11 January 2005 Tuesday 29 Ziqa'ad 1425 Fazl accuses Musharraf of 'ruining' constitution DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Jan 10: Leader of the opposition Maulana Fazalur Rehman has alleged that President Pervez Musharraf is an extremist who has ruined the constitution. ... Politicians urged not to make uniform an issue LAHORE, Jan 10: Tehrik-i-Istiqlal president Rehmat Khan Wardag has urged politicians not to make uniform an issue and instead cooperate with Gen Pervez Musharraf in executing projects of national importance. ... Struggle against army rule to continue: JI LAHORE, Jan 10: The consultative body (Central Majlis-i-Shoora) of the Jamaat-i-Islami has announced that it will continue its struggle against army rule, restoration of 1973 constitution and help the masses rid of problems on the MMA's platform. ... Lawyers slam Musharraf's decision on uniform ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Lawyers wore black armbands and held protest meetings across the country on Monday to critcize Gen Pervez Musharraf's decision to simultaneously keep the offices of the president and army chief. ... No electoral adjustment with PML, says PPP LAHORE, Jan 10: The Punjab PPP executive committee at a meeting said here on Monday the party had no plan to make any electoral adjustment with the ruling PML at any stage and a statement made by a party leader on the subject did not reflect the party policy. ... PML names candidate for NA-127 ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Pakistan Muslim League President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has issued party ticket to Mian Fazal-i-Haq for the NA-127 by-election. According to a press release issued here on Monday ... Omer Sheikh shifted to Hyderabad HYDERABAD, Jan 10: Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh, facing capital punishment in the kidnapping-cum-murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl, was shifted to the Hyderabad central jail on Monday ... Bid accepted for sale of four Ittefaq units LAHORE, Jan 10: The committee appointed by the Lahore High Court on Monday accepted the bid of a company from Karachi which offered Rs2.48 billion for four Ittefaq Group of Industries' steel units. ... Canada offers training to legislators ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Canada has offered training and research facilities to Pakistani legislators to improve their efficiency and build capacity as members of the Senate and National Assembly. ... PTCL clarifies news report KARACHI, Jan 10: Clarifying a news report - 'Most of Sukkur closed for PM's visit' -- (Dawn, Jan 5 issue), the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited has said that security arrangements for the auditorium ... 'Telecom sector showed growth over last four years' ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Federal Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has said the government is dedicated to successfully implementing the deregulation process for the growth of telecom sector. ... PM announces labour colony for Wah WAH CANTT, Jan 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz announced the establishment of a labour colony here on Monday, for which the land would be provided by the management of Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) ... More nuclear power plants to be set up: PAEC chief ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) plans more nuclear power plants as the country needs to end its dependence on oil, gas and other means of energy sources ... Senate body empowered to probe deals: Sales, purchases by PIA ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Senate's Standing Committee on Defence Chairman Nisar Memon has empowered the nominated committee members to investigate matters related to various deals of sales and purchases by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). ... Sindh names NFC statutory member KARACHI, Jan 10: The name of a retired bureaucrat, former chief secretary Salik Nazir, has been proposed as the private statutory member on the National Finance Commission (NFC) to represent Sindh. ... Benazir pays tributes to Talibul Moula ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Late Talibul Moula was a great scion of Sindh who left deep imprints not only on the politics but also on education, journalism, literature and poetry of the province. ... Minister for improving medical education ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The Federal Minister for Health Muhammad Nasir Khan pledged to further improve medical education system and the teaching programmes to produce doctors of quality and excellence. ... Food security for Third World stressed: Experts for global economic mechanism ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Speakers at a conference here on Monday stressed the need for a global economic mechanism, which what they said could encourage the trickling down of fruits of universal developments to the downtrodden ... Investigators urged to improve performance ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Lt-Gen Munir Hafiez on Monday urged the senior investigation officers to conduct investigations minutely to set new standards of professional conduct. ... PRM criticizes 'action' against Okara tenants ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: The People's Rights Movement (PRM) has criticized what it termed an attack launched by the military against the tenants of Okara farms in Chak No. 15-4/L. ... Explosive kills 3 brothers QUETTA, Jan 10: Three shepherd brothers were killed and their parents injured seriously when an explosive device went off in their home in Drengar area, Mastung district, on Monday. ... Navy fully prepared to meet challenges - Ibad - Midshipmen commissioning parade KARACHI, Jan 10: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan, has said ever greater vigilance and preparedness should be the order of the day for our nation in general and armed forces in particular in view of the new security calculus being more complex. ... No ban on wheat movement - Bosan PESHAWAR, Jan 10: Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture, Cooperatives and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said that the federal government has decided to never again impose the ban on the inter-provincial movement of wheat. ... CM announces Rs1 billion package for Taunsa DERA GHAZI KHAN, Jan 10: Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi on Monday announced Rs1 billion package for Taunsa which, besides other things, aims at taming hill torrents for irrigation purpose. ... MPs donate salary for tsunami victims PESHAWAR, Jan 10: All the 124 lawmakers of the NWFP Assembly have donated their one month's (January) salary to the tsunami-hit South Asians and observed a two-minute silence for the dead. ... People donating generously for tsunami victims KARACHI, Jan 10: People in the metropolis have been donating generously to help survivors of the devastating tsunami that struck 12 Southeast Asian countries on December 26. ... UK minister hails talks between India and Pakistan KARACHI, Jan 10: Britain has welcomed a 'significant improvement' in the composite dialogue between Pakistan and India over the past 10 months and attributed it to the courage shown by leaders of both the countries. ... WHO satisfied with Pakistan's efforts: World microbiology moot KARACHI, Jan 10: As many as 46 confirmed cases of polio were reported in the country during 2004, with no new case in Balochistan, said the country representative of WHO on Monday. ...

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