11 September 2004 Saturday 25 Rajab 1425 Election of provincial PML chief termed illegal PESHAWAR, Sept 10: Cracks seem to have emerged in the NWFP chapter of the ruling PML, as one of the party leaders Ihsanullah has challenged the electoral status of provincial party president Syed Ali Shah ... Hearing in PML-N leader's bail plea put off PESHAWAR, Sept 10: The Peshawar High Court on Friday adjourned hearing in a pre-arrest bail petition of a former MNA of Pakistan Muslim League-N, Jawed Ibraheem Paracha, but ordered that no further adjournment would be allowed in the case. ... SHC adjourns hearing of Amir Khan's application KARACHI, Sept 10: A division bench of Sindh High Court comprising Justice Wahid Bukhsh Brohi and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jaffery adjourned on Friday the hearing of a criminal revision application filed by Amir Khan ... Zardari's acquittal welcomed LAHORE, Sept 10: ARD deputy information secretary Munir Ahmed Khan has welcomed the acquittal of Mr Asif Ali Zardari in the Steel Mills reference. In a statement here, he said the case was bogus and the court threw it out. ... Parties reject nominated council KHAR, Sept 10: Various political parties have rejected the establishment of a nominated council in the Bajaur tribal agency and have pledged to launch a campaign against it. ... Ulema asked to promote harmony ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has appealed to religious scholars to play their role in promoting fraternity, unity and brotherhood among the people and to work together for the establishment of a society based on Islamic values. ... 7,000 watercourses to be brick-lined in Balochistan: President inaugurates project QUETTA, Sept 10: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that over 7,000 watercourses would be brick-lined in Balochistan over the next four years. ... Aziz wants CAA revamped on commercial lines ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in a meeting here at the Prime Minister's House considered various options for the Islamabad International Airport project. ... Kasuri leaves for Dushanbe ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Friday left for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to attend the 14th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). ... Minister calls on PM ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Justice (retired) Abdul Razzaq Thaheem called on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at Parliament House on Friday and apprised the premier of matters pertaining to his ministry. ... Diplomats leave for Holland to attend course ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: A group of 18 junior Pakistani diplomats left for Netherlands on Friday to attend a four-week course in the Dutch diplomatic institute of Clingendael. ... Pakistani faces jail in US WASHINGTON, Sept 10: A Pakistani citizen, detained initially as a suspected terrorist but later charged with immigration violations, can face up to 55 years in prison if convicted. ... Malaysian naval chief calls on Shahid ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Chief of Naval Staff Royal Malaysian Navy Admiral Dato Sri Mohammad Anwar visited Naval Headquarters on Friday. ... Sindh govt suggests devolution of some taxes KARACHI, Sept 10: The Sindh government has suggested devolution of some taxes from the centre to enable provinces to generate a part of their revenue through their own efforts. ... Space institute seeks Rs4.2bn grant from IDB ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The post 9/11 events have placed restrictions on Muslim countries in acquiring scientific knowledge, observed Islamic Development Bank's Secretary for Science and Technology, Muhammad Ali Toure. ... HEC sets up fund for technology incubation ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman, Dr Attaur Rehman, on Friday said the commission had established Science and Technology Economic Development Fund (STEDF) to facilitate technology incubation activities in the country. ... Call to strengthen S&T by pooling resources ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Nouraiz Shakoor has called for strengthening science and technology capacities by pooling resources to develop cost-effective solutions. ... 18 MLAs say they support AJK PM MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 10: Eighteen supporters of Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat in the ruling Muslim Conference parliamentary party, including Legislative Assembly Speaker Sardar Siab Khalid and eight cabinet members, appeared before the media here on Friday to express their "all-out support" for the prime minister. ... Kashmir an unresolved issue: British councillor MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 10: The British Labour Party recognises Kashmir as an unresolved issue needing to be resolved, says a councillor from UK and the ruling party's candidate in the next parliamentary elections Barrister Attaur Rehman Chishti. ... Social justice must for Ummah's progress: moot KARACHI, Sept 10: Speakers at the meeting of Shura Hamdard emphasized on imparting world class education in science and technology and establishment of social justice in Muslim societies for the progress of Ummah. ... PA performs better sans speaker, deputy LAHORE, Sept 10: Though it may sound offensive, the Punjab Assembly performed better on Friday in the absence of both Speaker Afzal Sahi and Deputy Speaker Shaukat Mazari. ... HRCP for probe into Wana operation LAHORE, Sept 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has urged the members of parliament to set up a committee, across the party lines, to conduct a detailed fact-finding on the military operation in Wana. ... Training of Afghan polling officials begins ISLAMABAD, Sept 10: International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday announced that training of senior election officials for the Afghan presidential elections voting to be held in Pakistan for Afghan refugees began this week in Islamabad. ... 'Skin disease prevalent in Kurram Agency' PESHAWAR, Sept 10: High incidence of leishmaniasis, a skin disease caused by sand flies, has been reported among Afghan refugees, especially in the Kurram Agency, officials of the health department say. ...

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