29 November 2004 Monday 16 Shawwal 1425 MMA warns rulers of looming turmoil KARACHI, Nov 28: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has warned that if the rulers failed to overcome price hike, rising unemployment and lawlessness, the situation, coupled with the sense of deprivation in masses, might lead to a turmoil ... Stringent security steps for MMA rally KARACHI, Nov 28: Heavy deployment of law-enforcement personnel was made on Sunday in and around Nishtar Park, venue of the public meeting organized by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal against the government policies. ... Demand for national govt ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Former president Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Mian Mohammad Azhar has said coming months are crucial in view of the country's future setup, adding the government should take political leaders into confidence ... Army's role in politics criticized KARACHI, Nov 28: Politicians and intellectuals feared persisting military role and unnecessary interference in the political powers, manipulating Constitution for vested interests may damage the state sovereignty ... Ghinwa stresses need for changing system HYDERABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan People's Party-SB chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto has stressed the need for changing the system by empowering people. ... Musharraf's options on Kashmir rejected LAHORE, Nov 28: The options encapsulating the likely solutions to the Kashmir dispute, floated recently by President Pervez Musharraf, received as poor response from the Kashmiri and Pakistani leaders as they had drawn from India ... F-16 issuse to be raised in talks ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will hold one-hour talks with US President George W. Bush at the White House on December 4 during a 'technical stopover' for the refuelling of his aircraft on his way back from Latin American tour, it is learnt. ... More facilities urged for overseas Pakistani ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday directed the labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis ministry to provide best possible facilities to expatriates and export more manpower. ... MMA govt responsible for flour crisis: ANP PESHAWAR, Nov 28: The Awami National Party (ANP) has held the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) government responsible for the persisting flour crisis in the NWFP. ... NFC & Balochistan issues to be resolved soon, says Soomro THATTA, Nov 28: Acting President and Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro has expressed the hope that the issue of the National Finance Commission award and those pertaining to some provinces, particularly Balochistan, will soon be sorted out. ... Sindh to get its fair share in federal pool: CM HYDERABAD, Nov 28: Sindh Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the government is actively working on the NFC Award and it will be finalized by the end of current financial year. ... Pakistan favours setting up of Asian Poverty Fund: speaker ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Pakistan appreciates the idea of establishing an Asian Parliament and an Asian Poverty Fund. This was stated by National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain while talking to Philippines House of Representatives ... Opposition files motion in Senate: Allotment of land for GHQ ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The opposition has submitted an adjournment motion to the Senate against allotment of 870 acres additional land to the military authorities for setting up of General Headquarters (GHQ) in E-10 sector in the federal capital. ... 'Asian Parliament' on agenda of Islamabad meeting ISLAMABAD Nov 28: All is set for the General Assembly of Asian Parliamentarians Association to start its fifth meeting in the federal capital from Monday. ... Musharraf to inaugurate Gwadar Port in January KARACHI, Nov 28: President Musharraf will formally inaugurate the first phase of the Gwadar Port in January. Built at the cost of $250 million with the cooperation of People's Republic of China ... WB move annoys planning dept: Economic performance report PESHAWAR, Nov 28: The World Bank's recent exercise to prepare a report on the North-West Frontier Province's economy has irked the planning and development department, NWFP, which is carrying out a similar exercise, according to official sources. ... Energy accord worth $500m signed with Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 28: A Brazilian consortium and a Pakistani-Canadian company, signed a $500 million agreement for the development of energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan. ... Atta for quality varsities in Muslim world ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Higher Education Commission Chairman Prof (Dr) Attaur Rehman has stressed the need for excelling in scientific education, saying that among the 200 finest universities in the world ... Number of mobile phone users rises to 7m: report ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Mobile phone subscribers base has scaled up to 207,425 in just one month with the total number of end users increasing from 6.8 million in October to seven million in November, an official source told Dawn. ... IPPs behind anti-Kalabagh dam drive, says Afgan MULTAN, Nov 28: Independent Power Producers operating in the country are behind the anti-Kalabagh Dam move because they do not want to see Pakistan meeting its energy requirements through its indigenous resources. ... Expats to be included in OPF board, says minister ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Ghulam Sarwar Khan says the government is taking steps to extend maximum facilities to the expatriates in order to boost their confidence in the government. ... No let-up in state terrorism, says APHC ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: All Parties Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Gilani has said that the Indian government's negative attitude is a big hurdle in the resolution of the Kashmir issue. ... Mechanism to deport jailed immigrants must be evolved: Owais QUETTA, Nov 28: There is an urgent need to adopt a mechanism for deporting illegal immigrants who have completed their sentences in Pakistani jails, says Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani. ... Call for Fata law to curb human smuggling PESHAWAR, Nov 28: Human smuggling in tribal areas through the Pakistan-Afghanistan border could not be checked because the law to check the menace had not been extended to the tribal areas, legal experts and government officials said. ... AIDS-control programme found deficient KARACHI, Nov 28: What is the use of an ambitious AIDS control programme which does not provide to the people living with Human Immuno deficiency Virus (HIV) the drugs that could help them live longer? ... Baby celebrates transplant anniversary KARACHI, Nov 28: Baby Sohaib - the infant from Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, who became the country's first recipient of a donated liver - celebrated the first anniversary of his transplant operation recently. ...

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