22 September 2004 Wednesday 06 Shaban 1425 Benazir hails HRW's call for return of civilian rule ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: Chairperson Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday welcomed the Human Rights Watch (HRW) call to the Bush administration to urge a return to civilian rule in Pakistan. ... Fakhr, Abida assail 'one-man rule' PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Former speaker Fakhr Imam and his wife, former federal minister Syeda Abida Hussain, have launched efforts to unite political parties to force President Gen Pervez Musharraf to relinquish the post of chief of the army staff. ... President has to retain uniform, says Pervaiz MANDI BAHAUDDIN, Sept 21: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said it is vital for national integrity and survival that the president retains his uniform. ... Nationalists assured of ARD support QUETTA, Sept 21: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has assured leaders of Ponam, ANP and lawyers that the alliance believed in collective struggle to restore supremacy of parliament. ... Resolution withdrawn at MMA's request: Jam QUETTA, Sept 21: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mir Yousuf has said that a joint resolution of the PML and BNP-Awami in favour of President's military uniform had to be withdrawn due to reservations of the Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA) ... President asked to leave army post THATTA, Sept 21: Activists of the People's Party Parliamentarians observed a hunger strike outside the press club here on Tuesday, demanding that the president should leave the post of the Chief of the Army Staff. ... 12 quit MMA council PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Twelve members of the district general council of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal resigned here on Monday. Those who tendered their resignations comprised four members each from three component parties of the MMA - Islami Tehrik, Jamiat-i-Ahl-i-Hadith and Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (Noorani). ... Senators asked not to use unparliamentary words ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: The Acting Senate Chairman, Khalilur Rehman, tried to pacify angry senators from the treasury and the opposition benches on more than one occasion on Tuesday by using light-hearted humour in a tense atmosphere. ... Lawmakers told to submit statement of assets ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: Chief Election Commissioner Irshad Hasan Khan on Tuesday reminded lawmakers to submit their yearly statements of assets and liabilities by Sept 30. ... Nominated tribal councils rejected PESHAWAR, Sept 21: Political parties on Tuesday rejected the proposal of nominated councils for the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas. ... Sindh govt criticized for water shortage - PA session KARACHI, Sept 21: On a private members day on Tuesday, the opposition in the Sindh Assembly attempted to ruffle the Arbab Rahim government on water shortage issue and the alleged rigging in the NA-229 by-elections held recently. ... MPAs seek role in city govt's uplift projects KARACHI, Sept 21: The Sindh Assembly on Tuesday adopted a significant resolution, which pertained to associating the MPAs in finalizing of the development projects by the city and district governments in the province in their respective constituencies. ... Balochistan - no progress on talks, says BNP leader KARACHI, Sept 21: The Senate committee on Balochistan has made no progress so far as the new government has not contacted any political leader after the recent change of guards in Islamabad. ... PPP demands body of retired judges: Fraudulent housing schemes LAHORE, Sept 21: The PPP has called for the formation of a commission of retired judges to look into allegations of fraud against various housing schemes. ... Poll promises being fulfilled, says CM PESHAWAR Sept 21: Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said the MMA government is fulfilling all its promises made with the people and has succeeded in removing sense of deprivation among people in backward areas. ... Sherpao vows to compensate civilians: Wana operation MULTAN, Sept 21: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said the government will pay compensation to the families of the civilians who may fall victim to the ongoing operation in Wana. ... Thousands displaced, civilians killed: Bar commission's report on Wana action PESHAWAR, Sept 21: A fact-finding commission of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association has reported displacement of thousands of tribal people and deaths of innocent civilians during the ongoing military operation in South Waziristan. ... Nishan-i-Imtiaz conferred on chief of Turkish Navy ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Admiral Ozen Ornek, Commander of the Turkish Naval Forces in a special investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-Sadr here on Tuesday. ... Cheap renewable energy systems stressed ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: The participants of a symposiumon "Private Sector Participation in Small and Medium Size Hydropower Development" here on Tuesday stressed Pakistan should develop inexpensive renewable energy systems, particularly in hydropower ... HEC to issue rankings of varsities in January KARACHI, Sept 21: The Higher Education Commission will issue the first-ever rankings of the public and private sector universities in January, said a member of the commissions' quality assurance committee (QAC) on Tuesday. ... Saudi-Pakistan friendship to get further boost: envoy ISLAMABAD, Sept 21: In the coming days and months, Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations will be given a further boost with greater high-level interaction between the two governments aimed at enhancing and broadening bilateral cooperation in all areas ... Karzai's election office opens PESHAWAR, Sep 21: The election office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated here on Tuesday by Daud Khan, brother of the governor of Afghanistan's Nangrahar province, Haji Deen Mohammad. ... Afghan war veteran being interrogated KOHAT, Sept 21: An Afghan war veteran and leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, who recently surrendered to authorities, is being questioned by intelligence personnel for his involvement in rocket attacks on army check posts in the Orakzai Agency. ... Health policy demanded to check diabetes KARACHI, Sept 21: Health experts at a seminar on Tuesday underlined the need for formulating the national health policy in order to check the growing incidence of diabetes. ...

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