06 September 2004 Monday 20 Rajab 1425 Nation asked to follow Quaid's principles ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The challenges Pakistan is facing today demand that the nation should keep aloft the same high standards of valour, courage and sacrifices displayed during the difficult days of 1965. ... Pervaiz wants president to stay as COAS LAHORE, Sept 5: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, who was elected unopposed president of the Punjab PML along with 80 other office-bearers by the general council here on Sunday, has urged President Pervez Musharraf not to shed his uniform ... 'PPP gave country invincible defence' ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Pakistan People's Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said the sacrifices laid down by armed forces Jawans and officers for the country could never be forgotten. ... PML to be reorganized: Arbab Rahim KARACHI, Sept 5: Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said the Pakistan Muslim League would be reorganized in Sindh to make it a popular and strong party in the province. ... 'Promises not fulfilled' QUETTA, Sept 5: Provincial Pakistan Muslim League General Secretary Jaffar Khan Mandokhel said on Sunday that some elements were creating obstacles in the organization of the party and the PML's central leadership had not fulfilled promises made with him. ... MMA to protest against raid on madressah QUETTA, Sept 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal has decided to hold a protest rally here on Sept 11 against the raid on a madressah and search of the house of the alliance's leader Hafiz Hussain Ahmed. ... MMA leaders condemn raids on Madressahs MINGORA, Sept 5: Leaders of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal have condemned the raids on Madressahs and accused the government of harassing the religious scholars at the behest of the United States. ... JI slams govt over raids on madressahs KARACHI, Sept 5: Secretary-General of Jamaat-i-Islami Syed Munawwar Hasan has criticized raids on Madressahs and arrests of ulema in the name of Al Qaeda and alleged that action against religious institutions was being taken to appease the US. ... Protests on Sept 11 anniversary ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has announced that it would observe the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States as a protest day. ... Co-operation among Asian parties stressed ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Pakistan Muslim League-N chairman Raja Zafarul Haq has called for increasing co-operation among major political parties of Asian countries to enable these to play their role in national development and regional co-operation. ... Balochistan home minister resigns QUETTA, Sept 5: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Mohammad Shoaib Nausherwani has resigned because of differences with Chief Minister Jam Mohammed Yusuf over appointment of district Zakat committees' chairmen. ... Four MNAs meet Aziz ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated his resolve of solving people's problems and converting Pakistan into an enlightened, forward-looking and modern state. ... Provincial rifts widening: Senator QUETTA, Sept 5: Politicians and leaders of religious parties must unite to stop the military's interference in political affairs and such interventions will prove to be harmful for the country's integrity ... Blackmailing for cabinet posts alleged ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: Chairman of the Senate standing committee for interior and narcotics control Ayaz Khan Mandokhel on Sunday said inclusion of people wanted by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the federal cabinet would affect the credibility of the government ... Pakistan-US project to monitor e-traffic ISLAMABAD, Sep 5: The United States and Pakistan have established a document monitoring project to check internet traffic, including targets' e-mails. ... Talks held with Iran QUETTA, Sept 5: The Quetta Electricity Supply Company has held talks with the Iranian government for ensuring uninterrupted power supply to Makran, Qesco Chief Executive Officer Brig Tassaduq Hussain Shah said on Sunday. ... KARACHI: Delay irks passport seekers KARACHI, Sept 5: The shortage of passport booklets has been causing an inordinate delay in the issuance of passports to the applicants, officials sources said on Friday. ... Educational background of state ministers ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The ministers of state appointed by the government belong to well-established political families with some of them having graduated from foreign educational institutions. ... Conference scrutinizes shortcomings of Ummah: Focus on economic issues KARACHI, Sept 5: The need for developing knowledge-base for Muslims to make them economically competitive was stressed by speakers at the concluding day of the three-day international conference on Muslim Ummah in modern world - challenges and opportunities. ... West's unfair treatment of Muslims slammed KARACHI, Sept 5: Analysts and other speakers at the three-day international conference on Muslim Ummah in modern world - challenges and opportunities deplored the West's attempt to link terrorism with religion ... Indian scholar says Iqbal's concept not followed ISLAMABAD, Sept 5: The Muslim struggle in the subcontinent began for gaining equal citizenship rights in pursuance of Iqbal's concept of national identity and sovereignty for Muslims. ... Youth team leaves for China KARACHI, Sept 5: The youth of Pakistan are talented and broad-minded who would prove an asset by joining hands with the young men of China for development, peace and prosperity of the region. ...

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