27 September 2004 Monday 11 Shaban 1425 Leaving the army can lead to chaos, says Musharraf NEW YORK, Sept 26: President Pervez Musharraf has indicated that he may continue both as president and the army chief till at least 2007 to save the country from "political destabilization." ... President's reference to de Gaulle contested ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Senator Prof Khurshid Ahmad has said President Gen Pervez Musharraf does not feel confident to derive his power and authority from the Constitution ... Opposition seeks MMA support on anti-uniform resolution QUETTA, Sept 26: Opposition members in the Balochistan Assembly have urged the MMA central leadership to cooperate in tabling a resolution in the provincial assembly asking President Musharraf to relinquish the post of COAS. ... Benazir asks workers to prepare for movement HYDERABAD, Sept 26: Workers of the People's Party Parliamentarians should close their ranks to launch a movement against the rulers as the days of Gen Pervez Musharraf and his group are numbered. ... Protest against uniform after Ramazan, says Fazl SUKKUR, Sept 26: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal will launch a protest campaign if President Pervez Musharraf did not relinquish post of chief of the army staff by Dec 31 and as a prelude ... PML-N calls for interim national govt LAHORE, Sept 26: The Punjab PML-N working committee on Sunday called for the formation of an interim national government comprising nominees of all parties represented in parliament. ... MMA may move Balochistan PA against uniform LAHORE, Sept 26: The MMA and other opposition parties in Balochistan Assembly will move a resolution in the house against Gen Musharraf's uniform if the PML brings one in favour of it. ... MMA leaders vow to defend Madaris QUETTA, Sept 26: The Muttihada Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) leadership has warned the government that Madaris were centres of the Muslim Ummah and their image could not be tarnished by conducting raids on them at the behest of the United States. ... Mumtaz hails policies of Shaukat Aziz KARACHI, Sept 26: The Sindh National Front president and the former chief minister, Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, has said that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has a positive approach about small provinces which is a good omen for the nation. ... PTI plans drive for democracy ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said his party will launch a nation wide public mobilization campaign aimed at restoring 'full democracy' in the country. ... President, PM for promotion of tourism industry ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have said the government is conscious that more attention should be paid to the tourism industry. ... Pakistan assured of Chinese assistance: Developing mega cities BEIJING, Sept 26: China is willing to share its experience and knowledge with Pakistan and other regional countries in developing mega cities. This was stated by Zhang Li, a senior official of the Chinese Cities Mayors Association. ... Indian lawyer pleads for accepting LoC as border ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The leader of an Indian jurists delegation on Sunday pleaded with the legal community for persuading the people of both India and Pakistan to accept the Line of Control (LoC) as permanent border. ... President terms meeting with Singh successful ON BOARD PLANE, Sept 26: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said the positive outcome of his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was a victory of peace. ... Senate body finds flaws in working of missions ISLAMABAD, Sept 26: The second report of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee identifies serious structural and institutional flaws in Pakistan's foreign missions abroad. ... President's orders fall on deaf ears KARACHI, Sept 26: The Sindh government has failed to implement President Musharraf's directive to distribute state-owned lands in Tharparkar district among those land less peasants who have been cultivating them for the past 28 years. ... Security measures for ODI reviewed KARACHI, Sept 26: The Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, chaired a high-level meeting at the Governor House in connection with the forthcoming one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on October 6. ... APHC calls for by-poll boycott SRINAGAR, Sept 26: In occupied Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has appealed to the people to completely boycott the by-election ploy on October 13. ... Girl hurt in LoC firing MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 26: Indian troops fired shots injuring a girl in a southern border village of Azad Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC), a police official told Dawn here on Sunday. ... Security around Afghan embassy tightened RAWALPINDI, Sept 26: Security has been further tightened around the Afghan embassy in Islamabad and its consulates in Peshawar and Quetta following intelligence that Al Qaeda and fighters loyal to Taliban might disrupt October 9 Afghan presidential polls ... KOHAT: More polling stations for Afghan DPs sought KOHAT, Sept 26: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's election agent for southern NWFP and the tribal areas, Mohammad Daud Zazi, on Sunday demanded that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) set up polling stations outside refugee camps ... Karzai visits northern Afghanistan SHIBIRGHAN, Sept 26: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday made his first campaign trip outside Kabul since surviving a rocket attack earlier this month to meet warlord Abdul Rashid Dostam in northern Afghanistan. ...

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