10 January 2005 Monday 28 Ziqa'ad 1425 Shujaat Husain for PML re-organization LAHORE, Jan 9: PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Husain said here on Sunday the party's mass contact campaign would further be made effective so as to accelerate the pace of its re-organization. ... Wasti asks Musharraf to consult opposition ISLAMABAD Jan 9: Vice-president of the Pakistan Muslim League Syed Kabir Ali Wasti on Sunday urged President Gen Pervez Musharraf to take the opposition into confidence ... Imran criticizes govt policies KARACHI, Jan 9: Chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has said that since the entire government machinery is trying to save just one man, the masses will have to struggle hard to safeguard their interests. ... PPP asks govt to abolish NAB ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has demanded the government end political victimization in the country and abolish the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). ... Political parties asked to unite QUETTA, Jan 9: The Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party has urged political parties to launch a joint struggle against the government. ... Religion column unlikely in new passports ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The government is unlikely to insert the religion column in the new machine-readable passports due to 'technical' reasons, it is reliably learnt. ... Suspect in plot to kill Musharraf escapes: report NEW YORK, Jan 9: An alleged conspirator in a plot to kill President Pervez Musharraf has escaped, Time Magazine reported on its website on Sunday. The suspect escaped sometime around New Year's Day from state security in Karachi, the US magazine reported. ... Drive against seminaries criticized LAHORE, Jan 9: The central consultative body of the Jamaat-i-Islami has criticized the government's drive against religious seminaries and demanded an immediate end to this effect. ... Rally staged in protest against Gilgit incident: Altaf urges restraint KARACHI, Jan 9: The Sindh chapter of the Shia Ulema Council staged a protest rally on Sunday outside the Karachi Press Club to condemn the attempt on the life of religious leader Agha Ziauddin Rizvi, who is also the president of the SUC Northern Areas. ... 'Goodwill of Baloch people essential': Gas pipeline to India QUETTA, Jan 9: The chief of the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, has said that only the goodwill of the Baloch people would let the proposed gas pipeline from Iran and Central Asia to India pass through their soil. ... Kuwait visa ban for Pakistanis reported KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9: Kuwait has stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis with immediate effect, says a report in a local daily. ... Corporate farming to cause water shortage ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The Sustainable Agriculture Action Group (SAAG) has asked the government to immediately freeze development on Corporate Agriculture Farming (CAF) policy, saying it will cause massive displacement of rural communities ... Centcom chief arrives ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Commander of the US Central Command Gen John P. Abizaid arrived here on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Sunday. ... PIA's aircraft sale plan criticized ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: Some members of the Senate Defence Committee have called upon PIA to take parliament into confidence before approving sale of six airworthy Airbus A300B4 and two Boeing 747-200 aircraft worth approximately $70 million. ... Gas supply to Punjab normal LAHORE, Jan 9: Gas supply to the Punjab and the NWFP remained normal on Sunday as a tense stand-off in the Sui area failed to affect the SNGPL lines. ... Rs3m raised for tsunami victims ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The capital administration collected over Rs3 million for tsunami victims during a mini-marathon held at Fatima Jinnah Park on Sunday. ... Task force starts relief operation BANDA ACEH, Jan 9: Pakistan Army's task force has started relief operation here at a camp set up near a mosque in Lampeneurut area. The army's medical corps established a relief center in the camp ... Radio no longer promoting music KARACHI, Jan 9: The Central Production Unit of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation does not promote classical and contemporary music the way it used to in the past. ...

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