27 November 2004 Saturday 14 Shawwal 1425 Qazi urges Musharraf to quit army post LAHORE, Nov 26: MMA President Qazi Husain Ahmed asked President Pervez Musharraf on Friday to quit the post of army chief before Dec 31 for the sake of the dignity of the uniform or face a tough public resistance. ... Sherpao denies any deal with PPP ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Friday denied that the release of Asif Ali Zardari was part of a deal between the government and the PPP. ... PPP criticizes politicians for comments on release FAISALABAD, Nov 26: Punjab PPP secretary general MPA Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan and district president Farooq Saeed Khan have lashed out at those politicians who termed Asif Zardari's release as a part of a deal with the regime. ... No threat to Zardari's life, says minister LAHORE, Nov 26: Federal Law Minister Wasi Zafar has said that there is no threat to the life of PPP leader Asif Zardari but the government is prepared to provide him security if he so wishes. ... 60 PML candidates for 6 NALC technocrat seats GILGIT, Nov 26: Almost all PML candidates who lost in the recently-held Northern Areas' Legislative Council elections are vying for six seats reserved for technocrats in the house. ... PPP criticizes govt for shielding accused: Human trafficking ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has criticized the government for its failure in bringing up on the floor of the Senate on Friday the details of alleged involvement of some political figures in human trafficking to Britain. ... Threat of no-trust motion against deputy chairman ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Opposition senators on Friday criticized the conduct of Deputy Chairman Khalilur Rahman during the house proceedings and threatened to table a no-confidence motion against him. ... PML rally on Dec 5, declares Imtiaz KARACHI, Nov 26: The PML, Sindh, has announced holding of a public meeting on December 5 at Nishtar Park, and said that leaders and supporters of coalition parties would also be attending it. ... Soomro advocates judicial freedom JACOBABAD, Nov 26: Former speaker of National Assembly Illahi Bux Soomro has said that independence of judiciary and provincial autonomy are necessary for the integrity and survival of Pakistan. ... US paper's report rejected ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The Foreign Office on Friday rejected US claims that scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan had supplied Iran with detailed nuclear weapons plans. ... PPP to review plans for rally KARACHI, Nov 25: The executive committee of Sindh chapter of the PPP would meet on Sunday to discuss plans for its Dec 7 rally from Hyderabad to the metropolis to press for the release of all political prisoners ... Hearing of case against Asif Zardari put off KARACHI, Nov 26: The district and sessions judge, Central, Syed Pir Ali Shah put off on Friday the hearing of the Justice Nizam murder case against Asif Ali Zardari, spouse of former Premier Benazir Bhutto, on the request of the defence counsel. ... Pims, FGSH failed to spend allocated amount, Senate told ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and the Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) were unable to utilize millions of rupees allocated for developmental activities from 2000-01 to 2003-04. ... Import of diesel by road ruled out ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Pakistan will not import diesel from India through land route in the foreseeable future but will see if sea route is feasible for the delivery of Indian diesel at the Port Qasim. ... India visit: fact and fiction ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: All the hype about Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's first visit to India may well have been an exercise in self-delusion. ... 'Truce must yield concrete results' CHAKOTHI: Nov 26: Pakistan said on Friday its ceasefire with India along the military Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir had held well for full one year ... Police Order amended ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: President Pervez Musharraf has promulgated the Police Order (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 to set up District Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission in every district, including Islamabad. ... 2,300 cases of HIV, AIDS reported in country KARACHI, Nov 26: Only about 2,300 confirmed cases of HIV (human immuno-deficiency virus and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) have been reported in the country, so far ... Financial help to continue: Japanese envoy ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Pakistan is one of the largest recipients of assistance from Japan and the Japanese government's commitment to this effect would remain unchanged. ... PM calls for linking grant with varsities' performance ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said the Higher Education Commission (HEC) should link annual grants to the performance and achievements of public-sector universities. ... HEC stresses research in agronomy ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has stressed on research at graduate and postgraduate levels in the discipline of agronomy. ... Call to declare Line of Control demilitarized zone RAWALPINDI, Nov 26: The Institute of Peace and Development, a think-tank working for promotion of peace and development in South Asia, has appreciated the efforts being made by South Asia Free Media Association (Safma) to create harmony in the region. ... LHC bans Hajj, Umra at state expense RAWALPINDI, Nov 26: The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench on Thursday ordered that Hajj and Umra should not be performed at state expense and directed the government not to use state money for this purpose. ... 'Women may lose 33pc representation in LGs' RAWALPINDI, Nov 26: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Women Development Nilofar Bakhtiar apprehended that the women might lose 33 per cent representation in the local bodies if the women councillors did not improve their performance. ... Steps to develop dairy sector urged FAISALABAD, Nov 26: Scientists and representatives of different organizations have stressed the need for developing dairy and livestock sector according to modern day requirements and to meet the challenges of the WTO regime. ... Task force on cotton MULTAN, Nov 26: The commerce ministry has constituted a five-member task force on cotton with the TCP chairman as its head to envisage a long-term strategy for price stabilization of the commodity. ... 15,000 Sikhs attend palki procession: Guru Nanak's birth anniversary NANKANA SAHIB, Nov 26: The recent peace process between India and Pakistan has enabled a large number of Sikh pilgrims this year to attend the 535th birth anniversary of founder of their religion, Baba Guru Nanak ... West lacks knowledge about Islam: scholar ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Lack of knowledge about Islam has made the West speculate and brand Muslims as terrorists. This was stated by Dr Mohammad Wasim, dean of the faculty of the social sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University ...

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