09 March 2004 Tuesday 17 Muharram 1425 ARD meets tomorrow to devise strategy: Anti-govt campaign LAHORE, March 8: Leaders of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) are due to meet here on Wednesday to discuss how to make the second phase of the anti-government drive result-oriented. ... 'MMA is the real opposition in NA' ISLAMABAD, March 8: Secretary-General of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) and chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has said that it is the right of the religious parties alliance to get the office of leader of the opposition in the National Assembly. ... PM admits security lapse in Quetta ISLAMABAD, March 8: Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Monday in the Senate expressed his concern over the recent acts of violence in Quetta and Karachi, admitting that there had been a "security lapse". ... Federal agencies blamed for Quetta killings QUETTA, March 8: The Muttihada Majlis-i-Amal and a prominent Shia religious personality have blamed the federal agencies and fanatics responsible for the loss of human lives and destruction of property in Quetta on March 2. ... PPP plans to observe protest day KARACHI, March 8: To protest over the killing of Pakistan Peoples Party MPA Abdullah Murad, the party announced that it would observe protest day throughout Sindh on March 10. ... Islam put an end to women woes, says Benazir ISLAMABAD, March 8: This new century must, once and for all, be an era that values the girl child, that respects the woman and protects its daughters, mothers and sisters in peace and in war. ... Anwer Ali tipped as next KRL chief ISLAMABAD, March 8: Anwer Ali, member (technical), Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, is being tipped as the next chairman of the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) after the retirement of its present chairman Dr Javed Ashraf Mirza next month, sources said. ... Scientists' families stage protests ISLAMABAD, March 8: Family members of the detained nuclear scientists on Monday staged a protest demonstration in front of the Parliament house and demanded their immediate release. ... PPP leader condemns MPA's murder MIRPURKHAS, March 8: Nawab Mohammad Yousuf Talpur, PPP MNA, has condemned the murder of PPP MPA Abdullah Murad. He said Karachi police has overcrowded the Malir lock-ups with protesting PPP workers instead of laying hands of the killers, he said in statement on Monday. ... Lawlessness in Sindh condemned HYDERABAD, March 8: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Sahibzada Shabir Ansari has demanded dismissal of the federal and Sindh governments for their failure to control law and order in Sindh. ... Internal differences leave PPP in trouble: Jhang by-election JHANG, March 8: Frequent reshuffles in the PPP leadership due to alleged differences among the district higher-ups have dwindled the party's chances of winning bypolls ... JI plans rallies against Powell's visit LAHORE, March 8: Claiming that US Secretary of State Colin Powell's forthcoming visit is aimed at forcing Islamabad to sign NPT and CTBT, the Jamaat-i-Islami has announced that it will organize protest rallies against the visit. ... PPP defends Ramay's decision SAHIWAL, March 8: The March 11 ARD meeting in Sahiwal will play 'a decisive role' in the removal of General Pervez Musharraf and restoration of democracy in the country. ... Owais for effective security measures QUETTA, March 8: Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has confirmed that there is a plan to impose governor's rule in the province in view of the Quetta carnage. ... Durrani warns against terrorist activities PESHAWAR, March 8: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said his government will not allow any individual or group to use the Frontier's soil for terrorist or other unlawful activities. ... Donors asked to fulfil promises PESHAWAR, March 8: Chief Minister Akram Durrani has said that the international community has not fulfilled its commitments regarding financial assistance to the government for hosting millions of Afghan refugees. ... JUI-F calls for halting Wana operation PESHAWAR, March 8: The provincial council of Jamiat Ulema-i- Islam, said it has opposed the military operation in Wana, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), and has asked the federal government to stop the action against tribesmen ... People urged to resist arbitrary rule KARACHI, March 8: A former Supreme Court judge, Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, has criticized plunder of democratic institutions and urged people to "speak out against arbitrary rule before it is too late." ... 'Govt firm on promoting women welfare' ISLAMABAD, March 8: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has said the government was committed to promoting the welfare of women in order to bring them into the mainstream of national life. ... Law body's proposals not yet implemented: Jail reforms 1997 ISLAMABAD, March 8: A number of recommendations made by the Pakistan Law Commission (PLC) on Jail Reforms 1997 are yet to be implemented, however amendments to relevant laws have been made to stop the use of fetters in prisons ... PIA has new marketing strategy KARACHI, March 8: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has evolved a new marketing strategy aimed at enhancing revenue generation for the national carrier and to facilitate ticketing and reservation procedures with the induction of Boeing 777-200 ERs in its fleet. ... Six projects funded by UAE to be expedited ISLAMABAD, March 8: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan have decided to expedite the construction of six projects worth US$256 million. The projects include the Khan Khwar Hydropower Project ... ADB offers help for uplift of barani areas SIALKOT, March 8: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered its technical and financial assistance to the district government for the timely completion of 'Sustainable livelihood in barani areas' and other projects. ... New hydel profit formula opposed: Frontier assembly debates NFC award PESHAWAR, March 8: Opposition members in the NWFP Assembly urged the federal government on Monday to honour the rights of provinces and give poverty a special consideration while distributing funds under the next National Finance Commission award. ... 67 Afghan families seek to return home LANDI KOTAL, March 8: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has started assisting around 67 Afghan families residing at the Shalman refugee camp in their return to Afghanistan and relocating other families to the Kotkai refugee camp in Bajaur Agency. ... Water treatment units developed ISLAMABAD, March 8: The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has said with assistance from Unicef it has developed low-cost water treatment units, comprising a set of filters ... 50 doctors get CPSP fellowships KARACHI, March 8: The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) conferred upon 60-odd doctors from Pakistan and Bangladesh fellowships and memberships at a special convocation held here on Monday night. ... HRCP for probe into PTCL man's death LAHORE, March 8: The death of Agha Mohammad Sajjad in NAB custody adds to many existing anxieties about methods of interrogation used by the controversial bureau. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said here on Monday in a press statement. ...

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