PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from July 2009

PPI - Pakistan Press International archives from July 2009

No rain predicted in Karachi for next 48 hours.
July 1, 2009... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): No rainfall is expected in Karachi for the next 24 to 48 hours, however, monsoon is about to break in the first week of this month, Chief Meteorologist Muhammad Riaz told PPI here on Wednesday. He said that the monsoon...

Call to provide security to Sunni Tehreek chief.
July 1, 2009... HYDERABAD, July 01 (PPI): Provincial leaders of Sunni Tehreek Muhammad Khalid Attari, Maulana Qari Muhammad Ali Qadri, Muhammad Amin Qadri and others have demanded of the government to arrest the killers of their leaders and to provide security...

New PML-F Sindh Ladies Wing body announced.
July 1, 2009... HYDERABAD, July 01 (PPI): Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Ladies Wing has announced its body for Sindh. According to announcement made by its provincial president Saira Naseer, the new body will comprise senior vice president Farakh...

HRCP slams fresh rise in oil prices, terms it unjustified.
July 1, 2009... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Co-Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Former Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Iqbal Hyder has strongly condemned the fresh raise in oil prices and termed it a non-democratic...

Head Office of PDCA to open on July 2.
July 1, 2009... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Amiruddin Ansari Honorary Secretary Pakistan Disable Cricket Association has announced that new Head Office and Website of the Association will be inaugurated on Thursday at 2:00pm at Magna Shopping Mall (Johar More)...

CNG bus project: Work begins on Malir CNG-filling station.
July 1, 2009... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Work on first ever high-pressure CNG filling station in Malir has started under public private partnership program (PPPP), and after completion of such gas-filling stations, CNG fitted public transport buses to be...

Govt believes in welfare of citizens.
July 1, 2009... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Wildlife Dr Daya Ram Essarani has said that government believes in the vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto about the welfare of masses, and it is striving to dispense justice, provide employment and to...

(PEPCO electrifies 27 IDPs camps).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) has provided 42 distribution transformers with the state of the art work high and light transmission lines at 27 declared camps of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Swat...

(Benazir Bhutto termed driving force for long term strategic economic partnership between Pakistan, USA).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was a driving force for a long-term strategic economic partnership between Pakistan and USA, PPP Ex-Senator Dr. Akbar Khawaja said while speaking at the 56th birth anniversary of Shaheed...

(Chairman TAI holds meeting with representatives of Muslim community in Canada).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Chairman Tehrik Akhuwat Islami (TAI), Allama Inayat Ali Shakir, who is currently on visit to Canada, held meetings with the representatives of Muslim community department at Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa. He...

SC (Briefing on national judicial conference tomorrow).(Conference news)
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Dr. Faqir Hussain, Registrar Supreme Court of Pakistan and Secretary National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) will give briefing about the National Judicial Conference on implementation of the National...

(Net buying in Pakistan after 15 months of net selling, NCD).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): After 15 consecutive months of net selling by offshore investors, the outgoing month of June 2009 saw net buying by foreign fund managers in Pakistan stocks, according to National Clearing Data (NCD). This is mainly in...

City: FM Radios playing vital role in solving peoples problems: Dr.
July 1, 2009... Mughees ud din LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): The Chairman, Mass Communication Department Punjab University Dr. Mughees-ud-din Sheikh has said that under the PEMRA Ordinance there is no restriction on provision of information, however, the FM Radios,...

Sport: Balochistan United hit 42 goals in Women Soccer: Riffat becomes.
July 1, 2009... all-time leading scorer LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): Balochistan Uniteds fast-moving front-runner Riffat Mehdi once again proved her repute as the best finisher in Pakistans Women soccer when she became leading scorer of second National Women...

Distt (P.Bhattian): 2 dacoits injured, 3 escaped after exchange of firing.
July 1, 2009... with police PINDI BHATTIAN, July 01 (PPI): During three hour long exchange of firing between patrolling police and proclaimed offenders for three hours on Pindi Bhattian-Jalalpur Road the two dacoits were arrested while three managed to escape...

COM: APTMA arranges study trip of weaving mills for July 6.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has arranged a study trip of state of art spinning and a weaving mills on Monday July 6, 2009. The members would be taken to Al-Nasr Spinning Mills and Kohinoor Weaving Mills...

Sport: NBP Lahore Soccer Cship 2009: Maudoudi enter final : face City on.
July 1, 2009... Thursday final LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): Maudoudi FC enter the final of NBP Lahore Football Championship when they outclassed Nishat FC 4-1 at Punjab University Old Campus Ground, Lahore. The winner led 2-0 at interval with goals by Shafi and...

PG: Govt to launch MHUS in 3 tehsils at cost of Rs 300m: Minister.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, July 01 (PPI): Punjab Minister for Population Welfare, Neelam Jabbar Ch. has said that in order to provide the facilities to the majority population, mobile health unit system (MHUS) with a initial cost of Rs. 300 million is being...

Concern shown over raise in furniture raw material.
July 1, 2009... Karachi, July 01 (PPI): Chairman Karachi Furniture Dealers Group (KFDG) Ateeq Mir has expressed concern over increase in raw material of furniture, saying if immediate measures were not adopted to bring the prices down, tens of thousands of...

High-fat diets may increase pancreatic cancer risks.
July 1, 2009... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): According to the American Cancer Society, there are 42,000 Americans who will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and 35,000 who will lose their lives to the deadly disease. Men and women who choose diets...

Fish protein link to controlling high blood pressure: New study.
July 1, 2009... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Medical scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how a species of fish from the Pacific Ocean could help provide answers to tackling chronic conditions such as hereditary high blood pressure and kidney...

TMA Nawabshah presents Rs210m surplus budget.
July 1, 2009... Nawabshah, July 01 (PPI): Taluka Municipal Administration approved surplus budget of Rs210 million for the fiscal year 2009-10. Taluka Nazim Abdul Rauf Khan presented the budget while Convener Khan Bahadur Bhatti presided over the session....

2 more matches decided in KCCA Tourney.
July 1, 2009... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Two more matches were decided in the Muhammad Umer Shaikh KCCA Inter Club Cricket Tournament on Tuesday at various grounds of the city. In the first match, Pak Crescent Cricket Club beat Al-Raheem Cricket Club by 47 runs...

Two bandits arrested in police encounter.
July 1, 2009... Pindi Bhattian, Punjab, July 01 (PPI): A police party arrested two bandits after an encounter and recovered huge quantity of weapons from their possession near here on Wednesday. A gang of five bandits opened fire at a police party headed by...

Renovated Motor Vehicle Registration Wing to open on July 2.
July 1, 2009... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Excise & Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla will inaugurate renovated and computerized Motor Vehicle Registration Wing of his department on 2nd July 2009 at 3:30pm at Civic Centre Karachi. (THROUGH ASIA...

Jazib Qureshis book on poetry launched.
July 1, 2009... KARACHI, July 01 (PPI): Jazib Qureshi is a truly exceptional poet who gave new diction to ghazal and he continues to make sincere strivings to promote Urdu in Pakistan and abroad, says Engineer ZA Nizami Chancellor Sir Syed University of...

(WFP provides food rations to home returners).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing monthly food rations to families returning home to Pakistans tribal areas following the recent upsurge in fighting in the countrys North West Frontier...

City-(Residents, commuters term increase in petroleum prices anti-people.
July 1, 2009... decision) Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Residents and commuters of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have termed the recent hike in the petroleum prices as anti-people decision of the government. Talking to PPI, they said that instead of...

City-(Final of all Pakistan Naat gold medal competition on Friday).
July 1, 2009... Rawalpindi, July 01 (PPI) Pakistan Naat Council would hold the final of all Pakistan gold medal Naat competition here on July 03, at Hamdard Hall Murree road. Chief organizer, Mian Abdul Qayyum Tarazi Advocate told that 50 contestants would...

AJK-(President AJK inaugurates branch of J&K Bank in Barnala).
July 1, 2009... Barnala, July 01 (PPI): President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Raja Zulqarnain Khan Wednesday inaugurated the 29th branch of Jammu Kashmir National Bank in Barnala. Addressing the ceremony, he termed the Jammu & Kashmir Bank as the national...

(Only 21% Pakistanis have recreational parks near their house:.
July 1, 2009... Survey) Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Only 21% of the Pakistanis said that they have a recreational park near their house, where as the majority (79%) claimed to have no such facility, revealed the findings of a survey conducted by Gilani Research...

(MHHDC to launch annual human development report on SA on Thursday).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, July 01 (PPI): Mehbub-ul-Haq Human Development Centre (MHHDC) will launch its annual human development report South Asia 2008 here on Thursday. The launching ceremony would be held at National Library. The theme of this years report...

NA (Govt committed to protect family system enshrined in Islam; PM).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government is committed to protect family system as enshrined in the Islamic Shariah that is vital to ensure smooth development of society. Speaking in the National...

NA (NA refers 10 private members bills to concerned committees).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The National Assembly on Tuesday referred ten private members Bills to the standing committees concerned of the House for further consideration. These Bills include Pakistan Pharmacy Council Bill, Regulation of...

NA (Govt taking viable steps to control price hike of commodities;.
July 1, 2009... Khar) ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has said the government is concerned on the price situation of various commodities and is taking viable steps to control price hike. Responding a call...

City (ISO to launch countrywide protests from Friday against Kurram.
July 1, 2009... unrest) Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Imamia Students Organization (ISO) Tuesday announced to start countrywide protests from Friday against the cruelties of the Taliban over the local population of a particular sect in Kurram Agency and also to...

Kashmir (All parties committee announces to celebrate August.
July 1, 2009... 13 as self-determination day) Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): All Parties Committee for Kashmiri Peoples Right of Self-Determination has announced to celebrate August 13 the day of right of self-determination of Kashmiris across the world including...

(710 MW of power to be added to national grid; PEPCO).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is industriously making efforts to manage crises situation due to 1100 MW power disruption from Mangla power house on 29 June, caused by the faults in control and power cables....

CITY-(CDA unveils Rs 28.8 bn annual budget for 2009-10).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Tuesday announced annual surplus budget for the next financial year (2009-10) amounting to Rs 28.8 billion. Chairman of the Authority, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi while speaking at the...

President (Pak HC to India calls on President).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Pakistans High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik called on President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday in the Presidency. The matters pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed. The High...

(Campaign launched on Shaheed BBs birthday yields 10 times increased results; Asfahani).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): The blood donation campaign, launched during the President Asif Ali Zardaris visit to Naudero Larkana to commemorate the birthday of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, has witnessed ten times increase in volume this year...

AIOU (Joyful learning to enhance learning of learners held).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Speakers at a workshop on Joyful Learning to Enhance the Learning of Learners have said that learning and teaching process could be made joyful using different interactive methodologies to utilize the creative skills...

(Right of self-determination to be observed on August 13 ).
July 1, 2009... Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): All Parties Committee for Kashmiris People Rights of Self-Determination, a coalition of sixteen political parties of Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan has announced to observe Kashmiris day of right of...

(Economical progress in world due to scientific knowledge:.
July 1, 2009... Bijarani) Islamabad, June 30 (PPI): Federal Minster for Education, Mir Hazar Khan Bijrani said on Tuesday that economical progress of the world is today only because of scientific knowledge. He stated this at the inaugural session of a seminar...

PSB (PSBs budget Rs. 345,300,000 announced).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Executive Committee of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has approved the budget of the Board amounting to Rs.345,300,000/- for the year 2009-10 as recommended by the Finance Sub Committee. It was decided in the 69th...

DAY (World Population Day to be celebrated on July 11).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): World Population Day will be celebrated in Pakistan like other countries of the world on July 11 to highlight implications of population on socio-economic development with the theme of Responding to the Economic...

NA- Journalists stage walk out from NA against police torture.
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The journalists covering proceedings of the National Assembly on Tuesday staged walk out from the press galleries against the alleged torturing of a reporter by personnel of elite force in Lahore. The parliamentary...

(President signs Finance Bill 2009).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): President Asif Ali Zardari, Tuesday, assented to the Finance Bill 2009 passed by the National Assembly on June 25. Spokesperson to the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President signed the bill...

( President confers Hilal-i-Shujaat to late Allama Dr. Sarfraz Hussain Naeemi).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): President Asif Ali Zardari, Tuesday, signed the order to confer the award of Hilal-i-Shujaat of Late Allama Dr. Sarfraz Hussain Naeemi who embraced shahadat in terrorist attack at Jamia Naeemia, Lahore on June 12th....

(Pak-UK Defence Cooperation Forum (DCF) helpful to provide opportunities to both).
July 1, 2009... RAWALPINDI, June 30 (PPI): Sir Bill Jaffrey, the Permanent Under Secretary of United Kingdom has said that Pak-UK Defence Cooperation Forum (DCF) is helpful in providing opportunities to both the sides to keep abreast on the current critical...

(Teachers training given utmost priority in the new education policy).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The State Minister for Education, Ghulam Farid Kathia has said that the government has given first priority to teachers training in the new upcoming policy in order to raise the standard of primary education. Ghulam...

(PM greets Canadian counterpart on National Day).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of greetings to Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Joseph Harper on their national day falling on July 1st. In his message, Tuesday, the Prime Minister extended...

( Health Minister hands armed forces blood donations for operation Rah-i-Nijat).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Federal Health Minister, Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani, Tuesday, handed over 6,000 bags of blood donations collected during the blood donation drive launched by the Ministry of Health to mark the 56th Birth...

(Pakistan sets target of 9,700 MW Renewable Energy to include.
July 1, 2009... in the national grid) ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that Pakistan has set high targets for itself including renewable energies including 5% (approximately 9,700 MW) of the...

(Promotion of research and development activities pre-requisite for oil and gas exploration; says Dr. Asim).
July 1, 2009... ISLAMABAD, June 30 (PPI): The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Petroleum & Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain presided over 10th meeting of Board of Governors of Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) here on Wednesday. Before...

Construction work on Telecom Tower Islamabad briskly underway.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): The work is in full swing on the construction of a 24-storey Telecom Tower in Islamabad, which is being built by the Pakistan Telecommunication Trust, as per press release here Tuesday. NESPAK, a state organization of...

POL: Time to take final decision against terrorism: PPP leaders.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Partys leaders have said that the terrorists are anti-social elements, which are working on foreign agenda. They said the time is not for dialogues but to take final decision, as terrorists have no...

PG: Govt regards teachers & resolving their problems, says.
July 1, 2009... minister LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Provincial Minister for Education, Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has great regard for teacher community and...

Sport: NWFC Cship 2009: Rising Star occupy last four berth.
July 1, 2009... minus sidelined officials LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Young Rising Star Women Football Club (YRSWFC) earned another resounding victory in Group-D to enter last four of second National Women Football Club Championship, thus joining Karachis Diya...

COM: TEVETA inks MoU with NAVTEC for training of 40.
July 1, 2009... thousands youth LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): In order to provide trained manpower to the industry locally and internationally and to reduce poverty, NAVTEC will pay Rs. 480 million to TEVTA to train 40 thousands youth. In this regard, Technical...

COM: Islamic Micro-finance good source for poverty alleviation.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Islamic Micro-finance helpdesk is established by Alhuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics for the objective to provide the technical and Shariah guidance to the local and international micro-finance institutions in...

COM: LCCI urges Govt to save trade & industry from collapse due to power load shedding.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tuesday urged the government to save both the trade and industry from a total collapse in the wake of worst-ever power crisis that has gripped the country. It is a national loss...

Distt (Pasrur): Woman shot dead.
July 1, 2009... PASRUR, June 30 (PPI): An old woman Haneefa Bibi (52) was shot dead by four unknown armed dacoits on offering resistance during a midnight dacoity incident at her home in village Gil Chaahal-Badiana, Pasrur tehsil, here late at last night....

Distt (Sialkot): Sialkot receives heavy rain.
July 1, 2009... SIALKOT, June 30 (PPI): The most awaited wide spread heavy rain today lashed out the entire Sialkot district followed by the heavy wind storm, as the dozens of the trees were uprooted and fell on the main roads including Sialkot-Daska-...

Distt (M.Bahauddin): Labourer killed under debris of wall.
July 1, 2009... MANDI BAHAUDDIN, June 30 (PPI): A labourer was killed under debris of wall of under construction house, which fell on him during heavy air storm near here last night. As per details, a labourer Muhammad Zahid at Qila Gujjaran was working in the...

Distt (Daska): Case registered.
July 1, 2009... DASKA, June 30 (PPI): City Daska police have registered a case against a notorious criminal Faiz alias Malki for demanding Jagga Tax from a local transporter Ch. Abdul Razzaq. Police have started investigation with no arrest. (THROUGH ASIA...

Distt (Sialkot): SI suspended on getting bribe.
July 1, 2009... SIALKOT, June 30 (PPI): Sialkot DPO Waqar Ahmad Chohan has suspended from service accused sub- inspector Sagheer Ahmad Sulehria (Incharge Police Check Post Regiment Bazaar Sialkot Cantt) for taking Rs. 3000 as bribe from a citizen in a case....

Distt (Sialkot): CM approves plan to make status of model.
July 1, 2009... school SIALKOT, June 30 (PPI): Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has approved a plan to make the 120 years ancient Govt. Scotch Mission Christian High School Sialkot as a model school. PML-N MPA Engineer Imran Ashraf told the newsmen...

Distt (Daska): Defeated candidate snatched official record.
July 1, 2009... DASKA, June 30 (PPI): The defeated candidate and his alleged companions allegedly created uproar and snatched the official register of attendance and other official record forcibly after being defeated in the House during the by-polls for the...

Wapda: CE LESCO handed over pension papers to 11 LESCO.
July 1, 2009... employees LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): The Chief Executive LESCO, Muhammad Akram Arain handed over complete pension papers to 11 LESCO employees and presented souvenirs to those who retired during June, 2009 from service after attaining the...

Boeing stands for IDPS, sends medical equipments.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Swat and Malakand areas have been given vast consideration in international community. Various international organizations are supporting Pakistan through different assisting ways....

POL: Ch Ghafoor did which a bashful worker should do: Nasir.
July 1, 2009... Iqbal LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Pakistan Muslim League (N)s media coordinator Muhammad Nasir Iqbal Khan and Chaudhry Rehmat have said that Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor did the same, which a modest worker should do. In a statement here Tuesday they said...

Grant of Rs.3,120,500/- announced for NGOs of Punjab.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): A meeting of National Council of Social Welfare and Grant in Aid Scrutiny Committee held under the chairmanship of Director General Social Welfare Punjab Tariq Feroze and Director Secretary National Council of Social...

CM directs to retrieve state land from illegal occupants.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has directed that provincial metropolis should be made completely free of billboards while state land should be retrieved from illegal occupants for the construction of modern...

Wolfgang Herbinger calls on CM Punjab.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): World Food Programme Representative in Pakistan, Wolfgang Herbinger called on Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Ministers Secretariat, here Tuesday. Matters regarding relief and rehabilitation of...

Ex-Judge LHC, Justice Ch. Muhammad Sharif passes away.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Former Judge of Lahore High Court, Mr. Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Sharif yesterday died. He belonged to Bahawalpur. A condolence meeting of Chief Justice Lahore High Court Mr. Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif and other...

MPAs, MNAs from various districts call on CM.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): Members National and Provincial Assembly belonging to various districts called on Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Ministers Secretariat, here Tuesday. They apprised the Chief Minister of...

City: FM Radios should play patriotic role in solving peoples problems: Dr Mughees ud din.
July 1, 2009... LAHORE, June 30 (PPI): The Chairman, Mass Communication Department Punjab University Dr. Mughees-ud-din Sheikh said that under PEMRA Ordinance there is no restriction on provision of information, however, the FM Radios, playing the role of...

PERA to induct new police force in five earth quack affected districts.
July 1, 2009... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): Like other sectors ERRA and PERRA is focusing also on the enhancing the strength of police department in earthquake affected districts of NWFP.ERRA approved RS 247 million new project for strengthening police...

Enhancement of Unattractive Area Allowance for employees of Malakand.
July 1, 2009... approved Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): Chief Minister NWFP Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has approved enhancement of Unattractive Area Allowance (UAA) of the employees of provincial govt working in districts Chitral, Kohistan, Dir Upper, Dir Lower, Swat...

Revenue record to be computerized.
July 1, 2009... Peshawar, June 30 (PPI): The cabinet committee on restructuring of Revenue and Estate Department NWFP met here Tuesday with Arbab Ayub Jan Provincial Minister for Agriculture in the chair. Provincial Minister Sher Azam Wazir Khan Wazir,...

Labourer killed in fire in Gadani.
July 1, 2009... HUB, June 30 (PPI): A labourer was killed in a fire at a ship in Gadani ship breaking yard. According to details, a ship was brought to Gadani Ship Breaking Yard for dismantling. Three labourers Badshah Amal, Omar Badshah and Tor Khan received...

Injured in jewellers shop.
July 1, 2009... QUETTA, June 30 (PPI): Unknown persons caused damage in a jewellers shop and injured a n employees here Monday. According to details four unknown armed men broke windowpanes of Haji Faqir Jewellers shop at Abdul Sattar road here today. They...

Afghanistan bans petrol transportation to Pakistan.
July 1, 2009... CHAMAN June 30 (PPI): Afghanistan has imposed restriction of transportation of petrol and diesel to Pakistan following severe shortage in border areas. According to details, petrol and petroleum products prices have sky rocketed in borders...