10 July 2004 Saturday 21 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 Report on poverty submitted to PM ISLAMABAD, July 9: The prime minister's taskforce on poverty alleviation and employment generation has submitted its recommendations to Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. This was stated by Federal Minister for Privatization Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh ... ARD asks ECP to disqualify Aziz ISLAMABAD, July 9: The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) has formally asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to disqualify Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz as a National Assembly candidate for violating election code of conduct. ... PPP vows to defeat Aziz in Attock ISLAMABAD, July 9: The People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has vowed to defeat Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz in the by-election in Attock despite the use of state funds and machinery by the government during his election campaign. ... PML women activists meet Shujaat ISLAMABAD, July 9: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has asked the women activists of PML to work for improving their lot in the country and to supplement the government's efforts in this regard. ... Pagara-Aziz meeting planned KARACHI, July 9: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz is arriving in Karachi on Saturday and his programme includes a call on Pakistan Muslim League leader Pir Pagara, besides a visit to his by-election constituency of Tharparkar. ... By-polls: PPP hopeful of defeating Aziz PESHAWAR, July 9: The People's Party Parliamentarians hopes that genuine democratic forces in Tharparkar and Attockwill get the nominees of genuine opposition elected in the forthcoming by-elections in Sindh and Punjab. ... Tharis asked to vote for MMA MITHI, July 9: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal candidate for NA-229, Dr Mumtaz Ali Memon, has said that people who are bent upon constructing the Kalabagh dam and following the policies dictated by the US ... Hafeez claims he has 'important information' for Musharraf ISLAMABAD, July 9: Amjad Hafeez, the Pakistani national released last week following his abduction by Iraqi insurgents, reached home on Friday..... Asif be kept in Karachi, orders SHC KARACHI, July 9: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari was ordered by the Sindh High Court on Friday to be kept in the city till July 12 when his application for a longer stay here for medical treatment would again come up for hearing. ... No new charge in Swiss court: Asif KARACHI, July 9: The detained spouse of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zardari, on Friday denied that any additional charge was framed against him by Swiss court in SGS and money-laundering references. ... President impresses audience in Baku BAKU, July 9: President Pervez Musharraf left an admirable impression on his Azeri host with his fluency over the Turkish language. Addressing the Parliament of Azerbaijan, called Milli Majlis, on Friday morning, the President announced in Turkish Pakistan's unstinted support for Azerbaijan ... Two arrested as MMA holds rally against ban:Use of loudspeaker KARACHI, July 9: The Ferozabad Police on Friday arrested two activists of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Ayub Ali and Shahid Qureshi when they were returning home after participating in a protest demonstration outside Nauman mosque in Nursery area. ... Govt warned against military operation HYDERABAD, July 9: The president of the Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Oppressed Nations' Movement and the chairman of the Sindh Taraqqi Pasand Party, Dr Qadir Magsi, has condemned what he called an operation launched against nationalist forces in Balochistan. ... UNHCR gets access to Waziristan PESHAWAR, July 9: The government has agreed to provide access to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the conflict-affected South Waziristan tribal region to expedite repatriation of Afghan refugees from there, officials said. ... Curriculum of food technology finalized ISLAMABAD, July 9: The National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has finalized the new curriculum of food technology being taught at public and private-sector universities at graduate and postgraduate levels. ... Tribute paid to Fatima Jinnah ISLAMABAD, July 9: The 37th death anniversary of Madar-i-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was observed on Friday throughout the country with due reverence. ... Rind hints at further hike in wheat price LAHORE, July 9: Federal Food Minister Yar Muhammad Rind said on Friday that the government would consider increase in the support price of wheat next season. ... Kashmir dialogue will be successful, hopes envoy LONDON, July 9: Pakistan's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Dr Maleeha Lodhi on Thursday expressed the hope the dialogue with India would fulfil the aspirations of Kashmiris. ... N. Areas' uplift top priority of govt: minister ISLAMABAD, July 9: The Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Dr Ghazi Gulab Jamal on Friday said the government was determined to developing backward areas, especially Northern Areas ... PMAP urges govt to return tribal land QUETTA, July 9: Members of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party on Friday staged demonstration in front of the local press club here to protest against what they called usurpation of land belonging to the Kasi and Bazai tribes ... 'Crisis centre for women in capital soon' ISLAMABAD, July 9: The Ministry of Women Development and Social Welfare, under its "Family Protection and Rehabilitation" programme, will set up a centre in the federal capital to cater to the needs of women in distress. ... Adnan Sami sues Canadian government TORONTO, July 9: Pop singer Adnan Sami Khan has sued the Canadian government for $30 million in connection with an immigration raid that ended with his son being whisked away, according to a report published in Canada's National Post newspaper here. ...

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