26 December 2004 Sunday 13 Ziqa'ad 1425 Reconciliation to continue Musharraf legacy... ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: Interviews with politicians of the three main political parties, the ruling PML, the PPP and the PML-N, show that all the three parties have different understanding of the word "reconciliation." ... Aziz-Fazl meeting likely on 29th ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: A meeting between Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has been scheduled for Dec 29, sources said on Saturday. ... Differences erupt in provincial PML PESHAWAR, Dec 25: Differences erupted within the provincial PML on Saturday when its chief criticized the party information secretary for a threat to the MMA government. ... PML leaders 'harassing' govt officials TOBA TEK SINGH, Dec 25: Former Public Accounts Committee chairman and PML-N leader, M Hamza, has said that the ruling party parliamentarians have been given a free hand to misbehave with government officials to get their 'unfair' recommendations implemented. ... MMA seeks judicial inquiry into Qambar killings KARACHI, Dec 25: The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal on Saturday condemned the killing of four people by police in Qambar Ali Khan and termed it 'state terrorism'. ... District bifurcation opposed KHAIRPUR, Dec 25: People's Party Parliamentarians MNA Manzoor Hussain Wassan has said that motive behind bifurcation of four districts of Sindh is to create tension among people of the districts concerned. ... Altaf calls for Khokhrapar route opening HYDERABAD, Dec 25: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has said history of Pakistan has been distorted and today's younger generation does not know that Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Khan Liaquat Ali Khan and Fatima Jinnah had been overtly or covertly murdered. ... Bugti to wait for govt response QUETTA, Dec 25: Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, chief of Jamhoori Watan Party, has said that his party would wait for another few days for the government to give a reply on the proposals suggested by the party to resolve the issues in Balochistan through dialogue. ... PML to hold rally in city soon, says Arbab KARACHI, Dec 25: The Pakistan Muslim League will hold a public meeting in the city soon, said Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim while speaking at Quaid-i-Azam Conference here on Saturday. ... Police cordon off Zardari House ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: The local police on Saturday cordoned off Zardari House in Sector F-8/2 after receiving information about arrival of PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari here, sources told Dawn. Mehboob Aslam, Additional Senior Superintendent of ... LB polls to cost Rs1bn ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: The local bodies' election, for which electoral rolls are being updated, are likely to cost the Election Commission over Rs1 billion compared to Rs800 million spent on the polls in 2001, sources said. ... UCs to get Rs30bn for social uplift ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: The government has decided to spend an additional Rs30 billion during 2004-05 to improve rural roads and other social infrastructure. ... Power tariff won't be raised: minister DADU, Dec 25: Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Jatoi has said that power tariff will not be reduced because furnace oil and other material are expensive. ... Departments told to clear Wapda dues PESHAWAR, Dec 25: The NWFP government has directed its departments and district governments to clear Wapda arrears accumulated against them since July 1, 2004, sources said. ... Common civil rights charter advocated: Saarc labour moot ends KARACHI, Dec 25: Civil society representatives attending the South Asian Consultation on Promoting Labour Rights through the SAARC Social Charter have demanded demilitarization and denuclearization of South Asian region ... Centre bypassing Sindh, says adviser: Wind power project KARACHI, Dec 25: Despite having made contacts and negotiations, it appears the Sindh government and the federal government-backed alternative energy body -- AEDB - are still on a different wavelength as far as harnessing wind potential in the coastal area of Sindh is concerned. ... Education data collection system being set up ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: The Ministry of Education is establishing the National Education Management and Information System (Nemis) to collect and consolidate accurate literacy data, official sources told Dawn. ... New Zealand MP in Lahore LAHORE, Dec 25: Democracy has not been allowed to take roots in Pakistan despite the fact that it ensures stability of governance. ... Musharraf to visit Gujrat GUJRAT, Dec 25: President Gen Pervez Musharraf will be accorded a warm welcome on his first visit to Nutt House here on Dec 31. This was stated by MNA Chaudhry Wajahat Husain on Friday while addressing a party meeting at the Nutt House. ... AJK ministers seek security in Pakistan MUZAFFARABAD, Dec 25: Two AJK minister representing Kashmiri refugees settled in Pakistan have urged their government to officially seek security for them from the provincial governments concerned during their visits to their constituencies, Dawn learnt. ... Quaid's birth anniversary celebrated ISLAMABAD, Dec 25: The 128th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was celebrated on Saturday throughout the country with great enthusiasm and national spirit. ... Quaid's vision of nation highlighted LAHORE, Dec 25: Former senator Dr Javid Iqbal said on Saturday Pakistan had come to stay and no power could harm it and its ideology. ...

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