11 November 2004 Thursday 27 Ramazan 1425 Repeal of 17th Amendment ARD, MMA target: Fahim LAHORE, Nov 10: Repeal of the 17th amendment will be the main target of the movement the ARD and the MMA plan to launch after Eidul Fitr, ARD chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim says. ... ARD slams govt on uniform bill KARACHI, Nov 10: The Sindh chapter of the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Wednesday slammed the government for the bill on the uniform issue ... Wasti calls for political harmony ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Pakistan Muslim League vice-president Syed Kabir Ali Wasti has called for political harmony through dialogue between the government and the opposition. ... JUI(F) backs candidate nominated by MMA PESHAWAR, Nov 10: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) has advised its candidate to withdraw in favour of Bakhtiar Muani, the nominee of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal and a member of JI, for NA-35 Malakand seat by-electionbe held on Dec 15. ... Saifullah to contest Malakand by-election PESHAWAR, Nov 10: Federal State Minister for Water and Power, Engr Amir Muqam has said that economic policies of President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have put the country on track of development and prosperity. ... Local polls in phases: CEC LAHORE, Nov 10: Chief Election Commissioner Justice Irshad Hasan Khan (retired) has said the forthcoming local government elections will be held in phases according to past practice. ... BNP wants Gwadar work suspended QUETTA, Nov 10: The Balochistan National Party (Mengal) on Wednesday demanded that the government should immediately suspend work on the under-construction Gwadar seaport ... LG polls in Islamabad next year, says Sherpao ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The government is working on a fresh modality to extend the much-delayed Local Government System to the federal capital. ... PBC resents delay in accepting proposals: Amendments to Bar Councils Act ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has protested against the government's 'inordinate delay' in accepting its recommendations to make amendments to the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act 1973. ... Demilitarization of Kashmir urged: Imran calls for elections under UN supervision ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday called for demilitarizing of the entire Jammu and Kashmir and holding of elections under United Nations' supervision ... 'UN Summit to strengthen world body' UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10: Pakistan has expressed the hope that the UN Summit meeting to be held in the Fall of 2005 would serve to strengthen and unite the United Nations ... ISPR clarifies Shkin report ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Clarifying remarks attributed to the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations in a report headlined "Attack on Shkin repulsed" (Dawn, Nov 10 issue), the ISPR said in a press release issued on Wednesday that the remarks had been offered for "joint operation within Pakistani territory" and "there was no joint operation conducted on 3rd November, 2004". ... Ministry seeks approval of highway plan ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: The communications ministry has sought approval of the planning commission to undertake the construction of the Rs6.5 billion Indus Highway (N-55) phase-III project. ... Social welfare policy being reviewed, says Zobaida RAWALPINDI, Nov 10: Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Zobaida Jalal has said the Social Welfare Policy-1965 is being reviewed in order to update it and remove the shortcomings. ... Health budget to be raised to Rs6.1bn, says Nasir ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Health Minister Nasir Khan has said that the government is planning to raise the health budget from Rs3.4 to Rs6.1 billion during next financial year. ... Joint projects to strengthen Pakistan-EU ties: envoy ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Small Projects Facility (SPF), funded by the European Union for Pakistan, will further strengthen EU-Pakistan relations, European Commission (EC) Ambassador in Islamabad Ilkka Uusitalo said. ... 31 Afghans travelling on fake visa offloaded RAWALPINDI, Nov 10: Immigration authorities at Islamabad airport offloaded 31 Afghan pilgrims going for Umra on fake visas on Wednesday. ... 602 deported from Muscat arrive, 700 others due today KARACHI, Nov 10: As many as 602 deported job-seekers reached here on Wednesday by a cargo launch, raising the total number of Pakistanis deported from Muscat during the current year to more than 7,420. ... Action plan on bonded labour in doldrums KARACHI, Nov 10: Sindh and Punjab governments failed to utilize Rs120 million allocated by the federal government three years back for the release and rehabilitation of the bonded families. ... Seminarists slam rulers of Muslim countries KARACHI, Nov 10: The Palestinian and Iraqi questions cannot be resolved without sincere leaderships in the Muslim countries. ... Iqbal's vision of Muslim state discussed KARACHI, Nov 10: Noted poet and writer Jamiluddin Aali was highly critical of the present state of affairs in the country because of feudalism, and deceit and hypocrisy of the rulers in the country. ... Kashmir dispute to be 'settled' soon LAHORE, Nov 10: Jamaatud Daawa Amir Prof Mohammad Saeed predicts settling of Kashmir dispute in the near future. Speaking at an iftar dinner here on Wednesday ... India denies Patil crossed into Pakistan NEW DELHI, Nov 10: India denied on Wednesday that Home Minister Shivraj Patil had strayed into Pakistan territory during a tour of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. ... Large quantity of morphine seized QUETTA, Nov 10: The Frontier Corps on Wednesday seized a huge quantity of drugs and ammunition from the Chagai area close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to FC sources, Afghan smugglers had brought ...

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