18 August 2004 Wednesday 01 Rajab 1425 Musharraf calls for politics of tolerance ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday urged the parliamentarians not to sacrifice good governance for the sake of personal gains and called upon them to selflessly serve the people. ... Polling staff ordered to follow counting rules ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retired) Irshad Hasan Khan has directed the presiding officers of Attock and Tharparkar to follow the provisions of Counting of Votes (General Election) Order 2002 with letter and spirit to make the process transparent. ... CM pledges to maintain law, order in NA-229 KARACHI, Aug 17: The Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, on Tuesday vowed to maintain law and order during the by- election in constituency NA-229, Tharparker-I, where polling is being held on Wednesday. ... PPP holds dist Nazim responsible for killings ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Leaders of the People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) have held Attock District Nazim Maj (retired) Tahir Sadiq responsible for the killing of three party activists and called for his immediate arrest. ... PPP condemns workers' killing KARACHI, Aug 17: The Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians on Tuesday hit hard at the government over the killing of three of its activists in NA-59, Attock ... PML preparing for local polls, says Zaheer LAHORE, Aug 17: The ruling PML has started preparations for local elections and nazims and deputy nazims who gave a better performance during their current term will be given another chance to contest, a provincial office-bearer of the party said on Tuesday. ... MMA stages walkout over opposition MPs' arrest: PA session KARACHI, Aug 17: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) staged a token walkout in the Sindh Assembly on Tuesday in protest against the detention of Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, the opposition leader in the house ... Religious leaders go underground: 'Links' with terrorists FAISALABAD, Aug 17: Following a statement made by the federal interior minister about alleged links of the Jamaat-i-Islami with terrorists and the reports pertaining to a search operation against them, the local religious leaders and heads of madaris have gone underground. ... Senate body backs organ donation bill ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: The government on Tuesday agreed to tackle what it called an 'international mafia' trading in human organs by bringing in a legislation in this regard. ... PR official, 8 others to be indicted on 25th: Over Rs3m embezzlement RAWALPINDI, Aug 17: An accountability court on Tuesday fixed August 25 for framing of charges against an ex-official of railways and eight other co-accused. ... No wheat shortage: Jatoi KARACHI, Aug 17: Sindh Minister for Food Arif Mustafa Jatoi on Tuesday denied any shortage of wheat in the province, and observed that its prices had also stabilized. He was responding to a supplementary question during questions hour in the Sindh Assembly. ... 'Regional ties a must to benefit from WTO' ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Speakers at a seminar here on Tuesday said WTO agreements needed to be negotiated in the interest of South Asian people and that developing countries should have their own agenda for the negotiations. ... Senate body to prepare report: Okara mly farms issue ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Members of a subcommittee of the Senate standing committee on human rights will visit Okara military farms on Wednesday to get firsthand knowledge of the situation arising out of the clashes between tenants and Rangers, a source told Dawn on Tuesday. ... Senate body briefed on M1, Gwadar projects ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Gwadar Port has the potential to attract both transit and trans shipment trades as it provides an alternative route to Gulf countries as well as Central Asian Republics. This was observed during a meeting of Senate standing committee on communication at the Parliament House on Tuesday. ... Former PIA MD acquitted KARACHI Aug 17: Federal Anti-Corruption Court in Karachi headed by Judge Munir Ahmed Khawaja on Tuesday acquitted Air Vice-Marshal (retd) Waqar Azeem, former managing director of Pakistan International Airlines, in a corruption case for lack of evidence. ... Chinese firm to install 80 cameras in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Capital Development Authority (CDA) and a Chinese firm on Tuesday signed an agreement for the installation of 80 close circuit cameras at a cost of Rs311 million. ... Turkmen gas pipeline body to discuss third party security ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The eighth meeting of the steering committee of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan is meeting here in mid-September to consider a report on provision of "international security through a third party" for the proposed $3 billion gas pipeline project. ... Bridge on Karakoram Highway renamed ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: A bridge at Thakot, a subdivision of Batagram district, some 250 kilometres from here, was renamed as "Yuee" (friendship) bridge in recognition of the sacrifices rendered by Pakistani and Chinese ... Cell phone tariff to fall further KARACHI, Aug 17: Hundreds of thousands of cell phone users in the country stood in long queues to lay their hands on free pre-paid connections offered by Ufone from Aug 14 to Aug 16. ... Regularization of PTCL daily wagers announced ISLAMABAD Aug 17: Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTCL) on Tuesday announced a plan of regularization of its 7,193 daily wage employees on permanent vacant posts in two phases. ...

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