26 January 2004 Monday 03 Zilhaj 1424 Senior KRL official released ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: A senior official of the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), Mansoor Ahmed, who was called for second session of debriefing, returned home on Saturday night. ... Qazi warns of protest against scientists' arrest RAWALPINDI, Jan 25: Acting president of Muttahida Majlis-i- Amal (MMA) Qazi Hussain Ahmad on Sunday warned the government of launching a countrywide protest ... APC asks government to free all N-scientists KARACHI, Jan 25: The All Parties Conference has condemned the manner in which nuclear scientists have been treated and demanded that they be released immediately. ... ANP says it favours nuclear-free world MANSEHRA, Jan 25: The Awami National Party has said that being a follower of the late Bacha Khan's policy of non-violence, it is all for a nuclear-free world. ... N-arsenal not in 'safe hands' LAHORE, Jan 25: JUI amir Maulana Fazlur Rehman says President Pervez Musharraf's admission that nuclear technology might have been proliferated by some individuals for personal gains has established that the country's atomic programme is not in safe hands. ... MMA protests against Wana operation KARACHI, Jan 25: The rulers of Pakistan are treating patriotic nuclear scientists as criminals and their houses are being raided in the name of 'debriefing' just to appease Americans, said Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal leader Maulana Asadullah Bhutto on Sunday. ... PPP asks govt to let Benazir return PESHAWAR, Jan 25: The women's wing of the Pakistan People's Party has demanded that the government should facilitate honourable return of party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto and release her spouse Asif Ali Zardari forthwith. ... Nine PPP members join PML-Q LARKANA, Jan 25: Nine political activists, including Kambar taluka People's Party Parliamentarians president, have joined the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid). ... Not enough water for new dams: Khuhro HYDERABAD, Jan 25: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has opposed the construction of carryover dams on the Indus on the grounds water was not available for such dams. ... Fair allocation of resources demanded MULTAN, Jan 25: A Punjab Assembly member belonging to opposition PPP, Dr Javed Ahmed Siddiqi, has accused the provincial government and bureaucracy of being unfair against the people of Seraiki belt in resource allocation. ... Centre urged to take note of lawlessness in Frontier MANSEHRA, Jan 25: The leader of the opposition in the NWFP Assembly, Shahzada Mohammad Gustasap Khan, said on Sunday if the federal government did not take immediate notice of the deteriorating law and order situation in the NWFP ... Durrani assures Faisal of help PESHAWAR, Jan 25: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has assured Federal Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat of all-out support on behalf of his government and party, the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, in efforts against terrorism. ... Fahim condoles Hamid Raza's death ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) chairman and People's Party Parliamentarians President Makhdoom Amin Faheem on Sunday condoled the death of former ambassador and a seasoned politician ... FO stresses trilateral talks on Kashmir ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: Foreign Office Spokesman Masood Khan has said the dialogue on Kashmir issue will never be successful without the inclusion of Pakistan in the process. ... Time for India to stop violence in Kashmir, says Anwar ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: India should forthwith announce end to violence as well as halt to fencing on the Line of Control in Kashmir. This was stated by Azad Kashmir President Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan, while talking to a number of delegations which called on him at Kashmir House on Sunday. ... MQM calls for opening of Indian consulate KARACHI, Jan 25: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief, Altaf Hussain, on Sunday demanded that the Khokhrapar route and the Indian consulate be opened in the city to facilitate travel by divided families in both the countries and strengthen people-to-people contact. ... NA council submits reform bill GILGIT, Jan 25: The Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC) has submitted the reform bill, prepared by its legal committee, to the administration for implementation, sources told Dawn on Sunday. ... Efforts urged to strengthen tech base KARACHI, Jan 25: Federal Minister for Investment and Privatization Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has reiterated the need for concerted efforts to help Pakistan emerge as a strong linkage between the Islamic world and the states with sound technological base. ... 'Islamabad, Kabul face common enemies' KABUL, Jan 25: Recent assassination attempts on President Gen Pervez Musharraf have demonstrated that Pakistan and Afghanistan have common enemies, a Pakistani leader and an Afghan spokesman said on Sunday. ... Slum dwellers demand end to evictions ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The All-Pakistan Alliance of Kutchi Abadis at a convention here on Sunday demanded of the government to implement the National Kutchi Abadi Policy 2001 and either regularize their settlements or resettle all the slum dwellers in the country. ... NCSW in need of full-time members, secretariat: report ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) should be equipped with support staff, a full-time chairperson, secretary and an independent secretariat at federal and provincial levels. ... Water body's future hangs in balance ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The future of the technical committee on water issues hangs in the balance as its Chairman A.N.G. Abbasi and the federal government have failed to resolve their differences over terms of reference (TORs) of the committee, Dawn has learnt on authority. ... Nadra conducts 2nd online test for candidates ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has conducted an online test for the second time in the seven major cities of the country for recruitment of appropriate human resources. ... 172 Afghan commissionerate employees sacked PESHAWAR, Jan25: The State and Frontier Regions Ministry (Safron) has laid off 172 employees of various grades in the Afghan commissionerate, Peshawar, with a view to reducing its expenditures, officials said. ... China offers desalination technology to Pakistan BEIJING, Jan 25: China has offered Pakistan technology to desalinate sea water for use in agriculture and for drinking purposes, a senior official from Tianjin Institute of Seawater Desalination here told APP. ... HC begins emergency visa service LONDON, Jan 25: Pakistan's High Commission here has started emergency visa service on Saturdays and Sundays to facilitate the expatriates who have to travel to their country in case of an emergency. ... Five more tribesmen handed over to govt WANA, Jan 25: Five more tribesmen were handed over to the political administration by a tribal Lashkar, while the house of a wanted man who did not surrender was demolished in the Sholam area here on Saturday. ... Last Haj flight leaves today ISLAMABAD, Jan 25: The pre-Haj operation to airlift about 130,000 intending Pakistani pilgrims to Jeddah will be completed on Jan 26. The last Haj flight PK-1361 would leave Lahore for Jeddah on Monday evening ...

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