05 November 2004 Friday 21 Ramazan 1425 NA failed to take up several motions for discussion ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The National Assembly Secretariat failed to take up for discussion on the floor of the house a number of privilege motions, calling attention notices ... PPP to speed up movement against govt after Eid RAWALPINDI, Nov 4: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and People's Labour Bureau, Punjab, would accelerate their movement for restoration of constitution and democracy in the country soon after Eidul Fitr. ... No plan to form grand alliance, says Qazi KARACHI, Nov 4: Chief of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that there is no move under consideration to form a grand alliance of opposition parties against the government. ... Opposition to requisition PA session KARACHI, Nov 4: The opposition in Sindh Assembly has decided to requisition the assembly session to discuss the problem that had arisen by the alleged victimization of fishermen by rangers. ... Rights' bodies urged to secure Asif's release ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The People's Party Parliamentarians (PPP) has demanded of the higher judiciary, national and international human rights organizations and patriotic democratic forces to play their role ... ARD wants SC action in Zardari's case LAHORE, Nov 4: The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy has demanded immediate release of Asif Zardari and urged the Supreme Court chief justice to take suo motto notice against his 'illegal' incarceration. ... PPP slams govt over Asif's detention KARACHI, Nov 4: As Asif Ali Zardari completed eight years in detention on Thursday, without conviction in any of the cases framed against him, the Pakistan Peoples Party, headed by Ms Benazir Bhutto has demanded his immediate release. ... PPP demands Asif's release PESHAWAR, Nov 4: The Pakistan People's Party has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo motu notice of what it calls 'illegal' incarceration of Asif Ali Zardari, who has undergone nine years of imprisonment. ... New force to replace levies in Balochistan ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The government has decided to do away with the levies force in Balochistan and give full powers to police to control law and order in the province which has witnessed an upsurge in sabotage activities in recent days. ... Jirga calls for Pashtoon enclave QUETTA, Nov 4: The Pashtoon Ulesi Jirga has called upon the government to restore the former chief commissioner province, comprising the Pashtoon areas of Balochistan. ... Work on cantonments not yet begun: ISPR KARACHI, Nov 4: Major General Shaukat Sultan, the Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), has said that work to set up new army cantonments in Balochistan has not yet started. ... 'Illiteracy main cause of bonded labour' ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Root causes of bonded child labour are ignorance, illiteracy and liberal use of cheap labour in production processes, Director-General of the Federal Judicial Academy Chaudhry Hasan Nawaz said here on Thursday. ... PAC takes note of investment by SLIC ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Public Accounts Committee has taken serious view of the 'unproductive and imprudent' investment by State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC) causing loss of Rs237.964 million to the national exchequer. ... Call to promote reading habits ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: Good reading habits and economic well-being of nations are inter-linked, said Education Minister Lt-Gen (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi while speaking at the launch of membership drive of the National Book Foundation's Readers Club here on Thursday. ... Poultry farms mushroom due to flawed rules PESHAWAR, Nov 4: Loopholes in regulations of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency concerning initial environmental examination has caused poultry farms to mushroom in several parts of the NWFP. ... Women unaware of their marital rights in Islam LAHORE, Nov 4: A majority of women are not aware of their conjugal and marital rights with regard to the provisions in the Quran. ... Census of Afghan DPs in Karachi from 8th KARACHI, Nov 4: On the directive of the federal government, collection of statistics of the Afghan citizens under UN supervision in Karachi will start from Monday. ... Repatriation of DPs to be discussed with Kabul QUETTA, Nov 4: Federal Minister for State and Frontier Regions Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind has said he would be visiting Kabul soon to discuss with the Afghan leadership the issue of repatriation of all 3.2 million Afghan refugees up to March 2006. ... Karzai secures 80pc refugee votes cast in Pakistan PESHAWAR, Nov 4: Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was declared elected on Wednesday, secured around 80 per cent of the approximately 569,000 valid votes in Pakistan, a press release said. ... Western media criticized PESHAWAR, Nov 4: The international electronic media is portraying Muslims as terrorists and is involved in a propaganda campaign against them, says a Jamaat-i-Islami leader. ...

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