01 December 2004 Wednesday 18 Shawwal 1425 PPP resolves to dislodge Musharraf LAHORE, Nov 30: Disputing the validity of the sanction the acting president gave to Gen Pervez Musharraf to stay on both as president and the army chief by signing into law the "two offices" bill already passed by both houses of parliament ... PPP, PML-N termed 'limited companies' MANSEHRA, Nov 30: The former president of the PML-Q, Mian Mohammad Azhar, has said that the PPP and the PML-N were not political parties but were rather limited companies ... Mushahid refutes official report ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: Secretary-general of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League, Mushahid Hussain, on Tuesday contradicted a written reply submitted by the prime minister's secretariat to the Senate regarding his detention ... Muttahida to hold meeting on Dec 5 KARACHI, Nov 30: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain will speak at a public meeting by telephone in Nishtar Park on Dec 5. This was announced by the deputy convener of the MQM, Dr Farooq Sattar ... Bugti lashes out at provincial govt SUKKUR, Nov 30: Jamhoori Watan Party chief Nawab Mohammad Akbar Bugti has said that resistance in Balochistan has stopped because the government has put on hold work on construction of cantonments in the province. ... Pakistan's policies investor-friendly, says Musharraf SAO PAULO, Nov 30: President Musharraf promised all-out facilitation to Brazilian entrepreneurs for business ventures in Pakistan, stressing that the country offered a safe and legally protected environment ... Rs290bn was spent without parliament's approval: AG - EBS not compiled after 84-85 ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The excess budget statement (EBS) has not been compiled after 1984-85 and the available record shows that Rs290 billion was spent without the approval of parliament, reveals the Auditor General (AG) of Pakistan. ... Foreign firms to develop new sectors in Islamabad ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The government is considering to develop new sectors in Islamabad through the international firms, a source said. He said ministerial committee ... US in search of 'right hole' to find Osama: envoy PESHAWAR, Nov 30: US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C. Crocker said on Wednesday the United States didn't know where Osama bin Laden was but expressed confidence that those looking for him would soon find him somewhere 'in a hole'. ... Warrants for two former MPAs issued ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two former members of the Balochistan Assembly and three other accused in a drug trafficking case. ... Clarification LAHORE, Nov 30: Apropos of two news items appearing in the Dawn issues of Nov 13 and Nov 22 regarding a decision of the Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur bench ... 1,383 weary deportees arrive from Muscat KARACHI, Nov 30: As many as 1,383 weary job seekers who were smuggled to a Gulf country by human traffickers, reached here on Tuesday by two cargo launches after being deported by the authorities. ... Reshuffle in bureaucracy ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The federal government on Tuesday transferred four additional secretaries and appointed two joint secretaries in various ministries and departments, a source told Dawn. ... Cabinet okays five-marla house tax exemption LAHORE, Nov 30: The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday ratified a decision to grant an across-the-board property tax exemption to five-marla houses all over the province. ... PAEC plans to set up new nuclear power plant KARACHI, Nov 30: The chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said on Tuesday that a plan for establishing another nuclear power plant in Karachi would soon be placed before the government. ... Unicef support in various sectors lauded KARACHI, Nov 30: The provincial annual review meeting of the Unicef-assisted activities in Sindh for the year 2004 was jointly organized by Sindh Planning and Development Department and the Unicef at a local hotel here on Tuesday. ... Rockets fired on FC posts in Kohlu, Sui QUETTA, Nov 30: Over two dozen rockets were fired on Tuesday at checkpoints of law-enforcement agencies in the Kohlu and Sui areas of Balochistan. However, there was no report of casualty or damage to property. ... Women issues - training of media men in decency stressed KARACHI, Nov 30: Speakers at a meeting on Tuesday suggested that media people should be sensitized to the issues relating to the sensationalism in the reporting of incidents involving women. ...

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