21 April 2004 Wednesday 30 Safar 1425 Opposition requisitions Senate session ISLAMABAD, April 20: Opposition members of the Democratic Alliance and Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) alliance, on Tuesday submitted a notice to requisition the Senate session. ... No deal with govt on any issue: PPP - Envoys briefed ISLAMABAD, April 20: Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) president Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said the party was not engaged in talks with the government on any issue ... War on Islamabad if amendment violated: Qazi LAHORE, April 20: MMA's acting president Qazi Husain Ahmad warned Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday that he would not be tolerated as president in uniform after Dec 31. ... President, PM discuss vital issues RAWALPINDI, April 20: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali held a half-an-hour meeting at Army House here on Tuesday. ... New opposition alliance on the cards: JUI-Q SUKKUR, April 20: Maulana Mohammad Ajmal Qadri, president of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, has said that a new political alliance is in the offing which can appear on political scene in a couple of months. ... Another PPP MPA resigns LAHORE, April 20: PPP MPA from constituency PP-276, Bahawalpur, Dr Mohammad Afzal has resigned from his seat. He tendered his resignation personally when he called on Speaker Afzal Sahi in his chambers on Monday. ... MMA, MQM announce candidates for by-polls KARACHI, April 20: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday announced lists of their candidates for byelections scheduled for May 12 on four vacant seats of National Assembly and two of the Sindh Assembly. ... MMA vows to resist rigging in by-polls KARACHI, April 20: Central secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Tuesday that the MMA workers would offer resistance if the government or the Muttahida Qaumi Movement tried to rig the byelections in Sindh. ... MQM criticizes Zobaida: National Committee on Curriculum ISLAMABAD, April 20: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), protesting against the decision of Federal Education Minister Zobaida Jalal to include members of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) in the National Committee on Curriculum ... Opposition shows no trust in probe body - Changes in syllabi LAHORE, April 20: Two opposition members on the 22-man committee set up for probing 'unauthorized' changes in syllabi have announced boycott of its proceedings, saying they have no trust in the forum as it has 'unbalanced' representation. ... Committee told verses not removed from curriculum ISLAMABAD, April 20: The national committee on curriculum in its first meeting on Tuesday said the controversy about deletion of Quranic verses concerning Jihad from the curriculum was a conspiracy to divide the nation. ... 'Govt to pay fee of poor children' - Education for All week ISLAMABAD, April 20: The government will pay the fee of all those children in Islamabad region, who are unable to attend schools due to economic constraints, Federal Minister for Education Zobaida Jalal said here on Monday. ... NWFP to get $90m WB loan in May PESHAWAR, April 20: The NWFP would get US$90 million second tranche of the World Bank loan under its structural adjustment credit (SAC) programme in May, according to official sources. ... 7 states join hands to find united approach: Drug-trafficking ISLAMABAD, April 20: Officials of seven countries including Pakistan closeted here on Tuesday to chalk out a coordinated approach to the problem of drug-trafficking in the face of the rising production of opiates and artificial drugs. ... CMs to meet in Quetta for evolving consensus Distribution of resource QUETTA, April 20: A joint meeting of the chief ministers of the four provinces will be held here next week to evolve a consensus formula for the distribution of federal resources in the next National Finance Commission Award. ... Singapore keen to invest in trade and industry KARACHI, April 20: A high-powered mission from Singapore, led by Dr Balaji Sadasivan, minister of state for health and transport, has shown interest in investment in industrial and trade sectors for strengthening friendly relations with Pakistan. ... India waits for response to visa office offer KARACHI, April 20: Indian High Commissioner Shivshankar Menon has said that India is waiting for Pakistan's response to its offer of setting up a visa camp office in Karachi. ... Research input to increase farm produce, says minister ISLAMABAD, April 20: The agricultural scientists should step forward and use their research to help bridge the gap between food supply and demand, Federal Agriculture and Food Minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind said here on Tuesday. ... Reopening of border trade route urged GILGIT, April 20: A member of the Northern Areas Legislative Council has urged President Pervez Musharraf to restore trade with Tajikistan by opening up the Ghizer route. ... APHC holds protest demo in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, April 20: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Azad Kashmir chapter, on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in front of the Indian High Commission against ...

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