14 February 2004 Saturday 22 Zilhaj 1424 Govt warned against N-plan rollback: ARD starts anti-Musharraf campaign HYDERABAD, Feb 13: On the call of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, protest camps were set up at all district headquarters of interior Sindh on Friday against policies of President Gen Pervez Musharraf. ... US accused of carrying out propaganda against Qadeer ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Pakistan Muslim League-N Information Secretary Siddiqul Farooque has accused the United States of carrying out a propaganda campaign against Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan to "deceive" its own people. ... ARD blasts govt's pro-US policies: Week-long drive launched PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy kicked off its week-long protest campaign against the government here on Friday by setting up a protest camp at Chowk Yadgar. ... ARD launches anti-govt drive VEHARI, Feb 13: The district organization of ARD started anti-government movement here on Friday. The main components of the ARD, the PPP and the PML-N, took out protest processions in Vehari, Burewala and Mailsi. ... Fahim for end to 'one-man show' LAHORE, Feb 13: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Friday launched its drive against President Gen Pervez Musharraf by holding protest camps at district headquarters ... ARD camps uprooted KARACHI, Feb 13: Local administration uprooted protest camps of the Pakistan People's Party on Friday, set up in connection with Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy's week-long protest for mobilizing support for removal of Gen Pervez Musharraf. ... MMA leader accused of nepotism PESHAWAR, Feb 13: An MMA leader has accused the alliance's acting chief of distributing Zakat fund among his relatives and activists of the Jamaat-i-Islami. ... Hashmi's bail plea rejected RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: The Lahore High Court rejected on Friday three petitions of ARD president Javed Hashmi seeking grant of bail, holding of open court trial and transfer of his case from the court of district and sessions judge, Islamabad, to some other court. ... Qazi blasts Basant LAHORE, Feb 13: Jamaat-i-Islami Amir Qazi Husain Ahmed on Friday called upon the nation to stop India's film delegations from coming to Lahore to celebrate Basant. ... SHC extends deadline for old NICs till 18th KARACHI, Feb 13: The Sindh High Court asked the federal government on Friday to state positively on Feb 18 whether it intended to reschedule the deadline for 'cancellation' or 'invalidation' of the old identity cards ... Allies at odds over campaign FAISALABAD, Feb 13: Differences have developed in the local leadership of Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz over the anti-Musharraf campaign of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy. ... PPP's demand LAHORE, Feb 13: Punjab PPP information secretary Naveed Chaudhry has demanded that April 4, the day on which Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged to death, should be declared a public holiday ... Proposal to create more provinces rejected LARKANA, Feb 13: PPP Sindh's president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Friday rejected Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali's proposal to grant divisions the status of provinces ... Journalists boycott Senate session ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Journalists boycotted the Senate session here on Friday to protest against the alleged police misbehaviour and threatened more protests if amends were not made. ... Balochistan to get more funds in new NFC award: Jam QUETTA, Feb 13: The Provincial Chief Minister, Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said his government would not tolerate any hurdle in the development of Balochistan as it was quite stable and taking all decision independently. ... Govt to divert funds from slow projects: Maximum utilization of Rs160bn PSDP ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The federal government has decided to divert funds from many slow moving projects to other more deserving projects to maximize utilization of Rs160 billion Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP 2003-04). ... Training plan for scientists launched ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), with the assistance of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), has initiated a plan to train scientists and engineers through educational and training programmes ... Accredited universities, institutions' list issued ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has taken serious note of the unlawful operations of private universities and asked the students and their parents to ensure accredited status of a university ... First bid to remove Tasman wreck fails KARACHI, Feb 13: In their first attempt on Friday, salvagers failed to get the forward portion of Tasman Spirit, the grounded and broken oil tanker, refloated in order to remove the wreck to Gadani beach, said maritime sources. ... NRB wants 10-member PFC reconstituted PESHAWAR, Feb 13: The National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) wants the NWFP government to reconstitute the provincial finance commission (PFC) and bring it in conformity with the commissions set up in other provinces, according to sources. ... Chicken meat safe for consumption: US expert KARACHI, Feb 13: Even though the N-subtypes of the H7 and H9 strains of the influenza virus that claimed the lives of more than three million poultry birds in and around Karachi are not known yet, the chicken meat is safe for human consumption. ... ECC to discuss relief for Bam quake victims ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet meets here on February 17 to take up a 17-item agenda, among which is a proposal to subsidise the export of, or the donation of, around 0.5 million tons of surplus potatoes ... UAE gives $500,000 for eradication of polio ISLAMABAD Feb 13: United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday contributed a grant of $500,000 for Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) to reinforce the World Health Organization's (WHO) support in the management of anti-polio campaign in Pakistan. ... 'Muslim women in Britain allowed to wear scarf' ISLAMABAD, Feb 13: Muslim women have been allowed to wear scarf as part of their uniform in the police and armed forces in Britain to encourage their participation in the public sphere. ... PIA's 777 to make longest non-stop flight today RAWALPINDI, Feb 13: The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) will be making its longest non-stop flight when its second Boeing 777-240 ER arrives here from Seattle on Saturday. ... Kidney disease growing fast, symposium told KARACHI, Feb 13: End-stage kidney disease is assuming alarming proportions. And Pakistan is among the countries where its prevalence is increasing. ...

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