12 October 2004 Tuesday 26 Shaban 1425 PPP MNAs brief Indian media team on uniform issue ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) MNAs on Monday briefed a three-member visiting Indian journalists and peace activists on the bill moved by the treasury benches in the National Assembly on Gen Pervez Musharraf's uniform. ... Introduction of bill in NA condemned: Uniform issue ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Vice-Chairman of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) Rasheed A. Razvi on Monday condemned the introduction of the bill 'President to Hold Another Office Act 2004' on the floor of the National Assembly ... Fazl rejects conditions PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rahman has criticized what he called 'double standards' of the ARD leadership in politics and for asking the MMA to renounce the 17th Amendment to the Constitution. ... Lawyers protest against bill on uniform today KARACHI, Oct 11: Pakistan Bar Council Vice-Chairman Rasheed A. Razvi urged lawyers across the country on Monday to observe Oct 12 as a 'black day' to denounce the military take over in 1999 ... Lawyers' black day today LAHORE, Oct 11: Lawyers throughout the country will observe a black day on the fifth anniversary of the army take-over on Tuesday (today) to protest against the introduction of 'President to hold another office Act, 2004' bill in the National Assembly. ... Appeal to maintain sectarian harmony LAHORE, Oct 11: The Islamic Defence Front (Difa-i-Islam Mahaz) has termed the recent wave of bomb blasts a conspiracy of secret agencies to divert public attention from the issue of President Musharraf's uniform. ... Alternative N-energy sources sought ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The government has asked the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) to find "alternative sources of nuclear energy, other than uranium," to meet the growing energy requirement of the country. ... Kashmiris sceptical about peace talks ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The tentative impression one gets from the reports of some of the journalists who recently visited the Indian-occupied part of the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir is that it is time the Kashmiris' participation in the ongoing Indo-Pakistan peace process is taken more seriously ... Balochistan to buy wheat from abroad QUETTA, Oct 11: Balochistan will purchase wheat from Australia, India and Bangladesh and a delegation head by Provincial Food Minister Maulana Noor Mohammad will soon visit the countries in this regard. ... Rs495m given to provincial govts, says minister: Madressahs mainstreaming ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Federal Ministry of Education has already released Rs495 million to the provincial education ministries for mainstreaming of Madressahs (seminaries). ... Protective steps for coastline urged THATTA, Oct 11: A 12-member team of activists of the People's Party Parliamentarians, led by its district president Syed Masood Mustafa Shah, visited the rain-affected coastal belt of the district on Sunday. ... Islamabad, Riyadh agree to hold joint military exercises RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to strengthen bilateral military cooperation and to hold joint military exercises. ... Liberal policy facilitating investors, says minister ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The government is keen to attract foreign investment that will prove beneficial for both Pakistan and the investor. ... Rs60m pledged at telethon ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Overseas Pakistanis pledged Rs60 million donations for the development of education, health and micro enterprises in the country during the 12-hour telethon at the Liaquat Gymnasium on Sunday night. ... SC upholds conviction of ex-minister ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Balochistan High Court (BHC) order convicting former provincial minister for urban development and planning and chairman of the Quetta Development Authority ... Exporters urge facilities for Indian gemstone buyers PESHAWAR, Oct 11: A lot needs to be done to increase the volume of gem export and there is a large market in India for precious and semi-precious stones from Pakistan if the government takes steps to provide facilities to potential buyers. ... Promotions in PTV set aside KARACHI, Oct 11: The Federal Service Tribunal has set aside the promotion of 12 Pakistan Television employees as programme producers in Group 5 in February 2003. ... ILO mission arrives ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: A two-member mission of the International Labour Organization (ILO) arrived here on Monday to assess the situation of bonded labour in the country and the projects the ILO had started for its elimination. ... Bill adopted to extend PSC chief's term PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The NWFP Assembly on Monday adopted two bills for Increasing the service term of the provincial public service commission chairman by a year and repealing the North-West Frontier Province Agriculture Produce Markets (Repeal) Ordinance, 2002. ... Man died at RGH suffered from Congo fever: report RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: The serological test report of a Johannesburg (South Africa) laboratory on a patient who died at the Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) on September 22 has confirmed that he was suffering from Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) ...

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