18 July 2004 Sunday 29 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425 PML submits certificate on intra-party election ISLAMABAD, July 17: The Pakistan Muslim League (PML) on Saturday submitted a certificate before the Election Commission regarding the holding of intra-party election and acquisition of its preferred election symbol of 'bicycle' for the Aug 18 ... PPP sends report to Senate: Killing of motions ISLAMABAD, July 17: People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Khan Babar has sent a report to the acting Senate chairman, Khalilur Rahman, informing him about the opposition's questions, motions and resolutions killed by the Senate chairman in his chamber. ... JAC to discuss proposal against Shaukat LAHORE, July 17: Lawyers' Joint Action Committee may work out a strategy to put up opposition to the nomination of Shaukat Aziz as the next prime minister when it meets here on Sunday. ... PML-N condemns hike in gas rates ISLAMABAD, July 17: Central vice-president of the Pakistan Muslim League-N Tehmina Daultana and Senator Saadia Abbasi have condemned the government's decision of increasing gas rates. ... JI men held in Bajaur, security tightened KHAR (Bajaur Agency), July 17: Political authorities on Saturday arrested a number of the Jamaat-i-Islami activists besides deploying levy forces on all checkposts to foil entry of JI leaders, including the party's chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad in the agency. ... BSO opposes aims behind mega plans QUETTA, July 17: The central council session of the Baloch Students Organization (BSO) has rejected all mega projects launched in Balochistan, including Gwadar deep seaport, Mirani dam and coastal highway describing them a conspiracy against Balochs. ... Salaried class don't need return on tax form ISLAMABAD, July 17: Salaried class is not required to file tax return forms because the information passed on by their employers will be sufficient. ... Projects announced by Jamali 'to be finished' KASUR, July 17: Foreign Minister Mian Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri has assured the people that all uplift schemes announced by former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali will be completed. ... 39m euros pledged for education programme KARACHI, July 17: The European Commission has announced a 39 million euros assistance for the Sindh Education Programme. This was revealed in the first meeting of the Core group formed to prepare the Sindh Education Programme ... SME Bank recovers Rs2.5bn loans ISLAMABAD, July 17: SME Bank recovered Rs2.5 billion out of Rs15 billion during the last one-and-a-half years from those who had taken loans from the Regional Development Finance Corporation (RDFC) and Small Business Finance Corporation (SBFC). ... US urged to force India to stop HR abuses in Kashmir RAWALPINDI, July 17: Speakers at a function here on Saturday asked the United States to stop questioning Pakistan's sincerity in stopping "cross-border infiltration" and instead pressure the Indian government to end its ongoing state terrorism in the valley. ... Russia keen to boost ties with Muslim world: expert KARACHI, July 17: Russia attaches great importance to its relations with Pakistan, which is strategically located and enjoys an important position within the Muslim world. ... Crime rate shoots up with Punjab atop list RAWALPINDI, July 17: The overall crime rate rose alarmingly in the country in the month of May with Punjab on the top of the crime list, statistics showed. ... Deletion of daily from media list deplored KARACHI, July 17: The president of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society, Arif Nizami, in a letter to the federal information secretary, has protested over the deletion of the daily Jinnah, Islamabad ... Search for missing boy launched NEW YORK, July 17: The US authorities have launched a search for the son of a Pakistani pilot who arrived in New York on July 7, to spend holidays with his family. ... Bomb blast rocks Quetta QUETTA, July 17: A powerful explosion rocked Quetta late on Friday night when a bomb went off in the residential area of Pir Abul-Kahir road, police said. No person was killed or injured in the blast. But windowpanes of various houses and buildings close to the site smashed. ... Afghan arrested, explosives seized PESHAWAR, July 17: Police arrested an Afghan national and seized explosives and arms from a bus-stand here on Friday. The SHO of the Gulbahar police station, Shafiullah, said that acting on a tip-off the police arrested the Afghan, Abdul Wahab ... Treatment of lymphomas in children discussed KARACHI, July 17: The lymphomas - malignant tumours consisting of lymphoid tissue - among children is described as significantly treatable condition for which an efficient supportive care system is needed. ...

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