PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from July 2006

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Sports: Hockey: Pakistan 'A' probable announced for SA Games.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Friday has announced the names of its second string's probable which will feature in the South Asian Games from August 18 to 27 at Sri Lankan capital Colombo. The training camp of...

SBP conversion rates.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): The State Bank of Pakistan Friday announced the following rates applicable for conversion into rupees of Foreign Currency Deposits, Dollar Bearer Certificates, Foreign Currency Bearer Certificates, Special US Dollar...

OCHA Pakistan Mission leaving a Relief Contingent in Resident Coordinator's Office.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Eight months after the earthquake, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Pakistan mission as the focus of the emergency response shifts to recovery activities."Although our...

Sports: Football: Punjab joins NWFP, Wohaib, Sindh in last four.
July 1, 2006... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): Punjab joined host NWFP, Wohaib Club and Sindh in the pre-finals of fifth National U-16 football championship after overcoming Chaman's Afghan Club 1-0 in their last group battle here on Friday. Promising striker, Adil...

Rate of remuneration on cash reserve requirement.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): State Bank of Pakistan Friday notified that rate of remuneration for July, 2006 on Special Cash Reserve Account (US$) maintained with SBP would be 4.33%. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

Emergent City Council meeting convened to discuss power crisis on July 04: Nasreen Jalil.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Describing the persisting power crisis as a conspiracy of the enemies to sabotage the process of development in Karachi, the Naib City Nazim Ms. Nasreen Jalil said on Friday that an emergent meeting of the City Council...

Japan considers cooperation with Pakistan important.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Japan considers cooperation with Pakistan "important," observed Japanese ambassador Seiji Kojima. Japan and Pakistan have good relations in various fields and would continue to grow in future, he said while speaking at...

Sports 28 stadiums being built in Sindh: Sports Minister.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Sports, Culture, Tourism and Youth Affairs Qamar Mansoor Friday said that work has been started for construction of 28 sports stadiums in the province, which is first time in the history of Pakistan....

Free legal aid to arrested people during protest against power failure.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Chairman Human Rights and Legal Aid Committee of Sindh Bar Council Aqil Lodhi Friday said he would provide free legal aid to those, who were arrested during the protest against power failure, unannounced load shedding...

TCP invites tenders for sale of 42000 bales of raw cotton.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Trading Corporation of Pakistan (Pvt) Limited (TCP) has invited bids for export sale to foreign importers/Pakistani exporters and domestic sale of Pakistan cotton as per following details. Grade-III Plus, 1-1/16" 12, 000...

Rs465.5 million surplus budget for Landhi town.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): The surplus budget of Landhi Town amounting Rs 465.5 million for the next financial year 2006-07 was presented on Friday. Town Nazim Muhammad Ismail Qureshi presented the budget. The budget has a development outlay of Rs...

District: Three electrocuted in Mirpurkhas.
July 1, 2006... Mirpurkhas, Sindh, June 30 (PPI): Three persons were electrocuted and another seriously injured in different areas of Mirpur Khas on Friday. According to details, one Arshad, 55, resident of Karachi was busy in installing the signboard of about...

Pasban stage demo against power outage.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): The Pasban organization organized a demonstration out side Karachi Press Club on Friday against prolonged power outages in the city. The protesters demanded an end to artificial power crisis allegedly created by City...

MCB Issues Arrest Warrants Against Defaulters.
July 1, 2006... HYDERABAD, June 30 (PPI): Muslim Commercial Bank Limited through Banking Court No.1 Judge Waqar Shabbir has issued warrants of arrest against 17 defaulters and asked them that their properties would be auctioned if they failed to deposit the...

Complete strike in Larkana against power outage.
July 1, 2006... Larkana, June 30 (PPI): A complete strike was observed in Larkana on Friday on the call of Jiye Sindh Qaumi Mahaz to protest against frequent power outage and sending of detection bills of heavy amount by Hyderabad Electric Supply Company. A...

IGP Sindh to preside over law & order meeting.
July 1, 2006... LARKANA, June 30 (PPI): Inspector General Sindh Police Jehangir Mirza is scheduled to reach Larkana on Saturday. He will preside over a high level meeting pertaining to law and order to be attended by RPO Sukkur, DIG Larkana and all district...

Son kills mother, other two die in different incidents.
July 1, 2006... LARKANA, June 30 (PPI): A son killed his mother over a petty matter in village Shadan Jatoi of Katcha area of Bakrani taluka last evening. The son got annoyed over a petty matter and gunned down his mother Sakina Jatoi and fled away. In another...

MMA's protest demos against prevailing electricity, water crisis in the city.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) Friday held protest demonstrations throughout the city outside major mosques after Juma prayers against the unannounced power breakdowns, prevailing electricity crisis and resulting water...

Admission policy 2006-07 for medical colleges finalized.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani Friday presided over a meeting to finalize the admission policy for medical colleges for academic year 2006-07. Sindh Secretary Health Prof. Noshad Sheikh, Additional...

SINDH ABADGAR BOARD EXPRESSES CONCERN ON LATE REBATE ON MANGO.
July 1, 2006... HYDERABAD, June 30 (PPI): Imdad Ali Nizamani managing director of Asim Agriculture Farm and member executive committee Sindh Abadgar Board has expressed concern on the date announced by government for providing rebate on mango export. In a...

Attack on newspaper offices, violence against journalists intolerable: Rauf.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Sindh Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui Friday taking notice of attack on a Karachi bureau office of a local Urdu daily and injuring its reporter by some rowdy elements, has directed TPO Saddar to take immediate legal action...

Protests demos outside KESC head office, KPC against power failures.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Pasban Karachi, a local NGO striving for people's basic rights, Friday held protest demonstrations outside Karachi Press Club (KPC) and KESC head offices against persisting load shedding. Protesters were carrying banners...

Sports: Cricket: UBL to meet KS in Twenty20 final.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): United Bank Limited (UBL) will lock horns against Khizra Sports (KS) when the two sides meet in the final of Qarshi Twenty20 cricket tournament here Saturday (July 1) at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium under flood lights. Delhi...

Musharraf. 'Kashmir could be resolved only in my tenure', says Musharraf.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30(PPI): President Pervez Musharraf has said that his tenure in the government offers best available opportunity to resolve the Kashmir issue."If not now, then the Kashmir issue will never be settled. The international community...

FO. Pak, India release 77 prisoners.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Both Pakistan and India Friday released seventy-seven prisoners of each other'. Foreign Office said the prisoners were released as a goodwill gesture in the light of negotiations held between the both countries...

SC Full Court reference pays rich tributes to late Justice Qaiser Khan.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): A full Court Reference in memory of late Justice Qaiser Khan, retired Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan was held in the Supreme Court Building here Friday. The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad...

Politics: Female MNA's views regarding Shazia Murree case astonishing, PPP spokesman.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): PPP is astonished that one of its female Member of National Assembly (MNA) expressed views in the Ms. Shazia Marri case in a manner that reflected bigotry and was not consistent with the well known policy of the Party....

PWF flays labour law amendment to retain women workers till late night.
July 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) Friday flayed amendment in labour laws allowing employers to retain women workers at places of works till late night. Speaking at signing ceremony of an agreement by the International...

Politics: PPP welcomes Supreme Court inquiry into decision by a village jirga.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has welcomed the Supreme Court inquiry into a decision by a village council to give away five young girls in marriage as compensation for a double murder case. In a statement, here Friday...

Bashir, Sajid Advocate re-elected President, Secretary of Hazara Tax Bar Association.
July 1, 2006... Abbottabad, June 30 (PPI): Bashir Ahmed Advocate and Sajid Rehman Malik Advocate Friday were re-elected as President and Secretary of Hazara Tax Bar Association (HTBA). The elections were held here at a local hotel in the annual general body...

Hudood law: Minorities welcome CII 's recommendations to amend Hudood laws.
July 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Chairman All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Shahbaz Bhatti Friday welcomed recommendations of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) regarding amendment in Hudood ordinance. Terming it as a right step, he demanded...

POLITICS-PML-N's meeting of parliamentary board postpones.
July 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Secretary General of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that meetings of the party's central parliamentary board which was scheduled to be held on July 5 in London has been postponed. In a...

Pakistan visa liberalized to 175 countries.
July 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The government on Friday liberalized Pakistani Visas to 175 countries in order to make Pakistan 'tourist, trade, business and investment friendly country'. Federal Ministers for Interior, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and...

Sports: Meeting of Rugby union of Pakistan's General Council held.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): A Rugby Union of Pakistan's General Council's meeting was held here Friday, which was presided over by MNA, Riaz Fatiana and several decision were made in the meeting. The representatives belonging from Pakistan WAPDA,...

Sport: Training camp for Pak-hockey 'A' team from July 10 at Karachi.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Training camp of Pakistan-A team preparing for participation in the South Asian Games (Colombo/18-27 August) will be held at Hockey Club of Pakistan Stadium Karachi from 10th July. Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) have...

District (Shangla Hill): Birjees asks PM & cabinet to resign after SC decision on PSM.
July 1, 2006... SANGLA HILL, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (Labour Wing)'s Central President Chaudhry Birjees Tahir has said that the Prime Minister and his cabinet after the Supreme Court (SC) decision on Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) should resign...

Assembly: FIR made mandatory, Reporting Centre to be at PS level: Minister.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Provincial Minister for Local Government, Law and Prosecution, Muhammad Basharat Raja has said that registration of FIR has been made mandatory while the government would set up Reporting Centre at every Police Station...

POL: PPP to observe black day on July 5 leaders say.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): PPP will observe July 5 as black-day to deplore overthrow of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's government by Gen Zia ul Haq in 1977. The party will hold mass protest rallies to commemorate the imposition of Martial law. Central and...

Dist4rict (Chenab Nagar): MMA warns against Musharraf re-election.
July 1, 2006... CHENAB NAGAR, June 30 (PPI): MMA leader Qazi Hameedullah has said the alliance will launch a forceful countrywide drive against Gen Musharraf if he tries to re-elect himself as president through the sitting parliament."We will coerce Gen...

PG: Eight counters set-up for senior citizens at Mayo Hospital.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): To provide every king of guidance and immediate assistance to the senior citizens, the Mayo Hospital administration has set up eight separate counters at different blocks/departments. According to the Medical...

District (Kasur): Pakistan faces tough internal, external challenges: Sardar Asif.
July 1, 2006... KASUR, June 30 (PPI): Former foreign minister and PPP leader Sardar Asif Ahmed Ali has termed the country's internal and external situation as alarming. Talking to local journalists here on Friday he said the situation demanded an immediate...

POL: Khaksar Tehrik endorses CoD.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Khaksar Tehrik has announced to support Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto in their struggle for restoration of democracy through the Charter of Democracy, signed in May by the two former prime ministers. Addressing a press...

Sport: Playing World Cup qualifying round is shameful Rauf says.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): "To play the World Cup qualifying round is shameful for us," said Pakistan Hockey team's former manager Lt. Col. (Retd) Abdul Rauf. Addressing a press conference at Murid-K on Friday he said those responsible for the...

MTL beats previous year record by producing 24000 tractors.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Millat Tractors Limited (MTL) set a new record of highest ever annual production by delivering 24,000 tractors on 30th June, 2006 beating its own record of over 22,000 tractors achieved in 2004-05. The key of the tractor...

District (Sialkot): Govt to provide free legal aid to needy from September-1.
July 1, 2006... SIALKOT, June 30 (PPI): Prosecutor General Punjab Ch. Mushtaq Ahmad Khan has said that under the comprehensive programme the Punjab government has announced to provide Free Legal Aid to all the oppressed, needy and justice seeking people and...

Railway: PR ext date for concession in fares.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Railways have extended the date of reduction in fares of lower and Parlour air-condition classes, said a press release issued here on Friday. The fares of both the classes were reduced for trains including Shah...

District (Sialkot): Seminars in 122 UCs for anti HIV-AIDS awareness.
July 1, 2006... SIALKOT, June 30 (PPI): The district government has planned to organize the anti HIV/AIDS awareness raising training workshops and seminars in all the 122 urban and rural union councils in active collaboration with the local business community...

PG: Steps taken to promote health, education sectors.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Minister Health Punjab, Dr. Tahir Ali Javed has said government is taking far reaching steps to promote health & education sectors and to provide the most modern facilities in these disciplines to all segment of society...

POL: PML-N leaders slam rulers policies.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Muslim League (N) Punjab's President Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa, General Secretary Syed Zaeem Hussain Qadri, Secretary Information Bilal Yaseen, Additional Secretary General Rana Ejaz Ahmed Hafeez and Deputy...

PG: Development budget of IT Department increased up to Rs 300m.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Punjab Minister for Information Technology Abdul Aleem Khan has said development budget of IT Department has been increased up to Rs. 300 million which, he said will help in introducing computerization in more departments...

POL: Accountability stressed for plunderers of public money.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): JUP Punjab President Peer Syed Masoom Shah Naqvi has demanded accountability of the government officials who are responsible for the dearness and exploitation of the poor. Addressing a party meeting here on Friday, he...

PG: Rs 300m new projects in current fiscal.
July 1, 2006... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Advisor to the Chief Minister Punjab on Social Welfare and Chairperson Social Services Board Mrs. Saba Sadiq has said development budget for Social Welfare Department has been increased up to Rs. 330 million and a number...

Tribesman denies meeting with Musharraf, Shaukat.
July 1, 2006... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): Tribesman and agency councillor of North Waziristan Hazrat Akbar denied the report about meeting with president Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and termed it an Efalse propaganda against him. The tribesman...

Zakat minister alleged for unfair distribution of Zakat.
July 1, 2006... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): A local organization Marastiyal along with dozen people on Friday alleged provincial minister Zakat Hafiz Hashmat for unfair distribution of Zakat fund and demanded his removal from the ministry. The poor people, the...

Traders, politicians hold demonstration against attack on Press Club.
July 1, 2006... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): Peshawar Defence Council on Friday held a protest demonstration against attack on Peshawar Press Club and demanded arrest of the culprits. Leaders of various traders association from different Bazars participated in the...

Formation of MMA wiped out sectarianism and religious hatred, Siraj.
July 1, 2006... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): The NWFP Senior Minister and Provincial Amir of J. I. Siraj ul Haq has said that the MMA has united the entire nation under the divine religion Islam and thus wiped out the religious hatred and sectarianism for good. He...

100 millions budget of Town-II approved.
July 1, 2006... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): The Town Council II, Town II Peshawar unanimously approved its budget for the year 2006-2007 to the tune of more than Rs. 100 million as well as revised budget for the year 2005-06 here on Friday. Convener Town Council...

Punjab join NWFP, Wohaib, Sindh in last four in 5th National U-16 Football Championship.
July 1, 2006... QUETTA June 30 (PPI): Safdar Hussain-led Punjab joined host NWFP, Wohaib Club and Sindh in the semi-finals of fifth edition of National U16 Football Championship 2006 at Peshawar. Both the semi-finals will be played tomorrow (1 July). 1993...

Sindh CM forms committee for party elections.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): President Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Sindh and Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim Friday formed an election authority for holding election process in Karachi city, as per directives of central election...

Sports: Squash: Pakistan downfall in squash continues.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Once dictated the sport for decades, Pakistani squash players continued their slump, as not even a single national player have enjoyed improvement in PSA Men's World Squash Rankings, published today (Friday) by the...

CJ to attend inaugural of Mirpurkhas Judicial Complex.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Chief Justice Sindh High Court, Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, and Justice Mushir Alam will participate in inaugural ceremony of Judicial Complex, district Mirpurkhas on Monday July 3, 2006. Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab...

Raza Rabbani demands suo moto by Supreme Court on electricity, water crisis in Karachi.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Leader of the opposition in the Senate and Deputy Secretary General Pakistan Peoples Party Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the "heedless attitude of Sindh and federal governments" over prevailing electricity and water...

Ibad distributes hearing aids among special children.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat ul Ibad has called for collective efforts to make special people effective part of the society and appealed to business community and philanthropists to play their role in this regard. He was...

PPP condemns persisting load shedding in the city.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Deputy Information Secretary of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh, Waqar Mehdi Friday condemned persisting load shedding and alleged government and KESC administration were responsible for creating and enhancing...

Rs. 102.33bn development projects for next year: City Nazim.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): City Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal Friday said work on development projects involving record amount of Rs. 102.33 billion will start in fiscal year 2006-07 in the cosmopolitan city by City District Government Karachi....

KUJ condemns attack on Press Club, demands apology.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): The Dawn Unit of Karachi Union of Journalists has condemned attack on Peshawar Press Club by activists of a political party and demanded that the group must offer unconditional apology and hand over culprits to police....

Pakistan formally recognises Montenegro as independent state.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 PPI: Pakistan Friday formally recognised southeast European Republic of Montenegro as a sovereign and independent state."We congratulate people of Montenegro on self-determination through referendum and achieving...

MMA ridicules City Nazim's appeal.
July 1, 2006... Karachi, June 30 (PPI): Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has severely criticized City Nazim's appeal to President Musharraf seeking his help in resolving power and water issues in Karachi and alleged the crisis was an outcome of the regime's wrong...

District: Khairpur TMA budget presented.
July 1, 2006... Khairpur, June 30 (PPI): Khairpur Taluka Nazim Sardar Tahir Imtiaz Phulpoto Friday presented tax-free surplus budget for fiscal 2006-07, showing a revenue of Rs114.850 million. Addressing the budget session at Government Naz High School hall,...

District: Four booked under blasphemy charges.
July 1, 2006... Khairpur, June 30 (PPI): Police on Friday booked four people in blasphemy case. One Ali Muhammad Araen lodged FIR with Faiz Ganjj police alleging that four accused Muhammad Ayub Araen, Muloo Araen, Akbar Ali Araen and Muhammad Bashir Araen had...

District: Human Rights Cell at DPO office.
July 1, 2006... Khairpur, June 30 (PPI): Khairpur District Police Officer (DPO) Javed Jiskani Friday opened a special cell for human rights at his office to provide legal assistance to burnt children and women. Anwar Solangi, Sub-Inspector has been posted as...

Heads of diplomatic missions condole killing of Russian workers.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): The book of condolence was opened at the premises of Embassy of Russian Federation in Islamabad on Friday due to the recent tragic demise of the workers of the Russian Embassy in Iraq. Heads of almost all the...

APCA lauds Committee formulation to consider their demands.
July 1, 2006... RAWALPINDI, June 30 (PPI): All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) Friday lauded formation of three members Committee on the instructions of the PM Secretariat to consider the demands clerks. According to the PM secretariat's notification Senior...

CITY: PIA Officer, spouse looted.
July 1, 2006... Rawalpindi, June 30 (PPI): PIA officer Haider Abbas and his wife were looted on gunpoint near airport. As per details, the two-armed robbers deprived the couple of gold ornaments, cash and mobile sets worth over Rs 150,000. Victims were going...

Education: 61.88 % passed in metric examination of BISE Abbottabad.
July 1, 2006... Abbottabad June 30(PPI): Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, (BISE) Abbottabad Friday announced its metric result with total pass percentage of 61.88 %. Total 36400 students appeared out of which 22523 were declared pass. Over all top...

Diplomatic: BRUNEI Health Ministry delegation to visit Pakistan from July 3-7.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): A seven member Brunei Health Ministry delegation led by Pehiu Dato Suyoi Osman will be visiting Pakistan from 3-7 July, 2006 at the invitation of Pakistan Health Minister Mr. Mohammad Nasir Khan says a message relieved...

Humayun terms meetings ''Make or Break'' time for DOHA round.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Mr. Humayun Akhtar Khan, Minister for Commerce and a number of Ministers from other WTO Members have arrived in Geneva for 4-5 days of intense WTO negotiations for agreeing on figures for tariff and subsidy cuts to...

ISPR: Pakistan Army, Alpine Club expedition team to leave for Gasherbrum-II on July 5.
July 1, 2006... Rawalpindi, June 30(PPI): An eight member joint expedition of Pakistan Army and Alpine Club of Pakistan will embark upon from Skardu on July 5 to traverse the Gasherbrum-II, 8035 Meter high and fourth highest mountain of Karakoram Range and...

President: Musharraf calls for setting up of global fund to meet emergency requirements.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): President Pervez Musharraf has called for setting up of a global fund to meet emergency requirements for disaster situations and urged for its early implementation. He was addressing earthquake award ceremony to...

PM: Increased economic cooperation between Pak-Qatar to lead richer, broad based relations, Aziz.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that increased economic cooperation between Pakistan and Qatar through enhanced trade and investment will lead to a richer and more broad based relations between the two brotherly...

Pak: Qatar agreed to negotiate agreement to facilitate Pakistani manpower.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan and Qatar have agreed to negotiate an agreement to facilitate employment of Pakistani manpower in Qatar. The agreement came at the meeting between Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and his Qatari...

Durrani: Media enjoying unprecedented freedom in country, Durrani.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has said media in Pakistan is enjoying unprecedented freedom, which was never witnessed in the past. Addressing the Executive Committee of the All Pakistan News Papers Society,...

FO: Pakistan deplores arrest of Palestinian cabinet members by Israel, FO Spokesperson.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan has deplored the arrest of a large number of Palestinian cabinet ministers and parliamentarians by Israel. A statement by the Foreign Office Spokesperson, here Friday said that the destruction of Palestinian...

National Mango, summer fruit exhibition 2006 opens.
July 1, 2006... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): A three day National Mango and summer fruits exhibition 2006 began at the auditorium of Zarai Taraqqiati Bank, here Friday. The President of the Zarai Taraqqiati Bank (ZTB) R. A Chughtai inaugurated the show. Speaking...