16 June 2004	Wednesday	27 Rabi-us-Saani 1425

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Opposition wants Senate committees reconstituted ISLAMABAD, June 15: Opposition members in the Senate on Tuesday demanded reconstitution of the standing committees and said chairmanship of some committees should be given to them. ...		Reduction in defence expenses proposed ISLAMABAD, June 15: Members of the opposition Democratic Alliance on Tuesday presented their recommendations to the Senate secretariat for incorporating them in the federal budget. ...
Benazir terms budget anti-people ISLAMABAD, June 15: Former prime minister and PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has termed the budget 2004-05 "a public relations exercise aimed at covering up the dismal economic situation". ...		Parties chalk out strategy for today's budget session KARACHI, June 15: The Sindh Governor on Tuesday notified that the Sindh Assembly's budget session scheduled for Wednesday would be presided over by Dr Hamida Khuhro. ...
Minister seeks budget for Balochistan on area basis RAWALPINDI, June 15: Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind has said Balochistan should be given budgetary share on the basis of its area and backwardness of its people. ...		Javed opposes plan to set up military courts ISLAMABAD, June 15: The jailed president of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has opposed the proposal of Gen Pervez Musharraf regarding setting up of military courts in Karachi and termed it against the national interests. ...
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High Court hears Muttahida's poll petition today KARACHI, June 15: The Sindh High Court could not hear a new writ petition moved by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement byelection candidates for paucity of time on Tuesday and fixed it for hearing early on Wednesday. ...		Two separate voters' lists to be issued for LG polls ISLAMABAD, June 15: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retd) Irshad Hasan Khan on Tuesday said that two separate voters' lists would be issued for the local bodies elections scheduled for next year. ...
Ex-NA deputy speaker given 3-year RI LAHORE, June 15: An accountability court sentenced on Tuesday the former deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Haji Nawaz Khokhar, to three-year rigorous imprisonment and fine for not depositing commutation fee in time. ...		PPP MNAs protest less release of water ISLAMABAD, June 15: People's Party Parliamentarians' lawmakers from Sindh on Tuesday protested in the National Assembly against reduced release of water for their province and accused the government of violating the Indus water accord. ...
Jamali okays summery to decentralize house hiring: Depts to directly provide facility to staff ISLAMABAD, June 15: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has approved a summary moved by the housing ministry to decentralize house hiring facility in order to curb corruption. ...		Privatization is not investment activity: expert ISLAMABAD, June 15: The privatization of public sector enterprises cannot be construed as an investment activity because it involves only the transfer of existing units without any impact on poverty or increase in business activity capable of generating employment ...
Internet policy within a month: Awais ISLAMABAD, June 15: Federal Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Tuesday said the ministry would soon announce a broadband internet policy to provide fast and effective connectivity to users at cheaper rates. ...		Govt to create one million jobs: Pervaiz LAHORE, June 15: The Punjab government will generate one million sustainable jobs during the next fiscal year in order to reverse the growing poverty and unemployment. ...
Names of senior most judges suggested: Four vacancies in SC ISLAMABAD, June 15: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, has recommended the names of senior most judges of the high courts to fill the four vacant posts of judges in the Supreme Court ...		Nisar Memon's statement on Bhasha dam clarified LAHORE, June 15: Wapda Chairman Tariq Hamid has denied terming Bhasha dam "best choice" for the country. He was addressing a press conference here on Tuesday. ...
3 Nigerians arrested with 'fake documents' MULTAN, June 15: The district police are interrogating three Nigerians, who were arrested on Monday night for having suspicious travel documents. ...		2 Afghans remanded in police custody PESHAWAR, June 15, An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday remanded two alleged Afghan terrorists in police custody for seven days. Bedar Gul, son of Taza Gul, and Nadir, son of Ibraheem ...