05 February 2004 Thursday 13 Zilhaj 1424 Qazi asks Musharraf to quit LAHORE, Feb 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has asked Gen Pervez Musharraf to quit for taking Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan's issue to the National Security Council instead of parliament. ... 'No one believes govt's stance on nuclear issue' ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has condemned the statement of Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto "never let slip a chance to damage the country". ... PPP criticizes govt on scientists' issue LARKANA, Jan 4: Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has alleged that President Gen Pervez Musharraf is saving himself while nuclear scientists are being insulted. ... ARD unlikely to back MMA's call ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy is unlikely to support the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal's call for observing a strike on Friday in support of nuclear scientists ... JUP to convene APC on 8th LAHORE, Feb 4: The JUP-NS has announced that it will convene an all-party conference in the city on Feb 8 to assemble people from various walks of life on a single platform for protecting country's nuclear programme. ... MMA protest against govt policies tomorrow SARGODHA, Feb 4: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to observe a strike on Feb 6 to condemn the alleged pro-US policy of the government besides bringing out procession on Feb 5 to show solidarity with the Kashmiri freedom fighters. ... Human chain in support of Kashmiris SIALKOT, Feb 4: Thousands of Kashmiris residing in Sialkot and Narowal will march towards the 220-kilometre Sialkot working boundary and stage a sit-in at bordering village Waince ... Kashmiris facing HR violations: minister ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: People in Pakistan and throughout the Islamic World will observe February 5 as a day to express their unequivocal support to Kashmiris who are waging a relentless struggle for the achievements of their right ... AJK leaders eulogize Pakistan's role ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Mohammad Anwar Khan has eulogized the services rendered by the people and the government of Pakistan in support of the Kashmiri people for the Kashmir cause. ... Minorities enjoy equal rights, says Jamali ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali says minorities in the country enjoy equal rights that are protected by the Constitution. ... Lankan president, PM greeted on national day ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: President General Pervez Musharraf greeted his Sri Lankan counterpart, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, on the country's National Day on Wednesday. ... Balanced approach towards Muslim states urged LAHORE, Feb 4: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Monday stressed the need for balanced approach by the West with regard to Muslim countries for ensuring better inter-faith harmony. ... Pervaiz made acting PPP Punjab president ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto has nominated Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as acting president of the party's Punjab chapter, says an announcement here on Wednesday. ... MPs asked to resolve people's problems PESHAWAR, Feb 4: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that accessibility of the government to the people, solution to people's problems ... Houses raided after Shahani's 'escape' LAHORE, Feb 4: The family of Punjab Sports and Culture Minister Naeemullah Khan Shahani, who says he escaped from his captors after a 23-day detention in the tribal area in Bannu ... Altaf urges sacrifice for rights KARACHI, Feb 4: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said that the struggle for a just system and people's rights require devotion and sacrifices. ... Eidul Azha celebrated ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated across the country and Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday with religious fervour and enthusiasm and to pay homage to the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS). ... AJK TV station starts functioning today ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: The new AJK TV station, which will start functioning on Thursday, has been developed at a cost of Rs100 million to beat back what an official source said inimical propaganda against Pakistan and Kashmir. ... Poverty on the rise in Punjab LAHORE, Feb 4: Poverty in the Punjab, which has about 58.7 per cent poor of the country, has grown far more rapidly than any other province during the period between 1993 and 1999. ... Banking course in M.Com recommended LAHORE, Feb 4: The National Curriculum Revision Committee of the Higher Education Commission has recommended introduction of banking specialization course in the M.Com curriculum ... No relief in phone tariff on Eid KARACHI, Feb 4: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company offered to subscribers no reduction in tariff for national and international calls this Eid. ... NARA to send aliens' record to police KARACHI, Feb 4: The National Aliens Registration Authority has decided to send the particulars of all the registered illegal immigrants to the special branch and police stations so that they are not harassed by police or any other agency. ... Pakistan produced only eight patents KARACHI, Feb 4: In the past more than 43 years the Pakistani scientists have managed to get just eight patents registered internationally. ... UN to issue birth certificates to Afghan refugees PESHAWAR, Feb 4: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will issue birth certificates to newborns at Barkali refugee camp at Bajaur agency and the camps set up after the Afghanistan war in 2001. ...

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