PPI - Pakistan Press International articles from November 2005

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Sale of Eid cards on decline.
November 1, 2005... Multan, November 01(PPI): Massive destruction due to October 8 earth-quake has badly hit the business of Eid-cards in southern Punjab and merely five to ten percent cards were sold out during the month of Ramadan to wish "Eid Mubarak" to near...

Three youths crushed to death by speeding coach.
November 1, 2005... MITHI, Sindh, November 01(PPI): A speeding coach crushed three motorcyclists to death near DCO office turning here last evening. Six passengers of the coach also sustained injuries. The deceased were identified as Dileep, 17, son of Ashok...

Ailing children at NICH Karachi send 'Get Well' cards to quake victim children.
November 1, 2005... KARACHI, November 01(PPI): The children under treatment at the Oncology unit at the National Institute of Child Health, Karachi have made and sent two large 'Get Well' cards for the children victims of earthquake currently under treatment at...

New office bearers of Child Aid Association.
November 1, 2005... KARACHI, November 01(PPI): Prof. Nizamul Hasan and Dr. Abdul Majid have been elected as the President and General Secretary respectively of Child Aid Association for the new term. The elections of the association were held in Annual General...

Clifton Block 2 residents sour over water shortage.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): The residents of Clifton Block-2 area have resented acute shortage of water in their area and warned that might stop paying taxes if their problem was not solved. In this regard Clifton Block-2 Residents...

Jimmy Engineer to celebrate Eid with handicapped children.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): Renowned artist and social worker Jimmy Engineer will celebrate Eid with mentally and physically handicapped children of Darul Sakun Institute of special children on Kashmir Road at 12. 30 pm. Lunch, sweetmeat and...

Adil orders to expedite pace of uplift work in Sindh Small Industrial Estate.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport, Industries & Commerce Mohammad Adil Siddiqui Tuesday directed to accelerate pace of development work in Sindh Small Industrial Estate, being established at Northern Bypass. ...

Vast opportunities for accounting firms in Mainland China.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): Tariq Shafi Chak, Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at Hong Kong has intimated the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) that accounting firms have tremendous opportunities in...

Need for sending more psychologists to earthquake hit areas stressed.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): In the quake-wrecked areas, psychological problems, severe mental disorder and other related diseases were spreading among the affected people, which could cast long lasting impacts on their lives in coming years. ...

CWS flays world community for sluggish response to aid appeals.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): The Church World Service (CWS) on Tuesday criticized the world community for ignoring appeals to provide quick relief aid to survivors of the earthquake victims in Pakistan. The CWS in a press release issued here said...

Civic bodies asked to ensure supply of water, power on Eid day.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman on Tuesday ordered that steps should be taken to ensure availability of provisions electricity, water supply and sewerage disposal facilities to citizens on the occasion of Eidul...

Cricket: Woolmer defends England over subs.
November 1, 2005... Lahore, Nov 01 PPI: Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer said the regular use of substitutes would not be an issue during his team's upcoming home Test cricket series against England. England's use of the law caused a row in the Ashes, but...

Agri field staff asked to facilitate growers.
November 1, 2005... Nawabshah, November 01(PPI): District Officer, Nawabshah Bashir Ahmed Kerio presided over a meeting of officers and field staff of agricultural department including at Sakrand, some 20 kilometers from here on Tuesday. He directed the...

Action against road diggers ordered.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): Nazim Jamshed Town, Col (retd) Syed Tahir Mushadi Tuesday directed officials concerned to take notice of unnecessary digging of roads and action be taken aginst violators according to municipal act. He said...

Weather: City to have hot, dry weather on Wednesday.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01, (PPI): The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi on Wednesday with maximum temperature in range of 34-36 and minimum temperature in the range of 19-21 degree centigrade. Hot and dry weather is...

Bank holidays.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01(PPI): State Bank of Pakistan and all offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation including Public Debt Offices, will remain closed from 3rd November, 2005 to 5th November, 2005 (Thursday to Saturday) being public holidays...

Nilofar on child, women kidnapping.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): Advisor to the Prime Minister on Women's Affairs Nilofar Bakhtiyar said that as per data the unaccompanied children and women in our hospitals and centres are not more than sixty. Ms. Nilofar was commenting on...

University funding on merits.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): The future funding to all public sector Universities -Degree awarded institutions will depend on their overall performance, PPI learnt. The performance will include the level of compliance with the governance...

Soomro, Wasim condole with Adnan Iftikhar.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): Chairman Senate, Mr. Mohammedmian Soomro has condoled with Mr. Adnan Iftikhar, Chief Reporter, Pakistan Press International (PPI) over the sad demise of his father, who died here yesterday. In his message of...

EDUCATION: Pak-Italy cooperation.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): The government of Italy will provide post doctoral fellowship to Pakistan scholars in various fields of S&T and Higher Education, PPI learnt. These fellowship will be for conducting research in Italian...

AJK: Water provision matter to Mangla dam affectees discussed.
November 1, 2005... MIRPUR, November 01(PPI): A high level meeting held here on Tuesday at the office of Commissioner Mangla Dam Affairs for the provision of water to the Mangla dam affectees in new Mirpur City. Ch. Ammar Afzal commissioner Mangla Dam affairs...

PCC condemns Delhi Bomb Blast.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): Pakistan Peace Coalition (PCC) in a press release has condemned the act of terrorism in New Delhi in the form of three bomb blasts in busy market places, and the consequent loss of innocent lives. In this...

Quake. Tent school opened in Balakot.
November 1, 2005... Balakot, November 01(PPI): A tent school has been opened in earthquake-hit town of Balakot. As many as 150 survivor students have been enrolled in the tent school's primary classes. The school has been opened by the Jamaat-e-Islami and...

Quake. Maize crop harvest awaits farmers in Balakot.
November 1, 2005... Balakot, November 01(PPI): Most of the farmers who had sown maize crop in their fertile lands of Balakot had been died in Oct 8 's deadly earthquake. PPI correspondent witnessed during a visit to the affected town that maize crop is ready...

Quake. Fruit, vegetable, grocery shops reopened in Balakot.
November 1, 2005... Balakot, November 01(PPI): Life is returning in the earthquake-hit town of Balakot. About half a dozen fruit, vegetable and grocery shops have been reopened in the main bazaar destroyed in Oct 8 's deadly earthquake. Survivors began shopping...

Quake. PML-N flays slow pace of relief, rescue operations.
November 1, 2005... Balakot, November 01(PPI): Provincial President Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and former Chief Minister Frontier Pir Sabir Shah has stressed that the military-led government should accelerate relief to save thousands of people of...

Quake. Looters eye destroyed buildings of banks, jewelers' shops in Muzaffarabad.
November 1, 2005... Muzaffarabad, Nov 01 (PPI) Despite deployment of the Punjab Police and Islamabad 's capital Police and return of law and order in the earthquake-hit capital of Azad Kashmir, looters are still active in the city. Waheed Chiragh a veteran...

Quake. UNICEF provides 9500 blankets to Shangla affectees.
November 1, 2005... Shangla, Nov 01 (PPI) The UNICEF has provided 9500 blankets and other relief goods to survivors in quake-hit areas of Shangla. UNICEF representative Dr Mumtaz Ali handed over relief goods to the Executive District Officer (EDO) Health Dr Syed...

Quake. Man recovered alive from Allai after 22 days.
November 1, 2005... Abbotabad, Nov 01 (PPI) A man Saeedur Rehman son of Mohammad Sher(4 t village Gangwal in Allai after 22 days of the Oct 8 's deadly earthquake. Pakistan Army's helicopter airlifted injured man to Ayub teaching hospital Abbotabad for...

AJK. 33 AJK passengers defer return from IHK.
November 1, 2005... Muzaffarabad, Nov 01 (PPI) As Many as 33 passengers of Azad Kashmir who had gone Srinagar before Oct 8's earthquake have deferred their return as houses of most of them had been collapsed and they became shelter-less. Officials said that twenty...

Army Corps Commander hints permanent opening of LoC.
November 1, 2005... Hajeera (AJK), Nov 01 (PPI) The Corps Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lt. Gen. Salahud din Satti has said that Line of Control (LoC) could be opened permanently, enabling divided Kashmiri families to meet ach others. Talking to local reporters...

Shawal moon sighting on Thursday.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01(PPI): Meeting of zonal district Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for sighting of moon of Shawal will be held here at LDA Plaza on Thursday (tomorrow). (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

27 villages of district electrified this year.
November 1, 2005... SHAKAR GARH, November 01(PPI): As many as 27 villages including Takhatial, Hajipur Gujran, Pandori, Peela Gujran, Peela Dogran and Kalian have been provided facility of electricity besides construction of lanes and inlets through special grant...

Condolence: Muhammad Hussain.
November 1, 2005... SHAKAR GARH, November 01(PPI): Leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Narowal Ch. Ehsan Qadeer, Advocate, Asif Javed Advocate, Mukhtar Awan Malik, Ch. Safdar Hamayun, Amin Qureshi, Rana Muhammad Hanif, Abdul Majeed Rahi, District Nazim, Dr....

Notes circulation up by Rs 4,036. 835m.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01(PPI): Currency notes in circulation stood at Rs. 752,516,687 million against earlier week's figure of Rs. 748,479. 852 million, showing a rise of Rs. 4,036. 835 million. According to the report of the Sate Bank of Pakistan,...

Plea to vacate Shrine of Hazrat Musa Ahanger from grabbers.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01(PPI): The shrine of Hazrat Musa Ahanger, near Lahore hotel, one of the important ancient historical heritages of the Muslim history, is now a days in possession of grabbers (Qabza Groups) who with connivance of the Auqaf...

PFF asks 12 teams to accomplish demands of eligibility.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01(PPI): Second Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) League 2005 will commence at various cities of Pakistan from 1st December 2005 instead of 7 November as 12 teams, including nine-times National Champion Pakistan International...

Murray college short of teaching and clerical staff.
November 1, 2005... SIALKOT, November 01(PPI): One more year has passed, as many as 116 years old Govt. Murray College Sialkot, the alma mater of Allama Iqbal the poet of the East was still suffering from the great shortage of the teaching and clerical staff,...

WAPDA: River Flows and Reservoirs Level Report.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01(PPI): The position of the river inflows/outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages Tuesday was as under: The inflows and outflows in the Indus at Tarbela and Chashma, river...

DSJ visits jail, releases 45 prisoners.
November 1, 2005... SIALKOT, November 01(PPI): The District & Session Judge (DSJ) Ch. Muhammad Aslam visited the district jail amid tight security. He went to all the barracks and met the prisoners to know their problems. The DSJ announced the release of as many...

Baloch greets Qayyum for winning SC Bar election.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01(PPI): MMA leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Naib Ameer Liaqat Baloch MNA has felicitated Justice (retd) Malik Qayyum for winning Presidential election of Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan. In a greeting message...

Al-Khidmat volunteers' spirit of service eulogized.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01(PPI): Naib ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan and President Al-Khidmat Foundation Liaqat Baloch visited Al-Khidmat camp office at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad on Tuesday, say a press release. ...

Team of psychologists leaves for earthquake-hit areas.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): A relief team of psychiatrists and psychologists of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Karachi, led by its general secretary Dr Qaisar Sajjad on Tuesday left for earthquake-hit areas. Dr Qaisar Sajjad, an ENT...

Any team could play in Karachi without fear: Rauf.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Provincial Home Minister, Rauf Siddiqui said Tuesday that the citizens of the metropolis were sensible and peaceful and any team of the world could play match here without any fear. Addressing to concluding...

Indo-Pak Punjab Games: Final trials of Punjab football team from 7th.
November 1, 2005... Lahore, November 01 (PPI): Second Indo-Pak Punjab Games will be organized at different cities of Punjab, Pakistan from 21-27 December 2005. Punjab Football Association (PFA), in order to participate in the coming show, have decided to hold...

Eid-ul-Fitr prayer timings in DHA mosques.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority Tuesday notified following timings for Eid-ul-Fitr Namaz in DHA mosques. Masjid Tooba, Korangi Road, Phase II, DHA - 0815 hrs; Masjid Abu Bakar Siddique, South...

PFF asks 12 teams to accomplish demands of eligibility.
November 1, 2005... Lahore, November 01 (PPI): Second Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) League 2005 will commence at various cities of Pakistan from 1 December 2005 instead of 7 November as 12 teams, including nine-times National Champion Pakistan International...

Prudential Regulations Amendments- classification, provisioning for loans, advances.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, Nov 01 PPI: State Bank of Pakistan Tuesday announced amendments in existing classification and provisioning criteria prescribed under Prudential Regulations for banks and DFIs. A SBP circular said in sharp contrast to 1990s when...

SHC dismiss petitions against detention of SSP leaders.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Sindh High Court Tuesday dismissed petitions challenging detention of three leaders of banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan SSP under anti terrorism laws after withdrawal by the petitioner's counsel. The petition was...

SHC rejects appeal of Abdul Qadir Tawakal in corruption case.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Sindh High Court Tuesday dismissed appeal of ex-director of Tawakal group filed against his conviction in corruption reference. Abdul Qadir Tawakal was sentenced to seven years prison with fine of Rs. 22. 389...

AKU holds PGME graduation ceremony.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Eleventh Postgraduate Medical Education graduation ceremony of Aga Khan University (AKU) was held here. Professor Masood Hameed Khan, Vice Chancellor, Dow University of Medical Sciences, was the Chief Guest at the...

Cricket: United Gymkhana sails to semi-final of Arif Siddique Ramzan League.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): United Gymkhana moved into semi-final of All Karachi Arif Siddiqui Ramzan Festival Cricket Tournament by beating Youngsters Gymkhana by 39 runs in an exciting quarter final match played at Punjab Ground here Monday....

MUET announces Eid holidays.
November 1, 2005... Jamshoro, November 01 (PPI): Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro authorities have announced that the MUET Jamshoro, Mehran University Public School and Center of Excellence of Arts and Design, MUET, Jamshoro will...

NED to remain close from 3-5.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): N. E. D University of Engineering & Technology Tuesday announced the varsity will remain closed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Nov 3-5) on account of Eid-ul-Fitr. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE)

MUET announces winter timing.
November 1, 2005... Hyderabad, November 01 (PPI): Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro authorities have announced that the during Winter MUET Jamshoro, Mehran University Public School, Center of Excellence Arts and Design shall observe...

1,000 new jobs in IT after its devolution at district level.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Sindh Information Department will appoint around 25 technical staff on contract basis to enhance its managerial expertise for accelerating pace of working on various IT projects in the province. With the...

Hawkers Zone to be introduced at Alamgir Road.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Nazim Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Wasay Jalil Monday said that hawkers' zone would be introduced at Alamgir Road after removing all encroachments there, while in order to ensure smooth flow of vehicular traffic alternate...

Capitalist states slammed for anti-poor approach.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Labour Party Pakistan (LPP) Tuesday flayed the cold response of well off countries toward appeals for increasing relief assistance in earthquake-hit areas and termed it traditional anti-poor attitude of capitalist...

AJK. Sultan opposes dismissal of AJK Govt.
November 1, 2005... Islamabad, November 01 (PPI): Opposition leader in the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly and former Prime Minister AJK Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has opposed the demand of formation of an interim or 'national government' in AJK. In an...

EC- Returning officers for Sargodha bye-polls appointed.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): The acting Chief Election Commissioner, Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Wednesday appointed district returning officer, returning officers and assistant returning officers for holding bye-elections in the provincial...

Japan ruling parties dispatch relief goods.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): The ruling parties of Japan (LDP and its coalition party New Komei Party) have dispatched a consignment of relief goods (estimated 10 tons, valued at US$238,000) to Pakistan for the victims of the earthquake...

HRCP conference on state of human rights in Gilgit today.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): The Human Right Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is holding a press conference on the state of human rights in Gilgit on Thursday (today). Former Law minister and Secretary General HRCP Syed Iqbal Haider will brief...

Two killed in Islamabad highway traffic mishap.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): Two persons were killed and another injured when a truck hit a standing taxi cab on Islamabad highway early Tuesday morning. Police said an over speeding truck no 1963 hit with a taxi cab No LMM-7191 standing at...

IIMC Trust establishes field hospital near Neelum Valley.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): The Islamic International Medical College (IIMC) Trust has established field hospital at Hattian Bala near Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to Provide medical facilities to quake affected people. Another...

AJK: Qayyum terms LoC opening as major CBM.
November 1, 2005... RAWALPINDI, November 01 (PPI): The Former Primer Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Muhammad Abdul Quyyam Khan said that allowing the Kashmir of both side of Line of Control (LoC) to meet each other was a positive step and termed it as a...

Dec 12, last date for SSC exam admission.
November 1, 2005... Rawalpindi, November 01 (PPI): The board of intermediate and secondary education Rawalpindi has issued schedule of the annual secondary school certificate examination 2006. The bard notified that Dec 05 is the last date for private...

ICCI asks traders to celebrate Eid with quake victims.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has appealed the traders of the federal capital to celebrate their Eid with earthquake victims. In a statement here Tuesday, President ICCI Abdul Rauf said...

3,521 patients treated in twin cities hospitals.
November 1, 2005... RAWALPINDI, November 01 (PPI): As many as 3521 earthquake affected patients have been treated and provided medical facilities in the twin cities hospitals excluding the military hospitals since the October 8th earthquake disaster. The most...

Women Crisis Center receives 347 affectees.
November 1, 2005... Islamabad, November 01 (PPI): As many as 347 earthquake affectees including women and children have been received by the Women Crisis Center till Tuesday. Women Crisis Center running by the Ministry of Women Development here in the capital...

DHC relief goods arrive today.
November 1, 2005... ISLAMABAD, November 01 (PPI): Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dubai Humanitarian City (DHC) Ms. Barbara Castek along with the consignment of relief goods for the affected children of earthquake hit areas is arriving here today (Wednesday). PPI...

Iranian Quras ' Qirat in FJWU.
November 1, 2005... RAWALPINDI, November 01 (PPI): The world 's renowned Iranian Qura'Group presented Qirat in Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU). They were led by Dr. Rukshandae cultural attache of Iranian Embassy. The group known as Hamkhawani Group...

Piracha concerned at world apathy after Oct 8 earthquake.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01 (PPI): Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Deputy Secretary General Farid Ahmed Piracha MNA has said trust reposed in the relief work carried by religious parties is a testimony to the fact that Pakistani nation has rejected so-called...

Ministers inquired about health of injured.
November 1, 2005... SIALKOT, November 01 (PPI): The State Minister for Defence Zahid Hamid and AJK's Minister for Religious Affairs Sahibzada Hamid Raza, on Tuseday, visited the Sialkot CMH and they inquired about the health of devastating earthquake victims...

Final trials of Punjab Football team on 7 and 8 November.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01 (PPI): Second Indo-Pak Punjab Games will be organized at different cities of Punjab, from 21-27 December 2005. Punjab Football Association (PFA), in order to participate in the coming show, has decided to hold the final...

Death sentence awarded for property dispute murder.
November 1, 2005... SIALKOT, November 01 (PPI): The Sialkot Additional District & Session Judge Khalid Arshad has awarded death sentence with a fine of Rs. 100, 000 each to two convicts Faisal Mehmood and Sajjad Mehmood for killing a youth Muhammad Khalid over a...

Local Hindus announce Deewali celebration in simple manner.
November 1, 2005... SIALKOT, November 01 (PPI): The Sia lkot based Hindu community has announced to celebrate the Deewali festival in simplified manner to express complete solidarity with the October 08, 2005 devastating earthquake victims. Talking to the...

Merchant house looted.
November 1, 2005... DASKA, November 01 (PPI): Five unidentified armed dacoits looted gold ornaments, cash, electronics and other valuables worth of Rs. one million at gunpoint from the house of local iron merchant Abdul Hamid, in village Jessarwala-Daska, here...

Eid shopping picks up.
November 1, 2005... FAISALABAD, November 01 (PPI): Markets are abuzz as the most auspicious and religious festival of Muslims, Eidul Fitr, draws near. Women of all ages and segments of society throng bazaars and shopping malls. They can be seen haggling with...

Kashmir Martyrs' Day on Nov 6.
November 1, 2005... LAHORE, November 01 (PPI): Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and elsewhere in the world are to observe Kashmir Martyr's Day on Novermber 6 to pay homage to hundreds of thousands of the people massacre by Indian terrorist groups in...

Quake victims deadly need relief goods.
November 1, 2005... SHAKARGARH, Oct 01-(PPI): The government is striving hard to rehabilitate the earthquake victims and there is a dire need of commodities of life especially warm clothes before the winter sets in the quake effected areas. This was stated by...

PFF asks 12 teams to accomplish demands of eligibility.
November 1, 2005... QUETTA, November 01 (PPI): Second Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) League 2005 will commence at various cities of Pakistan from 1 December 2005 instead of 7 November as 12 teams, including nine-times National Champion Pakistan International...

Final trials of Punjab Football team on 7 and 8 November in Second Indo-Pak Punjab Games 2005.
November 1, 2005... QUETTA, November 01 (PPI): Second Indo-Pak Punjab Games will be organized at different cities of Punjab, Pakistan from 21-27 December 2005. Punjab Football Association (PFA), in order to participate in the coming show, have decided to hold...

NGO announces to arrange free prosthesis for quake affectees.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, November 01 (PPI): Lomb Loss Foundation Pakistan (LLFP) Tuesday announced to arrange free artificial limbs with the cooperation of government for the people affected in October 8 devastating earthquake in Azad Kashmir, NWFP and other...

Gulshan town launches pre-Eid cleanliness drive.
November 1, 2005... Karachi, Nov 01 (PPI): Nazim Gulshan-I-Iqbal Town Muhammad Wase Jalil said Tuesday round-o-clock emergency had been imposed in the town and services centre of the town would remain active during Eid ul Fitr holidays. He said the staff of...