03 September 2004 Friday 17 Rajab 1425 Provinces to be included in uplift process, says Shaukat ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said the government would come up to the expectations of masses and take along all the provinces in the process of development. ... 'PM wants effective local govt system' ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz wanted close coordination between local governments, MNAs and MPAs to make the LG system more effective, said Chairman of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Daniyal Aziz, on Thursday. ... New govt can't deal with challenges, says Benazir ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto on Thursday said the challenges being faced by the nation were beyond the capacity of the new civilian cabinet to deal with. ... PML-N to move privilege motion: Amir's 'insulting attitude' LAHORE, Sept 2: The PML-N MNAs would move a privilege motion against Speaker Chaudhry Amir Husain for his alleged insulting attitude on the day of the election of the prime minister, a party leader said on Thursday. ... PA may witness heated debate on 'rigging' KARACHI, Sept 2: The requisition session of the Sindh Assembly on Friday is likely to witness acrimonious scenes as it would be presided over by Deputy Speaker Rahila Tiwana whose election is regarded by the opposition benches as controversial. ... PA's deputy speaker slams CM's statement PESHAWAR, Sept 2: Deputy Speaker of the NWFP Assembly Ikramullah Shahid has taken a strong notice of a statement by Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani wherein the chief minister had threatened to use force against dissident MPAs of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal. ... JI, JUI in row over spokesman's role PESHAWAR, Sept 2: The Jamaat-i-Islami and the JUI-F, two major components of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA), have locked horns over who could speak for the ruling six-party alliance in the NWFP. ... Sept 11 rallies to expose US terrorism: Qazi KARACHI, Sept 2: Amir of Jamaat-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed has impressed upon party workers to pay due attention to the enrolment of voters in electoral lists and make preparation for the local bodies elections scheduled to be held next year. ... Attempt to shift Asif from Karachi KARACHI, Sept 2: The authorities made an attempt to shift Mr Asif Ali Zardari from his hospital sub-jail here to some other city on Thursday evening. ... SHC dismisses Asif's plea for hospitalization KARACHI, Sept 2: The Sindh High Court dismissed as infructuous on Thursday an application by PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari for his hospitalization in Karachi ... ANP warns govt against use force KARACHI, Sept 2: Awami National Party President Senator Asfandyar Wali Khan has advised the government to desist from using force against nationalists in Balochistan and, instead, solve their political problems through negotiations. ... Joint working group discusses terrorism ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Pakistan-US Joint Working Group began a two-day meeting on Thursday to discuss wide ranging issues including bilateral co-operation concerning counter terrorism. ... Pakistanis in Nepal safe: FO ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: All Pakistanis in Nepal are safe and Nepalese authorities have assured of foolproof security, Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan says. He was talking to a private television network on Thursday. ... Millers' appeal over rice stock LARKANA, Sept 2: President Gen Pervez Mushharaf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz should direct the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to procure 100,000 metric tons of Sugdasi rice, worth Rs2 billion, lying in mills of Sindh and Balochistan. ... Four LHC judges take oath today LAHORE, Sept 2: The confirmation of four judges in the Lahore High Court has been notified by President Pervez Musharraf. Chief Justice Iftikhar Husain Chaudhry is administering oath of the office to Justices Sheikh Abdur Rashid, Sardar Mohammad Aslam ... Defence expenditure exceeds allocation ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Pakistan's defence expenditure exceeded budgetary estimates by about 12.6 per cent going up to Rs180.3 billion, against the target of a little more than Rs160.1 billion during the fiscal year 2003-04. ... Mobile firm, PTA reach settlement, SC told ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Supreme Court (SC) was told on Thursday that a mobile telephone company and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) have settled the issue of shifting from AMPS (analogue mobile phone system) to EGSM (extended global mobile system). ... Aerospace institute to be set up in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) of the federal government has approved a Rs195 million project of establishing Institute of Avionics and Aerospace (IAA) at Air University, Islamabad. ... Call to increase trade between Kazakhstan, Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Participants of a conference here on Thursday expressed their disappointment over the low volume of bilateral trade between Pakistan and Kazakhstan and urged the authorities on both sides to take measures to multiply the present bilateral trade figures. ... Research on natural resources launched MANSEHRA, Sept 2: The Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), is conducting a research on natural resource management in Mansehra district. ... Ministry told to evaluate educational programmes ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: The Senate Standing Committee on Education, Scientific and Technological Research has observed that effective monitoring system is the key to evaluate the success or failure of a project. ... 0.8m CNICs issued to overseas Pakistanis KARACHI, Sept 2: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has issued 829,531 national identity cards (NICs) to Pakistani nationals living in various foreign countries, said Nadra sources. ... PIA seeks more planes for Umra flights PESHAWAR, Sept 2: The Peshawar-based office of Pakistan International Airlines has asked the headquarters to immediately provide three additional fleets for carrying Umra passengers from here to Jeddah, sources in the national flag carrier told Dawn on Thursday. ... PIA central reservation set up being computerized LAHORE, Sept 2: The PIA's central reservation control system is being computerized to facilitate passengers. This was stated by PIA Chairman Ahmad Saeed while speaking at a district and cargo managers conference here on Thursday. ... A dozen suspects rounded up: Kalat blast QUETTA, Sept 2: Security agencies have taken a dozen suspects into custody for questioning in connection with the bomb blast in Kalat that claimed four lives and injured 11 people on Tuesday. ... Minister for role of private sector in housing industry ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Federal Minister Syed Safwanullah says the government will encourage public-private partnership in the field of housing and construction industry as this is essential for the development of this important sector. ... AJK additional chief secretary gets extension MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 2: The additional chief secretary (development) of the AJK Sardar Abdul Rashid Khan was given a two-year extension. According to a notification, Mr Khan, who was to retire from service on Friday ... AJK assembly speaker faces criticism: Nepotism charges MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 2: AJK Legislative Assembly speaker Sardar Siab Khalid is facing severe criticism from the opposition as well as some members of the ruling party for what they allege are cases of blatant nepotism. ... Accord to jointly fight malaria in border areas PESHAWAR, Sept 2: A three-day cross-border meeting on malaria concluded with a decision of establishing Border Coordination Committees (BCC) with its members drawn from the border districts for the execution of anti-malaria plan in the border areas of all three countries. ... Registration of refugees for Afghan polls from October 1 PESHAWAR, Sept 2: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced a schedule for the registration of Afghan refugees as voters for the presidential elections in Afghanistan scheduled to be held on Oct 9. ... NHA chief stresses durable highways ISLAMABAD, Sept 2: Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA) Furrukh Javed has emphasized the need for employing modern technology and construction techniques for building long-life highways in the country. ... Expert fears a century of war without global laws KARACHI, Sept 2: The world can plunge into a century of war if global institutions are not built to bring globalization under an integrated policy and respect for law is not demonstrated. ... No legal hurdle to transfer of cases - NAB LAHORE, Sept 2: The National Accountability Bureau said on Thursday that there was no legal hurdle to transfer of cases from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to the bureau. ... APNS body meets Sindh CM KARACHI, Sept 2: The APNS provincial committee, Sindh, held a meeting with Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Thursday to apprise him of problems faced by publications in Sindh. ...

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