here Wednesday. On the occasion, he said people, serving the destitute...

Com: NBP and ABAD discuss housing loans.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): A delegation of National Bank of Pakistan led by Amir Siddiqui, Executive Vice President met Chairman Association of Builders & Developers (ABAD Babar Mirza Chughtai and discussed modus operandi and modalities for...

BSEK announces SSC Part-I&II exam results, taken by Deaf candidates.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) Thursday announced the result of SSC Part-I &II (Class X) Examinations 2004 taken by deaf candidates. Akifa Tariq d/o Tariq Mahmood roll no. 301 from ABSA School for the...

District. HESCO disconnects power supply of Ceramic Center Nassarpur.
July 1, 2004... Nassarpur, July 01 PPI: HESCO Tando Allah Yar Thursday disconnected power supply of Ceramic Center Nassarpur for not paying electricity dues of Rs. 70,000. Power disconnection crippled life of poverty-hit labourers of the ceramic centers, as it...

Pakistan Steel sets new record of more than Rs 25 billion sales.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Pakistan Steel, the country's largest engineering concern, set new record of more than Rupees 25 billion sales during financial year 2003-04. The previous highest record of sales was Rs 23.14 billion in fiscal 2002-03....

SPORTS: SQUASH: Carla likely to compete in National Women Champ.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Pakistan's top woman squash player Carla Khan will likely compete in Kapadia Trade-Karachi Club National Women Squash to be held from July 6 to 10 at Karachi Club. According to Secretary Sindh Squash Association (SSA)...

District. Man killed in accident.
July 1, 2004... Shahpur Chakar, July 01 PPI: A passenger of motorcycle rickshaw was injured seriously injured and later died, when a speedy passenger bus smashed the rickshaw standing at Achhiar Dahiri Bust Stop here on Thursday. Pir Bakhsh Dahiri, 55, was...

Com: Former FPCCI president felicitates PM Choudhry Shujaat.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Former President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Patron-in-chief Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) SM Muneer Thursday felicitated Choudhry Shujaat Hussain on assuming office...

City: Labour Party Karachi Division new office bearers.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Labour Party Pakistan, Karachi Division Thursday announced names of their newly elected office bearers for the next term. The new office bearers were elected on first day of its two-day Karachi Congress held at a local...

International HRD Congress 2004 Building Trust in PublicPrivate Partnerships.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Speakers at a seminar on Building Trust in Public Private Partnerships 3Ps Thursday observed that at grassroots level it is all about trust and social collateral on which whole foundation of empowerment of impoverished...

City: Labour Party two-day Karachi Congress.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Speakers at two-day Karachi Congress, organized by Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) here on Thursday urged the leftists to get united and fight against globalization and extremism. During political discussion on first day,...

State Bank delivery of shipping documents by exporters.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan in order to further facilitate exporters and foreign buyers, has revised instructions in para II of Chapter XII of Foreign Exchange Manual to cater for direct delivery of shipping documents by...

SPORTS: Boxing: Three Pakistani boxers off to Cuba for Olympics training.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) after lot of managed to send its three boxers and head coach for four weeks training in Cuba for Athens Olympics, which are due to leave on Thursday night. According to President Pakistan...

SPORTS: Boxing: National Cadet and Junior Champ from July 27.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: Three-day Karachi Port Trust (KPT) National Cadet and Junior Championship will be held from July 27 to 29 at KPT Sports Complex. All the top departments and teams will be competing in the championships with its top cadet...

Hamdard University: BDS exams schedule.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: The Examination department of Hamdard University Thursday announced that theory and viva-voce exams of first professional BDS 2nd annual examination-2003 will be held in July 2004. According to exams schedule, science of...

President, Prime Minister vowed to stamp out extremism, terrorism.
July 1, 2004... Islamabad, July 01 PPI: President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Thursday vowed to stamp out extremism and terrorism and make all-out efforts for maintenance of law and order for continued socio- economic...

SPORTS: Hockey: 120 boys register their names in PHF U-16 goal keepers training camp.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: About 120 boys have registered their names in Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Under-16 Training and Coaching Camp started at Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP) on Thursday. PHF appointed following panel of master and...

PPF Workshop: Adopting Positive Habits can bring success tolife of the people: Janjua.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: The positive habits adopted by any person make him stronger with overall impact on his personality that would lead him to an effective and successful life. Afzal Janjua, Faculty Member, Hamdard University, visiting...

HEALTH: Prof. Afroz Ramzan new Director NICH.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Professor of National Institute of Child Health (NICH) Prof. Afroz Ramzan Sherali assumed charge as Director NICH on Thursday after one year contract of Prof. Zeenat Issani ended on June 30,2004. Officials of NICH told...

Young Leaders Conference-International 2004 begins.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01(PPI): The 6-day third Young Leaders Conference-International 2004 began here Thursday at a local hotel in Karachi. Sindh Finance Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed formally inaugurated the ceremony. Minister in his address appreciated...

City: LPP announces to contest next local body election.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) Thursday announced to contest the next local body election on all seats of Nazims and councilors in Karachi. Farooq Tariq, Secretary General, announcing party decision said that Karachi has been...

ARD Sindh to decide future line of action after approval from central leadership.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Sindh leaders of Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) who met here on Thursday at the residence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Khoro expressed concern and dissatisfaction on deteriorating...

District.(Hyd): SEMINAR DEMANDS INDEPENDENT STATUS FOR FEDERATING NATIONALITIES.
July 1, 2004... HYDERABAD, July 1 (PPI): A seminar to commemorate anti-One Unit day held here Thursday under the aegis of Jeay Sindh Mahaz, demanded to restore independent status for the nationalities in federation of Pakistan that were Sindhi, Baloch,...

City: Any action against speaches in mosques not acceptable: Qari Usman.
July 1, 2004... KARACHI, July 01 PPI: Information Secretary Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Sindh Qari Muhammad Usman Thursday said that mosques were place to discuss and solve the religious matters and any restriction in this regard by the government would not...

Rulers trying to impose dictatorship in country: MMA leader.
July 1, 2004... Karachi, July 01 PPI: The resignation of Mir Zafarullah Jamali is a cruel joke with democracy and rulers are trying to impose dictatorship in the country in the name of democracy. This was stated by central leader of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal...

District. (Hyderabad): Seminar Bio Sand Filter Technology onFriday.
July 1, 2004... Hyderabad, July 01 PPI: Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) is organizing a seminar on Friday at 3:30 pm at Cowasjee Hall, Mental Hospital, Hussainabad, Auto Bhan Road, Hyderabad. The seminar Bio Sand Filter...

Iran greets new Pakistan Premier.
July 1, 2004... Islamabad, July 1 PPI: Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref has congratulated Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on assuming the prestigious office. The message of congratulation and good wishes has been conveyed to Prime...

Criticising Jama'at Islami.
July 1, 2004... Karachi July 01,PPI: Members of Sindh Assembly belonging to Muttahida Qaumi Movement said that Jama'at-e-Islami was anti-Pakistan party so it could not bear the offsprings of founders of Pakistan. They said that now they were demanding the...

District (Daska): Meeting held.
July 1, 2004... DASKA July 01-(PPI): A condolence meeting was held at Darul Uloom Madnia Daska Kalan here today. Provincial Ameer of JUI-S Punjab Maulana Feroze Khan, Maulana Muhammad Hayat, Qari Muhammad Afzal Shakir, Maulana Ayub Khan Saqib, Hafiz Nasrullah...

District (Daska): Case registered.
July 1, 2004... DASKA July 01-(PPI): The city Daska police have registered a fraud case against accused Mehmood Ali, Muneer, stamp papers vendor Muhammad Aslam and company for selling local landlord Shukarullah Cheema's 29 kanal agricultural land in village...

District (Daska): Youth recovered.
July 1, 2004... DASKA July 01-(PPI): District Sessions Judge's special bailiff raided at Sambrial police station and recovered a youth Muhammad Sultan from police's illegal detention. The DSJ has summoned SHO Sambrial police station to appear before the court...

District (D'Pur): Sinking water level effecting irrigationsystem badly.
July 1, 2004... DEPAL PUR July 01-(PPI): The tube-wells and water-pumps of the area have become ineffective due to sinking water level, resultantly the growers are facing difficulty for watering their fields. Reportedly, the city and the periphery of it are...

District (D'Pur): In-waiting PM chosen to implement IMF agenda.
July 1, 2004... DEPAL PUR July 01-(PPI): PPP leader Maj. (Retd) Ejaz Shahid Mohil has condemned the nomination of Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz as Premier and alleged that he is being elected to implement the IMF agenda and to please European...

District (M'B.Din): NADRA unsuccessful in cards quick delivery.
July 1, 2004... MANDI BAHAUDDIN July 01-(PPI): As many as ten thousands fully prepared computerized I D cards are waiting to be delivered at the local NADRA office, said the sources here Thursday. Reportedly, People of the area had submitted their farms to...

District (M'B.Din): Library dedicated to District Bar.
July 1, 2004... MANDI BAHAUDDIN July 01-(PPI): The heirs of Malik Sanaullah advocate have devoted the all books of his personal library to the District Bar Association' Library here Thursday. President DBA, Zahoor Ahmed Gondal, secretary Iftikhar Ahme Ranjha...

District (M'B.Din): Butchers arrested.
July 1, 2004... MANDI BAHAUDDIN July 01-(PPI): EDO Finance, Mian Aslam Javed caught two butchers read handed on the charge of selling unhygienic and diseased meat here on Thursday. City police have arrested them after registering the case. EDO also warned the...

District (M'B.Din): SDO detained on bribery charge.
July 1, 2004... MANDI BAHAUDDIN July 01-(PPI): Civil judge, Umer Sharif along with anti-corruption inspector, Muzammil Hussain arrested read handed an SDO Highways, Phalia Amir Waheed while accepting bribery of Rs. 10,000 here on Thursday. Reportedly, Sheikh...

District (Ch'watni): Chichwatni Press Club new body.
July 1, 2004... CHICHAWATNI July 01-(PPI): The elections of Central Press Club (regd) Chichawatni were completed here on thursday. Senior journalist Muhammad Jamil Malik was elected as president while Rana Tariq Mehmmood as senior vice president, Muhammad Azam...

Commerce: Heimtextil from Jan 12.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE, July 01-(PPI): Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is participating in the Heimtextil international exhibition being held in Germany from Jan 12 to 15, 2005. The bureau has invited Pakistani exporters dealing in products like bedlinon,...

Politics: By-poll- PPP, PML-N assign duties to MPAs, workers.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE, July 01-(PPI): Pakistan Peoples' Party and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) have assigned duties to their respective members Punjab assemblies and workers to monitor by-poll elections being held in Lahore and Bahawalpur on July 3...

PG: CM to preside seminar on Agri Marketing on 3rd July.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE July 01-(PPI): The Chief Minister of the Punjab Choudhry Pervez Elahi will preside over a seminar on Agriculture Marketing being held here at a local hotel on July 3 (Saturday). (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

Politics: PP-156 by-poll-Qasim Zia confirms Ibad as PPP candidate.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE, July 01-(PPI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Punjab president Qasim Zia has categorically said that no adjustment could be made with PML-N over fielding of consensus candidate for PP- 156 (Lahore) by-poll being held on July 3 (Saturday)....

District (T'T.Singh): Phone lines suspended.
July 1, 2004... TOBATEK SINGH July 01-(PPI): The communication system of the city remained suspended nearly for five hours here on Thursday. According to details, due to some technical fault in network between Faisalabad and T.T.Singh ,PTCL phone lines...

Politics: ARD Summit moot on 5th July.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE, July 01-(PPI): The summit meeting of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy will be held here at the PDP's 32-Nicholson Road Office on July 5. The moot which will be presided by alliance chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim, will review...

Commerce: Rs.15000 bond draw today.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE July 01-(PPI): The nineteenth draw of Rs 15,000 national prize bond is being held on Friday (today) in Peshawar. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

PG: 4000 vehicles registered of LZ series in two days.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE, July 01-(PPI): Though Pakistan stands among the poorest countries as far as per capita income is concerned, yet the affluence could be gauged by the fact that more than 4000 vehicles have been registered of new series by the Excise and...

PG: Pensioners to get 16pc increase from July 1.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE, July 01-(PPI): The provincial government has increased 16 percent in the pension of its retired employees from July 1, which would be added in their August pension. Punjab Finance Minister Hasnaian Bahadar Dreshak stated this while...

PG: Auqaf Minister to visit all shrines.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE July 01-(PPI): Provincial Minister for Religious Affairs and Auqaf, Sahibzada Seed-ul-Hassan will visit all the mosques and shrines of the province being administered by the Auqaf Department, Punjab, says a press release issued here on...

Politics: Bye-poll on PP-156 tomorrow.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE, July 01-(PPI): The provincial metropolis is awaiting a neck to neck fight on the bye-polls on PP-156 scheduled for June 3, Saturday (tomorrow). The seat fell vacant after the Lahore High Court declared PML-N MPA Amjad Aziz unqualified...

District (Sialkot): Youth shot dead.
July 1, 2004... SIALKOT July 01-(PPI): A youth was shot dead by three unidentified armed dacoits on offering resistance during a dacoity near village Sarai Shah on main Pasrur-Badiana road, in Pasrur tehsil here late last night. Reportedly,Muhammad Asif (25)...

District (Sialkot): Paddy crop cultivation on peak.
July 1, 2004... SIALKOT July 01-(PPI): The cultivation of paddy crops is on its peak these days in District. The Sialkot DCO Syed Tahir Raza Naqvi told the newsmen that during this season the paddy crop would be sown on 4,62,560 acres of land in Sialkot...

District (Sialkot): Drowned bodies not recovered.
July 1, 2004... SIALKOT July 01-(PPI): The dead bodies of two brothers who drowned in BRB Canal Daska on Wednesday have not yet been fished out. Khalid (11) and Javed (11) of village Qila Didar Singh were used to sell flowers bouquets in Daska city. They...

Railway: New departure schedule for fast passenger train.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE July 01-(PPI): Pakistan Railways Authority has changed the departure timings of 221/Up Fast Passenger (Lahore-Faisalabad-Lahore) and 232/Down Fast Passenger (Lahore-Faisalabad-Shorkot) with immediate effect, said a release here Thursday....

PG: Govt ensuring health cover at all levels.
July 1, 2004... LAHORE July 01-(PPI): Director General, Health Punjab, Dr. Khalid Mehmood Rana has said that the government is working hard to ensure the provision of heatlh cover to the people both in rural and urban areas. "The best approach to make the...