09 November 2004 Tuesday 25 Ramazan 1425 Leaders reject bill on uniform, NSC Act KARACHI, Nov 8: Rejecting the 17th constitutional amendment and the 'president in uniform', as well as the Act pertaining to the National Security Council, opposition leaders, jurists, labour leaders and intellectuals at a seminar here on Sunday ... Civilian COAS now made possible: ARD chief says... KARACHI, Nov 8: Makhdoom Amin Fahim, chief of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD), said on Monday that after the government-sponsored bill allowing Gen Musharraf to hold military and civilian posts simultaneously ... PPP submits three bills in Sindh PA KARACHI, Nov 8: The Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians on Monday submitted three bills in the Sindh Assembly Secretariat which pertain to protection of the rights of fisherfolk, eradication of unemployment, and for the welfare of craftsmen and artisans. ... Anti-govt campaign after Eid: PML-N FAISALABAD, Nov 8: The PML-N will launch a movement against the government after Eidul Fitr. This was stated by former MNA Sher Ali and city PML-N president former MPA Khwaja Islam while talking to newsmen here on Monday night. ... CEC asked to ensure fair by-election PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The Pakistan People's Party has asked the chief election commissioner to stop what it called the involvement of federal and provincial ministers in the by-election to NA-35, Malakand ... PPP wants fishing contracts cancelled BADIN, Nov 8: The leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Mr Nisar Ahmad Khuhro, has demanded that fishing contracts given to Rangers in coastal areas of Sindh should be cancelled. ... PPP for withdrawal of exemption to armymen: Toll tax ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP) wants withdrawal of the exemption given to uniformed personnel from payment of toll on highways and motorway, it has been learnt. ... Strong ties with Kabul can lead to regional peace: Shujaat ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: President of Pakistan Muslim League Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Monday said the good neighbourly relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan could lead to durable peace as well as political and economic stability in the region. ... Mega projects to create jobs for youths, says Aziz ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Monday said the government was focusing on skill development of youths in Balochistan to enable them to actively take part in the progress of their province. ... Ministry told to get govt houses vacated: Illegal occupation ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Government Assurances has directed the Ministry of Housing and the capital police to take necessary measures to get government houses vacated from illegal occupants. ... Chinese firm, Wapda in tariff dispute: 600-MW Thar power project ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The government is facing the problem of bridging a wide gap between Wapda and a Chinese firm over the tariff structure of the proposed 600-mw Thar Coal Power Project ... Kyrgyzstan offered route for transit trade ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Monday Pakistan considered Central Asia as very important part of the region and wished to promote its strong cultural, religious and social ties with it further. ... Saudi investment team due next week ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: A 35-member Saudi business delegation is arriving here next week to discuss the possibility of investing $300 million to $500 million in Pakistan, particularly in the housing and construction sector, during 2004-05. ... 10 additional passport circles to be established ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is establishing 10 additional passport circles across the country to make the agency more effective to control human smuggling. ... Wheat sowing: farmers asked to follow NARC method ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan on Monday asked farmers to follow the procedure approved by the National Agriculture Research Council (NARC) ... PM hosts reception for envoys ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz hosted an Iftar-dinner in honour of the ambassadors of Muslim countries at the Prime Minister's House here on Monday. ... 'Jica expert's proposals being implemented' ISLAMABAD, Nov 8: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) will implement reform measures suggested by the Japan International Cooperation Agency's adviser to the commission, Miharu Kajita. ... Adviser distributes gifts in Wana WANA, Nov 8: Neelofar Bakhtiar, Adviser to the Prime Minister for Women Development, and wife of the NWFP Governor, Begum Shamim Iftikhar, visited Wana, in the South Waziristan tribal region on Monday and distributed foodstuff and gifts worth Rs1 million among women and children. ... $14m released for border security PESHAWAR, Nov 8: The federal government has released $14.75 million to the Governor's Fata secretariat for the border security project in Kurram and Khyber agencies. ... NWFP wants wheat cost adjusted against royalty LAHORE, Nov 8: NWFP's senior minister Sirajul Haq says the federal government may deduct the cost of imported wheat from the hydel power profit (it owes to the province). ... Need stressed for law to protect children: Juvenile justice act not fully enforced: report PESHAWAR, Nov 8: A report on the status of children in the country draws a bleak picture of the condition in which the young are livingand what could lie in store for them if steps are not taken to protect their rights. ... All set to mark Iqbal Day KARACHI, Nov 8: Iqbal Day would be marked in Karachi as elsewhere in the country in a befitting manner on Nov 9. A number of social, cultural and educational organizations have chalked out various programmes for the day, which has been declared as a public holiday. ... No policy shift on Kashmir issue, says AJK minister KARACHI, Nov 8: Azad Kashmir minister for health and population welfare Sardar M Yaqoob has lauded the recent statements of President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Altaf Hussein on the Kashmir issue. ... Plea to ease travel restrictions NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Human rights activist and Rajya Sabha member Nirmala Deshpande and Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain have appealed to their governments to ease travel restrictions between the two countries ...

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