03 November 2004 Wednesday 19 Ramazan 1425 'Musharraf's assent to be violation of Constitution': Two offices bill ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: President Gen Pervez Musharraf would violate the Constitution by giving assent to the two offices bill passed by both houses of Parliament as it was related to his personal interests, the combined opposition claimed here on Tuesday. ... MMA to use street power for fresh elections: Qazi LAHORE, Nov 2: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Tuesday distanced itself from the controversial 17th Amendment and its president Qazi Husain Ahmed said now the religious alliance would struggle to pull down the existing "dictatorial system" along with its architect Gen Pervez Musharraf. ... Qazi says only a few madaris involved in terrorism ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Education Minister Lt Gen (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi on Tuesday said only a few Madressahs located near the boarder areas of the country were involved in terrorist activities. ... PPP tries to justify Bhutto's stint as CMLA ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Leader in the Senate Senator Raza Rabbani on Tuesday tried to justify the brief stint of the late prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ... PML-N leader criticizes govt MINGORA, Nov 2: A former provincial minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Malik Jahanzeb, has criticized the government for not allowing Mian Nawaz Sharif to attend the last rites of Mian Sharif. ... Mian Sharif's Qul largely attended LAHORE, Nov 2: A large number of people, including politicians, participated in Quran Khwani for Mian Muhammad Sharif held in Model Town on Tuesday afternoon. ... Killing of woman condemned ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has denounced the killing of a woman in the name of honour at Nangua village near Kashmore in Sindh. ... NA body hails ANF role in drug control ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: National Assembly standing committee on narcotics control on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the Anti- Narcotics Force (ANF) in curbing the menace of drugs in the country through enforcement ... Accused identified in mosque blast case KARACHI, Nov 2: Prosecution examined on Tuesday one of its prime witnesses in the Haideri Mosque bomb blast case against a worker of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi. ... 'Forced marriages lead to tragic ends' ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Forced mismatched marriages between UK educated boys and girls and not so oriented Pakistani boys and girls result in tragic ends for hundreds of families on both sides. ... Efforts on to promote outsourcing: Awais ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Tuesday said the government was utilizing all resources to create the infrastructure needed to jump-start growth in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector ... IMF proposes facilitation centres for taxpayers ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended to the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) to establish sales tax facilitation centres across the country. ... Meeting on power sector recovery plan today ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The federal government is expected to finalize on Wednesday a Financial Recovery Plan (FRP) for power sector. The plan, among other things, envisages increases in domestic tariff for commercialization of Wapda's corporate entities. ... Blasts won't deter govt resolve: Jam QUETTA, Nov 2: Chief Minister Jam Mir Mohammad Yousuf has said that subversive activities like bomb blasts would not force the government to abandon the process of political dialogue in the province. ... Protests in AJK against Ehtesab Bureau MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 2: Nearly 700 government employees observed a pen-down strike and staged a demonstration here on Tuesday to press the government to clip the wings of the Ehtesab Bureau by amending the accountability law "in conformity with the constitution". ... APNS calls for talks on govt-press relations KARACHI, Nov 2: The executive committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society has regretted that despite assurances by the prime minister, the federal government has not yet initiated a dialogue process on outstanding issues relating to government-press relations ... Journalists protest press club seizure ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The journalists on Tuesday staged a walkout from the press gallery during the Senate session to protest the closure of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Press Club (RIPC) by the district administration and registration of an FIR against a number of journalists. ... Edhi cradles get 100 babies annually KARACHI, Nov 2: The Edhi Foundation has claimed that its child adoption cell receives around 100 babies through its 37 cradles in the city every year. ...

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