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Stipend for Postgraduate Trainees of Dow University of Health Sciences.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Postgraduate trainees of Dow University of Health Sciences will receive their stip as all formalities have been fulfilled, a press release said...

Four women killed, one kidnapped in Larkana.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Larkana, February 28 (PPI): As many as four women were killed and one kidnapped in different incidents in Larkana and adjoining areas during last 24 hours. According to...

Year 2004 set new history with 648000 tourists arrival in Pakistan.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Islamabad, February 28 (PPI): The year 2004 set "a new history" with 648000 tourists arrival in Pakistan compared to 500900 in previous year, registering "a remarkable"...

Imtiaz Shaikh challenges Arbab Ghulam Rahim to appear in Sindh assembly and debate the corruption charges.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): The recently sacked minister of Sindh, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh Monday challenged the chief minister Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim to appear in the...

Condolence on demise of Shaikh Ismail Ali Abu Dawood.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Vice President SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Shaikh Jamil Mahboob expressed his heartfelt sentiments on the sad demise of Shaikh Ismail...

Sports: Bridge: Taqi-Mushahid wins Pair Event.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): A veteran pair of Mushahid Sidiqui-Tariq Reza occupied top berth with an impressive score of 62.75 percent in the Pair Event, which was part of...

Master Plan for shifting workshops, garages, timber marts, showrooms outside Karachi city.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): The City District Government Karachi has started the work for preparing a master plan for shifting outside the garages, workshops, car showrooms,...

Rotary club completes 100 years.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Nawabshah, February 28 (PPI): The Rotary & Rotaract clubs of Nawabshah organized a centennial programme to celebrate completion of 100 years of Rotary club, an international...

88 cases of irregularities in payment of stipend to artists/writers detected: Sindh Tourism & Culture Minister.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): Sindh Minister for Tourism & Culture, Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani disclosed on Monday that 88 cases of irregularities in payment of stipend to the...

Muslim Scholar urges need for discovering inner self.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, Feb.28 PPI: Iraq born Muslim philosopher Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri has said that in the modern day world Muslims must refer to their heritage of religion, science,...

State Bank Export Finance Scheme, Refixation Rates For March 2005.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): State Bank of Pakistan has decided that rate of refinance under Export Finance Scheme applicable for March 2005 shall be 4.5% per annum. The...

Kashmiris want withdrawal of troops.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The people of Jammu Kashmir could not take any decision in the presence of Pakistani and Indian troops, therefore, both countries should...

Sports: Cricket: Ashraf's ton spearheads Karachi Bulls into semifinal of PVCA Inter City Veterans tourney.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Due to sparkling century by Ashraf Pakhali 107 on just 63 balls, Karachi Bulls registered easy victory against Rest of Sindh in Group B by huge...

City Nazim imposes Section 144 to restrain milk traders from selling milk at higher price.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): The City Nazim Naimatullah Khan has with immediate effect imposed Section 144 restraining the milk traders from selling the milk at higher rates....

Sugar traders ordered to declare stocks by March 05 or face the action.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): The District Coordination Officer, Karachi Fazl-ur-Rahman, who is also Controller General of Prices, taking serious note of increase in sugar...

Com: Javedan earns record biannaual profit.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The Javedan Cement Ltd has earned a record profit of Rs.103.86 million in July-December, 2004 as against Rs.26.952 million in the corresponding...

Judgment deferred.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): An Anti Terrorism Court in Karachi Monday deferred judgment till March 3, 2005 of trial against activists of Harkatul Mujahideen Al Alami in...

Sindh assembly: House Business Committee formed.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): Speaker Sindh assembly Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah constituted a House Business Committee on Monday with five members each from both treasury and...

Com: SBP invites tender for Market T-Bills.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The Exchange and Debt Management Department of State Bank of Pakistan has invited tender for sale of Government of Pakistan Market Treasury...

PROF. ATTA STRESSES ON QUALITY EDUCATION.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) HYDERABAD, February 28 (PPI): Federal Minister and Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr. Prof. Atta Ur Rehman has stressed for quality and standard education to boost...

Com: PNFTU demands enforcement of court order in KSE.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The Secretary General Pakistan National Federation of Trade Unions (PNFTU) Abdul Ghafoor Baloch condemned thel demand of Karachi Stock Exchange...

Sports: TCS names girl squad for National Athletics Championship.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The City School Southern Region named its girls athlete's squad for taking part in 39th National Athletics Championship. According to a press...

Sindh forest department takes control of 594 acres of land.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): A spokesman of Forest Department Sindh stated on Monday that as per the directives of Chief Minister, an area of 594 acres under the illegal...

16 Indian fishing boats, 101 crewmembers apprehended.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Sixteen Indian fishing boats were apprehended along with their 101 crewmembers on 26/27 Feb for fishing illegally in Pakistani waters, by...

Edu:KU announces exam schedule for BS Physiotherapy.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The University of Karachi announced the schedule of second year B.S. in Physiotherapy (Batch 2002) annual examination- 2004, which would be held...

Sindh gets record cotton yeild of 3mn bales this year.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Food and Agriculture Mir Murtaza Khan Jatoi said on Monday that cotton yield had crossed the mark of three...

Cloudy Weather Forecast with chances of rain/thunderstorm at few places in Karachi.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): The Met. office has forecast cloudy/partly cloudy weather with chances of rain/thunderstorm at few places in Karachi on Tuesday. The minimum...

Annual function of DHA Montessori-I.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The annual function of DHA Montessori-I was held at Sea View Township here on Monday. Brig (retd) Muzaffar-ul-Hasan, director education DHA was...

Workshop on tr in teaching of biochemistry.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The Department of Biochemistry, Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry in collaboration with University of Karachi is holding a four-day HEC...

Distt: Schedule for army recruitment.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Kot Ghulam Muhammad, Feb.28 PPI: Pakistan Army Recruitment Center in March 2005 will establish camps for men wishing to enroll in the armed forces. According to the...

CDGK first time in history of Pakistan allocated 33 percent of annual budget for education: City Nazim's advisor.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): No provincial or federal government in the history of Pakistan except for City District Government (CDGK) allocated 33 percent of annual budget...

KBCA razes illegal structures in different city parts.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, Feb.28 PPI: The Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) Monday initiated a demolition drive against illegal constructions and defaulters of regularization...

Distt: Dacoits kill cop near Mirpur Mathelo.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Sukkur, Sindh, February 28 (PPI): A gang of dacoits gunned down a cop near Mirpur Mathelo on Monday. According to details, a policeman of investigation branch Allah Ditto...

WB`s Senior Vice President calls on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Islamabad, February 28 (PPI): The World Bank's Senior Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist, Mr. Franois Bourguignon, who arrived here on Sunday for a...

Women councilors' delegation from Punjab visit CDGK Secretariat.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): A 25-member delegation of women councilors from various districts of Punjab including Multan, Khanewal, Vehari, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh and...

Five gangs busted.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) MULTAN, February 28 (PPI): Multan Police have busted five organised gangs of robbers, vehicle lifters and siezed stolen goods worth Rs. 20 million while remaining members of...

Gulf Bank int to invest in Karachi real estate sector.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): CEO of First Gulf Bank, UAE, Mr. Abdul Hameed Saeed has expressed his keen interest in investing in real estate sector in Karachi apart form...

PMA concerned over new polio cases in three provinces.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) expressed its deep concern over the four cases of polio detected in Pakistan, even after 53 rounds, from...

Nawaz Sharif directs for preference to reliable, time-tested workers in PML-N reorganization.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Deposed Prime Minister and Chief of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif Monday asked local PML-N leaders to give preference to...

Sindh assembly rejects motion seeking debate on Arbab-Imtiaz row, begins debate on law & order.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): The provincial assembly of Sindh rejected on Monday with majority vote a motion moved by opposition leader Nisar Ahmed Khuhro seeking permission...

Sports: Hockey: Sohail, Wasim to play for Pakistan: President PHF.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): President Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Tariq Mr Tariq Kirmani said on Monday that ace penalty corner specialist Sohail Abbas and former...

Result of annual examinations of dispensers and other para Medical technicians courses.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Chairman Sindh Medical Faculty, Karachi has announced the results of Dispensers and other Technicians courses including Laboratory Technician,...

Weather Warning: Heavy rainfall in Balochistan expected, fishermen asked to be careful.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) KARACHI, February 28 (PPI): The Met. office has forecast widespread rains in Balochistan during next three days. In a Weather Warning released Monday evening said that...

SHCBA demands withdrawal of Bill for Federal Court.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The Sindh High Court Bar Association Monday deliberated upon the draft bill for creating "Federal Court" by government and termed "it extra...

Fisherfolk Forum to struggle for release of fishermen.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum has announced to launch a vigorous struggle for the release of detained fishermen arrested by the Marine Security...

Sports: Hockey: PHF to decide fate of new coach in couple of months says Kirmani.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Newly elected President of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Tariq Kirmani said that they would decide the fate of new coach for national hockey...

PPP holds demos, rallies against price-hike, poverty and unemployment.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Karachi division Monday held demonstrations and took out rallies in five different areas in protest against hike...

Brief interruption in phone service in some city parts likely on March 3.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Telephone numbers starting with prefix: 560, 561, 566, 567, 568, and 569 are likely to be interrupted on 3rd March, 2005 between 2:30 to 3:00 in...

Hda.employees not paid for 2 months.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) HYDERABAD,February 28 (PPI):Hyderabad Development Authority Employees Union has protested on non payment of salaries for two months to employees of HDA, Water and Sewerage...

Science fair from tuesday.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) HYDERABAD, February 28 (PPI): Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in collaboration with District Officer Education (Colleges) is organizing Science Fair 2005 at...

SHC notices to AG on petition against CM.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The Sindh High Court Monday issued notice to Advocate General Sindh for March 3, 2005 on petition seeking investigation against Chief Minister...

Violation of child rights on the rise.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The violation of child rights in the country is on the rise and as many as 17,112 children were abused during last five years, said Lawyers for...

Sports: Hockey: Pakistan, India to play cross border series on regular basis.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Pakistan and India national hockey teams will play cross border series on regular basis said President Pakistan Hockey Federation on Monday at...

Com: World Bank to help refining VET system in Pakistan.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, Feb 28, (PPI):World Bank will assess and review the Vocational Education & Training (VET) in order to prepare a work-plan for devising policy options for...

Srtc leader arrested attempting self immolation.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) HYDERABAD,February 28 (PPI): Haji Ghulam Mohammed Deper chairman of now defunct Sindh Road Transport Corporation union was arrested while attempting self immolation at Hyder...

Investment Corporation of Pakistan Registers 25% Increase in Dividend Income.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Investment Corporation of Pakistan ICP has registered 25% increase in its dividend income during first half of current fiscal year. ICP's Board...

Human rights london leader calls for liberation of bonded Family of peasant munoo bheel.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) HYDERABAD, February 28 (PPI): The veteran politician and labour leader of Bhutto era and human rights activist Mukhtar Rana who is presently living in London has urged...

HRM member be included in transfer, posting body, City Nazim asked.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The members of Human Resources Management/ District Coordination Committee, City District Government Karachi (CDGK) in a meeting urged City Nazim...

Women educationists believe AKUEB will strengthen class-based educational system.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Female educationists and senior teachers at a seminar on Monday termed establishment og Aga Khan University Education Board (AKUEB) as conspiracy...

20 Karachi picnickers hurt, as their bus overturns near Thatta.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Thatta, February 28 (PPI): Twenty picnickers belonging to Karachi were injured here on Monday, when their coaster overturned near Chilia, eight kilometers from here....

Sports: Cricket: Patrons Trophy Grade-11 starting from today.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): ABN Amro Patrons Trophy Grade-11 Cricket Championship is starting from today (Tuesday) at different centers of the country. Eighteen teams...

MPA Humeera Alwani, 71 others booked.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Thatta, Sindh, February 28 (PPI): Dhabeji police on Monday lodged a case against MPA Humeera Alwani and 71 others and started raid for arrest of them. According to details,...

Sports: Bay View High School annexes AKU Inter School Collegiate Basketball tourney.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Bay View High School defeating St Michael Convent School in the final 41-32 annexed the title of AKU Inter School on Monday at AKU Sports Center....

Com: WCCI delegates depart to attend First Forum of Islamic BusinessWomen.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, Feb.28 PPI: A 16-member delegation of the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI) led by its president Begum Salma Ahmed left for Sharjah on Monday to...

Course on Office Management.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): One-week course on "Office Management" was inaugurated on Monday at the Establishment Division (Management Services Wing), Block 46-A, Pakistan...

Distt: Polio Campaign Rally in Badin.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Badin, February 28 (PPI): About 220,000 children of district Badin would be adminstered the anti-polio drops in three-day polio campaign, said by DO Health Badin Dr. Maula...

Merit-based appointments in KMDC lauded.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) MPAs Nasrullah Khan Shajee, Hameedullah Khan Advocate and Younus Barrai said on Monday that it was the first time...

Lease rights for marble mining to be given only to sound parties: Minister.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, Feb.28 PPI: Provincial Minister for Minerals Irfanullah Marwat on Monday said lease rights for marble mining would only be granted to those aspirants who were...

Sports Cricket Dalai Lama says he will not inaugurate Indo-Pak match.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Dharamsala, Feb 28 PTI: "A potential political row" was averted Monday with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama opting out of inauguration of three-day Indo-Pak warm-up...

Distt: Married woman killed as Kari, youth commits suicide.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Larkana, Sindh, February 28 (PPI): A married woman was killed as kari by her husband, while a youth committed suicide in Larkana district, on Monday. According to police...

Federal Industries, Production Minister Speaks.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Federal Minister for Industries, Production & Special Initiatives Jehangir Tareen has underlined imperative need for specializing in selected...

Sports: Hyderabad clubs dismayed over exclusion of top player of domestic cricket from national team.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Hyderabad, February 28 (PPI): More than 20 cricket clubs of Hyderabad region have urged President General Pervez Musharraf, chief patron of cricket and chairman of Pakistan...

SSGC Half-Yearly Results Show 16% Growth in Sales.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Board of Directors of Sui Southern Gas Company at a meeting Monday chaired by Aitzaz Shahbaz, approved audited financial results of first...

Distt: Anti-Polio walk in Larkana.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Larkana, Sindh, February 28 (PPI): An Anti-Polio walk was taken-out from old DHO office Larkana, here on Monday. The walk was led by the District Coordination Officer...

Distt: Civil defense volunteers asked to serve their localities.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Larkana, Sindh, February 28 (PPI): The District Coordination Officer Larkana Mr. Abdul Razaque Qureshi has said that the Civil Defence volunteers will play a vital role in...

End Of feudalism & Provincial Autonomy Must For Pakistan: Altaf Hussain.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Muttehada Quami Movement leader Altaf Hussain Monday contended that "end of feudalism, and complete provincial autonomy alone can ensure...

Sindh assembly's performance satisfactory, says Governor Ibad.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Sukkur, Sindh, February 28 (PPI): Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad said, here on Monday, that he was fully satisfied over the performance of the Sindh assembly. Informally...

Niamat forms body to resolve milk price issue.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): City Nazim Niamatullah Khan Advocate has constituted a committee to tlak with milk whole-sellers and dairy farmers to resolve the on-going...

National Security Council discusses ways, means to promote religious moderation, reviews law, order.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Islamabad, February 28 (PPI): The National Security Council at its third meeting Monday in Islamabad, chaired by President General Pwervez Musharraf discussed in detail ways...

International Defense Day on Tuesday.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): The International Civil Defense Day will be observed on Tuesday at all Civil Defense Units, said Altaf Hussain, Deputy Controller, Civil Defense...

Pakistan Rangers Sindh Anti-Polio Drive.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Corps Commander 10 Corps Lt. General Salahuddin Satti was chief guest Monday at a function for Anti-Polio drive held in Pakistan Rangers (Sindh)...

Three real brothers die in road accident near Khuzdar.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Khuzdar, Balochistan, February 28 (PPI): Three motorcyclists, told to be real brothers, died on the spot here on Monday, as an oil tanker ran over them. According to...

National anti-polio campaign launched.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): A 3-day national anti-polio campaign launched here Monday under the auspices of The Polio Eradication Initiative Pakistan (PEIP) and Extended...

Karachiites to participate in 'million march' to reject rulers' policies: MMA.
February 28, 2005... (From Pakistan Press International Information Services Limited) Karachi, February 28 (PPI): Karachiites to participate en masse in 'million march' to reject rulers' policies, said MMA leaders here on Monday, addressing a gathering of...