22 November 2004 Monday 09 Shawwal 1425 MMA starts mass-contact drive from Nov 28: Venue of ARD meeting changed RAWALPINDI, Nov 21: Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has decided to launch its mass-contact campaign from Karachi on November 28. The decision was taken in a meeting of the MMA Supreme Council, a spokesman of the alliance told Dawn. ... Musharraf may abrogate constitution, warns MMA KARACHI, Nov 21: MMA Deputy Secretary General Liaquat Baloch has expressed apprehensions that after settling the uniform issue, President Musharraf may resort to abrogating the 1973 Constitution in order to replace the parliamentary form of government with the presidential one. ... PPP leaders' statement on PM speech criticized ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Chief Whip in the National Assembly Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak on Sunday termed the statement of Pakistan People's Party leaders on the prime minister's address to the nation a "reflection of their defeatist mind". ... Durrani, Fazl urged to attend NSC meeting LAHORE, Nov 21: Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi urged on Sunday his NWFP counterpart Akram Khan Durrani and Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Maulana Fazlur Rehman to attend the next National Security Council meeting ... PML-N leader hopeful of ARD rally's success PESHAWAR, Nov 21: Pakistan Muslim League-N has said people will not tolerate the present regime any more as their purchasing power has eroded over the past five years. ... JI threatens to sue govt BANNU, Nov 21: A leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami, Senator Mohammad Ibrahim, has said his party will sue the regime for what he called it continuous violation of the constitution. ... Lahore PPP to hold meeting on 30th LAHORE, Nov 21: The PPP of Ms Benazir Bhutto will celebrate its 38th foundation day here on Nov 30, party's Lahore president Haji Azizur Rehman Chan said on Sunday. ... SC takes up Asif's case today ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: A full bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Nazim Hussain Siddiqui, will take up the bail application of former senator and PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari in the BMW car reference on Monday. ... 'PML to encourage women to join police' QUETTA Nov 21: PML leader Rehana Yahya has said that her party will encourage women to join police department and serve the womenfolk. ... Shahnawaz Bhutto remembered KARACHI, Nov 21: Rich tributes were paid to the Bhutto family for their role and sacrifices to the cause of freedom and democracy in the country. ... Politicians urged to oppose dam project NAWABSHAH, Nov 21: Sindh is passing through a critical phase because there is an acute shortage of water and the rulers are talking about construction of the Kalabagh dam. ... TNFJ holds rallies in Islamabad, other cities ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-i-Jafria (TNFJ) organized a rally to observe the 'Youm Inhidam Janatul Baqee' in the capital on Sunday. Similar rallies were also organized in other parts of the country. ... Muttahida denies Edhi's allegations KARACHI, Nov 21: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement on Sunday rejected the allegations levelled by Maulana Abdul Sattar Edhi, who had implicated the party in the burning of one of his ambulances. ... Altaf opposes Indo-Pakistan arms race KARACHI, Nov 21: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday called upon Pakistan and India to promote peace and improve bilateral relations. He urged both the countries not to indulge in arms race. ... Aziz hopeful of substantive dialogue ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday said he expected 'substantive dialogue' on all bilateral matters including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in his talks with the Indian leadership during his visit to New Delhi. ... Pakistan, India holding talks on 'options', believes Fazl LAHORE, Nov 21: Opposition leader and MMA's central leader Maulana Fazlur Rahman believes that Pakistan and India are discussing options other than their stated positions on Kashmir. ... Pakistan-China friendship deep-rooted, says Anisa ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli on Sunday said Pakistan-China friendship was deep-rooted and time-tested and was getting stronger with the passage of time. ... Rs187 million water project soon ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) will soon launch a Rs186.99 million participatory integrated water management programme in the country. ... Education boards' results not reliable: Qazi ATTOCK: Nov 21: Federal Minister for Education Javed Ashraf Qazi on Sunday said the results of secondary and intermediate education boards could not be relied upon for admissions into higher education institutions ... Laws will be amended to meet WTO requirements ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: The Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock has completed draft amendments in two major laws - Seed Act 1976, and Agricultural Pesticide Ordinance - for approval by the National Assembly ... Army officer injured in landmine explosion WANA, Nov 21: An army captain suffered serious injuries in a landmine blast inside a mud- house in the South Waziristan tribal region on Sunday, officials said. ... Rare Buddhist antiquities discovered at Taxila TAXILA, Nov 21: A preservation and restoration team of the department of archaeology has discovered as many as eight antiquities, including fragments of the sculptures of Buddha and his body guard ... Gender equality must in fight against AIDS ISLAMABAD, Nov 21: An action against AIDS that does not confront gender inequality is doomed to failure, says a report entitled "Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis" issued by UNIFEM, UNAIDS and UNFPA in July 2004. ... Over 4,000 Sikh pilgrims arrive LAHORE, Nov 21: At least 4,082 Sikh pilgrims arrived here via rail and air routes to attend the 535th birth anniversary of the founder of their religion, Baba Guru Nanak. ...

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