18 June 2004 Friday 29 Rabi-us-Saani 1425 PPP urges MPs to defend sanctity of parliament ISLAMABAD, June 17: Former prime minister and Pakistan People's Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said it was a dark day for the country's Parliament' when a sitting Chief of the Army Staff started sitting in the House of elected representatives. ... US visa issue raised during NA budget debate ISLAMABAD, June 17: The opposition in the National Assembly continued on Thursday its criticism of the next fiscal budget, maintaining that the government had failed to control poverty ... Little relief for masses in budget, says Qasim LAHORE, June 17: Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Qasim Zia says the government has once again deceived the masses through a jugglery of statistics in the provincial budget. ... Pervaiz thanks opposition LAHORE, June 17: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi says his government has performed better than its predecessors. Talking to reporters at his chamber after presenting the budget for 2004-05 in the Punjab Assembly on Thursday ... Assassination widely condemned KARACHI, June 17: Leaders of various political parties have condemned the killing of Munawwar Hussain Suhrawardy, the provincial information secretary of the PPP and spokesman for the Bilawal House, and demanded immediate arrest of culprits. ... Governor, CM deplore killing KARACHI, June 17: Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan, Acting Governor Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah and Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim have condemned the killing of PPP leader Munawwar Hussain Suhrawardy in an act of terrorism on Thursday. ... Several vehicles burnt, properties damaged: Protest against Munawwar's killing KARACHI, June 17: Violence erupted in parts of the city on Thursday after the killing of Pakistan People's Party leader Munawwar Suhrawardy near Gurumandir. ... Three suspects in Karachi terror attacks held PESHAWAR, June 17: Law-enforcement agencies have arrested in Mohmand region three people suspected to be involved in the recent spate of terrorism in Karachi, sources told Dawn here on Wednesday. ... Another suspect of ambush remanded KARACHI, June 17: Another activist of self-styled militant organization 'Jundullah' was, on Thursday, remanded in police custody till June 28, 2004 in the corps commander's motorcade attack, and other law enforcers' killing cases by Judge Arshad Noor Khan of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Karachi. ... Shades removed from vehicles of 42 lawmakers RAWALPINDI, June 17: The Islamabad police, during an operation on Thursday, removed black papers, shades and curtains from the vehicles of at least 42 parliamentarians and parliamentary secretaries. ... Journalists stage walkout in NA, Senate ISLAMABAD, June 17: Media persons, covering the proceedings of parliamentary debate on the federal budget, staged walkouts in the press galleries of both the National Assembly and the Senate ... 330 killed in 82 incidents of terrorism, NA told ISLAMABAD, June 17: The government on Thursday said that 330 people lost their life in 82 incidents of terrorism in the country during the past one and a half year. ... CJP asks judiciary to adopt new vision ISLAMABAD, June 17: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui has asked district and sessions judges to adopt a new vision, approach and renewed zeal, commitment and dedication in their most challenging and demanding judicial role. ... IT department to computerize revenue record LAHORE, June 17: The Punjab Information Technology Department is all set to provide an efficient automatic link with all administrative departments of the provincial government ... Emphasis on uplift of water sector LAHORE, June 17: A sum of Rs9.08 billion has been allocated for irrigation, agriculture and livestock sectors in the Punjab budget 2004-05. ... School education gets the lion's share LAHORE, June 17: A major chunk of the total allocation for the annual education development programme has been earmarked for the Chief Minister's Education Sector Reform Programme for schools. ... Biotech role in agri sector stressed ISLAMABAD, June 17: Biotechnology can play a vital role for development of agriculture sector to improve the economy and alleviate poverty. ... '0.5 million heroin addicts in country' ISLAMABAD, June 17: Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has said there are 0.5 million chronic heroin abusers in Pakistan. ... Additional budgetary support for NWFP PESHAWAR, June 17: The federal government has agreed to provide additional budgetary support to the NWFP to help rescue the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal government facing a huge fiscal deficit. ... Soomro criticized for killing resolution: Woman's humiliation by agencies ISLAMABAD, June 17: People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Babar has criticized Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro for killing yet another party resolution ...

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