Pakistani bandits loot passenger bus near Moro
Moro, April 26, 2011 (PPI): A group of bandits looted a bus going from Karachi to Punjab on the night between Monday and Tuesday near here.
Faulty traffic lights aggravate snarl-ups in Karachi
Karachi, April 26, 2011 (PPI): The worsening traffic problems in Karachi are tormenting motorists, as growing malfunctioning of traffic signal lights makes it difficult to regulate a smooth traffi
Pakistani kite flying proving fatal, should be banned: Human Rights Network
Karachi, April 22, 2011 (PPI): Terming the activity as fraught with dangers, President Human Rights Network Karachi Intikhab Alam Suri has urged government to put a ban on kite flying.
Investors losing confidence in dollar: PEW
Islamabad, April 22, 2011 (PPI): The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) has said unprecedented hike in gold and silver prices suggests that investors have lost some faith in weaker US dollar.
People living in poor countries are most vulnerable to malaria-UN
ISLAMABAD, April 22, 2011 (PPI): In 2009, about 3.3 billion people - half of the world's population - were at risk of malaria.
World Bank approves US$41 m for polio eradication in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, April 22, 2011 (PPI): The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved on Thursday a US$41 million additional financing for the Third Partnership for Polio Eradication Project (TPPEP) to su
Interior Minister for Iran as special envoy of President Zardari
Islamabad, April 19, 2011 (PPI): Interior Minister Rehman Malik left Tuesday for Tehran as a special envoy of President Asif Ali Zardari and will call on Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to c
President for taking public, private stakeholders on board to evolve comprehensive strategy to enhance cotton production
Islamabad, April 19, 2011 (PPI): President Asif Ali Zardari asked Food & Agriculture Ministry to take all public, private sector stakeholders on board to evolve comprehensive strategy for enh
Demo in Karachi against French Hijab ban
Karachi, April 19, 2011 (PPI): A large number of women staged a protest demo in front of Karachi Press Club here Tuesday against ban on Hijab in France.
Dangers of contaminated water in Pakistan
Karachi, April 19, 2011 (PPI): A new study conducted by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources PCRWR after tests of water sources across 24 districts in the country found that over 80 pe
