09 January 2005 Sunday 27 Ziqa'ad 1425 Expelled JUI-S MNA meets PM ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal MNA from Karachi Hakim Qari Gul Rahman on Saturday met Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and apprised him of the problems faced by people in his constituency because of the slow pace of development work. ... PML to help run central, provincial govts: Nisar KARACHI, Jan 8: The additional secretary-general of the Pakistan Muslim League and chairman of the Senate committee on information, Nisar A. Memon, has said that henceforth the PML governments at the centre and in the provinces will be run under policy and planning given by the party. ... Action committee opposes KESC privatization: PPP backs stand KARACHI, Jan 8: An Action Committee for Karachi, comprising five senior politicians and trade union leaders, has expressed support to the Employees Union of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) to observe a black day on Monday ... PPP slams move to divide Hyderabad KARACHI, Jan 8: The Provincial president of the Pakistan Peoples Party and former chief minister of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, on Saturday accused the government of conspiring to make the ethnic divide more menacing by planning to fragment Hyderabad ... Senate body takes note of load-shedding ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The Standing Committee of Senate on Water and Power has taken serious notice of load-shedding in various parts of the country and observed that this practice, particularly during peak hours, has disturbed routine life of the people. ... BNP, ANP call for jobs QUETTA, Jan 8: Leaders of Balochistan National Party-Mengal, Awami National Party and BNP-Awami have criticized the government for not resolving the unemployment issue of agriculture graduates and technical engineers. ... Passport body to submit report soon: minister ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Passport committee will present its report to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz within a few days, Minister for State and Frontier Regions and member of the passport committee Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind said on Saturday. ... Doctor brothers deny links with Al Qaeda KARACHI, Jan 8: Dr Akmal Waheed and Dr Ajmal Waheed, accused in a case registered against them under the Anti-terrorism Act, denied the prosecution allegations that they harboured Abu Musaab, Gul Hasan and Hassam-us-Sani of Al Qaeda. ... Debate on fuel price hike: clarification ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: A spokesman for the Senate Secretariat has dispelled an impression created by the publication of a news report about disallowing a debate on price hike in petroleum products by Senate Chairman. ... Chinese premier to open Thar coal power project HYDERABAD, Jan 8: Sindh Minister for Mines and Mineral Development Irfanullah Khan Marwat has said that the Chinese prime minister will perform the ground-breaking ceremony of the Thar coal power project by the end of Feb 2005. ... President's attention drawn towards Sui incident KARACHI, Jan 8: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has urged the President, Pervez Musharraf, to take notice of the news published in a section of the press regarding the recent incidence of gang-rape of a lady doctor in Sui, Balochistan. ... British group plans to invest £70m in 3 years ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: British businessmen have expressed their willingness to invest £70 million in various sectors in Pakistan including aviation, tourism and agriculture during the next three years. ... 'HCs monitoring lower courts' ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Law Minister Wasi Zafar on Saturday said the four high courts were not only monitoring their own performance but also that of the lower courts to reduce delays in disposal of cases. ... HEC under pressure to recognize illegal varsities ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: The Higher Education Commission (HEC)is being pressurized by the owners of private sector universities, which have been declared illegal, to recognize their operations, an official source told Dawn. ... Canadian parliament speaker arrives ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: Canadian House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken arrived at Karachi on Saturday evening on a four-day visit to Pakistan. This was announced by the Canadian High Commission here on Saturday. ... EOBI out of crisis: chairman LAHORE, Jan 8: Employees Old Age Benefit Institution chairman Shafi Malik has said the institution was out of the red and become viable after resolution of crisis resulting from a pre-2002 financial scandal. ... UK judicial team to visit AJK MUZAFFARABAD, Jan 8: A five-member delegation of British judicial and diplomatic officials will visit the AJK capital next week to discuss the proposed UK-Pakistan judicial protocol on 'child abduction'. ... Afghan police officers passed out at police academy RAWALPINDI, Jan 8: The 37 Afghan police officers trained at the National Police Academy, Islamabad, would contribute a lot towards fighting crime and maintaining law and order in their country. ... Afghan refugees' body fails to recover power dues PESHAWAR, Jan 8: The Peshawar Electric Supply Company's efforts to make Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR) recover millions of rupees power arrears from Afghan refugees failed. ... Scholars emphasize civil society's role in conflict resolution KARACHI, Jan 8: A dynamic civil society can play an important role in conflict resolution in South Asia and bring about an abiding peace in the region. ...

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