22 August 2004 Sunday 05 Rajab 1425 Opposition parties start consultations: Nomination for PM's slot ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: The component parties of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) have started consultations to nominate a candidate for the election of prime minister, sources told Dawn on Friday. ... Country being run by president: Amin PESHAWAR, Aug 21: Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim has alleged that Gen Pervez Musharraf has restored the presidential form of government. Talking to Dawn here at the wedding ceremony of Khwaja Mohammad Khan Hoti's daughter ... PML-N urges political unity ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: Central Information Secretary of Pakistan Muslim League-N Mohammad Siddiqul Farooque has expressed deep concern over a report of the University of Maryland's Centre for International Development and Conflict Management ... Lawyers to try 'subverters of constitution' LAHORE, Aug 21: The lawyers Joint Action Committee is scheduled to finalize modalities of trial of the 'subverters' of the constitution when it meets here on September 11. ... PW declared hostile in Murtaza case KARACHI, Aug 21: ASI Abdul Hameed, a prosecution witness, was declared hostile by the District and Sessions Judge, East, Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani on Saturday on the request of special public prosecutor, M Ilyas Khan. ... 1,000 PTV workers to be regularized ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday said that a policy for regularisation of over 1,000 resource persons in the PTV would be presented to the new government. ... Contest for promotion of science planned ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has recently approved a proposal to initiate National Science Talent Contest (NSTC) for promotion of science and engineering disciplines among brilliant students. ... Action sought against fake recruitment agents ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmad has expressed his disgust at the failure of the government in taking effective steps to punish those "employment promoters" who have been sending Pakistanis abroad on fake documents. ... Wapda prefers to launch Kalabagh dam: 800 MW shortage by 2007 apprehended LAHORE, Aug 21: Wapda chairman Tariq Hameed said on Saturday the authority has presented its report to the federal government on the feasibility of Kalabagh dam ... Scrutiny of biosafety guidelines stressed ISLAMABAD, Aug 21: The ministry of environment is at present eliciting the views of stakeholders, ministries, organizations and provincial departments concerned on biosafety guidelines, official sources at the ministry told Dawn. ... 'Salaries of govt employees stopped' QUETTA, Aug 21: The government has withheld salaries of a large number of government employees working in Khuzdar and other areas of Balochistan to punish them for their support to nationalist parties. ... Delay in probe hampers project's operation MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 21: Delay in completion of inquiry by the AJK Ehtesab Bureau into alleged corruption in the Jagran hydropower project is hampering its 'safe and smooth' operation and causing losses to the government, it was learnt on Saturday. ... New conditions for seminaries registration evolved PESHAWAR, Aug 21: The federal interior ministry has evolved new conditions to regularise registration of religious seminaries in the country. ... Man pleads guilty to extortion in US court NEW YORK, Aug 21: A Pakistani man pleaded guilty in a Seattle (Washington) court Friday on charges of attempted extortion of Eddie Bauer apparel factory in Pakistan, ... Philanthropic help sought for BMT facility KARACHI, Aug 21: Health professionals said that expensive procedure of Bone Marrow Transplant could be offered to a common man only with the help of philanthropic support. ... 70pc stroke patients can lead normal life: experts KARACHI, Aug 21: Health experts at a seminar on Saturday stressed that control on blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and cholesterol could prevent stroke. ...

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