25 August 2004 Wednesday 08 Rajab 1425 MPs told to submit assets statements ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retired) Irshad Hasan Khan has asked members of the parliament and provincial assemblies to submit yearly statements of their assets and liabilities to the Election Commission by September 30. ... PPP criticizes Nisar's comments ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Differences between the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, the two main component parties of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD), on Tuesday again surfaced when the PPP issued a rejoinder to the comments made by PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. ... PPP to file criminal cases against 'rigging' KARACHI, Aug 24: The Pakistan People's Party has resolved to institute criminal cases against all those guilty of committing massive rigging, electoral malpractice ... Surrey palace ownership ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: A federal government spokesman has drawn attention to a news item published in certain sections of the press quoting Mr Alan Perry, solicitor for the government ... Benazir talks to Wapda chief LARKANA, Aug 24: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has expressed concern over unannounced power load shedding and sending of inflated and detection bills to the consumers in Ratodero. ... Efforts on to rid agencies of black sheep: Arbab RAWALPINDI, Aug 24: Sindh chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Tuesday said international terrorists network was mainly responsible for the law and order situation in Karachi. ... PML House orders to be implemented LAHORE, Aug 24: Punjab PML Secretary-General Chaudhry Zaheerudin said on Tuesday that he would ensure action on the instructions issued from the Muslim League House with regard to solution to people's problems. ... FIR against JUI leaders sealed RAWALPINDI, Aug 24: Aabpara police on Tuesday registered an FIR against Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) Secretary-General Maulana Ghafoor Haideri and MNA Mian Mohammad Aslam for violating ban on protest demonstrations in the federal capital, a police source said. ... Kashmir settlement key to Indo-Pakistan ties: Rashid NEELA BUTT, Aug 24: Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has asked India to resolve Kashmir issue through dialogue in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people. ... Senators join hands against breach of privilege ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Senate Chairman Muhammadmian Soomro on Tuesday stopped short of referring the breach of privilege case against Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat to the rules and privileges committee ... Senators to get uplift funds soon: minister ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Mohammad Ajmal Khan on Tuesday said the development funds approved in the budget 2003-04 for Senators to carry out development works in their constituencies would be released within a month. ... Leasing issue of tourism institute to be probed ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: National Assembly standing committee on minorities, culture, sports and tourism has constituted a five-member committee to probe irregularities in the leasing of Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management in Karachi. ... Rise in car prices angers lawmakers ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The government assured the National Assembly on Tuesday it would take necessary measures to check the continuing hike in the prices of domestically-produced cars, as members from both the treasury and opposition benches protested against the trend. ... Call to promote tolerance, HR through education ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Educators and civil society representatives on Tuesday stressed promotion of religious tolerance, diversity, and conflict resolution through education. ... Rs600m plan for faculty development approved ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has allocated Rs600 million for the faculty development of relatively weaker universities in the public sector. ... More time needed to formulate bio safety rules: official ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: Pakistan needs more time and aggressive consultations before notifying bio safety rules due to their far- reaching impact on its biodiversity and ecology. ... 'Pakistan not governed as Quaid wanted' PESHAWAR, Aug 24: Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday observed that Pakistan had failed to emerge as a welfare and democratic state in accordance with the concept of the Quaid-i-Azam which he had spelled out in his famous speech in the Constituent Assembly on Aug 11, 1947. ... Delegation from India to attend Bulleh Shah's Urs LAHORE, Aug 24: A 84-member delegation of Indian politicians, former army officers, bureaucrats, peace and rights activists, ex-judges and others will arrive via Wagah on Thursday to attend the Urs of Bulleh Shah in Kasur the next morning. ... Registration of Afghan refugee voters from Sept 3 KOHAT, Aug 24: The registration of Afghan refugees will begin in Kohat division and adjoining tribal areas from Sept 3 under the supervision of International Organization for Migration (IOM) to enlist voters for the first direct presidential elections in Afghanistan expected to be held on Oct 9. ... ANP leaders meet Karzai: War against terrorism discussed PESHAWAR, Aug 24: A delegation of the Awami National Party called on the visiting Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, in Islamabad on Tuesday. A press release issued here by Mian Iftikhar ... Bosnian president in city KARACHI, Aug 24: President of Bosnia-Herzegovina Sulejman Tihic, who arrived here in the small hours of Tuesday, paid a visit to the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah on Tuesday morning. ... 85 children languishing in jails, Senate told ISLAMABAD, Aug 24: As many as 85 children, including 45 new born, are languishing in different jails of the country just because their mothers are undergoing various prison terms. ...

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