12 January 2004 Monday 19 Ziqa'ad 1424 Benazir asks partymen to prepare for next polls ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Former prime minister and Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party Benazir Bhutto has asked the party officials to build organizations at all levels and analyse the political standing of the likely candidates for the next elections. ... Ban on ordinances' promulgation sought ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The People's Party Parliamentarians has submitted the Constitution (18th) Amendment Bill to the Senate secretariat, seeking restriction on promulgation of ordinances by the president while the upper house is in session, sources said on Sunday. ... Lawyers hold long march today ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: A long march from Peshawar to Islamabad will be held on Monday by those lawyers who have been opposing amendment in the Constitution through the Legal Framework Order. ... Nawaz sees civil war in country LAHORE, Jan 11: PML-N patron Nawaz Sharif has alleged the rulers are pushing the country towards civil war by conducting one after another military operations in tribal areas without taking parliament into confidence. ... Fazl says governor will have to go PESHAWAR, Jan 11: MMA secretary-general MNA Maulana Fazlur Rahman has termed the operation in South Waziristan 'terrorism' and said offering ceasefire to India and fighting its own people had become a habit of the army. ... Operation in Wana slammed KARACHI, Jan 11: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's central leader and deputy chief of Jamaat-i-Islami, Prof Ghafoor Ahmad, criticizing the army operation in Wana, South Waziristan, termed it a conspiracy against army as well as the people. ... JUI demands halt to Wana operation PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam has asked the federal government to halt the army operation in the troubled South Waziristan Agency and resolve the matter through negotiations. ... Jirga demands end to Fata operation PESHAWAR, Jan 11: A tribal jirga comprising Fata parliamentarians and elders urged the government to forthwith stop the military operation in the tribal belt, specially South Waziristan Agency, on the pretext of flushing out Al Qaeda and Taliban remnants. ... West scared of seminaries: JI LAHORE, Jan 11: War on terror is basically an anti-Muslim conspiracy aimed at converting young Muslim generation into a secular lot. The central executive of the Jamaat-i-Islami said in a resolution here on Sunday. ... 'Composite dialogue to bring stability' PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has said the proposed composite dialogue between India and Pakistan will help bring stability in the region. ... Kasuri sees next six months vital for peace KASUR, Jan 11: The next six months are very important for durable peace in the region in view of the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan. ... Kashmiris be included in dialogue, says Sultan RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: Former prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Sunday called for including Kashmiris in the forthcoming "composite dialogue" between Islamabad and New Delhi. ... PML-Q backs president's Kashmir policy RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: The PML-Q central vice-president and chairman of its media committee, Syed Kabir Ali Wasti, said the policy of President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Kashmir is in the larger interest of the country. ... UK urged to help resolve Kashmir issue LONDON, Jan 11: Britain has a great responsibility to help solve the Kashmir issue which can enable Pakistan and India to address wide-spread poverty by slashing their defence expenditures, said British MP Fabian Hamilton here on Sunday. ... Irregularities in HBL privatization: ARD LAHORE, Jan 11: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has alleged irregularities in the privatization of the Habib Bank Ltd. ... President's security staff barred from using cell phones RAWALPINDI, Jan 11: Security officials have been barred from using cellular phones while performing duties during President Pervez Musharraf's movements, sources revealed. ... President, PM condole Hameed's death ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali have expressed grief over the demise of seasoned parliamentarian Sardar Abdul Hameed Jatoi. ... Appointment resented ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The first appointment in the Supreme Court after the induction of the new chief justice has created resentment among the officials and the aggrieved officers are preparing a representation for the reversal of the decision, sources said. ... Sindh govt criticized for failing to curb crime THATTA, Jan 11: Leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro here on Sunday deplored the poor law and order situation in Sindh, holding the provincial coalition responsible for it. ... Former AJK minister released MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 11: Former AJK minister and Pakistan Peoples Party's leader Chaudhry Mohammad Yasin was released by the AJK government on Sunday from the Kotli jail reportedly under pressure of different quarters. ... E-commerce moot opens KARACHI, Jan 11: Prof Dr Attaur Rahman, federal minister in charge, science and technology, on Sunday called for focussing more on e-business in Pakistan, as there existed a vast scope for its exports. ... Muttahida sends relief goods to Iran KARACHI, Jan 11: Khidmat-i-Khalq Foundation, in collaboration with a British welfare organization, handed over three truckloads of relief goods to the Iranian consul general here on Sunday. ... Two confess to human smuggling PESHAWAR, Jan 11: Two alleged human traffickers confessed to sending about 160 persons, mostly Afghan nationals, from Pakistan to European countries on fake Pakistani and British passports, official sources told Dawn here on Saturday. ... Seed shortage affects sunflower cultivation BADIN, Jan 11: More than 40 per cent of land prepared for sunflower cultivation in the district could not be utilized due to non-availability of the certified seed. ... PR tickets for eight Indian cities LAHORE, Jan 11: The Pakistan Railways will issue tickets for eight Indian cities when Samjhota Express resumes its operation after a break of two years on Jan 15. ... Experts stress use of natural products: Second day of chemistry moot KARACHI, Jan 11: The Pakistani scientists have developed more than thousand products with the help of plants having medicinal properties ... Treatment options for breast cancer discussed KARACHI, Jan 11: Breast cancer is the most common of the cancers among Pakistani women. Initially, it was thought that breasts having malignant tumours should be removed. ... Saudi group arrives to discuss billet plant KARACHI, Jan 11: A 10-member delegation of Al-Tuwairqi Group of Companies, Saudi Arabia, which owns the largest billet-making plant in the private sector, arrived here. ... Seminar on Islamic banking held SIALKOT, Jan 11: The Director of the State Bank of Pakistan, Pervez Said, has said the SBP has promulgated the policy of Islamic banking according to which full-fledged banks can be established. ... Spendings on poverty reduction decline ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: The pro-poor budgetary expenditure in eight core sectors, out of a total 16, has declined during the first quarter of the current fiscal year when compared with same period of last year. ... 78,000 cases of HIV/AIDS in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Jan 11: Pakistan is a low prevalent but high risk country in South Asia regarding HIV/AIDS and comes after India with 78,000 - including 16,000 women and 2,200 children- estimated cases of people living with the syndrome. ... NWFP to launch projects to control AIDS PESHAWAR, Jan 11: The NWFP health department is to launch innovative projects under the World Bank-sponsored enhanced provincial HIV/AIDS control programme, an official told Dawn. ...

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