04 October 2004 Monday 18 Shaban 1425 PML-N not yet decided to seek MMA's help LAHORE, Oct 3: The PML-N is yet indecisive over extending cooperation to the MMA in the latter's threatened campaign against Gen Musharraf if he does not take off his uniform by Dec 31. ... MMA to launch campaign against president in uniform PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has announced a full-fledged protest campaign if President Gen Pervez Musharraf does not doff his military uniform by Dec 31. ... No choice but to cast uniform: SCBA LAHORE, Oct 3: Supreme Court Bar Association president Tariq Mahmood has said Gen Pervez Musharraf had held out a solemn commitment to the people of Pakistan in a television speech in Dec 23 last year ... Establishment making room for extremists: ANP chief KARACHI, Oct 3: Chief of the Awami National Party Asfandyar Wali Khan has warned the Establishment against creating political vacuum by removing mainstream political parties from the scene. ... Politicians blamed for provoking mob SIALKOT, Oct 3: District Nazim Mian Naeem Javaid has said that two federal and provincial level inquiries are under way and their findings awaited. ... Stress on cooperation with political forces QUETTA, Oct 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday that national unity, integrity and cooperation among all the political forces were imperative to ensuring equal progress in the country. ... Security vital for investment: Aziz QUETTA, Oct 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has directed law-enforcement agencies to ensure peace and security to facilitate the flow of investment in Balochistan and said that it was vital for investment inflow and the promotion of economic activities. ... Steps being taken to check acts of terrorism: PM visits CM LAHORE, Oct 3: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz inquired after Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at his residence here on Sunday and condemned the recent act of terrorism in Sialkot. ... Journalists arrive in occupied Kashmir NEW DELHI, Oct 3: A 15-member delegation of Pakistani journalists on Sunday crossed over to India via Wagah border on their way to first-ever visit to the occupied Kashmir. ... New broadband policy soon, says minister KARACHI, Oct 3: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has said that the new broadband policy will be announced in a couple of weeks. ... Army death toll crosses 100 mark: South Waziristan operation PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The death toll on the army side has crossed the 100 mark since January this year when the military began its operation against foreign and tribal militants in South Waziristan. ... US spy drone crashes JACOBABAD, Oct 3: An unmanned US spy plane crashed near Essab Rind village on Sunday morning. Officials, who confirmed the crash of the three-foot-long spy drone near the Shahbaz Air Base ... Over 70,000 HIV positive cases in Pakistan: expert ISLAMABAD, Oct 3: More than 2,200 Aids patients have so far been reported in Pakistan whereas an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 are infected with HIV. This was stated by Dr Ashraf Memon, a representative of the Provincial Aids Control Programme, on Saturday. ... Youth policy on the cards BAHAWALPUR, Oct 3: Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Muhammad Ali Durrani has said the government will soon announce its youth policy. ... Initiative to upgrade NALC's status GILGIT, Oct 3: The government has sought proposals for upgrading the Northern Areas Legislative Council's status by amending the LFO for the Northern Areas, 1994, sources said. ... Trade office to be opened in Shanghai after Eid: Textile exporters invited to China FAISALABAD. Oct. 3: The government has decided to set up a trade office (TO) in Shanghai, which will become operational immediately after Eidul Fitr, says Consulate General Designate Zafaruddin Mahmood. ... Afghans urged to vote for Karzai QUETTA, Oct 3: Abdul Bari Marufi, chief campaigner for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, urged the Afghan refugees to fully take part in the polling on October 9. ... Registration deadline for voters extended: Afghanistan presidential election PEHAWAR, Oct 3: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has extended by one day the deadline for registration of the Afghan refugee voters in Pakistan. ... Law likely to curb cattle smuggling through Fata PESHAWAR, Oct 3: The federal government is working on a law to curb smuggling of livestock to Afghanistan as unauthorized transportation of cattle via the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) has caused shortage in the local market ... Polling agent held KOHAT, Oct 3: A polling agent for Afghan President Hamid Karzai was arrested on Sunday for for shooting a film of refugees who were registering themselves for the forthcoming presidential elections in a camp. ...

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