03 January 2004 Saturday 10 Ziqa'ad 1424 JI leader's remarks criticized ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The secretary general of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, Saranjam Zamindar, has criticized the statement of Qazi Hussain Ahmed in which the latter said the ARD was angry with the MMA ... Shujaat says trust vote constitutional ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The president and parliamentary leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has said that the vote of confidence for President Gen Musharraf was in accordance with the Constitution and in consonance with the 17th constitutional amendment. ... PM reviews security measures for summit ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Friday reviewed overall arrangements made for Saarc summit in Islamabad, interior minister told Dawn. ... Image of assemblies tarnished: Khuhro - Vote of confidence for Gen Musharraf LARKANA, Jan 2: Opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has said that the proceedings in the assemblies during the vote of confidence have exposed the hollow claims of a strong government. ... MJAH won't quit MMA LAHORE, Jan 2: A dissident MMA leader alleged on Friday that Qazi Husain Ahmad and Maulana Fazlur Rehman had made the religious alliance subservient to Gen Musharraf. ... Accord to bring in stability: Pervaiz LAHORE, Jan 2: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi says the ruling party's agreement with the MMA will harbinger a new era of political and economic stability ... Abolition of subvention pool proposed ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The provinces have proposed to abolish the Rs20 billion subvention pool under the sixth National Finance Commission (NFC) award, provided the distribution of divisible pool is made on a 50:50 basis between the federation and its units, Dawn has learnt. ... Saarc countries heads start arriving today RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: Heads of state of Saarc member countries will start arriving here early on Saturday morning at Islamabad International Airport. ... Legislators urged to adopt changes in press laws RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: After extensive consultations and discussions, delegates attending the national conference on "Right to know and freedom of expression" here on Friday suggested several amendments to laws ... Speakers demand united South Asia ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Leaders of non-governmental organizations from six countries of South Asia here on Friday held forth the vision of a South Asia united against poverty, social injustice, undemocratic attitudes and militarism. ... Russia backs peace moves between India, Pakistan: envoy ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Russia is actively supporting the peace initiatives between India and Pakistan at all levels, said the Russian ambassador to Pakistan, Edward Shevchenko, here on Friday. ... Pakistan, India urged to resolve disputes ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Eduard S Shevchenko, Russian Ambassador in Pakistan, has said that the Indian and Pakistani leadership should move forward and resolve all outstanding disputes. ... Full-dress rehearsal inspected: Special device to move ahead of Indian PM's convoy RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: The Indian security officials are bringing in a special device to further boost security for their prime minister during the Saarc summit, a security source told Dawn. ... Call to ratify Convention on Human Trafficking ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The representatives of the civil society organizations have urged the heads of the Saarc member countries gathering here to ratify the Convention on Human Trafficking. ... '1.2 million die of water-borne diseases annually' ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: As many as three million people in Pakistan acquire infections annually due to contaminated water of which 40 per cent die. ... ADB okays $150,000 to promote research ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a technical assistance (TA) grant of $150,000 to the Pakistan government to establish a network of researchers, academics, development practitioners ... Jubilations as divided families meet again: Karachi-Mumbai flights KARACHI, Jan 2: Scenes of jubilation and merriment, punctuated by occasional sobs, were witnessed at Quaid-i-Azam International Airport on Friday when a PIA plane carrying 159 passengers from Mumbai touched down after a lapse of nearly two years. ... SHC moved against 17th amendment KARACHI, Jan 2: A constitutional petition was filed in the Sindh High Court by Sohail Hameed, advocate, on Friday in which he prayed to the court to restrain the government from acting upon the 17th amendment ... Afghanistan's official told to leave country PESHAWAR, Jan 2: An Afghan official who was picked up by a secret agency's officials on Dec 21 has been ordered to leave the country, sources said on Thursday. ... US being helped in data collection: Fingerprint cell set up in FIA - officials PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The Federal Investigation Agency is helping the US authorities to collect data about Pakistanis involved in various crimes as a part of the international campaign against terrorism, officials said. ... Pollution in Kabul River causing problems PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The Kabul River has become a dumping place as the effluents of the industrial units, which are without any waste water treatment facilities, are disposed into it, an environmental survey revealed. ... Two French journalists seek release of passports KARACHI, Jan 2: The Sindh High Court on Friday issued notices to a deputy attorney-general and the FIA for Jan 5 in a petition by two French journalists against the seizure of their passports as security for their release on bail. ... HEC to set up centre of excellence in law ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to set up a centre of excellence in law to improve teaching and research standards in the discipline. ... Hinderance in merger of eight postal units RAWALPINDI, Jan 2: Pakistan Post has entered into a serious row with various military authorities here, as the latter have refused to allow the former to merge its eight postal units ... Induction of outgoing CJ as NAB chief flayed ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The president of the Supreme Court Bar Association Justice (rtd) Tariq Mahmud has strongly criticised the reported induction of the outgoing Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to the post of chairman of the National Accountability Bureau. ... Nadra refuses to withdraw cases against councillors PESHAWAR, Jan 2: The National Database and Registration Authority has refused to withdraw cases against the councillors allegedly involved in attesting application forms of aliens for computerized national identity cards. ... Thal Canal Remodelling Project abandoned MIANWALI, Jan 2: The Thal Canal Remodelling Project which was launched during the Benazir Bhutto era in 1995 has been abandoned. ... Hepatitis-C cases on the rise KARACHI, Jan 2: Like that of Hepatitis B, the prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is increasing steadily among the Pakistanis. Yet there is little awareness among them of the risk factors involved, a series of studies has shown. ... Polio vaccination to begin on 20th KARACHI, Jan 2: An estimated number of 8.5 million children, up to five years of age, will be administered Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) in Sindh during the forthcoming National Immunization Days being observed across the country from Jan 20 to 22. ... NIRC orders three CBUs in PTCL KARACHI, Jan 2: The National Industrial Relations Commission has ordered that there would be three collective bargaining units (CBUs) in the Pakistan Telecommunications Company. ...

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