07 April 2004 Wednesday 16 Safar 1425 ARD meets today to resolve differences ISLAMABAD, April 6: An emergency meeting of the heads of component parties of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has been convened here on Wednesday, said the acting parliamentary leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. ... Amin rejects NSC bill as extra-constitutional KARACHI, April 6: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) chairman, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, has said that the bill pertaining to the establishment of National Security Council was an extra-constitutional step ... PA session adjourned amid uproar KARACHI, April 6: The requisitioned session of Sindh Assembly, which resumed on Tuesday after a long recess, was adjourned amid uproar, without taking up the agenda as the government came under attack on water ... Wana operation under US pressure: MMA SUKKUR, April 6: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal acting president Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that the Wana operation is being carried out under the US pressure. He said this while speaking at a public meeting at the town hall in Jacobabad on Tuesday. ... Afaq Ahmed given in police custody KARACHI, April 6: Afaq Ahmed, chairman of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, was on Tuesday remanded to police custody for four days for interrogation in a murder case. ... Framing of charges in Azam Tariq case on 10th RAWALPINDI, April 6: Special anti-terrorism court No 1 here on Tuesday fixed April 10 for framing of charges against banned Islami Tehrik-i-Pakistan (ITP) chief Allama Sajid Naqvi and former MNA Amanullah Khan Sial in Azam Tariq murder case. ... Steps on to end industrial monopolies, NA told ISLAMABAD, April 6: The government told the National Assembly on Tuesday that it was taking measures to check monopolies in the industrial sector through amendments to the relevant law. ... Govt fails to protect women from Karo-kari: PA session told KARACHI, April 6: The provincial government was criticized by the opposition in Sindh Assembly on Tuesday for failing to provide protection to women from the questionable tradition of Karo-kari. ... Govt stops teaching of Sindhi in schools - PPP KARACHI, April 6: Leader of the opposition in provincial assembly, Nisar Khuhro, on Tuesday criticized the government for allegedly violating the law that made Sindhi language as a compulsory subject. ... Fortnightly meetings with families begin Detained KRL officials ISLAMABAD, April 6: The government has started arranging fortnightly meetings of detained officials of Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) with their family members, a source told Dawn. ... US delegation discusses terrorism issue with president ISLAMABAD, April 6: A three-member US congressional delegation, led by its representative David Dreier, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Tuesday. ... Tribes vow to resist operation LANDI KOTAL, April 6: The seven Afridi tribes of the Bara sub division of Khyber Agency resolved on Tuesday to resist any government move to launch an operation in their area against terrorists without taking them into confidence. ... Minister seeks Chinese investments in industries ISLAMABAD, April 6: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz here on Tuesday urged China to avail itself of the investment opportunities in the industrial and financial sectors of Pakistan for mutual benefit. ... EC commits 2.5m Euros for woman, child rights ISLAMABAD, April 6: The European Commission (EC) has committed 2.5 million Euros under the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights for women and children's rights in Pakistan. ... PTA, PTCL issued notices in ISPs case KARACHI, April 6: Sindh High Court issued notices to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) in lawsuit of Internet Service Providers and Association, Karachi ... Rs5.9bn to be spent on power generation ISLAMABAD, April 6: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) will spend Rs5.9 billion to improve power generation and distribution systems in big cities by erecting new 132KV transmission lines ... Pakistan 'water-deficient' LAHORE, April 6: Pakistan has become a water-scarce country with its annual per capita water availability declining from 5,000 cubic metres to as low as 800 cubic metres during the past 55 years. ... Power tariff relief after KESC report LAHORE, April 6: Wapda chairman Tariq Hameed said on Tuesday the government would announce relief in tariff after submission of report by the KESC. ... 19th volume of Urdu Lughat published KARACHI, April 6: The Urdu Lughat Board has published the 19th volume of the Urdu Lughat after a gap of almost two years. The last volume came out in June 2002. ... Journalists walk out of NA ISLAMABAD, April 6: Journalists on Tuesday evening staged a walkout from the press gallery of the Parliament House to protest against Minister for Information Sheikh Rashid Ahmed ... APNS counsel concludes arguments in Wage Board case ISLAMABAD, April 6: The Supreme Court bench hearing the APNS petition challenging the Seventh Wage Board Award was informed on Tuesday that the petitioner organization ... Sikh pilgrims reach Nankana Sahib SHEIKHUPURA, April 6: Around 3,000 Sikhs from India, Afghanistan and Pakistan reached Nankana Sahib, some 60 kms from here, on Tuesday to participate in the Baisakhi Mela. ...

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