PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from May 2007

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Recruitment in Pakistan Coast Guard from May 10 to 18.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): Enrolment of PCS in Pakistan Coast-Guards will be carried out from May 10 to 18, 2007 at headquarters Pakistan Coast Guard Karachi. Accordingly, candidates having matriculate, height 5 feet 6 inches, chest 32x34, age 18...

Encroachments delay railway track-fencing work.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): The project of fencing the train tracks in Karachi to halt deaths is facing delay owing to illegal encroachments on land of PR along the tracks. The PR Division Karachi officials say as per rules it is mandatory to leave...

Measures to check spread of gastroenteritis demanded.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) MNAs Muhammad Hussain Mehanti and Laeeq Ahmed have criticized the government for failure to check spread of waterborne diseases in the province. In a statement issued here, they said that...

World population reach 6.7 billion in July 2007.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI) : In July 2007 the world population will reach 6.7 billion, 547 million more than in year 2000 or again of 70 million persons annually. The 2006 Revision of official United Nations population estimates, projections...

Sports Cricket India Shastri, Dravid plan strategy for Bangladesh series.
May 1, 2007... Kolkata, May 01 (PPI) : Indian think tank, led by cricket manager Ravi Shastri and captain Rahul Dravid, arrived here 24 hours before conditioning camp for Bangladesh tour to plan a strategy following their Caribbean debacle. Following...

Police crackdown on opposition parties, several activists arrested.
May 1, 2007... Multan, May 01 (PPI): Multan police have launched a crackdown to arrest the activists of opposition parties and to foil their attempt to go to Islamabad. Police conducted raids at the residences of office bearers of PPP and PML-N and arrested...

AHRC condemns arrest, detention and physical violence used against lawyers.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): The Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission has condemned arrest, detention and physical violence used against the lawyers supporting Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. In a statement...

Demo held against power disconnection in villages near Charsadda.
May 1, 2007... CHARSADA, NWFP, May 01 (PPI): A large number of men and women held a protest demonstration on Tuesday against the disconnection of power supply to several villages near Charsadda. The protesters, carrying placards and banners, were chanting...

Rally in Thatta on Labour Day.
May 1, 2007... Thatta, Sindh, May 01 (PPI): A rally was taken out in Thatta on International Labour Day by Peoples Labour Bureau here on Tuesday. The rally started from Bukuk Hotel, which was led by People Party Thatta District President Arbab Wazir Ahmed...

300403 Repeating Yesterdays item on request %%%TPO/DPO must be informed about arrests: Advisor.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, April 30 (PPI): Advisor to the Chief Minister Sindh on home Waseem Akhtar has directed police officials that TPOs/DPOs must be informed about each and every arrests made by police. Waseem Akhtar directed this in a high-level meeting...

166 out of 576 closed schools opened in Umerkot district.
May 1, 2007... UMERKOT, Sindh, May 01 (PPI): Incharge, Chief Ministers Monitoring Committee, District Umerkot, Mohammad Saleem Nohri, has said that the root cause of educations destruction in the district was recruitment of teachers and officials on political...

New Survey Finds 738 Schools Closed in Nawabshah District.
May 1, 2007... Nawabshah, May 01 (PPI): At least 738 boys and girls primary schools out of a total 2109 are closed in Nawabshah district, revealed a survey conducted by a team constituted by the District Nazim in collaboration with the Education Department....

Gaddani shipbreaking industry has potential to provide huge number of jobs'.
May 1, 2007... QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN, May 01 (PPI): Pakistans shipbreaking industry at Gaddani along Balochistan coast close to Karachi has a potential for gainful employment of one hundred thousand people besides contributing more and more revenue to the...

ARD to hold demo on May 2.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will hold a protest demonstration here on May 2 against making Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry non-functional and for freedom of judiciary. The...

Warm, humid weather persists in Karachi.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): The Meteorological Office has forecast warm and humid weather with maximum temperature between 34 to 36 degrees centigrade for Karachi on Wednesday. Very hot and dry weather would prevail over rest of the region. The...

Karachi, Multan asthma-hit cities: expert.
May 1, 2007... Multan, May 01 (PPI): There are 7.5 million asthma patients in Pakistan, mostly in Karachi and Multan, as air of both cities is badly polluted due to excessive dirt and smoke, renowned chest physician Dr. Zubair Shaheen in a lecture on the...

Arrangements for Nuakot rally in full swing.
May 1, 2007... Kot Ghulam Muhammad, Sindh May 01 (PPI): Pakistan Muslim League-Q District Mirpurkhas President Haji Raees Khair Muhammad Bhurgarii has said PML-Q activists and people of Kot Ghulam Muhammad and its adjoining areas would accord a warm welcome...

Ankara Declaration positive development between Pakistan, Afghanistan.
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) : President Pervez Musharraf says Ankara Declaration (issued following trilateral meeting between Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan & Turkey in Ankara) is a positive development between Pakistan and Afghanistan as two...

Fire at plaza in Blue Area, Islamabad.
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) : A fire erupted Tuesday morning at a plaza in Blue Area Islamabad causing damage to a branch of a bank and a furniture house. However, there was no loss of life. Islamabad Fire Brigade reached the spot and extinguished...

SRP gets vehicle repair funds.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): The DIG Sindh Reserve Police (SRP) Ghulam Asghar Sheikh said on Wednesday that all required resources were being provided to SRP to further strengthen it. The Sindh Reserve Police Force is performing security duties...

Pakistan committed to achieve Millennium Development Goals of health.
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) : Pakistan is committed to achieve Millennium Development Goals related to health sector including reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating polio, hepatitis, tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, said...

May Day rally demands reinstatement of sacked workers.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): On the eve of World Labour Day, PC Hotel Yekjahti Committee took out a torch-bearing rally here on Tuesday for reinstatement of sacked PC Hotel employees. The rally originated from Karachi Press Club and culminated at...

Distt: Bandits loot bus near Gharo.
May 1, 2007... Gharo, May 01 (PPI): Four armed bandits, disguised as commuters, manhandled looted a bus and beat up it conductor on resistance. As per details, four armed culprits boarded a Karachi-bound bus near Gharo. They deprived commuters of Rs.17000...

Gastro hits Johi Taluka, five die, scores hospitalized.
May 1, 2007... JOHI, Sindh, May 01 (PPI): The waterborne diseases including gastro-enteritis have been on the rise in several parts of the Taluka Johi since last two weeks. The scarcity of clean potable water has further aggravated the situation with outbreak...

Protest demos against DCO Nawabshah continue.
May 1, 2007... NAWABSHAH, Sindh May 01 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Party and its sub-ordinate bodiesPeoples Students Federation, Peoples Youth, PPP Ladies Wing, Labor Federation, Doctors Forum, Lawyers Forum and Awam Dost Panel UC Nazimsheld a protest...

Annual Environment Excellence Awards 2007.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): The National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) will give Annual Environment Excellence Awards AEEA 2007 to industries and other business organization, which are following environment-friendly guidelines and to...

Mini stadium in Gharo soon: Qamar Mansoor.
May 1, 2007... Gharo, May 01 (PPI): Sindh Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Qamar Mansoor has announced to develop Gharo Sports Ground as a mini stadium. Speaking to newsmen after a match between Super Shaheed and Gulistan Cricket Team at Gharo while returning...

Distt: Rally staged on Labour Day.
May 1, 2007... Tando Muhammad Khan, May 01 (PPI): A rally was taken out by Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF)in Tando Muhammad Khan Tuesday to commemorate International Labour Day. The rally started from Station Road and culminated at Press Club. Speaking on...

Govt to protect workers' rights: Saghir.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Environment and Alternative Energy Dr Saghir Ahmed said here on Tuesday said that Labor Day renews the commitment of workers to intensify struggle for their economic and social rights. He said the...

250 gastro patients hospitalized at Nawabshah.
May 1, 2007... Nawabshah, Sindh, May 01 (PPI): Like many other parts of interior Sindh, hundreds of people here are also suffering from the waterborne disease of gastroenteritis. According to reports, some 250 patients, most of them minors, were admitted at...

KUJ dialogue on press freedom on Thursday.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): To mark the International Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2007, the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) is organizing interactive dialogue, in collaboration with the Karachi Press Club, on the State of the Media and Press...

Lawyers to observe complete strike, stage rally on Wednesday.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): Lawyers fraternity of Karachi, following call of Pakistan Bar Council and Supreme Court Bar Association would observe a complete strike and boycott of court proceedings on Wednesday, on the occasion of 9th hearing of...

Privatization blamed for woes of workers.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): Binoria University International Administrator Mufti Muhammad Naeem said policies of international financial institutions including WTO and privatization process had damaged cause of labours. In a statement issued Tuesday...

Dictated policies hitting masses hard: May Day rally.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01(PPI): Dictated economic policies of present regime, specially the privatization of utility and public service entities, are hitting people of Pakistan hard, said speakers of a big May Day rally here on Tuesday. The rally from...

Commuters face problems as police impound vehicles for Naukot rally.
May 1, 2007... MIRPURKHAS/ KUNARI, Sindh, May 01 (PPI): Local administration on Tuesday intensified its drive to impound vehicles including coaches, buses and vans to ensure transportation facility to participants of a big public rally of PML-Q at Naukot to...

Labor commits suicide on May Day.
May 1, 2007... JATTI, Sindh, May 01 (PPI): Forty-years-old labourer strangulated himself to death on eve of the World Labour Day, here on Tuesday. Ahmed alias Natho Taheem a vendor committed suicide at his home after quarrel with his family on some petty...

Mitigating workers' woes linked to strengthening of nation.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): Speakers at a procession of workers on the May Day here said that the dream of strengthening Pakistan could not be materialized unless providing two-time bread to the children of millions of Pakistani workers. The...

May Day: Importance of workers highlighted.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Labor, Transport and Industries Mohammad Adil Siddiqui said here on Tuesday that importance of workers in speedy and modern industrial era could not be ruled out as no industry could grow without hands...

Dozens suffer from gastro in Sakrand.
May 1, 2007... SAKRAND, Sindh, May 01 (PPI): The waterborne disease of gastroenteritis has got intensity leaving dozens hospitalized here on Tuesday. Most of the patients were said to be minors, suffering from disease due to using contaminated drinking water....

CM Arbab on deal with PPP.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim Tuesday said that Benazir Bhutto was talking about deal with the government, while Raza Rabbani denying it. Talking to journalists at a function of PIA Airline Cabin Crew...

Arbab asks PIA to further improve service.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim says PIA is national flag carrier and he feels pride travelling on its flights. Addressing ceremony organized by All Airlines Cabin Crew Association here Tuesday, he felt PIA...

Rulers accused of 'horrible' price hike.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): Present rulers have give nation nothing but unprecedented price hike, inflation and poverty, charged a report of Bilawal House Media Cell of Pakistan Peoples Party issued here on Tuesday. The report noted a...

Sports: Senior Cricket Cup: Lahore Whites clinch regional final with ease.
May 1, 2007... Lahore, May 01 (PPI): Three brilliant catches and unbeaten knock of top-order batsman Ameer Akber earned him Man of the Match award as star-studded Lahore Whites clinched the regional final of ninth edition of National Senior Cup Cricket...

Charitable hospitals to be given land at Superhighway: Revenue minister.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): Sindh Revenue Minister Dr. Irfan Gul Magsi on Tuesday disclosed that land was being allotted to certain welfare organizations for setting up welfare hospitals at Superhighway, under Model Project of the government. This...

'KESC privatization termed blatant violation of rules.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01(PPI): Rules and regulations were blatantly violated by rulers during the privatization of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC), charged speakers at a Labour Day Conference at Karachi Press Club (KPC) here on Tuesday....

Good news for Karachiites soon: Kamal.
May 1, 2007... Karachi, May 01 (PPI): City Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the citizens of Karachi would hear a good news in the next few days. Addressing a ceremony held by KW&SB Officers & Engineers Association as farewell of outgoing and...

WHO assist Pakistan in polio eradication.
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) : World Health Organization would provide all possible assistance to Pakistan for complete eradication of Polio, said visiting WHO Director General Dr Margaret Chan. Addressing a news conference Tuesday alongwith Health...

Islam guarantees rights of workers: moot told.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): The Chairman of Pakistan Steel Mills Maj. Gen. (Retd) Muhammad Javed on Tuesday said that though the struggle of Chicago workers is considered as a turning point for rights of workers, but Islam, many years before this...

Arbab asks opposition to shun 'undemocratic tactics'.
May 1, 2007... KARACHI, May 01 (PPI): Sindh Chief Minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Tuesday warned if the opposition did not stop holding demos before the courts, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League would have to take necessary steps. Addressing a big rally at...

CITY: Murree admin. to install more water filtration plants.
May 1, 2007... MURREE, May 01 (PPI)Tehsil Nazim Murree Sardar Muhammad Saleem Khan has said that six more filtration plants would be installed at Kashmir point for the provision of clean drinking water to local residents. He stated this while addressing the...

CITY: FBISE Intermediate exams to be started from May 10.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI)The Intermediate part I and II examination of Federal Board will start from May 10, 2007. Examination will be held under the supervision of Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) Islamabad....

CITY- IOM opens HRC in Abbottabad.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI)IOM has opened a Housing Reconstruction Centre (HRC) in Abbottabad district in NWFP to provide training to help people affected by the October 2005 earthquake to rebuild earthquake-resistant houses in rural areas. The...

CITY: Govt. completes number of developmental projects, says Javid.
May 1, 2007... KALARSAYYDAN, May 01 (PPI)District Nazim Rawalpindi Raja Javid Ikhlas has said district government has completed scores of developmental projects in rural areas and added that several under construction development works were near to...

CITY: Rs. 27 b projects completed in District Rawalpindi: Nazim.
May 1, 2007... RAWALPINDI, May 01 (PPI)District Nazim Rawalpindi Javed Ikhlas has said that Rs. 27 billions projects have been completed in District Rawalpindi in one year duration. Construction of schools, colleges, hospital and others institutions are among...

KASHMIR-Indian troops martyr 57 Kashmiris in April.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI)In occupied Kashmir, Indian troops, in their continued acts of state-terrorism during the outgoing month of April, martyred 57 Kashmiris, including 4 in custody and 2 women. According to the data, compiled by the research...

AJK: AJK budget to be presented next month: Attique.
May 1, 2007... KOTLI, May 01 (PPI) Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has said that the first AJK Muslim Conference (MC) government budget will be presented in the forthcoming month June 2007. AJK Premier said number of...

Sherpao- Single person carried out Charsadda suicide attack, Sherpao.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) Federal Minister for Interior, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that according to latest investigations a single person carried out Charsadda suicide attack in which 28 people were killed while 52 others were injured....

AJK: New meetings reviewing system going perfectly: Naseem.
May 1, 2007... KOTLI, May 01 (PPI) AJK Minister for communications and housing Col. (Rtd) Raja Muhammad Naseem Khan has said that the new system of review meetings introduced by Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmad Khan is working efficiently and helpful for...

BORDER (Pak-China border opened).
May 1, 2007... Gilgit,, May 01 (PPI) The border between Pakistan and China was opened Tuesday 1st of May. Customs and other relevant departments staff arrived at Sost Check post to facilitate traders of both the countries. Pak-China border is generally...

CITY: Govt. utilizing all resources in education sector, says Mushtaq.
May 1, 2007... ABBOTTABAD, May 01 (PPI) The leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and Minister of State for Minority Affairs Professor Mushtaq victor has said that government is utilizing all its resources on the welfare of education sector and added...

PM (Pak committed to achieve millennium development goals, Shaukat).
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals related to health sector including reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and combating polio,...

City-Call to allocate special funds for minorities welfare.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01(PPI) The non-governmental organization, Saviour Welfare Organization has appealed the government to allocate special funds from Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) for the welfare of Christian community which it said were...

COURT- SJC resumes hearing in CJ's case today.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) will resume hearing on the presidential reference against Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry today (Wednesday). The SJC comprises-Acting Chief Justice Rana...

City: Freedom War moot on May 10.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) The Institute of Research, History and Culture, Quaid-e-Azam University in collaboration with Pakistan Muslim League (PML) would organize a conference on May 10 to commemorate 150th annual celebrations of War of...

City: World Saraiki Congress meets today.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) The meeting of World Saraiki Congresss Board of Governors has been convened to be held here today (Wednesday) at the residence of the Convenor of the congress Fayyaz Baqir. The meeting will be chaired by president of...

PM- PM for betterment of workers.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) Prime Minister Shaukat has reiterated his commitment to continue work hard for the betterment of workers who are playing significant role in national development. Addressing workers leaders in connection with Labour Day...

President- Musharraf sees Ankara declaration very positive development.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) President Pervez Musharraf has said the Ankara Declaration is a positive development between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as both the countries have to fight terrorism and extremism jointly. He was talking to newsmen late...

DAY- Minister assures increasing workers' wages in next budget.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Tuesday assured that the wages of the workers will be increased in the next budget and the private sector will also be asked to follow suit. He said this...

City-Opposition parties, lawyers to hold protest today.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01(PPI) Activists of Political parties, lawyer community, civil society organizations and general public would gather in front of the Supreme Court building to stage protest demonstration when the non-functional Chief Justice of...

City: Salik organizes collective pray for CJ restoration.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) Former Federal Minister J Salik has organized a collective pray for the immediate restoration of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry here at his residence today (Wednesday). Thousands of people across the country...

Aid (USAID donates anti-bird flu equipments to Pakistan).
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) USAID Mission Director, Jonathan Addleton Tuesday handed over Avian Influenza protective equipment along with decontamination and laboratory specimen collection kits to the Pakistani officials to help cope with outbreaks...

Diplomatic- Japanese delegation for mutual cooperation.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) A parliamentary delegation of Japan, who called on federal minister for Population Welfare Chaudhry Shahbaz Hussain here Tuesday stressed the need for extending more cooperation between the two countries. Both the...

AJK: Barrister Sultan to visit U.S, London, Europe.
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) Former Prime Minister of Azad Jammu Kashmir and President Peoples Muslim League (PML), Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry would visit to U.S, London, Europe and other countries to highlight the Kashmir issue in an...

WHO decides to focus on Pak, Afghan, India, Nigeria for polio eradication: DG:.
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) The Director General of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan has said the organization has decided to focus on Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria for complete eradication of polio. Addressing a...

Minister: Hajj quota increased, Ejaz-ul-Haq.
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) Haj quota has been increased and one hundred fifty-nine thousand eight hundred and sixty-five intending pilgrims will perform the next Haj from Pakistan. Previous Haj quota from Pakistan was one hundred and fifty...

Day- Labour unions mar Pro Musharraf rally.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI)The participants of All Pakistan Tankers rally taken out in favour of President Pervez Musharraf and the members of labour organizations, in connection with May Day on Tuesday met with clashes at Liaquat Bagh resulted in...

Day-Collective efforts for welfare of working-class urged.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) Speakers at a function organized in connection with International May Day on Tuesday emphasized the need of collective efforts for the welfare of working-class and suggested a collective movement in this regard with...

Weather (Hot weather to continue).
May 1, 2007... Islamabad, May 01 (PPI) Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twenty-four hours. According to the Met office hot weather conditions is likely to continue in most parts of the country. (THROUGH...

CITY: Moot on "Independence war of 1857" on May 10.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) To mark the Independence war of 1857 a conference, under the auspices of National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, in collaboration with National Centenary Celebration Committee of Muslim League Programme,...

USAID: Protective equipment worth $ 65,000 handed over to Pakistan to cope with bird flue.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May01 (PPI) The USAID Mission Director to Pakistan Jonathan Addleton has handed over sixty-five thousand dollars worth personal protective equipment and laboratory specimen collection kits to Pakistan government to cope with outbreak...

N.As: President Musharraf taking special interest for uplift of N.As: Nisar Memon.
May 1, 2007... Skardu, May 01 (PPI) Northern Areas of Pakistan, especially Baltistan region has very much importance on defence point of view in national security and President Musharraf is taking special personal interest for the socio-economic development...

Sports: Pak's badminton future could be dark: PBF.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May 01 (PPI) Senior Vice President of Pakistan Badminton Federation (PBF), Naqi Mohsin has expressed grave concerns over the future of badminton in Pakistan. Addressing a news conference here at a local hotel, the PBF official said...

CITY: Journalists to hold rally on May 03.
May 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, May01 (PPI) Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and All Pakistan Newspapers Employees Confederations (APNEC) would jointly hold a rally on the occasion of World Journalism freedom day, May 03. The rally would be taken out...

Distt (Kot Addu): Rs. 7500 prize bonds draw today at Hyderabad.
May 1, 2007... KOT ADDU, May 01 (PPI) : The draw of Rs. 7500/ prize bonds is being held today (2nd May) at Hyderabad. The first prize would be for Rs. 10 millions, 2nd prize Rs. 5 millions (3-prizes) and 3rd Rs. 75,000/ (2296- prizes). It may be recalled that...