14 August 2004 Saturday 27 Jamadi-us-Saani 1425 130 nationals, foreigners to get civil awards ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: On the occasion of the Independence Day, President General Pervez Musharraf conferred Civil Awards on 116 Pakistani citizens and 14 foreign nationals for excellence in various fields. ... Musharraf may not take off uniform for two years LAHORE, Aug 13: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) acting chairman Hashim Abdul Halim has "deduced" that President Gen Pervez Musharraf intends to keep himself in military uniform for at least two more years to strengthen the democratic system ... Changes in NA-229 to benefit Aziz: PPP-P KARACHI, Aug 13: The Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians on Friday accused the Election Commission of changing 17 polling stations and setting up 16 new ones in the NA-229 to facilitate election of Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz. ... No decision to deploy troops for by-polls: EC ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: There has been no decision to deploy troops in Attock and Tharparker to maintain peace during the bye- elections but they have been put on high alert to come to the aid of civilian authorities, if needed ... Democracy can save Pakistan: Benazir ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The country can be saved from internal and external dangers only through democracy and addressing the problems of poverty and unemployment of the teeming masses. ... Nawaz Sharif congratulates nation ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The chief of his own faction of the Pakistan Muslim League, Mian Nawaz Sharif, has said that dynamic nations always strengthen their ideological moorings and protect their assets ... ANP seeks finalization of NFC PESHAWAR, Aug 13: The Awami National Party has demanded of the federal government to finalize the National Finance Commission (NFC) award. The party also called for a greater share for the provinces. ... Call to build art institutions ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: It was a nostalgic retrospection as far as Anna Molka Ahmad was concerned but it yielded good result in that the minister for privatization, Mr Hafeez Shaikh, promised on Thursday to motivate the moneyed class in building art institutions. ... Four WLL licences for Multan region granted ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) on Friday held an auction of spectrum for the grant of Wireless Local Loop (WLL) licences for four different frequencies in Multan Telecom Region (MTR), said an official statement. ... Job quota for disabled increased KARACHI, Aug 13: The Sindh cabinet, which met here on Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, has decided to raise the quota for handicapped people in all government services ... Protest rally by PFUJ, Apnec ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: Journalists and other employees of the newspaper industry on Friday staged a demonstration outside the Parliament House in protest against non-implementation of the 7th Wage Board Award. ... Rehabilitation centre for beggars opens PESHAWAR, Aug 13: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said that the provincial government would spend about Rs95 million on the establishment of a rehabilitation centre and a crisis centre for women. ...

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